New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-28
New Concerns
Are Doing Well
BATTERY co. CONTRACTED A
HEAD FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
PRODUCT.
FIRST GAS TURNED ON LAST
WEEK. CONSUMERS ARE
WELL SATISFIED.

The Northwestern Battery Manu-
featuring Company started its machinery
going at the new battery factory last
Monday, and on Wednesday the first
out of town shipment of batteries was
made. The factory has a capacity of
from 1000 to 5000 batteries a day; the
manager of the company recently gave
out report that in few more days the
force will be pushed to its limit to fill all
the contracts now made. The output
may be somewhat affected by scarcity
of material, some of which comes from
Russia and Germany. The shipments
last week included dealers in most of the
surrounding cities, including St. Paul
and Minneapolis. A force of statesmen
is covering the state now, and expect to
extend it's work into Wisconsin.
At meeting of the stockholders last
Wednesday it was decided to reorganize
and change the name of the Novelty
Electric Company to the Northwestern
Battery Manufacturing Company, with
an increase OF $4,000 preferred Z per
cent stock. This brings the total capi-
talization of the company to $4,000.
The new company will be managed by
the same officers and directors, but will
put most of it's efforts toward the making
of batteries and make its former line of
novelties side product.
The new company has enough demand
for it's product now to keep it running for
several months at full speed. Yesterday
a contract was closed with a Minneapolis
concern for 100, 900 special size batteries
for a newly patented fashlight lantern.
The kind which is most in demand is the
so-called Jaeger No. 6, which is used as
starter for gas engines. and in fact
everywhere where battery of that size
can be used.
The Jaeger No. 6 is battery Of a
voltage of two volts, and is guaranteed
As per cent stronger than any battery of
it's size on the market. Its recuperating
powers are said to make it live almost
twice as long as an ordinary battery of
it's size.
These claims of the company are
substantiated by official tests at the
Universities of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The local concern is also able to compete
with the standard products in price as
we'll as~in quality.
Besides the No. every size and form
of battery will be made; the most common
of these will be the pocket fashlight
battery. The factory building, which is
located at the "Star" hall, will be
adequate to take care of the incoming
business for several months, but it is
planned to put up new factory building
as soon as the volume of business be-
comes settled. The immediate altera-
tions in quarters, however, will consist in
the addition of an office connected with
the factory itself.
The New Ulm public has been enjoying
the conveniences of gas light and heat
for over a week now, as the gas was
turned on on Friday, October Is. The
people are we'll pleased with the service,
and the volume of business of the gas
company is steadily increasing. The
company has at present something over
800 subscribers. The gas tanks of the
company have a capacity of from forty
to fifty thousand cubic feet, while the gas
plant itself will make fifteen thousand
cubic feet per hour when running full force
A crew of men was busy all last
week installing gas lighting fixtures and
heaters in the homes Of the subscribers.
Their work will be finished early this;
week. The building of the company is
almost completed; it has been constructed
by the American Gas Construction
company, which will move to Virginia.
Minnesota, the latter part of this week.
where Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Kennedy are.
also interested in a newly installed plant.