Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 321, 19 December 1906 — Page 12

Palladium. Industrial Edition.

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In February, 1884, Sharon E. Jones and Andrew J. Jones opened a hardware store at 210 Fort Wayne Are. in a room 20 feet wide and 100 feet long, formerly occupied by Thos. Creamer &. Co., hardware dealers who had moved from this location to Main street. The new firm was styled Jones Brothers. The slggan was and erer had been "Goods to meet the demand of the people." Thi3 little beginning with about $4,000 worth of goods soon outgrew Its quarters and in less than two years three floors were occupied taking jhe entire building. In 1890 the growth of the business ' demanded still larger quarters necessitating the lease of No. 212, next door. In 1892 traveling men were put on the road canvassing adjacent territory within twenty five five miles of Richmond, In 1894 the business was Incorporated under the style of Jones Hardware Co. Ground was purchased opposite the " Pennsylvania Railroad station and a four story brick building erected 78x115 feet wlth basement and all modern equipments In the latest style of store furniture and fixtures. This building was soon filled with, goods and Increased the traveling men on the road and increased the territory covering seventy five Carpets and Draperies Nolte &. Kemper's Store is the Lar gest Exclusive House of Its Kind in Richmond Practically anything In the line of carpets and draperies can be purchased from the firm of Nolte & Kemper, 904-906 Main street, the largest exclusive carpet and drapery store In Eastern Indiana, and the orrty one In the city of Richmond. The firm was founded in 189S by George II. Nolte, and "W. D. Kemper. Some few months j ago Mr. Kemper died, and the entire business was assumed by Mr. Nolte. ' The stock of carpets handled by this house Is as complete as could be found In any store in the middle west Being an experienced carpet man, and having a knowledge of the tastes of the general public, Mr. Nolte has stocked his establishment with a line of goods from which a person with the most particular taste would haye no difficulty in finding something to suit. The stock includes everything from ingrain up to the best Wilton. An elegant stock of rugs, both American and Oriental are handled. The imported rugs are among the most elaborate Imported from Persia and Turkey. Room sizes, heartll sizes, and special sized rug3 are shown to customers by experienced clerks. Those desiring to purchase, rugs for any purpose will find anything that they want in the rug line at this store. ' Oil cloths, inlaid and printed linoleruus, and mattings are handled extensively. The firm makes a specialty of making up fine drapery curtains, and a very fine line of lace curtains, draperies and window shades constitute a special department of the store. Twenty -t-.u uunlreti weight, or nearly ore ccd n half tons, of gold plate vas often placed on the tables of ancient fijoaan epicures. Coeked Food. Cooked feeds should be eaten modera telr Tv-arsi. not hot. The high temperature injures the mucous lining of the whole digestive apparatus and by increasing the flow of perspiration renders the skin more susceptible to chills and cold. The habit of eating hot food also Increases a desire for liquids, and thus one bad habit lead to another. The Fltte. Conductors f orchestras find that the flute is far more often played out of tune than the violin, the reason being that many of its natural notes are liot strictly in tune with the rest of the band.

