The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-06-06
shoe Factory.

A large representative meeting of the
best business men of the city of Staunton,
including lawyers, doctors. merchants,
mechanics and representatives of all the
various business interests of our city. met
| in the basement of the Wilkes building
| Tuesday night, and completed the SUBJ
| scription list to the shoe factory company
| of Stanton. AS we looked around the
room we thought we had never seen a
brighter array of business faces. Certainly
with such business men, representing so
| much intelligence. real worth, and such
an array of talent, Stauntnn ought to
blossom like rose. by united effort in
developing her industrial interests. A
| splendid spirit was manifested. Mer-
chants, mechanics. professional men, and
working men We'd with each other in
pushing on the work of the factory. Sub.
| scriptions were taken rapidly and with
spirit.
}, Ii. Wayt, chairman of the Subscription
| Committe. reported S2l ,275 subscribed.
| A. G. Braxton increased his subscription
500, j. r. Taylor increased 800, b. F.
| Eakle increased 800. making his individ-
ual subscription $500, and subscribed $500
1 for Eakle, Splitter & Co.. Edward Echols
4 increased his subscription 5000. II. u.
| Peck subscribed 500, w. II. Weller in.
creased $100,J. II. Wayt 500. G. G. Gooch
| 500. j. 7. Long said, Mr.. Chairman |
/ owe more than money than Mr.. Gooch is
1 for OH
The Augusta Fire Company takes stock
4 to the amount Of the funds in their treas
ury. which will be not less than $500. A.
e. BraxtOn made another increase of $50,
| and Tom Burke subscribed 500, Mai.
| Elder took one share, M. A. Booker and
g. W. Warden one share each. Frank T.
Ware increased his subscription 800,
which received loud applause, J. M. Lick.
liter and M. F. Peterfish each took share
and s. I. Thornburg increased $50.
The interest was very great at this point
when Col. Skinner in few pointed re-
marks as to the benefits of the enterprise,
and the prime Importance of closing the
matter up without further delay. Said so
deep was his interest in the matter that
! he would increase his subscription from
$3.50 to $500. The meeting was now fully
under the influence which prompted to
| good and liberal work. and in rapid sue
cesson Denny Brown, w. Fl. Weller
| and Is. +. Eakle each subscribed 500.
j. W. Teabo, 5000, I. Witt $50. making
his subscription $3.50; M. Bergen, J. j.
Kilgalen. Jack Carroll. and Mrs. S. E,
Taylor (by w. H. W. each one share, G.
u. Gooch swung into line again and took
500 more. and Fauver & Co., covered it by
a like amount. AT this point the gentle.
men keeping the subscriptions as made,
reported s24 $50 as subscribed. Mr.. Ewd.
Echols said lie would subscribe $3.50 for
General Echols- This left $500, which
Mr.. WITT promptly said he would guaran-
tee. and the desired point was rounded
S25 600 subscribed, and the-shoe factory
fixed and determined.
On motion Of A. e. Gordon, the chair
was authorized to appoint two committees
of persons each. the one to notify sub
scrlbers to meet Friday night and to col
ect ~ so On each share of stock; the othel
to prepare draft of charter, On the frs
commi ttee the chair appointed Messrs. j
Z. Scheffer, j. Howard Wayt, and B. f.
Eak.e. On the second. A. G. Gordon, A.
Z. BraXton, and Edward EchOls.
Mr.. N. M. Bradley was elected treasurer
pro tenn to receive the payment of 81. 81
on each share of stock. Stockholders car
pay to Mr.. Bradley or to any member OF
the committee. or can pay at the meeting
Friday night next. The meeting ad
journt d to meet Friday night next at the
same place at clock. when an O, ganiza
tion will be effected.