Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-02

brilliant electric lights shining on the NiNII
green of the budding shade trees makes fo
liaEr pictures which are enchanting.
The various cities in Central ohio seen
t" b" play ing game OF factory, factory
/ Who's got the watch-caSe factory" The
possibility of the removal ot the DucheI
watch-caSe works To this city and the rr>o.
luton of the city council inviting Mr.. Dut.
her Ia come Ia Springfield Ia examine the
adv amtagr> he could lind here caused much
discussion last week The removal nf the
works here would caul~t. quite a respectable
addition Ia tine population Of the city. 4
number of girls arr employed in the works.
ami II i a growing concern. remember
looking through the works in Newport.
Ky. They are among the ncatcst Speri-
mems Of factory architecture in the west
a. a pin.
1t is very far from probable. however.
that Newport, Ky. will part with this con
crru without a great struggle. The citizens
are aroused I" the injury which lis removal
would entail on their CITY. and are prepar-
Ing to make great eNeTtiun> 10 keep the
watch-case works among them. The J,tr-
eicr>' Wc,kiM of New York city. has a cor
respondent in Newport who thus sums up
the situation:
NEWPORT. KY. April n Whether the
Durbcr company will stay in Newport or
will build extensive manufacturers else
where i still a matter of doubt though the
indications now are that it will not leave the
place 80 intimately connected with its sue
cess. The people of Newport are aroused
Ia the fact that lis removal would be pub
lie calamity. which they are taking steps
To avert The mont ly payroll Of
the company is $500 which.
in the proposed new factory
will be- greatly increased. lis taxed real
estate in Newport i >l20. 19j. The nu-
merUuS advantages 10 the town attendant
on such enterprise will. of course. be lost il
the company persists in it, determination tu
leave. An effort Is being made Ia procure
for Mr.. Durher. at reasonable price. the
property which he wants. Whether this
will be successful or not il Is a. yet too
early Ia decide.
Meanwhile, other places are indefatigable
in their efforts tO induce the company Ia
locate with them. Chlllicothe, Ohio. has
made an excellent offer. and delegation
from Mansfield. Ohio, came to see Nj Due
ber last "Wednesday. The committee con
sisted of b. F. Crawford, the cracker man
ufacturer; Captain A. Cummins. eX-mayor.
president of the board of water works and
connected with the Farmers National bank:
Ford linn 1h.ar laplaT- t,nnTtr,l (
Ridgrwav. jrweler. and W. 5. CappeIler,
journalist. The Elgin people have ais"
sent here and have held out very favorable
Inducements.
Mr.. Dueber listens politely To all that the
visiting delegations have Ia say and prom
iScS 10 consider their claims.
Those who remember Billy Cappeller'S
herculean efforts at the Republican conven-
tinn, which was held here last year, can
imagine what picnic it would have been
to ~rr him pramcing around at the head Of
the Mansfield delegation above mentioned
II he ever gets Mr.. Druber t" Mansfield he
will detam him Win rough but kindly
grasp. and can just hear him saying in a
voice sufTuSed with solicitous enterprise :
Deuher. dear boy. there is no earthly
necessity of your going back home again ;
I'll just telephone 10 Newport, and have
them ship your works up by express"
Mr.. Ben Reising, the we'll known musi-
clan of this city, will travel with the Murray
and Murphy Combination which appeared
here last Monday night, next year. He
will play tuba in the brass band. and double
bass in the orchestra The combination
will 20 on the road in August.
The average temperature of the first
days in April, this year, was 81 degrees
the average temperature since that time has
been o. degrees.
4 record OF Mr.. Drury's predictions has
been sent to the Cincinnati. Columbus and
Cleveland papers by their correspondents
here. and the result is that he has quite a
reputation throughout the state As weather
prophet.
1t looks as if our Springfield editors were
approaching that state Of ideal mental per