The Detroit times., 1911-05-25
BUSINESS NOTES.

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The Detroit Ornamental Stove Co.
filed 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 Offices OF the company
In Saginaw, Thursday afternoon, at Z
p. m.
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
to Referee Lee e. Joslyn for adjust
-S-He Humphrey factory manager
of the Brush Runabout company, sew.
ers his relations with the concern,
June Is to take up the work of gen.
eral manager Of the Lion Motor Car
Co., OF Adrian, Mich. In addition to the
general management of the companys
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 in
the Hotel Harrington, Port Huron, and
the return cars are scheduled to ar
rive In Detroit at $3.50.
The trade school committee OF the
Board of Commerce held a confer
ence, Tuesday evening, with ]. H..
Trybom, supervisor of manual train
Ing, in the public schools, and z. A.
Allen, Of the 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. BeaI,
Robert Jackson, NJ. +. 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 its monthly meeting, Tues
day evening after dinner in the Ei-
aylor-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 IL
Illustrated with interesting stereopti-
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 SIS 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
of Trade has formulated a new set OF
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.
cluded in a merger OF nine furnace
| plants in various cities of the middle
west The company will be capitaliz-
ed for $4,000 900 and Headquarters
will be In Chicago. A. N. Williamson.
of Cincinnati. will be president, IL Is
said, and Byron H. Edwards, presi-
dent of the Ideal Furnace Co., will be
vice-president. J. I. Bruce, treasurer
OF the Detroit company will be treas.
urer of the big corporation. The plant
| of the Ideal company Is located in Del.
ray and employs ITS men. The an.
| nual output Is about 1000 boilers and
5000 furnaces. The other plants in.
volved in the merger are located in
st. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Ely
ria, o., Milwaukee, Chicago and Utica
| N. Y.
There Is a new satin called felt
satin. II Is faced with wooden and
makes a serviceable as well as ele
CANT outer garment-either mantle
suit or coat.