Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-02-02
NEN GASOLINE ENGINE
Nelson Brothers put a New Product
on the Market
To EMPLOY MANY HANDS
Grow From Repair Business to MalufaC.
tuPer of Pump Jack and Gas Engines

Nelson Brothers, who some three
years ago, started in business on Pine
avenue as general machine reparers,
are anxious to go exclusively into the
manufacturing business. The broth
ers at first did only a general repair
business for the different concerns
Of the city, but two years ago they
began the manufacture Of a pump
jack. This article was placed on the
market by means of the still hunt sys-
tenn Of follow up letters until now the
company is behind on their orders
The international Harvester COM
pany recently placed an order for
twelve hundred of the pump jacks to
be used on their smaller pumps
These were ordered 10 be delivered
to the Milwaukee factory of the big
harvester company. The last FIVE
hundred Of these were shipped last
week The capacity of the plant as
far as these jacks are concerned is
about one hundred a day and the
force is kept at work steadily and is
unable 10 supply the demand
sleeping while its pump jacks were
gaining popularity, but they have been
working on a gasoline engine which
they now have in shape 10 begin
preparations for putting on the mar
ket The engine will be a small one
of one and one-half horse power. The
patterns have all been made and with
in a day or two il is expected that
three sample engines will be placed
in commission The new engine has a
number of exclusive features which
are considered by the Nelson Broth
ers to be a great Improvement over
any style Of engine Of that size that
they have been able to discover. Al
ready, if they were in position to do
so, they could place couple hun
dred OF the engines. Evidently at
that rate there won't be any lack of
demand for the new product.
The new branch of the business will
be practically separate from the pump
jack department. The two divisions
will not conflict in the least Separate
machinery altogether will be used for
the manufacture of the two different
articles. For the gasoline engine the
very latest and most up-to-date ma
chinery on the market has been OBJ
tanned. The Libbey Turret Lathe and
new Cincinnati Lathe have been
placed in the factory. The former,
Mr. Harry Nelson considers the very
best of its kind for the special use to
which he wants to put IT. The Gin
cinnati Lathe is also the very latest
and most up-to-date machine of its
kind Mr.. Nelson has been able to dis
cover Both machines have already
been installed.
This new departure necessitates the
firm cutting down their repair busi-
ness as much as possible. Starting
simply as a repair establishment they
now want to get rid of that end of the
business. Nothing along the repair
line is solicited but still it comes in.
If satisfactory arrangements can be
made, a new shop for the repair work
will be set up in the city by COM
pany which will take over the work
Of Nelson Brothers. The capacity OF
the plant has been doubled twice and
it seems to be inevitable that new
location will soon have to be sought.
Several chambers OF commerce and
business mems associations have made
the company offers to change their
location, but if conditions permit the
firm prefer to remain in Alma A
year or so ago the capacity OF the
foundry was doubled and this addi