New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-06
MORE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
INCORPORATION OF THE ILLINOIS ELEC-
TRIO VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY AT TRENTON.
CONTROLLED BY THE WHITNEY ELKINs sYNDI-

CONTROLLED BY THE WHITNEY EI.KINs sYNDI-
cATE-MAxY INTERESTS INVOLVED
Trenton May 5.-Articles Of incorporation were
fled with the Secretary OF State this afternoon Of
the Illinois Electric Vehicle Transportation Com
pany. with an authorized capital OF 100000 The
company IL authorized to operate automoohes IN
The state Of Illinois and il one Of the several COM
panies organized and controlled by the whitney
F,1kins syndicate for the manufacture and opera
ton OF automobiles. The corporators are James r.
HAYES. Augustus Treadwell and Arthur Phillips, OF
Camden.
Articles of INCORPORATION were fled here today
NJ the Chicago Vehicle Company. with an author
,zed capital Of 81 10000 OF which 10000 Is per
cent preferred stock and $4,000 is common stock
TIE company - formed 10 manufacture. sell an"
operate all kinds Of vehicles The corporators are
Orson O Fox Smith G. Shadrick. John Trier
Custave Lukas NJ NJ Chesrown and J. w Green
muir. all Of Chicago and David Harvey IT, Oh
Asbury Park, y. J.
Chicago. May levy Mayer. general counsei
for he whitney Elkius Widener Syndicate S1-1
tonight with reference 20 the new Illinois Eiec-
tric Vehicle Company: THE Electric Venice N'1
pany has completed the purchase OF the Sienle"S
q Halske Electric Company of America whose
plant is located in this city
The siemens Company bought and enlarged tIe
Old Grant locomotive works few years ago me
plant covers seven acres and has facilities for the
employment Of TWO thousand men. Isaac j. i'oe'
NH i the nresident Of the Electric Storage Battery
Cornanv and Of the Electric Vehicle Company
was elected president Of the Siemens Company
To-day there was completed the Illinois Electric
Vehicle Transportation Company. which was organ
lied and Is controlled by the Electric Venice com
pany which IS the parent company. Inc IllInol71
company will go into opera,lcn a. oiO vou as he
other electric vehicle companies in the west wiz
be supplied with electric equipment 10 ~ IT,
factured al the Siemens and Halske works. me
directors OF the Illinois COMPANY ny ,be cor
cally selected but until their eleCtlon 10y ne Sol
porators the names viii be withneu NJ Co. o
directors will be composed Of some or the most rep
resenfative men OF Chicago. The limos cohPdu!
will until its own outfit has been compete, ne
temporarily supplied 10y the parent the Eeculc
1T IS contemplated to put into immediate use
number OF electric cabs. and as soon AS the same
operating enough 20 supply the NeIice ",.i', S,lr
this citv The company Will at once enter upon
the business Of operating electric UahSpor'auo"
and delivery wagons Of all KINDS.
''The Electric Vehicle Company has made 4
contractual alliance with the Pope Manufacturing
Company, Of Hartford, TO manufacture autom'-
Back OF all these electric vehicle companies is
the Storage Battery Company which owns me
underlying storage battery patents; Imar e tin
pany will supply the vehicle ana transportation
Companies with storage batteries
1.-The Electric Vehicle Interests nave recehty PnI
chased the substantial control Of the soma ruDDer
tire patents and Industry of the United States.
"The chief owners of the Electric Venice ana
Storage Battery enterprises are Wn!iam =; =" ny ny
loney Isaac L. Rice. Thomas Doan, Anthony n
Brady and Thomas F. Ryan ,,,.., -.
The Semans & Halske Company Is caplalized al
~ coo 600 Charles T. Yerkes and his son. ChariGs
ii Yerkes have held controlling Interest IN ms
company. and the younger Mr.. Ierkes was u
president being now succeeded by Isaac L. kice,
In the opinion Of Mr. Mayer, the new company
viii have a line OF automobiles running in the
streets Of Chicago by the middle of June