The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-22
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Incorporation and Bylaws
Changed to Give stockhold-
ers Control, and Board Of
Directors Enlarged.
HAD DRAMATIC SCENES
long and Strenuous Confer
ences at Hotel Iowa Fix Up
Satisfactory Worklng
Agreement.

rha neeeting OF the ScoChnOMcrS VI
10 STANDARD Four Tire company,
v-hiclr began with l,ig husky man on
tha dcor OF the hall to keep out proxy
holders and admit nobody but aetna!
stockholders. ended in harmony OF
action. with all proxies validated, anu
The whole two or three hundred men
singing america and Tne Stai
Suangied Banner" loud enough 10 De
heard in Rand Park mile away. Iney
didn't sing, "Blest Be the Tie Inat
Binds" simply because E. 2. Arm-
knecht does not know the tune.
Compromise Of extreme ideas, CIV
ing everybody a fair deal. putting the
control into inpeccah'e hands OF
new and enlarged board OF directors,
and above all avoiding future auaIreis
and troubles. were the dominant ideas
90 Tho meeting. Every motion put be-
fore the house carried unanimously
ofter the recess Yesterday afternoon.
The chords Of Harmony.
An enlarged board Of directors OF
.;y new men chosen from all over this
cart Of the country, and the five old
directors.
An understanding that the majority
of the new board will elect new OIL
GERS after President Charles ]. kirch
declared in the beginning that he was
not n candidate for reelection.
Keeping in the old directors for the
knowledge they have acquired OF tire
manufacturing and selling.
Those things were what the stock
holders did with viSor as soon as ev-
erything had been explained to them
at some length.
Some Genuine oratory.
The fiery speech OF e. S. Phillips.
sounding like a. Roman senator at his
best with its sonorUls periods and ire
mendous strength Of AngloISaxon
English. with at times hard invective,
end at other times moving cadences,
was the dramatic height OF the meet
ing, and it received the most applause
of any OF those made from the floor
OF the Woodman hall.
The defense speech made by G. r.
Mcfarland, director and now secretary
OF the company and by E. A. French.
treasurer, both OF whom spoke candid
". held the attention Of the large
audience. President Kirch made no
speech in his own behalf, leaving his
acts to be judged by his annual re-
port of what had been done during the
last year.
kirch Kept as MANAGER.
What was thought of President
Kirch by the stockholders was shown
by the fact that they placed him on
the slate, and nominated him by the
committee and later elected him a d.
rector against his own statement
that his own personal interests would
not permit hin, to serve another year
This was capped at the directors
meeting last night when Kirch was re-
tanned as general manager for the en-
suing year, after the report of his man
agement of the factory during the
last year had been digested.
Judge Felix T. Hughes was the only
discord in the grand diapason of sweet
bells sounding harmony all the long
hours Of the session. and while he in
sisted on certain things being done ac-
cording to a certain technic, his weak
voice kept most of the stockholders
from hearing him.
Blessed are the Peacemakers.
s. c. c. Clark is believed by everybody
here to have had more to do with saw
ing very dangerous situation from
an explosion and guiding the meeting
and the Standard Four Tire company
INTO smooth waters and big success
man any other one man. He is the at
lorney OF the upstate reformers, who
came to town with control, lost it for
Few hours, regained it. and then
used 1t to pacify and satisfy the other
side CT the house. they had previously
battered.
The men from Oskaloosa We're the
hnal determining factor in the peace
program, for after holding out all day
lor representation ON the board, they
AT the last minute waived that claim
ana agreed to the retention OF all the
sid board: otherwise one of the old
uoard would have been omitted to keep
bers.
IL Is difficult to estimate the value
OF TIE diplomacy and floor work of E.
.. Phillips. but he will be remembered
after everybody else there is forgotten.
sna when the stockholders adjourned
tor. '-''' 90 90
~, Caucuaes In Hotel Rooms.
Inc last session began at 1886 o.
sock and lasted over tvs norrs. Presi-
oent kirch called 1t to order and while
81 s,mating for leaders to appear, he read
.,.s annual report which, appears in an
Other column today.
~, me largest stockholders OF both
me me ms and the insurgents were in
r,mec different rooms at the Hotel
iva IN conference WITH themselves
eHu ~. with each other.
:, iney appeared in Woodman hall byi
cue time President Kirch had finish
~ reading his report Secretary Mel
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