Evening journal., 1919-11-12
FRANCIS S. WHITTEN
WELCOMED To BALTIC
President Columbia GRAPHIC
: phone Honored by
Industrial Leaders
NEW PLANT THERE
TO EMPLOY 5000
DALriNenE. Nld, Noy i9-Franci'

BALrlMoRE. Nd. NOV. i2- Francis
s. NhiHen. OF Wilmington. Del, pres
ident OF The columbia Graphophone
Manufacturing Company Was welcomed
TO Baltimore last night al dinner
4cndcred him by iae banking iirm OF
J. :. Nilsson. Dr., y Co. al ihe lioirl
BesScGorc More llan 300 business ami
y 0scssiuaN men of ihc city accepted
1fNli3iiors io greet Mir Whulen ana ali
We're cninusitsiie o,cr ihe bringing 10
:.lr cHS Of tie enterprise which, he
Li..,s All promised t4e most earnest
co-52craiicn % make ills establishment
hcro success.
IN ADDRESSING The gathering Mr.. Will
ten said thai Baltimore had been SCI
ciod as the location OF one oi llc new
l,alis the company viii build because
OF rs adNayiageS over many oller
Sites which Had been investigated.
.Nf.cr looking over The Held from Tue
Alanuc 10 The Pacific he said, ms
board had come io lhe conclusion lilal
nos only VAS this city the most de-
s.rable place Ia which 90 build Dui lt
Nas found lhli iis facilities could not
De cxccncd anywhere along The entire
atlantic scab0ard.
Among ino reasons which had in
d,,red iha .0mpany io look elsewhere
than In Bridgeport, Conn. for new
homes vas labor troubles That were
conSlanOy encountered ihrre. Further
more Mr.. NaHirn declared. lhe TAX
flic in Baltimore WAS 80 much lower
/ iiftt II ,as ef iiself IS sufficient inducc-
mont 40 maka hc change llc pointed
oll ihai IL tle present tlN 1lcln ms
rav i naf ehansei l'ie company VIII
hr able 10 pas In 20 years iae run cost
of The building oi such plant as D.
n5,v contcnTialec Dy Whith u Mih
save I'm laxcs between the rate M illls
city and That in Bridgeport
.rhc~ofare." hc said II hope lhe clly
officials will not lind 70 necessary to m
r-case the taxes within That period.
This brought a laugh IN view OF the
fsri ihat ht Board of Estimates Is now
hand Al work 10 keep ihe iaN rate De-
loN 81 for the coming year. MIR. VIM
an said the first uniF-t0 be buili mere
Mil employ 600 men and women.
~rha future will depend on the eh-
r.nrlccment ,Vc receive me cohHuueu'
.tf AN our expectations are realized
and we feel sure ,liey Will De from lile
-nneraiion we have been promised pE
i,e eih authorities. the Chamber OF
lommcrcc and AN other business intct,
e-ls ihen in time Wc propose TO Duliu
iha second. The third, the fourth ana
,he 0flh units TO the local plant, each
~ the size OF the first and eaeh giving
employmenl to az many persons
This statement served to give uhe
business men fuller comprehension
~ tho extent Of This industry ana w.
i,nnorlance To- lhe future industriai
welfare of Tie city. Mr.. Whitleh zen
rayo Statistics Of The CROWN oil ulG
-ranbophone Industry and said thol ll
mn employs 10000 workers IN this
r,nniry and also has 0pproNimalelg
oooOo0 sales agents IN the United states
alone.
EN-Judgc Covington speaks.
E>-Iudce J.. Harry CoNinglon' on
Washinrion. was the ioaslmasler, ana
Mas introduced by j. sawyer Wilson,
of the banking firm which was lle iusl'
Nfa1or Rroenmg welcomed Mr.. Nhl-
in and practically opened ul' uoo'S
If the ciiv 10 him and iu his enter
prise The Mayor compared tue haiu
b, 1nore of today with Whal i was beluif
81. crfat nre of 1905 and said That WIN
ils expansion 70 offered opportunities
ssrond 10 none for ali industries ana
f.. aH capable aud efficient workers
Do,ernor-elecl Nbrrl g. Wlche spoke
briefly and i'm ilc same VEN.
Nicn De goes 10 annapolis Mr
Hilchie said. he viii try io see That
fcN>er laws are passed certainly none To
mcei special gases. as Wc now nave
l,eniy az laws and can sel along Win
iAam in properly enforced. which. he