The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
Horace McGay Elected President,
william kortune Vice President,
A. e. :ae-rEer Treasurer.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
PREPARATIpNs MADE To EXAMINE
ArF!IRs OF COMPANY.
Executive aad Legal Committees VIII
Meet at c! numerical Club ro-Mor-
row Afternoon mt O'clock

The organizs.tio Of the Gas Consumers
League was Perfected yesterday afternoon,
when the gsIsral committee OF the league
met at the commercial Club and elected
officers and appointed committees to serve
during the mkt year.
The following officers were elected: Hor-
ace Mckay. president: William Fortune,
vice presiden1 Col. c. z. Merriheld, secre-
tary, and Albert e. Metzger, treasurer.
Alfred +. Pctts, who has been prominent
IN the fight 10 save the Consumers Gas
Trust Comply, declined the nomination
for presidenf stating that. although he
appreciated tsie honor. he believed 1t bet
ter for the sause that his position be
merged with THAT OF the league. Herman
Ldeber also tdeclined on account of ILL
health.
A MEETING TOMORROW.
The organffat Of the league will be
completed within few days. Tomorrow
at O'Clock Che executive and legal COM
rnittees will sneet at the Commercial Club
10 organize ind outline the work, and on
Tuesday the financial committee will meet
at the Coma ercial Club. II is generally
understood as1ong the leaders of the league
that the ore1tnization is not temporary
one. but is to, continue throughout the year,
or until thefConsumers' Gas Trust Com
pany has bdn placed on a basis beyond
fear OF DISRUPTION. 1t will cooperate close
ly with the tnembers OF the board of d.
rectors. whos are throwing their influence
&c save the ..ompany.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
The plan If organization. with recon-
mendations Sn the different standing COM
mittees, wasz submitted yesterday as fol-
--sows:
The objefs of this association are to
maintain thu Consumers Gas Trust Com
pany for thf benefit of the people OF In
dianapolis aJfd to resist in all lawful ways,
by moral SUPPORT and financial assistance,
all schemes fof every character intended,
either directly or indirectly, to divert said
company frcsn its original purpose.
The mans cement of this association
shall be intlSlsted to the following officers
and committees:
Il A pressdent. vice president, secretary
and TREASURED. whose duties shall be those
usually imposed upon such officers.
- An executive committee, which shall
give general supervision and direction TO
the work tofbe accomplished.
%. A france committee, which shall
have chargetof the financial affairs of the
association did the collection Of funds.
"a A legas COMMITTEES. which shall devise
- the cosxs{. TO be taken in carrying out
the objects " the organization.
which shall 1--WE its sdvics as to experts or
others who snay be employed by this asso-
citation. and fnake suggestions as to plans.
&c. A orsmittee 10 be known as public
and legislative, the duty Of which shall be
70 enlighten khs public upon all matters per-
<aining TO Me work as II progresses, to
arouse the SublIc interest, and TO exert Its
influence IND securing proper legislation If
Zach of said committees shall have
power to ala to its number, upon a two
thirds vote * its members; TO elect a chair
man, a sec5stary and such subcommittee
as may be Thought advisable.
Officers this association shall be
officio members OF the various committees"
The COMMITTEES.
Members bf the different committees OF
the league lYere elected as follows:
Executive. Committee-Oran Perry, Will
liam Fortuise. A E. Met=ger. John b. Con-
ner. Hilton 81. Brown. FRANKLIN Vonnegut,
c. e Merrsield w. c. Van Arsdel Alfred
f. Potts, William Z. English and Herman
Lieber.
Finance Committee - Thomas Madden,
Gustav A. tchnull, NJ. s. Huey, Thomas H.
Spann. Frs<lk H. Olin, Lorenz Schmidt.
Walter H. Eastman, Carr H. Lieber. Frank
Bowers.
Legal ccinmittee-Lawson NJ. Harvey.
pxia B. haa MBFide eaI M
Denny, Merrill Moores, w. p. Kappes,
James p eaksr; Henry Marrum Charles
n T5OnDsi1 Edgar "A A. H TSOyD;d L. B. Swift
Committed on Experts and Plans-Morris
De Frees. Charles c. Brown. b, ]. T: Jeup.
F1anR FanT4e 5 MnSP
Victor X. Hendricks. Joseph Schaf. Henry
SEVERN, L. 81 Gibson. e. j. Collins, Charles
w. Brouset III. c. Hendrickson, ]. ID. For
rest. CharIis p. Greene. E. A. Hendrickson,
August NJ. tKuhn, James L. Reach, II. c.
sm lns red NJ v, sSeh%aP Dr. r1Ds s.
N. F. Buffer. r. L. Dorsey. Horace G.
Starr, w. CARRIER, J. A. Hanson, William
Fred NJ. Htrron, c. E. Coffin. George Hitz,
Charles Ktauss. Thomas c. Day, w. Il.
c. F. Smith. T. A Randall, Francis H.
Gavisk John ". Cooper John D. Holiday,
Henry Kafsn. c. F. Nj. Cook.
HARD FIGHT IN PROSPECT.
The equalization will make a long and
hard tight hor the continuance of the Con-
sumers' Chs Trust Company. The COM
mittee on iexperts and plans will follow
closely thefwork OF such experts as may be
employed ~ the board of directors of the
Consumers Gas Trust Company to investi-
gate and ihport on the methods Of making
artificial gts and supplying II by means OF
the mains talready laid.
The various other committees will likewise
follow thef part OF the work SO that the
league VIII be we'll informed as TO the
affairs Of fhe company as the directors II
Is said th3t John p Frenxel will attempt
10 tire Dat the opposition by delaying
action andl will seek to ind a valuable use
for the aEcureka Investment Company
which Will be in the background while the
legal fightfis in progress.
The certificates held by the Eureka Com
pany have snot been transferred on the books
OF the Consumers' Gas Trust Company, but
still stands in the names of those who ex-
changed tSem for Eureka stock. 1t is be-
lisved thaf the Eureka will refuse 10 accept
the per fcent TO be paid the Consumers
Gas Trustf certificate holders because OF the
supposed change in the legal status that
IL would tSing about.