The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-17
Another SILK Mill
Manufacturers Committee Of Board Of Trade
Says 1t viii Locate Here
another INDUSTRY PROMISED
Report of Committee on the Cow Or
dnance Mayor Says That He Is
at Present Poweress on Account OF
a Defective Ordinance Vote of
Thanks to Secretary Atherton-No
Meeting to Be Held in August.

Thanks to Secretary Atherton-No
Meeting to Be Held in August.
Another silk mill will soon be added
to Scranton's constantly growing list
of manufactures. At last evenings
meeting Of the board of trade the
manufacturers committee presented
report which set forth that work will
soon begin on the buildings for the
plant. The report, which was concur
red in, is as follows III detail:
To the officers and members of the board
of trade.
Gentlemen Your manufacturers COM
mittee beg to submit the following re-
ports; viz:
First-That through our efforts the Ster.
ling Silk company of Patterson, N. j..
have decided to remove their plant to this
city. They will be located on the West
Side on the property of the Fairview Land
company. Articles Of agreement have
passed between interested parties, and
building operations will begin at once.
This concern comes here purely on its own
merits and without one dollar of Scranton
capital interested. 1t is reliable concern
and Scranton should be congratulated upon
securing it.
THE BALTIMORE INVESTIGATION
Second-Your committee met on Mon
day evening last for the purpose OF hear
ing the report Of w. W. Wood on his IN
vestigation eff Edward Smalps inventions
for the manufacture Of tin cans for food
products. Mr.. Wood reported that he Wis
II NJ al
matters about as represented by Mr.. Small
before this committee. He considers his
patents and inventions valuable, and in
his opinion the machines could bo manu-
factured in this city at nice profit; but as
Mr.. Small has not yet made proposition
to us as to what he would take for his pat =
ents or upon what basis q company could
be formed, we therefore cannot report any
thing definite at this time.
Third-We expect representatives, Of an
other large concern here within the next
few days, and may be able to report the
location of another industry by our Au-
gust meeting.
G. H. Pond, chairman of the streets
and highways committee, gave ver-
bal report in reference to the repair of
the tracks of the Scranton Traction
company. Mr.. Pond said that from
interviews with General Manager j.
r. Beetem, of the Traction company,
he could report that it WAS the promised
policy OF the company that the work OF
reconstructing the tracks would be car
ried on as quickly as possible. The re-
port was accepted.
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED.
The board took up the applications
for mem bership of N, B. Levy and b.
7. Lacey. A ballot was taken which
resulted in the election Of the gentle.
men 10 membership. The resignation
of J. B. Woolsay, which had been de-
ferred from last meeting. was, upon
motion Of William Connell, accepted.
! he application for membership Of
Meredith L. Jones was read and, under
the rules, went over till the next meet.
ing.
The committee on legislation re-
ported the following on the cow nui.
sance and it WAS concurred in:
To the officers and members of the Scran-
ton Board Of Trade:
GENTLEMEN.-Yo our committee on legisla.
tion and taxes beg to offer the following
report:
We waited on his honor, the mayor.
relative TO the COW nuisance and he stated
to us that he had already stated to this
board by letter that tue present ordinance
was lacking in its most essential point in
that 1t failed to provide for an appropria-
tion to defray the expenses Of pounds, and
until new ordinance was passed he could
do nothing further toward aDating the
| nuisance,
We therefore recommend that this board
through its secretary respectfully request
the city solicitor to frame an ordinance
that will be effective and present it before
| councils at once for their immediate and
favorable consideration.
ADVANTAGES OF THE CITY.
Secretary Atherton read u letter Of
500 words which he addressed to Mel
son ". Perry, editor of Electricity, of
New York city. The text of the letter
concerned the statistics showing the
cost of anthracite fuel per horse power.
1t was carefully compiled and set forth
in words of praise the many benefits
that the Electric City could boast Of.
The letter evoked much applause, and
on motion of Mr.. Connell the secre tary
was given vote of thanks. 1t was
decided by motion to dispense with
the August meeting of the board, and
the secretary was empowered to call {
meeting in the interim If it be deemed
necessary.
The monthly bills approved by the
finance committee were read and or
dered paid. and on motion of Mr.. Dick
son, in the event of no meeting being
called before September. the treas
urer was authorized to cash all orders
reported favorably by the finance com.
mlttee
Mr.. Connell stated that upon request
of John E. Roche he had intended tC
present the resolutions adopted by
other bodies in connection with the in.
vitation extended to Hon. Chauncy M
Depew to lecture in this city, but Mr.
Connell said that the secretary ex,
planned that he had draughted a set o.
resolutions, which read as follows ant
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The Philip II. Shesidan mon
ument association is about to invite th,
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew, Of New York
to address meeting OF the association;th,
object OF which is the erection of an euues
trian statue Of General Sheridan on court
house square.
Therefore, be it resolved by the Scran
ton board OF trade that we cordially ioil
in the invitation to Mr.. Depew and urg
him to visit our city in the near future il
the interest of the Sheridan statue.
Resolved that these resolutions be signe,
by the president and secretary and for
warded to Mr.. Depew.