The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
NO SCAREIN STATE
War Fails to Disturb Big In
veStments in Kansas.
More Than 2 Millions Before
Charter Board Today.
q new Topeka CORPORATIONS
Elevator and Morris Bank
Make the Largest Showing.
Two Motor Supply Companies
Are Incorporated.
q new Topeka CORPORATIONS

charter board today made a new re-
cord when it approved investments
amounting to $2,27O,059.5O in new
Kansas business ventures. Thirty
eight domestic and twelve foreign cor
porations were today permitted to en-
gage in business in the state. Each
of the corporations represents a CAPT
tai investment in Kansas of from ST.
900 to 100000.
That Kansas is looked upon by the
business world as an excellent teld for
safe and sane business speculation was
indicated by today's wide range of
new investments. A dozen lines of
business ventures are included in the
list of new charters approved by the
state board. Practically One-half of
the new investments are by foreign
corporations. The twelve new foreign
concerns which secured charters to-
day propose to invest 1882, $3.50 in
Kansas, while the 3S domestic corpor-
atoms plan investments totalling
S1,3S7,200.
Four new Topeka corporations are
in the list approved by the charter
board. The corporations represent in
vestments in this city of $131, 300.
The largest of the new local corpor-
ations is the Golden Belt Grain & Ele-
vator company, capitalized at $4,000.
Incorporation of the new company
means the location of new quarter
side. The new company is incorpor-
ated by E. ]. Smiley, Topeka; c. L.
Hardman and ]. E. Jones, Wakeeney;
F. D. Sperry, Ellsworth, and o. b.
Jones, Corpus Christi, Tex.
New Morris Plan Bank.
Second only to the new elevator
company in point of local importance
is the incorporation of a new Morris
plan bank by local capitalists. The
new institution is incorporated as the
Topeka Morris Plan company and is
capitalized at $4,000. 1t is the plan
of the incorporators, according to
their charter statement, to make loans
on the Morris plan on real estate, chat
tells and personal security. The in
corporators are: Horace L. Hall,
Charles S. Elliott, Scott Hopkins. E.
L. Copeland, E. S. Arnold, H. G. West
and Chester Woodward, all of Topeka.
Other Topeka corporations are: Cap
per Auto Supply company, capital,
$4,000, and Topeka Motor Trades asso-
citation. capital, $1,000.
In the list of new charters today
the Atlantic Petroleum company, a
Virginia corporation, proposes the
heaviest Kansas investment. 1t an
nounces plans to spend $7OO,0OO at
Cherryvale and in the Kansas oil dis
trict. The Evans-Ehwig Refining
company of Missouri, will establish Of
fees in Wichita and will spend $780,
900 in the state. The Augusta Refining
company, incorporated under the laws
of Oklahoma, will establish a refinery
at Augusta and proposes to spend
$1S5.00 in Kansas.
The Weber-Freeman Milling COM
pany, is the largest of the domestic
corporations. The concern proposes
investments of 100000 at Salina An
ether large elevator proposition is the
Karell Milling company of Glen Elder,
Mitchell county. 1t is incorporated
000 PrafprTad iSlx Pc
filming company of Kansas City, Kan,
is incorporated with a capitalization of
100000, while the National City Oil
company, Wichita, is capitalized for
100000.
Charters Granted.
The following charters-including
only corporations with capital stock
were approved by the state charter
board:
Home Oil & Gas Co., Pratt Capital s1O-
Commercial Sand & Supply Co., Hutchin
son. Capital $4,000.
100000
Menees Greenhouse Products Co., wich-
Parkel Coal Co, Mulberry. Capital $1,000.
Crawford Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
Girard. Capital $4,000.
Mitchell Oil Co., Wichita. Capital $780,
Eppinger Mercantile Co.. Burlington. Cap
Capper Auto Supply Co., Topeka Capital
So 900.
Hanson Oil & Gas Co. Miltonvale Cap
Baker Oil & Gas Co., Independence.
Capital $4,000
Bourbon County Fair Assn, Fort Scott
ANTHONY Bottling Co, Anthony. Capital
$2,1O
Operative Assn, Eureka. Capital $4,000
Sherdahl Cooperative Assn, Sherdahl.
Farmers Produce Co., Butler. CAPITAL
$40, 600.
st. Lucie Orchard Co.. Lawrence. Cap
Maryland Oil 4 Gas Co, Kansas City,
Kan. Capital, $4,000
Wichita Zinc Mining Co., Wichita Cap
Preferred Risk Fire Insurance Co.. Kan
Sumner county Farmers Union Coop
erative Assn, Wellington. Capital $4,000
Wolcott Crushed Rock Co., Wolcott Cap
Cockerill Coal Co., Pittsburg Capital 81,
Topeka Motor Trades Assn, Topeka.
Capital 81 1900.
Franklin Miners Coal Co.. Mulberry
Farmers Lumber & Grain Co., onaga.
Capital $4,000.
KaEen Milling Co., Glen Elder Cap
Inland Oil \ Gas Co., Kansas City,
Kan. Capital $4,000
Weber Freeman Milling Co., Salina. Cap
Federated Lyceum Chautauqua Assn,
N1n1lelu. capital
Mercantile Union. Chase. Capital $4,000
Farmers State bank, Leon. Capital S15-
GOO.
Golden Belt Grain & Elevator Co, To-
peka. Capital $4,000.
Topeka Morris Plan Co., Topeka Capital
$4,000.
Mayer Mining Co., Ellsworth. Capital
| So 600.
| Independence Laundry Co, Indepen-
dence Capital 5000.
| South Side Ditch Assn, Lakin, Capital
| $4,000
Foreign Corporations.
Atlantic Petroleum of Virginia. Kansas
office, Cherryvale Investment in this state
| $TO0. 900.
Harding Cream Co., Omaha. Kansas in
vestment $4,000
Certainteed Products Co., of Maryland
\ Kansas investment S14, $50
| Bruce Bros. Grain Co.. Kansas City,
| Kansas. Capital $4,000
Gladys Belle Oil Co., of Oklahoma. Kan