The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-24
NEW COMPANIES
JOIN "INVASI0N"
MANITOBA's LEGISLATURE INUN.
DATED WITH PETITIONS.
Men from the States Behind a New
System of Telephone for Which In
corporation Is Sought-Grain and
Brick Concerns Empowered to Trans
act Business.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Winnipeg Man, Dec. 24.-The Manitoba leg
is!ature Is Inundated with petitions asking for
lncorpora tiOn for many new companies to do busi
ness in this province, says the correspondent OF
the Commercial West. Chief among these is a
company promoted by residents Of Minneapolis
in the state Of Iowa. 1t is their intention to
establish in Winnipeg and In towns thruout the
province the dial system of telephones They
have fixed their capital stock at $1O.OO0.OOo and
estimate that it will cost them 50, 600, 900 to in
stall Il service in Winnipeg.
The dial system of telephones does away with
the central exchange. each subscriber finding ana
calling the person to whom he wishes to speak
by simply making connection by system Of
figures and bands on a dial which IS liked on
each phone. DR.. Mc1nnes of Brandon is father
ing the bill in the legislature It is understood
that several western Canadian capitalists have
secured financial interest in the enterprise and
expect strenuous opposition from the Bell Tele-
phone company, both in the house and before the
courts.
Other Companies.
Letters patent Of Incorporation have been
issued under the provisions of the Manitoba Joint
Stock companies act to the Union Grain company,
dealers in grain, produce and general merchan-
disc.
The Standard Brick & Tile company, Ltd,
has been incorpora ted under the laws of the
province, with capital stock of $4,000
| The Market Gardeners Exchange, Ltd, has
been granted letters patent of incorporation by
the lieutenant governor in council.
An application will be made at the present
session of the legislature for act to inCOrpO-
rate a company with power transact general
fire insurance business in the province Of Mani
toba. The Crown Mutual Hail Insurance COM
pany gives notice that it will apply to the legis
lature for amendment to its charter, which
will allow 1t to carry the business Of mutual
hail and mutual plate glass insurance.
| Notice is also given that application will be
made for act incorporating the Central Can
ada Railroad & Power company for the purpose
OF building electric railway to the Winnipeg
river a developing power.
Heavy Real Estate Movement.
As a proof Of the large amount of bushes:
transacted in real estate the last few weeks
1t will be noted that firm, Oldfeld & Gardi
ner, disposed Of city real estate the 1st of De
cember to the amount Of $12OO0O. Among tn,
impOr tant transfers involved are 1S0 feet In Har
grave street, opposite the L. Eaton company
site, for $4,000; twenty-five feet on the ives
side of Main to W. Henry for $225OO: 4SO lot
Winnipeg, west of Nena 81 900; twenty lots il
Abbotsford subdivision for So, 900; twenty -fv
feet on Main street. north of the track soil
for $4,000; 800 in st. Charles at $50 al
acre, $4,000.
Arrangements being completed for the erec
tion Of two large apartment blocks, and site
have already been purchased, one Broadwa
and the other adjacent to Portage avenue. Th
building on Broadway will contain suites o
from six to nine rooms, and will cost in the vi
cinity Of 100000. The building Portag
avenue will contain suites running from two t
five rooms, and will cost in the vicinity Q
S75,0O0.
IRON MOUNTAIN, MIcH.-Large additions i
the Chaplin mine OF the Oliver Iron Mining con
pany. Tn, same number Of men will be Ell
, lployed as in the boom times of 1908.
: sAuLr STE. MARIE, MIcH.-Frank Stevens
D former police captain. convicted of conspirac
E during his term Of office, sentenced to pa