The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
CONTRACTS EXECUTED
ASSURING LOCATION
OF GEAR PLANT herr:

Contracts were executed Saturday
which will bring a new industry to
Richmond - the Automotive Gear
works. The factory of this concern
is now located at Atlanta, Ga. but will
be moved to Richmond as soon as a
building can be erected by the COM
pany. The company manufactures ali
kinds of gears used in motor cars.
Negotiations have been under way
for several weeks to complete arrange
ments for the establishment III Rich
mond of the new factory, but the ac-
tual details were not completed until
Saturday afternoon.
E. P. Horton, president of the organ
ization, and c. Edgar Hamilton. vice
president and treasurer, have been in
Richmond for the past week nego-
tiating with the Richmond Develop
ment company and the South Side
Improvement association for the nee
essary cooperation in bringing the
plant here.
K. T. Crawley, head of the indus
trial department of the c. & o. rail
way and S. c. Covert, industrial rep
resentative of the c. e. o. also were
here during the past week to make
final arrangements for the rail con-
nections and shipping facilities. The
G. & o. railroad has shown a marked
interest in the new concern and ma
terially aided its establishment in
Richmond
Site, Funds Provided.
Under the arrangements for the es-
tablishment, the South Side I'M
association haC oCrnnd m
provide the factory site On South o
and Eighth streets free of charge. The
Richmond Development company will
pay $500 as a part of the expense of
moving the machinery and equipment
to Richmond and will loan on first
mortgage the sum of $500 which
will be approximately one-half of the
cost Of the new factory building.
The building will cover approximate
ly two acres OF ground and viii be 10
Gated some 200 yards south Of the
plant of the National Automatic Too
company 1t viii have 24,000 square
feet of floor space, and will be of con
crete. steel and glass construction. The
new building will be modern in every
respect and will be equipped with the
most up-to-date labor-saving devices
C44lpAACAl Ol lhC AdSILi4C4y anu NdoAp
ment from Atlanta will require The
use of 80 freight cars, it is said.
Work on the new building will be
gin within the next 10 days and will
be completed by Dec. 1. John NJ
Mueller and company, of this city, will
be in charge of the designing and con
/ struction of the new building.
! Employs 1875 Workmen
| The Atlanta plant of the Automotivt
| Gear works has been in continuou
{ operation day and night for the las
three and one-half years, with abou
! 125 people employed. The authoritie
are moving the plant to Richmond be
cause of its geographical location ant
shipping facilities, and it is expectet
! that the company also will be able Il
increase its production and that with
in a short time the employment lis
/ will be increased to 200.
| 1t is stated that q large number o
/ the more experienced mechanics nov
employed with the concern will brinl
their families to Richmond when tn
plant is moved here, but large mum
Der of the employees must be obtainet
locally.
The officers of the new compan,
are; E. P. Horton, president; c. Edga
Hamilton, vice president and treas
urer; E. H. Lewis, secretary.