The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-06-05

a STARcH.-In pursuance TO a call pull
lished in the HERALD several weeks ago
{ abou. " hundred citizens Of Somerse
twp, met in The court room on Safurt.a,
ID afternoon last. 10 discuss the ~payabiiiiy Q
erecting q starch factory. The meeiin!
u was organized by the election OF the FOL
= lowing officers.
0 President, j. Ii. Fritz: Vice Presidents
d Philip Walker, James Parsor. Georg,
e Reitz and David Husband; Secretaries
VIM Stahl and Ed b. Scnil.
) Hon. VIM. j. Baer then stated The oh
: ject OF the meeting in q lengthy address
: talking against time until his live Yankee
would arrive ia which he proposed thai
each farmer plant a certain number ol
acres of potatoes; the price to be paid FOL
potatoes TO be governed by the market
price. Counselor Hngus gave the audi
ence the benefit OF q dream Of his, which,
although, not quite so brilliant as Col.
IngersoIls War Dream" attracted con
siderable attention. From his dream he
branched off to a Greenback speech which
was interrupted BY the live Yankee, Mr..
Kellog. Mr. X. told the meeting what he
knew about starch and promised TO use
his powers OF persuasion 10 induce the gen.
tlemen who were running a starch factory
in his native State Of Maine, to give it a
trial here. After a good deal of talk by
all around, the following executive com
mittee was appointed with power to name
sub committees and attend generally to
all business OF the meeting
j. II. Fri.z, VIM. J. Baer, p. II. Walk
ar Jnbn III ThI L nj Gqbrocl Wm 81
S.ahl, Val Hay. John G. ogle.
The following subcommittee have been
appointed for the different districts olson
erset township:
Friedens-W. Scott Mowry, Samuel
Snyder; Snyder's Mill-George Spangler,
Christ Iseitz; Hanter's-Charles Hunter,
George F. Denner; Will's-LeYi Walker,
Daniel Kimmel; Plank road. George Zim-
norman, Andrew Woy; Saylor's-Samuel
Trent, Alex Hunter; Cupp's- Henry
hlester, C.. c. Musselman Baer's-Dan-
lei Bacr, &. G. Schrock; Barron's-Daniel
Emeri, Jacob Casebeer; Sipes 7ille-Abra-
ham Baker, Peter Sipe; Casbeer's-Sol
Baker, Emmanuel Bowman; Shaulis'-
Peter Heiiley, George c. Lichtyl Somer.
set-O. kneppcr, j. J. Barclay; Walters
jacob NJ Walter. Noah Roberts: An.
keny s-llenry Shaiier, Sol SNYDER: Wei
lers-W. ii. Stahl, David Weller; sam
uels'-Joseph Horner. John G. Barron.
Millers-Philip IL. Walker, w. II. Miller:
Nj usts-Jeremiah j. Miller. Jacob Maust.
Lavansville-J. b. Countryman. VIM. Ii.
Tayman; Rhoads-Jonathan Miller, n. S.
Miller; Kneppers-Wm. e. Knepper,
Josiah Ankeny; Mountains. Berkey,
George Swank.
Milford township-Samuel Barclay, A.
G. win. John ShaG, Jacob 5. Phiilippi,
Z. d. Miller, Alex Benford, John c. Wei
Ter, Jacob Crichfield, Jonathan Rhoads,
Jacob +. Walker.
Middlecreek-Philip K. Moore, Jerre
Whipkey, Josiah Pile, Samuel D.ckeg,
DR.. II. ID. Moore, W. II. Barron, J. X.
McNillen.
Jeflerson-A. B. Howard, Henry b.
SchIag, Henry Null, John Gardner, Geo.
Barclay, II. D. Mccoy.
If the several committees named, or
any other voluntary committees, will can
vass their localities and procure signatures
OF farmers who will agree TO enter into the
arrangement and bring the papers here at
the regular meeting, Saturday. June 10,
1873, al y 2. N. sharp, efforts will then be
made with capitalists and practical opera
tors in these industries, to come here and
meet the psople Interested in Il general
meeting, and discuss and agree on tull de
tails.
But without some tangible inducement
held out, no enc will come a great dis
lance to undertake any such thing.
Next meeting win be held in the Court
house, Saturday, Jane Is, at Il O'Clock p.
NJ, precisely, when committeeman ana
others are invited 10 be present.
The following is the agreement to be
copied by Committeeman and signed by
farmers
TO whom it may concern We, the
undersigned farmers Of Somerset county,
in order to induce capitalists 10 come into
cur midst and erect starch factories and
sweet corn canning factories, hereby each
for himself agrees TO plant and cultivate
the area of land mentioned after each OF
our names, in potatoes and sweet corn, and
agree to sell and deliver the products OF
the said land to the owners and operators Of
of the starch corn canning factories, con
templated in this agreement, annually for
five consecutive years, at the rate OF p
cents per bushel for potatoes. and ) cents
per can for corn.
And We severally agree to enter into the
contract in writing with such party as
may erect and operate the said factories,
on the basis ofthis paper, SAID party to bind
himself or themselves in the same agree
ment to the prompt payment OF the price
agreed on.