The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-25
NEWS OF OLNEYYILLE.
Meeting Of the Business Mems
Association Last Night.
ADDRESS BY Mr.. WHlPPLE.
An Attempt to Make Away With b.
cycle Which Was Left Near the Side
walk - Case I'm the Eighth District
Court This Morning Briefs.

The regular meeting of the Olneyville
Business Mems Association was held last
night, in Rounds block, and considering
the excitement Of the municipal election,
It was well attended. Owing to the alb
sence of several, however, nothing was
said with regard to the letters received
from different corporations desirous to To-
cate here William Whipple, president of
the association, gave brief but extremely
interesting outline OF his recent trip
through Ohio.
He Began by reading an invitation from
the President Of the Cleveland and Canton
Railroad to accompany the railroad Off
Gals on their annual inspection tour. 1t
was his intention to speak on the manner
in which the Board Of Trade act in Cleve-
land, GAINESVILLE, and Canton, but he con-
fined himself to the last of these. His
reason for this step was practically look
ing to time, but principally because Canton
has about the same number OF Inhabitants
as Olneyville, and Is no more fayorabiy
located for inducing industries to come
there. Mr.. Whipple first cited, to show the
energy and push Of Canton's Board OF
Trade as worthy of emulation, the case OF
the Dueber Watch Case Company OF Ken
tucky and the Hampden Watch Company
of Springfield, Mass. These two copcerns
were controlled by one corporation and
they desired to consolidate them. The
people of Canton heard it, and In short
time had donated sufficient land TO build
upon and a sum of $92, 600 out OF 500, 900,
the amount called for by the company.
There almost every one owns his own
home, so that it is beginning to be known
as the Getty of Homes" These manufac-
turing industries employ nothing but
skilled labor.
"a syndicate Of ten men from the Board
of Trade" said Mr.. Whipple, have re-
Gently bought large tract of land, about
two miles from the heart Of the city, con
tanning about sixty-three acres, which
they will give to enterprises under certain
conditions il they will locate there. The
city statistics show" he affirmed, that
from an investment of $40, 900, 900 made in
one year there was an output OF Sl3,OOo,-
600 in products from the various manufac-
turers. All strikes are left to a board of
arbitration to settle, and nothing serious
In that line has ever occurred in the city.
The speaker stated that in an interview
with Mayor Blake of Canton, he learned
considerable of the workings! of the city.
and also at banquet rendered the railroad
officials at that city. In Mayor Blake's
opinion four things only are needed to
form 1rst-class city. namely health,
pure water, good schools and flourishing
:hurches. At the conclusion of Mr..
Whipple's remarks the meeting adjourned
served
The police of the sixth station and those
OF johnson we're also feted.
An Attempt at Theft.
Last night, about p. NJ, young man
named James Foster, residing in Johns
ton. left his bicycle leaning against the
curbing in front of Weaver's store on
High street. He stepped into the store
and was gone about a half minute, when
on coming out he found his wheel gone.
Search was at once begun by the owner
and officers, and il was found in lane
running off High street, close by the
place he had left it. Owing to the fact
that the machine was locked in such
way as TO prevent the thief from satisfac-
torily working IL, he was Obliged to
abandon it, IL was a safety, valued at
$l25, apparently new.
Court Notes.
In the Eighth District Court this morn
ing at Cranston, warrant of forfeiture
was issued against Louis Kanmark, for
the destroying of certain liquors, captured
on the premises of the above named, Sun
day. Sergeant Bigbee served the warrant.
Charles Baker was tried for non-support
Of family and sent up for six months.
Briefs.
Another case of theft was reported to
the police of the Sixth station last night
by Mrs. Cuff, who keeps a boarding house
at $50 High street. The place was entered
by some one and new suit of clothes,
valued at Sos. and pair of shoes were
taken. In their stead were left a seedy
old suit and a well-worn pair of old shoes.
No clue to the thief has been found.
This evening will take place fhe 18th an
nual ball of the Y. NJ. L. and ;. Club at
Dysr's Opera House.
Now that there is no election nearly
everybody in Olneyville says the same
thing: II told you there wouldn't be
any," when, in fact, nobody knew any
thing about or said anything about the
election to you.
Thomas Farrell is home from Phillips
Exeter Academy and paid brothers, Drs.
j. T. and II. w. Farrell, a brief visit this
week.