The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01
More Men We're Employed
Than the Preceding Year.
and the Exports We're In
creased Greatly.
STEADY EMPLO LOYMENT
FOR THE EMPLOYEES
Henry Gennett Of the Starr
Piano Company Says there
Is More Idle Money Here
Than Necessary.

Richmond has passed through on6
OF the most prosperous years ID her
existence judging from the prosperi-
ty of the local manufactures. More
men are emrioyed today than year
ago; the 1910 exports from Richmond
were greatly increased; men are re-
ceiving higher wages; many biz IN
provements and additions TO local In
dustries are Contemplated. and tho
prospects for 1911 are much brighter
than in 1910 Few factories win shut
down for any length OF time until
warm weather Several have been
running continuously for three yesrs.
Richmond Is city Of pioneer in
dustriee. according to Henry Gennstt,
OF the factory committee OF the Con
mercial club. Industries here have
grown from mere nothinsa. he statsd
until today many are among the larg-
est OF their kind IN tho United States.
natural manufacturing center HE
Commercial club committee. he said,
is now working with tho end ii view
Of securing other new factories for
Richmond
There ID more money lEiAG idle IN
Richmond banks than nAcessary, IL.
Arms Mr.. Gennett This % good
recommendstion for Alancial conal-
items here When new factoffos erd
brought hsre a,lrh q this nIeley IN.
be well invested. Z 4
Has .eie pay acii.
The American Seedink MecAlno
company leads the local manufactury
ing institutions il the number Of men
employed, with i payroll oY 1895 n
the factory and 40 in the once.
The average wages paid faet0ry
workers by the concarn u 90 cents
Per hour This pay ron 10 betne ii ]
creased almost every aday, Althongh
at present the factory 10 almost Ailsd
to its entire capacity. ss
This institution hap been going fo
the front In the worlds manufseture
OF seeding machines At ) phenonAeaal
rate during the last two yoars. n
1910 there was $3.50. 900 spent On new
buildings and improvements ana Il ~
believed more than $50. 900 Win - ~
pended next year The power tlouk
will be largest OF the new buildings ~
be constructed. The output of IT,
factory during 1910 was 1900 cars q I
seeding machines to all parts of 49,
United States. to Russia. Africa. Aota
and South American countries. 1niD
is heavy gain over 1903. Membors
Of the company said that prospects
for 1911 are most daftering
The Elliott-Reid Fence company q.
ported 5000 cars during the year,
which surpasses that OF any compeny
in the city. The company ts etaplpv-
ing 135 day and 1o5 night men ana
turning out more work than last year.
This company has not shut down TOR
three years and the present prospect
is that the plant will not close thto
year.
Gasr. Scott & Company u employ. ]
ing practically 500 men. which 10 n
increase over the number employed u ]
the same time last year The compsay 3
has had successful season.
With q ray roll Of 500. 900. includ- i
ing III men, the. Starr Piano company
has had prosperous season Practi-
cally 600 cars Of finished pianos have
been shipped from the city. Exten-
sire additions to the factory were
made in 1910. and two other lar4o
buiIdinrx will hA h,,ilf - 49, 1&A~>s-~
year The company was incorporated
about forty years ago. All other loca1 ]
factories report good business year.