Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 321, 19 December 1906 — Page 16

Page Six.

Palladium Industrial Edition;

SUPPLY THE RAILROADS

WITH TIES AND LUMBER

6, Johnson & Son Direct Big Enter prise From Richmond Established First Saw Mill Here.

Though the business of B. Johnson & Son was established In Richmond in 1S38 the majority of the people In the city are not aware of the fact that the firm is one of the largest contractors for railroad tf?s, lumber ana piling in the United States, and that it supplies the Pennsylvania and oth??r large railroad systems with cross ties and lumber. This lack of knowledge relative to the business of the concern Is due largely to the fact that outside of the office business none of the company's work is done here, and hence the people of Richmond have no active interest In the affairs of the company. The supply of railroad cross ties is an important question to a big railroad system. The timber for ties rnust be selected by men who are timber experts, as only certain kinds of timber are used in their manufacture. Perhaps no man in the country has a better knowledge of the timber used by railroads, than Mr. Johnson. He established the first circular saw mill in this part of the country in 1S58, and immediately 'began to supply timber for the C. II. & D-, a branch of which at that time came to Richmond, and the Indiana Central road, which is now the Pennsylvania line to Indianapolis. ' Mr. Johnson gained , his experience in the early days of railroading when wood was used to fire the railroad engines. During those days Mr. Johnson furnished a part of what is now known as the Pennsylvania railroad system, with wood for the engines. He was an expert timber buyer, and in the conduct of his business he met with such success that he gradually branches out into supplying the road with timber ior cross ties, and for other purposes. As the railroad system grew, Mr. Johnson's business enlarged, and at present he conducts perhaps the largest business of its kind in this part of the country. In 1890 Mr. J. H. Johnson, a son, became a partner In the business. Prior to that time he had been a clerk In the Second National Bank, having had eight years experience In bankink. The business of buying timber and manufacturing ties had grown to such an extent that it, was necessary to conduct it on a much larger basis. The firm inaugurated the policy of acquiring timber lands in various timber producing states, and at present it: controls and operates large 'tracts of timber in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and other states. Over 30.000 acres of tlmlfrrr land has been acquire rd this year alone. Valuable timber' lands have just been procured in Missouri, and these aV now being opened up. Prom 1,000,000 tto 2,000,000 ties are handled by the firm each year, and this number is constantly increas Ing. White oak ties are used by the Pennsylvania railroad company and

B. Johnson & Son furnish practically all of the ties for Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg.

A large car stock order is now be

ing filled for the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad, and the Rock Island cystem has just placed a large order for ties which are to be chemically treated. In addition "-to handling ties, the firm deals in lumber for car stock and other purposes In railroad use. It Is estimated that In this line about 7,000,000 feet of lumber is handled each year. Over 1,000,000 feet will be delivered to the Rocfc; Island road next year. In getting the timber out sub-contracts are let at the various camps, and many hundreds of men are given employment annually. The firm has two general purchasing agents, John W Thompson and Harry E. Fornshell whose homes are in Richmond, besides having salaried representatives at many points. The general offices are located in The Starr building, 933 Main street, and the general direction cf the business is carried on" here.

Ml ADAM .A. .-BARTfl. -GO. Importers and Jobbers of Dry Goods and Notions Manufacturers of Workingmen's Clothing and Corduroy Suits.

IS ONE OF THE LARGEST

HOOSIER'S GREAT PLANT.

Is Oldest in the City

Hat and Cap Store of Kibbey Co., Holds Record In Headwear Line Men's Furnishings.

