Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 321, 19 December 1906 — Page 11

big AJMU PART TWO Pages 1 to 8 INDUSTRIAL SECTION A hdustrial Section. Richmond, Indiana, Wednesday Morning, December 19, 1906 Single Copy 1 Cent. BEAT PRINTING PLAHT TD-OE STARR' PBANO- COMPANY -....' , ' - - - -. - , ' " " . . ' Something About the Concern Which Has Gained a Most Flattering Distinction in the Piano Build. ing World High Grade Instruments the Output of One of the Most Wonderful Factories of the Kind in the World. RICHMOND. CASKET CO. PIONEER IN ITS LINE. Concern That Has Taken First Place Among Burial Case Manufacturer From the Standpoint of Output arid Quality of Its Goods. HE NICHOLSON COMPANY. oncern Which Stands Without a Rival in Eastern Indiana and Whose Products Are of High Artistic Merit Every Class of Work.

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acturing Company, the largest conf?rn of its kind in Eastern Indiana aid one of the most Completely nulpped printing, binding and paper i . . . . ... n ae middle west, lias gained a most nyiabie reputation fo. the artistic orth of its printed products. The ompany also manufacture blank ;xiks of all descriptions-on loose-leaf Ledgers. In addition to catalogues hinted for all of the large manufaciring establishments of Richmond, inch of this work being in .colors, ailing for the highest grade of workmanship in composition and ex--jution, both typographically and in ie press work, the company has ex;nited some of its most elaborate ork for concerns and institutions i other cities. From the standpoint f true typographical art the producons of the college annuals of Purue University, Indiana University nd Earlhani College, stand as nota!e examples which have come from ie presses of the Nicholson Com any. Kvery class of work, from the esigning and printing of an ordinary tter head, business card or envelpe to the designing and execution f a book or catalogue of unlimited ages and embellished with the highst grade color work comes from the t'icholson establishment. Estimates n small and large work, of whatever escrlption, furnished promptly on judication and a high degree' of exellency in whatever i3 undertaken. bsolutely guaranteed. Richmond Has Auto Inn p-to-Date Garage Conducted by Draper & Whitesell Many Machines Stored and Cared For. One of the best automobile garages It the State 13 The Auto Inn. 1207pll Main street, conducted by F.-W. raper and L. G. Whitesell. Automo(illng Is popular in Richmond, and .lany fine machines are to be found the city. The majority of these are jhder the care of Messrs. Draper and Whitesell, and to those interested in utomobiling, the Auto Inn is one of he strong attractions of the city. 'The Auto Inn was established ,bout three years ago by M. C. Henfy, and it was designed and built expressly for garage purposes. Travelng autoists speak jpf it as one of the lest -In the country, and the touring ars of many autoists who are mak ;ig cross .country runs are taken care jf at the Auto Inn. when the tour'ts each Richmond. 3 Messrs. Whitesell and Draper succeeded Mr. Henley in the business lov., 1, 1906. They are practical mahinists, and know every detail of au.smobile work, having had long expedience In this line. Mr. Whitesell a9 with Mr. Henley during his mangement of the garage. All kinds of Automobile repairing is done, and a all line of automobile supplies are ept In stock. Many Richmond automobile enthulasts store their machines in the arage where they can be given , the ally attention that they require. Durjig the past year the automobile busness has grown greatly In Richmond, nd indications are that even more in5;rest will be manifested in it next ear. Whitesell and Draper are 'gents for a number of large automobile concerns, and orders have been laced with them now for several ew machines to 'be delivered next pring. CRAMER MFG. COMPANY j -.oncern That Manufactures the HighVV est Grade Office Furnishings as 0 , Well as Other Products for the Building Trade. The Kramer Manufacturing Co., in- ; orporated in 1903, manufacturers of oors. Sash, Blinds, and the very hlghst grado of office furnishings and lit- . jngs. ! The business of the company is not I onfined to Richmond or this locality, ut the products go Into many states mhf1Hsh thf Interiors rtf rnci. fences, banks and general offices. fTjust now in the plant is a fine examf rle of the company's highly artistic rorft the Interior furnishings in ma-

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leal Estate and Brokerage offices at cSt shipment comprises the fittinsrs fori .unuiK, ii. ,tuvmt-r juu just ureoarea : '4he hotel being built by William fXilades at Newbern, N. C. on throughout the country for doing 3e highest class work and hence its -contracts cover a wida territory and! -jrie noi limn ea to one ciass oi worK.

