Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-03-02

flowing OF the ink from our editor
ouills when under our own fostering
car ink bottles are made by the 81
car loads annually?
- SECOND DAY
The Convention assembled at 6
O'Clock a. N. and was called to ordel
by C. NJ. Nichols, of the Springfield
Republic. Oscar Martin of Spring
field was appointed orator for the
next meeting and A. McGregor, o.
Canton, Poet.
The committee appointed to nom
mate officers for the ensuing year re-
ported as follows:
President, w. T. Bascom, Mt
Vernon.
Vice Presidents, Joshua Saxton,
Urbana, s. D. Harris, Ravenna.
Treasurer, P. Cuneo, Upper San.
dusky.
Secretary, S. L. Everett, Akron.
A vote of thanks to the editors and
proprietors of the Akron Daily Bea
con, for copies Of that paper gener,
ously furnished the members Of the
convention, was unanimously adopt
ed. On motion of j. X. Rukenbrod,
a committee was appointed to report
business at the next meeting. The
committee consists Of j. X. Ruken-
brod, Salem, E. B. Eshelman, Woos-
ter, VIM. Ritezel, Warren. j. Frost
of Massilon, was appointed com
mittee of one, to collect and present
to the next convention all the avail
able facts in regard to the early his
tory ofthe Ohio press. G. NJ. Mich
OILS and S. A. Lane were constituted
a committee to prepare the proceed
ings of the conventions Of 1870 and
1871, and publish the same in proper
form. The following resolution, pre-
sented by 9. N. Nichols was, after a
sharp debate passed by a large ma
jority;
Resolved, That we deem it unprofes-
sional upon the part of the conductors
of newspapers to indulge in personal de-
and defamation in connection
with the discussion of general and local
topics, and that we consiC er il to be the
duty of editors to discuss questions of
h 10 inf
an impersonal manner.
The next meeting was appointed to
be held at Cleveland, Jaly 11th, 1871,
and WV. Armstrong, Plain Dealer,
A ". Fairbanks, Herald, E. Cowles,
Leader, A. Cent?, Germania, A
Theme Wachter and Erie appointed
a committee Of arrangements.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the convention return
its most sincere, heartfelt thanks to the
City Council. the press and citizens of
Akron for their generous and friendly
entertainment of its members; to the
bands of Akron and Millersburg for their
excellent music; to the Akron Fire De-
partment for their parUde; TO the pro-
prietors of the Akron City Rink and the
managers of the Akron Band Ball. for
their courtcsies; and most especially to
the ladies of Akron for thr very kind
manner in which they have made US feel
at home during our sojourn, and
Resolved, That the convention tender
its thanks TO Mr.. j. A. Sumner, for the
use of his Opera House for the occasion.
A resolution of thanks to the off
GERS fo- the able and impartial man
ner in which they discharged the re-
spective duties Of their positions was
adopted and the convention ad
journed.
The convention transacted but lit
tie business of importance. The
truth is that the chief aim of those in
was social pleasure and
recreation instead Of business.
The afternoon of Friday was spent
in visiting the various manufactur-
ing establishments and places of in
terest, among which we briefly men
ton:
The Akron Iron Co. This estab
lishment manufactures annually
$500, GOO. worth of iron
Buckeye Reaper and Mower W orks,
of Aultman, Miller d Co., manufac
ture annually from six to seven thou
sand pachines. This is magnificent
establishment, the result of untirine
industry. integrity and genius.
Excelsior Reaper d Mower Works
j. F. Seiberling & Co. These works
tu-n out 5000 machines annually.
Akron Knife Works, of Whitman
Miles & Co. A fine establishment
Value of manufactured knives pei
year, 100000.
Akron Chain Works. Value O
manufactured articles per year $40,
900.
Akron Rubber Factory, Goodyear
& Co., proprietors. This establish
ment was commenced in Decembe
last and will be ready for operation
in few months. Its capacity pc
annum is 5000, 900.
The new Methodist Church. Th
interval arrangements of this churc'
attracted the admiration of all. Veter
sn..editors, who had seen much of tn
world declared they never saw sue
splendor. Indeed, since we left Ital
we have never seen anything to com
pare with this. Itrefects great cred
it upon the taste, enterprise and lii
erality of the congregation and tn
people of Akron. The Akron Gem
etery is an honor to the taste an en-
!