The San Francisco call., 1903-01-04
@3XK@aEzggX
IlQ][\])I.,'
Ng@ 300
JANUARY.

q Affairs of theiEverett- Moore traction
syndicate placed in the hands OF
properties transferred to the Norfo k
and Western Railroad Company. All
preferred stock of the Northern Pa
cffic Railroad retired. completing ar
Tangements with the Northern Securt-
ties Company.
Panama canal property and rights Of
fered to the United. States for s4O,OO0,-
600. =
Receiver appointed for the Crude
Rubber Co.
1o. Euclid-avenue Savings and Trust
Company, Cleveland. assigns.
L.. George H. Phillips, the Chicago grain
speculator. again in financial straits.
81. Application made for receiver for
Dowie's Zion" Lace Company, Chi
cago.
8. Railway Spring Steel Company organ
lied on 5000, 900 capital.
10. City Savings Bank of Detroit forced
to suspend by defalcation of It's vice
president.
National Civic Federation holds its
first meeting in New York.
"a. United States Supreme Court denies
Jurisdiction in case of State of Mime
scta VS.. Northern Securities Company,
MARCH.
TO- Attorney General Knox files petition in
United States Court at st, Paul against
freight handlers strike. =
APRIL.
1. Central Pennsylvania bituminous coal
miners strike.
s. Pacific cable finished to Fiji Islands.
9. National Hardware and Metal Com
pany organized: capital s120 100000.
IS. centEal Pennsylvania miners. strike
IS, j. p Morgan effects an ocean steam
ship line Incorporation.
2S. United Copper Company Incorporated.
MAY. !,
5. Webb-Meyer syndicate embarrassment
causes failure of three New York
brokerage firms. City of Baltimore
sells s. the MsstsTnd nd,cas Maryland Railroad
9. United Mine Workers officials order
anthracite miners to suspend work
i pending popular vote on strike ques-
10 United States files In court at Chicago
bill in equity against the beef COM
bine.
10. United States Steel Corporation stock
holders approve the stock conversion
scheme.
20. Beef combine temporarily enjoined.
"a. Coal miners strike ordered in Virginia
and West Virginia.
JUNE.
H. Bethlehem (Pa) steel plant bought by
the United States Shipbuiiding Com
pany.
1s. Temporary. Injunction against the
stock-conversion scheme made pc: ma
nent by the New Jersey Vice Chan
cellor.
20 Illinois antitrust law annuHed by
Judge Elbridge of Chicago.
JULY.
I. Chicago freight handlers strike.
. orl liav.
AUGUST.
6. United States Cigar Company organ
lied.
8. Strike against the American Bridge
Company ordered.
II. ORGANIZATION OF the United States
Shipbuilding Company completed
u. The international Harvester Company
Incorporated.
lS. American Bridge Company strike set.
s tied.
SEPTEMBER.
4. Norfolk and Western coal strike
19. New Jersey Court Of Errors and AID.
peals dissoives Injunction against
United States Steel Corpora ton bond
%. Vandalia Railroad placed under a re-
ceiver.
%. New Orleans streetcar strike begins
%. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw re-
leases $4,000. 900 bank reserve money to
relieve the monetary srringency
81. National SAT- Company placed under
receiver.
OCTOBER.
!. International Mercantile Marine Com
pany. capital $120 900 900, succeeds the
International Navigation COMPANY
Independent Window Glass Companv
organized with a capital of 81, 900 900
3. Confert at the White House he
tween anthracite coal operators and
United Mine Workers officials ends in
failure.
S. General strike of French coal miners
ordered. General strike ordered in
Switzerland.
9. Interstate conference to consider the
anthracite strike assembled at Detroit
Is. AT White House conference anthra-
cite operators. represented by j. p
Morgan, agree to arbitra ton with the
striking miners.
16. Roosevelt's strike arbitration commits
sion accepted by President Mitchell of
the United Mine Workers. who calls a
miners convention to consider It,
IL. United States Packing Company Cbeef
21. Anthracite miners convention accents
arbitration by presidential commission
and declares the strike off
%. Vice Chancellor Emory of New Jersey
again enjoins the United States Steel
Corporations bond scheme this time
on new point.
81. Last section of the British Imperial
Pacific cable completed at Fiji Islands
NOVEMBER.
s. Reciprocity treaty with Newfound-
land signed.