The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-09
S|DD[BAEERS
MIKE 4 CHANGE.
The Big Firm Incorporates Under
the Laws Of California.
THE NEW OFFICERS
AND DIRECTORS
San Franei.eo Hoase No Longer . B.aaeh
Local Capital Is Interested.

Frederick s. Fish, one Of the leading
members of the great firm of studehaker
Bros 4 Co Of South Bend. Ind, has been
in San Francisco for several days. perfect
ing ne y organization Of the local house Of
Studebaker Bros, which occupies the large
four-story building at the corner Of Market
and Tenth streets.
The company has for some time had in
contemplation the changing Of It's large
and important branches to ordinary home
Offices, making them corporations In them
selves" said Mr.. Fish this morning. ssThe
object Is that what has erstwhile been .
branch may be identified as home con-
Germ, having local management and with
local capital invested Another reason is
that 1t makes it more convenient for our
business, and, again, We desired to let some
Of our managers become proprietors, giving
them an interest IN the corporation on the
proht-sharing basis.
Ny trip West from the home office has
been for the purpose Of making these cor
porations in Salt Lake, Portland and San
Francisco. These have all been completed.
I have also inspected our branch houses al
Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane.
"Our company here has been incorpo-
rated under the name Of the 8tudebaker
Bros. 4 Co. Of California, The Studebaker
Bros. Manufacturing Company will own .
controlling interest in the corporation, and
will give the business the same oversight
and attention that characterized the busi-
ness when it was conducted as > branch
1.-THE San Francisco house will have as q
board Of directors Lloyd F. Weaver, George
A. Ncwhall, Daniel w. Earl, Colonel
George n. Studebaker (who, by the way,
was the youngest colonel in the Spanish
| American war, leading the One Hundred
and Fifty seventh Indiana volunteers) and
Frederick S. Fish.
THE officers of the company are Presi-
dent. Frederick s. Fish; viee-president,
treasurer and general manager. Lloyd r.
Weaver; secretary, Chester N. Weaver.
1.-THE new company takes over all the bust
ness and assets of this branch and will con-
tinue for the present at the same location,
although we contemplate securing as soon
as practicable larger building, with more
central location. We have now four large
stores, with 5000 square feet Of floor space,
but this does not afford us sufficient room.
The building at Tenth and Market streets
was built by Studebaker Bros, but the Arm
has outgrown it.
house the carriage emporium, not merely
Of this city, but Of the State Of California.
We recognize the growing importance Of
this locality and its magnificent prospects,
and we want to be numbered among the
home people. San Franciscans will be en-
abled by us to get anything in the line Of
vehicles that they may want. Our bust
ness here has shown fiattering increase
each year. We employ at our factories In
South Bend $500 workmen, and yet we are
unable to keep abreast of our ORDERS"
| Mr.. Fish, who is delightful gentleman
as well as q most able business man, de-
| parts tonight on the Owl train for the
| tel del Coronado. The manager Of the new
corporation, Lloyd +. Weaver, Is one Of the
most prominent yoang business men in the
city, and one who Is exceedingly popular
and universally respected for his sterling
character and fine abilities.