The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-25

TRENTON. y. J, Feb. 25-The eeItif-
cate OF the United States Steel Corpora
/ ton was filed in the Secretary Of States
| Office at II:34 O'Clock this morning The
| authorized capital stock is SO coo, OF the
par value of 500, divided into thirty
| shares, fifteen of which are preferred and
| fifteen common.
The fncorporators are Charles c. CIuf.
William c Curtis. Charles MacVeagh.
The witnesses are Francis Lyon stetson
and Victor Morawetz, New Jersey agent
/ OF the Hudson Trust Company. 81 New
ark Street. Hoboken-
The certificate covers ten pages of
printed matter. It begins in the usual
! form, saying that We the undersi gned,
/ in order to form corporation for the
! purpose hereinafter stated, etc" and
I then gives the official name of the com
/ pany as the United States Steel Cor
poration-"
TIE principal Office is then given as 81
Newark Street. Hoboken. which is the
building Of the Hudson Trust Company,
which company is the New Jersey agent
Of the big Steel Company.
The objects OF the company are stated
TO be To manufacture iron steel man
ganese. coke. copper. lumber and other
materials and al or any articles consist
/ ing, or partly consisting Of Iron, steel,
copper, wood. or other materials and all
or any products thereof.
To acquire, own, lease. occupy use. or
develop any lands containing coal or iron,
| manganese, stone. or other ores. or oil and
| any wood lands or other lands for any pur-
/ pose OF the company
To mine, OF otherwise 20 extract or re-
| move coal. ores, stone. and other minerals
| and timber from any lands owned acquired.
leased, or occupied by the company or from
any other land
To buy and sell or otherwise to deal
or trat1c in, iron. steel manganese, cop
per. stone, ores. coal, coke. wood. lumber,
and other materials and anF part Of the
product thereof and any articles consist
ing. or partly consisting thereof
To construct bridges, buildings. ma
chinery, ships. boats, engines, cars. and
other equipment. railroads. docks slips
elevators, waterworks, gas works and
electric works, viaducts. aqueducts. ca
mails, and other waterways and any other
means OF transportation. and 10 sell the
same, or otherwise 10 dispose thereof or
10 maintain or operate the same. except
that the company shall not maintain or
operate any railroad OF canal in the State
Of New Jersey
TO apply for. obtain. register. pur-
chase, lease. or otherwise TO acquire and
10 hold OVID, operate, and introduce and
TO sell, assign. or otherwise 10 dispose Of
any trademarks trade names patents
inventions. improvements. and processes
used IN connection with or secured under
letters patent of the United States or
elsewhere, CT otherwise. and 10 use. ex-
erCise, develop grant license in respect
Of or otherwise 10 turn 10 account any
such trademarks, patents, licenses. proc
drE- -rrrf -
or rights
The consolidation represents largely the
work OF J. Pierpent Morgan, and is the
greatest merger Of capital and Industries
ever attempted It is popularity credited
with a billion dollar capital" common
report naming 81 lee. coo. coo IS the exact
figures. though. as has been stated. the fl
ing papers give only a nominal capital
This is to be increased in the near future.
Il was reported this morning that the
last hitch in the negotiations had been ad-
justed and the final details settled By Sat
urday night at conference in Mr- Nor
CANS Office. The merging concerns are 10
give up their stock at advanced prices. it
is said, for stock OF the combination
which. according to common report, viii
include, besides the Carnegie Company.
the Federal Steel. American Steel and
Wire National Tube. National Steel,
American Sheet Steel. American Tin Plate,
and American Steel Hoop Companies The
elements Of the consolidation are said 70
have aggregate earnings annually Of over
$l00. 000 Goa An immense economy is ex-
pected to be effected by the negotiations
thus brought 10 a satisfactory ending es-
Inmates of which have raised from sIo,-
GOO Geo
There was an extremely sensational
opening in the Stock Market this morn
ing. with the steel stocks the leaders.
with gains that. in some instances were
Phenomenal The advances were. 10 a
large extent, based on announcements to
the effect that Mr. Morgan would today
make q definite statement regarding the
steel deal, and on the fling Of the ineor-
poration papers OF the new trust at
Trenton.