The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-19
Head Of New York rompsnr
Proposes to Organize a
100000 Concern.
TWENTY FIRMS AFFECTED
Scheme Will Be Financed in
L. S.-Business Crown
in Eight Years.
spscssI caIie Despafel IN Tar g.,

SOUTHAMPTON. June ls-wilI.an "a
Walker. president Of the American The.
mos Bottle Company. who sailed FOR New
York to-day on the Hamburg. America,
steamship 1mperator, said that he had OF.
tons on twenty companies manufacture,
thermos and other vacuum TASKS and raj
he proposes to organize a worldwide com
pany with a capital of siNOO.OOo TO taEs
over the various firms.
The holding company he said. wifi h.
financed in the United States lie VII
return to England In about SIX Ueess "a
continue the negotiations. lie has bee,
in Europe for two months. looking over
the situation IN Germany. EDF.a,
France and Switzerland.
Frederick W Cary. secretary - cha
American Thermos Bottle Comp,ny. "a,
received letter. dated May 20. In viii,
Mr.. Walker said that he believed a
worldwide combination " vacuum bo,,s
manufacturers was practicable. NJ
Walker did not go into details IN r..
letter, and Mr.. Cary said last night when
THE SUNS cablegrsm was read TO HIM
that the plan for combination an
parently had moved rapidly after M-
Walker had written the letter
The idea Of an international corh.ns
ton In the trade has developed since
Mr. Walker sailed from this country Hls
trip was taken not to effect combine
ton, but to arrange for glass for use In
the manufacture OF the bottles IN ere
American factories and To look ovcf rade
conditions.
-Four his Companies.
There are four bsy companies operating
In as many countries under the urlglns,
patents and using the name 'Thermo."
ThasN tho Tbarp,oG o.,
Berlin, the parent company Thermos
Ltd. OF London. witch handles the trade
In Great Britain and the British colonie,
except Canada the Thernos Bottle Com.
pany. Ltd. OF Toronto. which handles
the trade for Canada, and the American
Thsrmos Bottle Company OF New York.
which covers the United States
The four companies ars affiliated, hut
are separately owned. except that N.
American Thermos Bottle Company owns
81 per cent ~ the 800. 900 capital stock
OF the Thermos Bottle Company. Ltd
OF Canada. The Thermos Gesellschatt
retains the entire Continental trade. The
other three comps nies bought the right
for their respective fields from the Ger
man concern.
Mr.. Cary said that there was no
thought OF taking other vacuum bottle
manufacturers in the United States into
the projected combination. because ~
the antitrust laws. There are a number
OF independent makers of similar bottles
in Germany, however. and II Is supposed
to be these who make up the large part
OF the options mentioned in the cable.
The only so-called Independent companies
are those IN the United States and In
Germany. Thus the proposed plan. which
presumably includes the four great Their.
mos companies and the independent
German concerns. would leave only N,
independent United States concerns Al
competitors for the worlds business.
Company Organized in 1905.
The American Thermos Bottle Com.
| pany OF New York was organized ahou,
eight years ago to take over the Ameri.
can rights. and was absorbed by the
present company, which was incorporated
| In Maine In 1907. The company's plan,
J Is at Norwich. Conn.
The thermos bottle was invented ty
| Sir James Dewar, the English physicist
| in his EFFORTS to ind practicable con.
talner for liquid gases. Sir James took
his invention TO Germany. where It's com
mercial possibilities for keeping liquid'
| hot or cold were Immediately recognized
| The first commercial manufacture OF the
TASKS was undertaken In Germany about
ten years ago.