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CbCOTRIGAl^ SCCTIOIN.CHICHIBU
DENSENlatein
SEIZOSHO.
(THE CHICHIBU ELECTRICAL WIRE MANUFACTORY, LTD.) TT TITB the
expansion of electric enterprises, wire various manufacturing
companies the goods were exported.*manufacturers have increased
apace ofin
Especially since the outbreak of the present war in Europethe
market for the manufactory's goods has steadily increased.
Japan, and
the market
a large number
of different
On
the strength of this success the manufactoryin
was converted into a joint stock companyplant
1915 and theDr. Ohsukehas
was further enlarged and improved.an eminentauthorityits
Asano,
on
electricity,
been
engaged by the company as
Adviser.
At
present the:
lines of goods
company manufactures the following
Magnettarywires.
wires, Signal wires,
Telephone wires, MiliCords,etc.
Power
wires,
Cables,
Insulating
compounds, Insulating paints. Cable boxes,
Some
of these goods are manufactured by the company
INTERIOR OF THE CHICHIBU ELECTRICAL WIRE WORKS, TOKYO.brands are
offered forsale.
with special processes for which therights.
company has patent" as " Chichibu wiresof rubber,
Especially the wires
known
Among
the best
are thoseare turned
are coated with
compounds instead
and the
branded with Maxwell's cork screw
rule.
They
compounds are again protected with compressed Japanesepaper
bands and certain other materials.proof againstthe action
out by the Chichibu Electrical Wire Manufactory at Shimoshibuya,
a suburban town of Tokyo.
Thus they areand
of acids, dampness, salts,
The manufactory was foundedTokyo,in
at
Aoyama, Akasaka-ku,
1906, by Mr. Sadaiiaru Chichibu as a private
concern for the purpose of making special classes of
electricalwires, for wliich
he took out patents, and these were manu-
tured on a large scale.
The
enterprise soon proved to be a
success, as the public learnt to
appreciate the fine quality
of the goods supplied by the manufactory.
In 1911 the manufactorysite,
was moved
to the present
gases.
In addition the manufactory's supplies haveuniversally
manyare
and
its
plant was at once enlarged and improved.
The
features which arealso
acknowledged.all
They
output was also increased enormously, and besides supplying
Goveriimt'ntoffices,
very cheap, because almostthis country.
materials used are
electric
companies, mines, and
produced in
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DAI-KIPPON DENKYU KABUSHIKI KAISHA.(THEDAI-NIPPONin
ELECTRIC
BULBat
CO..
LTD.)in the world of this line
organized of 1,000,000. The company is engaged in the
manufacture and sale of sumera bulbs (tungsten) andsliare
capital
THE Companywasis
situated at Hiramatsu,
Sugamo near
company aims
becoming a leader
Tokyo.
It
August, 1915, with a
of industry in Japan, by using home made materials as much as
possible, while keeping close touch with the situation ofthe
industry in the countries of the west. It is sparing no effort for
the accomplishment of this noble ambition. Thisis
filament.
Besides tungstenic bulbs
it
also
manufactures
carbon filament bulbs.
The works
consists of three sections,
certainly a matter for congratulation
not only for the
THE DAI-NIPPON ELECTRIC BULBviz..
CO.,
TOKYO.
Kiln, Filament, and Bulbs.to
The annual productionTlie
sake of the company but also for the sake of this industryin
amounts
10,000 per day. market covers the homeland, Chosen and
China.
about 3,000,000
bull)S, at
Japan.
The Company's
future development therefore
is full
of interest.of directors consists of the
followingPresident.:
The sumera bulbandis
is
of the company's
own inventionas
registered
by
the Imperial
Governmentin
the
The board
patented article No. 26,704.
It stands unrivalled
every
Shintaro Ohashi, Esq
WORKSHOPrespect.It
IN
OPERATION.
THE COMPANY'S WORKSHOP,Tetsunosuke Yoshimura,Esq,
consumes only one third of the quantity of
Managing
Director.
electricity required by the carbon filament, but is effective
for 1,000 hours. It, gives a white and clear light.
TOMOYE
H ATA NO,
Esq(Chief of the...
Though only about a year has elapsed since its establishment,
the company lias already attained to prosperity and the works are
in full swing executing large orders. The
Shimichiro Tanabe, Esq.
\ Business Section.Ciiief Expert.
Sadaji Madarame, Esq
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DENKI
KAGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKIELECTRO-CHEMICAL INDUSTRYMay, 1915,to
KAISHA.LTD.)review.
(THE
CO.,
various chemicals by the patented processes discovered by Mr.
Tsuneichi Fujiyama, who manages the
THE
company was
floated in
manufacture
to the
company now under
At
present the
company
owns eight patent rights, all of which have been taken out by
Mr, Fujiyama. Particularly his invention of makingnitrogenous
compounds out of carbide is protected by patent in Great Britain,
the United States, France, Italy, Austria,Switzerland, and Canada,
besides Japan. By these patented the company now manufactures
calcium carbide, processes
company
as
Managing Director.
