The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-25
LINE TO M%ARTINSVILLE
COMPANY FILES ARTICLES WITH
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Charles Finley Smith Heads the Lo-
cal Capitalists-Other Business
Concerns Incorporated.

The incorporation in the secretary OF
states office yesterday of the Indianapolis
& Martinsvnle Rapid Transit Company
was one of the preliminary steps in a plan
by which the cities of Indianapolis and
M~artinsville will in the near future be con-
nected by an electric interurban railroad.
The company has a capital of sl0o. 600. Its
incorporators and directors are Charles
Finley Smith, Emmett NJ. Smith, Amory
t. Irwin, Philip Goetz and John B. Bright.
Charles Finley Smith, who was president
of the Waverly Bicycle Company until it
was transferred to the trust, was the chief
incorporation in the United States Develop
ment Company, organized about a week
ago. The proposed new interurban line has
no connection with similar roads proposed
to run to Martinsville. 1t will have its own
right of way secured from private land
owners. although the articles of incorpora-
ton state that it will use the public high
way. The construction of the new line is
expected to begin next week and TO be
finished within sixty days. Report has it
that the road will parallel the l. & V.
Another road will be built, as indicated
by articles Of Incorporation filed with the
secretary of state yesterday. The Wash
AtSlOH q LOOSOOlSe railway company
with a capital of $4,000, will run a line of
steam railroad from Washington, in Da-
viess county, TO Loogootee, in Martin coun-
~, a distance OF about seventeen miles.
The directors are L. K. Graham. Joseph 3.
Graham, M F. Burke and A. +. Capel, Of
Washington, Ind, and Samuel w. Glover,
o. Cincinnati. The Mr.. Cabel who is one
or the directors of the company is a prom
inent coal mine operator OF the firm OF
Cabel * Kaufman. The new road is to be
cnleny a coal road. That the project Is re-
garded as a profitable one is indicated by
the list of stockholders which follows: j.
Burkhold and Lowell F.. Hobart, of Cincin-
natl. o.; |. /. McCawley, OF Clay City. ILL.,:
r. A Lawiy, Covinston,r KY; Charles
Barnes DAYTON, NY, A Il. ANDREWS ana
j A. Andrews, Newport, Ny.
The organization of the Payne Canning
Company, of Edgerton, Allen county, by
Ohio men indicates that this State is an
excellent field for such an enterprise, and
also that the fine crop reports received
from Indiana are exciting the interest of
outside investors. TIL new company is cap
italiZed at 5000. Its directors are l.. &. PO-
land, Fred Paul, N. E. Prentice and Henry
Birkhold. of Payne, o.. and H. w. Waters.
OF Batson, o.
The ranks of the independent glass fac
tories were added to yesterday by the or
ganization of the Progress Window Glass
Company. of Matthews, Ind, one of the
prominent gas belt cities; The company
and directors are Henry Charles, Francis
Comtat. Charles Mayer and George Scheir-
Manu., Of Matthews, Francis Scheirmann,
Of Eaton, and Gustave Scheirmann and
Jean Baptiste Criner, of Muncie.
A unique company is the Charlottesville
Rural Telephone Company, of Hancock
county, formed yesterday with a capital
of only $500. divided into shares of $3.50
each, for the purpose of furnishing tele-
phone service to the incorporators free of
charge. The directors are Robert s. N.
Oldham, Daniel Pearson. David Bundy,
James McClannon and Winfield S. Lam.
The Lane family, of Muncie. organized a
company yesterday with a capital Of So, 900
to carry on a general mercantile business.
The directors. who are also the incor-
porators, are d. F., John and Jesse A.
Lane.