The daily sentinel., 1909-05-19
GRAND JUNCTION
MEN FORM
COMPANY
With 100000 Capital, Prominent
Local Men Organize the First
Orchard Heater Corpora
ton in Grand Junction.
PLANK AND WENTWORTH IN IT

Capitalized at 100000, backed by
well known local men of RESPONSE
bility and of extensive property in
terests, in every way a Grand juno
ton enterprise and with the prospect
of becoming the strongest and most
successful company of its kind in the
country, The National Heater Co..
of Grand junction, yesterday per
fected its organization, completed its
articles of incorporation and have
filed the same with the secretary OF
state.
The organization of this company
for the purpose of engaging on a
most extensive scale in the manufac-
ture of orchard heaters commonly
called "smudge pots,' putting out as
their leaders the heaters perfected
by Messrs. Plank & Fulghrum of this
city, and of which so many thousands
were sold this season and which are
considered by many authorities the
most effective 'smudge pots ever
put out
The organization of this big COM
pany, backed by local men and local
capital is one of the most important
business transactions that has oc-
Cured in the valley in many day
The capital stock of the company
is divided into 10000 shares of SIC
each and practically all of the capital
stock has been subscribed.
The men who have organized the
company and who are backing it are
J. C. Plank. one of the largest prop
erty owners of the county and who
last year, with Thomas f, Fulghrum
perfected the now celebrated PLANK
Pots; James r. Wentworth. former
mayor Grand Junction, Daniel IT..
fw1f q fran
man; A e. Johnson, the owner of
two big fruit ranches In the valley;
and Thomas Z. Fuighrum, for many
years resident of the city and who,
with Mr.. Plank perfected the Plank
oil and coal orchard heaters.
The officers elected are as fol-
lows:
President. c.. Plank.
Secretary-J. r. Wentworth
Treasurer-Dan T. Volmer.
The five incorporators form the
first board of directors
The principal offices of the COM
pany will be located in this city.
The company will manufacture
orchard heaters, not only for use in
this valley but expect to extend the
business to many states. large
plant viii be maintained in this city.
The company expects to handle
fuel and other material and supplies
incidental TO orchard heating
The National Orchard Heating Co.
purchases all the patents of Messrs.
Plank & Fulghrum on their oil and
coal pots and all of the patents that
the gentlemen have pending. The
local plant and all other property
connected with the manufacture of
the heaters, owned by Messrs. Plank
& rulghrum are purchased by the
company
II was clearly demonstrated during
the past season that the Plank or
chard heaters. especially the oil pots.
are among the most successful
smudge pots or orchard heaters ever
perfected in the country No heater
has proven more successful and not
more than one or two other classes
or makes of heaters have proven as
successful. The great number OF
growers who used the Plank heater
during the recent smudging cam
paign were more than pleased with
the results obtained and the heaters
are attracting far more than local
attention.
Messrs. Plank & Fulghrum have
perfected some improvements during
the past few weeks on their oil pot
and with these 1t is believed that the
Plank oil pot win be as near ideal
and perfect as any orchard heater can
be made.