The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-02-20
EATON PASSES UP
!. RUBBER PLANT DEAL,
Then REC0NS|DERS
His Answer Means That Medina
Failed to Give Proper Sup
port; Was Too Critical of Pro-
posed Plans.
ANOTHER CITY OFFERS
TO GIVE MORE SUPPORT

~ NA ~ AN1OAeA oOA Wv
Those interested in securing a rub
ber mandatory for Medina met in
the Court House Friday afternoon a |
second time to meet Mr.. Eaton and
his corps of boosters. Two score Me-
dina business men were present and |
further discussion of the proposition
Was had. In the discussion it was
that Messrs. Eaton and his
Akron friends reduce, more fully, the
proposition to writing-what Messrs
Eaton and his workers would do,
what was asked of the Medina bust
ness men, with a statement of what
would be done by the Rubber company
as an organization. The chairman
of the meeting, Mr.. Harry Codding,
was to select a committee of not less
than five nor more than twelve bust
ness men to whom this statement of
facts was to be submitted for can
vass and report, then final answer
would be made to Messrs. Eaton and
friends.
In case the report was favorable
Messrs. Eaton and friends were to
come to Medina and put subscrip-
tion campaign on, and Medina bust
ness men were to get behind it and
push it over. If it was unfavorable
then the matter would be dropped.
When Messrs. Eaton and friends
left for Akron it was understood that
this would be done. This proposed
document was to be sent to Medina
as early in the week as possible and
the committee was to meet instanter
and take action with as little delay as
possible. The meeting was dismis-
sed and the gathered clan went home
to await the receipt of this final docu-
ment.
But Monday, instead of receiving
this explanatory document, Messrs.
Pelton ct al. received letter from
Mr.. Eaton stating that he was off the
proposition, there was not enough of
unanimity in Medina to assure sue
eessful canvas; that he and his
friends preferred to 60 where there
was less oposition and more or friend
ly boost; that he had such a propo-
sition before him and he had decided
to take the course of least resistance
land HE himself to that field. The
letter follows:
h Akron, o., Feb. ID, 1920
MIR B. r. sPelton, .,...s:.-.,.,...
Medina, Ohio.
| Dear Mr.. Pelton:
After the writer and his constitu-
ents returned to Akron, we consider
ed relative to the situation in Medina
and we have decided that we will To-
cate our plant in another city extend
ing support and cooperation Of the
highest degree.
We do not want you to feel that it
is our disposition to turn you and the
othermen down who have been active
and showing disposition to cooper
ate with us in locating this factory in
your city, but really Mr.. Pelton the
conferences that we have held with
your business men have been very
discouraging and we can see nothing
but hard work and lots of time spent
in order to get the majority of repre-
sentative men in Medina to support
the proposition and cooperate in the
sale of these securities; hence we have
nothing further to say and the ques-
tion Of sending written agreement
to your committee is now dismissed
from our minds entirely.
We have gone over the situation
very thoroughly and the fact that the
proposal as submitted at the request
of the committee which visited our of.
fices here the other day, was ignored
only strengthens our belief that it is
positively bad business policy, and the
exercising of poor judgment on oul
part to submit contract to be accept.
ed or rejected by committee as ar.
ranged for in yesterdays meeting.
We have positively shown a dis,
position to do everything in our power
and consistent with good business
policy to establish in your city, a sue
cessful manufacturing enterprise
and to our minds, the attitude show1
us is far from being encouraging
and in keeping with ordinary business
courtesy.
Mr.. Pelton, we seriously question
the ability of those who have been ac
tive in this proposition to raise the re
quired amount, due to the attitude
displayed by the majority of the bust
ness element, and as previously statet
we would not consider, under any cir
cumstances, locating factory of an!
description in your city without th'
cooperation of all OF the citizens or a
least of the entire business element.
We will be glad to have you visi
our offices any time you are in Akron
and assure you that we have friend
ly feeling toward you and those wh'
have shown an interest in us.
With best wishes and kind persona
regards from the writer, we are, mos
cordially yours,
THE B. L. EATON CO.
Per B. L. Eaton, Pres
It is as natural with promoters a
with the rest of human kind to shi
. away from opposition. Tt was, per
haps, natural for Mr.. Eaaton to lool
upon the demands of Medina bushes
men, that all precautions be taken t
safeguard investors, as opposition
But Medina business men did not in
tend to take any such stand. 1t