The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-24
BUSINESS NOTES


The Detroit Ornamental Stove 60.
nled articles OF association, Wednes.
day; capital stock, $4,000.
The annual meeting OF the stockhold-
ers OF the Michigan Sugar Co. will
be held In the omces or the company
In Saginaw, Thursday afternoon. at Z
y. IN.
On the petition of the Michigan
Copper & Brass Co. and other credi.
tors, the Warren Screw Co was on
TUESDAY declared bankrupt by
Judge swan. The case was referred
10 Referee Lee Z. Joslyn for adjust
s. ii. Humphrey. factory manager
OF the Brush Runabout company. sew.
ers his relations with the concern,
June 10 to take up the work OF gen.
erai manager OF the Lion Motor Car
Co., OF Adrian, Mich. In addition to me
general management of the company's
business. he has been elected to a
place on the governing board.
The third OF the one-day trolley
trips arranged for the members OF
the Wholesalers and Manufacturers
association will start Thursday morn.
Ing, At o'clock sharp. from the Ford
building siding. St Clair and Port
Huron are the points to be visited
this time. Dinner will be served ,a
the Hotel Harrington. Port Huron. and
the return cars are scheduled TO ar.
rive In Detroit at 5: so.
The trade school committee of the
Board OF Commerce held n confer.
ence, Tuesday evening, with ]. II.
Trybom,' supervisor OF manual train
ing, in the public schools, and 10. A.
Allen. OF tho technical department, on
the purchase OF equipment for the
Cass Technical High school. The
Board Of Commerce committee. which
was appointed at the request of Sup
erintendent Martindale, consists OF
James Inglis, chairman: f. f. Beall.
Robert Jackson, NJ. F. Edward. and
j. s. Kreightley. The committee was
appointed with the idea OF making the
equipment OF the Cass school meet
the requirements OF the industries OF
Detroit. &
The Detroit Credit Mems associa.
ton held It's monthly meeting, Tues.
day evening after dinner in the FL
liott-Taylor Woolfenden cafe, and
more than 100 members were present.
| The feature OF the evening was the
lecture by Charles A. Hughes, OF De-
troit, on his trip into the big game
country OF South Africa, following the
Roosevelt trail. The lecture was II.
Illustrated with interesting stereopt-
can and motion pictures. Secretary
Campbell reported 35 new members
/ gathered In by the membership COM
mittee, bringing the total within ten
OF the mark OF 400 set at the begin
ming OF the campaign.
| The officers OF the Detroit Board OF
Trade have started a movement to
make Detroit the center of bean-trad-
Ing in the country. At present, a
certain amount OF this trade goes to
Chicago and indianapolis whereas
since Michigan produces 65 per cent
of the beans grown In the country. De-
troit is the logical market for the
bean trade. To bring a larger share
! OF the business here the Detroit Board
| - nus a utW set Vi
rules which Will overcome some OF
the obstacles In transportation rates
and other matters. and under the new
arrangement II is believed that the
Detroit market will soon be the dom
mating one for beans.
According to word from Chicago. the
Ideal Furnace Co.. of Detroit, is In.
Guided in merger of nine furnace
plants In various cities OF the middle
west. The company will be capitallz.
ed for $780, 900 and headquarters
viii be in Chicago. A. N. Williamson.
OF Cincinnati, will be president. II is
said, and Byron II. Edwards, presi-
dent OF the Ideal Furnace Co, will be
Vicepresident, j. |. Bruce, treasurer
or the Detroit company will be treas
urer of the big corporation. The plant
OF the Ideal company Is located In Del
ray and employs IT'S men. The an
nual output is about 1000 boilers and
5000 furnaces. The other plants in
vowed In the merger are located In
St Louis. Cincinnati Cleveland. Ely.
ria, o., Milwaukee. Chicago and Utica,
N. Y.