The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-03

500. But Anderson seems to desire
the interference of the court rather
than the judgment
He asks that the court enjoin Roh-
rer and its unknown officers from car
rying out their plans and he demands
a receiver for the company, as well as
an accounting under order of the
court
Rohrer Makes Counter Charges
That is only part of the story In
his office Rohrer has the records OF
Anderson and the company and de-
clares that the irate ckholder has
not played fair with the corporation
For months it is said Anderson has
interfered with the operation of the
company and his misrepresentation
and efforts to injure the business re-
suited in the REORGANIZATION which
would enable the new board = put the
business on a paying basis.
Anderson was present at the meet
ing August 80, when the board ap-
proved the financial statement of
Rohrer and made preliminary move
ments for the birth of a new COM
pany. Anderson was also present
when officers of the company decided
that because of Anderson's interfer-
ence and conduct that it was impos-
sible to operate the business success
fully. That is shown by the records.
Then, too, Rohrer says there is no
secret about the reorganization. It
was perfected under the laws of New
Mexico and in his possession Rohrer
has papers showing that the company
has been admitted to do business in
Kansas. The new concern is capital
lied at 100000 with Rohrer in con-
troll Of the majority of the stock. just
as was provided in Anderson's original
agreement.
The new company is sailing under
the new name of the Topeka Mika
Manufacturing company. The officers
are s. B. Rohrer, president; w. A
Neiswanger, vice president; d. l.
HOatson, secretary; George p. Stitt,
treasurer. The directorate is COM
posed of c. J. Price, Fred S. Jackson.
F. S. Beck, F. J. Geahring, acting with
the other officers of the company
With this organization, the company
cial rating who are amply able to
carry the new company to the sue
cess and development hoped for in
the earlier operations.
Andersons relations with the COM
pany are said not to have always been
sincere and fair and it was to escape
this interference that the new COM
pany decided to take over the assets
and liabilities of the old. 1t was
when the company first entered the
field that .Anderson's movements
caused unrest among the men who
have invested their money in the pro-
ject.
1t is freely charged by officers of the
new company that Anderson undertook
to take away the assets of the COM
pany by having a relative jump the
corporations claims. Again it is said
Anderson made afFidavits, which are
on file in the company's offices. that he
had done proper assessment work on
the ella. ms sold. and that these asser-
tions proved false and made it impos-
sible to continue the business with An
derson in the company.
In the original organization, Ander-
son assigned to the new corporation ten
mike" claims in New Mexico. In re-
ality Anderson held no legal claim on
any but one of the claims The re-
naming nine claims were saved to the
company, it is said, only by the prompt
action of Rohrer and his friends.
1t is the intention of the new com
pany to develop the business to the
fullest extent. At the present time
more than. $4,000 has been invested in
the enterprise and it is probable that
$4,000 additional will be put in the
project before the company begins to
realize fully on it's holdings This plan,
it is said, was impossible to continue
on account of Andersons interference.
At the present time mica is selling
on the open market at from $35 to $50
a ton. Much of the mica used in this
country has been formerly imported
from India and the new field opened in
New Mexico by the Topeka company
promises extensive dividends if pro-
perly operated. 1t is for this reason
that the action brought by Anderson
will be watched with much interest by
many Topeka. people, who feel an in
terest in the future of the new enter
prise.