New Britain herald., 1922-03-23
WATERBURY PAPERS l ARE NOW UNITED
American and Republican Con. S0lidation Announced

Waterbury, March 23.-Announce- ment will be made in the Waterbury American today that "the corporate interests of the Waterbury American and Waterbury Republican are con solidated beginning with this issue" 7" The American is an afternoon paper and the Republican morning paper. The announcement says;
 An exchange of the stock Of the two corporations has been made by which the two newspapers are now owned entirely in common and will have common management here after,
 The plants Of the two newspapers will be physically consolidated as rapidly as possible and combined pub ication will be from the Waterbury American building at l74 Grand street The Waterbury Republican and sunday Republican will continue to be issued at 156 Grand street but as soon as arrangements can be made, such portions of both plants as are suited for combined publication will be assembled at l74 Grand street and the Republican will move out of its present building.
 The Announcement. | The announcement also says:
 "The intention is to retain the in- dividual character Of each newspaper and to preserve the identity of the two corporations. Charles F. Chapin will continue as editor in chief of the Waterbury American with full charge of it's editorial policies and at the head Of the same news andVditorial , organization as surrounded him in the past. F.. R. Stevenson will con- tinue as editor of the Waterbury Re- publican with the same news and edi- toral organization as he has at pres ent. William J. Pape editor of the Republican will be in supreme charge of business matters on both news papers"
 The directors of the American Printing Go. met yesterday and elected Charles l.. Holmes, Irving E Meyers and William J. Pape as direc- tors and William J. Pape as secretary trasurer so that the officials of the American Printing Go. are now as follows:
 Russell R. Whitman, chairman of the board of directors; Charles F. Chapin, president; William J. Pape. secretary and treasurer. Directors: Russell R. Whitman, Charles F. Chapin, c. l.. Holmes, Irwin B. Meyers and William J. Pape.
 The directors of the Waterbury Republican. Inc, will elect Russell R. Whitman. chairman of the board of directors so that the officers of this company will be as follows:
 Russell R. Whitman, chairman oi the board of directors; Charles l. Holmes, president; William J. Pape secretary and treasurer. Directors Charles l.. Holmes, William J. Pape Caroline Dikeman Benjamin, Russell R. Whitman.
 Announcement of these facts was made to the heads of the departments of both newspapers yesterday after noon, Messrs. Whitman, Holmes and Pape told those present that the con- solidation had been brought about by the owners of the respective papers for newspaper purposes only, that no financial or political interests in or outside of Waterbury had been con suited or had influenced the matter in any way, that the entire ownership of both newspapers rested among the officers and directors of the American Printing Co. and the Waterbury Re- publican, inc: that no securities had been issued to outsiders for the pur- pose of financing or facilitating the consolidation.