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Show ! JEFFERY COMPANY I SOLD TO SYNDICATE I KENOSHA, Wis., July 13. The entire ' slock of the Thomas B. JehWy company, with a capital of .$3,n",(ifi0, has been suld, it was announced today, to Lee Hignln-son Hignln-son conii'auv of Boston ami Charles W. N'nsh of Flint, Mich. The .It-fiery rompany Is one of the largest makers of motor trur-kH and pleasure autumoblles in the I 'idled .Stales. The price was not aniiouncHil. Mr. N;ish is t lie president of Hie General Gen-eral Motors company, but it was an-noiuured an-noiuured he would retire on August 1 to come here to liike charge of the Jeff fry plant. It is intimated here that the sale is a step toward the formation of a big company to compete with the General Motors company for control of the automobile, auto-mobile, trade. |