Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-29
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.
It's Action With Reference to the
Canning Factory.
The Question to Be Thoroughly Investi-
gated With View of Definite
Future Action.

Future Action.
The Board of Trade NEE ting was
not largely attended last night, but
it consisted of some of the most solid,
enterprising citizens of the city, who
are taking lively interest in the
canning factory proposition. The
general idea seemed to prevail that it
would be splendid enterprise for
the city, and that it was a thing that
every one ought to take some inter-
est in, and great surprise was ex-
pressed that there was not a large
turn out.
Vice president ]. j. Crusman
called the meeting to order and
made a stirring speech, He felt dis
appointed and mortified to find the
business men taking so little interest
in a matter of so great importance to
the trade and general interest of the
community. 1t looked as if every
one was waiting and depending on
others, and that the enterprise OF the
city was coming to a dead halt. 1t
occurred to him that people would
certainly feel enough interest to give
matter like this some investigation
and the town needs to be walked up.
Mr.. StOrrs appeared before the
board and in a conversational way
described the character and opera,
lions of the canning system and
aroused much feeling and investiga.
ton. Messrs, M. III. Clark, j. M.
Bowling, w. o. Brandon, Matt
Gracey, Ed. Rohb and others ques-
toned Mr.. Storrs as to various things
and his answers were all to.the point
and full of interest, impressing the
value of such enterprise. Mr. Storrs
gave an account of one factory in a
small town in Texas, made up by
stock subscription, which was SO man
aged that the stock subscribers were
never called upon for single dollar
of their subscriptions. The stock
was taken toa Forth Worth Bank,
which advanced the money as it was
needed, carrying the concern through
the seasons, and at the end the stock
and all Indebtedness were paid up,
and the company had 81 900 to its
credit. This was small plant,
and capital stock $4,000. Still
he did not think it most
advisable to start in that
way. At least half of the stock should
be paid in. The questions of mar.
kets, machinery and growth in the
business were generally discussed.
Mr.. Storrs EXPLAINED that it was
not the greatest amount of
complicated machinery that was
worth the most. 1t was the
quality and character OF the
machinery, and he defied any one
to produce 600 worth of machin.
cry that would employ 200 hands,
iniuse so much life in business and
confer so great blessing as would
the canning business. This was the
idea that seemed to. fire the enthus-
iasm of the meeting. The sense of
the Board was that no action should
be taken until the citizens could be
walked up on this matter to a thor
ough understanding and investiga-
tion OF the merits of the enterprise.
On motion a committee of three was
appointed to draft resolutions ex-
pressing the sense of the meetlng
The chair appointed NJ. II. Clark, j.
M. Bowling and Matt Gracey, who
reported as follows:
Whereas, This meeting is much
disappointed at the small attendance
of members to discuss and act upon a
matter worthy of the enterprise and
capital of the city of Clarksville,
therefore be it
Resolved, That the city papers be
requested to publish an urgent call
upon all members Of the Board of
Trade to attend the meeting called
for on Friday next, at 1880 O'Clock p.
m, and invite all citizens not men,
bers of the board to sttend said meet
ing.
Second, That each member present
at this meeting will consider himself
a committee Of one to visit personally
members of the board and citizens
generally, with view of securing a
large attendance at the next meeting.
M. II. CLARK,
j. M. BOWLING,
MATT GRACEY,
Committee.
The board adjourned in accordance
with the above resolutions.
M. V. INGRAM, Sec'y.
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