The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-01-30

the latest being tne State Normal
school grounds and Linroln Park,
Montana. He also laid out the Elbow
Park Manor, east of Minot the So
cialist park, unfinished, and other
civic improvements. The general bet
terment and establishing of t)le artis-
tic and the beautiful has ever been
the aim of the new company's presi-
dent.
The Chas L. Pilfsbury Co., is COM
plete engineering organization in it.
self. 1t was established in the year
1908 by Mr.. Chas. Pillsbury in Mime
.apolis and St. Paul. This company
has during the last ten years served
as engineers for the Minnesota state
board Of control in connection with
all state institutions, and are still re-
tanned in this capacity, in addition
to it's regular clients.
Mr.. Francis A. Vaughn, one Of the
partners in the Pillsbury company,
was for fourteen years electrical en-
gineer for the Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light Co. Mr.. Vaughn
is in active charge of the Milwaukee
and Warsaw offices.
Mr.. Hans J. Meyer is in active
charge of the St. Paul and Mime
apolis offices. This gentleman has
had extensive experience in power
plant construction and operation in
various parts of the United States and
is one of the leading authorities on
that class of work in this country
A staff from twenty to thirty speci-
o1;rtc oro -, &1a
this company rendering service in
heating and ventilating, Illuminating,
civic and structural, mechanical, in
dustrial, refrigeration, hydraulics,
sanitary and commercial. They also
have their own chemical and testing
laboratories. This company has de-
signed and executed the Milwaukee
street lighting project, system
which is conceded to be the finest
in America. The Stacy-Judd Engi-
nering and Construction Co. under
the system of cooperation, is enabled
to submit the services Of this branch
Of the organization to the owner
without extra cost to him
The Brush -McWilliams Co., is
corporation with an authorized cap
ital of S30O,OOO.OO. The original
company as conducted by Mr.. Nc
Williams was known as the Farm
Land Mortgage Co. In 1908 Mr.. Brush
joined the McWilliams Co. and in May
of that year, the present company was
organized and incorporated under the
laws Of South Dakota. At the pres
ent time the company is operating
with their chief office in Minot, N.
D., and the eastern branch office in
Milwaukee, Wis. The territory cover
ed is all Of northwest North Dakota
and also eastern Montana. They are
among the Oldest land and loan COM
panies in the state and the volume
of business now on the company's
books is among the greatest of any
company of similar nature operat-
ing in this territory. The Western
Bankers Investment Co., is affiliated
with the Brush-McWilliams Co., for
the purpose Of handling al the lat
ter's real estate business. The Brush
McWilliams Co., own the controlling
interest in the First International
bank of Minot, N. D. The officers
are all we'll known business men in
this part of the country. Mr.. G. W.
McWiliams is president; H. E. Shearn,
vice president; C. H. Mott, vice presi-
dent; w. P. Cowan, treasurer; E. A.
Long, secretary. The services of this
company under our cooperative sys-
tenn are included in the general SER
vices rendered by the Stacy y-Judd En-
gineering Construction Co. We assist
the owner in selecting suitable
site, advise as to the best class of
structure to produce the greatest
monetary return on the capital in
vested and assist him in procuring
loans on the lowest rates of interest.
In Minneapolis the services of Mr..
j. Palmer were secured to take charge
of the structural steel and reinforced
concrete work.
MI. Carl NJ. Knudsen, the construc-
tfon manager, has had great expert
ence in construction work of all de-
scription. He was born in Copenhag-
en-, Denmark, received his practical
education in Denmark, Norway, AL
SAGE and Germany. He came to this
country in the year 1904 and did ex-
tensive work in Omaha. Among some
O1 CHe cOIltTdCCS N1I. huuUSeH Has cA-
ecuted as general contractor thru
out the northwest are the following:
The new hospital in Bismarck, the
court house in Washburn; the King
Edward SCHOOLS in Moosejaw, Canada;
the Industrial building for the Sa-
skatchewan Iron and Bridge Co.,
Moosejaw and many other large and
important works including a large
number of bank and office buildings
in North Dakota.
Mr.. Mowbray is the practical
plumbing manager. He is licensed
plumber in the State of North Da-
kota and by reason Of his past very
satisfactory work he was chosen as
a member Of the organization. Eng
land and Canada have Afforded him
his education and initial experiences.
For similar reasons Mr.. F. A. Lew
is was chosen as manager for the
heating apartment. He also receiv-
ed his education and practical train
ing in England and Canada. Both
these artisans have executed a large
number Of contracts in North Dakota.
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