The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-06-28
Manufactures In Rich mond.

/. We noticed, a short time since, what our
J. builders were accomplishing in and about
. our beautiful city, and concluded that we
j. would devote few items TO mechanical in.
g terests in this issue. On Monday, there
fore. we visited several OF our manufacto.
3 lries, and were indeed surprised at the ener-
: gy and enterprise Of our Inhabitants.
: The first establishment we visited was
the Foundry and Machine Shop Of Messrs.
A. Gaar d Co.. better known as the "Spring
Foundry" There arc built portable en-
gines. sugar mills and evaporators. grist
and saw mill machinery. mill castings and
stationary engines. Their speciality is the
manufacture Of Gaar's Threshng Machines
. and Separators. the annual manufacture Of
which, we learn, is about three hundred
At the Fair Of the United States Agricultu-
? raj Society held 10 Cincinnati, this en'erPr'-
a sing firm received the grand gold medal OF
9 honor valued at $500. which was awarded
to them for their separators on exhibition'
, and which was presented to The Hon. u. L.
Holloway on behalf Of A. Gaar ~ Co.. by
Marshal p. Wilder, Esq. President of the
U. S. Agricultural Society in very COM
plimentary speech praising the mechanical
skill OF Richmond artisans. 1t is 40 elegant
medal and most worthily bestowed. The
Messrs. Gaars employ some S. men in the
various branches of their business and av-
erage about 8 horse powers per week at the
present time. They have an extensive
foundry, wood shop. paint shop. machine
shop and pattern room, well worth visiting.
fine lumber yard is attached, and in fact
they have every facility to carry on business
advantageously. We were very much pleas
ed with the order and system carried on in
this establishment, which is the only true
method Of managing a large manufacturing
concern.
We next visited the establishment Of
Messrs. ]. NJ. Aiken & Co., better known
perhaps as the "Quakcr City Works. =
This establishment is situated near the
Depot. does. perhaps. as heavy a business
as any other machine shop in The city. This
firm manufacture steam eng ines, portable
engines, horse powers, separators, sugar
mills. engine work Of all kinds, plows and
various kinds of castings. both brass and
iron. They employ about 25 hands at
pre- sent, and are in need of more men, so
last is their business increasing. Among
other articles which we saw at their works
was number iron pillars and window caps
for SCOTS new building to be built near
IL LII
and John Roberts are at the lead of the i
Quaker City Works." and give general /!
satisfaction for their prom pit attention to /
business.
Jonas w. Yeo. at his establishment on
the West end of Main street, formerly oc.
cupied by +. w. Robinson, is manufac,ur
ing horse powers. portable engines, separa-
tors, new style saw mills and sugar
mills. besides he oes large amount Of
repairing. He employs about 90 hands.
Bayless. Marehant Il Co.'S Foundry. sit
uated on South Green street near Main, ON
ploys some 80 mcn, but they are short handed
now. They cast engine work, reaper cast
ings and f.ncy ornamental work for build
ings, besides doing considerable repairing.
We saw some fine window caps for a private
residence being built out Of the city, the |
finish of which was very creditabe. !
Around in the vicinity of the railroad
Depot are a nun Dor Of establishments wor- !
thy OF notice. S. Horney & Cos Plow |
Mandatory attracted our attention. This
cstabli hment employs from IS to go hands,
snI are mar u'a,,uring various kinds of I
plows and agricultural implements. They
have forgss at wors. an extensive wood 4
shop. paint shop and store room. Their
speciality is the Empire Steel Pow /
When all hands are employed they can turn
out work a, the rate OF one pow per hour,
and when hurried have turned out II plows
per day. Their plow timber is furnished !
from New Castle. of which they consume
large quantity. The iron which they use is
obtained from Piusburg, Pa Besides plows
and h,rrows, they are making a new style /
Of road scraper. They have turned out the
past season between 5000 and 1000 premium
plows. Mr.. Horney having been about 80
years in the pillow business, this fact alone
guarantees him success.
ID. S Horney, in the same vicinity. is
also manufacturing plows OF all kinds. His
II. mandatory is not quite SO extensive as
Horncy & Co.'S, bu, he is doing a large
amount Ct work. lie has from to s hands
employed, and he first commenced work in
1929 in Richmond. His plows and tending
machinery are much sought after, and his
work is done in uea, and substantial man
uer. In the same building is the Peg Man
utactory of Messrs. Hollopeter 4 Co., who
are manufacturing shoe pegs extensively.-
They supply a great portion of the Western
market. and previous to the breaking out of
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