The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03
N. R. Aliens Sons Company In.
corporated at Madison With
Capita Stock Of $500, 900
CENTRAL COMPANY IN DEAL
Big Kenosha Plant However Will Be
Operated as Before Under the
Management of Charles w.
and Nathan Allen

The N. r. Aliens Sons tannery is
no more for today state charter
was issued at Madison for the incor-
poration Of the N. r. Aliens Sons
Company, and this company will take
over the business of the big Kenosha
tannery. The Kenosha Institution
has not capitulated to the United
States Leather Company, but it is
stated on absolute authority that the
Central Leather Company will have
an interest in this new concern. The
amount of this interest has not been
made public, but it is asserted that it
will not be a controlling interest.
The articles of incorporation show
that the new company will have a
capital stock of 5000 and the in
corporators are Charles w. Allen,
Nathan r. Allen and Edward c..
Theirs. The first meeting of the
stockholders and directors Of the new
company has not as yet been held and
the officers will not be named until
after this meeting. AT the present
time all of the stock of the new con-
Germ is held by c. w. Allen, Nathan
Allen and E. c. Theirs, it being I'M
derstood that Mr.. Theirs holds the
incorporator's share.
For several weeks there have been
rumors of changes at the big tannery.
The travelling men of the company
had been called in off the road and
the work of taking inventory has
been under way. However no linking
of the plans of the managers of the
big plant could be secured as they
were anxious that no indication of
their plans be given out until after
the charter of the new company had
been issued by the Secretary of State.
Nathan Allen, who has been in
charge of the engineering of the
change in the firm, was seen and Ia
an interview he stated that there was
but little to be said in regard to the
change. "Few large businesses are
now operated under partnership, "
he said, "and we deemed it wise to
organize this company. | can say
that at the present time the stock Of
the company is all held by my brother
and myself but the Central Leather
Company will have an interest in the
business. There will be absolutely
no change in the business so far as
Kenosha is concerned and the plant
will continue operation under the di-
OS ~
There will be absolutely no changes
of any nature at the present time"
The Central Leather Company,
which it is admitted will have hand
in the management of the company
later, is new organization. It is
known that this company now holds
ninety per cent of the capital stock of
the United States Leather Company,
and during the past few weeks the COM
pany has purchased five or six large
tanneries which were not in control
of the big leather company. Mr..
Allen insisted that the deal which
has been made with the Central
Leather company would not be a sale
of the Kenosha plant aud that it would
remain independent.
The Kenosha plant is recognized as
one of the largest, if not the largest,
independent plant in the whole
world, and it is stated that its output
of harness leather is greater than
that of any other plant in the world.
For years the United States Leather
Company has been dickering to get
control of the Kenosha plant, but the
managers have always refused to ac-
cept any proposition from the big
company. It has been an open secret
that the Allen company has held large
blocks of stock in the United States
Leather company, and it is probable
that these men will be leaders in the
Central Leather company, although
such a statement is not given out from
the Kenosha plant. The value of the
Kenosha plant is not stated in any of
the interviews given out, but it is
known that the plant is valued at
several times the amount stated in
the articles of incorporation.
The company is now employing over
1000 men, and the work of construct
ing new buildings has not been
stopped on account of the deal that is
being made, so that it is evident that
the plant will be operated in the fu-
ture as in the past. The further de-
velopment of the unknown interest
of the Central Leather company in
the plant will be watched with in
terest.
The Allen tannery is one of the his
toric institutions of Kenosha. It was
first established by N. R. Allen, one of
the pioneer settlers of the county, in