Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-09
GIVEN A BODY BLOW
MICHIGAN coSctsNs lIsrtD


cHicseo. Dec 4-The rsitsd Sf<sss
authorities have defersnipes to suppr.~r
the bond and inssssneet ooaapsniss
which are operating al over the com.
try. Poxtofhce Inspector stuart recesrri
from Washington today lisf a. over
fifty concerns operating in much the
sane sbsnner a. the ttaarantee luseni.
nent company az Chirago whose OF
cers wers conyicfed in J0dee i;rossnp's
court Accompanying the list eas :
communication from the chief posfoftioe
inspector al Washington stating that
the companies nsr,ed bad been insasti
gated by Assisiakt Attorney Gensral
Thomas sud Rad saseen pronounced ~
ham fraudulent ana not eBtfIed n the
privileges of the pnltcal s1Aios mails.
lnspectDF Stuart Ras ifstiucies % nosi.
~ the pustmasseFs IN his distrsct not "a
deliver any = fheix, J egisieral lritaes or
m9ney ordsFS- Re .kas aiso objected 70
secene esidknce sgsinsi any ~ the cota
.pansos optFdflng here or snyvhore ei,n
.le fhe west and isosecut~ then under
the law forbidd.ne lotteries and the act
forb'ddingA the ose - the mails fer
- af'afo'~oo
Nanse- Of the .Caaoerns Given.
The companies inrlndea in The Hsf
are ax fellows soue - ther, fsainr yir
taaiiy branches - theneu fsoncprn hat
operating in diffeFest sections ~ fh.
country, National Sayfrrs AMI Invest
mcs' company. TLko,eha. Micbiesn,
col 1hia inVesfnert -omnanp. Srri.
nav. Michigan Ecpitshle invrsss n ~
campany. Council Bufs Iowa: pprnef.
nal Maturity Bbna company. same ci,s.
Iowsrtiuarantee inucs:nsent conapanr.
Keo>ok. iswa; Reserve Fuud ifrrsi
ment company. Crcsfon. Iowa. rn.fe4
States InvSEfmenf company. Rsa4rrs'
Investment company sod Columbia
Bond Investment coFapsns. Niuneapo
lis: North American inves;mcni cen.
pany. -. Paul; Guarantees irrcstr,sts
company. alwariee. State q West
ineion Bond companr Chicago. Phna.
nix Loan a inyestracnt company. ca.
orsdo Guarantee "a loan com pans.
Guarantee Investment eomrao,' In.
vestnfnt Road. company and Work
mems Invcstment 1 tond company.
Denver: Wademine lRrestnert com.
pany,. Pueblo. Colorado. Psofc Coast
Bond 4 lrvesfuapt compsry. Utah
Savings lnvestspent sosnlnny. Nj
Pleasant. Utah. Utah Gsafsnis.e m.
veetment company. Seattle. Washing.
ton: Gnarantec A Bend inresfm~ut
company. Covington. Kentucky. Coism.
bia Bend Investment company. New
port. kentucky. American Gnsrauts
Savings 4 Investment company. Fort
Valley. Gcorgia. National {f,onfs.ierafe
Guarantee company. Na<kslile; Phapnir
Savings A Investment company. Wsco.
Texas. American hona A Investment
company. Equitable Investment con-.
pany. Missouri loan & Investment com
pany and Nebrasios Savings A lnvosf
ment company. Omaha. National Guar.
antee 4 Investment Company. Lincoln.
ST. Louis Mutual Bood Investment
COMPANY and Guarantee Inxeetmert
company. 81 Louis: Pef;is Coantv In.
ves;ment company. Seizlia. Missouri.
Missouri state Loan 81 Investment
company Fayette. Missouri. proesdent
Bond a Investment company aud l'fan-
chs German Electric company. Dasts,n.
Ohio: Union Investment company and
Louisiana Lottery company. Kansas
City. Guarantee Investment COMPANY.
Hull. IlbEois American Certificate
company. New York city end liios.
New York. Providen; Bond A ln,esi
meut COMPANY. Washington. ID. G.. and
Philadelphia.
Change of Plan viii Nos save Them.
Inspector Stuart has instructed that
any change IN the plan - osetsnca by
these companiss - not 20 10 sii8sc8 q
change their status before tie postorice
authorities Abandoning tic b,nd 'bla
turity" plan vii not save then fran
prosecution. Y evidence can b. eecufrl
against them that they have hfreiofaro
violated the law fwhid4ing iofiercf
This order shutting cot thr investment
compaaies from the mats saia ins,lef
for Stuart IA a ewees.5rer f.rsa r,,I 4. ar