The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-30
Within the Last Five Days the Fees
from This Source Have Aggre-
gated Nearly $4,000.
GIGANTIC TRACTION COMPANY
FORT WAYNE, LOGANsPORT, LAFAY-
ETTE AND LIMA CONCERN.
The Capital Amounts to S7,5OO,OOO-
Other Industries Added to In
diana's Long List.

The secretary of states office has been a
busy place this week Papers representing
many millions OF dollars have been fled
The total fees for the last five days OF this
week have amounted in round numbers to
sls.650. Yesterday was another banner day,
the fees a~ggregating $40. 5000 less than
those of the preceding day. seventy-hve
hundred dollars Of yesterdays receipts were
from a new gigantic traction company
whose capital stock is s7,5OO,O00. The name
OF the company is the Fort Wayne, Logans-
port, Lafayette & Lima Traction Company,
and represents the absorption of a number
of small roads with an increase of stock.
amounting to 1900 shares. of which 10000
shares are common stock and 1900 pre-
ferred. The lines of the company will be
in the counties of Tippecanoe, White, Car
roll. Cass, Miami. Wabash. Huntington AL
len. De Kalb. Noble, Lagrange. Steuben,
Grant, Adams and Wells. connecting the
principal cities in that part of the State.
Among the stockholders of the company
are many well-known and experienced trac-
ton magnates.. The board of directors is
Payne, Stephen b. Fleming, j. lowering
Jones, Randall Morgan, George F. McCul-
Loeb. Bayard Henry. Hugh J. McGowan
and Charles Murdoch. The company's main
office will be at Fort Wayne, Ind.
This new corporation owns no interurban
lines at present. 1t controls the city street
car systems in Fort Wayne, Logansport
and Lafayette, but it Is understood the
merging of several interurban lines that
will make a continuous line from Lima, o.,
to Lafayette Is contemplated and will be
effected within the near future. s. b.
Fleming. who is one of the directors of the
corporation, Is general manager Of a COM
pany that is constructing a line from Fort
Wayne TO Lima. Fleming H. G.. Paul, of
Fort Wayne. and Charles and Sam T. Muir
dock. of Lafayette, directors of the new
corporation, held a meeting yesterday aft
erncon at the Columbia Club, but at its
close no information was given out other
than that the general plans of the organi-
cation had been discussed. 1t was stated
that officers we're not elected at this meet
ing.
OTHER INTERPRETATIONS.
Papers Incorporating the Home Buying
and Loan Association of Marion were filed.
The capital stock of the company is $500
in 500 shares. Its purpose is to create an
accumulation fund to be used in the making
of loans and advances on real estate, not
only in Marion but throughout the State.
The directors for the first year are ]. B..
Mcintyre. Amos p. Messler, Ishmael Mess
Ter, William A. Jackson, G. G. Mathews, L.
c. Simmons. c. l.. Smith, DIR. Frank Loder
and Is. 5. Horne.
Another reaI-estate company was incor-
porated at Mishawaka, Ind. 1t is 10 be
known as the M~ishawaka Home Realty
estate transactions, but will deal in insur-
ance collections. Ten thousand dollars rep
resents its capital stock. which is in 100
shares OF 800. The company was incorpor-
ated by Clinton II. Crabill, Abner B.
Graham and DIR. F. Herbert Irwin, all of
MiShawaka-
the Connersville Sanatorium Company the
board of directors was authorized to issue
preferred stock TO the amount of $4,000.
William j.. Porter Is president and c.. A.
Chambers is secretary of the cOmnanv
ORDER OF PESTALOZZI.
A new thing among the Indiana school
teachers was Incorporated yesterday. 1t is
the Supreme Order of Pestalozzi of Ameri-
ca, which in nearly every respect resembles
a Greek letter fraternity. with ritual, pass
word. secret grip. initiation and fraternal
aims The one difference is that member
ship is not invitational but open TO anyone
with a teachers license. The Incorporating
officers are:
Supreme instruction.. C.. Holley. Dun
kirk. Ind.
Supreme Counselor-S. L. whlpple,
Portland, Ind.
Supreme Secretary-A. B. Grove, Port
Supreme Treasurer-Francis Grove, Port
land. Ind.
Supreme Chaplain-Myra S. Holley, Dun
kirk, Ind.
Supreme Inner Guard-Elizabeth Williams,
Supreme Outer Guard-w. T. Stratten,
Como, Ind.
Supreme Sergeant-at-arms-John c. Strait
ten, Bloomington, Ind.
Another organization for mutual pro-
lection and social enjoyment Incorporated
yesterday is the Kossuth Aid and Beneft
Society and Social Club, OF South Bend.
Following are the directors: Joseph
Hoffer, Louis Kowatch, Thomas Madorosi,
NJ. w. Kitkowski, Emery Simon and Peter
j. Atvas, all of South Bend.
A certificate of the issuance of preferred
stock OF the johnson Elevator Company
was yesterday filed with the secretary of
state. II Is TO the amount of SO. 500 in lbs
shares of 500 each. upon such terms as the
board of directors see fit.
Fort Wayne is the seat of many new
concerns DR.. Kings Medical Institute is
the latest addition, incorporated with a
capital OF $4,000. The company will com
pound medical ingredients and manufacture
surgical instruments. The directors for the
first year are Fred M. Grummon, Charles
l.. Noble, Henry c. Stopher, Carlton E..
Hodsell, Frank j. Rich, VIM. H. Noll and
George a. McCardy.
The Fisher Oil Company, of this city. was
incorporated with a capital stock of 10000.
Emanuel Fisher is president, G. "A. Efroym-
son is vice president and Louis Wolf
secretary and treasurer.