The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-26
A NEW COAL COMPANY
KINGAN a CO. DIRECTORS ARE THE
INCORPORATORs.
Coal VIII BE Mined in Knox County
other Business Concerns
File Articles.

The prospective failure of natural gas,
particularly as a fuel for manufacturing
establishments. is the cause back of the
incorporation Of the Edwardsport Coal
Company in the omce OF the secretary of
state yesterday. The men named. as in
corporators and directors of the new COM
pany are the same who are chiefly inter-
ested i'm the big packing establishment of
Kingan & Co, Limited. The Kingan Com
pany determined 10 provide itself with "A
means of securing coal under the most adj
vantageous conditions possible, and to this
end secured land near Edwardsport. in
Knox county, organizing the above named
company for the purpose OF developing the
coal that lies buried In the soil.
The new organization will carry on it's
operations in both indianapolis and Ed
wardsport, and other places as the future
may determine. 1t will sell coal TO outside
parties. The capital is SO. 900, and the di-
rectors are join NJ. Shaw. Samuel Reid,
James Cunning, Robert w. Reid and John
Chestnut. The objects stated in the arti-
cles of Incorporation are ito mine. market,
handle and deal in coal and coal lands"
The papers were drawn by Messrs. Miller,
ELAN. Fesler q Miller, general counsel for
@N'hS0A u. IHt attorneys refused 10
give out any information concerning the
new company. When asked about the or
ganization Mr.. John Nj. Shaw said: .Of
course, one OF our objects in forming the
EdWaruspOrt Coal ComDany is to secure
Tor our own use fuel of a suitable quality
at as little expense as possible
Inc secretary of state and his office force
Were Kept unusually busy yesterday re-
ceiving articles Of incorporation and issu-
ing certificates thereon. The Summer AS
Ill IHEf1Ira IlNTRann - I'D f~
corporated with a capital Of $40, 600 and the
iOIoWlng directors: Solomon G. Dickey.
James r.. Moseley, Horace Hitchcock, +. l..
douglass and Adam A. krape.
The Assembly Alliance Improvement and
Loan company, also OF indianapolis, or
sahIzed with a capital of $4,000 and a
pOdru OF directors composed of Mai w.
j. Richards, lately one of the owners of
the Press, Solomon &. Dickey, l.. George.
flhy W. Bartholomew, ex-Superior Court
Judge, r. {. Hood and c. l.. Farrell. on
account OF the fact that Rev. Solomon c..
Dlckey, or the Winona Summer Assembly
AT Eagle Lake. Ind, Is an incorporation of
each OF the two concerns named, IL was
thought that the companies might have
some connection. Mr.. Dickey could not be
found at his office. but a representative
said that the two companies are entirely
separate. The Assembly Alliance Improve
ment and Loan Company Is an outgrowth
or the International Chautauqua Alliance
mat mas been I'm existence for some time
ana OF which Rev. S. G. Dickey Is secre-
tary, The object of the new company is TO
provide capital for improving summer as
semblies and building cottages on their
grounds, taking mortgages as security.
The Lafayette Engineering Company,
capitalized at $4,000. incorporated with the
following directors: Joseph \. Cougar, +
j. Cason. j. L. Westfall, +. ~. Leslie and
G. a. Norman.
The Thorntown Cooperative Telephone
Company only has $500 capital stock. yet
its board OF directors Is made up of nine
men: Sylvester V. Titus, Joseph r.. NJ. Folk,
Lewis ID. Woodcock. William IA. Masters.
Eli l.. Brown. John E.. Boyer, Lewis w.
Beesley, IA. W. Huber and Hugh Woody.
The Terre Haute * Logansport Railroad
Company notified the secretary of state
that IL mas decided 10 build two extensions
of its line. one from its present southern
terminus at Rockville in Parke county 10
the city of Terre Haute, and the other
10 form a connection between the line OF
the company and the east yard of the
Terre Haute * indianapolis Railroad Com
pany. said line 10 extend from a point
called Dewey in Harrison township, Vlgo
county, about three miles north of Terre
Haute, into the city OF Terre Haute.
Three big foreign corporations filed arti-
Cles yesterday. The largest was the great
packing house OF A. Booth q Co. OF Chi
cago. whose capital Is $3.50. 600. Its Indiana
agent is John w Atwood. OF Michigan
City. The FullertOn-Powell Hardwood
Lumber Company. OF st. Louis. designated
as it's Indiana agent g. G. Powell. OF South
Bend The Advance Thresher Company. of
Battle Greek, Mich, named Brainard 7.
Skinner. 22 South Capitol avenue. In
dianapolis. as it's agent for this State.