Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-25
BIG MUNITIoN PLANT
 COMPANY FORMED
New London Men Head Three Million Dollar Concern.

The General Ordnance Co. of Con necticut, has been incorporated under the laws of Connekicut to develop, promote and carry on the business and license others to carry on the busi- ness of manufacturing. constructing, dealing in or with, hiring, purchasing or otherwise acquiring every kind and description of torpedoes, ordna nee, rnu- nitions, war materials, supplies. ac- cessories and parts pertaining there to-" The incorporation certificate was filed at the office of the secretary of the state Monday afternoon. The com pany has an authorized capital of s3,- 100000 and the certificate showed that it would start business with $2,000. Henry R. Bond. Jr, Frank l.. Brake and Elmer H. Schumacher of New London are the fncorporators. The fee paid for incorporation was $500.
 The General Ordnance Co. of Con- necticrrt has been incorporated to take over the business of the General Ord nance Co. of Delaware and Is con- nected with the Ordnance Develop ment Go. of Delaware. It has large plant in Derby, this state, where 1t employs between 500 and 800 men. for the allies and the United States government. It is now working on an order for the allies for 500 non -recoil guns for aeropianes and has turned in the two years that the factory has been working under the General Ord nance Co. of Delaware. The company has also received an order from the United States government for 300 B. inch naval rifles for submarine pa trols and destroyers.
 The plant of the company was for merly owned by the Driggs- -Seabury Go. and was bought by the General Ordnance Go. of Delaware at the be- ginning of the war for $7O0, 900, the capital of the company when the Gen era1 Ordnance Co. of Connecticut took Tf--h hy1- 1G A. new company are: President, G. C. Davison; treasurer, IF. s. Fesler; sec retary, F. L. Briggs. No vice presi- dent has as yet been elected.
 Although it is now making 8 spe- ciaIty of manufacturing the non-re- coil gun for the allies, the company IS also working on regular guns and doing experimental work on torpe- does. The on-recoil guns are being made in two sizes, two -pounders with 5-inch guns which shoot a 50-pound projectile. Since buying the old Driggs s-Seabury Co. plant, the Gen. eral Ordnance Co. of Connecticut has made many improvements and it's capital, according to Mir. Dawson. Is now nearly $3, 1000, 900, all the author ized stock not yet having been. issue ed. The capital is divided into 50o, 900 shares, par value, $10.
 The incorporation certificate also SHOWS t1dL the coHlpdHy IS dutnof1Zed to carry on the business of "manufac- turing, buying, selling, renting ana trading in all kinds of apparatus and machinery used in the manufacture and employ of torpedoes, munitions, ordnance and war materials; to dis cover, invent, make, purchase or oth-- erwise acquire trade marks, secret processes, formulae, inventions and discoveries, whether used in connec- tion with or secured by or under let ters Datent of the United States or any other country" T. is also author ized to buy shares in any corporation, foreign or domestic. and has the pow CT to conduct business in the United States or any foreign country or place.
 The officers of the General Ord nance Co. of Delaware were: Presi- dent, H. R. Bond, Jr.: vice president, A. J. Stone secretary, Frank l.. Brake; treasurer, F. H. Schumacher.