The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
COMMITTEE PURCHASES
SITE FOR new FACTORY
Meeting of Commercial Club Not Largely At
tended But Interest is ShOwn---TO Finish
Raising Bonus at Once---Site for New
Factory in Southeast Portion of City,
Katy Agrees to Put in Necessary
Switches---RepOrts of Committee

While the attendance at the regular
meeting of the Commercial club last
night was not ais large ais 1t should
have been the meeting proved one Of
the most interesting and win probably
result in more good to the city than
any meeting held this summer
The only matter taken up by the club
was the removal Of the woodoock Man.
ufacturing plant from Litchfield, H.
10 this place. The committee that has
had this matter in charge made an ex-
tenslve report. which is given below.
Following the recommendation of the
committee another committee compos.
ed Of ten members was appointed to 80
out this afternoon and raise the re-
naming three hundred dollars due on
the bonus Tomorrow a complete list
Of the stockholders of the new company
and the names of those who have sub
scribed to this fund will be published in
the Daily Chieftain
This factory has the endorsement Of
the Commercial club and the removal
TO this city was made on an agreement
of the director of the commercial club
and 1t is the belief that the business
men of the city will not allow the mat.
, ter to rest until the promises of the
club are fulfilled. No matter how small
the amount you feel able to give re
subscription will be welcomed by the
committee.
/ A site for the factory has been pur.
chased from Charles Mcclellan II Is
along the Katy right-of.way in the
southeast portion Of the city. Three
acres were purchased for $500. This
will be decided to the factory. A mes.
sage this morning from the Katy off.
cials states the company viii have the
necessary switches installed at once
The following is the report of the
committee that has had this factory
proposition in hand;
Vinita, Okla, Aug 25, 1910.
The President of the Commercial Club
vinita. Okla.
Dear sir:-The Manufacturers Com
mittee of the Club beg leave to make
the following report concerning tht
raising Of the bonus for the location ci
! the Woodcock feed mill mandatory
TO fulfil the agreement OF the clut
made with J. c. Woodeook, July IA
1910, which was In substance that Il
would pay the freight on his plant
from Litehfield Ill, say $500. furnish
site of three acres of ground ant
erect a building 50xl00 with 20x3t
foot addition on a switch OF one of the
railways.
Three acres OF land was to be do
mated By a b Watson al the brict
plant but 1t was found by the Frisco
people that It would cost $1,000 tC
build switch and while Mr Watson
agreed TO pay half the amount thi,
would still leave the Commercial Cul
TO pay $500 Thus the club has beer
put to the emergency of buying a site
In addition to the expected cost Of 10
eating the plant
There has TO this date been S2.56t
subscribed to the bonus consisting o.
eight pledges Of SioO each, 20 Of s5C
each. % Of So each one Of $50 one o
SIS. "A Of $40 and two of IS each
At first It was suggested that an
iron clad building be erected, but ow
ing to the rust aud decay OF such build
ings many have urged that a bricl