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The year was 1876... General George Custer was leading the 7th Cavalry to the Little Bighorn, Alexander Graham Bell was applying for a patent on his invention, and Irish born immigrant William J. McRoberts (left - pictured in his later years) was employed as a coffee inspector on the Brooklyn, New York piers. In those days the New York waterfront was a bustling place, with tall clipper ships and swarms of workers hustling about the business of loading and unloading them. At the heart of the chaos was the long shoreman fraternity, a rough, poorly paid occupation that bred dishonesty. Not surprisingly, pilferage was rampant. It was this tumultuous state of affairs that presented an opportunity for the young entrepreneur, William J. McRoberts. With his father-in-law as a partner, he founded his own private security company in his name, and began offering his services to cargo owners and carriers. He provided cost-effective solutions for cargo protection which was widely subscribed to throughout the shipping industry. Others were quick to offer competition. By 1908, waterborne trade to New York was such a thriving industry that it supported half a dozen waterfront private security companies. McRoberts is the only one of those forerunners that has survived and prospered to the present day. |
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