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Show The New Gas Company. The papers for the incorporation of the Salt Lake Natural Gas company were dually prepared today and lf,ed on tile. The capital was placed at s:..n.aai tn shares of the par mil ue of l each. This Is larger than the original capitalization was intended to be, but so many offers of outside capital were made that lie c inpany deemed it best to make the ilal at $500,000. All of the stock is subscribed and taken and the company is essentially a hyme institution, in-stitution, the only one- except Salt Lakers interested being ra Pcrego, a Xew York capitalist, and DavddMvl kh mer of Colorado Whose real estate purchases of the lust twentp-four hours are well known to the public The director-of the new company are men all prominent In local atfairs and gciLlcmcn who take an active i lit - rest hi the development of Sad Lake hJ8tlutieiis- They are Wendell Benson, president; Hon. F. H. Dver, vice-president; I. 1 Karrick, treasurer; treas-urer; ti. S. Holmes, secretary; (.'. O. Witte. more, David Swiekhiiie i . Ira I'erego, .lames Rioketts, M. J. (Jr.it 1 !L Hamm. .el and W. A. Nelden. The company havi ad I. -S their gus lands by the addition of 650 acres to their former holdings. The land Is located adjoining the tract where the coiupan; obtained nataral gas yesterday. |