 From 1953 to 1962, Glastex built "Speed Queen" boats.Glastex Company president and founder, William J. Horvath, expanded the company to a facility in Monmouth, Illinois after an early-1958 zoning dispute regarding manufacturing use of the property and the building located there.In 1958, Glastex employed twenty-two people and produced on average six boats a day before expanding to Monmouth later that year.