The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-06
WILL STAY HERE.
Topeka Wooden Mill Is to ReOpen
July /.
j. F. McAfee Is the New General
Manager.
OFFER Is WITHDRAWN.
To Be known as Hersehbarger-
McAfee Company.
They win Employ I28 Topeka
People.
OFFER is WITHDRAWN.

On July / the Topeka Wooden Mills
will again be in operation in this city.
employing 12S people. J. F. McAfee
viii be general manager in the place
of Oscar Neil who will no longer be
connected with the concern. a new
name viii be used, the Herschberger-
McAfee Wooden Mill company.
At meeting OF the owners In kan
sas City held last Saturday it was de-
cided to withdraw from the market the
offer of sale announced a short time
ago. Mr. Herschberger and Mr.. Nc
Afee own q controlling interest of the
stock and it was their Judgment that the
operation Of the mill in Topeka would
be good proposition from a business
standpoint, and it was thereUpon
agreed to again open the mill in this
city under ownership and control of
the company which bought it at the
first OF the year with a view of trans
ferring it to Kansas City
Mr.. AIcAfee to Return.
Monday morning Mr.. bdcAfee, who
formerly lived here and was connected
with the mill but went to Kansas City
upon the sale of the plant, returned to
Topeka and at once nut a force Of
men to work to re9air and clean up
the machinery and get it in readiness
by July 1 to again assume operations.
A buyer was put out to Immediately
get material. for all Of the old stock on
hand had been sold to the new com
pany, which again sold 1t because it
was thought unwise to hold it on hand
until the mill could be moved and set
UP in Kansas City.
Mr.. McAfee is,an experienced wooden
mill operator. Quite fight was made
on him in the present company but
that has all been smooth ed over. It
came I'D as a result of a misunder-
standing Some of the dissatisfied
members went to court with their
complaints and had an injunction
granted to restrain Mr.. McAfee and
Mr.. Herschberger from making any
more moves with the money which
they had invested in the plant. The
objecting parties thought that money
was being invested hazardously be
cause the company had not yet been
incorporated. 1t came about because
Mr.. McAfee and Mr.. HerschbergeT had
an opportunity to buy q site in Kansas
City very cheap. After the row start
ed they sold it again at a remarkable
gain.
No Satisfactory Oner.
The matters Of the concern slid along
In a sort of unsatisfactory way for
some time. A meeting of the owners
was called and It was decided to just
leave the mill at Topeka and place il
on the market for sale. No offers of q
satisfactory nature, however, were
made and during that time the owners
again got together. everything was ar
ranged auicably. Mr.. McAfee and Mr
Hershberger got the controlling inter
est in the stock and q. determine tiou
was reached to again open the mill IN
Topeka under the name Of the Herseh-
berger ATeAfee company
The new company is capitalized fol-
$4,000 Insurance covering more than
half that amount was made out this
morning. When the material and stock
is bought, the protection will be in
creased
Ex-Councilnan George Neil. a stock
holder IN the concern and one of the
men who has endeavored right along to
keep the mill here said this morning:
within two weeks or by July / at the
very latest the mill will again be in
operation in Topeka. A total of lbs
people will be employed. Ny son, Oscar