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A GREAT nOWS HISTORY

miles around Richmond. In 1904 the Jas. M. Starr homestead property at the rear of this building was purchased and a large four story warehouse erected to take care of the Increasing demand 1 for goods. Each floor of the warehouse Is connected by bridges across the street and tunnel underneath the street. These building contain every modern equipment for handling of freight, by electric elevators and electric machinery. Two large freight drays and two city delivery wagons hitched to fine dapple gray horses are on the constant go. Sixty three employes are required to handle the business which has grown to such dimensions that ' the story '. sounds like a myth. The company's principal city business is retail and outside business wholesale and retail. The concern has advertised extensively and has become very popular within its territory and its name is a by-word in every household. The many requirements of the people necessitate carrying such a varied stock that the company concluded not to try to enumerate the articles and to uses the words "MOST EVERYTHING" on their printed matter. The company's special hob Big Saddlery Business Conducted by John J. Harrington, , Wholesale Dealer Who Has Built Up Large Trade Throughout Indiana and Ohio. Richmond's only - wholesale saddlery hardware house is conducted by John J. Harrington, and it is one of the . largest and best stocked saddlery houses in the State of Indiana. Mr. Harrington handles a general line of harness, horse collars, strap work, fly nets, robes, blankets, whips, leather and shoe findings. Within the past year a line of specialties including Iowa farming tools, lawn mowers, hammocks, gloves, mittens, trunks, bags and suit cases have been added. Mr. Harrington is one of the pioneer leather and saddlery merchants in the state. He engaged in the business forty-three years ago when he was a small boy, and has been in it ever since. He was first employed by the firm of Curme & Dunn, and later became a member of the firm. Withdrawing he engaged in the leather and finding business and established for himself in 1878. For many years his house was located at 715 Main street, and for twenty years at No. 12 North Seventh street. Three, years ago he moved into the handsome new building which he now occupies at 32-34 North Eighth street, which Mr. Harrington built and equipped especially for the requirements of his business, is three stories high, and Is modern in every respect an ideal wholesale house. There is also a large bassment which is utilized. Mr. Harrington's trade extends over Indiana, Western Ohio and Southern Michigan. Three travelling men are mployed in the interests of the house, and the concern more than holds its own in competition with the other wholesale saddlery houses in the State. Mr. Harrington's bus'ness is one which has grown steadily since its es tablishment. No saddlery house in the country enjoys a better reputation. The saddlery business has undergone many changes during the past years, and It is conducted now on almost an entirely different basis than it was in the days of the small tanneries, which could be found in almost every city of any importance in the country. Mr. Harrington has kept abreast with the times in his line of business, and he Is considered one of the most successful wholesale merchants in Eastern Indiana. He sells exclusively to the retail dealers. Not every one is aware that Mizar, the second star in the big dipper, is a double star. To observe this doublet on a clear night requires good visJon., - ....

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by is to watch the latest improvements in the various lines and to secure the agency for the same and to endeavor to have the best of everything. This fact together with the courteous treatment, of Its patrons has established a business In a few short years that usually require a lifetime. The store as a whole occupies the unique position in the hardware world of being the best equipped, best kept, finest looking store in North America and its reputation is national in this respect. The store is divided into departments, each floor in each building being a separate department and each department contains - a full and complete line of good3 under the following head: Builders' Hardware, Factory Supplies, Agricultural Implements, Vehicles, Saddlery, Carriage Makers' Supplies, Stoves, General Hardware, Heavy Hardware, Iron & Steel, Pipe and Fittings, Paints, Electrical Supplies, Plumbing Goods, Blacksmith Supplies, Field Fencing. For the past three years this company has held the place of selling the largest amount of field fence sold by any one dealer in the United States. A Big Stock of Drugs And Full Line .of Physicians Supplies and Rubber Goods Handled by Leo H. Fihe. . One of the best and most complete drug stores in Richmond is conducted by Leo. H. Fihe, 830 Main street. Mr. F4he established the store August 2nd, 1900, and he now has an extensive perscription trade, drawing" patronage from all parts of the city. Mr. Fihe's chief aim from the very first has been to carry only the best of stock, and this he has consistently carried out, his suppplies of , pure drugs embracing practically everything that there is any demand for in the drug line. The store is divided into three rooms. The business room is handsomely furnished with mahogany counters, shelves and show cases. The perscription and work room i3 large and well lighted. It is fitted with all appliances necessary for perscription work. The third room Is used for stock purposes. A fine line of physicians supplies and rubber goods is handled, Mr. Fihe having given special attention to the quality of the goods in ordering. Mr. Fihe is a graduate of the Cincinnati School of Pharmacy, and he is. assisted by Joseph T. Torbeck, a graduate of the same school. An excellent grade of Christmas novelties have been added for the holiday trade, in addition to the regular li ne of perfumeries is added an extra fine line of perfume package goods and toilet waters, toilet articles, and bristle goods of all kinds. Some exceptionally fine ebony toilet sets are in stock. The large show window of the store contains -a display, which is commanding attention. The right of a wife to make a valid gift causa mortis of all her property, thereby depriving her husband of any distributive share therein, ls upheld in Wright versus Holmes (Me.), 3 L. R. A. (N. S.), 7G0. An injury to the hand, superinduced by numbness resulting from using it as a head rest during sleep, is held In Aetna Life Insurance company versus Fitzgerald and.), 1 L. R. A. (N. S.), 422. to be covered by insurance against Injuries through external and accidental means. An agreement by a partner that the good of the firm may be paid for by the customer In commodities furnished for the partner's own benefit Is held, in Eady versus Newtoa Coal and'L. company (Ga.). 1 L. R. A. (N. S.). 6o0, to be void as beyond the scope of -tho partner's apparent-authority.

