The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-10-20
October 10th, 1853.

#oNeTiQohcu tiIal lncy are geneTdlly oil SlcI
proportions as to warrant the supposition tina
they will accommodate at least number o
church goers equivalent to the proportion oi
such in older cities Of the size OF this. They
number seven exclusive of two meeting
houses where the Friends, or those more
generally known as Quaker>, offer up their
devotions. The church buildings are after
the more modern style of excellence, doing
credit. not alone upon those religious per
sons who have buiit and who support them.
but rejecting that credit upon the city in
which thev stand.
The religious cravings Of the inhabitants
being thus cared for. their intellectual wants
are not overlooked. Three weekly papers are
published in the city, and although there is
but ten porary daily, the reading people are
not lett without morn ne index TO the current
Of mundane affairs. Your Journal. the Ga.
zette, is 10 be found in the hands of large
number of the citizens. The proprietors of
the Palladium have a large jobbing office,
whence issues some well printed bills.
The spiritual and intellectual wants Of the
community having been cared for, we find
some accommodation by which to meet the
physical needs of the people themselves, but
more particularly Of their visitors. To this
end there arc three hotels. which, if they are
not first class as such establishments are gra-
ded In Cincinnati, possess the very great
merit of Offering comfort at a rate of charge
by no means exhorbitant. Their comfort is
much added o by tie fact. that that clean
ness which is said to be next TO Godliness, is
studied q feature III their conduct, and not
at all prevented in two instances at least, by
the absence OF the sale Of liquors al pub re
bar. In this temperance county, where the
liquor law of The last session of the Legi>la
tuTe is rigIdly enforced. there are not many
grog shops to offend the moral senses Of our
brethren of tie spirit motive. who have done
s. much II build up ,his city.
The railroads passing through this city
have not yet developed al the resources
which are possessed by the thrifty people
whose home it is. Tire Ind Central, Rich
mond d Hamilton. ard Chicago < Cincinnati
roads make this main stopping place, from
which they receive y fair proportion Of their
incomes. Tie two last named have each, at
this point, machine shop, where repairs are
carefully made to ther rolling stock. They
have between them all comfortable depot,
with buildings for the storage Of freight and
other accessories of their bu.iness.
To continue An account OF my visit 10 the
manufactures, | would call attention to the
fact that there vet exists in this city at least
one establishment where the motive power
consists OF the antqca-ed style OF horse en-
giEcering. T. w. isobirson's Thrashers are
the result thereof. 1t has somewhat Of
rusty appearance to one who has seen the
Improvements in similar establishments. not
only in Ohio, but in several Of the Indiana
towns, to euter IL the .-engiue room oi this
shop. The thing is So nearly obsolete that
q description would almost be neces ssary.-I
But tew persons of late years have had the
opp1rt,,,2itv cf srein. blind rnares navigatin.
around a centre, and by their motion produc
ing the rotary action necessary to keep run
ming the lafho> drills and other machinery of
an agricultural implement shop. Here it
can be seen, however, a veritable illustration
of two horse power. Yet Robinson turns
out some coed work lie ran well with his
Thrasher towards the premium at the State
Fair, and took the ribbon for his improved
horse power, which by tie way, is novelty.
The Improvement consists in the arrange
ment Of two bevel wheels working in one pin
ion. one wheel bearing up, the other down
The result OF ills is division of the ar
ing the cogs of the pinion, relieving the
journal Of the line shaft OF vast amount of
friction. producing l 28 revolutions of the line
shaft to each revolution of the master wheel
tie has applied for patent on his improve
ment, and looks for il to come. In thi, shop
sixteen hands are employed. each earning an
average Of WI yes amounting to from nine TO
ten dollars a week. The builiing occupied
is 40 BY so feet in dimensions. and three sto-
res high, with two-story back building so
by 20 feet.
White IL Bargion's machine shop the
last establishment visited. Here are made,
as the main article, sugar mills. The shopis
30 by 90 feet, OF one stolv. brick. About ten
hands work here, earning among them an av-
erage wages of eighty dollars per week. !
saw here a newly invented mill cutter and
palmer. fnr the use Of a type foundry in Your
city. The machine is complicated that |
will not attempt a description, but remark
it cuts from the sheet. rule of any ze, length
or shape by one or two motions.
There are few other establishments Of
ordinary chsracter-such as foandries, &c =
There IS also another paper m.l near By,
Tho | walked a couple Of miles for that
purpose. | was not able TO examine. | have
fully referred to the principal houses in the
manufacturing line. There are some rather
extensive stores upon the line of the railroad.
in which large businesses are transacted, but
these are not q.ite III the line OF these com
muncations, Tor they rising up so fast
over the entire country, that description
would food your sheet.