The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-27
Think FRENCH
IS 4 PROMOTER
Of EXPERIENCE
Dispatches From East Indi-
cate He May Have Been
Connected With Several
Companies in Ohio.
TOOELE WOMAN TELLS
OF HER EXPERIENCE
Specialized in Promoting Rail.
road Companies Near Cleve-
land; Several Go Into
Hands of Receiver.

Dispatches received last night bv
The Tribune from Cleveland and Mans
field, Ohio, and Chicago, H., Indicate
| that q c.. w. French, who is said TO be
the same man whose extradition from
Arizona is being sought by County AT.
torney l. f. Wiley, has had n great
deal of experience in Ohio as a promo.
ter OF projects similar to the Pacific
Steel company, the concern he is hand
ling at the present time.
The majority of the corporations
with which French was connected in
the east were devoted To the railroad
operation and construction business.
but previous to his railroad ventures he
was at the head OF the Lucas Stone
Construction company, a concern that
had quarry site and siding off the
Pennsylvania lines near Mansfield,
Ohio. Another dispatch from Akron,
Ohio, says that in 1900 and 1901 French
was the agent for the Star Union line
IN that city. French, il is said. first
started bis promoting plans at Lucas
and Mansfield. Ohio, ABOUT 1896
Goes to Cleveland.
In 1902 French went TO Cleveland.
where he operated The Northern Ohio
Construction company. which main
taincd large suite OF offices and en-.
p!oyed many agents. The compan,
was incorporated to do all kinds OF
contracting Later the company be-
came insovent and report was filed
by referee in bankruptcy in which it
was stated that the concern actually
was engaged Ill securing rights of way
for steam railroads and making con.
tracts for the construction of railroads.
French was the president of the com
pany and owned all but four shares of
the stock, which were held by as many
stockholders, one of whom was Mrs.
French.
At the time that the concern went
into bankruptcy, May 2S. 1904, three
employees signed the petition, alleging
that there was owing to them $500
in wages. 1t is said that other em-
ployees also were not paid, one Of
whom, Mrs. Eugene Smith, of Tooele,
says that she has never been paid by
the company.
Called on French.
Mrs. Smith told u Tribune reporter
that at the time French was in this
city she called to see him at the Hotel
'tuh in, 30 al,
her. French, she says, recognized her
aud said that he would endeavor 10
have the company pay her within a
short time. She has not yet received
a check.
Another Of the French corporations
was called the Northwestern Ohio De-
velopment company
a dispatch from Chicago says that
French in 1902 started the construc-
tion of railroad from Akron, Ohio, to
Newcastle, Pa. Only nine miles were
built when financial troubles arose and
was suspended Later a
road was built from Ashland to Woos-
ter, Ohio, known as the Ashland and
Wooster and later as the Ashland and
Western railroad, This road also went
into the hands of receiver.
French is said to have notified his
attorney in Phoenix that he would be
,n hand Monday for the hearing before
Governor Hunt. County Attorney /. T..
Wiley said Yesterday that no further
idvices had been received from Mr..
Morgan, who, it is said, will appear be-
'ore the Arizona executive TO present
he Utah case.
The dispatch received last night from
Cleveland, Ohio, is as follows:
special to The Tribune.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Feb. &C.
w French operated in Cleveland
about 1902 under the name OF the
Northern Ohio Construction company.
The company maintained n large suite
OF offices and employed many agents.
The company was Incorporated 10
do all kinds OF contracting, but
report filed by a referee In bank
ruptcy after the company had become
insolvcnt stated IL was actually en-
gagged when doing business In secur-
Ing rights of way for steam railroads
and making contracts for construction
Of railroads.
French was president and owned all
the stock except four shares These
four shares were held by AS many
stockholders, one OF whom was
Frcnch's wife.
- 1900 -, WI,