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TROY CITIZENS TO DONATE [[…]] NEW PLANT OF ADVANCE AIRCRAFT [[…]] $11,260 SUBSCRIBED AT BIG [[MAS…]]
ENTHUSIASTIC SESSION HELD IN GRANGE HALL SETTING GOAL AT $20,000
ORGANIZATION RUSHES WORK
Overflow Crowd Shows Sentiment Of City In Drive To Retain New Industry - Bowyer Made Chairman

More than half the $20,000 necessary to secure a site for the proposed field and factory of the Advance Aircraft company was raised by voluntary subscriptions at a mass meeting of the citizens of Troy held in Grange hall at the court house Thursday evening.
The amount subscribed totaled $11,260. The remainder is being secured by a committee headed by W. E. Bowyer, president of the First-Troy National Bank & Trust company, and the total amount is expected to be raised within the next few days.
Grange hall was jammed by citizens of the city representing every activity. Shopmen, bankers, business men, professional men, office workers and manufacturers joined in expressing in a substantial way the sentiment that Troy should do everything possible to keep the Advance Aircraft company here and continue the Waco as a Troy product. The meeting was a great outpouring of the residents of Troy and showed beyond any doubt that the people of this city appreciate the aircraft company and greatly desire its retention.
$11,000 In One Hour [[bold]]
After a number of persons had expressed the universal opinion of the citizens, calls came to take subscriptions at once. Amid the applause of the crowd the subscription $1,000 by the First-Troy National Bank & Trust company was announced. Others followed rapidly and in less than an hour more than $11,000 was raised. The subscriptions varied from $5 to the $1,000, showing that the sentiment for keeping the company here was universal among all classes of the city.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor George Stokes who stated briefly the purpose of the gathering and then introduced W. E. Bowyer as temporary chairman. Mr. Bowyer was made permanent chairman by acclamation and Harold A. Pauly was named as secretary.
Mr. Bowyer stated that the purpose of the meeting was to adopt some plan whereby the Advance Aircraft company can be kept in Troy. He stated C. J. Brukner, president of the concern, is not asking for anything. However other cities are offering him inducements and it is up to Troy to do what it can to hold the industry here.
Tells of Other Offers [[bold]]
The chairman stated that while no definite proposition had been made by Mr. Brukner, it had been intimated and was understood that the company desires a site for flying a field and the proposed new factory. He told of the offer of Springfield of a very desirable site for the plant. He then explained that the company favors the nursery property situated to the north of the Big Four railroad and that it and other tracts necessary for approaches can be secured for about $20,000.
Expressions of those present were called for and a number spoke of the desirability of keeping the plant here. Among them were Bond Houser, Will Steil, Donald Smith and Dr. J. W. Means.
They were followed by Judge L.E. St. [[?]] John, attorney for the company. He stated Mr. Brukner is appreciative of the good will of the community and courteous treatment he has received here. The attorney stated the company desires to remain in Triy [[typo, should be Troy]] but that it is imperative an adequate landing field be secured and a site for a new factory to take care of the expanding business. He intimated the company is planning to produce five planes daily whereas the peak last year was one per day.
The speaker further declared that the Advance Aircraft company is willing to buy its own field if the community can secure an option on a field at a reasonable price.
Site Free of Charge [[bold]]
E. E. Edgar then addressed the meeting and declared the company is a big asset to the city and should remain here. He then moved that it be the sentiment of the meeting that the citizens of Troy furnish a site to the company free of charge. The proposal was received with enthusiasm and immediately carried unanimously.
L. H. Shipman then moved that a committee be appointed to raise the money to purchase the site on condition the proposal is acceptable to the Advance Aircraft company. The proposal carried without a dissenting vote and with applause.
Then came the suggestion that subscriptions be taken at once. The ready response can leave no doubt of the position of the citizens of Troy and the charge made by irresponsible persons that Troy does not want the airplane factory were shown to be groundless.
The committee to receive subscriptions is W. E. Bowyer, H. A. Pauly, R. A. Kerr, L. H. shipman, G. B. Hatfield, J. W. Safford, Dr. J. W. Means and Al Reinhard. Announcement was
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New Landing Field Bought By Troy Airplane Company
Expansion Program Under Way; Options On Land Taken Up
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TROY, Jan. 10. - Plans for the expansion of the Advance Aircraft company will be advanced this week by the purchase of the tracts lying between the Peters pike and the West Milton pike, which forms the proposed new site which long has been under consideration and options [[?]] for which were secured last fall [[?]].
Two plots were purchased last week and deeds therefor recorded. H. E. and Rosa Westfall transferred two city lots to the company and Miranda J. Kelly transferred a tract of 5.37 acres. These two plots lie to the west of High street and adjoin the Bert Krauss tract, which forms the main body of the new field. This latter tract was surveyed Saturday and the transfer probably will be made in the next few days. Mr. Kraus is retaining a small strip some three or four acres, which adjoins his other holdings and which is not usable. The Theodore Dinsmore tract, which provides entrance to the main body of land from Peters avenue, and which has been under option, also will be utilized, officers of the company state.
Work will be begun soon toward getting the new field in shape, Pres. C. J. Brukner of the company states Monday morning. Sections of the new field will be resown with some seed designed to form a quick coverage of sod and it is likely hangars also will be constructed, so pilots may begin to make early use of the field.
The company is not ready yet to announce definite plans for further construction, but the acquiring of the site by the company out of its own funds is considered by the local site committee as assurance that the company will not only remain in Troy, but that its factory expansion will be at least as great if not greater than that outlined in connection with the "Keep Waco in Troy" campaign, so enthusiastically and successfully waged last fall. The committee, members state, have no doubt that the company will avail itself of Troy's offer and that the conditions will be met at an early date.
Business is excellent, President Brukner stated Monday. While November and December were expected to be "dull" months, they were just the opposite. Several distributors have given urgent requisitions for shipment of carloads of Waco "ships" just as rapidly as they can be gotten out and various others have indicated their readiness to take car lots.
Some expansion of factory force will be necessary to take care of these requisitions and various individual orders which are coming in, President Brukner stated, and continuous activity even through the winter months is anticipated. Present facilities will continue to be utilized, despite any proposed expansion, thus making it unnecessary to reduce production during the period of preparing for that expansion.

DECISION TO BE MADE:
Options Secured on Two Possibly [article cuts off]
Near this City--Modern F [article cuts off]
Wanted With Record Bu [article cuts off]
[Business?] Growth
The Advance Aircraft

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Yip! Yip! Troy Patrolmen Turn To Be Cowboys
Bossies "Apprehended" While Running Streets In East End of Town Tuesday Night

The work of a city policeman is just one drive after another. He drives law-breakers to justice and drives bums out of town but a new drive was made early Wednesday morning such as has ever been made before. Cow-driving came among the duties of the guardians of the Troy streets Tuesday night.
Night Officers Al Sherman and Michael O'Conner received notice from the residents of East Water street that a cow had been touring their end of town. Aimlessly wandering about the streets at night is not allowed [given?] human beings. The offender was taken into custody" [only one set of quotation marks] and driven to [?] livery barn on South Walnut street.
Some time later another call came from the same end of town and a [?] revealed that the imprisoned [?] partner was out look for her. [?] was spent caring for this [?] and confinement was made in [?]-yards at the B. & O. tracks Water street.

Antitoxin's Victory
[?]-three of every hundred children [?] caught diphtheria used to [?] the discovery of diphtheria [remaining words are covered]