Show MERGER OF THREE CANNING COMPANIES stockholders of the clearfield layton and woods cross canneries vote to the companies the woods cross canning t go co filed its articles of incorporation with the county clerk yesterday it is capitalized for and is the result of the amalgamation M of the woods cross layton and cleara clearfield i eld companies the stockholders of the respective canneries held meetings on monday alunday and tuesday of this week at which the advantages of the merger were explained chief among which was economy of operation era tion in each case the stockholders voted unanimously for for the proposition A committee corn cittee of sever seven two from each factory f andone and one at large t was chosen to place valuations upon the properties of the respective organizations to be bought bough tover over by the new corporation the valuations were fixed as follows woods cross layton clearfield a total of of the capital stock will be used in buying over the different properties it is stated the stockholders of the clearfield cannery will receive for each they had invested this company has declared a 25 per cent dividend this however is the first dividend it has declared in the five years of its life it therefore only depre aa 5 per percent cent dividend dividen for df each year this will be paid to the shareholders before the properties are taken over by the new concern the officers of the now new c coir air are james A eldredge pre president ident stirns hatch vice president deni richard String bam secret ary and treasurer thea the above with the following form the board of directors hyrum stewart thomas thmas hull briant briani joseph T mabey and john ringham Si the company comp duy will be known as the woods gross cross canning m company with its general office at al woods cross utah the three factories wilt will be operated as be fore but under one management |