The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-23
SUITS MULTIPLY
 AGAINST CAR CO.
Many Petitions Filed to Have it
 Adiudged Bankrupt
RECEIVERS ARE APPOINTED
Judge Jones Names Thomas A. Giles pie and Thomas G. Bush Receivers, Empowering Them to Carry
 on the Business.

A petition in involuntary bankruptcy was filed against the Southern Car and Foundry Company yesterday. The peti- titioning creditors were the Ross-Mee- han Foundry Company, Eagle Iron Com pany and Wheeling Corrugating Compa- ny, Tennessee and West Virginia cor porations The aggregate amount of in debtedness is about 5000. The petition sets forth that Judge Clark of Chatta- nooga appointed o. L. Hurlburt of Chat tanooga as receiver on July IS.
 Captain Bush Receiver.
 The troubles of the company are be- coming more threatening. A dispatch from Trenton showing a new applica- ton and receivership appointment is as follows
 Proceedings at Trenton.
 Trenton, N. J., July 22.-Proceedings were instituted today in the United States court to have the Southern Car and Foundry Company declared bank rupt. This is the company for which Thomas Gillespie of West Orange, N. J., was last week appointed receiver by Judge Kirkpatrick In the United States circuit court upon the application of the Standard Steel Car Company of Pennsylvania, and others. The bank ruptcy proceedings are instituted by the same complainants and have for their purpose the saving to the creditors or property belonging to the company that has been attached in Tennessee and Alabama. where the companys plants are located. Thomas G. Bush of Bir- mingham, Ala, has been appointed in inc limited States circuit court as receiv- CT in addition to Thomas Gillespie, who was appointed last week.
 Further Trouble.
 The following dispatch from Montgom- cry gives another chapter in the troubles of the company:
 Judge Jones Acts.
 Montgomery, July 22.-An order was to- night issued by Judge Thomas G. Jones in the United States court declaring Thomas A. Gillespie and Thomas G Bush receivers of the Southern Car ant Foundry company. Attorneys John F Tillman of Birmingham and Beaie O Philadelphia came to Montgomery toda, to see Judge Jones, and the order is th' result of their conference.
 Nearly One Million Represented.
 The attorneys represented creditors t' the amount of nine hundred thousand dollars, and on this showing the follow ing order was issued:
 And now, on this, the 22d day of July 19O3 comes the Decatur Car Wheel an' Manufacturing company praying for tn modification of the order heretofor' made in re Southern Car and Foundr! company In bankruptcy; and it appearinl to the court that receivers of the South ern Car and Foundry company have beei appointed by the Circuit court of tn United States for the Eastern district o Tennessee, and that involuntary proceed ings in bankruptcy have been commences against the said Southern Car and Foun dry company in the United States Dis trict court for the district of New Jersey and that similar proceedings in bank ruptcy have been instituted in the east
 
 ern and also in the southern division o the Northern district of Alabama.
 Receivers to Continue Business.
 "It further appearing to the court tha the plants of said Southern Car an' Foundry company have been shut dow and the employees have been drifting away, and that great loss will result t the creditors if the plants continue to b shut down pending the decision to al what court properly has Jurisdiction O said bankruptcy proceedings, the court f of opinion that it is to the interest o creditors and of all concerned that tn property of the Southern Car and Foun dry company situated in the Northern district of Alabama be put in the hand of receivers to conserve the assets an