Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-15
Mr.. j. V. Richey, of Burling-
ton, a Heavy Stakeholder,
to Manage Property
COLLIER
r. RETIREs
Leaves for His Home in keokuk and
viii, Engage in Other eusiness-Mr
Richey Will Assume Active Mana.
mont and Move His Family Here-
Burlington Regrets to Lose Him.

increase in the capacity of the Mar
made today in connection with that OF
change in general managership. Mr..
j. f. Richey. of Burlington, one OF the
| heaviest stockholders in the company.
will assume complete charge Of the
business in this city. succeeding Mr.. Z.
C. Collier. who has been acting Is
| manager during the past few months.
Mr.. Richey will arrive in the city soon,
and his family Will follow with a
fortnight.
| The change in the management OF
the company. means more than appears
| in the bare announcement. 1t has been
the desire of the stockholders for some
time to have one of their number take
charge OF the business. thus placing in
control one who can act with author-
~ at all times. and one whose personal
interests in the success of the business
will stimulate him to make everything
possible out of the excellent opportuni-
ties that surround the pottery business
in this city. Mr.. Richey. already Il
heavy stockholder. has Invested in $25.-
600 worth of additional stock, the
amount going into working capital.
The capacity OF the plant is to be in
creased and the plant itself enlarged
when the output begins to rival the
present capacity.
Mr.. Richey has been engaged In the
furniture business in Burlington aud
recently sustained a heavy loss by fire.
The destruction Of his business
changed his plans for the future, and
in moving to this city he leaves one Of
the most handsome residences In Bur-
lington, which he has recently COM
pleted building. The Burlington Hawk
eye of Sunday. in speaking of the gen.
.eral regret that the departure OF Mr..
Richey has caused in Burlington. says:
Mr.. Richey said to a Hawkeye rep
resentative last evening: Yes. 1t IS
true. am going away. leave with
in two weeks. do not like to go, that
is, there are many ties that bind me o
Burlington. / have been very well
treated here. have many warm per-
sopai friends here, and | have many
business friends. My residence hers
has been very pleasant In every sense
of the word. But the opportunity came.
II is perhaps the chance of my life
time. 1t lonks like a very good thing.
In fact, there are several OF them, and
felt that could not well afford to 10
otherwise. I was doing vel! in Bur-
lington, but was doing about as well
as i could expect to do in the future:
that is. had about reached the con-
Wif3,fp uhfoh n rafaf1 foy,SinaSQ
here Is bounded l believe I can see
going into wholesaling and manufac-
turing. OF course. the distance is not
great. 1t is not out of the world. and
shall be down frequently to keep up
acquaintance and keep posted upon
what is going on in old Burlington
MIR. and Mrs. Richey and their
charming children will be missed Ia
the circles which they frequented and
in which they enjoyed rare degrse
OF popularity. Mr. Ritchey came to
Burlington eight years ago and sooa
won prominent place In the business
and social world"
Mr.. Richey Is not unknown to Mar.
shalltown. His wife was formerly Miss
Bessie Norton, OF this city. daughter Of
Charles Norton, now OF Omaha. Mrs.
Richey Is very well known here. and
was in the city to attend the Gilman
wedding last summer. Marshalltown
will extend most hearty welcome to
the family.
Mr.. Collier, who has been acting as
manager of the property since the re-
tirement OF Mr.. Matthew'S left for his |
home In Keokuk Sunday evening. and
expects to engage in business there
The many friends that Mr.. Collier has
made, both in business way and So
cially. will regret that the change takes
him from the city.