.j The past year has been one of much prosperity for- the concern and the v,utlook for the coming year is most Jattering. The officers of the cornany are: Horace Kramer, president; mVilliam Kendrix, vice-president; f , ilarence Kramer, treasurer; If. F.

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A resume of the Industrial development of the city of Richmond would be absolutely valueless from the standpoint of accuracy without the Starr Piano Company occupying first place among those concerns which are widely known. It is not exaggerated Ho say that the Starr Piano

J Company is known to more people in i these United States than any other product which comes forth from the manufacturing establishments of the city of Richmond. There is reason for this. The piano is the home device for pleasure. Few other manufactured articles In Richmond enter the home and no matter how extensive the range of their sale, such products do not become a household joy. The almost wonderful achievement of the Starr Piano Company in the upbuilding of its business probably stands without parallel in the piano manufacturing trade. Merit alone has accomplished that which many other concerns of similar character havo striven for and failed to realize. In the face of competition that had spread its products all over this country, the Starr Piano Company began a career that has in . d-ie course of time . launched it in the

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first rank of the' great piano. guilders ; Detroit, St. 4 Louis, Nashville, Chattanf thA world an ' in its . cwn field it i nooga, Birmingham, Montgomery,

stands absolutely without a rival. Its plant, which in recent years, has attained almost mammoth proportions, jrivec employment to over 600 persons and a large proportion cf these

S!G, VINCENO STEA. 210 East 113 St. New York City, 'Nov. 11. 1906. The Starr Piano Company, Richmond, Ind. Gentlemen: , Beautiful beyond comparison is the Starr Concert Grand Piano which I am to play this evening at the Band Concert of the celebrated Creatore given at the New York Hippodrome. The tone is sweet, the action-beautiful, workmanship and design magnificent; taken all in all a superb instrument. I do not hesitate to recommend it as one of the greatest pianos of the day. VIXCENZO STEA.

Has a Complete Stock Miller Harness Store Carries Full Line of Harness Supplies Hand Made Goods a Specialty. Richmond does not boast of many automobiles, not that its citizens are unable to procure them, but it has always had the reputation of being an excellent horse center, and what it lacks in automobiles it makes up in fine horses. The citizens of Richmond and vicinity take pride in their horses, and dress them well, which means that good up-to-date harness is in demand, and that harness stores carrying everything that a horse requires in the way of harness are to be found in Richmond. " The Miller Harness Store, S27 Main street, carries as fine a line of harness supplies that can be found in any store in Indiana. The store was establishes in 1SS2, and its business has constantly grown since that Tne store makes a specialty oi much special order work, many, out ...v... uuuu - " of town customers being found among its patrons. Carriages, . buggies and fine vehicles are also dealt in. . In addition to harness, trunks and travelling bags of good quality are kept in stock. The store is under the management of Mr. Charles Y. Miller, who is conversant with every detail which his business demands. Residents of England have $339,000,000 invested in mortgages in foreign countries. These investments annually bring in about $27,300,000 in sold.

are skilled mechanics than usually

are found in concerns of auv sort. Tl.irty-three acres of ground are covered by fifteen buildings th it comprise the group, and in addition J here are 'extensive, well filled lumber ;ards'. There is factory floor space aggregating ten acres. Every departn ent is complete in equipment and the Starr Piano Company is one of the few in this o-rtry wnich manufacturers its own i.lates. The eomprr.y's importation cf raw products for manufacturing purposes, prinei pi'ally mahogany and genuine ivory, are enormous," ' the expenditara for )io,y alone aggregating moi 3 than SI dO.000 annually. At the present time the capacity of ti-e company's plan: is lO.OO'O finished high grade pianos a year, a marvellous record and tne erual'ed by few piano builders in the world. In a.Ifiition to the extensive , tra'i.i in Ire United States and Cai!id:i 'the exporting business has been on the increase and every country in Eu j rcpe has received consignments from

