Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
INDUSTRIAL.

INDUSTRIAL.
N. Curtis Fletcher & Co, bankers
and brokers. suspended payment at
Providence, R. I.
William J. starr OF Eau Claire, has
been chosen president of the First
National Bank at Frederic.
A receiver was appointed for the
firm of WyvellHarrington company
of Minneapolis, real estate dealers.
The Pennsylvania Printing com
pany at Lexington, KY, has assigned;
assets $4,000, liabilities not given.
Frank Symmes has been appointed
receiver of the Citizens State bank, at
San Francisco, with bonds of $4,000.
A. q. Strowbridge, general mer-
chant at Jim Falls, Wis, has gone
into bankruptcy. His liabilities are
about $4,000, assets about $500.
After a temporary shutdown the
New York Central railway companys
shops at West Albany, N. Y, have re
sumed operations. About 1900 men
are affected
Judge Prltchard granted the petit
ton of A. o. Brown & Co. of New
York for the appointment Of re-
ceiver for the Whitney company Of
Rowan county, N. G.
The Lehigh Valley railroad com
pany will further reduce it's expenses
by withdrawing its black diamond ex-
press. Retrenchment on basis Of 10
per cent is being made in the operat-
ing department.
At Denver, several hundred repre-
sentatives of union labor in massmeet-
ing formed the Yellow Peril Exclu-
sion league, designed to prevent fur
Their influx of Asiatic cooley labor into
the United States.
The Malleable iron works in Beaver
Dam. Wis, shut down for an indefinite
period, and has thrown 200 persons
out of employment. Some time ago
200 of the employees were let out, and
since that time smaller numbers have
been dropped.
The Nebraska state railroad com
mission has passed resolution com
peIling the Rock Island road to build
depot at the town Of University
Place. The commission declares 1t
has the power to compel construction
whether the company's depot Is re-
munerative or not.
H. H. Zigler, who represents an
Ohio syndicate of interurban road pro-
moters. was in GAINESVILLE with his
consulting engineer to inspect the pos
sible route between this city and Mad
ison. Mr.. Zigler states that his syndl'
cate expects to build the road during
the coming summer.
The ]. Thompson & Sons Manufac-
turine company will resume opera
tons at Beloit, within thirty days
At a meeting of creditors with local
officials. the sentiment expressed oy
even the largest crditors was that the
wheels be started as soon as the re
ceiyer ship can be dissolved.
Robert NJ. Lyons, receiver in charge
of the Aetna bank, at Butte, Mont,
which failed in october, 1906, has
beap directed to bring suit against
Augustus Heinze, former director
and A. B. Clemens, former treasurer
for s97 500, the amount OF cash due
for stock held by Heinze which was
never paid for
The Pullman Palace Car company
has distributed s174,s50 among 3,77'
employes in its car service depart
ment the bonus being one month
extra salary for every conductor ans
porter. II is the intention to gran
fhe 1onus hereafter to conductor
and porters who make clean recor'
throughout the year.
That logging operations in northern
wisconsin have become active sinc'
the recent cold spell and downfall o
snow is shown by the large numbe
of carloads of logs coming to an
passing through Chippewa Falls. l1un
bermen who are acquainted with los
ging in this section state that pras
tically as many camps as last wihte
are now in operation.
Receiver 2. R. Earling has not
fed the directors of the defunct Flrs
National bank of Ladysmith, WIS
that they must pay $3,o7o, the whol
amount the bank lost through tn
bankruptcy o. the Ladysmith Llgi
and power company. because he loa
: from the bank to the company was
excess of the percentage of its caplts
stock permitted by law to be loane
to any one person.
POLITICAL.
Resolutions indorsing Gov. Hughe
for the presidency were unanimous