The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-06-21
From the ConneEsyiIle Times.
Editorial Convention IT b ichinc nd.


Ea,,or,al Convention ~ b CHINO I'd.
O, Tsu,siav last we attended The CobveEtlon
Of editors AT Richmond There were oue doz-n
# a. iayiai and good uataEed mex as ever got
10 -ettzr in ATTENDANCE. he -ssimness OF Ice
crowd did rot interfere Win tGe programme .alo
oul for tue ecc 4-toti. II e were pas iaso CON-
fortahie Omnibus, and under the direction %
Nessrs. Holloway, Elder aud Drake visited the
,,-f,ei,.l places of attrsction in and about tie
city. Earlbara CoIlege. under the eenIrol OF the
Sori-.y Of Ffieuds was the nfst stopping place
We were conducted through the ou'iohg from
basement to top, by the geaiemaai5 saperiu,el-
dent Mr. Carueaier. the building Is complete
in its arrangements for the purpose OF a boarding
school I. is heated throughout by steam. and
has All modern improvements in the various de.
partmep,s The college grounds are the mesS
beautiful in Eastern lodiaoa. and, per haps. III
tie State 10 notice tii.s building and the IN
pr,yements as taey deserve, woaid take Coz
una of soace-nore than IS at our conmaao al
present Leaving the college, We visited the
nri.cinaI manufacturing houses OF the city tax
ING in our route f. ". Robinsons Machine
Shor. in hict some thirty hands are employed
turtj;lg out 80 10 IS thrashng maehiGes year,
besides a large quantity ef other work; W hite q
Ba.gion's Machine shop, WORKING from Twelve
to fifteen hands and doing a large business; A
Gaar 4 Co.'S Spring Foundry. which employs GU
10 50 hanis-.u.ns ont go thrsshing mach'nes
annually and puts Up a large nuhber OF steam
eny.t.es; Aikta 4 Co.'S Quaker City WORKS,
which employs 80 hands, principally IN the man
ufac-ure of portable ard stationary steam en-
c;ues but DOES ali extensive business IN the
manufacture of horse powers sugar mills, &c;
5 Honey L Co.'S Pos Factory, employing 10
to 20 hands, manufacturing all kinds OF A sFicul-
tu.at implements; Beard i Sinexs Factory
from which is sent out from four 10 i've hundred
cast steel piows, and other agricultural imp.s-
ments in proportion every year; Babcock's Bar
4 ,rf,. nth fufi n
ont 500 barrels per day. and Capt Sinexs Boiler
Factory. yet in its infancy but doing good
basiue.s At all these establishments the kind
est attentions were shosn US by the propretoFs:
especially is this true of SIR. Scott, the busiGess
manager Of the firm OF Car Co., who accom-
panied us in cur rounds.
To our visit 20 Sylvan Heights Nursery, We
fear We shall fail TO do Justice. l. Is the home
OF Gardner Menden hail, fine cd Quaker gen
tleman, who possesses true aud hone st a heart
as beat in mortais bosom. Alter looking
over his beautiful grounds, and inspecting the
vines and flowers in the green houses we return
ed to the holse and partooh of a rich collation.
Of strawberries aud cream, with abundance OF
ctke. Then aud there mIrth 4 dozen
hungry editors fling into room where tabest
Sc. grooming under sCch Injuries tcW create
mirth. All managed to behave themselves, and
took tneir seats 10 an orderly manner. The eat
ing commenced and strawberries took fall
hey could not exactly be heard rafting on the
soes of editorial. boots, but we can aver that the
first IN went pretty ''iow down.. After this
f-as, se were Conducted TO the delightful resi-
dence of Irwin Reed, Esq who has perhaps the
most beautiful location in or about Rch;n5rd.
Here all were a2reeab;y entertained for an hour,
when al late supper time returned TO the
city.
The affair ended with grand Festival at Starr
Hail. which Ne could not remain to attend, bat
pleased TO learn tbatit passed oh pleasantly
aud vas argey attended by the good people of
Richmond aud vicinity.
I be thank. of those pr, sent due to the
citizens Of Richmond generally, for the gener-
osity aud hospitality exhibited on this occasion.
No editor allowed TO incur any expense 10
the city, the hotel and livery stable bills being
"no,hing" when a k.ight of the quii! asked
whats to pay?"
To Mr. Holloway of the Palladium. Mr E.
der oe the Jeffersonian and Mr.. Drake. of the
Broad Axe, the thanks of editors FROM abroad
especially due for many kindly acts shown.
We are Tow decided "Conventlon' men and
put in our votes for another reunion 1T Richmond
next strawberry season"
From the Union County Shield.
We had the pleasure, hast Thursday of atten-
ding the editorial Convention at Richmond, IT,
diana. Immediately our arrival in the city,
called upon Hon. d. 2. Holloway, Of the
Palladium. The editors n Richmond, and in
consequently We did not anticipate very good
time but in this we were very agreeaby disap-
pointed After making the acquaint ance of all
The editors present, AID having become some
what fatigued we repaired to the Hunting ton
House. where We were allowed to partake freely
OF nourishmen,s to satisfy the appetite of the
inner man.
At two O'Clock the members of the 'goose.
quill frateC nifty some fifteen in number. assem-
b.ed at the Palladium Office, and were sool in
formed that .ouss" awaiting to convey Us
to the different parts of the city and its suburbs
In the first place visited the Eariham fQaa-
kerr School, one mile west of town. THIS schoo
/ is under the control of Walter z. Carpet ter
who also has the mana cement of the farm 1t
/ is one OF the oldest schools of the kind in thus
! country, and it is the only in Indiana. We
! shown through the entire building and a,
last conducted to the root, where we could get a
birds eye view" of the city. The building is
| four stories, and is elegantly finished and farm.
/ ished, though very plain. The nice promenade
together WITH the beautiful shrubery. tends to
make 1t one OF the most pleasant situated col
leges in the known world" If student fails
to learn at this Institution. it is for want of in.
/ dastry, or lack of perseverance on his part
/ We next visited the Foundry of F. w Robin
! son. and also tn of A. Gaar & Co, Founders
and MachinIsts. b So Foundries are stua ed
III u convenient part of the city, and are doiug a
! good paying business 1t will pay any one e
call. wheo visiting Richmond ana AXE look
through either OF these establishments After
/ visiting couple OF extensive Ilos manufacture.
we halted at barrel m anu ac,ory and witne ssed
the making Of barrels by machinery.
The next thing on the programme vas 10 Wis.
it Sylvan Height Nursery, OF G.. Nendenhsli 4
Sons, ole half nile nofth OF Richmond. We
were met with kidd and genlie:naaiy hospitality
| bF the old gentleman who invited Us into nj
mansion where We spent an hour in pleasant con
versa,ion, discussing the merits Of The diffareu,
| varieties of straw berries" We took a general
survey OF Nr. u 8 Nursery and must pronounce
il oae OF the neatest aud most co,nole ,e arran
ged of say nays heretofore ever visited
| We were next Invited into the dining rooa.
where we had the pleasure Of part aklug freely o.
strawberries, cakes, Ike &c. We cannes give
Justice to this part of the proceedings bat ~s
must confess We cad justice to the Iuxuries TIA,
were placed before az
We next visited the farm of Irwin Reed, wl.e
| resides oue half mile east of .oxn where We