Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
DOINGS SATURDAY
A New Industry


Dent factory in First street, but the
recent launching out from the present
home Of the fraudulent company,
which manufacture gas fixture fittings
will surprise people when it is known
that under the new order of things
the company will occupy the whole
of the William Gorder building in
First street and that its output will
Include the manufacture also Of chan
deliers which will find a ready market
all over the country and will employ
70 men. The present force Of fitting
men will be retained in the new fac
tory and an additional As men will be
added. The deal which was cOnsum-
lated yesterday, was carried through
by Edward j. Brandt, who sold his
holdings with understanding that the
output of the newly welded interests
should be manufactured in Water
town, and upon this assurance the
Advancement association did it's share
to induce it's location in the quarters
| it will occupy after April l next, when
the factory will be in operation. 1t
members will be Robert Dent of this
city and Gabriel b. Levy of Boston,
| a we'll known chandelier maker, and
other eastern men. Mr.. Brandt stat
ed that he did not wish to see the
men, many of whom had families, who
had worked in the factory so long,
thrown out of employment in the
event that the fittings and chandelier
branches of the business should be
divided and eventually go east, so with
that understanding that the factory be
! located in Watertown, he made the
deal.
When it is taken into account that
| this firm will occupy all the available
space in the Gorder building it can be
| seen that it is no small institution,
but means much for the industrial
welfare of the city.
Growth of Cashier Company.
In this connection it might be we'll
to note a fact that few people are
aware of, and that is the enormous
industrial growth if the Brandt Cash
Edward ]. Brandt is the head. 1t is
rumOred that the present factory, eV
en- after the gas fixture fittings de-
partments have been emptied, will not
| be large enough for the largely in
creasing demand being made upon the
| factory for it's output and although
now capitalized at 100000, all of
which stock is held by Mr.. Brandt, it
| is rumOred that it's capitalization will
reach seven figures before long. The
cashier made here, which was invent
| ed by Mr. Brandt, is becoming known
! all over the world and the demand in
| the United States is on the increase
as it's usefulness is becoming more
understood Mr.. Brandt has built up
| that business practically alone and
| sometimes holding fast when other
men with less determination might
have been tempted to let go. Inven-
tor and manufacturer, looking after
all the details, makes a mighty hard
job for anyone, but he has lived to see
his efforts crowned with success and
his product occupying a high place in
the commercial world.
AS he naively expressed it, the bust
ness to date has cost him 100000,
but he has the business which is
growing to immense proportions and
which in time will become one of the
largest manufacturing institutions in
this state 1t took him ten years to
| develop the cashier, but that is not
| the only mechanical contrivance
which is the work of his hands and
| brains. Another machine of the cal
culating type has just been patented
in this and several other countries,
and much is expected of it. In fact
it may prove a fortune of vast proper
! lions and become a familiar object in
every factory office and workshop in
the land.
! The development of these two in
dustries means much for Watertown
and as they have progressed in the
past so it is to be hoped they will con-
tinue in the future, the pride of the
city and the large number of people
upon whose support their activities
will depend. Much can be said of
the spirit displayed by Mr.. Brandt
| for the home people in the transac-
ton just closed and those nearest to
him say that that spirit prevails in
| the factory over which he presides.
| The prompt action of the Advance
ment association in the matter is also
to be commended, but the officers of
this auxiliary to Watertown are so
we'll known for faithful and business
| like methods when anything for Wa
| tertown hoves in sight that comment
on their action in the present case is
not necessary.
Association Needs Money.
| While the work of the Advance
ment association has been one of
pride for the city, it must be borne
in mind that it requires the sinews
of war to bring about good results.
| The community must contribute its
mite in the good work which they
inaugurate ana carry on. BY the re
| tention of the fraudulent factory in
| its new quarters the Advancement
associations purse will be taxed con-
siderably and the public will be asked
/ to replensih the same, committee
for that purpose being named to solic-
| it the funds absolutely necessary.
That they will meet with a generous
response goes without saying and