Growth, Diversification, and a Longstanding Tradition of Family ValuesThe Industrial RevolutionTwo Wars and The Great DepressionPost-War Era Growth, Expansion & DiversificationMoving ForwardThe Industrial RevolutionThe American Industrial Revolution was well underway. The year was 1895. And in the quiet northwestern New Jersey town of Asbury, an important American enterprise was born.Harry M. Riddle founded what is today Asbury Carbons, Inc. He became a hard worker at an early age, doing chores on the family farm, and then walking some five miles to work at a general store. By the time he was 24, he was part owner of two g