The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-29
Canady Is
NeWSkinner
Receiver
Minden (Neb.) Farmer Is
Named to Help Straighten
Out Affairs of Pack
ing Firm.
Is Farm Body President

Joseph 8. Canady, Minden, Neb., ap-
pointed ancilliary receiver of the Skin
ner Packing company by Judge f1tz-
gerald yesterday, is a retired farmer
and for the last 12 years has been
president of the Nebraska Co-Opera-
tive Grain and Livestock association.
lie has been a member of the organ
ization since its inception In 1903.
- new receiver has been a resi-
Hent of Kearney county for 40 years
and has held the positions of county
superintendent and county treasurer.
At present he is secretary of the COM
munity club, where he lives.
He also has interest in several
pieces of western Nebraska land.
When the subsoil irrigation project
began to be agitated Mr.. Canady
became and has continued to be an
active worker for the success of the
Undertaking.
His appointment marks the change
of litigation involving the big com
pany from federal to state court. Fol
lowing his appointment Mr.. Canaday
announced that he will fight any
forced sale of the South Omaha prop
erty and that he believes stockholders
may eventually realize considerable
money from the property.
He is not a stockhold9t in the Skin
ner company, but is familiar with its
history, and William Ritchie, attorney
for the company, offered no objection
to his appointment.
OF Portland, Me-, and Keith Neville of
Nebraska were appointed joint receiv
ers of the Skinner Packing company
by the supreme judicial court of
Maine for the purpose of protecting
and conserving the property OF the
company"
Neville Discharged.
Neville was discharged as receiver
on his own raotIon in federal court
here. and on November 26 the Maine
court consented to discharge him, but
specified that Bodge remain as re-
ceiver.
The court directed Bodge to apply
an ancillary receivefship in Ne.
braska.
The court specified that Mr.. Cana
day, the new receiver, shall receive
s25 a day for the time he actually
spends at his duties pertaining to the
receivership.
In the meantime a suit between the
Skinner Packing company and the
Dold interests, which are running the
Skinner plant. is pending in district
court. The Dold interests, which have
a seven-year lease to operate the
property, have filed suit to collect
1862 ,000 which it is claimed repre-
sents the company's share of losses
In operation since Dold took over the
plant in November, 1920.
Motion to Dismiss.
Attorney Richie filed a motion to
dismiss this suit, declaring that dur
ing the last year Dold has operated
the plant with a large profit and that
instead of owing the Dold interests
for losses incurred in operation that
Dold actually owes the company
s150,O0O.
"We will fight any forced sale OF
the property, and any sale which Will
not bring a consideration commensur-
ate with the value Of the property,
said Receiver Canaday.
Attorney Richie also pointed out
that this new receivership will pre-
vent any attachments on the com
pany property. lie said that neither
he nor the receiver have any incli-
nation TO terminate the Dold lease
but pointed out that should the Dold
operation fail to show a profit by
\1924 the lease will expire automatic.