The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-18
IT IS ALL Up NOW
ReceiverShip Ordered for New
Canning Factory,
STATUS is NOT CLEAR
Action Was Taken on AppIi-
cation of Mrs. Kuhn.

The Canning factory has started 1t
has started away from the people who
put Up their good hard cash to build it
and it viii probably land in some mans
hands who win make a whole lot Of
money out Of It. On application Of
Louise Kuhn. Judge Dale yesterday de-
rided that the business Of the Wichita
Canning company could be better man
aged by somebody else and J. D. Cott-
man was appointed receiver and given
possession OF the property.
IN so FAR as It was made TO appear to
the court the men who built the canning
factory did not have any other object
in view than the building Of the factory.
II appears from the petition that 107 peo-
pie subscribed money TO build the fac
tory. Some Of them paid their subscrip-
tions and others have not yet done so.
1t is claimed in the application that the
Industrial Association built the factory
and turned it over to the Wichita Can
hing company
1t Is also shown that the Canning com
panY bought the five lots on which the
building is located Of James Allison, pay
ing 500 down and agreeing 10 pay $500 on
the 18th Gay Of this month and they did
not have a cent 70 pay It with. 1t is rep
Resented that the company owes in ali
5000 and that It employed Charles Bis
bene 70 run the plant for eight months
agreeing to pay him for the same $500
and that Bisbeae IS here waiting TO go to
work That It viii require capital to the
amount Of 5000 70 operate the plant, and
if the petitioner is properly informed,
the company has not got eight cents.
Mr.. Cottman was required TO give bond
as a receiver in the sum OF 1900 which
Ia did az once. Business was done fast.
Al ter the bond was approved Judge Dale
ord cred him to borrow on the property
the sum Of $500 to pay Mr. James Allison
for the lots and enough more to pay
the D -emium for an insurance Of 5000 on
the bt hiding.
The l~eceiver then filed an application
70 be al lowed to advertise the plant and
sell it tso the highest bidder but Judge
Dale req 1ired a little time to think Of
this last proposition. Amidon & Comfy
are the an orneys who fled the applica-
ton for Ii 'uis Kuhn and Mr.. Amidon
gave out Il at they had a responsible
party who Evould bid IN the property for
sum equal TO all the debts against it
and would operate the plant
The Wichita Canning factory and ". D.
Cottman, NJ Fawbush, J. /. Leland w.
J. Weiric1 and r. f. Lawrence, as Off
GERS and directors Of said company, are
made the deqndants in the suit. At the
present time however, people who have
business with the Wichita Canning fac
tory, viii call on J. D. Cottman. Whether
the company was put IN the hole by the
stockholders who refused to pay their
subscriptions or whether the men who
planned this big enterprise failed TO com
prehend the full situation. could not be
learned.
Some OF the stockholders said last night
that they had the utmost faith in the
Wichita Canning factory and its man
agement They say it has been managed
just Ike the napoleons Of finance build
great railroad lines. They get municipali-
ties 10 vote the bonds to build the road
and then the machine goes into the hands
of a receiver and It is sold and the muni-
cipalities that voted the bonds wonder
how It all happened. They say they built
tie Canning factory just like some people
built railroads, but they built it Just the
same.
Just who this responsible man IS, who
IS going TO bid in the plant for the small
balance that il cost and give Wichita
hummer Of a canning factory, could not
be ascertained last night, but one hnan-
cier who is supposed to be on the ground
floor assured a reporter for the Eagle
that Mr. Amidon had him in safe reach
when the property was put up for sale.
Some OF the stockholders claim that
the total amount Of money subscribed
was $l02Q and that the factory cost
$500. Others say that they cannot see
how it cost that much money, but then
perhaps they don't know very much
about the cost Of drst-class canning fac
tories. There are some things that the
stockholders know and there is a good
deal about the canning factory that they
may find out IN the future.
1t is proposed TO have the plant put up
and sold TO the highest bidder and have
some fellow who knows how TO run it.
buy It in What some Of the more dumb
subscribers would ike TO know, is what
the receiver proposes to sell. Does he
propose TO sell all the interests in the
Wichita Canning factory for what the
company owes. which is stated TO be
g. ooo and whether au the assets Of the
company viii be included in the sale. and
Il SO. whether these unpaid subscriptions
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