The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-25
A SHOW Down
Made by G. w. French
In Akron.
DIRECTORS ELECTED
For His Railway Lines 90 Far
to Substa ntiate His Claim
That Projects are
Bona Eide.

AhiOu, July zo.-CHdTleS w. FTeHCu,
of Mansfield, who has for the past few
years been engaged in an attempt to
build some railroads projected by
himself, has at last shown his hand,
and the result Of the showdown Is q
surprise to the wise ones.
The result shows that Mr.. French
ciers who not only have the money 70
build railroads, but who would hardly
interest themselves in such scheme
II 1t werc not bona fide proposition.
At meeting held in this city yester-
day afternoon the French lines were
organized, and officers and directors
G. w. French, of Mansfield, A. A. Pur-
man, of TT. Wayne, Col. w. w. Wood"
ward, of Sandusky, j. c. Corns, of
Massillon, w. w. Clark and H. b.
Stewart, of Canton, Gen. Thomas w.
Sanderson, of Youngstown, j. p. VIII.
son, of Youngstown, d. r. Reighard,
of Pittsburg, Hon. Cyrus Huling, OF
Columbus, z. w. Davis, of Cleveland,
Henry Robinson, of Akron and George
Il. Hill, of Akron.
Later the board of directors held
meeting and organized by electing the
following officers: President, c. w.
French; vice president, A. A. Purman;
secretary, V. A. Dehnel, of Mansfield;
treasurer, Hugh A. Holmes, of New
York. auditor, w. w. Pope, of Akron.
The following appointments were
made by the president and approved
by the board: Consulting counsel, Gen.
Thomas w. Sanderson; general coun-
sci, James p. Wilson; superintendent
of motive power, A. w. Harmed, of
Akron.
The board of directors appointed
gives standing to the French lines
which they have not had hitherto.
Previous and present connections of
the directors are as follows:
Mr. Purman is a well known attor-
ney of Ft. Wayne, having connections
with large financial interests. Colonel
Woodward is the head of the whole
sale grocery house of Hoover & Wood
ward, of Sandusky. j. G. Corns is one
of the vice presidents of the Republic
iron " steel company. w. w. CldTh
is president of the City National bank,
of Canton, and one of the directors of
the Diebold Safe & Lock company. H..
b. Stewart, of the firm of Taylor &
Stewart, was for several years gen.
eral passenger agent of the Cleveland,
| Canton & Southern. General Sander
son has been connected with the legal
department of various Vanderbilt lines
for nearly 40 years; he was general
counsel of the p. & L. e. for % years.
James p. Wilson is now Ohio attorney
for the p. & l.. E. road. d. p. Reig-
hard is q we'll known Standard Oil
man. of Pittsburg. Hon. Cyrus HUI
ing is president of the Columbus Say
ings e Trust company, and one of the
ablest attorneys in the state and a
nominee for congress from this dis
trict. 2. w. Davis is president of the
Winton Automobile company, of
the Standard Lighting company, OF the
Diamond Portland Cement company
of this city. Henry Robinson is IN.
head of the Robinson Bros. company
and affiliated corporations, and is en-
gagged in the manufacture of fire clay
and pottery at various points in Ohio
and the western states. George T
Hill is one of the executive officers OF
the American Sewer Pipe company.