New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-06
new ULM'S MAYOR ELECT

tudIlSS ollFeISOu, ANSW - ILL , Liz oE-
elect, is man who is worthy of the
implicit confidence of the people. To
him, more than to any other one per-
son, is due the fact that the city pos
sesses it's leading industry, the Eagle
mill, and the qualities which have en-
abled him to so creditably discharge
the important commercial trusts re-
posed in him will guarantee for New
Ulm the most satisfactory admins
tration in its history. His career has
been one of striking success and a
word in biographical way concern
ing him cannot fail to be of interest.
He was reared in Cincinnati, Ohio,
and, from the time he was old enough,
attended the public schools of that
city until he was thirteen years of age.
Then, in 1869, he was apprenticed to a
baker. Two years later, with the self
reliance that is characteristic of the
man, he started out for himself in the
bakery business, and succeeded SO
well that in 1880 he was able to associ-
ate himself with A. Schmitt of that
city, in the wholesale flour business.
In the meantime he had married the
daughter of Mr.. Schmitt.
The firm continued handling flour
until 1886, and, during this period,
established the largest hour-jobbing
business in Cincinnati. While thus
engaged, Mr.. Silverson became &C.
quainted with the proprietors of the
Eagle mill in this city, buying from
them large part of their product. It
was in this manner that he became
cognizant ofssthe Inherent superiority
of New Ulm fourSand of the advant-
ages that the city possessed as mill
ing point, and, i. on Sept. l3, 1886, he
bought the Eagle mill, it's daily ca
pacity then being 200 barrels. One OF
the first acts of the new owner was to
increase this to $50, and it's product
was disposed of as easily as before.
On Jan. 2, 1888, Mr.. Schmitt, who
had been Mr.. Silverson's partner at
Cincinnati; again joined him by buy
ing an interest in the mill, and the
following spring it....was enlarged to
500 barrels. The products of the mill
continued to grow in popularity and
the demands for them to increase, until,
in July, 1891, the company felt con
strained to further enlarge it's plant,
bringing the capacity up to LOCO bar.
rels. Hardly had this enlargement
been made before the need for greater
capacity was felt, and another addition
of 500 barrels arranged for.
For a period of three years Mr..
Silverson gave up his residence ir
New Ulm and returned to Cincinnati
to become vice-president of the Gerke
Brewing company, one Of the strongest
concerns of it's kind in the state OF
Ohio. The management of the business
! devolved upon him and his progressive
methods brought the most prompt re
| ou1pC, Ouu o11ICC CU1 dSO UIlC lctSCll1d
ton of his old trade called him back
to it and the president Of the Eagle
Roller Mill company resumed the di
rection of the local plant. His presence
was felt Immediately. In the summer
of 1902 he threw out thousands of dol
lars worth of Touring machinery
| which newer inventions had superseded
and completely remodelled the mill
giving it a capacity Of $500 barrels
daily. While these Improvements were
still in progress he planned another
enlargement, and in 1903 the outpu
was increased by 1000 barrels more
giving the Eagle as large a capacit,
as any country mill in the state an,
firmly establishing New Ulm as tn
second city in flour production il
Minnesota.
j. Such, in brief, have been the achieve