The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-22
BIG FACTORIES SOLD
TWENTY-THREE INDIANA PLANTS
TURNED OVER TO NEW TRUST.
Injunctions TO Stop the Com
bination.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. 2l-An Indiana
window glass plants included in the trust
formation were transferred yesterday by the
local owners to the American Window Glass
Company. which has a capital Of $7,OOo,0o o
and central office in Pittsburg. Transfers
were fled In six counties in which the
plants are located. Those entering the trust
and the number Of the pots represented are:
Wells Window Glass Company, Greenfield.
ten pots.
Columbia Window Glass Company. Green
field, ter pots, $500.
DE Pauw Window Glass Company, Alex
andria, sixty pots, $4,000.
Bell Window Glass Company, Paramount,
sixty pots. $1,000.
mount, twelve pots.
Stuart-Estep Company, Marion. twenty
w. r. Jones Company. Hartford City.
twelve pots, $1,000.
Hartford City Glass Company, Hartford
Buckeye Glass Company, Albany. twelve
STANDARD Glass Company. Dunkirk. twelve
Enterprise window Glass Company. Dun
kirk. thirty-six pots, $1,000.
Bates Window Glass Company, Redkey,
ten pots, $1,000.
c. II. over, Muncie. hfty-four pots.
Maring-Hart Company, Muncie. sixty pots.
Indiana Window Glass Company, Pendle-
ton. twenty pots, $1,000
Anderson Window Glass Company. Ander-
son. forty pots, $1,000.
Victor Window Glass Company, Anderson,
thirty-six pots, $4,000.
American window Glass Company, Gas
City, $4,000.
Clyde window Glass Company. Frankton.
eighteen pots, $3.50
Frankton Window Glass Company, Frank
ton. twelve pots. $3.50.
Elwood Window Glass Company, Elwood,
twenty-four pots, $4,000.
Orestes Window Glass Company, O~restes.
Ely window Glass Company. Gilman,
In some cases the above figures repre-
sent the realty alone. while other figures
include considerable stock on hand. The
deeds Of the Maring-Hart Company and the
C.. H.. Over & Co., big factories I'm Muncie.
and the United Glass Company, at Orestes.
will be filed tomorrow. They will run from
$500 to $4,000.
This gives a total of s47 pots in Indiana
which now absolutely belong to the new
trust by absolute ownership. The local OPP
orators will continue to operate their plants
until the trust places its men in charge.
The Indiana plants now remaining out of
the trust, together with their pot capac-
ity. are as follows:
Victor Glass Company, Anderson, ten
pots; Alexandria Glass Company, ten pots;
Crystal Glass Company, Summitville, ten
pots: Estep Window-glass Company, Ma
rfon, twelve pots; Burke Company, Marion,
ten pots; Hurkle Window-glass Company,
Hartford City. twelve pots: Gem Window
glass Company. Dunkirk. twenty-four pots:
Bauer Window Glass Company. Eaton,
t~wenty-four pots; Butler Window-glass
Company. Upland. ten pots: Sharpe Glass
Company. Converse. ten pots: Brichner
Glass Company, SwayZee, twelve pots; Ban
ner Glass Company. Converse. ten pots:
Matthews Glass Company. Matthews. ten
pots: Matthews e. Klashman Company,
Matthews. ten pots.
The last four concerns are cooperative.
II will be seen that as a general thing
the Independents are small concerns and
IT Is claimed that some included In the list
are not able to operate all of the time be-
cause of short gas. they being located on
the outskirts of the field. The total number
Of pots controlled BY the co-operatives and
independents foots up 1S6. against 6f7 of the
trust. II - claimed that one or two of
thnse found In the independent list to-day
viii not be there long.
The deals recorded to-day amount to 500.
0o and are only the Western part of the
list of factories In the company. which is
chartered In Pennsylvania, with S7,00.00
capital stock.
Action will be taken in each OF the sew
eral counties in Indiana to enjoin the man
ufacturers from selling out in violation of
the Indiana antitrust laws.