The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-08
Motor Company Said To Be Seek
ing a Lease of Plant Of viai-
bic Typewriter Co
OFFICIALS REFUSE TO TALK
Orr Motor Car Company Incorporated
as From Kenosha Said To Be
Completing a Lease for
the Typewriter Plant

1t is reported that the Orr Motor
Car company, company recently or
ganized under the laws Of Wisconsin
with capital stock Of SIS, 900, is
negotiating for lease Of the whole
or part Of the plant Of the Visible
Typewriter company on Pleasant
street and while it is stated by some
people in close touch with the plant
that the lease for part of the build
ing has been made, the story is denied
by the people at the offices Of the Wis
ible Typewriter company. Manager
Wollheim was not at the Offices of the
company when efforts were made to
reach him by telephone this morning.
but the parties in charge stated that
they could give out nothing in regard
to any lease for the reason that they
knew nothing about it. The attorney
for the company in Kenosha was
equally reticent. He refused to dis
cuss the matter, stating that any
thing that had been given to him by
the managers of the company must
be regarded as confidential.
The agents of the Motor Car COM
pany were in Kenosha on Thursday
and looked the plant over and ordered
material for making changes in some
of the rooms and for this reason it is
thought that they have an under
standing that the lease will be forth
coming.
The identity of the men connected
with the Orr Motor Car company is
another puzzle, for while the COM
pany is said to be Kenosha concern
not one of the names Of the Incorporate
crs appears in the city directory.
The names of the directors are given
as G. Rhode, John Burke, and G.. r.
Hoffman,. 1t is thought that all
OF these men are Milwaukee men and
that the company while having its
offices in this city is promoted and
financed by Milwaukee capital. Little
is known of the plans of the company
II was reported yesterday that A. D.
Meiselbach, the former owner of the
Kenosha plant, was connected in
some way with the Motor Car COM
pany and he was in the city with the
men who are seeking to make the
lease for the plant 1t is generally
believed that the Motor company is
seeking portion of the plant for ex-
perimental purposes but the expert
ment may grow into a great industry
in Kenosha. Mr.. Meiselbach, who
has made several fortunes in the BIZ
cycle and automobile business, is said
to be on fair road to prosperity
again and his plant in Milwaukee is
now doing great and paying BUSH
ness.
tits possible that he has decidedsto
return to the old stand ia Kenosha
and make another effort 10 make the
Kenosha plant paying investment.
The plant now used by the Visible
Typewriter company could be easily
adapted to the uses of Motor Car
company, and much of the machinery
now in use could be used by the new
company.
It is not known what the outcome
of the affair will be, but the people in
terested in Kenosha are watching
closely with the hope that this will
solve the problem of dealing with the
one dead plant in Kenosha.
Nothing has been said as to the
probable outcome Of the negotiations
of the officials of the Typewriter com
pany to put that plant on a paying
basis, but report is expected at any
time, and it is possible that the
troubles are to be settled by a lease to
the Motor Car company.