Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 321, 19 December 1906 — Page 18

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Palladium Industrial tamon.

ME HAHHOTH PLANT OF (GAM, SCOTT & CO. Concern Which Is the Best Known and By Tar the Greatest of Its Kini in the Country-Enjoys

Prosperous Foreign Trade in Addition to Extensive Business in United States.

The Arlington Hotel

In Heart of Wholesale District it is Ideal Place for Traveling Men When in Richmond.

Richmond's largest, and perhaps best known industry I3 that of Gaar, Scott & Company, manufacturers of Threshing Machinery, Clover Hullers. Portable and Traction Engines, and Saw Mills; a manufacturing concern to which Richmond points with pride as one of the greatest in the middle west. ; Gaar Scott & Company is this year celebrating its seventieth anniversary. The concern was founded in 1S36 by Isaac E. Jones, who began originally as a stove maker. Three years later (18.39) Jesse M. and John

1 1 ne Arlington notei. corner uii . 1 .Ninth and North E streets, one of 1 S Richmond's leading hotels, is one of i i the old established hostelerips in t'ae

SECOND RATIONAL BANK

financial Institution Which Stands first in Richmond, Wayne

County, and Eastern Indiana Deposits of Its Patrons Aggregate More Than a Million and a Half The History of a Wonderfully Successful Bank.

any other country for that matter. Between six and seven hundred men are employed the year round at the factory. The present officers of the

company are Howard Campbell, Pi es- J placed the portable engine

Richmond and Eastern Indiana's Scott, John M. Gaar was mad Ptk1-

hulling, and running other portable j. the entire trucks are the most sub- Hoosier state, and has a reputation leading financial institution and il e dent and served in that capacity until agricultural , machinery its traction j etar.tial ever put under a clover hul-! that extends among the traveling one which has made greatest strides Aug. 9, .1900. At the death of John

feature gives it. so grat au advan-j ler. We are especially carerui in tne public throughout the entire co"fry in development, always with enii-, M. Gaar, John B.-Dougan was mado

tage that it has almost entirely dis- selection or an timber, in me nam- The Arlington Is now conducted oy nent success, is the Second National president. Mr. Doucan is the onlv

. ing and paintings, etc., and every

ident and General Manager; Frank f Even in rough, mountainous sec-; part is up to the highest standard of Land, first vice president; Wm. H. ! tions of the countrv the more sub '. duality and workmanship.

Campbell, second vice-president; S. ! stantial easily bandied traction en-' The new Gaar-Scott Huller-Feeder, S. Strattan, jr.. secretary. and gines of late design propel them- and late pattern of water tanks are Charles IL Land, treasurer. , selves with perfect safety, and find well up to the standard of the other Branch houses of the company are ) numerous uses, and almost anywhere threshing machinery; modelled aloLg located in Columbus, O., Crowley, t and everywhere traction engines are the same substantial, lines, and given La., Dallas, Texas, Denver, Colo., Des now used for plowing, hauling, grad-; equal tests in every detail.

Moines, Iowa. Fargo, N. D.. Green- ing. etc. Gaar-Scott saw mills have beea on ville, O., Houston, Tex., Indianapolis, j Every piece of machinery turned the market for fifty years, and their

J. E. Iliff & Son, and no better man- Bank, organized July 1, 1S72 with the fcgement has ever controlled the , following board of directors.

rouse, both members of tne firm be-j ing experienced in every detail of the. j hotel . business, and are ever alive to!

remaining one of those connected with the bank at its inceptiou and as

the interests and accommodation of their guests. Owing to its excellent location, ia the heart of the wholesale district.

and within a few doors of many of , Messrs. Abram Gaar, John M. Gaar the biggest retail stores in Richmond, j and William G. Scott purchased the

It is the ideal place for traveling wen interests of to stop. Street cars to any part of holders and the city run past the doors of the ho- j bank.

the Centerville stock it became a Richmond

tel, and but a few minutes are required to arrive at any destination in the city. The rooms in the Arlington are large and comfortably furnish 3i The

beds are new, and plenty of cler.n bod

The bank has had, since its inception, the advice and support of Richmond's most eminent capitalists end business men and has retained, in the highest degree, the entire confi

dence of the public, by reason of its

clothing is to be had. Both electric j SOUnd and conservative financial pol-

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BIRDSEYE VIEW OF THE PLANT OF GAAR SCOTT & CO., THRESHER, SAW MILL AND ENUlNE MANUFACTURERS.

