New Ulm review., 1916-10-18
NEW ULM TO HAVE
WHOLESALE STORE
SAUK CENTRE COMPANY WILL
OPEN BIG GROCERY HOUSE
HERE
TEMPORARY OFFICES SECURED
AND STOCK OF GOODS ON
WAY.

lIew Ulm is to have wholesale gro
cvty house. 1t will be in operation be-
C@een now and December l. Temporary
quarters have been secured and building
operations on large warehouse and
offices will be begun this fall to be COM
pleted early next spring. This is despite
the fact that the Brown County Journal
announced two weeks ago that the
project had fallen through, the pro-
motors having gotten "cold feet" and
given up the idea.
Company Will Incorporate
The Nichols-Hicks-McN Com
pany of Sauk Centre has made arrange
ments to locate here with large branch,
although a new corporation will be
formed to be known as the New Ulm
Grocery Company. Final incorporation
of the new concern will be completed
within short time.
R. M. Hicks of Sank Centre, vice presi-
dent OF the Nichols-Hicks-McN Com
Ipany, who is to be manager of the new
Sompany, was in the city Saturday, to
complete arrangements for the beginning
of business at once. For the present the
Offices will be at 13 South Minnesota
street, and temporary storage room has
been secured in that building and in the
basement of the building occupied by the
South Side Garage. The first shipment
OF goods is already on the way and will
be here within few days.
, While here Mr.. Hicks looked over
several sites on the Chicago & North
western and Minneapolis & St. Louis
tracks for the new building, but definite
action has not yet been taken in that
respect. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Hicks, and they searched for a suitable
house as the Hicks family will move to
New Ulm as soon as possible. The
Albert Pfaender house on South Broad
way, was rented to be occupied by the
company's shipping clerk, who will move
here from Sauk Centre.
Decision Kept Quiet.
The Sank Centre company has been
considering locating at New Ulm since
Mst winter and decided to make the move
several weeks ago, but this fact has been
known to only few, including the
eview, until this time.
F. H. Behnke, who probably deserves
>e credit more than any one else for the
curing of this enterprise for New Uln,
IS never since the subject was first
--- scussed, given up the idea but that the
Ian would prove reality. Discussing
ne coming of the firm to New Ulm Mr..
}ehnke said:
81 know of no better location for a
8 wholesale grocery house in Southern
Il Minnesota than this city. It is because
T of my faith in New Ulm and it's future
III that I have been anxious for it's coming
,Shere. The company has plenty of
backing and it will prove great benefit
to the city. The company is locating
here for the business that is in sight, and
has never asked bonus at any time.
1t is such relief for concern seeking a
new location not to ask aid from the
y, citizens that I have been especially
anxious to see these people locate in New
Ulm.
In Local Territory.
"Their territory will be all over
Southern and Southwestern Minnesota,
covered by the M. & St. L. and the
Northwestern roads. In my opinion
this is the greatest acquisition the city
has had in long time''
This is the first wholesale firm to locate
this city, but it is quite possible others
will soon follow suit.