The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-25
A new VEHICLE COMPANY
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE AND ELEC-
TRIO COMPANY REORGANIZED.
Horse Vehicles Also to he Manufac-
tured-CrOwn OIL Company
other Associations.

The city of Indianapolis was identified
with several of the important business or
CARNATIONS that eliminated in the filing of
articles of incorporation in the office OF the
secretary Of state yesterday. The National
Vehicle Company, capitalized at $4,000.
was organized to take over the business of
the National Automobile and Electric Com
pany, which has for some time been operat-
ing large plant at the intersection Of
Twenty-second street with the tracks of
the Lake Erie & Western Railroad The
officers Of the new company are: President,
c. r. Test; vice president. Loren S. Dow;
secretary and treasurer, Arthur c. Newly.
The directors include. in addition to the Of
ficers named. Henry 7. Hearsey and Robert
Martindale.
THE reorganized company will manufac-
ture automobiles" said Mr. Martndale,
land will add to this the construction of a
line of popular-priced Surveys, phaetons and
runabouts. The fact that almost all retail
dealers In motor carriages handle also the
vehicles propelled by animal power induced
the incorporators TO believe ii would be adj
vantageous TO enlarge their plant so as to
admlt OF t ne o1iIdln,g OF pot i kinds OF
new company will engage in the manufac-
ture of automobiles on larger scale than
the old. The battery that will be employed
made by the Western Storage Battery Com
pany, under letters patent granted to James
X. Pumpelly This battery has, 1t is said,
been thoroughly tested and found TO give
better satisfaction than any other on the
market
The Western Storage Battery Company
also filed articles of incorporation yester
day. Its capital is placed at $1,000 The
directors are the same as those of the
name of James X. Pumpelly, inventor of
the battery TO be manufactured. appears in
place of Henry T. Hearsey II is under
stood that the two companies will act in
conjunction, using the same plant, which
will be an enlargement of the one con-
Quoted by the National Automobile and
Electric Company
Incorporated with capital OF $4,000 10
produce and sell oil and gas. The directors
are Joh1 q appel welK9o"n resiestste
Arthur w. Gillet. Charles w. Emery and
George L. Denny.
The Dorner Truck and Foundry Company
Is a new manufacturing concern that Will
operate in Logansport 1t proposes TO
manufacture electric motor car trucks.
cars car wheels, track cleaners lenders
business also a general manufacturing
business The capital stock Is 100000. OF
common stock. The articles state that the
preferred stock will pay Z per cent. interest
annually and may be redeemed at any time
on payment of accumulated interest and los
per cent of its face value, which is SO per
share The directors are j. G. Hadley.
George Ash. II. A. Dorner. S. B. Boyer and
Charles Kreis.
James Murdoch paid fee of $500 so for
filing articles OF incorporation Of the Mem
phis and Atlantic Construction Company. of
Jersey City, y. j., yesterday under the new
law The company's entire capital is ST.
600 600, OF which S200.0o0 is represented in
this State Mr. Murdoch. who is the COM
panys agent In Lafayette, Is named as the
Indiana representative on whom process
may be served. as provided by the law.