Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 11, 22 November 1912 — Page 8

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a little blacksmith shop in 1853, where Meinrad Rumely, with one helper, built his first threshing machine, to the mighty company ranking third in size in the world for products of its kind; with 25 acres or more in buildings at the home site, and with factories at Richmond, Indiana; Battle Creek, Michigan; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Stillwater, Minnesota, in brief describes the rapid growth of M. Rumely Co., of LaPorte, Indiana. There can be but one reason for this remarkable success it is the old. old story of the "square deal" which inspired confidence in the minds and hearts of men who needed honest farming machinery, bought it of M. Rumely Co., of LaPorte, Indiana.

In the early days, M. Rumely Co. confined its efforts to the manufacture of threshing machinery and steam engines for threshing purposes. Now its line embraces machines for every day in the year steam, gasoline and kerosene engines of stationary, portable and tractor types; cream separators, corn huskers, corn shellers, automatic balers, wind stackers, grain weighers, feed mills, grain graders, grain feeders, husker-shredders, saw mills, rice separators, pulverizers, gang plows and other implements for farming purposes. Chief among the implements turned out by M. Rumely Co. is the OilPull tractor the remarkable power-farming engine which burns kerosene and the cheaper oils. This tractor won a gold medal over all gas engines in the World Motor Contest held at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, last July. The OilPull Tractor is largely responsible for the rapid expansion of M. Rumely Co. during the past three years. So great was the demand for this powerfarming giant and for threshing machinery, gang plows and clover hullers to go with it, the Company was forced to look elsewhere for proper facilities to manufacture machines. That is why the assets of Gaar, Scott & Co. of Richmond were sold to M. Rumely Co. The Richmond plant has had a steady growth since its connection, about one year ago. Its pay roll has been increased six thousand dollars per month over any period in its history; the plant has been enlarged and the output greatly increased. M. Rumely Co. is proud of its Richmond plant, which has grown in similar manner to its own, and under like conditions. The old factory, worked by water-power, has given way to new factories and modern equipment. Gaar, Scott & Co. has come to the front in so honorable a way and the demand for its products is of so permanent a nature, that its name is considered by M. Rumely Co. quite too valuable to lose. The Gaar-Scott Line will continue to serve the farmers of the worjd. With such assistance, M. Rumely Co. continues to expand. New lines, new buildings and new employees are constantly being added to the organization'. The demand for its products increases even faster than the output. Back of it all is the motto of -Meinrad Rumely, the founder: "Honesty and a desire to serve the public well." Coupled with this is good-will, energy, ambition, and a kindly feeling in the hearts of all Rumery employes. That is why we can promise to the City of Richmond a greater and greater plant, and greater opportunity to all who work with us. We are thankful for the developments of the present year, and hopeful of the future. '

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