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Factory Site Wanted

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Parent Issue
Day
18
Month
March
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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Mayor Hlecoefe has received the f'ol lowing eommunication froni A. (. Schel lenberger, Bloomington, lili neis. H i: self-explanatory. "Mere is the opportuntty for an en terprising city to secure :i large, olí established manufacturing plant wítfc out ;i cent's bonus, w)ii -;i wiil caus' to be expended noarly a half milito; dollars in mprovement and emplo; nearlj 500 experl artlfans and mechan i :s at -a" 3 wages in the manufactur. of brass-art goods, tools, níachinerj etc., which have ready sale. The com pany lias recently been incorpórate! to consolídate several factories unde, roóf, which have león Ín sucí tul operatJon for over forty years i. the eaat ánd running over time; hav outgrown their facilities aiid want ti i xtend their capacity. "The company is seeking a live, iro gressive clty with cheap lamí. ■ tiater, railroad and other facilities where the citizens will agfee to taki uill Beoured mortgiíge bonUs at Iota rate of interest, provlding tlnj companj iray decide it advisable to further i: crease their plant No bunus vvill bf j ited, as the tockholders are 'w.ell able to meet their obligatlons i: shori time al'ler the plant Is removed and in operation Such a'n iudustr wili Increase fhe p ipu!ation fuliy 2,000 additional, and wtthin ti time wil! disburse in wages and other expenditi res tho suni of nearly a mtllion dollars, and in return the compauy ask for niithing bul what the; will paj foi and for whioh tliey farnish Al security. Any town feeling interested 'in this project and cap raiíe the b tnaj address, spith man;, and full dctails."

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Old News
Ann Arbor Democrat