The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-11

The Prussian government has given or
ders for the construction of five hundred
freight cars at the iron works at Laura
huette
The annual report of the London Stock
Exchange shows that the years profit,
91s0,000. will be divided among 1,157 pro-
prietors. whose dividend is thus Is per
cent.
Eighteen charters providing for the de-
velopment of the oil fields at Beaumont and
other Texas points, aggregatng $5.272. 900 in
capital stock, were filed with the Texas
secretary of state in two days. The in
corporators are principally Eastern AMI
Western capitalists.
The striking miners at the Jones & Ad-
ans Companys shaft No. 2. of Springfield,
ILL.,, returned to work yesterday, pending
the result of a meeting 10 be held tonight
between the representatives of the miners
and the district president on one hand and
Mr.. Adams, of the coal company, on the
other
The full amount and more of the $500, 900
issue OF the secOnd-mortgage Pan-Amer-
lean exposition bonds recently authorized
by the New York Legislature has been un-
derwritten. Subscriptions were first called
Tor on Saturday last, and yesterday morn
ing 1t was announced that they amounted
to S5l0,600.
AT the annual meeting yesterday of Bell
Eros, the Middlesborough steel firm, Sir
Lowthian Bell announced the profits for
the year to be G36OO00 In spite of all that
has been said about foreign competition
Sir Lowthian said he did not fear for In 2
future of the iron and steel trades in Great
Britain II they had anything like fair play
1t is announced that the two New York
Stock Exchange members who sold their
seats recently for $5S 900 each, the highest
price ever paid for seat. are Edward Tai
colt and Louis V. Bell. Mr. Bell is retiring
on the twenty-first anniversary of his en-
trance TO the exchange. Both men have
been among the most daring room traders
on the exchange floor.
The American Sheet Steel Company has
decided TO operate its plant at Dennson
o.. orders having been given to light the
fires Monday, April 10. few days ago
the Business Mems League brought suit
bonus of $4,000. The suit was compromised
by the steel company agreeing to operate
the plant. The mill has been idle nearly a
year
Representatives OF thirty-five of the larg-
est soap companies in the country met in
Chicago Tuesday and yesterday and formed
the American Soap Manufacturing Asso
citation. designed TO eliminate destructive
competition. James b. Mcmahon. of the
n X. Fairbank Company, is president.
Richard Colgate. of New York, is vice
president and William Peet. OF Kansas
City, is treasurer.
The New River and Kanawha Coal Com
pany and the Monongahela River Consoli-
dated Coal and Coke Company, IL is said
have perfected an agreement by which the
lower river coal markets are 10 be prorata-
ment gives the river combine exclusive con-
troll of the fuel supply of certain industries
in the river towns reservng other fuel
markets for the West Virginia products
President Kondolf, of the American
Sewer-pipe Company, known as the sewer
pipe trust. denied, yesterday. the rumors
that have been current TO the effect that
the capital stock OF the company was 10 be
increased and the Independent factories
taken into the combination. Robinson
Brothers x Co., whose plants at Akron. o.
under option. also deny that they are in the
deal.
The Amalgamated 49,. eet Metal Workers
International Association Will wage war on
the American Federation OF Labor and the
National Building Trades Council unless
certain alleged wrongs are righted. Ii was
claimed on the floor or the convention of
the association at Columbus. o.. yesterday
that the two major organizations We're
accepting the per capita tax or the asso-
citation and still permitting several in