The oldest hat and cap store in Richmond is owned by Kibbey & Company, in the Westcott hotel building. Tenth and Main streets, and which also handles a complete line of men's furnishings. A good men's furnishings store is a boon to the man who desires to dress well, and the fact that so many men in Richmond are dressed up to the latest decrees of fashion, as far as neckwear, shirts, collars, and other men's furnishings are concerned, may be to the fact that they purchase their furnishings from Kibbey & Company. The store was first opened for business fifty year ago, and for many years was conducted by Edward Deniaon. being located at 716 Main street. J. D. Fletcher became the owner in 1S92, and when the new "Westcott hotel building was completed the store was the first to move in, being in the building several weeks before the hotel proper was opened. In 1903 Mr. Frank C. Kibbey purchased the store from Mr. Fletcher. Its business growth has increased each year. In hats, caps, and men's

furnishing goods it ranks as the best

store in Richmond. Knox. Guyer and Richmond hats ars handled. A full line of underwear, shirts, sox, gloves, umbrellas and novelties are kect in Block.

Adam II. Bartel Company, importers and Jobbers of Dry Goods and Notions, and manufacturers of workingmen's clothing and corduroy suits, ia one of the old and reliable wholesale and manufacturing concerns of Richmond, and does an exceedingly largo business throughout Indiana, Ohio and southern Michigan. Established in 1S77, the business has prospered rapidly through the hard work and close application given by the members of the firm. The present name was adopted in 1SS0, and the company was later incorporated. The home of the company is on North E street, directly across from the Pennsylvania depot, an ideal lo-

the employ of this company. Three cutting and 175 sewing machines are in use, all operated by electricity. he output of the factory last year, including Overall, Shirts and Corduroy Suits was about 50,000 dozen garments. The product of the manufacturing department finds a ready sale. The trade mark "Perfection" is used, and the garments are everything that the trade mark would imply. Nine representatives are on the road looking after the interests of the compans. As a wholesale house, the concern handles a complete line of Dry Go'-ds, Furnishing Goods, etc., including Hosiery, Underwear, Ribbons, Laeeri, Notions small wares Linoleums, Oil Cloths. &c. The head of the firm

Local Division of the American Seeding Machine Company One of the; Most Progressive Concerns in the

Middle West.

idly come to the fore with progress in agricultural work. The farmer, planter or agriculturist of today works by machinery instead of by hand, and as a result he not only saves himself physically, but he gets twice the amount of work done as was accomplished when all farm labor was dene by hand. The first Hoosier Wheat Drill was

which will at least double the present capacity. Only recently the city vacted Fourteenth street from North E to the railroad for the benefit of the concern. A new foundry Is being erected which, will double the size of the present foundry, it being 150x200 feet The cost of the new buildings being put up will be between one hundred

Richmond has many large and growing industries- such as add to the general prosperity of a city, and one of the big concerns which has made

I rapid strides in these days of industrial progression and development Is ! THE HOOSIER DRILL. COMPANY j DIVISION of the American Seeding Machine Company, Incorporated, ! which has a massive plant at North E and Thirteenth streets. ! The Hoosier Drill Company is the

largest exclusive manufacturer of Wheat Drills, Broadcast Seeders, Corn Drills and Corn Planters in the world. There are other plants in the country manufacturing seeding impliments which are doubtless larger in some respects than that of the Hoosier Drill Company, but these others also manufacture other kisds cf machinery, or Implements, while the Hoosier Drill Company makes absolutely nothing but seeding machines. " This Is an industry which has rap-

The Establishment of Adam H. Bartel Co.

cation for a wholesale and manufacturing house. A large three .story brick building is occupied, the .company having a' floor space of about 95,000 square feet. A great many improvements have recently been completed, making the plant one of the most modern of its kind In the country. The sewing room of the manufacturing department has been enlarged, and made more convenient for work, and an employes rest room has been added. The building is well lighted and steam heated throughout, is 118 by 115 feet, three floors and basemeni. with special driveway for receiving and delivering all shipments. Excellent fire protection is furnished by an equipment of automatic sprinklers. In addition to the Richmond factory, Adam H. Bartel Co., have a branch factory 'at Cambridge City, Ind. Over 125 employes are at work in the Richmond plant; and more than 60 In the Cambridge City branch these with the regular store force make a total of about 225 people In

The Plant of the Hoosier Division, American Seeding Machine Company.

made In 1S56, in a small buildinjr in and tirenty-fie to one hundred and Milton, Ind., and in 1S78 the business fifty thousand dollars. When the was moved to Richmond by J -M. biddings are properly equipped with Westcott. The plant has been en- riow and up-to-date machinery, the larged from year to year, and build-.company's expenditures!! will far ex

ing operations are now in prosres ceed this amount, and the plant will

cover more than ; three city blocks The new buildings now under coic

sirucuon numoer eignr, ana arm

modern in every respect. In the matter of fire protection the

entire plant will be equipped with

the sprinkler arrangement known asj

the "Dry System," .which is said toi

afford the best fire protection possl Lie for manufacturing concerns.

