Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-07

d p,ronAc SHOE coMPANY.-Tte aluusl
m nv of me stockholders of the Potomac
nss Company was held at the Board Of
'l's rooms last night. mr. J. NJ. Joan-
l''@ aq,a.ided and Mr.. J. I. Burke acted as
;ec ,.l,-s W. Hufsb, F. a. Reed and J. F
8 -, eere appointed committee on ere,
4 Al,' The committee reported that oil
q cen 10 as-es Of stock 40 shares were rep
4 i0s IT. either in person or by proxy.
r. ~. ,-po.t Of the president aod directors
amen called for.
B VI PAG. the president, said that at the
ME lag OF the board OF directors the
4 my had been directed TO prepare
is 5ao, and preseut 1t to this meeting be
f5' ; he could make no report as the seer eta
II denied him access to the books. he
the secretary differed widely in their
- ''' a. 10 the management of the factory,
- 10 could not see the books. IL had
~" b,s Intention to have committee ap-
I'D and have tie books, IL, of the COM
9sny examined. ~,
ro5ne,agr. was sick ct home, bui ne had his
eV r5,. ybich he believed was correct, and
lsi orssent it. He had not thought that
-snor, from the president and directors
No ~ -(aslr read from the by laws that the
..1-'5eo. aud directors should present re.
- .he snauaI meetings, and held that
mort Of tina secretary end treasurer, as
..s..,,.ed by NJ. Harlow, could only be
9S,,.idrrsd "a a report of the president and
4.sctars hy a vote of the meeting.
NJ, Harlow favored an adjournment for
rask 10 order that the president and di'
,scrar. nigh. prepare report and present
n the adjourned meeting.
A,rar sou,e debate Mr. Reed moved that
~. ,.r.-ldent and directors prepare report
ed rnbish The same in the GAZETTE, which
n,,Ien vas rnapmouslY adopted.
O. motion of Mr.. Johnson the report OF
,bs &c. ptsty aud treasurer WAS then read.
81, P.n said he aid not for moment
an lion the correctness CT the seoretary's re-
mt out did cot know anything about It,
Tbe report showed the amount OF stock
,.,d ia. amount collected for sales of shoes,
ing expended for building. machinery,
,rs,4s e.: amount of stock on hand and
mia neutrality-suspicious., S33 422.l1; ex-
nepdl5ures. $35 900 52-loss s., 47S.4l.
NJ. Pau the superintendent, said that
mo-. ~ me lo-5 occurred during the tr5s
No. months the factory was lie operation,
!, oat,ip7 the factory started, in teaching
~ hands e. SOME OF the loss had already
l,.,ao c,4as M and more would be and The
reapsc;s of tha iactory we're now better
No., tiey eyer had been. A better class OF
GODS wss being turned out; there were
o,dsrs ahead from sn extending market; the
svergpe number Of shoes made was $50 pair
Dsr day, and he product was increasing.
T9a report was received and laid on the
table.
Tha election of d board of directors being
mex, in order the following were chosen,
the secretary casting the vots Of the meet
iup. VIZ: + Psf, Hsrrie Smoot, ?. Ai;che-
goo. G. F. Swetman and Il. Strauss.
Mr.. F. Pal " IS then reelected President, the
Secretary also casting the vote Of the meeting.
Mr. Fail said nc would serve on condition thst
Mr. Schneider was not reelected Secretary. he
aud Mr. 5 ciiiJred too widely to get along smooth
Is together, and he did not like the lsttero Wy
Of conducting the stlsirs of the company.
For secretary Mr.. Harlow nominated mr.
Schneider. and Mr., Paf nominated Mr.. Z. +.
Mosss, Of Washington. The vote Of stock result
al schneider, BOG; Moses. 1855
Mr F. j. Paf said that as Mr.. Schneider he'd
been reelected Secretary, it was useless for his
lsthe to be- president as the views OF tue two
were too wide apart for them to attempt to serve
ocl,her in oiice. His father h ID been ignored
entirely by the Secretary in the affairs OF the COM
psuy. .,o
Mr.. +. Psir then thanked the meeting for the
yote given Mr.. Moses, and then rendered his re-
ena.ion as Director aud President OF the COM
gAny.
Nessrs. Harlow, Johnson and others expressed
Tn hooe that Mr. Patr won d not resign, and said
thew felt sure that all differences between the
Prs, lent and secretary could be satisfactorily
set'it.l.
E.naly Mr.. PATS resignation was laid on the
taos .ui The IN ,eting adj 1urncd.
CONFEDERATE VETERANs.-The regular
meenfg OF r. E. Les Camp, Confeder'
az Veterans, was held last night with Con-
maudar w. a. Smoot in the chair.
eammunicatou from the Grand Cam
mspder o: the State was read requesting he
Observance Of the 26 day of April (Son-
dayl. 81 O'clock p. 10. as memorial ddy
ia ,oua a,s noration OF our late hoaored and
n4lovad Commander. Gen. Joseph Z. John