The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-04-28
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OF TIN Mills
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AS RESULT OF RECENT PUR
CHASES OF INDEPENDENT
: TIN Plate INTERESTS.
cI.ARKsBURG MILLS ARE To
BE TAKEN INTO THE CON.
1'EMPIATED COMBINE.
lAmong Several Other Mills To Be
Taken In IS the Plant At Nor.
gantovn Will Compete VIII
American Sheet & Tin Plate CO
A combination Of the independ.
emf tin plate interests of the country
il contemplated according to a re.
port, and if some obstacles can be
iEovercome may be perfected within
tIsthe next few months. The plan Ia
consolidate all the plants outside Of
the American Sheet & Tin Plate
Company was suggested by several
4 manufactures about six months ACC
A but trade was not in a very prosper.
Gus condition and the project wa,
abandoned. The remarkable IN.
crease in demand not only in the
United States, but in other parts oil
the world has revived the idea. The
developments of the past two weeks
indicate desire on the part Of some
intercsts to obtain control of the idle
tin plate plants. Three important
| plants have just changed owners, but
there is a fight on for the possession
Iof one Of them.
j. r.. Phillips, former district
manager for the American Sheet &
Tin Plate Company, who is regarded
as an expert in the manufacture of
tin plate, bought the eighteenth
plant of the Jackson Iron & Tin
Plate Company, here. His asso-
ciates are said to be bankers, but
their identity has. not been made
public. The local plant was built
in 1909 and operated for short
time. 1t has been idle for about
three years. Recently the Berger
interests of Canton, O., bought the
six-mill plant of the Juniata Steel
& Iron Company, at Greencastle,
Ind. These works are among the
most complete in the country. They
were started in April, 1908, but
closed after opeating for a few
months and have been idle ever
since.
The most important transaction is
the purchase of the plant of the Nor
gantown Tin Plate Company, at
Morgantown, W. Va. This is a six
mill plant which never had heen OPP
Grated. 1t was sold at auction sew
eral weeks ago, John G. Frazier, of
the Ia wfirm of Reed-Smith, Shaw
& Beal, being the purchaser on a bid
of $154,o00. George G. Sturgiss.
an attorney, fled an upset bid of
100000. Frazier potested and the
plant was put up again. Both Stur-
giss and Frazier bid on the prop
erty, but Sturgiss quit when Fra
Tiers bid of $219,sO0 was accepted.
Sturgiss has fled exceptions and the
question Ownership will be argued
at the May term of the federal court
in Wheeling. Frazier admits that
he represents other interests, but de-
clarcs positively that he did not rep
resent the United States Steel Cor
poration or the American Sheet &
Tin Plate Company in the transac-
ton.
There is another idle tin plate
plant for which negotiations are said
to be on. 1t is the four-mill plant
of the MARIETTA Sheet 4 Tin Plate
Company, at Marietta, O. These
works went into the hands of re-
ceiver some time ago.
An independent manufacturer
who is interested in the tin plate
trade declares that if the outside tin
plate makers consolidate their in
tercsts the new concern would moi
provo . Formidable rival TO the lead
inc comp,nv. 'Jf al the indcpcna-
ri u ,n!fectrrars get togcther,
said he, 'they cannot control more
than 81 mills against 24s owned by
the American Sheet & Tin Plato Co
While | have heard the matter spok-
en- of, | doubt if all of the independ-
cnt interests ever will he united"
The independent concerns and the
number of mills are as follows
Alcania, s; Carnahon, 6; Griffiths
IL: Pope, 12; TAYLOR, s; Clarks
burg, s; Mcclure. 6; Whitaker
Glessner, 4; McKcesrort. 10; Green
castle, G; Standard, s.; Morgantown
g.: Marietta, 4; Follansbee, >; total
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