The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-08-13


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ISAAC NEWTON.
FINDLAY, O., Aug. 9, 1869.
Manufacturing Company in Findla.
AT a meeting of the citizens {
Findlay and vicinity, held at th
Courtroom, on Tuesday evening, f.
the purpose of making an effort t
get up q Joint Stock Company fo
the purpose of engaging in the man
ufacture of agricultural machinery
on motion of H.. p Gage, Esq
Judge ID. j. Cory was called to til
chair. .en
On motion of f. G. DeWolfe, L
GLEssNER. Esq, was chosen Secre
'tary.
On motion OF VIM. Anderson, Esq.
E. G. DEWoLFE was also chosen a.
Secretary.
Squire Carlin was called upon
and, after referring to the object fol
which the meeting had been called
spoke of the great number of Reap
ers and Mowers, and other agricul.
tural implements, sold in our county,
which might just as well be manufac
tured at home, keeping our capita
here, and affording employment fol
a large force of worllmen, thus in
creasing our population and building
up the interests of our place
Aaron Blackford, Esq, then ad
dressed the meeting. urging the
necessity aud feasibility of the move
ment, aud closed by moving the ap-
pOintment Of committee of three TO
select fifteen charter members.
The motion was seconded, and the
Chair appointed A. Blackford, Parlee
Carlin and Isaac Davis, Sr.
After a short consultation, the
Committee reported the following
persons; Benz. Huber, Elijah Barnd,
w. III. Wheeler, Parlee Carlin, Isaac
Davis, Sr., VIM. Anderson, J. S. Pat
terson, ID. ]. Cory, VIM. Litterick,
Darius Pendleton, Daniel p. Fox.
Ambrose Jaqua, Samuel Howard,
A. P. Byal, VIM. Martin.
The report was read and adopted
On motion of Col. Bope, s COM
nittee of three was appointed by the
Chair to report as to the name OF the
proposed Company, amount of capi
5al stock, and the size Of shares.
The Chair appointed Col. James
A. Bope, Squire Carlin and Elijah
Barnd.
The committee reported as fol
ows, which report, on motion of
William Mckee, Esq, was unani
nously adopted, viz:
Name-"Hancock Manufacturing
Company Capital Stock-Sl00,-
300. Shares-Fifty Dollars.
Gen. Walker was called on and
addressed the meeting at some
ength, showing the great advanta-
res to be derived from the proposed
He spoke of the impe-
JUS given to the growth of surround
ng towns, by the building OF manu-
'acturing establishments; showed
;onclusively that every man, woman,
and child would be benefltted--the
by the increased demand
or skillful labor, the farmer, by the
increased demand for his products,
and closed by contrasting the differ
ence between county with manu-
factories and one without. - u
L. Glessner, Esq, was called out,
and in Il few remarks urged the ne
cessity OF, going to work at once, as
capital was concentrating all over the
State, and no time should be lost if
We wished to be successful.
After a few remarks from L. p.
Jones, Esq, who was called upon,
and who urged the Importance OF
the movement, and showed conclu.
sively that an effort should be made
at once, on the part of every citizen
to build up our manufacturing inter
nsts, the meeting adjourned.
d. j. CORY, Chm.
l. GLEasNEn, G sec'ys.
f. G. DEwOLFE, -