Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-02-10
BOARD Of TRADE MEET
To Discuss Plans Concerning A New
Project About To Be Taken In Hand.
NEW CONCERN MAY COME HERE
Before A Representative Gathering Plans We're
Presented And Committee Appointed

The member of the Alma Board of
Trade and other citizens interesed was
held last night at the CITY hall for the
purpose of discussing ways anS means
of bringing TO ALMA another mana
featuring establishment which is anX-
ious to locat here if the proper in
ducemeuts are made ny the local
business men and other citiznes. The
concern is now doing a PROSPEROUS
business in Wisconsin clty. but are
anxious to move if possible on account
of labor conditions and cramped
quarters. 1t was decided to send
committee of three TO investigate the
affairs of the concern before making
any further arrangements. W. A.
Bahlke, president of the board of trade
appointed d. l. Johnson, l. A. Sharp
and NJ. Montigel as thai committee
and these gentlemen leave to night for
the western city to examine more
CLOSELY into the affairs of the estab-
ishment The meeting was called for
eight o'clock hat il was not until eight
thirty that enough members were
persent TO call the meeting to order.
AT that time, President Bahlke.
announced the purpose of Ihe meeting
ana called upon d l. Johnson to ca
plain further in regard to what the
directors of the hoard of trade had
done within the last Few weeks. In
the first place. he stated that all
negotiations with the Cameron CARGO.
were not OFT but that the Alma Man
ufacturing Co. and the Cameron
people we're still corresponding with
each other MIR. + 5. Cameron was
in the city Oh business the latter part
of last week. Mr.. Johnson further
that n man doing good monument
business in near county WOULD soon
move his business to Alma. He en-
ployed a dozen or fifteen men at an
average of three dollars dav and ex-
pecis to move about decoration dav
Mr.. Johnson then suggested that
since Mr. Bahlke vas conversant with
the details of the other plant lie
should present them Mr.. Bahlke be-
gan by saying that he wanted To see
this new pIopositioD put right over
the plate .hip-high. so that every man
could have good chance To take
swing at it, If they didn't wake no
that thew get the monument man to
place some of his work over the grave
of the board of trade. and he added
10 the amusement of the audience,
Il suppose he'll have nut it in big
letters, W. A Bahlke, president. -
Mr. Bahlke took no the matter of
the new nant The business is one
making an appliance used in newspaper
and printing offices. Letters had been
written to offices in Michigan using
them and all were unanimous in their
praise of lit. The Muskegon News
Chronical. Detroit Journal. Free
Press, The Jackson Patriot. The
Kalamazoo TELEGRAPH. and the Flirt
journal. all used and liked the con-
trivsnce Thew have sold nine hum
dred of them on thirty day :risl
proposition and out of the nine
hundred. uone had been returned he.
cause 1t did not prove satisfactory
except ten which were sent back to
he fitted with more expensiv We eouip-
ment. The business is CAPITALIZED
at $50. 600 it's assets reach SsS. 900 ard
its surplus IL about $2S 600 The
profits for 1908. over and above 81, O00
paid out in salar les was SIS 900 and
in 1909 about $4,000 They state
that thew have never lost IN account
or even'been forced to sue to collect.
Thew do not need monev but want to