FIFTY YEARS A FACTOR

IN EDUCATIONAL WORK Richmond Business College Has Attained Wide Reputation as Result of Its Record Bright Prospscts for Future of Institution. For fifty years the Richmond Business College has been an active factor in the development and educational growth of this city. No greater proof of this can be found than in the fact that a large number of her prominent business men owe their success to the training received from the able faculty it has always maintained, and that at the present time nearly every place of business Of importance, in the city, has installed, either as proprietor or employe, one or more of Its graduates, besides the hundreds who have found successful fields of labor elsewhere. ' The College occupies an entire building beautifully situated in a large campus which extends from Eleventh to Twelfth street. The College has a regularly organized athletic association, and the campus furnishas ample grounds fcr tennis, basket ball and other , athletic sp.orts. In the business training department of the college the student is given a most thorough course in bookkeeping, bus'ness arithmetic, commercial law, penmanship, spelling an-i business practice, requiring the use of two banks, wholesale, commission, and transportation offices. In the shorthand and typewriting department the instruction is alike thorough and practical, the very best up-to-date methods and typewriters being used. While the college ha3 enjoyed a long session of prosperity under the able management of Mr. O. E. Fulghum, its prospects for the future are no less bright. In September, last, the college was purchased by the well known Indiana Business College Co., and many improvements have been made in the equipment of the school and others are contemplated, as it is intended to make the Richmond school one of their strongest and best. The company .is now operating schools in nine of Indiana's most flourishing cities, viz: Marion, Muncie, Logansport, Kokomo, Lafayette, Richmond, Columbus, Anderson and Indianapolis. The Central Business College of Indianapolis is theH company's most recent purchase and is one of the largest and finest schools in the state. . The company maintains its own employment bureau, and through it secures positions for all its graduates and looks to their advancement from time to time as they grow in experience and ability. The officers of the company are: President, J. D. Brunner, Indianapolis; General Manager, Chas. C. Cring, Indianapolis; Secretary, W. H. Carrier, Richmond. Mr. Carrier is local manager of the Richmond school and has had twentyfive years experience in this line of work. He, is also a penman of some note and is now serving his second term as president of the State Commercial Teachers' Association. We bespeak for the Richmond Business College even greater prosperity in the future than it has enjoyed in the past. The winter term opens January 2nd. The Handsome Buildings Designed by Marlatt & Mansfield, fSeneral Architects Notable Residence Work Done in Richmond. One of the younger architectural firms in Richmond which has attracted much favorable attention as the result of its work is that of Marlatt & Mans field, 42 43 Colonial building, which has designed many handsome resi dences, and serviceable public buildings since entering into business in 1903. The firm was origially established as Marlatt & Dozier, but some time ago Mr. Dozier retired to become engi neer of the City Mill Works, and Mr. G. W. Mansfield succeeded him ia the partnership. Both Messrs. Marlatf and Mansfield are practical architects of wide experience. Mr. H. R. Marlatt was connected with an Indianapolis ar chitectural company before entering into business in Richmond. Among the numerous residences in Richmond designed by the firm are those of Martha E. Parry, Joseph Smith's home on East Main , street, Bernard Bartell's residence on South Eighteenth street and many others. The Second Presbyterian church, one of the most handsome church edifices in the city was remodelled by the firm Notably among the business blocks designed is the Newkirk building, and the Mink Brewing Company's block. The remodelling of the Grace M. E. church and of St. Pauls Lutheran church on South Seventh street aro examples of their work in remodelling. They also designed the Catholic Sister's Home on North Seventh street. Marlatt & Mansfield do general t.r. chitectural work. They give careful attention to their business, and solMt the patronage of those desiring the service of architects. In Russia an unmarrier woman lemains unnder the absolute sway of her parents until her death, regardless of her aaev ----- " -'

