The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-04-18
South Side Improvement AS
sociation Given Credit For
Bringing the Company To
This City.
SPEAKERS REVIEWED
CITY'S INDUSTRIES
Mayor Zimmerman Declares
Workingmen Will Be In
vited To Move Here
Swayne and Freeman Talk.

The Standard Veneer Door factory,
the ninth factory to locate in this city
as the result of inducements offered
by the South Side improvement as
sociation, was formally dedicated last
night and as many as 500 people at
tended the dedication exercises.
Sc. Swayne, president of the Com
mercial club. Perry Freeman and
Mayor Zimmerman were the speakers
of the evening. The Richmond Man
nerchor sang several german songs
and the program ended with the en-
tire assembled crowd singing the
National song, America" Dancing
and music concluded the evenings en-
tertainment. Adolph Blickwedel,
president of the association presided.
The city council attended in body.
President Swayne spoke on the var
ious interesting subjects before the
;citizens of Richmond and gave brief
review of the manufacturing industries
of this city.
The recent flood was referred to by
Mr. Swayne who stated that quantity
of food and clothing valued at not
less than $4,000 was sent to the flood
sufferers of the ill-fated cities.
The new Hawkins dam being con-
structed by the Richmond Lake and
Park association was also referred to
by the speaker "It is ridiculous to
assume that dam could not be con-
structed to bank up the waters of the
east fork of the Whitewater that would
be in danger of breaking in time of
high water" said Mr.. Swayne. II feel
that 1t would be calamity, if, for
any reason this proposed park and
lake should not be constructed"
''In speaking of the manufacturing
industries of Richmond, it occurred to
me that it might be interesting to go
back to the time when Richmond was
incorporated as a town and find out
just what manufacturing industries
were in existence at that time said
Mr.. Swayne.
Incorporated in 1918.
Richmond was incorporated in
1918. At the meeting where the mat
ter was decided that Richmond should
be Incorporated as town, there were
at that time was from 100 to 200
There We're three industries which
may be classed as manufactures. Two
of them were tanyards. One was To-
Gated on South Second street and the
other was located where the Robinson
shop is now. The third industry was
brewery owned by Ezra Boswell.
From 1924 to 1884 there was a
paper published in Richmond which
was known as the Public Ledger By
1857 many new factories had been
built There were two plow manufac-
turers, one owned by Beard and Sinex
and the other by S. Horney and COM
pany. There were two threshing ma
chine companies. the plants of A. Gaar
and company nd the other Francis w.
Robinson. tt ey were the founders
of the present threshing machine COM
panies. There were three sash, blind
and door manufacturers. There was
one man. Charles L, Graham, who was
classed as a manufacturer of saddles
and harness. Joseph Dickinson was
manufacturing steam pumps. There
were five or six carriage factories;
one of them Croker and company and
the other S. r. Lippencutt. There
was also job foundry and two candle
factories. There were several saw
mills in the vicinity.
1875 Manufactures.
''In 1918 or 56 years later. Richmond
has 135 manufacturing establishments
with capital investment of approx
mately eight millions of dollars. The
annual output of the factories of Rich
mond exceed thirty millions; the fac
tories here have six thousand employees
and an annual pay roll of approx
mately four and one half million of
dollars. Richmond excels in it's man.
ufacture in many things. 1t has been
frequently stated that there are more
pianos. seeding machines, lawnmowers
and burial caskets manufactured in
this city than in any other city We
have piano factory which turns out
a piano every fifteen minutes In
automobiles the city is rapidly becom-
ing an important factor. We now have
four factories turning out large num-
her of machines each year
"Riehmond has less labor trouble
than any other city in the country of
similar size with which I am familiar
/ believe this is due to several causes,
one of which is that the manufactur.
ers of Richmond are conservative to
quite degree and keep their factories
going the year around.
Credit TO South Side.
"The South Side Improvement as.
isociation deserves a great deal OF
credit for the work the organization
has completed. 1t is composed of men
who have devoted their time and
CONTINUED on Pare Seyenl