The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-11

pany. The new concern Is a limited liabil-
ity company with capital OF Sz2SoVp.
1t will be known as the Siemens-Schukert
Works.
The Pittsburg Railways Company, oper-
ating the traction lines in that city, has
voluntarily advanced the wages or 5000
the increase to take effect from Dec. 1.
1902, and &c be paid to all who continue
In the service of the company until July
], 1903. The advance gives the men who
have been in the employ of the company
three years "A cents an hour.
The annual meeting of the Standard Steel
Car Company was held at Pittsburg on
Tuesday. The board Of directors was: IN
creased from seven to eleven members. Inc
new directors are r. b. Mellon. K. III. Jen-
nings, j. d. Brady, l.. G.. Woods ana Henry
r. Rea. The old officers were reelected.
President Hansen reported that the Butter
plant was operating TO its capacity, that
the business for the past year was very
fiattering and that the future was excep-
tionally bright.
A bill has been introduced in the Illinois
Senate by Senator Campbell intended 10
prevent the assignment of earned or I'M
earned wages, unless written notice, To-
gether with copy of such assignment, De
given within ten days after making the
same to the person, firm or corporation
from whom such wages or salary are que,
and unless also, such person, firm or cor
poration shall within said ten days after
consent IN writing to such assignment. The
bill is recommended by the Bureau OF JUS
tice of Chicago.
National Broommakers' Union No: 2.
the Whittier Broom Company and the van
duran Company, of Grand Rapids. began
suit in chancery at Detroit on Monday
against Warden Alonzo Vincent, OF the
State Prison at Jackson, Governor Bliss
and the members of the board OF controi
of the prison, asking that contract re-
Gently made with the Illinois Broom COM
pany, of Chicago, TO hire out convicts az
jackson to manufacture brooms at %
fo danl
as against the laws of Michigan. An IN
junction is asked restraining any carrying
out of the contract
Application was made in the Court OF
Chancery at Trenton, N. j., on Tuesday
for the appointment of a receiver for the
Indian Territory Illuminating OH Company,
and also for an injunction restraining the
company, Elizabeth M. Bates adminsua-
conducting the business. Application was
also made for an order compelling them 10
disclose what stock has been Issued by
the company, what are its assets and ma
biiities, what profits 1t has made and to
whom they have been paid. The suit Is
brought by the Phoenix Oil Company. the
Usage Oil Company yos and the g Mechanics
BENJAMIN Morgan, a member OF the Brit
ish Industrial Commission. which has re-
Gently returned from making an exhaustive
inquiry into the industrial and business
possibilities of South Africa spoke Tues
day at the Royal Colonial Institute on
trade conditions in South Africa He said
the British manufacturers had already lost
heavily TO American and German frms
because the latter did not walt for the
country to settle down after the war, but
had representatives on the spot and booked
large orders for quick delivery as soon as
peace was declared. The speaker contended
that British goods. however. were the best
in the world, and declared that the Afri-
handlers preferred them, and only place
their orders to foreign firms because Of low
prices and quick delivery.
At a meeting of a number OF distillers
and wholesale whisky dealers at Louis
VILE on Tuesday preliminary plans were
formulated for the organization OF mu-
tual fire insurance company 10 carry the
risks ON whisky in bond and distillery
property Figures submitted to the meet
ing by Secretary T. M. Gilmore. OF the
Kentucky Distilers' Association. tended
to show that 30 to IS per cent In premiums
could be saved by the formation OF the
company. The company is TO be known
as the Distillers' and Liquor Dealers Mu-
tual Insurance Company, and the insurance
committee of the distillers' association was
instructed to draw up the plans OF the
company and submit them TO the Kentucky
insurance commissioner.