New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-11-11
ENLARGED BUSINESS FOR
SPRINGFIELD.

New Ulm is always proud of its boys
and girls that make good whether at
home or abroad and the Review takes
delight in publishing anything which
rebounds to their credit. Prominent
among some Of the New U m boys who
have pushed to the front is A. C. Ochs
Of Springfield. a. saa
just at the present time Mr.. Ochs is
remodeling his brick and tile plant and
is expanding thousands of dollars on
this improvement. The Springfield
Advance in speaking of the remodeled
plant says: y Ekaa
Improvements running into thousands
Of dollars are already under way by
the A. C. Ochs Brick & Tile comapny
at their manufacturing plant east of
this city. The improvements will be
of such magnitude that the entire old
plant will be rebuilt and remodeled,
with many new and improved features
added.
"The constantly growing volume of
business enjoyed by this company has
made the improvements imperative and
this fact coupled with the further fact
that this company of local boosters have
the strongest faith in the future of this
little city and community, causes them to
install magnificent manufacturing plant
right in our midst, which when completed
will be second to none in the State OF
Minnesota.
Minnesota. In connection with this new
plant the company will also build a large
storage house of reinforced concrete
and brick in which will be stored the
clay to be used in the winter months,
for it should be remembered that the
| plant will be operated the year around.
This building will be 120x45 feet and
IL feet high. The walls will be 20
inches thick reinforced with thirty
''I' beams running from the founda-
ton to the roof plate, all thoroughly
reinforced with rods and cable to with
stand the pressure Of the clay stored
within. 1t is estimated to be of sufficient
capacity to furnish all of the clay
material necessary for the entire winters
run. In connection with the hollow
ware plant there are to be 10 new round
! down draft kilns each 80 feet inside
diameter.
"The motive power for the two plants
will be derived from electric motors,
for which central electric and power
plant will be installed in the new engine
and boiler rooms built last spring. In
addition to the present power a new $50
horse power engine and boiler are to be
installed, making a total of 500 horse
power.
'''The magnitude of the two plants
may best be imagined when it is con-
sidered that seventy-fve men will find
steady employment and that the old
plant will have a daily capacity Of
$4,000 brick, whilst. the new plant will
have an added capacity Of $4,000 daily.
''The above halftone likeness of the
new plant how under course of con-
struction will give readers an idea OF the
magnitude of the proposed improvement
so far as the one building is concerned,
but it should also be remembered that
in this connection there will be other
accessory buildings such as the blower
fan houses, the machine repair shop,
office building, etc.
t'Work on the new Improvements will
be pushed as rapidly as possible and it
is confidently expected that Mr.. Publ
man who has the contract for one Of the
contracts, will have the large building
under roof before it freezes up SO that
the machinery can be set during the
winter. Mr.. A. C. Ochs, who is super
intending the construction Of the other
buildings, expects that all buildings with
the exception of the fan houses, kilns,
etc., will be under roof before winter sets
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Springfield should rejoice in having
among her citizens man who, tho he
has sufficient of worldly goods to satisfy
his every need, yet is willing to use his
gains to enlarge plant to provide for in
creasing numbers Of workers.
A sale that will be a dis
appointment to our Gus
toners would better be a
sale unrnade, and we want
you to feel that you must
be satisfied, not only when
you make your purchase,
but all the time you are
wearing anything from our
garment department. Sale
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