The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-18

one year as the agent of the cabinet
company and then opened a store for it
in Boston. This was in the fall of 1892
He said he made proposition to +. A
Coffin to open store for them and run
II for 81 800 per year and one-half Of the
profits which was accepted. and the
business opened the 1st of November.
he was 10 act as general manager Of
the indianapolis cabinet company for the
Boston house and the New England
business, and set OF books was opened
which were marked on the back II. c.
Co" which meant the Indianapolis
cabinet company. Then he said:
Il was to open the store for the cabi-
net company; they were TO send me
goods and I had the privilege of buying
elsewhere anything the company did not
manufacture. My salary was to be paid
out of the sales, and if they were not
sufficient 1 was TO draw on the cabinet
company for the deficiency"
Mr.. Burke-"Did you do a profitable
business -
Mr.. Nutting-.The office said 1 did
Mr.. Burke-'1 am not asking you that.
1 want to know what you say about it
Mr.. Nutting-''I believe | did"
The witness knew nothing of the In
diana cabinet company. which was the
name of the branch house at Boston 10
outsiders. and did not know Of the ex-
istence Of such a company. The house
had transactions with the indianapolis
cabinet company and also the United
States office furniture company. some
with Lauter of this city and bought
few desks from the Wooten office desk
company at Richmond, but these came
from the cabinet company.
The witness was then shown a tele-
gram and asked If he knew what it
meant. The telegram said: Go ahead.
Name 10 outside is Indianapolis cabinet
company"
The witness then said he had heard
Of the Indiana cabinet company and had
received some goods billed 10 the Indi-
ana cabinet company.
Mr. Burke-''Now. was it not the IN
Outstanding between YOU and the cabi
net company that the Boston branch
would be known as the Indiana cabinet
company on the outside and the Indian
apolis cabinet company on the inside?"
Knew Nothing About IL.
Mr. Nutting-"They told me that after
a certain date the goods would be billed
to the Indiana cabinet company. L re-
ceipted for them in that name"
Mr. Burke-'I thought you didn't
know anything about the Indiana cabi-
net company"
Mr. Nutting-'I didn't, sab. / had
only heard of it, SAN
The witness was shown letter TO him
as general manager at Boston, dated
Oct. IS, 1892. three weeks after the sale
10 il. and which said: II suppose you
clearly understand that the Boston ware
house. although known between our
selves as the Indiana cabinet company,
should be known to the world as the
indianapolis cabinet company. All ad-
vertising matter. stationery, signs and
everything of that sort should be made
out in this way and / would recommend
that on the doorposts there should be
plates Of the Indianapolis cabinet com
pany the Wooten Office desk company,
the United States Office furniture COM
pany. but want the New England bust
ness TO have the prestige Of our names"
Other letters were read ordering him
TO open the books and how to run the
bank account. all showing that the bust
ness was to be run as the indianapolis