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this great ' Hoosier plant. The company maintains, beautiful warerooms and salesroom in Richmond, Indianapolis, Muncie, Cleveland, Toledo, Dayton, Akron, Hamilton, Cincinnati, Dallas and Ft. Worth and within the near future a Pacific - coast emporium will be established at Los Angeles. The beneficent influence of music Farm Land a Specialty J.E. Moore, Real Estate Dealer Represents Miami Valley Farm Exchange in This County. Owing to its steady growth and continued prosperity, Richmond as a city, has proven a good field for real estate dealers, as there is always a demand for properity well located. It was formerly the custom, and is j'et in some localities, to look with suspicion and contempt upon the real estate vender, due largely to the methods of many dealers, and the unscrupulous ways of some agents. J. E. Moore is a real estate agent who stands high in the opinion of those who have had business dealings with him. It is not Mr. Moore's policy to bull-doze, brow beat or attempt to force property on the inexperienced or the experienced. He believes that the average seeker of city property, or improved farm land, has a right to personal opinions. Mr. Moore has a large business which he has built up through honest and conscientious dealings. Those4 seeking a good farm at fair prices, or property of any sort, for that matter, can rest assured that if Mr. Moore acts as their agent that the title to anything they might purchase will be straight, and free .from any legal tangles whatever. It is Mr. Moore's policy to have a clear understanding between both the owner and the intending purchaser before any contract is closed. In this way there is no hitches or misunderstandings in the consummation of a deal. Mr. 3Ioore is sole representative for the ' Miami Valley Farm Exchange, and he has some of the best farm property in this and adjoining" counties on "his books. Farm - lands are his specialty.

on the human race is so widespread

that it has become universally recognized, , and as the most desirable exponent of music the piano has attained prestige , and popularity over ail other instruments. These conditions, coupled with the evolution of mankind to higher planes, and the cultivation of aesthetic tastes, has offered an extensive field for the artistic , development of the piano. The relation of art to the manufacture of pianos should not be misunderstood. If conducted with proper realization of the possibilities to be attained, musically speaking, as well as from an architectural view-point, piano building should be justly ac credited as one of the fine arts. As an art product, in the true sense of the term, the Starr Piano has won an enviable reputation. The, models " we are now presenting to the musical world are of the most approved types of modern architecture, and in every detail of construction have been perfected to "the highest degree of excellence. Bear in mind that the Starr Piano is not an experiment, but that it has an established reputation, backed by more than a third of a century of constantly increasing success. The Starr : Piano has been accorded the highest honors . for musical excel lence and extreme durability ' by ? the most prominent industrial and art ex-: positions of recent years, and in addition has been enthusiastically endorsed by artists, teachers, conservatories and educational institutions, and the best experts of the age on piano construction, music and harmony. Musically and architectural!', i the Starr Piano has been perfected to the highest degree of excellence attainable, and guaranteed to give the best of satisfaction. It can be readily understood that immense capital is required to conduct a business of such magnitude, and in this resj ect the Starr Piano Company Is particularly fortunate, as ! financial resources enable it, without j the-burden and additional expense of bonds, preferred stock, etc.. to make ! Conducts Big Agency O. B. Fulghum Handles Fire and Life Insurance, Mortgage Loans, Real Estate and Rent Collection Business. The O. B. Fulghum Agency for Insurance, Mortgage Loans, Real Estate and Rent Collections is one of the progressive agencies of its kind located in Richmond, Mr. Fulghum being well known and considered highly efficient in his work. . In the insurance business Mr. Fulgham represents several well known Fire, Life Accident, Bond and Fidelity Insurance companies. Having been engaged in the business for over 16 years Mr. Fulgham is fully conversant with every side of It. Great interest is manifested in the insurance business, as it is recognized as one of the necessities of the time. Mr. Fulgham has - given the insurance question many years of study, and hence is well able to write the best kind of insurance for the subject presented. The Real Estate and Rental Collections department of the agency is given close attention, a specialty being made of taking care of property Loans are made to responsible parties offering real "estate as security, and care is taken to guard the interests of 'both the borrower and the lender. . Mr. Fulghum has been a citizen of Richmond the greater part of his life, and is' well known throughout Wayne county. He Is a notary public, and hence is personally enabled to look aft?r this branch of the business also. His office is located in Room 3, Vaughan block, between Seventh and Eighth, sireets. on Main. -

CREATORE 121 West 42nd Street. - New York City. . Detroit, Mich., June IS, 1906. The Starr Piano Co. Richmond, Ind. Dear Sirs: . I feel deeply impressed with, the tone of the Starr Piano. It has appealed to me from an artistic standpoint as being truly worthy of the high position it holds throughout the world today. I have purchased a Starr Piano for my own studio because of ts superior tone quality and wonderfully even scale which must appeal to me first and last in passing upon a musical instrument. Conscientiously I can and will recommend the Starr Piano wherever I go. . Yours truly CREATORS.

