The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1908-09-12
Gulf Coast Canning Factory Combine.

| The New Orleans States contains ths
| following concerning the consolidation
of number of coast canneries:
/ A canning combine, capitalized Al
Isl, 200, 900, took legal form this morn
ing when articles Of Incorporation Of
1.-THE Dunbar-Lopez 6 Dukate Company
were filed in this city. Mr.. George H
Dunbar, for years prominently identi-
fed with the canning industry of Loui-
siana and Mississippi, is to be the first
! president of the new concern, which
| will operate in both of the States
named.
This important incorporation OF vast
canning interests has aroused no little
attention and interest in commercial
circles generally and canning circles in
particular. 1t is declared by those who
know to be the largest combination of
It's kind in the South, and that it will
have an important effect on the oyster
output of Louisiana and Mississippi is
generally conceded.
By tha terms of the act of incorpora-
ton the new company may begin busi-
ness when stock to the amount OF Sl0e,-
600 is subscribed, and since $1,000
were subscribed at the birth of the cor
poration the combine may begin opera
tions Immediately.
- ol,o ,,,oa Efo5 ~,
Alvin E. Hebert, notary public, and
contains the names of the following
stockhold ers. each of whom subscribed
to 100 shares: w. K M. Dukate, Geo.
H. Dunbar, William Gorenflo, Lazaro
E. Samuels, j. v. Dunbar. u. w. Dun
bar, F.. Foucher Dunbar, Emerson A.
Dunbar, Sol Brown, Julius Lopez, Ar
maud Lopez, S. H. Lowenburg, E. L.
Dukate, P. P. Dukate.
Messrs. George H. Dunbar, w. X. M.
Dukate, Lazaro Lopez, ]. V. Dunbar,
William Gorenflo and Sol Brown con-
stitute the first board of directors. The
officers, in addition to President Dun
bar, are: w. K. M. Dukate, first vice
president; William Gorcnflo, second
vice president; James v. Dunbar, treas
urer; E. L. Dukate, secretary; and
Lazaro Lopez. general manager. The
stock is divided into twelve thousand
shares of st00 each.
The new company will have its domi-
cile in New Orleans. It's charter pro-
vides for the carrying on of the canning
industry on an extensive scale. The
packing of all kinds of sea food, fruits,
liquid OF solid products, the manufact-
ure of syrups and c5rdials, and the rec
tifying of liquors, constitute some OF
the objects of the corporation. 1t is
given the right to own and lease vessels,
to lease and own water bottoms, to con-
duct cold storage plants, to make ice
and electricity and to own and operate
docks and shipyards.
1t was stated this morning that the
new concern will effect the consolida.
ton of about fifteen canning factories
in Louisiana and Mississippi, and that
somethiss like two hundred boats will
be engaged in the trade. There was
considerable reticence observed about
the matter, however, and very little in
formation was vouchsafed beyond that
contained in the charter of incorpora-
ton.
Oyster dealers generally are today
discussing the effect of the combine on
the oyster industry of the two States in
which the concern will operate. 1t is
generally believed that the effect OF the
consolidation will first be felt in the
prices paid for oysters along the Gulf
Coast. Whether this will actually be
toe result of the combine cannot be
positively stated now. But it is natu-
raj conjecture in view of the vastness OF
the interests combined and the facilities
the new concern will have for handling
the oyster business, conceded to be the
leading line in which the company will
engage.
It was stated this afternoon by party
in a position to know that the new oys-
ter combine did not at present embrace
over seven canning factories. 1t is ex-
pected, however, that it will take in
others in time. But two business enter
prises are affected by the consolidation,
the Dunbar and Dukate interests. The
TWO enterprises were Incorporated for
sufficient business interests, and it is
hoped to induce others to come in and
extend the operations OF the combine
all along the oyster coast. Iti thought
the idea that the combine would imme-
lately affect prices is erroneous.
"It is merely a consolidation, he
said, .sof the oyster interests for strong
business reasons"
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