The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-08
TRADE, INDUSTRY, LABOR.

The United States Graphotype Company,
Albany Yesterday with a capital of s.. 500 600
to deal in printing machinery and to carry
on a general publishing business.
Three hundred employees of J. Caps &c
Sons clothing factory, at Jacksonville.
Ill, went strike yesterday because the
head cutter had been removed on charge
of coercing employees TO join the Garment
Makers Union.
At a meeting in London yesterday of the
shareholders Of Byrant & Main, makers of
matches. 1t was agreed tc issue s., $50 600
debenture bonds for the purpose of pur-
chasing, I'm conjunction with the Diamond
Match Company, a large tract of pine
lands in California.
1t is expected that 100000 worth of
steel steamships will be built on the Amer
lean side of the great lakes for service
in 1903, says a dispatch from Duluth.
Twenty-four freight ships are under con-
tract and every berth at the lake yards is
filled for the entire winter
The State Department has received from
A NJ. Beaupre, secretary of the legation
at Bogeta. the translation Of a decree in
creasng the Colombian customs duties so
per cent. on all classes of foreign mer-
chandise imported into the country. The
increase went into effect July l.
committee in charge of the readjust-
ment of the capitalization for the Distilling
Company of America has announced
through its chairman that the holders of
more than two-thirds of the preferred stock
have deposited their shares under the plan
of conversion. which is now declared opera
tive.
President Curran presided yesterday at
Leicester. England. at the opening of the
annual meeting OF the British Trades Union
Federation. He urged an understanding
between the workers of Europe and Amer
lea TO meet the effects OF international cap
italism. The membership, of the federation
was reported at 419.00O
Announcement is made by the Slos-
Sheffield Steel and Iron Company, of Bir-
mi wit bdraxx
from the pig-irOn market The company
sold its production for this year and over
half Of it's production for the first six
months OF the coming year. Six furnaces
belonging TO the company are in full opera
ton.
The plant of the Troy. IN. " Steel Com
pany was sold yesterday at auction by
direction OF the State Supreme Court TO
satisfy a Judgment. a. +. Donovan, of st.
Louis, was the successful bidder at S525.-
O0 The company had capital of 5000
GOO II. H. Rogers of the Standard Oil
Company. and J. z. Morgan are supposed
10 have had an interest in the plant
The hearing Of the forty-fve Injunction
cases that have sprung out OF the attempt
TO corner July new cats has been post
pOned at Chicago for one week Over
thirty lawyers appeared in court yesterday
and Wrangled over continuance. After a
conference OF Judges Chytraus and Chef
lain. who issued the injunctions il was
decided that the former should hear all
the cases.
pany. which was recently projected at Iron
ton. O., with capital stock OF 81. zoo 000 10
develop iron and coal interests in Tennes-
see. vas perfected yesterday at Sulphur
Springs. Ga An iron and steel plant is
20 be located in the central portion OF the
mineral district on the Alabama Georgia
lire near Nixon Station, at an expenditure
OF 81 10000.
With the issue OF Aug. IA the Marine Re
view and Marine Record viii appear in
conjunction Both papers have been con-
soiidated under the title Marine Review
and Marine Record and will be published
from the ONCE or the Marine Review Pub
fishing Company Cleveland The Marine
Record was established In 1873 and has
appeared continuously since. The Marine
Review was established IN 1850.
The various oyster canning AMI packing
companies IN Mississippi, Louisiana and
Alabama Will. IL is said. combine under
head With capital OF 81 600, 0oo.
financed oy the Hibernia investment Com
pany Of New Orleans. The movement has