Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-10-19

menus. lncy VIII Dc Inrbc, airy
and convenient.
The carriage shops aro situated
on tho corno. Of NJ chigan and JET.
ferson streets, and occupy three
quarters Of an aero Of ground. Tho
building is 320 by Al feot Tho out
side linear measurement is 728 feet.
Tho north elevation is 100 by al
feet, four stories above basement
Tho south elevation is 90 BY Al
feet, three stor cs above basement.
The east elevation is l24U y so feot,
two stories. All are brick. Tho
total hoorage is ono and q quarter
acres. Here are found blacksmith
shops, with 50 forges, wood shops,
painting, yarnish ind trimming
rooms, storage rooms, repository,
&c. The machinery is driven by
q 40.horse power engine.
From tho facts and figures thus
literally given, we gather the fol-
lowing
Ground occupied for MFG. purpo.c......"i23. acres
by wagon Iuunufac,oty ..".lOH
Aggregate length Of building 0, er"."..,.l wv fest
| Average height "....... ......3 stories
| Ground area "."...-.-....2 acres
| Aggregate area Of floors "...-".-..6ys 81
Length ofsheds about............ 3.Vvo feet
Width Of sheds taveragel ...... .....-...-...a0
Ground covered by acres
Une ensine".'"'.......'
Ono '' ......,................ ....-...."....".4O
Length OF shatlius about...... 900 feet
To which wo may add that the
labor-saving machines and other
appliances, all Of the most modern
construction, are humorous, COM
prising all that arc valuable in
wagon and carriage making. The
easy capacity Of the works is over
10000 wagons per annum and car
riages, and other fiue work with.
out limit, giving employment to
500 mon in the various departments
Two and half million pounds Of
iron and throo million feet Of tim.
ber arc used ANNUALLY. We may
further add as IN item calculated
10 impress tho mind with the mag.
nitudo Of tho works that over three
millions of brick and . millions
feet Of lumbor have boen used in
their construction.
From tho foregoing it will be
seen that the Studebaker Brothers
manufacturing Company, stands
among the foremost fabricators in
tho land, and loads their own craft
in the world! Their trade reach
o. from the Middle States to TIE
Pacific, including the mountain re-
gions and the Southern States to
the Rio Grando. In this vast rc.
gion, hardly IL ncighborhood but
has II standing advertisement of
them, and our city is in the shape
ofa Studebakcr Wagon. last June,
they suffered great loss from fire.
Many thousands Of dollars went to
ashes in few hours. A whole
block was consumed, including
many fine machines and much ma.
terial. Letters Of ofsympathy came
from all quarters. Remittanccs aud
offers of aid poured in. But fortu.
natcly the loss, though serious and
large enough to have closed forcv
cr many other large establishments,
was scarcely n shock to them. Their
business and their building went
on without material interruption.
They even hailed the disaster rs n
reminder that even their prospcri-
ty might be checked by II Providcn.
tiaI hand. IL melted them to new
energy and renewed carefulncss.
Their seasoned stock, by great CT.
fort, was saved. Axcls, hubs, spokes,
tellocs, gears, &C., sufficient for TO-
900 wagons, and unscasoncd mate
rial for over $1,000 remained un
touched, aud, Notwithstanding tho
ravagcs Of the fire, they have made |
md sold up to this time ia the cur
rent year, moro wagons than for
the corresponding period in 1871,
and they are making now their
usual number per week. Nor has
their carriage business suffered in
tho least. This was not touched
by the fro. 1t has been immense
beyond their ability to supply. |
Among their specialtics is an in
vontion of their own, tho cclebra-
ted Colfax buggy, the manufacture |
of which is large business of IT.
self. This buggy, to use the Ian
guage of Turner's Annual-"the
result of study and new combina-
tions, reaches a point of perfection
never attained before" 1t may be
used Us one or two seat carriage |
either open or covered. 1t is sim
pie, beautiful and convenient and
is, far and wide, conceded to be su.
pcrior to anything of the kind ever
before offered to the public. Their
other patterns are also unique and
attractive. Above all, although |
they concede superiority TO no ono,
in any particular, the Studebakcr
Brothers prido themselves upon the
strength, durability aud mechanic
al excellence of all the work which
leaves their shops.
We close this article with the
consciousness that we have, in tue |
hurry Of writing, done less than
half Justice to manufacturing es-
tablishment which is the pride and
glory of the beautiful city Of South
Bend.