The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-23
ENGINEERING firm
TAKES LONG LEASE
ON LOCAL BUILDING
Ignite Combustion Engineer
ing Company Moves Into
Main Avenue Property

Announcement that he has leased
the building at 3O4 Main st., and
win occupy the main floor and base
ment as an office and factory was
made Saturday by G. G. Larsen, presi-
cent Of the Ignite Combustion En-
cheering company.
The property Is owned by Mrs.
Jennie Mckenzie. widow Of IN early
day Judge Of the Burleigh county
court now living In Minneapolis.
Above the first floor are q number
Of apartments which Mr.. Larsen will
manage under the terms Of the lease.
The first floor will be used by Lar
sens firm for office space and Is .
shipping room while the basement
will be used for manufacturing, as
sembling and fabricating the numer-
Gus products made by the firm, chief
among which are Stokers and coal
burning equipment. Included In the
plant equipment Is a complete lay
out for welding pipes. boilers, blow.
ers and similar items.
In the event It becomes necessary,
Larsen said, there Is considerable
room for extension Of the building at
the back.
The move into new quarters was
made advisable, Larsen said. because
Of the necessity Of grouping all de-
partments OF his business under one
roof. although . warehouse on the
Northern Pacific right Of way will
be- retained for the storage Of heavy
materials.
Is Pioneer In Field
A pioneer In the development Of
equipment for residence as well as
commercial use Of ignite coal. the
Ignite Combustion Engineering COM
pany has taken rapid strides forward
in recent years because Of the In
creasing popularity Of . stoker de.
signated and patented BY Mr.. Lar
sen. The product Of years Of study.
It has proved economical In many In
stallations and the demand for It Is
growing. Larsen said.
It Is this development which has
caused him to 60 into manufacturing.
giving employment to an average Of
five men throughout the year. Dur
Ing the summer, when new power
plant installations are being made.
the number employed runs as high
as so on all phases Of the work.
In addition to this business, the
company deals In or Is agent for Ill
kinds Of power plant equipment such
as boilers, pumps, blowers, pipe. valves
and heat regulating and controlling
devices. In addition, It Is state dis
tributor for Reynolds Metallation, an
insulating material which retains heat
or cold by rejecting 1t from highly
polished aluminium surface.
In addition to designing stokers for
use with Ignite coal, the company also
has devised special CRATES Tor this
purpose. It Is the only company In
North Dakota specializing In this field
and, as q result, has installed most
OF the heating and power equipment
at state institutions in recent years.
Several other devices also are being
made here for use on coal burning
equipment in homes. this field being
= separate branch Of the business.
Larsen. who has spent most Of his
adult life in solving engineering prob
lens relating to the use Of Ignite
coal. sees q great future ahead for
this North Dakota industry. assert
ing the fuel Is becoming more and
more popular as better equipment be-
comes available for burning It pro.
perly,