II. Hutton became the owners. They enlarged the establishment and gave it the name of the Spring Founry. They made the first threshing machine ever built in Indiana in 1841, and they managed the business until 1849 when they sold out to Jonas Gaar, Abraham Gaar, John M. Gaar and William G. Scott. " The business was at first conducted under the firm name ' of A. Gaar & Company. It was incorporated April 1, 1870 as Gaar, Scott & Company, with a capital stock of $400,000. In 1874 the company was again reorganized under the same name. The business has grown steadily from the start, and It Is now one of the greatest factories of its kind in the country. The establishment occupies nearly 20 a.cres of ground, which are taken up by over twenty buildings, and Is one of the most completely equipped plants in the United States, or in

Ind., Kansas City, Mo., Lansing, Mich., Logansport, Ind., Madison, Wis., Minneapolis, Minn., Nashville, Tenn., Peoria, 111., Lincoln, Neb., Portland, Ore., Winchester, Kentucky, Winnipeg, Man., " Regina, Saskatchewan, St. Louis, Mo., Grand Forks, N. D., and Bushnell, illinois. The export department is in New York City under the management of C. B. Corwin. . The chief branch of the industry is the manufacture of threshing machinery, in which line Gaar, Scott & Company, is the oldest establishment in the country. The traction engines field of usefulness has been greatly extended in the last few years. Its evolution from the plain portable engine has not diminished -its desirability for steam power in running saw mills, or the numerous purposes to which portable or semi-portable engines can be put. For threshing,

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

out of the Gaar-Scott works is thoroughly tested. The testing building is large enough to contain at one time, ten engines, used for the express purposes of firing up, and testing each engine in detail when it is finished. A detail of the most skillful engineers are employed in this department, their sole business being to run the engines up to high speed, with high steam pressure, and to carefully inspect every part of the boiler and engines. Each engine is tested by friction brake and scales, at full steam pressure, to show that it is perfect in all its parts, and develops a uniform power up to the standard required. It is thus demonstrated that each engine is right in every respect, before it leaves the shops. To insure the threshers and hullers leaving the factory in the best possi-

worth is wrell known to those engaged in industry demanding the use of saw mills. Several different types of saw mills are manufactured, among them being the plantation Circular Saw Mill; the Pony Circular Saw Mill, and the Standard Circular Saw Mill. The saws furnished with the mills are the very best modern, thin taper saws, and either inserted tooth or solid plates can be had. The Gaar-Scott Company stands pre-eminent as Richmond's foremost industry, and it has perhaps been the leading factor in adding to the city's reputation as a manufacturing center. In addition to the extensive American trade, Gaar, Scott & Company's foreign business exceeds that enjoyed by any like or similar concern in this country. In Canada and Mexico, where wheat growing is extensively

Designated Depositary of the United States. ! Albert D. Gayle, President. John L. Rupe Vice-President S. E. Swayne, Vice- President. F. M. Tajior, Cashier A. T. Hale, Asst. Cashier.

ble condition, after the thresher or carried on, the machinery of Gaar, hiiller is fitted up complete all the j Scott & Company is as well known journals are well oiled, and the ma- j as it is in the United States. The chine is then belted up and run' un-' company has been enjoying a remarkder belt power to see that every part ; able prosperous trade in plowing en-

and artificial gas light is available

Every room is healed by ;team, and a number of the rooms have private fcath in connection, plenty of hot water being furnished at all times. The Arlington is a strictly American plan hot.d. The meals are well f.erved in a large pleasant" dining room, the service being all vl.r.t ronV be desired. The table is set with plain wholesome fooa, and plenty of it well cooked. The lobby is large and well lighted, facing on both Ninth and E streets. There is a barber shop in the building and a good bar just off the lobby. Persons coming to Richmond, and desiring a pleasant comfortable place to stop at reasonable rates, could find no better hotel than the Arlington.

