The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
|SHURLEY PURCHASES
GAAR INTEREST IN
GLEN MILLER YARD
BY WILLIAM r, SANeoRN

The Shurley and Gaar live stock
business and partnership, which dates
back thirty-five years, has just been
which began on the farm were later
transferred to the railway stock pens,
and in 1910 to the Glen Miller stock
yards. have expanded from year to
year until Richmond now boasts one
OF the best managed, most sanitary
and conveniently operated privately
owned yards in America. It's business
has grown to exceed $1,00O,000 an.
nually, and the facilities have been
increased from year to year as the
farmers of this section came more
and more to appreciate the benefit OF
selling in the home market. In ad
dition to the business done as buyers
and shippers the Richmond yards are
now largely used by the railroads as
feeding and transfer point, stock
being fed and rested here at all hours
of the day and night.
Shurley Buys interest
This scheme of progress and en-
largement will be continued, as oc
casion demands said Rome Shurley
Wednesday, to which his brother
John Shurley, who has purchased the
Glenn Gaar interest, assented. In a
brief chat with the writer, Glen Gaar
said that while he would no longer
hold a financial interest in the Glen
Miller yards, that habit dating back
So years would surely be hard tc
break and that he expected to continue
to help the boys out on Saturdays and
other busy occasions, as time per
mitted.
He said that the consolidation Of
the Gaar farm with the Joseph H. Hill
:. company, and the fact that he was
now specializing in purebred Durot
hogs and Holstein cattle. took up a
whole lot of his time and made it i'm
perative that he be relieved of some
of his responsibilities This accounts
for the sale Mr. Gaar has been a
partner in the Hill firm for some
years.
Style of New Firm.
For the first time in the history OF
the concern checks are now going
out with a different signature. In
stead Of being signed Shurley and
Gaar they are signed Shurley Bros
The stationery of the firm is changed
but little. The name Glen Miller
Stock Yards" has, of course. been re
tanned. The only change being, "Shur
ley Bros. proprietors."
Glenn Gaar states that the business
of the concern had grown right along
and that the people of Richmond, as
we'll as the farmers and stock buyers
for miles around, were aware of the
growing Importance of the local yard:
to this entire community, both as &
source of business and of new money
to be spent at home.
Shuriey Well Known.
John Shurley needs no introduction
to the people of this vicinity He was
for more than twenty years the lead
ing livery and transfer man of this
community and his respondent car
riages and fine rigs, preceding the
motor car. were the pride OF the wed
ding parties Of that day. The Shurley
rigs were always a part of the socia
life of the town and countryside be
fore gasoline became the topic of gen
eral conversation.
If there is man in this part of the
country who is known to more far
mers than is Rome Shurley. We have
yet to meet him nor do we know o
4 any one who has purchased ant
shipped more livestock than he. Gle1
Miller yards cover four acres of land
almost two acres being under roof
They have switch accommodations TO
loading or unloading eight cars at ;