The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-08
ELBEL, GILLIAN Il 10.
Prospects That They VIII Remove Their
Works 10 Youngstown.
Two Important Industries, Which Canton
Cannot Afford 10 Lose--Time for Im-
mediate Action TO Retain the Ea-
Establishments IN this City.

IL Ia now over q week since the sad.
dlery hardware and malleahle iron
works OF Ethel, Gillian u Co, were
burned TO the ground. The ruins are In
the same shape the iremen left them,
awaiting the inspection OF the lnsur-
ance adjnaters,-
Meanwhile offers are pouring In upon
the firm from various cities, holding
forth inducements for the company to
remove their works from Canton,
Among these offers Youngstown seems
TO be In the lead, having offered TO sell
the firm the works OF the deiunct
Youngstown Malleable Iron Company.
These works are new, large and commo'
diOns, fitted up with engines, shafting,
machinery, and other necessary fixtures
for the manufacture Of saddlery hard
ware and malleable iron castinga,
Everything Ia complete and the works
san be slarted In q week from the time
possession In taken Of them. Y0ungs.
town Ia anxious 10 secure the removal
OF the works TO that city and with that
OF / ,ct In view has offered 10 sell Elb,l,
Gillian g Co. the shops for about one
third OF their present value and arrange
the payments on long time, In fact, lot
the Arm dictate the terms OF The pay
ment.
Other offers have been received from
the Board OF Trade OF Indianapolis, from
Crestline. Bellefonte, Pa, aud Pitts
burgh. Youngstown, however, Offers
the best Inducements and the present
prospects, are that after the matter OF
Insurance Ia adjusted, Elbel, Gillian u
Co, will remove TO that city.
Bar iron, OF which Elbel, Gillian "
Co, uee large quantities, IL purchased
by them OF youngstown concerns aud
once located In that city they would
have the mills, from which they buy,
located almost ut their doors. Steel,
pig metal, lre.clay and other manufhc
turing supplies eau DO obtained there NJ
a cheaper rate OF freight than In Canton
and the cost OF manufacturing III
Youngstown is considered equally AZ low
40 In Canton. The shipping facilities
| also are said TO b. good md q s'de'traek
OF the N, Y. p. q O. r. II, runs Into the
yard of the works, offered Elbel, Gillian
Il Co,
A DEMOCRAT reporter ascertained the
| above facts from a member OF the urn
of Elbel, Gillian q Co., aud then In
auirpd az TO the reason the firm desired
10 leave Canton. ave do not desire To
leave Canton, In fact would prefer 10 re'
main here, but no Inducements. are
offered us to stay, We have suffered
a loss OF over $500 900, and our inanr
ance reaches only one half OF tlal
amount. When we came TO canton
four years ago we went to great ex
pense fitting up the works just DO
alrOyed, without soliciting II cents
worth OF aid from the city, We bought
the old press works, enlarged " three,
fold and removed our works h'rr aud
started Up. Our coming here brought
the Gillian Mfg Company To Canton
and the two concerns swelled Canton's
population nlmO,t two thousand, Our
men are ~ arUle well paid ana g.t thelI
money every Saturday ana my twt
Saturdays In the year, We never anu
down except TO take stock aud then onl>
for a few days; when we do most [ onl
men are employed In the work Of stOcl
takinR. We have not solicited the Oilefl
made US from other cities but In oul
present condition can not well nOrd u
Ignore them. IL we can get the YOunga
town works ne 0neihird OF the cost o.
rebuilding here and make our owl
terms OF payment, we most aeeuredl!
will take them. We have no trade 4
sneak of In Canton, all OF our good
being sold 10 joDbers In the large cities
The manufacturing and shipping faeili
ties OF Youngstown are fully equal Y
those OF Canton and we know Will sui
u.s."
alas the Board OF improvements o.
Canton made you n propositionf' asked
the reporter.
"No, net direct; q number Of promi
nept Cant0nians have extended na theil
sympathy, but you can't build q ehcl
out VI sympathy. We are not beggarl
but OF course would c0neider any Ollicia
propositlon made by the Board OF I'm
proyementa OF Canton or any other bod.
OF c%itizens." With this the conyersa
ton ended.
There IL considerable speculation
about the city as to what Elbel, Gil
liam q Co. prop 40 10 do and TO enIght
on the public we give the above intor
view. That II will DO n serious blow 7
Canton TO lose two euch substantial an
important concerns ~ Ethel, Gillian 4
Co. and the Gil lam Manufacturing Coal
pany Ia an acknowledged fact In N
neighborhood Of two thousand Poop
would leave the city and the depressln
effect OF such a hegira would DO deepl
felt,
Tho time Ia now fast approachin
when Elbel. Gillian n Co. will decld
uton their future plans aud u IL urgen
!, that Immediate steps DO taken To tr
aud retain them. Should they rem0y
II would be n difficult matter 70 Undue
other manufacturers 70 come here. Uat
, ton should not lose these works by d,
|, fault and II Ia 10 DO hoped that VI
/, Board OF improvements or some one OH
' will take the matter In hand and 90
, what Gun BIO done.