The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-05-02
Q. Horney . Co,s Plow sAepII..


On Monday last, We visited. n company with DR..
Hartman, the new and extensive Plow Manafactory
OF i. Horney Co.. just North Of the Depot. We
seldom get Of old beaten track e. house 70
office, and notwithstanding knew our old friends
had erected building for their work, last Nom
day the first time had the pleasure Of seeing
il Thsir main building is 10 feet By 80, and two
stories. Their backsmths shop is rs feet By So and
one story Our old friend s. HoRNEY, politely showed
the various processes BY which iron, steel, wood,
and skull combinsd 10 form the various implements
Of agriculture, they are manufacturing, that raises
the srsr wealth Of . eosntry ont Of the ground.
The "Bsam Palmer, tbs Arst floor, attracted our
attention. by The facility and sxactness with hch it
did its work-ater putting the beam in clamps, form
ed in the required shape Of the beam, it was fastened
at each end, and then, whix-chuck-c and chip
away went the the sxcrescent wood, and
in jiy, the surface smooth as freshiy shaver
chin, under the manipuations OF skillfui barber.
Whilst looking at it, the idsa saggestsd ITSELF that
some politicians wot Of, could only be subjected
70 . similar planning process, and their excres-
snees and cross -grainednsss cut down to the
proper shaps and proportions, the community would
b the gamer, and the sea Of politics present .
smosther surface half jagged asd knotsy as Il
now 10! But wsare disrsssiag. This "Beam Palmer"
10 operated by Nsssss. l. v. Hoeney and " lillian
twenty men, with drawing knife and hand plain.
The next room, north, contains the nsver-tiring
Steam Engne, that propsls the machinery about the
establishment and keeps the numerous forges in the
smith's shop constantly agiow with fsrvent heat
Here, TOO, is the Drilling Machine, and where the
Flows, Cutivat0rs, &C., are pat together. There u
forge also in this ROOM r .e
The next room we stepped into the Smiths
shop. and were saiuted with an "anvil cho-
rus that made them Jingle with its music No use
OF talking here-an we could do was to look. We
didn't see any swors beat into Pow sharesor spears
into pruping- hooks :" but we did see PIowsshares
bsaAsa bolts made, cut. rods fashioned and all
the n-work about Piow clicked into shape Here
~ saw Gao. McCUlLovsu-oas Of the frm,- Sand .
FIRM old friend he is too) hammerin& away a. vigor
ously a. though he was thirty years old instead Of
ssvsnty. There about twsnty twenty live hands
at work. here, and the reader imagine the "thun
derng noise" they create, as well as the imnsnse
amount Of work they do. La the west end OF the
shop the huge grind stone, about ave feet in diaster
and eight inches IN thickness, is constantly swinging
around the circle" Tbs share is here sharpsned and
the mould board polished One of these gria stones
il used up about every three weeks. 4''+ q"
We followed our guide mp stairs, snd found two
very large and commedious rooms7-oas Of which is
used for auishi.g up the woodwork. Here we found
the best workmen in the cty-busly engaged in fin
;,Aiur pillow handles and pow-beams. Stepping out
ON A PLATFORM on the east side found the stea ming
apparatus, for steaming pillow handles. and bending
them into their proper shape. The South room is ap-
propriated TO painting and storing the Flows. Here
n foand our pleasant friend ISAAC EVANS, busy en-
gagged with his paint brush We are glad TO record
he fact that but very Flows, among the hundreds
thsy AaA on hand the opening of Spring, are Left
An roue-sold cAsh-''good, we couldn help say
ing They have their books, orders for ct least
shree hundred Plows, and Cultivaoss, and they are
making now, and have bcen FOR the past TWENTY
Prows every day; ths svsseGs price Of sAeh sne be-
;.~ .seut Il, 0e-sp thaA Nsssfs. s HsaxKx { Co.'S
varlv business amounts 10 about $los. As long
:. vs have such arteries a. Plow Shops, A.ehine-
sbop.. Poundries, Factories, and all the nsnereus
Industrial pursuits Of life. in active heathiuf opera
sou Aox ing into the heart Of little city. il viii
n.,,rsh sad grow fAtso 1Aager Of its beeophg dys-
e..,;a "a is eorpoxeal frans wasting co.'s
.up.;oa Of the lunss! Instsad Of "hankcring' after
.ch poor .ssh- pots ~ Court Houses and Jais, The
.rus interest aud prosperity OF our city consists in
h.;i;,,- up and fostering cur Machine Shops, fouas
ar;.x aud Msnufaetores--tAsy ere snpAstically H.
Hs. b,csd; and every effort should at ones be put
forth 70 adj thereto, by ndneng the Chicago Grses
E.ssern Rail Road, to again establish their shops
Al. poius. They are worth, 70 city, forty such
,ub,;c baildnss. and the additional working rspaia-
40. that would be thus added, has more msfinsic
,.lus 70 us, as city, thsn double H. sumbes bf
creed strife making, cornorant
and NOT producers-that would Be attracted hisher,
R,d M th.t usmbef Of Court Kesses and Jdns. In
th.s speaking Of The profession We DO not vA 70 b.
ndssssood - plseiG andr The ban of eonaenaasisd,
al who are engaged i. shs Practice Of hw-thsss are
.ouns amoag them whom we know to be honesk, co.,
scientious, upright men, and we are proud Of their
frisndshp-tbsy the silt of the profsssioa, asd
community % nads better ~ their company; whilst
pestifoesing triekstsrs. who assume TIE nans q
alawyers,r are deep asa abiding -. eesssvsr
hey are ieeatsa-Hssven ifsek wou'd b n saAaPRy
p,.ce and Hen made worse BY their presence.
The city Election takes place on Tues