The Detroit times., 1910-09-03


quette, with headquarters In Chicago,
has been promoted To be general
freight agent, succeeding the late r.
+. Gaines.
A novel sort OF structure Is planned
for the triangle at Sibley, Cass and
Clifford. IL will be three stories, ana
will taper from Is feet TO six feet In
width; the length will be 103 feet. II
will be built OF brick and steel and
will be used for stores. offices ana
apartments. The owner Is Mrs. A. r.
Gray.
The Bailey Motor Truck Co. has
changed its firm name and will be
known In the future as the Federal
Motor Truck Co. NJ. L. Pulcher- for
merly secretary and purchasing agent
of the Oakland Motor Car Co., retains
his position as general manager OF the
concern.
At the annual election OF the Abb
bolt Motor Co., Thursday, officers
were elected as follows: President,
Charles w. Jameson: vice-president,
r. NJ. Knapp; second vice-president,
II. M. Preston; secretary, Wade Mil
lis; treasurer and general manager,
M. ]. Hammers. The board of direc-
tors was reduced to seven members,
including the officers, w. s. Hoskins,
of Pittsburg, and Chester M. Culver,
Detroit.
Building permits for, August reached
the highest figures in the history OF
Detroit. The total value OF the build
ings authorized was $2,499, $50. There
were sol new structures on the list,
of which 359 were single dwellings,
so two-family fats and 1S apartment
buildings. There were 100 additions.
The largest item is the big structure
for the Dime Savings Bank, which Is
to cost $1,2O0,O00. The biggest total
recorded hitherto was In June of this
year Permits amounting TO $1.837,-
sos were issued for that month. This
is the first time that the two-million
mark has been passed.
The Detroit Board OF Commerce is
planning to put out monthly bulle-
tin TO give wider publicity to its eff
forts to boost Detroit and improve The
city. It will circulate both In and out
OF the city TO advertise and to suggest
civic betterment to residents. The
first number will appear about Sept.
10, and the publication will hereafter
be issued the first week OF each
month. It will contain about twenty
pages of standard magazine size and
will be illustrated with halftones. 1t
will be in charge of the publicity COM
mittee of the Board Of Commerce,
with E. st. Elmo Lewis chairman.
Norman Flowers, acting secretary or
the board, will be managing editor.
Rumors to the effect that an import
ant announcement was to be made
concerning General Motors were num-
erous ON Griswold-st., Friday morning.
There were no two reports alike "a
to what the announcement would be,
but 1t seemed to be the general belief
that very favorable developments had
taken place within the last AZ hours.
Goldf,eld Consolidated Mines Co.
was traded in on the New York
Stock Exchange for the first time
Thursday. Application for listing was
made some time ago but the condi-
tons of the exchange have just been
complied with
call for statements from the LOGAN
banks was issued by the bank depart
ment. Thursday, the figures to be
taken at the close OF the days bust
ness.
Architect John Scott has awarded
the contract for extensive interior al
terations to the. Detroit club to the
William Wright Co.
FALLS TO HIS DEATH.
Civil War Veteran Loses Balance and
T,,rntyies Down Stairs.