Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-20
We LEAVE THIS To.
YOU TO FIGURE OUT.
WHAT It IS ABOUT.
"W. G. NJ" TAKES A SLAM AT ONE
OF oTTAWA's NEW INDUSTRIES
co CITY HALL CROWD.

The Chicago Tribune carried the
following story of interest 10 Olta
vans solely because il deals with ono
of The city's new industries. What il
is all about is a little too deep for
anyone but a Tribune writer To under
stand. but from It's tenor ont would
conclude that The idea Is 10 drive
another wedge in the ". G. N $ ef
forts to break up the city hall crowd
in Chicago Why It should single out
an Ottawa tndustriai concern thai
seems from outward appearances. at
least, to be going along minding it's
mortaIs conception Here it is, read
it for Yourself
New and mysterious perSouages
yesterday entered the story of the
City Hall Talking Machine company.
known to the trade as the Ottawa
Pianophone company, owned and con
trolled by q combination of mem.
bers of the board of local improve
menis and sundry pavement build
ers Of the city.
''lt had been mentioned that Mcssrs
Oscar W0lil and w. H. Blcneoc of the
board as well as Contractors Patrick
Moynihan and John Ryan, were stock
holders, but there appears TO have
been many others.
Why, don't you know nbou, AVet
terstrom?" a sleuth,likc person whis.
pered to a reporter yesterday fYu
ought to know him lie bought ton
shares of stock cam say whether
he's received amy dividends or NOT
don't know his first name. but Ahc'S
one of the wise ones to the paving
game. He knows something about
the tIiawatha talking maehine now,
too take it.
And Then There's Powers.
Suppose you've at least heard of
Powers? No? Wen, here's another
tip. Powers gol a certificate of stock
for forty shares Who's Powers?
Why, | thought everybody knew Pow
crs. Don't know the Chicago paving
arislccracy very well. do y'u?"
wait, I'll slip YOU little more
INFO Never heard of Scott, Of course
Il woman, think, and owner Of
stock twenty shares the last heard,
Relative believe of some of the prin.
clpals in the concern Then there's
Nhlcrs, Got in on The ground lloor.
First name Slips my memory
"Fhe man with a pastrthc used to
he a lawyer was discovered during
the day Ills name. is Jacob Brc.
mer and he was bookkeeper for The
paving talking machine company for
u lime. The only man of the same
name in the city directory is listed
aS b0okkccpcr working at room 2D7
city hail. This is the Office Of the
board Of local improvements.
Mystery or Mistake.
That's either q mystery oG-a mis-
take" an investigator declared aftel
checking the directory address
Then there was the $1,000 draft
This seems to have caused much dis
cuSsion among the bosses of the com
pany during its first days Of life. II
came on the scene just at the tim,
/ that the concern was to make It's
first payment of $4,000 for the Otta
/ WI plant
Considerable Tmidty
/ II WAS a perfectly good draft draw
upon y perfectly good bank tn,
/ Evanston City National but no ont
wanted to indorsc il. There was
considerable argument about the mat
tor Finally c. IT, Bartholomee. tn
corporations FIRST president and tn
konly experienced piano manufacture
in the group, ind0rsed the paper 81
that the first payment for the factor.
could be made.
Batter Mr. Barlholomee said h
wished be hadn't signed the draft
Asked why, his only explanation was
'Well. Just because ! wish HADN'T"