The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-02-28
Handed Out at Seventh
Annual Banquet Of Cam
ton Board Of Trade.
MANY BOUQUETS
FOR D0UGHERTY
Large Atten dance and Feast Of
Good FeliovvshIp--Toasts by
Judge Day. Major Miller
and Others.


Two hundred and twelve Cantonians
. sat about the board for FIVE hours. at
the seventh annual banquet Of the
Canton board Of trade Monday night.
1t was the most largely attended ban
quet in the boards history--one of the
largest gatherings of the representa-
tives of the city's business life. in
fact, in the history Of the city.
The big dining room at the Barnett
house was filed to the corners. It was
a representative audience. Manu-
factures, mercantile and professional
men, all were present in large num-
bers. President Charles A. Dougher-
ty, Of the Canton board-for whom SER
eral of the speechmakers made the
affair rather q farewell celebration
because of his coming retirement from
the presidency-presided, seated at a
hall. The places of honor, to his right
and left, were occupied by Mayor Rob-
ertson, Charles r. Miller, of Cleve-
land. ex-president OF the board; Hon.
William A. Lynch. Hon. G. G. Bow,
Judge William r. Day. Hon. George
"A. 7Laughlin, Of Wheeling; Prof. e.
"A. Jones, of Massillon, and the officers
of the Canton board.
AN HOURS HAND-SHAKING.
The clans gathered ut o'clock. In
the parlors of the Barnett an informal
reception was held for an hour. dur
ing which time the big lobby was
filed with we'll dressed throng. The
march to the dining room banquet
was taken up at 8 o'clock, and until
after 10 the banqueters discussed a
splendid bill of fare.
Though there were nearly four hours
of speechmaking. the audience did not
tire. The topics were varied; the
speeches witty and pithy. AS q toast
master, President Doughclty won
fame. His modesty suffered every ten
or fifteen minutes, when some speaker
persisted in eulogizing him for his
work in behalf. Of Canton's industrial
advancement, but he stood the strain
remarkably well. +.
Following was the program-which
was not completed till almost 2
o'clock:
"The City of Canton" "........,......
...... Mayor James H. Robertson
(" t"Canton's Advantages as Manu-
featuring City. w. A. Lynch
loS~ n
.................... -. Charles c. Bow
Municipal Debt and Taxation.
Judge William r. Day
Frank e. Case
"Canton's School and Churches.
............H Henry A. Cavnah
"Boards OF Trade and Their Benefit
to a City. Hon. Geo. A. Laughlin
"Canton and Massilfon-Their Social
and Commercial Interests. .......
................Pr Prof. e. A. Jones
"Knockers". Major Charles r. Miller
Scarcely had President Dougherty
begun his reference to the six annual
banquets that were past, before the
northeast corner of the hall resound-
ed with whats the ematter with Dough-
erty" The president referred touch
ingly to the death of President Nc
Kinley and put in plea for the Nc
Kinley memorial fund.
PLEA FOR THE MONUMENT.
1--WE want the >grandest monument
here in our CITY," he said. "the grand
est monument ever erected to mortal
man" The speaker closed with a
brief review ofsthe work of the board.
since its organization In 1886. The
{ factories that have been secured for
Canton by the board during this per-
Tod employ 1900 people and pay $780,
F., 900 a month in wages. "And, now"
concluded the president, as he prepared
to introduce Mayor Robertson, Vail
we need to make Canton the best
inland city In America, is concerted
action by Canton business men,"
Mayor Robertson spoke briefly. For
long time" he said, Canton was
regarded as halfway place between
appearance of our audience tonight It
begins to look as though Canton was
the whole thing. The growth Of Can
ton has been a substantial growth.
Early in the city's history we became
the pioneer city of the west In the
manufacture of agricultural imple-
ments. Today we have a city with
SO varied industries that l believe we
have scarcely an equal. Our people
are furnished more substantial en-
ployment than in cities that specialize
more thoroughly
Canton Is the center of the brick
manufacture of the United States. We
make everything In Canton from the
hairspring of q watch tO-I was going
IN say tho locomotive, but we haven't
reached that yet, though we VIII make
cars this year"
a LYNCH ON ADVANTAGES. g,
tsMr. Lynch was greeted almost ex-
travagantly when he arose to respond.
"This is about the only time OF the