The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18

United States. It's purchase of
the industrial prominence of
, James A. Carr, president of the
American Seeding Machine company.
issued the following statement Friday:
The American Seeding Machine
company, Incorporated, announces the
sale of its Richmond plant and busi-
ness TO the International Harvester
company, effective at the close of busi-
ness June 80, 1920. The American
Seeding Machine company will contin-
ue the operation of its plants and busi-
ness at Springfield, Ohio.
Has Marketed Entire Output.
The International Harvester COM
pany during the past eight years has
marketed the entire output of the Rich
mond plant. The present purchase pro-
vides a closer relation between the
manufacture and sale of the long and
we'll established lines of Hoosier. EN-.
pire, and Kentucky grain and fertilizer
sowing machinery.
Richmond is to be congratulated on
the prospect of numbering among its
manufacturing industries one of the
foremost companies in the world
The American Seeding Machine Co,
Incorporated
James a. Carr, Pres.
A statement by the International
Harvester company says:
The International Harvester COM
pany announced here Friday its pur-
chase of the American Seeding Ma
chine company's plant in this city, to-
gether with all the finished products,
l'arts and raw materials on hand The
change of ownership becomes effective
with the close of business on June so.
1920.
Since 1912 the Harvester company
has been marketing the entire OUTPUT
Of the Richmond plant, under a jobbing
contract, so the purchase will not in
any way affect the distribution of the
goods
Praises Excellence Of Product.
In statement officially making
public the facts of the transaction,
President Harold F. Mccormick of the
Harvester company, says:
Our eight years experience in dis
posing of the machines made by the
American Seeding Machine COMPANY
has amply proved to us the excellence
Of these products and their popularity
among farmers and dealers. We have
materially promoted their use in other
countries, where they are as highly
thought of as in the domestic trade.
No change of personnel is contem-
plated at the Richmond plant. Be
ginning with July /. all employees Of
the American Seeding Machine COM
pany at the Richmond factory will be
Harvester company employees Mr.
Willard Il. Carr, vice president, and
Mr.. Burton Carr. both sons Of Presi-
dent James A. Carr. will come over TO
the Harvester company and continue
their activities relating to the manu-
facture of drills and seeders.
The employees of this plant and the
citizens of Richmond may be assured
that one of the major policies OF the
Harvester company here as elsewhere
will be to provide continuity OF en-
Iloyment.'
Has Working Force Of 800.
The Richmond plant covers nearly
II acres of ground and al present has
a working force of about 500. It makes
the 22d Harvester manufacturing
operation in the United States and
Canada and the 3Oth in the world.
Machines produced here have been
and will be distributed through the
United States, as we'll as through the
harvester branches and selling agen-
cies in foreign countries.
Hoosier Drill Was Nucleus.
BY the present purchase the har-
vester company acquires one Of the
Oldest and fullest lines of drills and
seeding machines in existence, dating
back II years. The nucleus of the
Richmond plant was the Hoosier Drill
company. started by Joseph Ingels,
Tioneer Quaker. at Milton, Indiana, in
1857, and organized as a stock com
rany in 1867. 1t was reorganized in
1878 with John NJ. Westcott as the
dominant figure and moved to Rich
mond in 1878.
When the American Seeding Ma.
chine company was organized in 1903,
it included, with other concerns, the
Hoosier company, the Empire Drill
company. and the Kentucky Drill com
pany The Empire company was
founded in 1S49 by the Brown brothers
at Palmyra. New York. and in 1856
moved to Shortsville, N Y, the name
Empire" being then adopted.
The Kentucky Drill company be-
gan at Louisville KY, In 1855 as Bren-
mans Southwestern Agricultural
works.
Combined with Richmond Plant.
In 1908 both these latter concerns
removed their manufacturing to
Richmond. becoming part of the Amer
(ContinUed nn Pare Severl