The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-17
BUSINESS.
Tho Canton Business Mons Assoc
citation Enjoy a Royal Banquet
at tho Barnett,
What They Did, Said, aud How They Ap'
peared and Aeted-,.Appstites, Ora
tory, Music aud neAuty..-A
Grand Occasion,

lNb uWHVNNN W NulNu ElbNh hNNpNhht
and everything passed on according 10
program. One hundred Of our buai'
moss men, including their wives, sisters
aunts and sweetheOrts sat down along
side three long tables ut the Barnett
House last evening The tables were
spread for lOl, and only four chairs
were vacant The menu was quite
elaborate and included three courses,
No wines were served and nothing
stronger than Roman Punch appeared
on the bin Of fare The rattle Of knives
and forks commenced At $3.50 p, m, aud
was continued TO the music Of very
lno orchestra, up 70 1880 when the In
telleotual feast commenced,
OF the one hundred present, thirty
two were ladies, secretary Buur pre-
sided over the intellectual aud reoro1'
tive program, with bis usual dignity
and grace.
The Misses lpowCege, Miss Cassiday,
and MeSsfs Caldwell and EycihMd
furnished tho music The exercises
were opened by q plano solo by Miss
Dewocse, followed by q recitation by
Miss Florence Irwin, "Jlm," u very TAX,
Ing selection, by James WhitC0mb
Riley Misses CaSsldgy aud DGweeHe
then gave q charming duet Golden
ChainB," DR., Muller who sat NJ the
head OF the main table was next called
out. The learned gentleman made one
ot his happiest Oll'hand talks, full Of
wit, locally applied, and embelllshed
with some very taking anecdotes,
Mosgrs. Bour, Chance, Sharer, Frank
Fry, all came in for pun. But we are
Frank 10 say that tho Shnrer of the
Chance was not n Bour, Az
the close Of his remarks Dr.
Muller paid u glowing tribute to
Canton, aud predicted u great future
for the city. Aiier Il baritone solo by
Mr. Eyerhurd, Mayor Blake was called
out The Mayor congratulated the AS
BOCatlon on It's increased membership;
on It's influence for good In our city, w
| the advancement OF the CityB social
aud material welfare. on the ComplC.
tiOn of the llnmpden Works ana the
near completion OF the Duober Works,
The llampden aud Duebor Works, II
run to their full capacity, can give EN-
ploymGnt TO 1000 people, GOO people are
now employed IN the llampden Works,
How well Mr.. John @, Dueber has ful.
lllled his promises 10 the city the above
facts show.
The Mayor asked the Association TO
| giye It's support 10 the Council In the
paving of streets, The street improve.
mont is of vast importance TO our pe0'
pie. The council is enthusiastic In
pushing this measure through. IL Is To
The interest of all that their antiCipa'
tions shall prove true.
| Tho Mayor said he hoped before the
end Of the season the Signal Works
would be completed and put IN praC
tioOl operation, as he had reason now To
think they would.
Under our old system OF
street improvement there was nc
direct tax on property for street i'm
proyements. IL then was 10 tax PEI
front foot on real estate; tho cost Ia
each taxpayer for street repairs and i'm
proyements did not appear on their taA
bills. Hence but few Of our people
know how much tax they were paying
for street purposes,
Under the plan Of street paving nov
adopted by our Council, the cost OF i'm
pr0voment Is assessed ON each from
foot of real estate, This will be from
two TO three dollars per front foot
This will appear high TO the average
taxpayer, but the experience OF othel
cities Is that after one or two street,
are paved, ana the people see the nd
vantage gained by such Improvement
they'll all cry l'Or IT,"
AT the conclusion of the Mayor
address, IL was announced that the or
chestra would furnish music for th0st
of the more fastidiouB who desired h
trip the light fantastic. This ended TN
banquet; but the social festivities in
cluding dancing were kept up until q
m, All voted Che occasion one OF grea
pleasure and profit.
THE ROUTINE WORK.
Previous TO the banquet u bushes
meeting was held in the pNrlors OF th
hotel with President Frank IN th
chair.
The treasurer reported SO9,16 in Oh
treasury,
The name of j. Vanderwerf, wa
paper dealer was presented for mem
bership, and II, Wernett signed tn
constitution.
Following this came the election Q
officers. Upon motion II was decide
, to ballot without nomination. The rC
suit was, President, N. IL. Chance; vic
president, IL. d. McCrea; treasurer "
o. Myers; and secretary, w. A. Straye
The executive committee is rs follows
II. II. Keefer chairman; II, Herbrucl
Johnson Sherrick, j, b. Rose and j. {
] Palmer.