New-York tribune., 1896-01-07

INcOkPORATIoN or THE AMERICAS ANp
HOTCNKISS COMPANIES

The American Ordnance Company and th" Hoica-
ki-. Ordnance Company were Incorporated under
the lsws %; tne state w. Virginia lrs' Si'rrjat.
Tne crattcr- We're obtained from Judge ianche.. -
Norfolk The capitalization OF ihc Hotchk.s
Company is 81 $4,000. ami O, N. American t2.'"i""
The American Ordnance Company is me main
company and viii control toe llo'chkiss Tnc plf-
pose Of the COMPANY l. 10 supply rapi-hrng art
ma .h.ne guns OF al sizes ur - AMI in ..ldin.
the heaviest ordnance demanded for war D'"- TO-
day. both o, attack arl c"fenD"
The former IiOtrhkl-@ Ordnance '1Wpanf goes
out Of existence wlih ,Ae Incorporation - tNe neN
Hotchkss Company H. patents and man4fAst.Iy
at Providence become the property II the ne"
corporation which 40 looger ni- any connection
with the French comDauy.
The present Interpretations. % w. stated ny one
o, the corporators. hase been n contemplation Tor
some time. the plan having been taken up about a
year ago. Coufc-"nr upon the project were h.ii
in Washing on. Ph adelphia ani this ciiy. Tf"
Cramps Of Philadelphia. took deep inieres, IA
the matter They con'roi ih~ Drlggs-S ohroci"r
Ordnance Company. This ana the liotchkiss arc
the largest tWo manuia aciurero or ordnance in this
country II - sat that the original pan o.
Incorporating ore compan- alone for IN" present
project VA. ntcrfsrec with by IN" fact thai the
IIoichklss patents werc 50 Ted up ~ tO make il Inn
pos-ib" t. turn then over TO sngi" orSanlzat
f}e-ide- ia, Cramps. tho~e VINO took Tive ir-
tcre.t IN o." uni-ftaklug were GENERA. Driwa..
known Ictlcf. iu arm- and ammunition No 81,
Broadway. AMI Ch1rle. X. Flint otter men of repI-
iaiion 4 so took stock IN the enterprise
Although preparations had been going on 10 f'rm
. great ordnance company. whose works would
riva jhr famous krupp works. negotiations were
pre- p!tafcI by the PRESIDENTS poesag. ana so lI,f
week AIfIci lie Buys. Of Flint. F1ye * 60. william
j Brun. %, Hartley & Graham ana 'ustios II.
Gu lick. o. Washington. went 10 Virginia. ana So
cured the Incorporation OF the TWO companies. \
formal OrganizatiO1 ~ the companies effected,
with Mr. DE Buys president oi the iIotchkiss
Company. and MIR. Gullick secr"infN. Mr. Bran
mai- president of the American orlnanc"
Company.
Mr De Buys when called upon hy 4 Trbun" r.-
npricr yesterday. said that the abONe statements
ordnance companies he added. The purpose %;
the main company Is to Increase the facilities for
manufacturing Ordnnnc" IN tnis country AZ mat
tcrs now stand. the Government could not get half
terininiulc tIne Tor them. We Propose to max.
the facilities ~ the company such hat can carr
q large stock Of ordnance. from which orders rouli
D. nlI'd at once.
The Iacn who are behind this company and
pose II have hat long experience. and taey hat"
tend f. shah be. one able to compete wit. any
ordnance mdnufactOry in ne world.
"Our intention a. not only 10 supply ordnance for
our own country. but TO enter into the markets Of
the world in open competition.
Mr. De EuNs said that the prescn, officers wef'
only temporary and that permanent officers would
soon b, chosen. Tn" permanent offices OF The Amer
can ordnance Company. hc sad. would probably
l.. I'm this city. Where the works would be 10
Gated had not been determined Knpid-lrng and
iIotchkiss Compnny win manufacture the iiotchiSi-s
ltin * !