The average number of employes

on the pay-roll during the past year has been 427 men, and by the tlmo another year has rolled by this number will have been increas-M probably Pfty per cent. The company make over SCO styles and sizes of seeding

machines, and the factory is known

5 throughout the entire country a$

"The Home of Good Goods."

The idea of catching fish by mean

of a beehive with a hole in the top on

it is a strange enough one. Yet thisj

says the Country Gentleman. no in adequately describes the method em ployed by fishermen in the Philip pine islands, who clap their apparat us down over the sluggish bottom

feeding fish, and then, putting thelrj

hands through the hole in the top extract their victims.

In the South seas and in varioml

groups of islands In the Indian oceaiii

the aborigines shoot fish with th bow and arrow. The art is extremelv

difficult, as in taking aim at an ot4

ject under water the archer hn t allow for refraction. If he were t aim directly at the fish as he sees It he would, of course, miss. Long prac

tice has, however, made the native?

expert in this sport.

has been in this line of business slnco 1SC5, and has build up a reputation which extends throughout the entire middle west. The firm is recognized as a substantial and progressive, fully alive to the demands of the times. Its standing among business houses and the trade in general is the very highest and among its customers are the best retail concerns in this couutry. Mr. Adam II. Bartel is president of the company; John M. Coate vicepresident and general manager of the manufacturing department; I. H. Bartel, secretary, tind F. J. Bartel, treasurer. These with Ben C. Bartel, who has charge of the Notion department, and F. W. Fledderjohn, Superintendent of the factory, make up the board of directors of the company.

The company does an exclusive ;

wholesale business. The volume ot trade has grown each year, and is the largest in the history of the house.- The firm has a New York representative and its office is at 256 Church street.

Is a Household Remedy

Dr. Simpson's Vegetable Compound, Made in Richmond Has Wide Reputation Many Strong Testimonials.

The manufacture of medicine Is a science in which few men have achieved any great success, despite the rapid progress that has been made in the medical profession in the past quarter of a century, owing to the fact that those engaged in compounding a medicine were not, as a rule, content to stick to the truth in presenting their claims for the remedy they introduced, and success is anything can not be had unless it is founded on the truth.. One of the few successful companies engaged in the manufacture of medicine is the Dr. A. B. Simpson Company, offering the public a home remedy which has been going into tue homes of people all over the country for fifty years or more; which has stood the test of time and proven its beneficial qualities in every respect. A medicine which was used by the fathers and grandfathers of the present generation, and handed down by them as a household remedy without equal. Over thirty years ago Dr. A. B. Simpson came to Richmond, and established an office in which he began the manufacture of his now famous vegetable compotfid. He had used the medicine many years in practice himself, and other physicians had found it to be something which they could always depend upon in chronic cases. The demand for the remedy encouraged him to manufacture it for general use, and it met with universal success as 4 soon as It was placed upon the market. In 1901 Dr. Simpson died, and the business passed into the hands of the company which bears his name, and which has

hewed close to the line so successfully carried out by Dr. Simpson.

