The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-23
FIRST
.eetingOfCOm-
merCidI Club
For the Fall Season
Held.
PROPOSITIONS
Made to Secure Two
Factories.
tuberculosis Hospital Also Dis
Cussed.---Club Shows New
Signs of Life.

dues. Step up aud pay" were the
words written in chalk upon the black
board back of the Secretary's desk and
the notice met the eye of every mem-
ber of the Commercial Club ss they
entered Educational hall.
1t was the first meeting of the fall
and winter-in fact the first meeting
of many moons. The attendance was
small. After the Secretary had read
the minutes of the last meeting, that
of June Is. 1904. a Communication from
Mr.. billiard. of Springfield, Ohio.
was read.
SOME PROPOSITIONS.
Now Mr. Hillsrd is anxious TO man
ufacture a hot air furnace In this city.
he has four inventions and also plans
to conduct foundry. value of the
plant to be $50. 900. AS an inducement
to locate in this city Hillard wants a
building. thinks sufficient stock can be
sold to paw for the same, and is willing
to explain all details. The subject was
referred to Committee on Manufsc
lures.
Secretary Brandon reported on the
all absorbing question-that of the col
lection of dues Since he hss..been Sec
retary the sum Of Si0a.s out 5000 out
standing dues has been collected. The
Secretary said lit was hard thing to
collect money from some of the club
members. He stated that a number
of them claimed a misunderstanding
but that arrangements have bsen made
to try aud collect all dues. "Delin-
quent list of Commercial Club would
be a good banner to fling to the breezss
on the public square. said the Secre
tary.
r. b. Pengelly was added to the
COMMITTEE on collecting dues.
STATE HOSPITAL.
The committee appointed last winter
by the club to try and get the location
of the proposed state tuberculosis hos
Ipital for this city. through DR.. Hamel
and /. N. Z.arin said ii was not ready
TO rrport. President Miller suggested
that if the state tubercul SIS commits
sion conclude TO take jaunt TO select
q site il would be well for the locA
committee to confer with the commits
sion.
c. f. Yoder then made long speech
in which he said that an automobil,
factory would be a benefit to the city
He spoke of ths sir-cooling device in
vented by Mr. Zsnt and explained tn
superiority of the invention in tn
automobl, worli. He sail that fun 1
have bsen solicited here during tn
past week and about So. 900 raised
The promoters of the company wis
!, $i5. 900. Mr.. Zent has not yet rsceive
his patent on his air-cooling devic
although he applied for the same si
/, months ego
al HAMER WAN rs AUTO.
Il Mr.. Zsnt also spoke OF his inventio
= and said it was better than anythin
on the market. Mr.. Yoitr allud. d I
the carriage hody manufacturing CON
lpanies here and stated that they ooul
be pressed into use in the manufactuI
of autos. Amos Miller thought
strange that there had not been
: wholesale automobile body factor
: started here long ago.
II DIR. W. w. Hamer has been thinkin
for the past year Of purchasing a
automobile but so far has found notl
ing practical. he said. He wants
machine to uss In all weather. +
has been through a number of fsctori,
in Detroit and elsewhere recently bl
!. saw nothing II compare with the Zei
invention. He said that in time Il
. air cooled machine would be the on
one. and spoke f the simplicity of Il
Zent patent
II OTHERS SPOKE.
n DIR. J. Fl. Wilson said the way to z
m an automobile factory here was to pl
= money in the venture. He said Il
h city should looK into the proposition
l. Joseph JoHantgen said that the au
a business was in it's infancy. He sa
D. the demand for autos was greater thl
s. the output and that the business wOu
4 grow wonderfully in the next TWEEN
years. J. G. Brand, jr., spoke in fav
a of anything for the bstterment of Il
t. city.
10 l. N. Gearing in slluding to the t
1t berculosis hospital said the state col
te mission would probably visit Bellefo
taine and Logan county.
Macochee stogies Were passed aroul
re after the meeting and the club mel
3 bers enjoyed a smoker. 1t is hoped
have regular meetings throughout &
70 winter.
Nicaragua and Honduras have sc
"a tied their difficulties.