The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-15
THE M'LEOD WORKS.
The Question OF Location Here
Reaching a criaia.
Tho Company Does Not Feel Disposed TO
Continue ita nfforta,

A new move hiss taken place In The
Mcleod Railroad Air signal works
project
When work upon the building wal
stopped last summer,ln consequence OF
tho contract made by local individuals
not being carried out toward the com,
pany, the reason being that tho land in
Crystal Park was not disposed of al
rapidly A was expected, Mr.. Werner
made visit 10 Boston and a change In
the contract waa made by which the
payments were rearrangOd, Mr.. Wer,
ner also examined the character OF
tho invention, tho regard railroad men
had for II, and the standing OF the com.
pany, and returned much encouraged,
A revision OF tho contract was made ia
August, and alnoe work on the build,
Ing was renewed II has continued until
now tho lrat story Ia completed.
Tho lots not being sold with the rap,
ldlty which was necessary In order 70
meet the lnatallmenA OF the $40 900 10
Do paid the company for removing
from B0ht0n 10 Canton, tho INSTALL
menta being from three 10 seven or
eight thousand dollars in amount IL
was found 10 DO an 0nerOua burden for
individual effort, and tho project In
now being arranged TO 40 into the
hands OF corr 0 alton 10 DO carried
forward 10 fulhllmont,
Within q week tho Crystal Park I'm
pr0yement Company has been charter.
cd, and subscriptions received. The
capital stock IN Understood 10 be S2B..
600, and q very large portion OF this
was subscribed within n short tlme'
The completion OF tho subscription.
and formal organization OF the com
pany has not taken place, and matters
have been hanging IRE for some days,
though there In no indication that
the undertaking IN 10 be abandoned.
This incorporated company iA 10 take
the land AZ q certain valuation, dispose
OF tho lots, and fulall tho contract with
the Mcleod company,
~ seems that u great deal OF miBun
deratanding exists among the people In
SO leral In regard 10 the company, and
the causes which have served
10 embaraag tho progress OF get,
ting the works firmly located here,
and In consequence the disposal OF the
land has been retarded, Those who
have examined the claims of the com.
pany heartily endorse II, and the 1T.
Wayne Company readily went 10 the
expense Of putting In n long switch.
From hundred and iltty 10 three hun.
drod men are TO DO employed within u
short time after the building
10 completed, but the apparent
oontuSlon In the public mind has
kept the people from giving the
support they ordinarily would 10 40.
onre q good mandatory. IL Is ex.
pected that within u iow days auch n
statement will be made public as will
place the affair plainly before the peo-
plo In 80 far as support for securing
the manufact0ry Ia concerned, and TO
tho extent TO which the public may be
considered interested.
IL may DO said that the project has
reached that point where something de.
clsiye will be done 10 retain the manu-.
factory, or the company will withdraw.
The company has on offer from New
Haven, Conn, Of buildings which
almost represent the plans OF the com
pany, and u guarantee Is offered that
the price will be acceptable.