The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-18
Shortsve, New York. Division Of the Big Concern Comes
Here and the Company Will Probably Buy Property Now
Occupied by Westcott Carriage Company as Is Needed
WILL FIGHT TO HOLD COMPANY IN RICHMOND
Members of Various Commercial Bodies Realize the Great
Benefit That Would Accrue by Keeping Concern in City,
Particularly Since New Hooser Addition Is Announced

1t was announced today that the
Shortsville, n. Y, plant of the Amer
ican Seeding Machine company would
be combined with the local plant of
that corporation. the Hoosier Drill
works, but with this good news came
an announcement of bad news which
will be heard with genuine regret by
the people of this city.
This bad news was that the West
colt Carriage company will probably
sell it's factory building to make room
for the additional plant to be located
here by the American Seeding Ma
chine company, and that the big car
riage concern will probably locate a.
Anderson, Ind.
Young Mems Club Active.
When the Young Mems Business
Club of this city was informed of the
contemplated moving of the Westcott
Carriage company the officers of the
organization Immediately got busy and
is now working~an a plan to offer the
carriage concern an inducement to re-
main here which will equal the induce.
ment the company has received from
the Anderson Commercial Club.
This morning the officers of the
Young Mems Business Club met with
representatives of the Commercial
Club and the South Side Improvement
Association for the purpose Of devils
ing some plan to keep the big carriage
IN, nit yEhot thu
come of this conference was has not
been announced, but it is certain that
the three commercial organizations
will do everything possible to keep
Anderson from getting the big factory,
Gets Flattering Offer.
H. l.. Ashley. secretary and treasur'
er of the Westcott Carriage company
stated this morning that his company
had received a most flattering offer to
a possibility of the offer being accept
ed. but that as yet no action had been
| taken on the matter.
Mr.. Ashley stated that when the
| American Seeding Machine company
decided to locate its Shortsville branch
| here, it was found that the present
| quarters of the Hoosier drill were not
large enough to accommodate an add
| tional branch The American Seeding
Machine company then made an Offer
to the Westcott Carriage company fol
| its plant. which is located at the cor
ner of North Fifteenth street and the
railroad. Mr. Ashley states that this
aff hnt IL cyiUpn IA
vorable consideration. although no dea
| has yet been closed. and the carriage
| company officers then began to looh
| around for a new location.
| Mr. Ashley states that one of the
reasons why the carriage company con
sidered the offer for its plant was be
cause it was necessary to enlarge the
| plant. the company having decided &c
| engage in the manufacture of motor
: carriages, but that there was no room
| to expand, as the American Seeding
| Machine company owns all the proper
ty between the railroad and North E
street. and from Thirteenth street tC
/ North Fifteenth street. With the excep
tion of small lot at the corner of F'if
| teentn and North Il streets, ana Lns
Westcott plant He stated that ths
Seeding Machine company also owned
all of the property between the rail
road and North F street. from North
Fourteenth to North Fifteenth street
except that section which is occupied
| by the Quaker City Machine company.
| Learning Of the situation here. rep
resentatiye business men of Indianap
oils called upon the officers of tht
| Westcott Carriage company and made
| inducements TO locate the plant in In
| dianapolis. Anderson then heard of tht
| situation and at once offered the com
pany a liberal bonus and factory sits
to locate there. So good is the An