Complex sentence: In September, 1912, the company was reported to have heard a proposal to merge with the Advance Power Company, a Chicago, Illinois manufacturer of automobile motors and transmission gears, with the stockholders voting to leave the decision up to the board of directors.
Split into simpler sentences: In September, 1912, the company heard a proposal to merge with the Advance Power Company, a Chicago, Illinois manufacturer of automobile motors and transmission gears. The stockholders voting to leave the decision up to the board of directors.