It
has
an authorizedis
of which 2,000,000 capital of 5,000,000,
paid up.
Mr. Fujiyama is a recognized authority in this branch of
industry, having identified himself with the production ofcarbide
ever sinceCollege of thethatinhis
graduation from
the Polytechnic
Tokyo Imperial University.
On
his learning
calcium Cyanide, sulphate of ammonia and other chemical
products, but the main product is sulphate of ammonia.the company
manages three factories at Hokkaido Omuda, Fukuoka prefecture and
Tomakomaki, The first-named factory produces Fushun,
Manchuria.present;
Germany a new
process of manufacturing nitro-
At
genous fertilizers from carbide was being successfully devised
he went over to Europe and prosecuted his study of the particular
branch of industry both in Germany and Italy.
;
yearly 8,000 tons of the main product with 3,500 kilowatts of
power.
The factory at Omuda produces 20,000 tons of same annually with
over 10,000 kilowatts of power.
the
The Fushun works run the manufacture of sulphate of ammonia by a
special arrangement with the Sonth Manchuria Railway Company. The
yearly production at the mill isover 16,000 tons.
gradual decline in the import of these goods the company's
manufactures are steadily gaining a market both at home and abroad,
and the company's finan-
Owing
to the
cial position is
improving apace.
THE HOKKAI CARBIDE WORKS, HOKKAIDO.Onhis return he organized
a
Accordingly a dividend at 15 per cent, per
annum wasthe term,
recommended by the Boardafter providing
at the meeting for
company
called theto
Japan
amply
fir all reserve funds.
Nitrogenous Fertilizer
Company and began
manufacture
The
officers of the
nitrogenous fertilizers and other chemical products, but there
was a defect in the method. Mr. Fujiyama's energy wasthen devoted
to the elimination of this defect.his
company are
as follows
:
KyoHEi Magoshi,
Esq.
President.Director. {Managing...
He
began
JuGORO Otaguro EsqTsuneichi Fujiyama, Esq
experiments and after a year and a half succeeded in discovering
a method by which the manufacture of calcium
Managing
{
Director. Director.
nitrate could be
made
a continuous process.
The
result, of
Shintaro Ohashi, Esq.
course, w;is beneficialits
and the company could both enlargeits
capital and increase
dividend
rate.
Chozaburo Umemura, Tamaki Makita, Esq
Esq.
Butthedirector,
in
company owingand
January, 1912, Mr. Fujiyama withdrew from to a difference of
opinion with anotherwitli
the support of the
Mitsui
Company
esuiblishtd a factory in
Hokkaido which has been transferred
GiNjiRO Fujiwara, Esq. ... Kamenosuke Fujino, Esq ... YoKi
Majima, Esq JiROKiCHi Nakamigawa, Esq.
Auditor.
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FUJIKURA DENSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA.(THEf"!
FUJIKURAasfar
ELECTRICAL WIRE1884,
CO.,
LTD.)
"'HE Company
was
started
back as
cambric, vulcanised bitumen, asbesto?, the patent okerite
Although the electrical industry in Japan wasin the elementary
stage, the founder of thelate
then
and minerite,cables,
etc.
;
lead encaged cables, dry core telephone
Company, the
Mr. Zenhachi Fujikura, was already manufacturingIn the
paper cables for electric light and power, weatherproof wires
and all other classes of electric cables. These
the cotton covered and silk covered copper wires.
have been suppliedboth atsix million yen.
for
manyto
years to the largest consumers
year 1888 the works were developed and extended, and
home and abroad,
an annual value which exceeds
commencedwires
to
manufacture paraffined wires, weather-proofto the
and
flexible cords, in addition
above wires.for the goods,
For some years the company has endeavoured to manufacture
insulated paper at a separate works, and can
In order to meet the ever increasingit
demands
now produce
the best Manila paper suitable for use as the
was found necessary
to
make
a fuither extension of busi-
dielectric of cables.
THE FUJIKURA ELECTRICAL WIREness,
CO.,
TOKYO.as
and the present
joint stocktitle
Company was formedof
in
The works are chosen
regular suppliers by the
the year 1889, under the
The Fujikura DensenMatsumotoas
Departments of Communications, of War, and of the Navy,the
ImperialofBces
Kabushiki Kaisha, with Mr.President.footing,
Tomekichi
Government Railways and other Governmentelectrical
Thus the Company was placed on a soundeffort
and principalcities.
works in Tokyo, Osaka and
and by painstaking
and careful study, theit
other
Companywires
gradually and steadily developed until at last
A
few years ago the works started the export ofto
its
has attained the present prosperity.
