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September 3, 1936
The Republican
Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland
What is this article about?
Citizens in Grant County, West Virginia, are working to convince the Flaccus company to resume operations at the idle Hoffman tanning plant in Gormania, offering labor and resources. Local leaders met with company officials in Pittsburgh and held a supportive community meeting.
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Gormania Tannery May Resume
Operations
The citizens of the western section of Grant county, West Va., are trying to secure a tannery company to take over the Hoffman tanning plant at Gormania and operate it. The plant at Gormania is owned by the Flaccus interests whose plant at Buckhannon was destroyed by fire some time ago.
R. N. Oates, David Cuppett, Sr., and Paul Leatherman were in Pittsburgh a short time ago conferring with officials of the Flaccus company.
Recently a citizens' meeting was held at Gormania, presided over by Bob Oates, the object being to get the sentiment of the people and see what cooperation they would give toward the movement.
A. F. Schwartz, an old tannery man, spoke on what was needed for the operation of a tannery—labor, bark, pure water, etc., all of which Gormania has to offer. The men at the meeting offered to donate labor from a few days to two weeks helping to get the plant started. About two hundred were present, some of them experienced tannery men.
Chairman Oates then carried the result of the meeting to the officials at Pittsburgh. A petition has already been circulated in Grant county, West Va., and nearby sections urging the company to locate at Gormania.
Operations
The citizens of the western section of Grant county, West Va., are trying to secure a tannery company to take over the Hoffman tanning plant at Gormania and operate it. The plant at Gormania is owned by the Flaccus interests whose plant at Buckhannon was destroyed by fire some time ago.
R. N. Oates, David Cuppett, Sr., and Paul Leatherman were in Pittsburgh a short time ago conferring with officials of the Flaccus company.
Recently a citizens' meeting was held at Gormania, presided over by Bob Oates, the object being to get the sentiment of the people and see what cooperation they would give toward the movement.
A. F. Schwartz, an old tannery man, spoke on what was needed for the operation of a tannery—labor, bark, pure water, etc., all of which Gormania has to offer. The men at the meeting offered to donate labor from a few days to two weeks helping to get the plant started. About two hundred were present, some of them experienced tannery men.
Chairman Oates then carried the result of the meeting to the officials at Pittsburgh. A petition has already been circulated in Grant county, West Va., and nearby sections urging the company to locate at Gormania.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Tannery Revival
Community Meeting
Gorman Ia Plant
Flaccus Company
Grant County Petition
What entities or persons were involved?
R. N. Oates
David Cuppett, Sr.
Paul Leatherman
Bob Oates
A. F. Schwartz
Where did it happen?
Gormania, Grant County, West Va.
Story Details
Key Persons
R. N. Oates
David Cuppett, Sr.
Paul Leatherman
Bob Oates
A. F. Schwartz
Location
Gormania, Grant County, West Va.
Story Details
Citizens of western Grant County, West Virginia, seek to revive the Flaccus-owned Hoffman tannery in Gormania after their Buckhannon plant burned. Local representatives confer with company officials in Pittsburgh, hold a community meeting offering labor support, and circulate a petition.