The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-07-01
EVERYBODY WANTS IDUEBER
A MagnifiOentIy Enthusiastic Meeting and
FIatterlng Expressions.
The Meyer Heirs DOua Twenty Acres of
Ground on the Bluff West OF the
West Oreek--The Proposition
of the Company VIII
Be Met.

Canton never saw such q meeting of
citizens as SchRefer's Opera contained
Monday night. The Council adjourned
for 1t and Che entire city poured out to
attend the glorious demonstration. AT
7:30 o'clock the Battalion Band played
In front Of the house and long before 8
O'cloek the house was packed with citi-
zens.
At s o'clock, upon motion of W. W.
Clark, Esq, Hon, Johnson Sherrick was
chosen chairman Of the meeting and
called the assemblage to order. Mr.. W.
A. Moore, general manager OF the Due
ber company, was then introduced and
spoke In plain business like manner,
detailing the early history Of the indus
trious, frugal young German, John G.
Dueber, who was born in Westphalia
forty years ago, came to America and
located In Cincinnati when sixteen
years old, learned the watch case
makers trade and finally founded the
mammoth works in Newport, KY, which
now bear his name. When MIR. Dueher
learned his trade 1t was the work of
week to make one watch case; now his
factory turns five out thousand cases In
the same time. The Dueber Com
pany was incorporated IN 1876 with
capital stock of $000,000 and in 1885 did
a business of $1,600,000. This year the
sales will probably exceed $2,000,000.
Several weeks ago the company bought
the Hampden Watch Works Company of
Springfield, Mass. The two concerns
collectively employ between eleven al
twelve hundred hands, who are paid
each Tuesday about $4,000. Canton
has been chosen as the choice spot for
the location of these joint establish.
ments, out of about one thousand cities
which have made application for it. The
company proposes TO erect two four
story buildings 400x45 feet, with ten
story tower forty feet square, and two
minor structures about l20x40 feet and
four stories high. Mr.. MOOre's remarks
were greeted with vociferous applause
Louis Schaefer, Esq, followed in an
address, recOuntiIg the progress of
Canton from an ind0lent country vii
lage to its present splendid proportions.
He said Canton could not and would
not lose the Dueber works.
A stirring address was made by Judge
William R. Day, who was followed by
W. W. Clark, ESQ. All of these speeches
were loudly applauded, especially that
of Mr.. Schaefer, which thoroughly cap
tured the audience.
Mr.. John Lahm made some inquiries
as to the land needed by the concern,
which were aptly answered by Austin
Lynch, Esq, who, on behalf of MIS-.
CathariDe Meyer and her five children,
offered the twenty acres of land desired,
located west Of the Vest Greek, as a 90
nation to the company. The applause
which followed was deafeniIg.
A knight If Labor slCke of that order,
said that they favored arbitration and
MIR. Dueber need not fear the Canton
Knights.
Appropriate remarks were then made
by Mr., G. D. Harter, Captain Blake and
W. A. Lynch,
The following resolutions offered by
MI. Louis SchaefeT were unanimously
adopted
To John c. Dueber, Esq, especially, and
to the Dueber Watch Case Manufac-
turing Company, of Newport, KY,
collectively:
NBERFAs, You, among the thousand
of applicants for the location Of your
works, have selected our progressive lit
tie city for your future home and for
the location of your world renowned,
uneQualed and unsurpassed works; and,
WHEREAS, By so doing you have COM
pllmenttd d and honored US In manner
not 10 be measured financially only, but
adding to our population socially as
we'll as otherwise, persons of the high
est respectabiliiy, most ekillful srtiZaDs
and Of more than ordinary intelligence
therefore,
FEsoLVED, That we extend to you OuI
greetings and congratulations, and hal
and welcome you, your ladies and enVl
able corps Of en- plOyes in our midst, and
that 1t will now be cur aim, as 1t viii
be our privilege and pleasure, to make
your new abode one of content and hap
piness. N L., KA
RESOLVED, That not since the exist
euce of Canton have cur citizens felt {
deeper and more undivided solicitud(
and determination In securing an enter
prise than we do In your behalf, anC
that no fort will be left untTied arc
no "etOne unturned" In our endeavOTe Il
meet your full and satisfactory appro
batiOn.
The following telegram was read and
greeted with applause:
WASHINGTON, D. c., June %, 1885.
Louis schaefeT, Esq Impossible Il
get to your business meeting &c
morrow evening. i sm in hearties
sympathy with its purposes, and will all
to the extent of my ability to secure
another industry to our city.
VIM. MCKINLEY, JR.
Upon motion Of John Lahm, Esq, th,
Board Of Trade was instructed to selec
CON mittees to gather contributions ant
effect final arrangements for the re
mOVal of the Dueber works to Canton.
Arrangements are on foot to have fivI
car loads Of Dueber employees spend Jul!
4th and 9th In Canton, in order to In
spect their prospective new place o.
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