Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-18
BAY STATE GAS CO.
AdG!ckH and Others Reported to Have
Wnnn q GLgnntic GINS Deal.


Matte II Gigantic Gas Deal.
J. Edward Adlicks and Beysral othor
persons from this stats and elsewhere,
who are SUPPOSED to he Interested in
the Bay State Gas Co. of Delaware,
were IN the city Tuesday and held a
meeting at the local o!ice Of tho COM
pany, which 10 in tho Central National
Bank building.
At the conclusion OF the nesting,
which was sai6 10 he the annual meot-
ing, tho information was given out that
there had heou a large attendance OF
Stockholders and that the proceedings
throughout had been harmonious. The
following information was given out
for publication
Henry H. Rogers and John G. Moore
OF New York and Thomas NJ. Lawson
Of Boston voted jointly ISL, 600 of tho
total 1000, 600 Hharea of tho capital
gtock. j. Edward Addicka and thu old
board OF directors were unanimously
re-eloctNd. The treasurer's statement
showed So, 1876, 600 in cash in the treas
ury and a total Indebtedness of only
50, 100. An olfer from the Nc Million
syndicate of 5000, 600 for tho COM
pany'H equities in Boston was accented.
A committee, consisting Of Mossrs.
Rogers, Addicks and Rockefeller, was
| appointed with full power to exchange
certain contracts now owned by this
company for stock in tho United Gas
| improvement Co., the Buffalo Gas Co.,
East River Gas Co., Standard Gas Co.
and tho Equitable Gas Co., the entire
stock nf the New Amsterdam Gas Go.
and II gas com panies in New England.
1t was voted to exchange ono share in
five OF the present $50, 900, 900 capital
into a guaranteed five per cent pre-
ierred stock, and that IS, 600, 600 of the
common stock be put in trust for thie
purpose.
Among the local directors reported ia
have been elected we're the following
residents OF I,elawars: j. Frank A lice
OF Dover. John ii. Batemen OF Doyer,
Novel; Ball of Bridgeville aud DIR.
Caleb II. Layton of Georgetown. II
was also said that j. Edward Addickt
had been reelected president and that
Secretary Miller of Philadelphia had
been reelected.
1t was not generally known that there
was to be a meeting OF the company,
but. suspecting that one had heon held,
j. Edward Addicks, who was seen by
reporter of ESery Evening. was queH
toned about the matter. He informed
the reporter that there WAS nothing il
the way of news. fter HE departure,
however, the information published
above was given out
The story which had been given gu
for publication was telegraphed all owe
the Country, and the New York Herald
made IN investigation in New York
TIE following 10 quoted from yesterda.
mornings issue OF that paper;
When questioned by a reporter 70
the Herald late last night, Mr.. Johl
@. Moore expressed the liyeiest as
constituent at the nature of the dis
patch.
$50 far as it refers to me-" he said
sit is lie made out Of whole cloth
} and, to the best of my belief, it is un
true in every other particular. don
own any stock in the Bay State Ga
Go. OF Delaware, and did not vote an
at such meeting, and don't know tina
there was a meeting.
within tho past two days l hav
, met and talked with MIR. Rockefelle
and Mr.. Rogers, and neither of thos
: gentlemen made any reference to tn
! property or 10 any of the things state
10 that dispatch. think it must b
hoax. "
An effort was also made Tuesday
see other persons whose names had bee
mentioned in connection with the dea
. but the efforts we're unsuccessful.
l Godfrey Morse Of Boston and Other
now have suit against the Bay Stat
Go. to compel it 10 produce officers an
, books for examination. The matter
1 to come up in tine United States CouI
in Philadelphia on December 18th, BIT
.. whether the latest reported transactio
a will have any bearing on the case car
not be predicted. However, some Wi
! mingtonians, who have been watchin
/ the affairs OF the company, are of th
opinion that some of the infUrmatic
[ given out may have been put before Il
, public for purpose. There has bee
talk of another application for a n
ceivcr, and it is not believed that Il
! stories sent out will havo any effect @
J those interested in this direction.