Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-03

plymouth has the opportunity to get
factory in the wagon works building.
The proposition has been made to the
Business Mems association by an Hi
nols manufacturer of steel wagons and
awaits the decision of our citizens.
The manufacturer gives proposition
that will certainly appeal to everyone
interested in Plymouth's welfare. He
proposes to occupy the old wagon
works building and agrees to locate at
once and permanently. He asks
bonus of $4,000 to be paid him accord
ing to the following plan: If he gives
steady employment to forty-five men,
he asks that $500 be paid him at the
end of six months after this number
have been employed, and 500 each sue
ceeding elk months until a total of
$4,000 is paid him. But in case he
should not employ fOrty-fve men, be
only asks that proportionate part of
$500 be paid at each payment. In other
words, if he should only employ an
average of twenty-five and One.half
men. then q payment of 500 each six
months is to be paid him, instead of
$500. The average wages paid by the
concern is 80 per day. The business is
already established, the output being
sold at present throughout the western
and northern states and in Canada.
Our citizens who subscribe to this
bonus will have their subscription
divided into ten parts, one part payable
each six months. Certainly no better
or easier terms could be asked
Let us see what this factory Will
mean to us. Forty five men at 80 per
day will be paid S2,340 per month, OF
S14,0I0 every six months To get this
Sl4,040 into the channels of local trade
every six months, our citizens hre asked
to pay the psltry sum of $500. In other
wOrds,w we are asked to pay one and three
seventh percent for the business. This
is a good business proposition if we
eral impetus that such factory will
give our city.
We recently gave $1,000 bonus for
the CliZbe factory and it is certain that
no contributor would be willing to have
it leave for all it cost. The CliZbe fac
tory is developing its business beyond
the most ssnguine expectations OF the
owners and 1t will be no surprise to the
management if more than a hundred
men are employed there before the first
of December.
This wagon factory is fully as prom
ising as the Clizbe factory. Let every
business man, every property owner
and every day laborer push this matter
and contribute as literally as they are
able. The committees for soliciting
have already been arranged and il is
confidently expected that the desired
bonus will be raised before the end of
this week.
Plymouth has advantages in many
particulars which few cities in this SEC
tion of the state possess. With excel
ent railroad facilities, there Is no reason
why she may lot become leading fac
tory city, if the proper enterprise on the
part of her citizens is manifested.
With the wagon works building occu-
pied, our city will have but one idle
building-the Novelty. This is at pres
ent owned by the trust, but ss soon ss
the trust decides definitely not to re-
open it, it certainly will be for sale and
there are q number of manufacturers
in different lines anxiously watching
the opportunity to get possession One
thing is evident, and that is that the
trusts will operate the Novelty in the
manufacture of wooden rims or that it
will pass to other hands, WHO are out
side the trust in the manufacture of
other products.
Don't lose faith in Plymouth. The
sun Of better day is rising.