The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-09
FACTORY COMING.
Plymouth is Promised an Important
Industry.

| The committee in charge of solicit
ing funds for the new cooperage plant
submit the following information, in
order that all may understand and
study the plan by which this new fac
tory is to be secured and what is
necessary to be done.
| A committee composed of Messrs.
L. G. Harley, Joseph Swindell, A. NJ
Cleveland, Alpha Ball, d. c. Knott
and L. NJ Lauer have been appointed
to solicit the subscription for the new
barrel factory, to be located in the old
Electric Light Plant, latterly known
as the old Clizbe plant
In order to secure the factory it
| will be necessary to raise the sum of
$4,000 This sum is to be paid as
| donation, but before the money is
| turned over to the proprietor of the
barrel factory the latter will be requir-
ed to enter into a contract, with ap-
proved security to the full satisfaction
of the committee, that he will come
here and will for a period of at least
five years operate his factory, en-
ploying at all times during said period
not less than twenty-five men, and
that he will purchase the plant known
as the CliZbe plant above mentioned
where he will conduct his business.
While he is bound under the con-
tract for period of five years only,
yet it is Mr.. League, the owners in
tention to locate here permanently
and in time increase his business and
employ more men. The employment
of from 90 to 25 men in this business
last year at Chicago realized to the
laborer for labor alone the sum of
over 81 900 month
This project the committee believes
will be a good one They will call
on you in few days and in order
that they may not be compelled To
spend 4 great amount of time with
each one who will be asked to donate
in explaining the meaning OF the sub
scription they append the heading
of the subscription lists herewith as
follows. so each one can read it over
carefully beforehand and be prepared
at once to subscribe.
Said heading is as follows:
We, ii e undersigned, hereby sub
scribe the amounts respectively set
after our names to be paid by us as
a donation to William League for
the purpose of inducing him to re
move his factory from Chicago, Illi-
nois, to Plymouth, under an agree
ment that he will purchase the brick
building and certain grounds, known
as the Electric Light Plant and will
install his machinery within reason
able time and will continue his busi-
ness of making barrels, employing
at all times not less than twenty-five
men for term of not less than FIVE
wears. This subscription to be bind
ing and payable when the fund aggre-
eating 100000 has been subscribed
by good. responsible persons and
when a good and sufficient contract
between the committee In charge of
negotiation appointed at the public
meeting of citizens and said William
League has been executed. and good
and sufficient security has been given
by said League to secure the faithful
performance of such contract.
What Fifty-eighth Congress Did.
Passed appropriation bills, amount
ing approximately to S795,000,000, in
cluding the rivers and harbors and
omnibus claims bills:
Authorize d the construction OF two
battleships of 10000 tons each.
Revised the tariff on goods going
into the Philippine Islands
Passed an international copyright
act and revised the trademark laws.
Transferred the jurisdiction of the
forest reserves from the Interior de-
partment to the Agricultural depart
ment.
Passed an investigation of the STAN
dard Oil Company by resolution of
the House.
Prohibited the importation of OBJ
scene matter and its transit as inter-
state commerce.
Improved the steamboat inspection
service by the passage of bills intro
duced as the result of the Great Sio-
cum disaster
Requiring steamships entering the
United States ports to furnish COM
pletplete passenger lists.
Ordered the return to the proper
State authorities of captured Confed
crate battle flags now in possession
of the War Department.
Authorized the president to grant
medals for heroism IN saving of life
in train wrecks.
Extended the extradition laws OF
the United States to the Philippines.