The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1881-11-12
THE kEEl.EV MOTOR.
Difficulties the Inventor il
EnCOunIcrIn2.

A Philadelphia special Of the 2Sth
saws there is trouble in the ranks OF the
Kelley motor men. For nearly SIX
years money has been poured into the
! hands of Mr.. Kelley for experimental
purposes, and still the hoping ones are
put off with promises. All the trans
ACTORS of the company are conducted
with great secresy, but the rupture IS
too great to be longer hidden. Il do
not intend to be made a shield or gay
for any one for this business SAID Mr.
Frank Foote, of Foote Il Hatch, at the
meeting of the stockholders OF the
company a week ago. The gentlemen
voiced the sentiment OF all the New York
directors who came over here for the
purpose Of compelling Mr.. Kelley to
give out his secret. Following up the
position he had taken, a resolution was
offered at a meeting Of the board OF
directors, and seconded by George j.
Collier, to the effect that Mr.. keeley be
paid no money until he should patent
some of the alleged discoveries or in
ventions he has made. This resolu-
best friends of Keeley, both here and
in New York. AS stated by a gentle
man who was present, the object is to
have him patent his gun or generator
or atomizer, SO that in case of his
death the stockholders of the company
could have it. Another resolution was
adopted, to the effect that if Mr. kee-
ley did not patent something before
ten days he would be proceeded
against legally.
NJ. Kelley was questioned to-day
regarding the above He said he had
not been paid any salary for some
time past, but that this did not make
any difference to him. He did not pro-
pose to be bulldozed by the New
York people. 1t was intimated very
strongly by Mr.. Kelley that the whole
purpose Of the movement was to force
him to tell his secret, which he would
not do. Mr.. keeley regarded the pro-
ceedlngs Of the meeting as calculated
to either depress or initiate the stock, |
and said in this connection: "They |
may do their best at their end |
of the line, but l propose to hold !
this end. 1t is not the first time the
directors have stopped my salary, and |
[ do not believe it will be the last |
| have spent some $4,000 or $4,000 on
my own account, and numerous other
sums which | have been paid. [ do
not hold controlling interest in the
stock: If | should die tomorrow the
result of my discovery would be made
plain. [ have it ready to be placed in
the care of a trusty company in this
city.
1t Is understood that Mr.. Keeley is
desirous of obtaining control of the
keeley motor company and PROPOSE
tons looking to this end are said to
have been submitted to the board
of directors. Mr.. Keeley says he has
an answer to the ulti-
matum of the directors which will
be sent in on Monday next. Mr.:
keeley further states that he was at
work on the plans and models of his
discoveries and that some
seven or eight months would be re-
CURED to complete these, and about
the LIST of May next he proposes to
give a public exhibition of his motor
to the city of New York.
There are 100000 shares of the motor
stock. This has lately been as high as
SO share, but it is now selling mt {
$3.50 with prospect of going much /
lower. \ singular feature of this Sin
gular business is that the men who are
closest to Mr.. Keeley have mshakcn I
confidence IN the wonderful nature of
lis invention.