▁en abling ▁each ▁to ▁develop ▁his ▁several ▁tal ents ." ▁ ▁In nov ation ▁and ▁growth ▁ ▁Commonwealth ▁set ▁the ▁standard ▁for ▁innov ation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁company ▁cast ▁the ▁first ▁one - pie ce ▁rect angular ▁tender ▁frame ▁and ▁over c ame ▁problems ▁producing ▁cast ings ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁long ▁after ▁developing ▁special ▁mach ining ▁equipment . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁company ▁produced ▁cast ▁steel ▁frames ▁for ▁gun ▁tra ctors ▁and ▁locomot ive ▁cast ings . ▁The ▁company ▁grew ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁the ▁company ’ s ▁pay roll ▁exceed ed ▁$ 1 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁($ 2 , 4 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁dollars ) ▁for ▁each ▁pay ▁period . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁the ▁company ▁finished ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁manufact ured ▁a ▁one - pie ce ▁under frame ▁structure , ▁or ▁bed , ▁for ▁a ▁steam ▁locomot ive ▁and ▁delivered ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Central ▁Rail road . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁the ▁company ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁$ 1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁($ 3 3 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁dollars ) ▁expansion ▁that ▁included ▁increasing ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁found ry ▁to ▁a ▁total ▁length ▁of ▁ ▁making ▁it ▁" pro bably ▁the ▁largest ▁Open ▁H ear th ▁steel ▁found ry ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁world ",