The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-22
LIBEL ON THE DISTRICT
SENTINEL's WHOPPER STORY ON
BUSINESS FAILURES IN THE SIXTH.
Prosperous Firms In It's List-Over a
Million in interpretations
Since Last Election.

In the Sentinel last Thursday morning
was an editorial headed. "Old-fashioned
Prosperity" In the course Of it was this
paragraph:
Dr. Robinson, who is giving Jim Wat
son very hot race for Congress in the
Richmond district (the SIXTH, said in his
speech in that city last week that forty
five business firms had gone out of business
since the advent of the present gold stand
ard"
With the editorial was an alleged list of
firms that had gone out of business ''since
the advent Of the present gold standard"
Just what is meant by the reference to the
advent date cannot be determined, but the
records of the secretary of state show some
interesting facts along the line of "old-
fashioned prosperity" Below is given a
list of firms that have been Incorporated in
the Richmond Sixth district since Nov. 8.
1896. and since McKinleys inauguration.
March 4, 1897:
Since Nov. 3, 1896: Capital stock.
Wayne County Gas and Oil Co..
The Great Mastodon Oil Co.. Rich. '-''''V
The O Junior Oil and Gas CO.. Rich: 'OO0
mond Northumberland. 5000
american OH Co., Richmond ........ 25.000
field ........................... 5000
Ihe New Castle Oil Co., New Castle 100,0U0
Since March 4. 1897:
White Water Carpet Mills Corners
J.. stigieman Manufacturing Co. ''0'v
cenveysFo o Furniture Co, Shell 0
The Indiana chemical works, Fort
The Register Printing Co., Rich 4V'VVO
The Milivlisi Misunderstanding Co.. .O
MIlyiiie a,, hc;i.,. oi 1; Zoo
.mond .,..,.....:........ ......'......... $1,000
mond .;..:..:............... 80 - 100000
dncrease) ........................... 1900
Ine X. Joseph Co., Shelbyville $3.50. 5000
The A. N. Tucker Furniture Co.,
The John ". Grubbs Co.. Richmond 5000 5000
The Greenfield & Maxwell Railway
Starr Piano Co, Richmond in- ''
crease ......................... 100000
CO.. Richmond ..........,........... 1900
Connersviile ........................... $4,000
sedgwick Wire Fence Co, Rich '''
mond ....,.................. 10000
Hoos i Cereal Co., Richmond .... 1900 1900
Knightstown Wire Fence Machine
Co., hnlgntSJoWn ..................... lVOO
mond 49,. 10000
Capital State Bank Greenfield -. $4,000
The f. A. Wilke Co.. Richmond -. 10000
L. Nj. Jones Co., Richmond ......... 10000
Shelbyville Wardrobe Manufacture
ing Co. Shelbyyille ................. 1880
Westcott Pharmacy Co.. Richmond. 5000
Connersville Ice Co., Connersville.. 1900
The Citizens Telephone Co., Cam
bridge City OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000
nersvilIe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~. 10000
town ........................ $1,000
Columbian Fence Co., Richmond. 10000
Richmond ~ ~ 1900
Farmers Nursery Co.. New Castle. 10000
Common-sense Harrow Co., Con-
Millville Manufacturing Co., Mill
vile Gncrease) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1900
Richmond Bicycle Manufacturing
Co, Richmond ......,............... 5000
White Water Beveling and Mirror
Co. Connersvile ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Richmond Pillow Co, Richmond. 10000
iolal oil zlc'ouV
In this list are several firms that were
in, tI,a al ne