Dr. Simpson's Vegetable Compound

is purely a vegetable preparation, composed of the best and purest ma

terials to be obtained, carefully compounded, "thus insuring uniform

strength and efficacy. It contains nothing injurious to the most delicate constitution, and while it is an acknowledged specific for the most serious cases of hereditary or acquired blood poisoning, it is none the less a quick remedy for lesser complaints. As a general regulator, and for all diseases of , the liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels, which in ordinary

cases is the cause of impure blood, it

is without a rival. It is the most eco

nomical remedy known, for, owing to its exceedingly active properties much less is required to effect a cure than of any other medicine now before the public. It Is the bitter ene

my of Scrofula. Old Sores, Boils, Ulcers, Inflamed Eyes, Pimples, Blotches, Eruptions, Erysipelas, all Diseases of the Skin, Inflammatory Rheumatism, Scald Head, Tetter, Diseases of the Liver, Constipation, Indigestion and Catarrh in all its forms. The office of the Dr. Simpson Company and chemical labratory are located in the Kelley-Hutchinson building. Large shipments are made to all parts of the United States and Canada. Thousands of testimonial letters from people all over the country who have used the remedy are on file, and these letters tell of some strikingly remarkable cures that have been made. As a home remedy Dr. Simpson's remarkable Vegetable Compound is in a class to itself, and once it is given a trial, it will immediately be adopted, and made a permanent fixture in any household. ,

Popular Shoe Emporium

Richmond Shoe Company Has One of the Busiest Retail Stores in Wayne County's Metropolis.

A popular Richmond shoe emporium is that of the Richmond Shoe Company, corner of Eighth and Main streets. This store is one of the best known retail establishments in the city. Its location is at the intersection of the street railway traffic of Richmond, and it is made a waiting place by hundreds as they exchange from one car line to the other. Fine footwear is the specilty of the Richmond Shoe Company, and no better stock of shoes can be found in

Richmond. The aim of the store is to fit the foot, something which is not done in the majority of shoe stores, due largely ,to the ideas of the cus

tomers themselves. A great many men and women of-

times Insist upon shoes that are not

fitted for their feet, and if the shoe

firm follows their dictates the cus

tomers soon become dissatisfied with their purchase because nothing is so

uncomfortable as a shoe which does

not fit. The Richmond Shoe Com

pany would rather miss a sale than to gratify the wishes of a customer in selling a pair which will only cause dissatisfaction on the part of the purchaser. In ladies shoes the companv handles the well known and popular Krippendorf make, a shoe which gives excellent satisfaction, as it is made from the very best of leather, with a view to both comfort and neatness in appearance. In men's shoes

the Douglas, Stetson and Upham brothers wares are handled.

The store 'was started in 1904 by

George W. Deuker and Charles H.

Feltman. In 1903 it was purchased by

E. E. McDivitt and P. J. Moss, the

present owners, Mr, Feltman being.

retained as an employe.

Curme's ShGE Store 724 Mam setret

To KbiidQV Shoppers:

Our line

more popular every

your selections early, w

novelties that you will n

Xmas specialties is

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articularly handsome this season. FANCY FOOTWEAR is oecoming

and we have prepared to meet a record-DreaKing aemana. m

t, styles and sizes are complete. We are showing many exclusive

FoIIowW $!tg Just a FEW Suggestions:

Men's comfortable House Slippers fom

$3.00 per pair

Men's fine Shoes, (a special shipment for .Christmas trade) from 3.50 to 6.C0 per pair Ladies' fancy Slippers, latest .Eastern .Smart .styles, from 1.75 to 3.50 per pair

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Crash Bath Slippers.... .75 per pair Ladies' comfortable Felt Slippers, all colors 75 to 2.00 per pair Old Ladies' soft, warm, lined Shoes and Slippers.. 1.00 to 2.00 per pair Ladies' fine Shoes ,our standard lines 2.00 to 5.00 per pair

Ladies' Boudoir Slippers, 75 to 1.50 per pair

DON'T FORGET THAT PMR OF RUBBER BOOTS FOR THE LITTLE FELLOW. It will tickle him more than any present he gets for Xmas. Child's Rubber Boots, $1.50; Misses', $1.75 Youths', $2.00 per pair. Last but by no means least CURME'S SPECIAL, a genuine $3.50 Shoe for $2.50 the shoe that has had the jreitest sale during the year 19CS, cf any shoe ever sold in Richmond. Store open every evening until Christmas.

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