The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30


Pollmar & Ropes. architects, are re
ceiving bids for three-story church
house and gymnasium building al
woodward and Edmond-pl. for the
First Presbyterian church.
Payments OF interest and dividends
In the United States for December
will run close to $llO,OOO,00O. This
Is about S20,000.000 ahead OF the dis
bursemcnts for December, 1909. In
1908, tho disbursements were $l03.-
100000, and in 1907, $66.O00.O00
Dividend checks for the deferred
dividend OH the preferred stock OF the
General Motors Co. are being mailed
from New York, according to reliable
report. The dividend was due Oct
10, but was passed owing to the Hnan-
cial arrangements then pending.
Local stockholders In the Michigan
Sugar Co. are not alarmed at the pros
pect OF investigation in connection
with the suit against the American
Sugar Refining Co. In some quarters
IT Is denied that the sugar trust owns
any OF the Michigan sugar stock, and
II is certain that control rests In other
hands. There Is no way In which the
suit can affect the value of the stock
OF the Michigan Sugar Co.
Judge Swan issued an order, Tues.
day, authorizing the receivers OF the
Detroit, Toledo 4 Ironton. to pur-
| chase IL new locomotives, and issue
receivers certificates for them. The
receivers were also authorized to
settle for fire claims that have been
made against the railroad. These or
ders were issued In the case of the
Knickerbocker Trust Co. VS.. the De-
troit, Toledo & Ironton, and in each
case confirmatory order was issued
In the case OF the United States Mort
gage Co. against the same defendant.
In splendid talk before the WIS.,
iting Chalmers dealers. Tuesday. Carl
H. Page, OF New York, declared that
reputation is the greatest factor Ia
the automobile industry's future. Hon.
est cars. made by honest men. will
do more than anything else. he said.
to put the industry on firm footing.
He pointed out that the business or
making and selling automobiles has.
in ten years, come to be the third
largest industry in the world, and as
such requires the worlds best brains.
he said Hugh Chalmers made an adj
dress, in which he declared no indus
try is better situated financially than
the auto industry.
The National Wire Cloth Co., OF
Niles, is now part Of consolidation
Of wire cloth manufacturers which
takes in five plants. and is said 10 be
associated with the big interests In
steel and wire. The capitalization or
the merger will be $l,500,000. and IL
will be the largest combination In this
| line in the United States. The Niles
plant IS one OF the newest and best
equipped. entering the merger. and IL
is possible that 1t will be enlarged
| to take care OF the business or one
| OF the older eastern factories that IL
| likely to be closed One OF the Ill.
| rectors is w. +. Harrah. OF Niles.
There will be no change In the man
agement Of the Niles plant.
The Merchants association, OF New
York. sent communication to the
| Detroit Board of Commerce asking the
support of that organization from the
Moon bill 10 increase the salaries or
| federal judges OF all grades from the
supreme court down. The executive
committee OF the board has acted fav-
orably OF this request and letters Will
be sent to the local representatives
in congress calling this action % their
attention. Ii was also decided to take
| referendum vote among the mem
bers OF the board to determine wheth.
er the body will mdorse New Orleans
Tor San rancisco as the place for the
| Panama exposition TO celebrate the
opening OF the canal.
| ID. J. McNulty, Of Ottawa. Ont
] through the law firm OF Davis
Healy. Windsor, has purchased 40
acres of residential property in Wind
sor. paying about $125,000 for 1t. The
land is vacant and lies along the
J southern portions OF Victoria anu
| Dougalaves., and Pelissier-st The
purchase was made from the Windsor
and Improvement Co. The land Is
to be opened up at once for building
purposes.
SAYS HE REALLY FEARS
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