The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-11-27
MANUFACTURING INTEREST
fr NUMBER TWO.
Forty-two Hundred Dollars Raised TO
Induce Allen & Sydnal, of Nor
walk to Locate Here. if

walk to Locate Here. H
The time having been extended to Sat-
urday morning, meetings were held In the
town hall Tuesday and Wednesday even.
ings to solicit additional funds to nske up
the amount required to induce Messrs.
Allen & Sydnal Of Norwalk, to locate
tneir works In this place The committee
appointed By the meeting 10 continue to
solicit funds and turn the money over and
make such contracts with the gentlemen
as would be for the interests of the town,
were, d. L. Wadsworth, s. s. Warner, r,
A. dorr, s. K. Laundon and G.. A. Van
Cleef; and by Saturday morning the full
amount Of funds, $4,000, was raised. This
will make $500 donated by the town for
manufacturing interests to locate here
within the past SIX months, which Is re-
markable for town Of this population
and taking into consideration the dullness
Of the times; but anything our business
men undertake is generally accomplished.
The gentlemen on the committee, and all
donors, are entitled TO untold credit for
their prompt and business move In this
direction.
We are Informed that this firm has
been located in Norwalk for the past eight
years, and on account Of their large annual
Increase Of trade Il became necessary 10
erect additional buildings and increase
their facilities 10 accommodate their GUS
toners. The people Of Norwalk were
given an opportunity to give them finan.
cial and and declined. but offered TO loan
them money on long time 70 make their
improvements. The business men Of De
fance learned Of the company's intentions
to locate elsewhere, and Immediately
offered them large advance II they would
locate In their city; but they appeared to
like Wellington, and through Bennett
Bros. q 70. Offered to locate here for The
amount previously named. Bennett Bros
d Co. were contemplating erecting more
commodious structures for their works
the coming season, and II the firm from
Norwalk decide TO locate here, brick
building 125x48 feet, two stories high,
with the necessary additions, will DO
erected and the two firms will consolidate
aud be operated under the name Of The
Wellington Machine Works. Mr.. Allen,
OF the firm, met the committee Monday
evening and everything was arranged that
could be up To date. Mr.. Sydnal Is a
practical machinist, having learned his
trade In Birmingham, England, who will
be IN excellent auxiliary In assisting In
the practical part Of the work. The time
Tor beginning the work upon the building
has not been been decided upon, but the
probabilities are that nothing will be
done but to get In readiness to begin Il in
the spring. Il will require forty TO
seveniy.hve men to operate the works sue
cessfully, and on Increase In number as
the business advances. This is the first
time since January, 1885, that there has
been any perceptible business boom. Dur
ing these -ears there has been continued
lul In demand Tor real estate, and not
even the brightest financial mind could
assign any apparent reason for Il, but
during the same period, Il was ascertained
that the same depression existed in our
neighboring towns; consequently we felt
IN better spirit, but since September 10
things have been Frightening up very
materially. Real estate has begun To
move, business is better In every way.
MIR. @. V. Hemenway informs us that he
has sold more brick to be consumed in
this place within the pas, three months
than he has within the past four years
therefore we feel like congratulating our.
selves In securing two important business
interests 10 locate here permanently
within 50 short time.