Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
HENRY HALLBERe's SUCCESS.
Former ottumwa Boy, Who Has Won
Success as Electrical Engineer.

j. Henry Hallberg, engineer of the
arc lamp department of the General
Incandescent Arc Light company. 572
First avenue, N. Y, arrived in the city
yesterday morning for two days Wis
it with his brother, Chas. Hallberg,
and other friends. He leaves tonight
for ST. Paul, where he has charge of
the installation of a large electric
lighting system Henry as Mr..
Hallberg is Familiarity known, has
made great success since leaving this
city that is but another instance of
what determination, energy and gen.
uine hard work will accomplish. He
is today member of the American
Institute of electrical engineers, the
highest body of electrical experts in
the United States and holds very luc-
rative position which he has won by
sheer force of merit, ability and hard
work In the year 1890, Mr.. Hallberg,
then sixteen years of age, came to OF
tumwa from Sweden, where his par
ents still reside. His brother Charles
was living here and took the boy into
his home. For one and one-half
years young Hallberg worked at the
machinists' trade at the Ottumwa Iron
Works Before leaving Sweden he
had gained some technical information
along electrical lines in his school stud
les While working at the Iron Works
he began a systematic course of read
ing and study along these lines which
he has kept up ever since. After a
year and one-half at the Iron Works he
opened up little electrical supply
and wiring business in this city, which
\ with hut oil IN
the Worlds Fair year he went to Chi
cago where he remained for two years
| in the employ of an electric company.
About this time he began course of
| electrical and mechanical engineering
thru the medium of one of the cores
ponding schools of the country. Mr.
Hallberg completed this course and is
enthusiastic in his praise of the value
of these correspondence schools to
young men who have their own way to
make in the world, and who must ne
cessarily work while they study. From
! Chicago he went to Peabody. Mass.
| to accept a position of electrical de
signer for the Standard Thermometer
and Electrical company of that city
He remained with this company fol
| three years and during that time de
! signed the midget enclosed arc lamp
which has proved to be great sue
cess. From Peabody, Mr.. Hallberg
i went to New York City as expert en-
! gineer for the company above noted
and now devotes his time mainly to de
] signing, inventing and furnishing tech
/ nical information to companies anG
(; municipalities that contemplate in
1 stalling electric lighting plants. Since
!, leaving Ottumwa, Mr.. Hallberg mar
ried Miss Mary Ellen DAILY, of Salem
Mass. niece Of Hon. John f. Early
the present mayor of Salem. They are
. living in New York city and his famil,
consists of himself. wife and one littlt
girl
Mr.. Hallberg expressed himself en-
Enthusiastically over the Improvement
that have been made by the Ottumwt
Electric Light company in their plan
during the past few years. He states
that the system of lighting now in ust
in Ottumwa is the very best that is Il
4 be found in the country and is exactl,
j similar to the one which he expect.
to install in ST. Paul at an early date
He states that it not only required .
i large investment of capital. but ;
great deal of nerve and firm faith il
the future of this city. to make thess
improvements. He thinks great credi
/ is due the Ottumwa Electric compan,
for making the change to the beautiful
. modern system. of the highest type
which they now have, and believes |
will ultimately prove profitable to TIN
company. as he is sure that it alread.
hac To hn 10 b. B..