all purchases on a strictly cash basis, thereby getting the most favora ble concessions and the greatest possible value for patrons. The company presents to the contemplative buyer a most desirable union of artistic quality and financial solidity, assuring to the purchaser the highest satisfaction and ample protecttion. THE STARR PIANO COMPANY'S In addition to the line of , artistic models of grand and upright pianos manufactured,' the company is prepared to make up special designs to order following any type of architecture that may be,' desired, while musically . and .mechanically giving the Starr quality, which,, in every detail, is. the highest, -and strictly first-clasd. If one could : take the time to make a thorough investigation of the causes which -have led iip to the satisfaction that every owner of a Starr Piano gladly admits he feels In ;sucb ownership, it would be found that a meritorious . product, honestly manu - factured and honestly sold has been

the source of s iccess. There is an j hfgh grade Player Pianos, the instruold trite saying that a "prophet is not' merits which may be played either by without honor, save in his own conn-1 hand or which may be made to do try," and while this often applies to the bidding of the person uneducated individuals and more often to some in music by means of the mechanical manufactured products, particularly device built within. These instrupianos, it in no sense can apply to rnents conform with the other grades

the Starr Piano., The instrument is a product of Indiana, c In Richmond, the home of the -factory, a city of 25,000 people, more than nine-tenths Have Achieved Success Undertaking Firm of Doan & Klute Built up High Reputation Since it was Founded in 1832. The undertaking firm . of Doan & Klute, 144 South Eighth street, is well

known in Richmond, and since estab- 8tore of Charles II. Haner, 810 Main lishing In business in 1892 Messrs. . streetf where they will find an eleDoan & Klute have built up a repu-; gant stock of gne watches. diamonds, tation for the clean, honorable and . siiverware, cut glass, fancy china, high minded way In which they con-

duct their business. As undertakers and embalmers. Messrs. Doan & Klute employ the lat- j est approved methods in the practice ; of .their profession. The care of the dead is a profession which is rapidly

ixsauixnus a -xneuei tuarc m. m co- ing is more appropriate for gift purteem of the public, and in many res--, poses than jewelry a handsome pects the calling is placed upon the watch; diamond, bracelet, or any of same basis as the ministerial profes- the hundred and one other pieces of &ioJ ' . v. '. . ' jewelry now in vogue. This year the .Messrs. Doan & KJute nave a tnor- demand is stroneer th

oughly modern eablishment fitted in every way to successfully and sat isfactorily carry on their business. Bath have had wide experience. Before entering into partnership with Mr. Klute, Mr. Doan was associated with other undertaking firms for a period of over eight years. Messrs. Doan & Klute are Richmond men la every sense of the word, having been born and raised here. They are prominent in business circles, and take an active interest in promoting the well fare of their home city. For GO cents, in the Hoase of Commons restaurant, a member of Parliament gets a chop, potatoes, bread and a bottle of ale, all of the best duality. -

of the pianos in use are Starrs, and this in the face of competition which would win were it not for the very fact that the excellence of tlfe Starr and its actual superiority over other

makes, cives it a lead. The same proportion is carried out throughout the boundaries of Indiana. The peo ple "at home" know the real merits PLANT. of the Starr piano. Standing well at home it is little wonder that the Starr is so highly esteemed wherever it finds its way. Some of the greatest musicians jaf this country have' unhesitatingly endorsed it and the'voluntary letters of approval frpm .Creator and Sig. Vincenzo Stea! are reproduced in connection with this article. They stand alone as reflecting the honesty and merit of the Starr Piano the instrui inent which has done its part toward I revolutionizing household music, Keeping apace with the times and ; the demand of the people, the Starr ) Piano Company is manufacturing of pianos built by this company, j standing unparalleled in perfection j of workmanship and in the artistic j results achieved. Chas. H. Haner's Store An Elegant Stock of Jewelry and Novelty Ware Handled Is Centrally Located. Those desiring to purchase Jewelry can do no better than to visit the Mr. Haner's store is centrally lobeIng in the heart of thQ ghip png dislrict. The store is especially fitted for makIng a good display of the wares, and the jewelry carried Is set off to the best advantage Xoth-J Mr. Haner is enjoying a large trade. Anticipating the demand he order ed a big stock of Christmas novelties, including, imported brass wares, and Amphore pottery which has ' met with wide favor. Shoppers will re ceive courteous treatment, and the clerks wm gladly exhibit the large stock of goods. Mr. Haner established" in Richmond in 1SSG. In addition to jewelry, a full line of optical good3 Is carried. Glasses are fitted and repaired, and lenses are perfectly corrected. An American consul at Singapore vouches that the heat there Is in no way more oppressive than it is in New York or Chicago in the eaiiy summer.

