The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-09-22

as 1t otherwise would.
Not having time to so to Soden's mill, we
can't report the wheat market from that point
of view this week.
EMPoRIA MANUFACTURES.
| Carriage and Wagon AIaEinE-Burgan &
Holmes ManuGactOry-IrOn and Wood
WOrk-DesiGning and PRinting-BuAiness
4 Operations and Prosperity.
Having set out to ''interview'' the leading
men and institutions OF Emporia, we called
yesterday at the wagon and carriage works of
Burgan & Holmes, on Mechanics street. Ex-
planned our object-wanted to find out and let
the public know what EmPoria is dong
in the way OF manufacturing. Thought things
| outside and inside their buildings looked as If
| good deal OF business was going on there.
They thought there was, too. Burgan took
| us around, and answered any amount Of ques-
tons, with his customary good humor. And
this, briefly, is what We have to report.
In June, 1869, Mr.. Burgan started business
| in what is now Thomas blacksmith shop,
| with one assistant, and no capital, to make
| and repair common spring wagons and bug
gies. In September Is, 1871, the firm OF Bur-
gan IS Holmes is carrying ON its large and
fiourishing mandatory on Mechanics street,
occupying four buildings and q good deal Of
| uncovered ground, employing 20 skilIful
workmen, manufacturing largely all varieties
Of carriages and wagons, and turning out
work in both these branches not exeelled by
any eastern establishment They manufac-
ture all the vehicles they sell, and do the
manufacturing entirely themselves. They de-
sign, pattern, make, in both wood and iron
work, finish, trim, paint, and completely make,
In Of Ioraf
gons and carriages; $4,000 of road, baggage,
and travelling wagons; and also do some $4,-
600 worth OF general jObbing and repairing,
per year. They buy and work up here over
$10,0 900 worth of iron and wood per year, and
expend about git, coo for labor. They buy
their iron in the bar and their wood IN the
rough, from the best eastern mills, and work
it up here in their mandatory, which is
steadily increasing in size and importance.
The two main buildings belong to the firm,
and stand together. Both are extensive. The |
first comprises the iron working department, |
in two sections-the carriage work, and the |
wagon work. There are four large FORCES, |
and distinct division Of the two sections. |
The other building is used on its first floor for |
wood work, and is similarly divided into wa |
gon and carriage making sections. The up
per story is the trimming and painting de- |
apartments, so that each branch may be pro- |
perly classified. All the rooms are filed with |
material, work in all stages of progress, and |
busy employees. |
The two other buildings are adjacent, and |
used mainly for wagon painting and storage |
purposes. This season the list of fine car |
riages turned out includes various sizes OF |
American Phaetons. Piano concave, Boston |
Phaeton, Louisiana Rockaway, Pony and
Queens Phaet0n, and other styles, one of |
which is wholly design Of Burgan himself, |
and neater and more airy looking outfit is |
not to be seen. Ono Is now being finished for |
Mr.. Dunlap. Any and every style or size |
carriage, for single horse or team, that can be
made anywhere, can be readily gotten up by
Burgan Holmes, and in style that COM
pares favorably with the most approved east
ern work. Except the carriage springs and
wheels-which, like all other houses, they
purchase from the celebrated factories of those
| articles at Bridgeport, Ct, and Philadelphia,
Pa, every part and fixture is built and finish
| ed RICH here, before the eyes of all who choose
| to step in and see. The wheels are the IA
| nous Sargent patent, with steel clasped hub
and rivited spokes. They are the very best in
use.
We were particularly impressed with the
| thorough good quality of the workmanship
| in every branch. The iron work, while light
| and airy, is very strong, smoothly finished,
and fastened into the wood by powerful bolts
| and screws. The utmost care is taken to
make every part perfect, and the various
parts are so solidly fastened that the whole
vehicle will certainly be durable TO an unus-
ual extent. The wood work used is the best
Indiana poplar, white wood. hickory and ash,
and the workmanship is frst-class in every
1 rHha
ing are admirably executed. We examined
the work on some fifty carriages in various
| stages, and found that nothing was sighted,
OF carelessly done. The most experienced
and sIillful workmen who have served in var
/ ious eastern States for many years, are en-
ployed by Burgan & Holmes, and they do not
| hesitate to challenge the closest comparison
4 between their manufactured work and that
which is brought here from any quarter. The
carriages they are now making range in price
from $500 to $500, and average about $500
each. Most of the elegant turn-outs which
are on our streets are of Emporia manufac-
ture.
In the wagon line BurgaR 4 Holmes lead
ing point is the Emporia wagon, for road and
farm work. 1t sells for 500, and its merits
are too we'll known to need description. tt is
finely made, strong, durable wagon, well
nnlsneu, anu equal 10 any USED IN TINS market.
1t ought to keep all the eastern wagons out of
this section, and the money now sent east for
wagons would mostly remain at home to bene-
Mt ourselves. Besides, every size and style
Of spring wagons is made-Democrat wagons,
baggage wagons, peddler's wagons, pump and
lightning rod wagons, &C., &c. Many OF our
readers have noticed with admiration the
large and snowy wagon used by Rawson &
Pearsall in their pump business. This, and
others like it, have been manufactured this
summer by Burgan & Holmes.
We congratulate our citizens upon the ex-
istence here Of such \ mandatory. Its
growth here, too, from so slight beginning,
exemplifes two important facts-that this city
and section have developed with amazing ra-
pidity, and that Emporia is most excellent
place to succeed in manufac turing industries.
Manufacturers can dc well by locating here.
Their business will double from year to year.
The market is here, and those who wish to
prosper in manufacturing enterprises, should
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