The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-17
SIUDEBAKERS
MAKE A CHANGE.
The Big Firm Incorporates Under
the Laws of California.
THE NEW OFFICERS
AND DIRECTORS.
San Francisco House No Longer Branch
Local Capital Is Interested.

Frederick IS. Fish, one of the leading
members of the great firm of Studebaker
Bros Il Co. of South Bend Ind, has been
in San Francisco for several days, perfect
ing new 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 its large
and important branches to ordinary home
offices, making them corporations in them
selves" said Mr.. Fish this morning. 1.-THE
object is that what has erstwhile been "a
branch may be identified as home con-
Germ, having a local management and with
local capital invested Another reason is
that it makes 1t 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
protit-sharing basis
My 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.
Ishave also inspected our branch houses at
Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane.
Our company here has been incorpo-
rated under the name of the 'Studebaker
Bros. Il Co. of California The Stude-
baker Bros. Manufacturing Company will
own controllins interest in the corpora
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oversight and attention that characterized
the business when it was conducted as a
branch.
'The San Francisco house will have as
board of directors Lloyd f. Weaver, George
A. Newhall, Daniel W. EARL, Colonel
George M. 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; vice-president,
treasurer and general manager, Lloyd f.
Weaver; secretary, Chester n. Weaver.
"The new company takes over all the
business and assets of this branch and will
continue for the present at the same loca-
ton, although We contemplate securing as
soon as practicable larger building, with
more central location. We have now four
large stores, with $4,000 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 firm has outgrovn it.
1--WE intend to make this San Francisco
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-
abed by us to get anything in the line of
vehicles that they may want. Our bust
ness here has shown a flattering increase
each year. We employ at our factories in
South Bend 1900 workmen and yet We are
unable to keep abreast of our orders"
Mr.. Fish, who is a delightful gentleman
as well as most able business man, de-
parts tonight on tho Owl train for the
south, where he will spend week at Ho-
tel del Coronado. The manager of the
new corporation Lloyd F. Weaver, is one
of the most prominent young business men
in the city, and one who is exceedingly
popular and universally respected for his
sterling character and fine abilities.