The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-06
General Manager of Rumely
Company Says Trade Con-
ditions Demanded Union
of Three Concerns.
PLANT HERE is TO
DOUBLE ITS OUTPUT
Mr.. Rumely'Was in City for
Purpose of Determining
Needed Improvements -
Details of Merger.

"The merger of the Gaar. Scott &
company and the Advance Threshcr
company of Battle Gre ~. with the NJ.
Rumely company of La Porte is simply
in accordance with the general move
ment in the farm implement business
in this Countrywide union of concerns
engaged in the same limo of business
to reduce expenses, to produce great
er output and to place the business on
a more efficient basis"
This was the statement made today
by E. A. Rumely secretary.treasurer
and general manager of the NJ. Rune
| ly company, who, with Leo Rumely
sales manager of the NJ. Rumely COM
pany. is in the city for the purpose Of
inspecting the Gaar. Scott and conf
pany plant and to determine what i'm.
provements are necessary. The Rune
ly company as a result of the merger
is now the third largest farm imple-
ment concern in the country. It's capi-
tai stock is $22,0OooOO.
While the deal for the transfer of
the Gaar. Scott e company plant and
the Advance company plant to the
NJ. Rumely company, has been con-
isummated, the reorganization of the
greater NJ. Rumely company will not
be effected until the stockholders
meeting, which will be held next Feb
ruary Mr.. Rumely stated that until
that meeting is held no announcement
will be made concerning any possible
changes in the management of the
Gaar, Scott & company plant.
Mr.. Rumely when told that there
were numerous rumors to the effect
that the local plant would be shut
down, or abandoned, branded all OF
these reports as grapevines.
Plant Not to Close.
"Gaar, Scott & company plant is too
valuable to be closed. 1t is one of the
Oldest companies of it's kind in the
United States and it's machinery is
known to farmers throughout the
country. There is possibility the plant
will be enlarged and the working force
increased. Where the company did ten
dollars worth of business this year
want it to do fifteen dollars worth
next year," he said.
To substantiate this statement Mr..
Rumely showed copy of a telegram
sent out today to agents of the com
pany notifying them of the merger and
instructing them to push" Gaar, Scott
& company machinery.
A little over three years ago, accord
ing to Mr.. Rumely, his company began
experimenting with gas traction en-.
gines. When the concern believed
there was a good market for such ma.
chimes they were offered to the trad.
and they met with instantaneous pop
ularity. Last year over thirteen hun
dred of these gas engines were sold
and and to supply the demand the 9th
er machinery made by the company
was neglected. With the demand for
these gas engines came the demand for
two or three hundred separators
which could not be furnished.
! Mr.. Rumely said that his company
then realized that it either must great
ly expand its plant or merge with some
other concerns. The latter plan was
regarded the most feaible.
Causes for Merger.
There were several reasons why
this plan was decided as the BEST" he
said I'm the first place the NJ. Rum
ely company, the Gaar, Scott & Com
pany and the Advance company, each
had between one hundred and two hun
dred statesmen. They were actively
engaged for about two months each
year, then the remainder of the time
they had little or nothing to do. By
merging each plant could specialize or
certain machinery and there would be
; son of the year, and the salesmer
could be kept actively employed
throughout the year
BY the merger the Rumely plant
can specialize on its gas engines, We
} will put out 3400 next year: Gaar
Scott & Co, can specialize on saw
mills, steam traction engines anC
threshers and the Advance compan,
can specialize on corn huskers, sep
arators, etc. OF course all the plant.
would continue to manufacture theil
other lines of machines as before"
Mr.. Rumely is an exponent of the
!. so-called efficiency" system in fac
tory operation. Il do not believe man,
manufacturers appreciate the saving
of time. If certain work which gener
: ally takes six days to accomplish cal
/ be done in three days, take the shor
t cut. even though more workmen arr
} required. You can make up the addi
: tional expense by an increase in th'
/ volume sof business" he said. Mr.
Rumely also advocates giving tn
workmen every Advantageous
, places to work in. good light, etc, ant
recognition and reward for efficiency
: You may say for me that I regar'
Richm0nd as an excellent manufactuI
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