CM KRAMER COMPANY

LEADING LUMBER CONCERN

is properly adjusted, and put in proper shape for operation in the field. To detail the 'work of building the various parts of the machinery would require much more . space than can be given in newspaper articles, hence only the most important points are touched upon here in a general way. Detailed information, however, is given in the Gaar-Scott catalogue,

gines, clover hullers and threshing machinery in Russia. Perhaps the highest honor ever conferred upon a threshing machine concern In the world was that received by Gaar, Scott & Company when the United States government recently ordered specially designed rice threshers fcr experimental work In the Philippines. The tests made have proved highl

-a in r1i i I'l in I m w m

which will be sent free of charge to ; successful. Far-olf Egypt, the land of any one making a request for the ancients, has witnessed the introducsanie, or applying to any agent of the tion of modern agricultural machln-

company. The Gaar-Scott improved clover huller embodies the substantial improvements that are worth the careful consideration of every intending purchaser of a clover huller. The

ery that has come from the nlant of ; Gaar, Scott & Company. In the Argentine Republic, there also has been heavy exports from this Richmond concern. Within recent weeks Gaar, Scott & Company has completed a !

Gaar-Scott clover huller is built com- mammoth warehouse at Regina, Man-

pact with cut under sills to turn short without cramping. The arch castings are", especially strong and heavy. . The wheels are metal, and

itoba, which is described in the Canadian Implement News, as the most complete and commodious warehouse west of Winnipeg. ,

IS MAN OF; ENTERPRISE.! n rai"s '(ew orkstof P'ov!sJ j Ions, etc. His office is at 14 North ' I Ninth street. ' ' ! . Quotations are furbished t on the O. G. Murray Engaged in Three New . York , stock markets, and-fro Lines of Business in Richmond tlie Chicago Board of Trade, by special wirp, and his patrons are thus enWell Known Theatrical - kw 1 s ,v, ,si,

Manager. the markets

Like business enterprises of every kind the lumber trade has undergone changes in the past decade that almost amounts to a -revolution, and the history of a Richmond lumber concern, the C. & W. Kramer Co. which stands at the head in the lumber business of Richmond and Eastern Indiana. Indicates clearly that the knowledge gained in the earlier days of the trade has been a decided element in the success that modern methods have brought. The C. & W". Kramer Company enjoys a wholesale trade in hardwood lumber that practically is limitless in the territory covered, though the shipments to the Eastern states in car-load lots and to the territory In the Middle West, probably leads. Conrad and William Kramer, the senior members of the firm have "grown up" in the lumber

business, beginning their careers soon after coming to this country from Germany, the land of their nativity. Upshur, O., was the scene of their original holdings, a saw mill being Installed there. Modest in its beginning, the business of these brothers began to grow and the firm was not long in making itself felt in the Hardwood lumber trade of the Central States. The transfer of their interests to Richmond some years ago was the initial step in the broadening out of their business and in 1833, two sons of the original founders became

identified with the business. These ; younger lumber experts are Horace j M. and Clarence H. Kramer. The com- j pany deals in Hardwood lumber in the rough, such as walnut, cherry, plain ! and quartered oak, ash, , poplar and ; sycamore. Realizing the general trade conditions which made the sources of supply limited, the C, & W. Kramer Company invaded 7 the South some time ago and operates a : band saw mill In Arkansas. The concern stands high in this community ; and in the business field away from ! home its reputation is of the sort !

I that places it in the top row of lum

ber wholesalers of the country.

Andrew F. Scott. Abram Gaar,; the bank's growth is largely due iv

John M. Gaar, William. G. Scott. C. the business push and popularlty C. Beeler, O. T. Jones of Center he and his young associates In township, Joseph 4W. Jackson of Cen-1 fused into it. it was most fitter township, Jacob B. Julian of Ceu- j ting and appropriate that tho presiter township, and James Forkner. j dency was placed in his hands. Ills

Shortly after the organization, health has improved to such an ex

tent that he is now able to devote a part of his time to his duties of tho bank. Foreseeing possibilities. Mr. Dougan had at the departure of Daniel G. Reid, cast about for young men who were capable of growing into tho work, and becoming substantial banking men, and found Samuel Gaar and George II. Eggemeyer, both of whom have fulfilled all that had been expected of them, and more. i The history of the Second National bank I a remarkable ono in its earnings and in an uninterrupted career of prosperity against odds, ltagin-i ning in 3S72, at the resumption of specie payment. It was compelled to start in a modest way and to feel its way under difficulties for the first few years. Yet In all tho thirty-four years of Its life, it has never failed to pay a cash dividend to Its stockholders, besides paying expenses, losses, and the taxes on all the stock. It is believed that no bank cau make a better showing. In accomplishing this, which is nothing lesw than a remarkable banking feat, the policy of the bar; has been conservn-j tlve, but not nijjdly. More kind; ness and leniency has entered into iH m o r 1 caitii tint 4 1 1 a n f li 11 1 rf 11 ?i XT ntYltfl

lUttllM(t UJV1IV till II AAUV t J waa.successful bank in the country. It haH proved through the ppirlt infused ln to it by tho officers of the bank, that!

