The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-06-24
TO EQUIP STAR
GLASS co. PLANT
WITH MACHINES.
Big Citizens Meeting Held Last Night
Under Auspices of Business Mems
Association
THE CAPITAL TO BE INCREASED
Soliciting Committees will Organize Tonight and Plan Cam
pagn for Raising Money.-With Modern Machine In
stalled Plant Would Give Employment to Fifty Men and
be Operated at Least Eleven Months in the Year.

A movement to partially reorganize
the Star Glass Company, increase its
capital stock and equip the plant with
modern machines for manufacturing
its product was inaugurated yesterday
and is being carried through in typical
Reynoldsville whirlwind fashion.
AT meeting OF the directors of the
Star Glass Company Tuesday afternoon
the condition Of the concern was fully
canvassed and it was decided that only
a radical change in the plant could
place it on paying basis, The entrance
OF the machine has cheapened the cost
of production so greatly that the fac
tories operated under old methods are
unable to successfully compete in the
open market. To re.equip the local
plant will require large outlay of cash
but it is virtually case of spending
one dollar additional to save three al
ready invested 1t 10 the only practical
solution of the problem and once de-
termined upon was taken up with en-
ergy by the directors.
At five o'clock the officers of the Bus
iness Mems Association we're appealed
to. They issued hurry call to the
members of the Association and citizens
and by $50 had large and representa-
tive audience of Reynoldsyille business
men assembled in Odd Fellows hall.
President d. Fl. Breakey called the
meeting to order and stated its object,
explaining that the Association had
merely taken the lead, that there had
been no time for investigation by the
authorized Association committees and
consequently whatever action was taken
would be the expression of opinion by
the citizens in general.
DR.. j. w. Foust introduced a gentle
man from Pittsburg who explained the
proposition in detail, showing wherein
the plant was deficient and how to make
it pay, He was followed by others and
those present gained perfect under
standing of the project.
The Star Glass Company was orig
inally capitalized at 100000, of which
$32, 500 remains in the treasury. 1t is
proposed to issue this stock at its par
value of $50 per share, payable in three
sums OF one-third each at intervals OF
thirty days. As an indication of the
confidence which the present stock
holders have in the plant it may be
stated that over S11 900 was voluntarily
subscribed by directors yesterday af-
ternoon and evening and others have
expressed their willingness to aid in
equipping the plant to compete with
the best and largest factories in the
United States.
1t was moved that the chairman ap-
point four committees of three members
each to undertake the work of raising
the necessary funds 1t carried.
The chairman named the following
gentlemen on the soliciting committees:
First: NJ. M. Fisher, DR.. A. H. Bow
ser, j. Fl. Corbett.
Second: w. H. Bell, G. r. Hall, NJ.
E. Weed.
Third: &c. Burns, W. w. Wiley,
]. Owen Edleblute
Fourth: Mayor S. M. McCreight, G.
W. Flynn, Esq, DR.. j. Fl. Murray.
The soliciting committee appointed
at the meeting of the company's direc-
tors Tuesday afternoon, which will CO.
operate with the committees appointed
at the citizens meeting, is composed Of
the following: DR.. ]. w. Foust, Fl. c.
Deible, Richard Smith, DR.. j. C. King,
August Baldauf, Daniel Nolan, H. A.
Stoke, A. r. Mcclure, G.. NJ. Dinger.
7. G. McEnteer, H. L. Dixon.
These committees will meet in the
Star Glass Company office tonight, or
ganize for work, district the town and
arrange for thorough canvass of the
community during the balance of the
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