The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-10
.BANKERSHERE ].
70 Visit BIG
BOTTLE Works
Game From Clarksburg In
Special Train on the
B. & o. r. r.
MET BY AUTOMOBILES |
Party Is Expected to Leave
the City at Five
O'clock.
met BY AUTOMOBILES

A party OF 3S officials Of the Owens
Bottle Machine company and the bank
ers interested in the reorganization
OF the company visited the local plant
| OF the Owens COMPANY this afternoon.
The company has recently Increased
its capitalization from seven and a
half millions to fifty millions and have
taken over the stock OF the American
Bottle company.
The purpose OF the present visit
as stated by the officials who were
with the party is to allow the bank
ers to inspect the properties owned
by the company in West Virginia.
S. S. Cochran, the manager of the
West Virginia properties, met the par.
ty at Clarksburg this morning and ac'
companted them to the local plant.
The party arrived in Clarksburg
this morning at $50 and after visiting
| the Owens Bottle Machine company's 8
plant there, lunched in Clarksburg
and left there on a special B. & o.
train at !, o'clock. arriving in Fair
mont at 2.20s o. clock 'sf.' rs s'a5 y;
Automobiles were iting for the
ffy atsf the o.s station here
l'andS hey9Were }fmmed ediately taken9 TO
the Owens plans near Morgantown
avenue Ascomplete inspection of sthe
local plant was made and the party
left on their train about five o'clock.
Four cars composed the special
train that carried the part yand their
guests. The members OF the party were
as follows:
Eastern Party-F. T. Armstrong,
William Salomon & Co.. New York;
James B. Bell, Secor & Bell, Toledo; /;
John D. Biggers. Owens Bottle Ma
chine Co., Toledo; Henry. W. Brewer,
Low, Dixon & Co., New York; Chas.
E. Danforth. Van Emburgh { After
bury, New York; A. C. Ernst, Ernst 6
Ernst, New York; Charles s. Hirsch,
Hirsch. Itlenthal & Co., New York;
E. S. Little, Chandler Bros. & CO.,
New York; Henry A. Miller, F. B.
Keech & Co.. New York; M. J. Owens,
Owens Bottle Machine Co. Toledo; !;
Howard A. Plummer, Low, Dixon &
Co., New York; Edwin X. Seheftel, J.
S. Bache & Co., New York; Lewis
P. Shelton, Solomon & Co, London;
Walter H. Sykes. Jr., Post 4 Flagg,
New York; J. Fl. Wainwright. Horn:
blower & Weeks, New York; Elisha
Walker, William Salomon & Co., New
York; Jacques Weinberger, William
Salornon & Co.. New York.
Western PARTY. B. Beckwith,
Secor & Bell, Toledo; Ainslie Bell,
Babcock, Ruchton & Co.. Chicago; Ed
ward Bower, Otis 6 Co.. Cleveland; /;
William H. Burg, Smith, Moore & Co.,
st. Louis; w. H. Boshart, Ovens Bot
tie Machine Co., Toledo: Ford Carter,
Lester. Carter & Co., Chicago; J. B.
Clingerman, Springfield; Cameron
Currie and Guest, A.sW. Wallace &
Co., Detroit; Donald'L. DsGolyer, Will
lam Salomon & Co.. Chicago; Harry
Farnum, King, Farnun G Co., Chi
cako; w. H. Fillmore and guest w. H.
Fillmore & Co., Cincinnati; Edward A.
Fish, w. w. Eastman & Co., Minneap-
oils; Heman Clifford, William, Salo-
mon & Co.. Chicago; w. Hall and guest,
Roberts & Hall, Cincinnati; A, Metz
enbaum, viii s. Halle 6 Co.. C1eve-
land; Charles w. Moore, Smith,
Moore & Co., st. Louis: r. Y. Nit
chell, United Securities Co., Canton; !;
Jay e. Secor, secor G Bell, Toledo; !;
S. S. stratta1l, Megargel & Co.; Chi
cago; Allan West g. II. Walker g. Co.
st. Louis. a,st -. rt