The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-07

affection in the democratic party it is
among the German voters with whom
alone Gentsch has strength.
Joseph E. Harrity, Joseph Daniels
| and Lawrence Fury, who are bucl1ing
Walsh, have been combining themselves
to work among the German voters, and
there are many people who think it
has had result.
The Wallace men claim that he will
carry the town over Davis. The claim
is made by Lyman leighton and Will
liam Rodger. They are equally confident
he will carry the district by a small
margin. 1t is difficult to get bets either
that he will or will not
Fred H Bates and Moses B. Hey
wood, republican and democratic can
didates, both of whom live in Sterling,
are not much spoken of here. 1t is ex-
peoted that some democrats will vote
for Gentsch, who will also vote for
| Walsh, and that some will vote for
Robert Lawrence, social democrat can
! didate, who will also vote for Walsh,
which tends to keep Heywood's vote
down. On the other hand, the Davis
men will see to it that the out Of town
man does not run ahead of the home
man.
In the nature of things, the town has
always given the home candidates big
ger votes than the out of town candi-
dates Gentsch's vote is estimated by
himself at 500, by others at 400, but the
usual estimate seems to be that he will
| have $50 votes.
Democrats had a working rally be-
fore the real work of the evening in
| Music hall The party workers were on
| hand and a genuine good time was en-
1oyed by everybody present.
Edward w. Burdett, agent of the
Bigelow Carpet Company, issued the
| following circular this morning to those
who asked for it. 1t says:
at is proposed to unite the business
of the Bigelow Carpet Company, the
| Lowell Manufacturing Co, and that
owned by NJ J. Whittau of Worcester,
| by forming a new corporation under
! the laws of Massachusetts, with cap
iital stock of S4,500,000, to purchase the
plants of the various concerns.
"The union of these concerns is in
no sense a trust, as the three represent
| but q small portion Of the carpet bust
ness of the country. The reason for
uniting the business is a large saving
! in. expense of conducting the several es-
| Establishments under one management.
I'm the capitalization of the COM
pany, the various plants will be taken
| at a conservative estimate of then
value. and the other property at its
/ fair market value. There is nothing
| reckoned for goodwill and no water II
! the stock of any description. The ar
! rangement has been made by the man
agement of the different concerns them
selves. without paying fees to promo
| tiers or brokers. The new company
will have 81, S00,0 900 cash and quick as
| sets, and those interested feel that us
business will be a success.
| There win be but one class OF stock
and if the proposed union is favorably
acted upon by the stockholders OF the
existing companies and the proposed
plan adopted, the stock will be taker
| by the owners Of the concerns inter-
ested.
Mr.. Burdett says the price of the Big
| Glow Carpet Company is figured at 81
600, 900, for the Lowell Manufacturing
| Company $2030,0O0 and for the Whit
tall mills, 100000,
1t cannot be said whether the plar
| will reach maturity but men high II
| tie confidence of the capitalists who
are financiering the scheme, believe thai
| it will
| The directors of the Lowell Company
! have recommended their stockholders
| to sanction the plan. The deal may
result in closing one of the establish
ments, for the present, at least.