National Republican., 1883-12-13
THE KEELY MOTOR.
Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders Who Sup
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port the Invention.
Letter From the Inventor, Who Expects
Results in Two Months.
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. I2--Tho stockholders
of the Koely Motor company assembled to-
day to hold tho annual meeting. President
Randall stated that the board OF directors
appeared before tho stockholders without
any printed or written report. We nave
several reasons for this" ho said, the prin'
cpal cause being that any report ut this time
might do Mr.. Kccly great injustice. Twelve
months have elapsed since our last meeting,
and although great progress has been made,
yet Mr.. Kcoly has made no advance which at
this time would be beneficial to the conf
pany's interest. Ho has met with great
obstacles both mechanical and domestic. For
years Mrs. Keely has been very Ill, and only
about q month ago herldeath occirfed.r 'Tbe
mechanical obstacles HASe boertI efxImany,
and some of them also oinsnrmouhtssblc c.5h Nr,
Randall, in further explanation, then, read
tho following latte$ FROM thSinvcntori
PHILADELPHIA, pee. 4-E., j. RANDALL, PnEsI.
DENT KEELY MofoaG Codf.1SY. Dear Su: Your
letter Of yesterday is before me requesting state
ment upon TO base some representation concern
ing the mechanical progress in your directors re-
port at the next annual meeting OF the stock.
holders. l have not deemed it necessary
view OF the fact that weekly meetings
OF Stockholders at the shops have shown the
progress being made better than can be conveyed
by me in written documents or verbal explains
iions. In fact, have hoped these meetings or
receptions would render any formal statement
from me unnecessary. III answer 10 your letter.
however, will say that It's tone indicates dSsats-
faction the part Of stockholders at the delay in
finishing and practically demonstrating my work.
Your reg OF and theirs canuot possibly be greater
than mine, that any circumstances should exist
which tend TO cmbarrBsS my progress or hinder
the completion OF my labors MS speedily as was
expected. If your experience I'm this respect was
new in the history Of inventions my disappoint-
ments would be still greater. If II were new in
our own history this disappointment would be
less No one more than myself is iiIed of procras-
tinatiun and iml atient delay, and i am all
the so because | cannot make
OthciB comprehend the difficulties with which 1
meet in making new improvements to harmonizi
hurh changes In the latter as are ncoesSitnled
thereby, my impntience would have been greater
IL possible but & the weekly visiiatiuns men
toned, and the knowledge thereby conveyed tnat
real mechanical progress was being made. trust
that they have also rendered your discomfort les,
than 1t otherwise would have been. That have
Inade substantial progress know far better than
can show; that am rapidly nearing the end l
Ieel.stfre. You nsk mr Tor some statement as Ia
Ithetime when shall get through. So often have
i.SonlpliedMith such requests and been self-de-
tefei in doins so, incurring the blame as well as
the disappointment OF both others and myself that
Il eem1La Itsafe well as unwise to risk repe.
tsGTdo not Zee why / may not fulfill your
expectations Nithtn the next two months, and l
MUuid su sgest that the meeting of stock khulders
be postponed to Feb. l, 1884.
Yours, respectfully, JOIN w. Kelly.
Several stockholders objected to giving
Keely two months more time to com pletC
his great motor. but they were out voted
The old board was reelected, and the meet.
ing ndiournod,