Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-15

white star navigation company, held
by Colonel d, P. Jenkins. has been
sold and he is no longer the presl-
dent OF the company. and Is succeed
ed by Willard ]. Harrison OF Spokane.
That much Is certain. A little un-
certainty for a while revolved about
the identity OF the purchasers. but
this, in the light OF recent develop
ments, seems to have been cleared
up. and authentic information Is to
the effect that ]. C. White, manager
of the Red Collar line OF boats, IL
the purchaser.
Colonel Jenkins was the president
OF the White Star Navigation COM
pany and held the controlling inter-
est, being the sole owner OF the
Georgia Cakes, the Telephone and
the barges, and owning an interest
in the Boneta and Flyer. He Il said
to have owned about three-fourths OF
the shares in the company. Mr.. Jen-
kins is advanced In age. He has ac-
cummulated enough worldly posses
sions so that Il was no longer nee
essary for hi INTO carry the worries
and troubles incident 10 the conduct
OF business enterprises. and II has
been known for some time that II
his price was given him that be
would sell. 1t has been reliably
reported for some time also that MIR.
White has been in negotiation with
Mr.. Jenkins with a view to pur-
chasing his interest; that a verbal
option had been entered into between
them and that yesterday was the last
day OF the option. Mr.. White made
a trip to Spokane yesterday, and Il
was rumored on the street that while
there he had purchased the interest,
but II could not be verified az the
time, and the FIRST verlficatlon rs 10
the truth OF the rumor was secured
this morning. To a steamboat man
Of this city. who visited Spokane yes.
terday, Colonel Jenkins gave the In
formation, and IL was he who flrst
brought the news to the city that
White had purchased the Jenkins In
terest. The colonel told him that
be was no longer interested in the
company, that he had sold, and told
him that whatever business he hence
forth had with the company must be
done through ]. G. white. He also
advanced the information that Hart
son, the vice president Of the com
pany. had succeeded him TO the pres
idency. and that White and he would
be the proper persons for him TO In
terview upon business matters A
representative OF the Rossland Fuel
company OF Spokane, who had been
negotiating with Colonel Jenkins for
contract to furnish him the coal for
his boats through the season and who
had been delayed from time 10 time
in the closing OF the contract be-
cause the colonel had a deal for
the sale Of his interests under way,
called on the colonel this morning
and was advised that the colonel was
no longer an owner in the white Star
Navigation company. He was told
that Harrison was the president. and
that IL be desired 10 supply the COM
pany with coal and close q contract
to that end. the proper person TO In
teryiew was J. G. white. and he ar
rived In the city this afternoon for
that purpose.
Mr. White was seen with reference
TO the matter this afternoon by a
representatiy Of the Press and when
asked for an account OF the deal
seemed surprised He stated that
several persons had approached him
with regard to the matter and pro-
feased entire ignorance upon the sub
jeet. lie directed the inquiry a. TO
whom had furnished information Of
the deal; wanted to know II Il had
been obtained direct. The informa-
ton was volunteered that Il was Sc
cured from parties seeking 10 close
business contracts with jenkins His
only comment upon this was that Il
was but a ruse invented By the colo
mel to get rid Of his business visitors.
He dsnled-and positively so-that
he had purchased the controlling In
tereSt in the White Star Navigation
company. The rumor that he had
done 80, he said. had been running