The History of the Springfield Wagon Company. 1872- 1952 by Steven Lee Stepp, 1972 . The author waws able to gain access to the early business papers of the Springfield Wagon Company. These papers, still in thier orginal form and largely intact provide great insite into the daily workings of the largest wagon company west of the Mississippi River. Former employees, still living at the time aided greatly in filling gaps in the written records. Each book signed by Mr. Stepp