High grade rubbercom-
manufactures
China, Russia, Straits Settlements, British
and every kind of electric wires and cables have beenlist
India and Australia, and they are very highly spoken ofboth
at
added to theprise
of
its
manufactures.
Specialities
home and abroad, and command a
large sale onfinish.
cables
and wires insulated with rubber varnished
account of the superiority of their quality and
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FUJI(THErriHEJLFuji Hydro-Electric
SUIDENFUJIPower Companyis
KABUSHIKIThe company hasat
KAISHA.CO.,
HYDROELECTRIC POWERone of the
LTD.)for
established three transformer stations
leading companies of the kind in Japan and is conspicuous for
its sound business condition and wellIt was established in 1909 by
a regulated management. number of business men connected with
Shizuoka prefecture. The company utilizes the river Shiba, a
tributary of the At the foot great river Fuji, for the generation
of power.
Yoshiwara,
Ejiri,
and Kambarapower
the
purpose
of
regultiting the supply of
to the general public.
The
two other transformer stations at Iriyamase and Kajima are
maintained for the purpose of regulating the supply of
power
to the Fuji
latter stations are built
Paper Manufacturing Company. These on the latest German models,
and
of a
Mountriver
Fuji there are three fountain heads, which formthe Shiba.
their plants are of the finest of the kind in this country.to
the Fuji Paper Manuand several other companies in Shizuoka
facturing Company prefecture and vicinity the company supplies
light to
called
Along
its
course also there
are
many
similar fountain heads which flow into the riverto
Besides supplying power
Sliiba.
According
the latest investigation the fountainit
heads
make over
five
hundred heads along the river until
eight important towns and thirty villages in the prefecture.
joins the great river Fuji.
The companyrates, butits
supplies poweris
and
financial condition
light at very low sound and strong, as
nsay be seen in the following account for the latter half of
1916:Yen.Total profit
631,548.788fixed capital...
Redemption of
12,000.000
Extraordinary redemption of fixed capital
362,000.000
Balance (net profit) Balance brought overxuiai... ......
257,548.7888,989.173.....
266,537.96113,000.000
Legal reserve Loss reserve
,
13,000.000
12^ per dividend at Special THE INOKASHIRA POWER
STATION.Theriver Shibais, it is
Dividend at
annum 8^ per annum
131,700.000
87,800.00011,000.00010,037.961
Bonuses
for oflicers
Carried forwarda length of 6 miles, butin all, with largeits
only a small stream with head measures above 2,000 feettrue,
The
receipts of the compiiny are steadily increasing,
and
water
falls
which can be
utilized for the
the rate of dividend at
12% per annum has been
steadily
generationfluctuation
ofin
The river, moreover, shows no power. the volume of water all the
year roundis
maintained.
Besides the
company has
often
distributed
because the real fountain head
found
in
Mount
Fuji.it is
Though the chemical works have been special dividends. handed
over to a new company the company's business outlook has been of
theits
Another feature of the riverideal stream is fully utilized
is
quite valuable, viz.,
little
quite free from landslides or other similar troubles.
This
Suuzu
impaired, because by the amalgamation Electric Railway Company
it has enlarged
by the
Fuji Hydro-Electric
Power Company by establishing many power stations along the
whole course of the stream. Above the Shiraito fallthere are three
power stations which generate 11,000 horse
sphere of influence into Kanagawa prefecture. The plant and
business bought up are very promising, and the areaof supply
comprises three towns and thirty-seven villages.
The
oflScers
of the
power when fully built. Below the fall there are two power
stations which are rather smaller but can generate 1,400horse
power.
company are
as follows
:
KiNROKU Ono, EsqShintaro Shibai, Esq.
President.
ManagingDirector.
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ISHIWATARI DENKI SEISAKUSHO.THE No.at
(THE ISHIWATARI ELECTRICAL VyORKS.) ISHIWATARI ELECTRICAL WORKS
stand engaged in the manufacture of coal-tar, cokes and
dye-stufis.6,
in the manufacture
Fujimi-cho, Azabu, Tokyo, and is engaged and sale of the
Ishiwatari safety sockets
The equipmentsnothing
of the electrical works
at
Tokyo leave
and other
electrical apparatus. Mr. Konosuke Ishiwatari, the founder and
proprietor of the Works, was born in
turn out yearly as many as 3,800,000 apparatus and produces, as
a by work, electrical
to be desired.
The works
August, 1865, in Matsumine, Yamagata Prefecture. In 1888 he came
up to the capital and entered the Kokugakuin (College of Japanese
Literature), and after finishing school heentered the Mining School
of Sado.
from
in
1893
lie
On graduating thereobtained a position in the Mining Bureau
in the Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Department of
Korea. After the assassination of the Korean Princess
he resigned the ofSce and came backto his native province of
to
Japan.