Many Lawn Mowers

Richmond Manufacturing Center of Country in This Line 1 &. N. Company Big Concern, In the production of lawn mowers Richmond has the distinction of being the leading city In the United States, the two largest lawn mower manufacturing concerns in .the country. The L. & X. Lawn Mower Co., and The Dille & McGulre Co., being located here. The F. & X. Lawn Mower Company is one of the best known in existence. It was established in Richmond in con j s . . . . . i j 1SS9. and is. one of the substantial manufacturing concerns of the city, j Its plant is locate-1 on TVashingtcn Ave., and the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. The factory building is of brick, and the equipment modern In every detail. Lawn mowers are the exc-.usive product of the F. & X. company and ( !ts make of mower has the remitsion of being ore. of the best gir.ES suiters on tne maricet. mey are Flap ped to all parts of the t'niterl States ind Canada, and are exported to all civilized countries where lawn mow- j ing is in vogue. j The F. & v. coniranv is under the ! immediate control and. direction of Mr. J. M. Lotitz. who is president of the concern. The growth of the con-; cern sinc its establishment in R'ch-! mond has been rapid, and the amount of Its sales are increasing each year. Over 150 men are employed in the factory: The Art of Photography J. F. Parsons Has Acquired Enviable Reputation by -Reason of Excellent Work He Does. Such rapid progress has been made in the art of photography during the past few years that it is necessary for a photographer to give clos attention to the busi:ie-. if he wouhl keep iu the frout ranks of his profession. Richmond has one photographer, Mr. J. F. Parsons, who has not only kept to the fore, but who has-also Inaugurated many innovations in art "i; an enviduie .eyui.ii.uu photographers throughout Indiana. Mr. Parsons provides photographs inai are naiuitu uhtuebbes wiui uiv unnatural blemishes removed. Hij3

studio is thoroughly equipped with ; tkm composed of tne manufacturers of every device for executing the high- j unkm garments and he ,3 a member est quality of work, and his success , of one of the lmportant committees is shown" by the patronage which he ; of tne assoclation. He has the reputaenjoys. , tlon of being a man who knows all the Possessing the artistic instinct nec- Jns an(, outg of making working men's essary to a good photographer, Mr. garment3 and the success of the busParsons is the master of every detail inegg under his direction moro than of tys business. His work shows high jjUstines the reputation ha bears, talent In posing his subjects, and in Tne Vice. presl(jent of the company securing appropriate affects for pro- ia r. Henry C. Starr, one of the best ducing harmony in arrangements for 1 known capitalists and business men In each particular individual who sits IndIana. Mr. Starr Is an attorney, but before his camera. ; he is financially interested in a numMr. Parsons offers the publfc the , ber cf business enterprises of which latest styles of art photography at j the Richmond Overall & Shirt Comthe most reasonable prices consistent J pany is not the least with good work. His prints are made j j. p. Bartel, secretary-treasurer of from an Artistic Electric lamp, which the company is well known in Richenables him to secure the best re- j mond business circles. He conducts a suits. He is offering a great many J large retail grocery store, to which he novelties in the photograph line for : has given his personal attention, and Christmas. 'achieved great success. Mr. Parsons carries a complete line j The output of the Richmond Overall of frames of all kinds and sizes. J & Shirt Company is sold all over the which he offers for sale. He has the country, though the greater part of It Home 'phone. No.? 563 and gives is shipped west of the Mississippi riv-

