Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-09-17
Chamber Of Commerce.
oup CITIZENS SUBSCRIBE 81, 600 TO START
MACHINE SHOP.

o,rR CITIZENS SUBSCRIBE 81 QUO TO START
MACHINE SHOP.
The Chamber of Commerce held a called
meeting. Tuesday night, President w. Il.
H. lynn in the chair, to consider pro-
position for starting machine repair snop
and mandatory here. In stating the OBJ
ject of the meeting. Mr.. Lynn called aeeen-
ton to the fact that there is not a machine
shop between Richmond and Charleston,
W. Va, or between Roanoke and VIM
chester, except small one at Harrison
burg, and our people have to send 1or re-
pairs to Richmond.or Baltimore. A pro-
position had been made by Mr.. Landon e..
White of Norfolk, now engaged Win Tue
firm of s. r. White Il Co., a large manu-
featuring establishment there' mat
did. SAC, 900 worth ofsbusiEess last year, TO
establish machine and repair snop IN
Staunton. Mr.. Lynn saids6ve gentlemen
to whom the subject hadibeen mentioned
had already subscribed $SOOleach. The
capital required wouldlbe $4,000 or W ,ooo,
of which Mr.. White would takel$1 ,OoO and
his brother $500.
Mr.. M. A. Booker; to..whom the PROPOSE
tion had been referred for correspondence,
said he had ascerGained from letters OF the
best firms in Norfolk, that Mr.. White was
a man in all respects qualified to under
take such an enterprise and make IL sue
cessful. Among other letters. one from
the Baldwin Locomotive Works OF Phlla-
delphia, fully endorses Mr.. Whites capa-
city as skilled mechanic. Mr.. Booker
added that Mr.. White bad written that be
thought he could get at low cost lot
of machinery that would be all he would
want to begin with. ss
Mr.. Witt thought the Chamber of
Commerce had talked enough in the past,
and here was chance for it to go to work
and get subscribers to something practl-
cable and within our means. The capital
required would be somewhere between
$4,000 and $4,000. He moved the ap-
pointment of committee to solicit sub
scriptions.
The President appointed committee
composed of .Messrs. I. Witt, M. A.
Booker, John lesser and Julius Prufer,
and on motion, the Presidents name was
added to it.
THE committee has commenced its work
of soliciting subscriptions IN amounts of
$50 and upwards, and up to yesterday
Thursday evening had gotten $4,000
In canvassing the financial success of the
scheme, Mr.. Lynn said that his firm alone
paid over 81 900 to the express companies
for repairs from the large cities, and the
telegraphing alone was considerable
item. There was not an owner of thresh-
ing machine at work IN the county that
didn't have to spend $50 year for repairs.
A foundry once started in Staunten had in
one year-the year 1858, cleared $4,000
profit.
WOODEN FACTORY.
Mr.. W. A. Burke reported from the
committee to conduct a correspondence
regarding a proposition to establish
wooden mill here. He said that the corre-
spondent. an expert now managing a sue
cessful wooden factory in Virginia town,
said that what is called Four-set-mill
would require about $780, 900 and would
give employment to eighty hands, with
payroll of 81, 900 to 81. 500 month. The
correspondent said he had no finances but
would be willing to put his experience
in the enterprise.
Mr.. Witt said every wooden mill started
in Virginia had made money.
Mr.. G. A. Gladke threw out for the con-
sideration Of the chamber, suggestion of
regular monthly contribution by the
members. which ought in year to form a
nest-egg for SOME small manufacturing
enterprise. He said the chamber might
think over 1t at it's leisure; it was at least
superior to talking SO much and doing
nothing.
The chamber adjourned about 10 o CLOCK.