Telegram-herald., 1889-11-17
ANOTHER SYNDICATE
Buying Up All the Plaster Mines
and Mills IN the Country.
TIE AGENT WORKING II THIS CITY
Options Are Obtained on Several
ofthe Local Plants.
DEACON CONVERSE Is INTERESTED
". b. CLARK, or Minneapolis, the Active
Axsnt-Mum il the Word-Frank
Noble Refuses to seii-Another
Firm Also Backs water.

Have YOU heard Of the great syndi-
cate which IS trying 70 get possession OF
~ 1sum mills IA the vicinity OF THIS
c.ty,' asked a business man as he was
conyersing with a TELEGRAMHERALD
n the read-ng-roon OF Sweets Hotel
yesterday afternoon.
''No, you stArtle mei what ls there IN
.te'' asked the scribe.
II understand that W. b. Clark, OF
Minneapolis, is n the city as the agent
OF a syndicate of Chicago and Mime
ap0ls capitalists which 5 trying to get
conrole of the gypsum mines and
plaster mill here. You see Isaac Cap
pom, John Bertsch, F. L. Noble, Eli F.
Harrington, J. ". Converse, who is IN
the city, VI. b. Church, or Freeman
Godfrey and they Will probably tell you
all about II"
Thanking the gentleman for his IN
formation, the reporter began to
skirmish for more information. Free
man Godfrey was found in his Office,
and on beng asked about the sale of
the plaster interests 70 syndicate, ne
put on 4 look of innocent surprise and
declared that there was nothing OF the
kind afOOt.
''DO YOU wish 20 say positively that
there Is nothing of this kind talked OF
here among the plaster men?'
"Well, now, there Is nothing that any
one can talk about reDlled Mr.. God
frey. Il don't see what the newspapers
want 10 stick their noses into every
DOdy's business for. What business IS
10 of the public If syndicate should
buy all the plaster mills here?"
'.Well, Mr.. Godfrey, you must re-
member that the plaster interests here
are very extensive, and whatever
affects them and the amount OF capital
invested in them must be OF some IN
terest to the public"
"Well, | don't know anything
about il, and l Will not talk to the
papers"
One of the members of the company
which owns the Grandville mills, SAID
when asked about it: "lOu see al
though am a partner in this company
| occupy position as clcrk here IN the
Office. a confidential Io' ton, and can
not say much about It. You had bet
ter see Mr.. Godfrey"
"There is something Of this kind
going on then, IS there"'
"Yes, believe that OptiOnshav been
given on three of the mills"
Where does this syndicate come
FROM"
"Now I am in a position where l
ought % keep still, bu-'
lie was interrupted by the entrance
Of +. L. Noble, who exclaimed, owe
don't know anything about i. We
have not heard anything of the kind. |
don't think that anything Ike syndl-
cate IS trying to get possession OF the
plaster mills"
other gentlemen were seen, but they
had all been warned that the reporters
were on the scheme and they all re-
fused 10 tell.
W B. Clark is registered at the Nor
ton. and IL was learned from another
Minneapolis gentleman who Is at the
same hotel that Clark Brothers are the
men who have made a fortune IN MIN
neaDOlis real estate and are at present
dong business in Chicago. II Is thought
that this deal Is the business that has
brought the Boston millionaire, }. W.
Converse. tn this city.
F. l.. Noble was heard IN vehement
conversation with two gentlemen ut
tho Morton House last evening, as fol-
lows.
II don't like the way this thing
mas been managed and you can just
count me ont. The rest of You NAV
give options If YOU want to, but shall
not. You can bet your life my interest