The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-16
THREE LOCAL CONCERNS
THEIR COMBINED CAPITAL STOCK
AMOUNTS TO $4,000.
Block Bridge and Cu1vert Company
and Marion County Realty Com
pany-Other Associations.

indianapolis capital again made itself felt
yesterday in the secretary of states office.
OF the three Indianapolis concerns filing
articles of Incorporation, their combined
amount represented $4,000. OF these the
largest amount is in the Marion County
Realty Company, which is $4,000. The next
largest is that of the Block Bridge and
Culvert Company, with a capitalization Of
$4,000. This company has been building
bridges for some time, but not corpora
ton. Benjamin Blair has patent on a
peculiar make of block for bridges and Gull
verts. The bricks are made of shale, vitri-
fed and otherwise treated with chemicals.
which is said to make them very strong
and thoroughly impervious to water. A
representative of the company yesterday
said that already sixty bridges made OF
this particular make of brick are now in
use in Marion county 1t is said that a
number Of contracts have been made with
interurban companies which purpose to
run lines into this city. a bid will also be
made for the erection of the new Washing
ton-street bridge. 1t was said that as the
bricks are made with large holes running
from each end they would hardly do for
bridge purposes, but member of the COM
pany said that bridge was built at Pur-
due University for the purpose OF a test.
ana was so strong that 1t withstood
pressure of l16,OOO pounds, representing 5000
pounds to the square inch. The company
proposes TO erect its warehouses in this
city, and at this place all material will be
handled In a short time, it is said, the
company VIII erect its own plant for the
making of brick 1t is likely that this plant
viii be erected at Brazil, as it is necessary
to be near the shale fields. The incor-
porators are William w. Baker, Willet b.
Blair, Everett Wagner, Benjamin l.. Blair
and Hills F. Hackedorn. A meeting will
be held tomorrow night, and the stock
holders will elect officers and make ar
rangements for the erection of their ware
The Marion County Realty Company.
which filed articles of incorporation with
$4,000, Is composed of Pearson Mendenhall,
Frederick "A. Joss and Floyd A. Woods.
The company proposes to buy, hold and
sell all kinds of real estate.
he indianapolis Automobile and Bicycle
Association was another local company
filing articles yesterday The company is
capitalized at $1,000. The directors are
William r. Watson. G.. l.. Westing, d. E.
Kreitlein, Conrad Mueller, Frank Staley,
Carl CT. Fisher, George G. Deitch, II. V.
Smith, Gustav Habich and Arthur Newly.
The Merchants Traction Company pro-
poses to operate line of electric railroad
out of the city of Anderson 10 Middletown.
The capital stock is $4,000. The directors
are Henry j. Stein. Joseph A Minchoft,
Eugene Buckley, Adam Zwiekey,
Abraham Winslow, Solomon l.. Van Petten
ana James s. Shackleford.
The Kennedy x holland Telephone Com
pany also filed articles Its capital Is $500.
The company proposes to erect in the
town of Markleville a telephone line and
exchange. The directors are William Ken
nedy, Lee Judd, w. L. Gale, j. b. holland
and Albert holland.
Day Brothers Company, of Winchester,
Is a new general department store which
Incorporated yesterday The capital is s25,-
600. The directors are John E. Day, William
l.. Day and Joseph Day.
The c. w. White Lumber Company in
creased its capital stock from $4,000 to
$4,000
The directors Of the Modes Glass Com
pany of Hamilton county gave notice to
the secretary of state that through the
proper legal proceedings in the Circuit
Court the name of the company had been
changed to read "Modes-Turner Glass
Company"