Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
SPRINGF1ELD'S ATTITUDE TOWARD
NEW MANUFACTURING CONCERNS.

ATTITUDE TOWARD
NEW MANUFACTURING CONCERNS.
Springfield has never had much oppor-
tunity for encouraging manufacturers.
Her industrial fraternity is composed Of
men who have never asked for sites for
shops or bonuses in money. They have in
vented their machines, manufactured and
sold them, and, to large extent, created
their o,cn capitdll Springfield has sympa-
thized with them, and been proud Of their
and growth, but she did not
build them up. They built themselves up,
and built up Springfield also. This city Is
a specimen of what private enterprise, un-
assisted by any general, organized local
can do. Our manufacturers
have had much help from the local press
certainly from the REPUBLIc-ever since
they commenced their operations, much
more than quarter of century ago, in
placing before the people. here and else
where, without money, or price. or promises,
the merits of their several enterprises, and
in words of encouragement and hope, and
prophecies of the future development and
growth of the city-which prophecies have
more than been fulfilled.
We do not say that our citizens would
not have been glad to help the
but they were not asked
to do it. Then they were not organ
lied so that general and united action could
be taken. Our people have always been
well-d isposed aud to the highest degree
toward the manufacture ng
interest.
Now, however, we have reached q point
when we feel justified in saying that worthy
new or old manufacturing enterprises can
have all the encouragement and help which
they need to put them upon practical
footing. But all business enterprises must
have, as a guaranty of success
First-A proposed product Of merit, that
can be put upon the market for remuner-
atiye price.
Second = Competent business manage
ment.
With these conditions assured, there is
an abundance of capital in Springfield for
all new enterprises.
There has been much misapprehension Of
the circumstances relating to the removal
Of acertain new company, recently, from this
city to Dayton, and much injustice has been
done to Springfield citizens and capitalists.
1t has been said that this company-the
Pasteur Filter company-went to Dayton
because it did not receive sufficient en-
eoura cement from our citizens to remain,
and 1t has been remarked that IL we had
had good strong board of trade, this un-
fortunate withdrawal would not have Oc-
CURED. We now state two facts-namely-
First-Mr. Miles was offered all the capi-
tai needed by the concern, by well known
gentleman of abundant pecuniary resources.
Second-He was offered ali the banking
facilities he desired.
What more he, or any man, could have
asked of the town or of our citizens. we
,an not conceive. We do not say that there
Is any blame to be laid upon any one. but
we do say that no blame can be laid upon
DUP citizens for Mr.. Miles's Withdrawal.
Everybody wanted him to remain; he was
held in high esteem and was universally
popular, and everybody regretted that he
md DR.. Blount should turn their backs
what Is stated In the foregoing is true-i.e.
that they were assured Of abundant pc
,uniary help and banking accommodations
4 they would remain here, we must believe
that Mr.. Miles preferred to return to his old
home in Dayton, and that DIR. Blount was
quite willing to GO with him.
We have given much space to this
matter because II illustrates general
principle of immense local importance. 1t
shows the liberality and at the same time
he sagacity and prudence of our Spring
ield capitalists. They have plenty of
money and they are glad to put it into legit-
mate and promising manufacturing enter
prises. And the fact that they offered
money to the Pasteur company shows that
they considered it a good thing. Local
capital knocked at the doors of several of
,ur manufacturing concerns, long ago, but
knocked in vain, and it is now ready for
all new enterprises that can show good
thing as the proposed product, and guar
anty of efficient business management.
Without these, capital invested would sim
ply go into o hole-and hole with no bot
.om. There are hundreds of towns and
cities In the country whose citizens have
organized and encouraged local manu-
enterprises, with the purpose of
building up their towns, who have sunk
heir entire investments and allowed the
walls of their factories to crumble with
iisuse and old age. These are significant
md instructive facts. We need board of
.rade. Such an institution, well managed,
would be Of great use to us, but II we had
lad never so large and strong an institution
,f this sort, we could not have retained
among US men who preferred and we're de-
termined to go elsewhere, but we could have
gwen, and now can give, any reasonable
iegree Of encouragement and help, and af
,rd all necessary facilities to concerns which
ire likely to be Of any benefit to their owners
Or to the city.
In addressing the members of the Grand
Army, in the Metropolitan opera house,
New York, on Memorial Day, Mr.. Chaun-
,ey NJ. Depew said:
The Grand Army of the Republic has no
whatever with what is known as
waving the bloody shirt. If by that term
Tou mean sectional passion on one side and
on the other, we have no use