Frederick Metters
 Frederick Metters | |
|---|---|
| Rayuwa | |
| Haihuwa | Melbourne, 14 Mayu 1858 |
| ƙasa | Asturaliya |
| Mutuwa |
North Adelaide (en)  , 25 Satumba 1937 |
| Karatu | |
| Harsuna | Turanci |
| Sana'a | |
| Sana'a | ɗan kasuwa |
Frederick Metters (14 ga Mayu, 1858 – 25 ga Satumba, 1937) ɗan kasuwa ne na Australiya kuma masanin ƙarfe wanda ya kafa kamfanin Metters Limited, wanda ya shahara wajen kera murhu da kayan dafa abinci na gida da na masana’antu, da kuma injinan iska (windpumps). An haife shi a Melbourne, Australiya, a matsayin ɗa na takwas na James Metters, maginin tubali daga Cornwall, da matarsa Susan Metters (née Flux) daga Isle of Wight. Ya taso a cikin iyali mai ƙwarewa a aikin ƙarfe, inda ’yan’uwansa Charles Henry da John Thomas suka kafa kamfanin “Metters Bros.” a Victoria. Frederick ya bar Victoria ya koma South Australia, inda ya kafa nasa kasuwancinsa a 1891, wanda daga baya ya zama Metters Limited. [1]
Rayuwar Farko da Kasuwanci
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Frederick ya fara aikinsa a matsayin mai taimakawa mahaifinsa, wanda ya kasance mai kafa murhu a Melbourne. Bayan ya koma Adelaide a shekarun 1880, ya shiga kasuwancin kera murhu, inda ya ƙirƙiri sabon ƙira mai suna “top fire” wanda ya samu lambar izini (patent) a 1891. Wannan ƙira ta ƙunshi hob ɗin ƙarfe mai faɗi a saman wuta, wanda ya ba da damar dafa abinci cikin sauri da inganci. Ya kafa masana’arsa ta farko a Victoria Square, Adelaide, sannan daga baya ya faɗaɗa zuwa Perth da Fremantle a Western Australia. A shekara ta 1907, ya sayar da kasuwancinsa ga Metters Limited, wanda ya ci gaba da bunƙasa a ƙarƙashin jagorancin Henry Spring.[2]
A cikin rayuwarsa ta sirri, Frederick ya auri Frances Fisher a ranar 8 ga Oktoba, 1883, kuma sun haifi ’ya’ya da suka haɗa da Frederick Hubert Metters, wanda ya bi sawun mahaifinsa a fannin kasuwanci. A 1908, tare da ɗansa, ya sayi wata ƙasa mai girma a Morgan, South Australia, inda suka kafa gonar lemu mai suna “Murray View”.
Gado da Tasiri
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Frederick Metters ya bar gado mai mahimmanci a fannin masana’antu da kasuwanci a Australiya. Kamfaninsa ya samar da murhu sama da 15,000 a South Australia kawai, tare da samfuran kamar “Metters Improved No. 2”, “Barossa”, da “Bega”. Haka kuma, ya taka rawa a ci gaban fasahar injinan iska da aka yi amfani da su wajen noma. Bayan ya sayar da kasuwancinsa, Metters Limited ta ci gaba da bunƙasa, inda ta zama ɗaya daga cikin manyan kamfanoni a South Australia, Western Australia, da New South Wales.
A matsayinsa na ɗan kasuwa, Frederick ya nuna ƙwarewa da jajircewa, wanda ya sa ya zama abin koyi ga masu kasuwanci na zamaninsa. Ya mutu a North Adelaide a shekara ta 1937, amma tasirinsa yana ci gaba da bayyana a cikin tarihin masana’antun Australiya.