Returning
digging of alluvial
Yamagata, he tried for a time the gold and then went to the
island ofa
Sado
to
work
in the silver mines, as
member of
the staff of
the Mining Department of the Mitsubishi Co. ; not remaining,
however, long in the service, he devoted himself to inventive
works.
Among manySafety
things invented and patented byartificialetc.
him
are artificialIshiwatari
grindstone,
granite, paper
shades,
Sockets,
Articlesin all.
registered as utility models
number 55
patented and He has now
been engaged forapparatus, andline of industry.
many years in
the manufacture of electrical
MR.apparatus made ofsupplied tothe
K.
ISHIWATARI.granite which arealso exported
is
held in high respect as a magnate in this
artificial
not onlyto
The manufactures
all siiow
novel designsis
home market but
Great
made by
this
inventive genius.
Mr. Ishiwatari
also
Britain, Ciiina, India, Russia and other countries.
K(MR.r
K
S H
A.BUSINESS.)the Tsu Electrical Light Co.,Co.,joint
K.
ITAMI
AND
HIS
I
^HE
Kokosha
is
engaged in designing, supervisingelectrical
completed the power houses and wire works for the
SeudaiElectrical Light Co., Ltd.,
-'-
and contracting
works and the sale of
electrical
machines and apparatus.
The
firm
is
situated at
Ltd., and Takamatsu Electrical Light
Ltd.stock
In 1898,
No. 18, Hachikan-ch5, Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo and
is
under the
he organized withfor the
interested
men a
company
management
of Mr. Kichijiro Itarai.
Soon after graduat-
establishment of the DaishiPrefecture, thus setting thein
the
Electric Railway infirst
ing from the College of Engineering in the Tokyo
ImperialUniversity in 1893,Electrical
Kanagawaline of
example ofis
this
Mr, Itami was engaged by the Tokyo
work
K wan to
districts.
This
the origin of
Works
as Chief Expert, whose duties consisted in
the present Keihin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
In 1898,
designing and manufacturing various electrical machines.
he entered into the service of the Daishi Electric RailwayCo. as
chief expert.
From 1894
to 1896,
Mr. Itami, as the expert of the works,
On
the completion of the railway in
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1900, he resigned
and took the position of supervising
Co, Ltd.
In
1901, he supervised the equipment of the
of the expert of the working section
Tokyo
Electric Light
increased power house of the
Bakan
Electric Light Co., Ltd.office
On
the completion of the work, he resigned his
and
in
September of the same year he opened an industrialstyled
office
Kokosha
at Nishi-Konya-ch5, Kyobashi-ku,
for defor
signing, supervising
and contracting
electrical
works and
the sale of electrical machines and apparatus.office
Later the
was removed
to the present address.
In 1902, he was
entrusted with the designing of works of theElectric
Tamagawathe busioffice.
Railway
Co., Ltd.
In
1905,
he was appointed
chief expert of the same company.ness of the
On opening
company
in
March, 1907, he resigned his
Since then he has devoted himself to the development ofthe
business of his
own
office,
the Kokosha.
Mr. Itami de-
votes himself heart
and
soul to the cause of the develop-
ment ofis
this line of industry for the sake of the nation,
astestified
amply
by the
sincerity
and steadiness which
MR.
K.
ITAMI.
marks the business of the KSkosha.
KUROSAKI(THE
DENKI
SEISAKUSHO.all
KUKOSAKI ELECTRICAL APPARATUS WORKS.)being placed on the
marketthestrict test, so that their reliability is well
THE No.storeis
Kurosaki Electrical Apparatus Works stand at Tlie Sato-cho,
Kitano, Kita-ku, Osaka. 9,
apparatus are put to warranted. They
located by Shinauo Bridge, Nishi-ku, Osaka.
The
claim the following characteristics: small development of
factory
came
into
beingfor
in
1897
in
Kinokuni-machi,ofelectrical
Higashi-ku,apparatus.
Osaka,
the
manufacture
Withtlie
factory proved too narrow, and was
the growing development of electrical business removed to the
pre-
sent address in 1907.for
The new factory is doing its utmost The improvement in quality
of the articles. European war has given a great stimulus to Japan's
manutheIt
facturing industries, especially the electrical industry. has
brought home to those concerned the necessity
of
independence.national
Encouragementis
of
the
manufacture
of
products by intelligent men. Fully this situation, the Kurosaki
realizi'-g factory is devoting itself he;irt and soul to the
development of this importantvoiced
MOTOR GENERATOR SET MADE BY THE FIRM.heat, substantial structure
of every part of the apparatus,
As the result of many years' experience and by industry. the
best possible attention in selecting materials, the worksare
now
able to manufacture articles of perfection.
Before
superiority in nature peculiar to electricity, and cheapness in
cost. The works are punctual in the execution of orders.
