Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1914 — Receiver Appointed for The Laporte Carriage Co. [ARTICLE]

Receiver Appointed for The Laporte Carriage Co.

The Daporte Carriage Co. has gone into "the hands of a receiver, on the petition of creditors. Orville E. Truesdale was appointed by Judge Anderson, of the* federal court, to take charge of the affairs and tt Is said he may arrange for the • company to resume business. The factory employed 280 people and Was one of the leading industries of Laporte. The increase in the use of automobiles was chiefly responsible lor the failure.