The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-30
TRADE, LABOR, INDUSTRY.

Controller Coler opened bids yesterday.
for $4,000 of S1z per cent: corporate stock
OF the city of New York. Sixteen bids were
received, the highest being 1921
Representatives of Southern iron mills
met at Knoxville, Tenn, yesterday to con-
fer concerning mutual interests. and it is
believed a big association is planned to
advance Southern iron interests.
The Union Development Company. to do
mining OF all kinds, capital 81 100000, has
hled incorporation papers at Trenton, N. ].
1ncorporators: Benjamin Smith, NJ. G..
Conn, Daniel III. Foster, all of Jersey City
The report to the effect that the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Oil Company had sold
its interests at Beaumont, Tex. TO the
Standard Oil Company was formally de-
MED yesterday by the company, which de-
clareS it retains all its holdings at Beau
mont.
The orange and lemon shipments to the
East from southern California last season
aggregated % 500 cars. 1t is expected the
shipments this season will not fall short of
$4,000 cars. The orange crop of northern
California also promises to largely exceed
that Of last year.
The White Mountain Paper Company.
capital sl5, 100000 divided into $4,000 600
common stock and $5,oOo,OOO preferred per
cent. noncumuative, has been incorpo-
rated at Trenton, n. J. Incorporators: John
9. Morgan, George II. Hansel, Milton Fer
~, of New York.
A movement is on foot to organize an
order to be known as the Canadian Order
of Railwaymen, independent Of the inter-
national bodies, which control the various
orders in Canada. Those interested in the
movement are engineers. fremen, trainmen,
conductors and telegraphers.
The Hartman Steel Company, of New
Castle, Pa, yesterday closed negotiations
for the purchase of the plant of the Cuya-
hoga Steel and Wire Company at Cuyahoga
Falls The price paid was S500,0O0 the
par value of the cOmpany's capital stock
The plant, which now employs go men,
is to be enlarged at once.
day in the bankruptcy proceedings begun
last month by George w. Lederer, a the
atrical mana ger. The liabilities are $117 900
unsecured and 5000 secured Much of the
money owed is for rent, royalties and sal
aries. The assets, according to the sched-
ules, consist of unliquidated claims amount
Ing to $4,000.
charter has been issued at Dover, DEL
TO combination made up of the Vulcan
lied Fibre Company and the Kartavart
Manufacturing Company, of Wilmington,
the American Hard Fibre Company, of
Newark, Del and the Latimer Fibre Com
pany of Boston, with a capitalization of
s4.O00.000 This. it is stated, will leave only
two hard fibre companies I'm the country
outside of the combination.
Officials of the Illinois Central have de-
cided to make special effort this year to
settle home seekers in the States of Ken
lucky, Tennessee. Mississippi and Louis
lana. on Nov. 10 the company will start
an excursion for all points of interest in
the States named. and the guests of the
road will be land agents and immigrant
AGENTS from all over the West and North
west. The excursion Will be conducted by
Capt j. +. Merry. assistant general pas
senger gent for the company.
The Grand Trunk Railway system
through the Botsford-Jenks Company Of
Port Huron. has completed the details OF a
scheme that will give that road continu-
Gus chain Of connections for the shipment
of grain from Duluth and Port Arthur ele-
vators to Leith. Scotland. where new ele-
vator has Just been finished. A steel ship
building plant Will be constructed at St.
Clair Mich, and eight boats built TO carry