The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-06
IMPORTANT
Change MADE
G H.
fOr The Future OF The
Reeves Engine
PLANT Is Taken Over By New
Company
Called The Hope Forge And
Machine Company
Pipe COuplGrS To Be Added
To The Output
Prospects Bright For A
Splendid Business
Prospects Bright For A
Splendid Business

The special meeting of the stock
holders of The Reeves Engineering
Co. was held at the Office of the com
1any yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
and was attended by good number
of stockholders, there being $40
shares represented either in person
or by proxy,
The following gentlemen from Pitts
nurgh who were also interested in the
meeting were in attendance: w. II,
Hammon, H. d. Hildebrandt, C. d.
Scally. Edgar Thomas, and w. j.
Clark.
Tb meeting was called for the pur-
pose of approving and completing the
action Of the board of directors in
aelling and transferring the property
and stock of the company to new
aGganization The formal motion Sc
caring above results was supported by
unanimous vote of the stock repre-
Rented and same to be contaminated
within ten days. Following the ad-
tournament of above meeting the in
NcoTporators of the new company and
others Interested met and completed
sshe new organization.
The new company will be called Hope
Forge & Machine Co. and was incor-
Sorated by A. II. Sipe, c. N. Lorey, II.
Apitzer, G. X. Conard and d. b. Grubb.
-TAe directors chosen were w. II.
Harmon, II. ID. Hildebrandt, Edgar
Thomas. ID. b. Grubb and a. r. Sipe.
The officers of the corporation are
w. II. Harmon, president, II. ID. Hi.
debrandt, vice president, II. s. Lord
secretary and treasurer.
The new company will not only push
the manufacture and sale of the fam
Gus and established Reeves gas en-
Sines, but viii make the Harmon
uouDlers for pipe line work. One feat.
ure OF the new plant is the making of
contracts by which The Hope Engin-
eering d Supply Co will sell the en-.
tire output of the engine plant and
The Hope Forge & Machine Co. will
build all the couplers required by the
fIammon Coupler Co.
The Hope Engineering & Supply Co.
mas been selling agent for the Reeves
engines for over two years and, there.
tOre. is thoroughly familiar with it's
nigh class efficiency.
These Pittsburg gentlemen are also
~oonyersant with the manufacture OF
ehe engine, having operated the plant
under a temporary arrangement long
enough 70 build six engines OF various
HiEes from fifty to one hundred horse
power They report the outlook as ex-
Soeilent for securing some nice bust
@ess and are enthusiastic over the
results that can be attained
tEr. Harmon just returned from a
arp 20 Texas where he secured a con.
tract for forty miles of pipe line on
Shich he is very anxious TO use coup
sera made in the Mt. Vernon plant.
TSe present intention OF the new
'scompany Is TO install the machinery
Cor making the coupler In the foundry
end OF the old Reeves plant and get
Sssy turning out this product the
earliest date possible Mr.. Clark, an
engineering expert who accompanied
she party, carefully inspected the
plant and expressed himself as we'll
pleased with the general layout and
Is satished that with comparatively
small expenditure the foundry can be
well adapted 10 the needs of the
~coupler business.
Mr.. CLARK expects TO have charge
~Df the installation OF the new ma.
SiAinery ana also supervise the coupler
+ department.
Mr.. Edgar Thomas. who has been
NFosy successful in selling the Reeves