The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-07-08
THE DUEBER DELEGATION,
POrty-gns st ong, Arrived in Canton
Sunday Morning.
And the Men Accorded Royal Welcome
Freedom OF the City Given
Them--a75, 900 Now
Raised.

Tue loral1oQ coming mere al b 0'cl0cK
Sunday morning Of a delegation of
wOrkmen from the Dueber Watch Case
Works, now of Newport, but soon to be
Of Canton, by the DEMOCRAT, served to
draw large crowd Of people to the Ft.
Wayne depot Sunday morning, all anx-
iOus to catch glimpse Of the visitors
and see what they looked like.
The committee Of the Board OF Trade
appointed to receive the visiting work.
men were early on hand at the depot
with carriages to convey the men to
their hotels, and long before 6 o'clock,
the hour announced for the arrival of
the Dueber delegation, groups of citi-
zens began strolling towards the depot,
and the crowd there began rapidly
swelling, until at last it numbered
fully thousand souls
For some reason the train was about
, an hour late, 50 that 1t was pretty close
on to 1880. city time, be fore 1t pulled In
to the depot. The Battalion Band was
oD hand to assist In the welcome to the
visitors with lis best music.
ARRIVAL OF THE DELEGATION.
At last after long and impatient
walt of over an hour, an engine draw
ing Pullman sleeper hove In sight,
and soon rolled up to the depot. The
Battalion Band struck up lively march,
the large crowd pushed towards the
train, while out of the Pullman sleeper
streamed delegation of we'll dressed,
genteel appearing men, who stood In
line on the platform Al strong, and were
welcomed by members of the Board OF
Trade.
When all had descended from the car,
and the Band had ceased playing, Louis
Schaefer, Esq, mounted baggage
truck and greeted the visiting delega.
ti0n with a felicitOus little speech In
which he welcomed the visitors to Can
ton, and rendered them the freedom Of
the city during their stay. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. Schaefer's speech the
visitors entered the carriages waiting
for them, and headed by the Battalion
Band, which played spirited march,
the procession, composed of the
carriages and large number of citizens
on foot, wended its way to the Hurfurd.
Upon arrival there, the delegation was
and 20 going to the Barnett House.
Those registered at the Hurford were
as follows:
, Henry Detmering, superintendent of
y the mechanical department of the watch
4 case works, and the head of the delega'
tiOD; Joseph Dueber, the 15.year-Old son
+ of the proprietor of the works; a G.
J Sauerbrey, Fl. A. WadswOrth, Achille P.
Brittell, Victor Bidenham, Thomas Nc
Laughlin, II. Remke, G. Wehking, j. E
Vodde, John Kister, Frank Schleim-
niger, Otto OFT, E. Zessinger, Samuel w.
Hall, John Goebel, Frank Bidenham,
Joseph G. Rehling, W, FL. Daller, Edward
Buyer, George Metcalfe.
Those registering at the Barnett
were:
Peter Henry, W. W. Bradley, VIM. D.
BaldOck, VIM. Doll, Nicholas Born,
Thomas Davies, Thomas McCarty, VIM.
Schneider, Charles Fenstermacher, Jr.
George Haisch, Jacob Hoff, Emil Rehse,
Max ocbnitZ, A. j. Haubner, W. H.
Brown, f. A. StrObel, G. w. Kselin,
Charles Weipry, VIM. Miller, VIM. f
Zessinger.
SIGHT SEEING.
After a substantial breakfast at their
respective hotels, the two wings of the
delegation Joined at the HurfOTd, and
from this point started out on tour OF
sight seeing under the guidence of Louis
Schaeter, ESQ, Captain John F. Blake
Dominic Tyler, C0uncilmen Roberts and
Frazer, me- mb(Ts OF the press and other
prominent citiZans, both members OF
the Board Of Trade and otherwise.
The fret point visited was the City
Hall; then followed the Central Engine
House, the First M. e. Church, some Of
the residence streets In the vicinity, j.
A. Meyers jewelry store, the Court
House and other places, the visitors all
the while expressing their admiration
of everything they saw in the strongest
terms. After this round was completed
the delegation, with their guides,
boarded two Lakeside cars and started
for visit Of inspection TO the proposed
site of the new Dueber Works, on the
twenty acres donated by the Meyer
heirs, just west of the Nimishillen
creek, which the DEMOCRAT christens
"DUEBER HEIGHTS"
On arriving at the site of the new
works, the north line Of which lays 1000
feet south from West Tuscarawas street,
running thence from this line
1,400 feet front soUthwardly
facing the creek, and 800 feet
west, the visitors strung themselves
along the bluff Overhanging the creek,
and
VIEWED THE SITE.
They expressed themselves as highly
delighted with the chosen location; In
fact they were completely enraptured
with 1t, and the entire delegation united
in saying that no finer spot for the loca-
tiOn of the works could have been picked
on. The splendid view of the surround
ing country from the heights also caught
the eyes of the visitors, and they were
loud in their expressions of pleasure
over 1t.
AN EXPRESSION OF OPINION.
~, Gathering together under the pleas
1 ing shade Of q large tree, the delegation
Aistened to another characteristic
speech from Mr.. Schaefer, In which he
once more extended welcome to them,
and bade them come to Canton and as
sist In the building up Of the city. In
conclusion he took vote on the Ques.
tiOn OF the removal Of the delegation
from Newport to Canton, which was
unanimously carried.
Captain John +. Blake followed with
an excellent speech setting forth the
advantages possessed by Canton, all of
which heget forth In glowing language.
X Mr.. Henry Detmering responded for
the visitors with few remarks, thank
4 ng their entertainers for the c0rdislity
\ II the welcome extended to them.
N After visit to the pumping station
Of the water works, all hands again