In the early 1900’ s, the family drastically expanded their product line with items such as gasoline and steam engines, boilers, manifolds, saws, ditching machines, hoists, road graders, tractors, woodworking equipment, drill presses, lathes and road signs. Almost all of these products were produced for a very short time and then were discontinued.

In 1916, the Mayer brothers were asked to step down by their stockholders because of financial problems within the company.

Now under control of the bank, the company continued on under the name of“ Little Giant” for a few more years. In 1923, L. J. Fazendin was brought in to manage the company. As of then, over 500 tractors had been made. He discontinued them and other unprofitable products and started manufacturing plumbing parts.

Little Giant went bankrupt in 1937 and L. J. Fazendin bought the assets and became the owner. Fazendin’ s son in law, Jerry Dotson joined the company and under his leadership the small foundry became a large jobbing foundry. When Mr. Fazendin passed away in 1955, Jerry continued on as president of what today is known as The Dotson Company.