The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-28
CENTRAL TOOL COMPANY
ENGLISH CAPITALISTS WILL BUILD
FACTORY AT J~ONESBORO.
KoLomo Steel and Wire May
Fight ne Trust-Other New
Associations.

The fact that Indiana is a ~favorite State
for the investment Of English capital was
again demonstrated yesterday by the fling
in the secretary Of states Office OF articles
Of incorporation of the Central Tool Com
pany. OF Jonesboro, Grant county. Indiana,
by Ferdinand Winter. representing the En-
glish capitalists who organized the COM
pany. The incorporators are J. II. Rogers.
Of Sunex. England; John f. NJ. Rogers, his
son. formerly of the same place. but now
residing in Marion. Ind: Charles NJ
Stuart, of Chicago, and Herbert l.. Marks,
of Marion. All of these men with the ex-
ception of Mr.. Marks were interested as
principal owners Of the Norwood Com
pany, a concern that made tin and terne
plates in Gas City, Ind. and which was
purchased some time ago by the American
Tin Plate Company, commonly known as
the trust.
The Messrs. Rogers brought Mr.. Stuart
with them from England when they came
TO this country to start the tin plate plant
in West Virginia known as f. Norwood
& Co. and the one I'm Gas City known as
the Norwood Company. When the Gas
City plant was taken by the trust MT;
Stuart became connected with the trust ana
removed 10 Chicago. He has now returned
TO his former associates. The Central 1901
Company will manufacture edge TOOLS al
most exclusively. Its capital Is hxed In the
articles at $1,000, but the Rogers are known
10 possess practically unlimited financial re-
sources. so that the new industry may De
looked upon as one of the most important
in the State. CO.
The incorpcration OF the Kokomo Steel
and Wire Company yesterday brought 70
the secretary of state a fee big enough
TO keep the office running several months
without taking in another penny. The fee
was 81 sol 80. and il was based on a capltal-
izatfon of $780, 900. Secretary eX-
pressed it as his opinion that the new corn
pany Is a formidable rival 10 the trust;
The articles state that the company Will
engage in the manufacture of steel rods,
wire. nails. steel billetS and other iron,
steel and wire products. The directors TOT
the first year are nine In NUMBER as IoI-
lows: Albert II. Charles, James ID. henhe-
DIV, John E. Frederick, Harry WARD, AlDert
v. CCnradt, Richard Ruddell ana George
w. Charles, all of Kokomo, and Frank u.
Wickenhiser, or Huntington anu AouAS
Newman, or Marion.
The Plymouth Masonic Temple. Assocla-
ton will build a Masonic Temple IN Ine
town OF Plymouth, Marshall county, IN
fS office apartments. The directors are
LucIus Tanner, Bradley c.. ~Southworth;
oliver G.. Soice, William II. Conger ana
Roscoe A. Chase. The officers are; rTesl-
dent. Roscoe A. Chase; secretary, William
III. Conger; treasurer. Oliver 6. Solce.
The foreign Incorporation law prousnI
articles from two outside concerns yes
terday. The "Opens, Smith & W1emann
Company. manufacturer of spices and
dealers in teas, ~coffees, etc, In New YORK
filed articles and designated as their In
diana agent Alexander NJ, McCleary, Win
office in the Majestic building, this city.
Swift & Co., the big Chicago pork-packlng
establishment, capitalized at S2O'Ooo;Oo, nIed
articles yesterday. The fee paid to the
of capital invested in Indiana. The agent
is o. u. Robbins. OF Fort wayne