The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-26
ANOTHER MARIN JOINT HERE
he AND RIGGS OPERATED IN
THE HARVARD BUILDING.

Money OF the storey Cotton Co. Dupes
Circulated Freely in the Tenderloin
= Marin and RiEES We're Once in
r. the National Automobile Company"
Frank c. Marin, one Of the promoters
Of the get-rioh-quiok Storey Cotton Com
pany, which recently went up the spout 10
Philadelphia, has had a financial career In
the Tenderloin as we'll a. at the companys
Offices, II Broadway, and In Brooklyn
and Philadelphia At his uptown ofioe
Marin went under the name Of Franklin
Stone, an aliai which he used in Philadel-
phiA. His office was In the Harvard Build
ing, at the southwest corner Of Sixth avenue
and Forty-seoond street
Just what sort Of business was carried
on In the room on the second floor Of the
building was not TO be learned yesterday.
According TO one Of the employees Of the
building, Mr.. Stone dealt In gas light iXt-
ures. At present the room Is occupied
by the National Automobile Company
and Stones name Is no longer on the door,
But above the name Of the new tenant are
two words, Financial Office which we're
there when Stone occupied the rooms.
Until recently the room was also occupied
by Graham 4 Co., who dealt in stocks.
They have a downtown Office at ~ Broad
way, according TO the city directory. No
one in the building knew yesterday wheIe
the uptown branch OF Graham a Co. had
moved to. They have thoughtlessly left
their quotation boards behind, 30 that the
walls in the Office Of the National Auto
mobile Company-which IA not 10 be con-
founded with the National Association OF
Automobile Manufacturers in East Forty
second street-are covered with quotation
boards. One Walter B. Riggs also occu-
pied the Office until very recently. A re-
porter in search Of Stone 4 Riggs was told
by the elevator man TO go 10 Rom Z, occu-
pied by the National Automobile Company.
When the elevator man was told that the
names were no longer there he said that
they must have been taken of within few
days. The sign on the door reads;
Financial once,
Charles T. L. Allen.
Temporary ofnces OF the National Automobile o.
J. 2. DemAr. Gen1 Mgr.
man who said he was Allen was found
in the inner ofioe. He IL a small, smooth
faced, dark oomplexIoned man On
chair near by were several fur automobile
coats.
Mr.. Allen was asked IL Il were true that
Msssrs. Stone and Riggs had organized
the National Automobile Company. At
FIRST he denied ever having heard OF them.
1T Is true" he said finally, 'thst they
were interested IN the company. We asked
them INTO Il as We would any other CAPT.
tAlists. But they are no longer connected
with us. We regret very much that they
should have been. because We are IN no
way interested In the Storey Cotton Com
pahy and regret to have our good name
Smirched by il. haven't seen either Of
them for. several day.
The National Automobile Company, Mr..
Allen explained, aTrangss TO furnish auto
mobile owners who subscribe TO its service
with garage privileges in cities all over the
country. The company has a garage, he
Said, at EOS, 307 and 700 East Eighty-sixth
street, and repair shops at SIT East Seven
ty-third street. A prospectus printed by
the company says:
MANY Of the finest cars In the city are
stored In this garage. We have among
our patrons some Of the best known people
Of New York and vicinity. We do more
repairing Of foreign oars than any other
auto repair shop in the United States
Mr.. Allen explained that the reason
temporary Offices was printed on the door
was because the company soon expected 10
move into the Times Building.
Mr.. Rggs, who couldn't be found, has
also gone under the name Of W. Beach
Richmond, who was connected with the
Storey Cotton Company. Both he and
Stone have frequented Sixth avenue resorts
a good deal during the past year. One
night they spent $40 for champagne IN a
restaurant near Forty-second street,
Both have been interested in horse rae
ing and have backed some boxing bouts.
Both had wives who, IL Ia said sailed for
Europe recently. A man who knew, Riggs
said yesterday that until a short time ago
Riggs had personal balance Of $4,000 At
q Philadelphia bank.
The Post ono inspectors want 10 see
Mr.. Marin very much and. Il IL said, were
watching yesterdays steamers for him.