prompt attention to all orders. Cat and Cirdn. Cats, if thej- have an opportunity to hunt birds ami rabbits, will give no time to. the hunting of rats, ami mice. Thus many fats are go id mousers in the city and bad monsers in the country. Manufacturers of Home Made Incorporated under the laws of the ; State of Indiana in 1904 with a capital stock of $100,000.00. The only Packing Plant in the city of Richmond that has United State Government Inspection. . Few cities the size of Richmond can boast of an Abbr.loir of such pretentious nature as ihe Richmond Abattoir Company, boef and perl; packers, and manufacturers or home-made rausage and lard, w hich Is in its own thoroughly equipped plant nt 10 Liberty Avenue. The recent aggitation against the methods pursued by beef and pork paclilryftr the larger cities disclosed a4 brought to light conditions accepted by the public at large, as true, which evoked a storm of protest against the unsanitary methods found in the factories of some of the larger packers. The reports of specialists and experts who inspected the various packing plants reflected with credit upen the smaller Independent plants such as that of the Richmond Abattoir Company, scattered throughout ti'e country, as these were shown to be operated along far greater sanitary

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OVERALL AIID SHIRT CO

BIG GARMENT CONCERN. General Line of Manufacturing in the Field is Done Model Plant Which is Conducted In Admirable Way Union Made Garments. One of Richmond's many prosper-1 ous industries, and which is helping to make a reputation for the city as . . a business center. Is the Rachmond j Overall & Shirt Company, located on South Seventh and H streets. i th. i . v. .n ,! r i uis vuuirau) u3 uic uisuu.uiu v Mn being the only garment making con - cern In Richmond operated entirely by union labor. In the manufacture of garments it is a recognized fact throughout the entire country that the best examples of workmanship are turned out of the shops employing union labor. The Garment workers unkm Is one of tne strongest in exist ence. and the most competent workers .are to De louna wnnin me ranhs m iue -m . 4 At I organization. The manufacture of working men's garments is an industry which has , prospered greatly during the past few 'years, and perhaps no branch of industry has more generally felt the general prosperity cf the country than the garment makers. The more workingn;en employed the greater is the demand for overalls and shirts. In the case of the Richmond Overall & Shirt company this demand Is so strong that the output of the factory is sold ahead to the first of next April, and the plant has a capacity of 1,200 garments a day. Over 50 people are employed by the company, and the mechanical equipment is up-to date and complete in every respect. The factory is located in a substantial brick bu.lding of sufficient size to permit expansion such as the business will ultimately demand. At present it is the heaviest that it has been in the history of the industry, and demand is becoming greater each day. Under the management of Mr. F. A. Colvln it was originally established nine years ago in Greenville, Ohio. After operating there for four years the demand for the product became so heavy that It was necessary to Increase the capacity and, in order to do this Mr. Colvin mc-ed the business to Richmond, and the present company was formed. Mr. Coivin ls President and General ,Tai,QWOI. nf fv10 nnoArn tta nrnmlen(. Jn manufacturinR circie3. The

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... T . r Assooutlftn. fln oreanlzaVUUVTTt IL 4UV1UMVI er. Dr. Philip Rcos, formerly a student at fiuy'a hospital. London, and now a medical mii-sior.ary in China, has traveled n distance of 2.000 miles in order to act as best man at the marriage of Us friend, the Rev. Arthur Tatchell, a tiiedic?.' missionary nt Hankow.

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larger establishments. Perhaps no city in, Indiana, outside of Indianapolis, has an Abattoir which will compare with that of The Richmond Abattoir Company for cleanliness and methods of work. The plant is fitted out with U. S. approved sanitary methods In every respect, and is conducted by men who have a thorough understanding and knowledge of the butchering and packing business. Tnere is .no business in which the puhlic Is more Interested in than that cf meat packing, and it is a matter of much satisfacttion not only to the officers of the Richmond Abattoir Ccinpany, but to the citizens of Richmond as well, that the city is provided with an Abalfofr so generally commended. All live stock is inspected by both the city and U. S. inspector. Dr. Wagoner, who is a gradual? 1 t.terinary. , After all doubt as to healthful conditions cf caicasses are removed It is then tan:i.cd, V. S. Inspeirtd ar.d passed, by the inspector and is permissible on the market as a food product. The output of the Abatttoit Is not