corporations may have souls, am that it pays, In every sense to be hu

mane; that tho successful business1 man as well as the successful Insti

tution need not dlspenso wltli a

heart. The, present officers of the banl are: ,'jonn B. Dougan. Pres.; D. G

Reid, Vice Pres.; S. W. Gaar, CaaM

ier, and Geo. II. Eggemeyer, Asst

Cashier and Vice-President. These of!

icy. An Important rule that has saved the bank during panics and prevented the usual difficulties, was that no officer or employe should borrow any of its money at any time. Andrew Scott was made ' tho first president, and John B. Dougan, then a mere boy, cashier. With the assumption of that position began one of the most useful and active banking careers this country has ever known. Mr. Dougan had practical charge of the bank from its inception up to the time of his disablement by illness in 1S99. It was at the time Mr. Dougan became cashier that Daniel G. Reid entered the institution in the humlu-j capacity of messenger. Within a short time, however, he was givci additional responsibilities, becoming teller of the bank and from that time until the present his identity with, the institution has done its full share toward its success. Mr. Reid wras actively engaged with the bank until ten years ago when his interests in steel, tin plate and railroads began, and since which time have placed him among the eminently successful financiers of the United States. Mr. Reid, though a resident of New York, still retains the position of vice president of the Second National and he

is as deeply concerned in its welfare ; fleers, with Howard Campbell, Charlc:

as he was when on the ground. At

all times he is in touch with the institution that provided the foundation of his financial learning and upon which he builded so successfully. The first president of the Second National, Andrew Scott, was old and the entire responsibility of the management of the bank was thrown upon the younger and stronger shoulders that proved themselves so able to assume it. with the counsel and advice of Abram Gaar. W. G. Scott and J. M. Gaar. Mr. Dougan continued In his capacity as cashier. until January 1. 1S98, when after the death of William G. Scott, who had succeeded Andrew F. Scott in the presidency in 1895, he became vice president, a position he actively assumed, at the

IL Land. C. W. Elmer, S. S. Strattan

Jr., and C. A. Gaar comprise the hoarn

of directors. All are capable business men and stand high in the linancla1 and social circles of the county. At the present time plans are un1 der way for a, new home for the Secj

ond National Bank, the new building

to be erected on the same site as now!

occupied, Main and Eighth streets. II

probably will be one of the mode

banking houses In Indiana and cer

talnly will be the handsomest In

Eastern Indiana, reflecting In everN

way the solidity and prosperity ot

the institution which it win house

The capital stock of the Second Na

tlonal has been increased to $250,000

Its surplus funds and undivided pro

fits, $40,000. The bank has paid h

same time retaining his duties as j dividends to its stockholders, $160.

general manager of the affairs of the bank until his collapse from overwork in 1S99. At the death of Wm.

000. The deposits of Its patrons no1

exceed $1,500,000, with an increase

shown in each statement.

O. G. Murray, one of the younger

business men of Richmond conducts

"Sot One Cent For Tribute." The copper piece with the legend.

"Million for defense, not one cent for

Richmond and Wayne County's oldest National Banking Institution, Es- . tablished 1863.. Owned and Controlled by forty-six local stockholders.

Assets $950,000.

