Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-02-03
Our Board of Trade.

All hands save Butter was tue Sp4l
il of the mass meeting of the citizens OF
Butler in the Court room last Friday
evening The stagnation of the oil pro
ducing interests, caused by 6j-cent
market and the threatened annihlla-
tion of our plate glass plant by the Trust
have brought to all realization of the
fact that something must be done to
encourage the establishment of more in
dustries here, in order TO retain our
population and increase it if possible
The meeting of last Friday evening
was the first one of the kind generally
attended by the men of the town; the
speakers were in earnest; Board OF Dl-
rectors was elected, and help was offered
by local capitalists. Several men OF
means of the town have offered Sl,OOO
each Daid in establishing legitimate
industries here, bat no fakes need ap-
plv. The Board is now in shape TO aid
genuine affairs. either by onation or
by taking stock, and asks for PROPOSE
tions either from local inventors and
mechanics. or from outsiders.
At the meeting of the Board, Tues
day evening, President Leighner select
ed several committees consisting each
of two members of the Board and one
outside member.
Another meeting will be held
next Tuesday evening, and the work
will be done Systematically.
Butler is as desirable town to live
in as there is in this climate. 1t mas
several miles of paved streets; 1t Is well
watered, and severed, and lighted; 1t
has first class stores and markets; 1T
is connected with all the great railroad
systems that pass through the western
part of the state, and above all its sup
ply of natural gas is unlimited and il
exhaustable.
There is enough idle money in bank
in Butler to start dozen different kinds
of profitable institutions, all that Is need
ed is genius and confidence; and any
body and everybody who knows a good
thing should perfect his plans and sub
NIT them to the Board, Immediately.
THE MEETING.
Nearly four hundred Butterflies, the
Germania band, and lots of enthusiasm
and sensible talk as to the best way to
boom Butler combined to make very
lively Board of Trade meeting last FIJI
day evening. If the spirit of that meet
ing is kept alive it means much good to
Butler. Peter Schenk acted as chair
man and he, Alex Mitchell, Levi NJ.
Wise and Ira McJunkin Esqs- and Dr.
J. NJ. Leighner, J V Ritts, Frank An
derson, Major C Z Anderson, l.. G.
Wick, w I Rumberger and others
made remarks, the gist of which was
about this: Butler needs additional in
dustries to keep the town alive. we
must get them; it takes money, we
must raise the money and all go down
into our pockets in doing 50, pull to-
gether for Butler.
A committee canva ssed the audience
and fifteen new members were added to
the Board, which numbers considerably
over one hundred. The election for di-
rectors resulted as follows;
First Ward, L. c. Wick, w. H. Lar
kin, J. II. Harper; Second |. j. McCand-
less, C. N. Boyd, Frank Kohler; Third
Peter Schenk, VIM Campbell j. M.
Leighne1; Fourth J. " Ritts, J. Kauf
man, John Younkins Fifth j. III.
Troutman, L. s. McJunkin, Geo. Shiev-
er.
After the open meeting the directors
met and elected the following officers,
Pres. J. NJ Leighner; V. Pres. c. n
Boyd and J. H. Troutman; Sec'y Geo
Sheiver, Treas. VIM. Campbell. l.. c.
Wick, l. J. McCandless and Frank Koh-
Ter Esq. were appointed ways and
means committee to take practical steps
in the matter of raising money.
Along with the great number OF offers
from fake factories who are mere swim
dlers, the Board of Trade receives fire.
quent offers Of reliable and practical
BUSINESS nature, and if il has some
money at its disposal some good indus
tries can be brought into the town
Steps to raise funds, perhaps by the
monthly payment plan suggested by
Mr. Wick or by direct donations as sug-
gested by Mr.. Ritts, will be at once
be taken. The local outlook is really
not so bad as at first sight it appears.
While Standard oil prices knock the
bottom out of that business, the Plate
Glass works on Saturday demonstrated
that it is here to stay and in most
prosperous condition. The planning
and -four mills and nearly all other
local Industries are finding plenty OF
business, the construction of a new
railroad which is to run through But
ler county has been commenced; and
Judging from present indications, we
would say that more coal and limestone
| territory will be developed in Butler
county during 1898 than in any five
y ears together of its previous history