Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-24
700, 900 and that of the Massie $500.

~ " oVohiSiS lSSucu DE the
Continental Wireless was to give III,
company wide field of operation and
10 give investors an assured invest
ment IN a "conservatively capitalized
corporation.
"One OF the statements, said In.
spector keene, 'read that by taking
over stations already established and
adding Others at Plttsburg, St. Louis,
Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake CITY and
Reno, transcontinental service would
become possible.
The Collins company, said Inspect
or keene, had its headquarters for a
number of years in Newark, where A.
Frederick Collins, wireless inventor.
had his laboratory.
The Clark company was organized
and controlled by Thomas E. Clark.
an electrical engineer of Detroit.
The Pacific had its headquarters at
Los Angeles
The Massie company was organized
by Walter w. Massie, an electrical
engineer of Providence, r. |.
In a circular sent out from the
Continental Wireless headquarters in
this city there were given the names
OF the first set of officers. F. T. Da-
Wis of Philadelphia was listed as
president, Al Vaughan as vice presi-
dent and treasurer, Massie as director
Of the operating department, c. B.
Walter as secretary, Clark as general
manager and Collins as technical d.
rector.
Samuel D. Bradford, one Of the
promoters Of the Pacific company,
was given as manager of the Pacific
coast department They constituted
the board Of directors, with these ad-
ditions:
Frank Ford, banker of Detroit
N. A. Hawkins, business manager of
Detroit automobile company; A. G.
Jessup, New York steel man; A. j.
Lauer, secretary Of a brewing com
pany of Auburn, N. Y; Fred Shoe
maker of Seattle, General Joseph +.
Stepplebein of Atlanta, Max Loenthal
of New York, Henry w. Lee, a Chi
cago puplisher, Sylvester Sullivan OF
New York, Geo. NJ. Davis Of Will
mington, Del; Isaac Cans Of Wash
ington and Judge Edwin r. Cochran
of Wilmington, Del.
Several officers resigned after the
concern got under way. President
Davis was retired and was succeeded
by Bradford. Directors Loeur, Shoe
maker and Cochran resigned, as did
Mr.. Massie and Mr.. Clark.
President Burr, Of Burr Bros, was
not in his office when the raid was
made Inspectors found him later
and when arrested he remarked
quietly:
"It's all ended.
None Of the prisoners could furnish
bail and all spent the night in the
Iombs.
Among the various oil companies
organized and promoted by the firm
are Buick Oil Company, capital
5,O00,000; Carolina Consolidated,
$1,000, ,000; Coaiinga Alladin, 81, ,000,.
600; Kern Western, S750,00O; New
York Coalinga, $500, 900; Coalinga
Crude Oil, S40O,000; Peoples Asso
eiated Oil, S1,000,o00.
While all these companies are still
in existence, none save the first foul
named are doing any work at the
present time,
Among other companies involved
with Burr Brothers are: Rawide Ia.
rantula, $1,o00,000; Monezqua Min
ing and Smelling Co, Sl,000,000
Golden Fleece Mining Milling and Re
fining CO., 100000.
Practically all the stock was sole
and the companies have gone out o
existence. They also organized ano
sold stock IN the following companies
Ellesmore Farm of Michigan, Cali
fornia Eucalyptus Timber company
81, 100000; New Amsterdam Securi
ties Co., 100000 and later merged
with the Burr Brothers, Inc; also Red
Top Mining and Leasing Company
81, 100000, Long Beach; Mexico and
Arizona Mining Co., 81, 100000
Nevada Goldfield Mining, Milling and
Smelling, S5,000,0oo; United Stand
ard Lead and Zinc, $1,000,0OO; Flor
ence Consolidated Mining and Leas
ing, $1,000, 600; Round Mountain Cen
trail Mining, S1,0oo,000; Cobalt Port
age Mining Company, $1,000, 900
British American Copper Mines ane
Smelling, S5,o00,ooo; Arizona Copper
mines, 81, SEQ. 900; searehlight CAM
ma Mining, S1,o00,000; Holcombt