THE GROWTH IN ASSETS IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS HAS BEEN MORE THAN 100 PER CENT.

three different enterprises both along t tribute." is not a coin at all. but a widely separate lines, requiring a ' atal commemorating our tronble. 4 I W1th France during the Napoleonic man of especial talents to handle xvars:. nosenting our Jay treaty with them properlj-, and Mr. Murray's sue- j Great Britain, made while George cess stamps him as a man possess-' Washington vrr.s president, and angry toio t because we would not take sides in

He is the manager of the New

We solicit your business In each of our three departments. In our Commercial Department we handle your checking accounts. In our Savings Department we pay 3 per cent, on all deposits remaining six months or more, and in our Safety Deposit Department we offer individual safes, large and roomy, at a rental of $3.00 per annum. - Our service In every department will meet your approval. -

Phillips Theatre, a vaudeville house which he established a little over a year ago, and which has been running continuously since that time. The New Phillips offers high class vaudeville, and it is conducted as a family theatre in every respect, Mr Murray is a partner of Gus Sun In the operation of what is known as the Orpheum circuit of vaudeville houses in Indiana and Ohio. Their theatres are located in Portsmouth, O., Mansfield, O., Lima, O., Springfield, O., Newark, O., Chilicothe, O., and Richmond. The firm has other houses in course of construction Mr. Murray engaged In the theatrical business in Richmond in 1S9S, and for five years was manager of aged the Bradley Opera House until ucauutit by me. He conducts the bill posting business of Richmond, and is the Richmond member of the Association of Bill Posters & Distributors of United - States and Canada. In 1S94 he engaged in the brokerage business, and he now has an extensive trade ia this line. He deals j

those wars. France, ia 1797, began to

attack our merchant ships, and we came very near becoming involved In war with her. We sent a commission over to try to arrange the trouble, and the French prime minister, Talleyrand, gave them to understand we could arrange It only by paying a tribe or making a loan to the French government. To this It was said that Charles Cotesworth PInckney of South Carolina, a member of our commission, replied In the words uoted on the medal. This he denied, however, his reply being simply, "No, no, no; not one sixpence." St. Locls Republic.

Cmndy Making. Always use porcelain lined or nickel

liai-aeii and Varm. "Never ship hordes to New York In the fall or winter If you want to make a good sale," was the advice that was handed out to a western man who had a number of horses that he wished to dispose of at the Horse Exchange. "They'll make a better showing In the spring or summer,' explained a trader on the exchaage, "and impress the prospective trader with a sense of safety. It is more difficult to break ia a western horse in New York ways in the winter than the summer. It really doesn't take him long to become used to the crowds and noises of the city at any time. The thing that throws him into panic is the sight of fur. In his mind furs are associated with some enemy or tormentor of the animal kingdom, and the sight and smell of fur garments arouse former fears. Some horses never do get over this weakness, and many dealers can vouch for cases in which horses that are otherwise perfectly satisfactory bring complaint from the purchaser on account of their dislike of furs." Cincinnati Enquirer.

' Sleep. The use of certain sets of muscles does not hinder sleep. Couriers on long Journeys , often have been known to

elAhrk in tV, cfl n. l Thd rTr1 lara rf

steel agate ware kettles for candy. As-j Sir Jobn Moore &nrla his retreat to bestus mats are almost indispensable Cornna sl t stead.lj . while they when boifing sugar or candles that marched. It l3 said that Dr. Franklin must not be stirred. If you want can-, fnr nfM,rlT, nn honr hl,A Rw1m.

ay to sugar stir it while cooking. Do not stir candy that you wish to pulL Vinegar makes candy brittle.

Xeapolftan Women. A Neapolitan female peasant will

carry on her head a vessel full of wa

rning on his back.

Midget Oin. ' In Ceylon and neighboring countries on the mainland of Asia there is a race of diminutive oxen which never grow to more than two and a half feet In

IVLnYIV? a i height Neverthe-es, they .ro stxon&

rift and very enduring.

UNION NATIONAL H Capital, Surplus and Undivided Earnings $180,000 We are always glad to serve you in any line j of banking business

George L. Cates Pres. M. C. Henley, V. Pres. E. H. Cates, Cashier.

DIRECTORS. M. C. Henley Geo. L. Cates E. G. Hibberd E. H. Cates D. G. Reid I. M. Ridenour. E. B. Hutchinson

SEMDELL BJUdadaV GO.

FINE

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CHRISTMAS GIFT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS In Dickinson Trust Co.

Nothing could be more accef table than one of eur attractive little Savings Deposit Pass B&ks with a deposit of a dcllar or

more delivered on Christmas naming with your compliments ana

best wishes. ,

Its a convenient present tol make; we open accounts by mall

and we have pretty i;tte 6avin

books if you want them.. Let us help you. Nothing

open every day from 8 to- o'j

South

is banks which go with the pass

;ould be more appropriate. We are

!ock, and to 8 p. m. on Tuesdays.

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