Newspaper article:Page 1 of Wayne County Herald,published in Wooster, Ohio on Thursday, September 4th, 1902 - December 14 2022
- Article title
- Wooster Board Of Trade. New Officers Elected: Annual Reports
- Newspaper title
- Wayne County Herald
- Date of publication
- 1902/09/04
- Page number
- 1
- Organization
- Industry
- Other Services > Religious / Grantmaking / Civil / Profession and Similar Organizations
Full text
"Wooster Board of Trade: New Officers Elected, Annual Reports Thursday night, August 27, the annual business meeting of Wooster Board of Trade was held.
The report of President Foss showed that $60,000 had been raised the past year for the University of Wooster and the Pocock Glass Works.
Albert Dix, secretary, reported that about twenty industries had communicated with the Board in regard to location in Wooster during the past year.
C. M. Gray, treasurer, reported as follows:
| RECEIPTS | ||
| Bal. on hand at last report | $68.40 | |
| Rec'd from Albert Dix, Sec, for dues | $50.00 | |
| Total receipts | $118.40 | |
| DISBURSEMENTS. | ||
| Jan. 7, '02 | Western Union Telegraph Co. | $1.00 |
| Mch. 21, '02 | Robert Baird, livery bill | $2.00 |
| May 3, '02 | Geo. Kottler, distributing bills | .50 |
| May 3, '02 | H. P. Gravatt & Co. for receipts | $1.75 |
| Aug. 28, '02 | Postage, Telegrams, Postal cards, etc. for secretary | $6.50 |
| Aug. 28, '02 | Paid for collecting dues | $3.50 |
| Total expenditures | $15.25 | |
| Balance in treasury | $103.15 | |
| Bill amounting to $21.25 were passed Thursday night which reduced the balance on hand to $81.90. |
Dr. Holden addressed the Board, complimenting the members on the good work done in the past and prophesying better things for the future.
The following officers were elected for the coming year.
President Walter D. Foss; First vice president, Robt. J. Smith; second vice president, I. N. Kinney; secretary, Albert Dix; treasurer, Chas. M. Gray, directors, W. J. Mullins, L. P. Ohliger; D. C. Curry; Geo. J. Schwartz; F. W. Miller; J. M. Criley; A. J. Rich; J. G. Sanborn; J. F. Marchand and R. J. Sweeney. The only new names in the directorate are J. M. Griley and R. J. Sweeny."