Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-03
TAKING SHAPE.
1t Now Looks AS IF Clarksville
Will Have a Canning Factory.
The Board of Trade Takes Hold of the
Matter In a Business Way-A
Very Gratifying Meeting.

The Board of Trade meeting last
night took on good deal of enthu-
siasm, and was one of the livest
meetings we have had for many a
day. The meeting was composed of
enterprising business men. They
came out as doubling Thomases,
knowing nothing about the canning
business, but willing and anxious to
investigate anything that proposed to
advance the interest of Clarksville,
and when the discussion commenced
all became interested to a lively de-
gree, and the meeting lasted till half
past ten O'Clock, and then adjourned
reluctantly. 1t did look as if they
were going to stay all night and
build the factory before day. How
ever, with all the enthusiasm
aroused, very conservative feeling
prevailed, and the disposition was to
60 slow and "be sure you are right.'
President Howell called the Board
to order, and the object of the meet
ing was explained by the Secretary.
Matt Gracey being called upon, made
a speech favoring the movement. He
thought that some man who could
give his personal attention to the
business should take large block of
the stock and let the whole business
be entrusted to him, and then we
could raise the capital and make the
business success. In order to bring
the whole matter up for discussion
Mr.. M. III. Clark offered the following
resolution
Resolved first, BY the Clarksville
Board Of trade, That we have can
ming factory.
Second, That the President be re-
quested to appoint committee Of
five to get subscribers to a sufficient
quantity of stock to organize first
class company.
Mr. Clark spoke to the resolutions,
endorsing Mr.. Gracey's idea of get
ting up the enterprise. Mr.. Frank
Beaumont made good speech, and
James nj. Bowling followed, agree
ing that Mr.. Gracey's idea was cor
rect.
Mr., Storrs was then put on the
witness stand and questioned at con-
siderable length in regard to the de-
tails Of the business, its successes and
profits at other places.
Mr.. Fl. A. Current made strong
speech from the farmers standpoint,
and was very anxious that factory
should be established, as he wished
to devote his farm to the business.
There was no question that this was
the best vegetable growing country,
all things considered, on the globe,
| and there was no doubt about the
farmers raising all that factory
could possibly work up, and he
would be one who would give ten
dollars towards paying the expenses
of committee to go to some place
where factory was in operation and
make thorough investigation of
the business. Several parties took
that view of the question and agreed
! to give ten dollars to the fund.
Capt. Crusman made an enthusias.
tic speech in regard to the develop
ment and growth of the canning in
dustry and the increase in the trade.
Wesley Drane, who has had con-
siderable experience in the whole
sale grocery business, spoke to the
same effect, recognizing the fact that
some of the enterprises had grown
very rich in the business.
Mr.. b. F. Gill did not think it
worth while to send the committee
away; that they could learn all
about it here, and was in favor of
pushing ahead, but the majority
were against him.
Mr.. James Bowling's name was
suggested as chairman of the COM
mittee. Mr.. Bowling agreed
to 90 and to pay his own
expenses if the Board woald send
another man with him. This propo.
sition was accepted and Mr.. Bowling
was authorized to select the second
committeeman to accompany him
and this committee will leave very
soon. Mr.. Bowling thinks he will
go to Forest City, Fort Smith, Van
Buren and perhaps one other place
in Arkansas, and it may be he will go
to Greenfield, Ind.
The Board adopted the resolution
and adjourned to await the report Of
this committee, and there is scarcely
doubt now that we shall have a
first-class canning factory that will
infuse new life into the city and sur
rounding country. Mr.. Bowling can
hardly fail to be pleased, as such
enterprises are succeeding every
where, and he is just the man to take
hold Of it and put the business
through.
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