Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-07
CHALMERS CO.
LEASES PLANTS
FOR five YEARS
Factories Taken Over by the
Maxwell Motor Company
and Will Be Operated by
That Concern.
Hugh Chalmers Resigns as
President but Will Re-
main Chairman of Board
of Directors During the
Period of Inactivity.

/ The five-year lease Of the plants OF
The Chalmers Motor Co. to the Max
we'll Motor Co., Inc, has become ef-
fective and the following notice was
posted in the Chalmers offices and
plants:
NOTICE.
The Maxwell Motor Co. incor-
porated, has taken a five-year
lease of the Chalmers factories.
The following officers of the Max
well Motor Co. will be in charge OF
the Chalmers business:
Walter F.. Flanders, president
and general manager; Walter M.
Anthony, comptroller; T. j. Toner.
director of sales; Charles Adams,
production manager; E. j. Miles,
engineer: William Kelly, engineer;
@R. NJ Hood, purchasing agent;
Carl II. Pelton, assistant to the
president; B. A. Lyman, assistant
treasurer; ]. H. Johnston. general
auditor.
We hope to retain practically all
OF the present employees Of the
Chalmers Co., and to increase the
working force from time to time as
the business grows.
We will announce. later the
names of the men who will be To-
Gated at the Chalmers factory in
direct charge of the different OPP
Grating departments. .
Maxwell Motor Company. Inc,
WALTER e. FLANDERS,
President and general manager.
The Chalmers Motor Co, one of the
pioneer firms of the industry, was
founded by e. r. Thomas of Buffalo,
as the Thomas Detroit Co. After Hugh
Chalmers became head of the concern
its name and that OF the product was
changed to Chalmers-Detr and the
city's name afterward dropped from the
name plate.
Under the terms of the lease to the
Maxwell Co., which was consummateo
q week ago in New York, the Chal-
mers organization, according to Wal
ter Il. Flanders. president and general
manager of the Maxwell Motor Co.
Inc, becomes inactive during the life
of the lease and the business will be
conducted by the Maxwell company
and its executives.
OFFICERS RESIGN.
with the inactivity of the Chalmers
company the executive officers have
resigned, being succeeded by New
York men representing the financial
interests that control the Chalmers
Motor Co. Hugh Chalmers has resigned
as president. but will remain chair
man of the board OF directors of the
Chalmers company. f, C. Morse, vice
yai
and secretary, and David Turnbul
treasurer, have rendered their resigna-
tions.
The new officers are Sherwood F.
Hall. president. w. w. Miller, vice
president: A. Owen, secretary. ant
John F. Flint, treasurer. With the ex,
ception of Mr.. Flint, the three officer.
are New York attorneys who drew thu
lease for the Maxwell company. Mr.
Flint will be the only active officer o
the Chalmers company and will com,
to Detroit and have his offices at tn,
plant. Mr.. Flint is a member OF tn,
firm of Weston-Flint public account
ants. With the designations of tn,
four officers named, three other mem
bers OF the Chalmers executive stat
have also resig Ned. as follows: II. w
johnson, superintendent of foundries
and c. A. Woodruff, purchasing agent
DISCUSSES MOVE.
In discussing the taking over Of tn,
Chalmers plants, Walter #. Flanders
said: Under the lease signed in New
York, Sept. 10, we have today takei
over the plants and assets of tn
Chalmers Motor Co. for a period o
five years. We will continue to maxi
the Chalmers cars and distribute then
through the Chalmers dealer organi
zation as in the past.
THE executive officers OF the tw,
organizations will be the same an,
for the present we do not contemplate
other changes. The executives of tn
Maxwell Motor Co., Inc, will hav
their main offices at the Chalmer
plant to supervise the conduct of tina
business.
1--WE will operate the Chalmers plan
for five years, paying 80 per cent o
the profits of the business to tn
Chalmers Motor Co. At the end of tn
term of the lease the plant will rever
to the Chalmers company.
Il have called meeting of our l
zone managers who supervise our dis
tribution for tomorrow and will hav
the Is field men of the Chalmers sale
organization In Detroit also for a Join