Show I NO INO THOUGHT OF OFA A COMBINATION r 1 Officials Correct Published Published Pub Pub- N Chalmers Allis Statements Conc Concerning Relations Re ac- ac lations of Company to Tru Trust t. t Mr H. H V. V Croll Croll manager In Salt Lake 4 City City for the the Chalmers Allis-Chalmers company compan following from the has lias received the C home bome office in Chicago obtained ob- ob To set at t rest the impression tamed by the public through the press I regarding the reported relations of our j company to the United States Steel corporation due to the resignation of Mr William illiam W. W Allis as chairman of ill ill- continued account of the board on of E. E H. H health and antI the election Gray to succeed him and to correct erroneous impressions regarding the manag management ment and personnel of our ur the followIng following follow follow- company we beg to submit action of ing statement relative to the at their regular out our hoard board of or directors quarterly quarterly- meeting in N New w York January Janu January January ary 23 1902 Mr Gary OSary was elected chairman of the board as ts he is a large hol holder er of af the stock of the company and has had hada a lively and active interest in the campany company company com cam pany from the start rio no member r of the board boar having the slightest sli thought of ofa ofa ofa a combination any corporation or that their action action- by any possibility could be considered as even an Intimation Intimation Inti Inti- mation of Mr Edwin Reynolds continues the chief engineer of this corporation Mr Irving H. H Reynolds having been appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed In addition to the position he now naw ow holds of assistant chief engineer eng general superintendent of af te Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee kee works In tn In order that Mr Ir Edwin Reynolds could be relieved of the detail etan of f the shops so as to devote his time and great genius to the important en- en Questions of the day and the early completion of the ot-the the new works at West Allis designed by him No so o change in the active manage- manage nent was Ws s 9 thou thought ht of or contemplated Ir Ch Charles Eles Allis as president and chief executive officer Mr Ir W. W J. J Chalmers as chairman of the executive committee commit commit- committee tee and treasurer and Mr Henry W. W Hoyt as second vice president continuing continuing continuing con con- as heretofore In full charge of the executive affairs pf the corporation between the meetings of the committee commit commit- tee and all being In full accord with the past and pres present nt p policy licy of the com corn pany nany any Respectfully 1 CHARLES ALLIS LLIS r w s J CHALMERS I H W. W HOYTO HOYT J O i JAMES JAME H. H ECKELS Members rs of Executive Committee Chalmers Allis Company i |