Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-27
BUSINESS NOTES.

A number Of changes among the Of.
ncial family Of the Consolidated
Wagon a Machine Company are an.
ncunced to take effect March l. The
ofces of secretary and treasurer
which have been separately held by
Nh NJ. D. Wells and Mr. Frank r.
Snow, will be blended in the person Of
Mr.. Wells, and the position Of assistant
secretary and treasurer win be created
for Mr.. Snow The latter gentlemans
resignation as treasurer was accepted
today, and VIII take effect al the close
Of business tomorrow, the 2Sth Al the
same time. two OF the well known mem
ters of the company's working force
Messrs. II II. PrOut and J. r. Burton
VIII end their connection with the In
stitutlon, their designations having
boon filed effective tomorrow Messrs.
Pr0lt and Burton VIII be the recipients
Of a banquet al the hands Of their
former associates t. be held at the
Commercial club on the evening OF
Monday next
Heber ]. Grant & Co.'S Insurance
agency Is today engaged In task
which viii be very pleasing one to
It's stock holders. This consists OF the
disbursement OF q special dividend Of
10000 q 10 per cent special on It's
capital ia addition 10 the regular divi-
bends paid during the past year. The
special dividend viii be paid to the
stockholders IN preferred stock Of the
Utah Sugar company instead OF in
cash. each share Of the insurance
agency receiving one share OF sugar
stock as the latter can be readily
cashod at 1896 TO SO. the disbursement
VIII be looked upon by the stockholders
os the same as cash Heber j Grant
4 Company have long been one of the
heaviest stockholders OF the Sugar
company and even after paying out
this 1000 shares as dividend, they
VIII retain q heavy holding, especially
OF the common stock
John Bishop and wife have transfer
red TO the Oregon Short Line Railroad
company, for consideration OF $4,000.
Gx2O rods of ground IN lot 7. block 9S.
plat A, located on the south side Of
First North street just west Of Third
West.
Il. G. WINS returned from New York
yesterday. and is az the Cullen. ne
expects TO be recalled to New York In
about 60 days 20 testify as 20 the sanity
OF Hooper Young Mr. WINS struck
New York In a big snowstorm, and
win the street and elevated roads
blockaded. he was forced To remain in
doors most OF the time he stayed there.
At o meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Sc0tt-Streveil Hardware Co. yes
terday at which the company's stock
was quite fully represented. the name
OF the firm was changed 20 the Scott
Patterson Hardware Co.. under which
name the business OF the corporation
VIII hereafter be transacted.
Today's local bank clearings amount.
ed to Si6hO0201 as against A70.16i.60 for
the same day last year.
copy OF the articles Of incorpora-
ton Of the Richmond Cooperative Mer.
camille company OF Richmond. Cache
county was flied In the secretary of
states Office today It's capital stock
Is $4,000 divided into 1900 shares OF the
par value Of $40 each. NJ w. Merrill ls
president G. T.. Merrill, vlce-presi.
dent J. w. Funk, secretary and treas.
urer
The formal consolidation OF the Cos
grif Grocer aud Wood Produce com.
nanies viii take place March IS tho
details Of the consolidation being led
TO Mcssrs. CozZens and Stevenson. Inc
respective managers OF the two con.
Germs.