Advance in Profession

Rapid Progress Made In Undertaking! Business Firm of H. R. Down- ! ing & Son Well Known- 1 No profession has advanced more' rapidly in the past twenty.. five years than undertaking. The modern methods cf conducting an undertaking establishment are so vastly diffeient from those of a quarter of r century ago that the one would hardly recocrJ nize the other if brought into compej today. A few generations back-the undertakers did practicallv no work In com parison with what they do todry.'; j They made no arrangements in the In-i ' terests of the familv of tho rinrnKil i - whatever, and in fact seldom saw thc ; they t conduct tne funeral service. j j The science of caring for the dead ! ""as in its infancy, and the undertak-I 'frs ere slow to take up with the new ; ,Qg wag not ,n general u;e lce belnf. used as a means of preserving bodies ' for shipment or if there was any de ? sire to withhold the funeral services for a few days. j The friends or relatives of the do-; ceased usually did the work of laying out. and dressing the corps. The undertaker was notified what size coffin to procure, and when he did this hi work was for the most part at an end,' though it Is true he furnished enr rlages for the funeral if they were j desired, and accompanied the cortege to the cemetery. j Time and the introduction of newmethods have brought many changes, and now-a-days the undertaker assumes charge of the body Immediately after death, makes all tho arrange-; ments for tho funeral, even to notify Ing the minister who Is desired to con-; duct the service. The oldest established undertaking firm in Richmond ls that of H, R. Downing & Son, 16 North Eighth street, founded in 1877, and which was one of the first to adopt the morenodern methods now In use. Mr. H. R. Downing, who ls uow dead, was one of the charter members' of the Indiana Funeral Director As sociatlon, which did much toward ad vancing the profession In Indiana. Att one time he was honored with thq presidency of the association, ana hi 5 influence was strongly felt by his co workers. Ie wai also a member of thai National Association oC Funeral Tli rectors. ( Following the death of his father In 1S96 the business was assumed by MrJ Harry C. Downing, who has follower in the lines which were proven so sue cessful by his father. Mr. Downing si 'assisted In the work by Theodore! . i.ui. v w a graduate of an embalmers school No undertaking firm In Indiana standfl higher than that of II. R. Downing &J Son, and in the conduct of his profes-i sion Mr. Downing is recognized. as am able and conscientious man In . consequence of the new railway service, traffic on Lake Victoria, in Africa, has developed to such an ex tent that a new 1,000-ton steamer has been found necessary to supplement! the older ones of 500 tons each. i .1 i THE LINEN PRES3. ' No rood houaaketf& vdects the linen press, and tho cale of It Is on of the most tnpoftoat fthftaaewlfely du ties. The bast forrn'of-a'-UOMvrea 1a V narrow one from front-to back, oo that? when opened all the contents are posed to view, with no second roTT-otj things hidden away behind. It is a serious mistake to keep Bw constantly In a hot air canboard, fat;1 though It is thus always aired amd: ready for use, yet it will bosom dla-' colored and tho edges-turn brown If oo kept. Stores which are not In current nao may be wrapped in cloths and placed on the upper shelves of tho press. Tb German 'hausfrau" keeps broad ; broidered bands, which she aiipa around her pare sets of linen. YJ No. 40 Liberty Avenne ronflned to Richmond only as tho TLj S. Inspector places them in a position to do an lnter-state and foreign, business, the demand fcr their pro duct in the near-by states ls growing very rapidly and at present they are enjoying a very nice business with, their many patrons outside of the city of Richmond. The continued growth of their business has demanded several adtfit'ona and improvements to the Abattoir, the most improtant of which will be the installation of a cold air storago plant, this being the most improved method of cooling; Ice cold-storage ia now used, and while this has proven, satisfactory In every respect tho com pany is determined to keep .abreast with the times by adding any new ap pliances which may be brought forth. A large tank room is now being erect ed which will greatly add to the tank-j Ing and sanitary facilities of tho Aba-! ttoir. The company Is composed of wellknown business men: J. H. Lichtenfels as president; Joe Geler, viceH president; W. S. Ciendenln and F. C. Jergensen constitute the board of din rectors. F. C Jergensen is general

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