Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-26
STEEL COMBINE.
The United States Steel Cor
poration Beginning to Live.
Articles of incorporation Filed in New
Jersey, the Co.'s Home.
The Cap tal Stock Is $4,000. Subject TO
Lawful Increase.

corporation of the United States Steel
Corporation We're filed Monday morn
ing at the Office of the county clerk Of
Hudson county. y. j. This concern is
the gigantic Morgan-Carnegic combine.
The agent of the now corporation in
New Jersey is the Hudson Trust Co. of
II York street. Hobokcn.
The certificate Of incoI poration fol-
lows:
We. the undersigned. in order to form
corporation for the purpose herein
after stated under and pursuant to the
provisions OF the act of the LcGiSla turc
Of the state of New Jersey, entitled
An act Concerning Corporations Gtc-
vision of 1850, and the acts amenda-
tory thereof supplemented thereto do
hereby certify as follows:
1.-The name of the corporation is
United States Steel Corporation.
2-Location of principal office in the
state of New Jersey is at No. ~ Now
ARK street, in the city of HoboEcn
county of Hudson. The name Of the
agent therein and in charge there of
upon whom process against the 90; por-
alton may be served is Hudson Trust
co.
Said Office is to be the register; Office
of said corporation.
The objects for which the CORPORA
ton is formed are to manufacture iron.
steel. manganese. coke. copper, lum-
Der and other materials. and all or any
articles consisting or partly consisting
of iron, steel. copper. wood or other
materials and all or any products
thereof.
To,
lands containing coal or iron. mangcn-
eSe, stone or other ores. or oil and any
woodlands or other lands for any pur-
pose of the company.
To mine or otherwise extract o. re-
move coal ores. stone and other miner
ais and timber from any lands owned.
acquired, leased or occupied by the
company or from any other lands
To buy and sell or otherwise to deal
or to traffic in iron. steel manganese.
copper. stone. ores. coal. coke. wood.
lumber and other materials and any of
these products thereof and any article
consisting or partly consisting thereof.
To contrict bridges. buildings. ma
chinery. ships, boats. engines. ears and
other equipment. railroads. docks. slips
elevators. WaterWorkS. gas works and
electric works, viaducts. canals and
other waterways and other means Of
transportation and to sell the sam" or
otherwise to dispose thereof or to
maintain and operate the same. except
that the company shall rot maintain
or operate any railroad or canal in tho
state Of New Jersey.
To apply for. obtain. register. pur-
chase. lease or otherwise to acquire.
and to hold. own, operate and intro
duce and to sell, assign or otherwise to
dispose of amy trademarks. trade
names. patents. inventions. improve
mcntS ANA processes used in construc-
ton with or secured under letters pa
tent Of the United States or elsewhere
or otherwise. and to use. exercise, de
vclop. grant licenses in respect Of. or
otherwise to turn to account any such
trademarks. patents. licenses. processes
and the like. or any such property o.
rights.
To engage IN any other rranufactur".
mining. construction or transportation
business Of any kind or character,
What socvcr, and to that end to acquire,
hold. own. and dispose of any and all
property. assets. stocks, bonds and
rights Of any and every kind, but not
to engage in any business here under
which shall require til" exercise Of tho
right Of eminent domain within the
state of Now Jersey.
To acquire by purchase subscription
or otherwise. and to hold on dispose of
stocks. bonds. on any other obligation
or any corporation formed for. OF then
or Heretofore engaged in or pursuing
any one or more of the kinds of bust
ness, purposes, objects or operations
above Indicated or owning or holding
any property Of any kind herein men
toned; or of any corporation owning or
holding tho stocks or the obligations of
any such corporation.
To hold for investment. or otherwise
to use sell OF dispose of any stock.
bonds or other obliGa tons of any such
OF her corporations: to aid in any man
ncr and corporation whose stocks.
bonds or other obligations are held or
are in any manner guaranteed by the
company and to do any other acts or
things for the preservation. protection.
Improvement or enhancement of the
value of any such stock, bonds or other
obligation. or to do any acts or things
designed for any such purpose; and
or other obligations. to exercise all the
rights powers and privileges of owner
ship thereof. and to exercise any ana
all voting power thereof.
The business or purpose of the com
pany is from time to time to do any
one or more of the acts and things
herein set forth: and it may conduct
its business in other states. and In the
territories and in foreign countries ana
may have one Office or more than one
office and keep the books of the com
many outside of the state of New Jer-
sew except as otherwise may be pro-
yided by law and may hold, purchase,
mortgage and convey real and personal
property either in or out of the state
of New Jersey.
Without in any particular limiting any
of the objects and powers of the corpora
ton it is hereby expressly declared and
provided that the corporation shall hay"
mower to issue bonds ana other ohliga-
mons in payment for property purchased
or ac1ured by it. or for any other object
in or about its business; to mortgage or
nlcdca any stock, bonds or other obliGa-
lions; by it issued or incurred to suaran-
toe any dividends or bonds or contracts
ar ot her oblcat tons: tn make and per-
form contracts Of any kind and dcScrip-