The Richmond Casket Company, one of the pioneer manufacturing cs tablishmeuts of the city and of Eastern Indiana and a representative Industry, has, in a comparatively few years, become one of the most extensive concerns of its kind In th middle west and based upon its out put stands first among burial case manufacturers in Indiana. The oris inal organization, founded in 1S72, was known as the Ezra Smith Manufacturing Association, and. In addi tion to burial cases, the company manufactured church and school furniture. In 1S92 the concern was incorporated and received fresh impetus from this change, began pushing

I " f cove,red s' "eluding varnished , f,ood3 fan "continuing Prc' : on of tho e of burial cases .nown " cofRn.s Mhich through the evolution and development of this line of trade have almost become obsolete. The company's present Une of manufacture consists of an extensive line of cloth-covered caskets, hardwood caskets, metallic caskets, metal linings, grave vaults and a full line of dry goods. The extensive trade of the Richmond Casket company now reaches into all of the States -and territories. Originally and for a number of years its business was 'confined to Indiana and adjoining states. The plant operated by the Richmond Casket Company is equipped with one of the most modern lines of woodworking, machines, in .the State. The buildings are lighted with electrlcits', heated with steam and there is installed a thoroughly modern system of fire protection automatic sprinklers. The manufacturing department has a floor space of 100,000 feet and employment Is given to 175 persons. The volume of business Is $300,000 annually, a figure that -probably will be increased the present year. . - The officers of the Richmond Casket Company are J. II: M'" , -slilpnt and fifinoral Mnnnir, r Holcomb, vice-president, y and Treasurer. The capital.-...., Is $100,000. Does Railroad Printing rThe J. M. Coe Printing Company Sees Little of Dull Seasons Modern Plant. Among, the many Industries of Richmond there are few, that see as little of "dull seasons" as t'-OtDrint-Ing works of the J. M. Coe Printing jo. mis concern mates a. specialty of Railroad printing, and at nearly all times has a force of men working on freight tariffs for the different divisions of the Pan Handle." Just at present it is engaged In printing a list of shipppcrs"and switching rates from .every point on each division of tho P. C, C. & St. L. Railway, west of Pittsburg, besides numerous other smaller tariffs for tho same company. The principal reason for this work coming to Richmond is that it is handled with more promptness and with a greater degree of accuracy than the company have found It possible to secure in Pittsburg or elsewhere. Part of this work has been done at the Coe concern for a number of years,, but for the past few months the quantity has more than doubled and the coming year promises to greatly increase this line of work. But railroad printing is not tho only kind of work the Coe folks are doing. They are daily turning out fino half tone and commercial work of which latter class they are probaably doing more than all other Richmond printeries combined. It is not an uncommon thing for them to receive orders from distant points, and within the last few weeks several hundred dollars worth of work has been printed by them for parties on the Pacific Coast. These Coe folks are modest and do not claim to be the "only" printersclaiming only to use the greatest care in producing what their customers want, and doing it at as reasonable prices as good stocks and nonest, careful worK win permii, air. . . Genn has charge of the mechanical department, assisted by Mr. E. E. Jenks. pressman, Howard VanZant and Lon Grice, job printers, and a corps of competent compositors and press feeders. In front of the apartment-houses in Spanish cities it is no unusual thing to see three men standing sd3 by side in the street, looking up and pouring out impassioned protestatlons eachto a girl on a different floor. In the southwestern part of the United States and in Australia there grows In desert places the "bottle plant," which has saved the lives of many men -who, smitten by the sun, footsore and wellnJgh spent, have almost died for lack of water. The "bottle plant," on being - cut. givs out a small flow of the precious fluid. The plant not onlr holds water, but is shared like a bottle.