The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-01
New Factories Constructed
and Extensive Improve
ments Are Made-Number
of Houses Are Built.
1913 PROMISES TO
SURPASS LAST YEAR
Manufacturers Are Conf
dent that Large Increases
in Amount Of Business
Will Be Experienced.

Never before in the history of the
city of Richmond were the factories
as busy and monied interests as well
off as they are at this time and the
year of 1912 was the most prosperous
year this municipality has ever ex-
perienced, according to statistics gath
cred by Charles w. Jordan of the
Commercial club.
During the past year among the
most extensive improvements and
construction work accomplished were
the building of the Reliance foundry,
the Smith Warehouses, D. S. Brown
Collar Pad factory, the Richmond
Ladder factory, the Veneer Door fac
tory, the Kresge Five and Ten-cent
store, the completion of the Second
National Bank building, and opening
of the Palais Royal store. The l. o.
o. F. hall, the Masonic hall, and the
East Main Street Friends church have
been remodeled. The Adam Bartel
company has remodeled its business
house and the F. & n. Lawn Mower
company has constructed a new build
ing. T
During the year 1912, 225 houses
were built in this city which is fifty
less than the number built the preced-
ing year. The houses which were
built in 1912, however, are more sub
stantial than those of the preceding
year, as shown by reports of building
permits in the city controllers office.
Proposed Lines.
The year 1913 promises to surpass
the past year IL Accomplishments and
every Indication OF prosperous cohdS'
tions are in evidence Public improve
ments which win greatly increase the
valuation of property in Richmond
will be made. The traction line run
ming north and south through Rich
mond will be commenced. some time
during 1918. The proposed street car
lines extending through the south
! eastern part of the city will be agitat-
ed again and the proposed lines are
! expected to be built. The proposition
of a northern route extending to the
hospital was not as favorably receiv-
ed by the company as the southeast.
ern route. -...
i The Hawkins Lake and Park pro-
| ject will be nearly completed this year
and the sale of lots and building of
cottages will be commenced some time
in the late spring or early summer
The dam will be completed in June.
The city has made numerous i'm.
provements in the way of construct
| ing cement sidewalks, curbing and
cutters, macadamizing streets and in
| improving city parks and public build
| ings.
City improvements.
! Heads of manufacturing concerns
in the city anticipate large increase
in sales for the ensuing year. From
sentative various factories will be
| obliged to employ larger forces to han
! die the work.
| Some of the statements follow:
| Look For Increase.
| Fred Gennett of the Starr Piano
comrany-The year of 1918 will mean
great increase in the sale of player
| pianos. We are expecting to turn out
a much greater number of players in
the coming year. which will mean that
we will increase our force at the fac
tory The Starr Piano company has al
ways ranked among the leading piano
! manufacturers of the country and we
are turning out as many pianos as any
| factory in the United States.
Frank Land of the NJ. Rumely Co
| Last year was our biggest year but
! Ntro hi fn hy
far. We have materials on hand fol
| building more goods than we did last
year, and an increase in production
means, of course, an increase in ouI
working force. Last year We put out
| 100 gas tractors and have preparations
for the building of $50 this year.
| Willard z. Carr of the American
Seeding Machine Cove are antici
pating doing our largest business in
the coming year. All of our products
are turned over to the Internationa
Harvester Co., to be placed on the mar
| ket so that we have need Of continuing
the sales department. All of the fac
tory departments will take on addition
al men and the force will be increased
to a large degree.
| Pettis Reid of the Elliott & Reid
| Fence Co-Our orders in hand indi
cate very favorable business for the
year We are now beginning. We ex
lpect to run the factory double time al
lthrough the spring in order to NEE
four advance orders.
| Another in the Richmond Caske
Coz Manufacture of caskets is al
inn <fndustry in this city, a.
In ont more caskets thar
ans the country. Oul
Tbusf1 great deal las
year an Tor US to lool