Annual report of financials and list of power plants owned by NSP. Due to the high cost of steam and gas coal, fuel charges absorbed about 21% of gross earnings. Development of a water power plant on the St. Croix River was underway. A ten year plan was announced.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Annual report of financials and list of power plants owned by NSP. High fuel prices continued through the middle of the year and water conditions at the hydro-electric plants were below average, but expected to improve during the coming year.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog advertising farm equipment, tools, and supplies. Includes livestock stalls, windmills, pumps, tanks, pitchforks, and other tools and products.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog featuring firebox boilers. Includes models, components, and dimensions as well as price lists. Also includes illustration of the company's Nicollet Island plant and general offices and East Hennepin plant.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Annual report of financials and list of power plants owned by NSP. The cost of coal in 1920 absorbed 24.07% of gross earnings. To offset this postwar inflation, NSP raised gas and electric rates. Preliminary work began on an additional 25,000 kilowatt steam turbine at Riverside steam plant.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Report has the report of the treasurer with all of the company's financial information. Also included is power generation statistics for the various geographical divisions managed by NSP. The Minneapolis Division was supplied by 4 hydroelectric power plants at St. Croix Falls, Coon Rapids, St. Anthony Falls and Wisota. They were supplemented by the Riverside steam station.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated catalog of school supplies including posters, educational games, books, papers, blackboards, desks, maps and globes, playground apparatus, school cabs, purity waterless toilet, Waterbury heating and ventilating system,
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog for Hudson's Rightway Line featuring sprayers, pumps, garden tools, galvanized tanks, tank heaters, feed cookers, feeding troughs, dairy barn equipment, ventilators, and more.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog for boilers and furnaces manufactured by the William Brothers Boiler and Manufacturing Company. Features buildings (schools, stores, apartments, companies) throughout Minneapolis and other cities, and the furnaces with which they are equipped.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog featuring buildings and homes throughout the country that have used Paul J. Kalman Company concrete reinforcement. Minneapolis buildings include Pillsbury Flour Mills Company warehouse and rye Mills, Soo Line Terminal Elevator, Post office building, Minneapolis Art Museum, City Hospital Contagious Ward, Fairview Hospital, Great Northern Station, and the Pillsbury residence among others.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Board of Directors of Northern States Power Company
Date Created:
1917
Description:
The report contains a statement to the stockholders of Northern States Power Company focusing on the divisions of Sioux Falls, Grand Forks, Fargo, Minot, Galena, Stillwater, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Mankato, and Faribault serving Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas. The report includes consolidated earnings statement, balance sheets, and lists the names of the officers and directors. A summary of electrical power plant equipment with a map of the territory served by Northern States Power and narrative descriptions of the physical properties is also included.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Board of Directors of Northern States Power Company
Date Created:
1916
Description:
The report contains a statement to the stockholders of Northern States Power Company focusing on the divisions of Sioux Falls, Grand Forks, Fargo, Minot, Galena, Stillwater, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Mankato Faribault serving Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas. The report includes consolidated earnings statement, balance sheets, and lists the names of the officers and directors. A summary of electrical power plant equipment with a map of the territory served by Northern States Power and narrative descriptions of the physical properties is also included.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated catalog featuring homes and buildings fitted with Whitney Windows, producers of casement windows that open out. Minneapolis residences include those of architect W.G. Purcell, Professor E.W. Olmsted, W.B. Chandler, Karl DeLaittre, B.M. Weisberg, and architect C.A. Boehme. Architectural window drawings included.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog featuring a variety of boilers manufactured by the William Brothers Boiler and Manufacturing Company. Includes models and dimensions as well as price lists.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog of toilets and toilet parts produced by the Crane Company, 400 3rd Avenue North, Minneapolis. Features six models: Corsyn, Saneto, Winto, Okolona, Mauretania, and Illini.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated catalog highlighting the V.S.V. (vapor, steam, and vacuum) heating system produced by RohaCompany Includes radiator operation, features, costs, and testimonials.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1912
Description:
Advertisement for International Stock Food and the benefits it had for prize race horse, Dan Patch. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage. Savage bought record breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business. Dan Patch set the world record for the fastest mile (1 minute 55 seconds) by a harness horse in 1906. Consequently, Dan Patch is featured on many International Stock Food Products. The horse and his owner had a close connection, Dan Patch died July 11, 1916, Savage died of a heart attack a few days later. Dan Patch became less significant as America embraced the automobile. Ironically, Savage started manufacturing the Dan Patch automobile in 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog and price list of sterling silver, silver, gold, and bronze plated goods including flatware, cutlery, clocks, manicure and toilet goods, brushes, and various other novelty goods.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog featuring the Waterbury Heating and Ventilating System for schools, designed to supply fresh air, heat the room evenly, and remove all impure air. Includes information about the furnace system and the company, and testimonials from customers.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog featuring a thermostat with motor or time attachment. Describes what the thermometer will do and the various parts. Includes a question and answer section and testimonials at the end.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog featuring a thermostat with time attachment used to control the temperature at a pre-determined hour. Describes what the thermometer will do and the various parts.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Stock list for both the Structural Department and Mechanical Department of the Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company. Machine parts include pumps, boilers, compressors, pulleys, gears, rope, brackets, pipes, and more.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog describes the three machines necessary to "insure your crop against poor seed." Includes the fanning mill, smut cleaner, and corn grader.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog of vehicles produced by Wilcox Motor Trucks. Includes several models used for transporting a variety of goods from food, to hardware, to passengers. Detailed descriptions of models include speed, capacity, size, price, and more.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Illustrated trade catalog of power machinery and supplies with descriptions for use and price lists. Includes engines, boilers, pumps, compressors, motors, mixers, and more.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library