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... . __ -r ••-*- II000. . I]Both'Frank and W. H. Donner lived ij in Anderson until a few years ago. |j It was \N\ H. Donner who built theh tin plate mill in North Anderson. L Prior to coming to Anderson ten J years ago lie had “cleaned up” about 11 $20,000 in real estate speculations ] about Gas City. This amount con- lt;urt|stituted his fortune. He joined with t him D. P. Erwin of Indionapolis, l Philip Matter of Marion, andJosephli1. Gwin of Columbus, and after get- lt;ting a bonus they built the tin plate i in North Anderson, l-nder Mr. Don-1 a ner’s;management, it like all other g tin plate properties was successful I u from the start. It was sold to the|i American Tin Plate company about!juy*l three years ago fora million dollars. I cJrk(ln the meantime the same parties Lhad started another mill of Bimiliar I vn8 j capacity at MonesBen, Pa. They also I*'3atIsold this to the trust. In the mean-|vL,ie time W. H. Donnor had brought his dyounger brother, Frank, from Colum- j;Br8|bus and started him in the business I ali8*|first in the ofliee aud later as mauag- ner. After the trust controlled thejjlaBlmill Frank remained iu Anderson for u9mla time'as local manager. «*!e I Gn selling out his tin plate pioper- vI ties W. H. Donner went to Pittsburg.he His fortune at that time is generally B1^{reported ’to ha ve been about |50,000.r#* | He became connected with the Mel* j,Ions and ether wealthy Pittsburgers ck® and began the erection of the Union yier Steel plant. Frank joined him a year n)ie-1 later. Through his relation with his ft,ot brother he had then become well-to-aH|do. BjThe past year Frank has been inid I Indiana spending most ot his time at o| til either Greencostle or Columbus with Qg relatives. Until the tiling ot this suit . n-j Anderson people have had no intlmahe tion that the two brothers were uot B£ a- on good terms. W. 11. Donner still ^resides in Pittsburg.
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Greencastle Star Press
Greencastle, Indiana, US
Sat, Jun 27, 1903
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