The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-10
The Autlana daily Glohs.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1874
BRATEEEsps1.
Estcy & Co.'s Organ Mandatory.
THE BEGINNING

there is hardly n city or town III the CIVIL
lied world where the name of j. Estey &
| Co. is not known, and through them, the
town. and the state, thereby giving our
Green Mountain State, reputation and a
! a name that stands at the highest pinnacle
of the musical world.
In 1916, Jones and company commenced
| in Brattleboro the manufacture of musical
| instruments. They were succeeded by a.
| B. Carpenter and company and for four
years their manufacture was carried ON in
an humble and primitive way. They not
succeeding very well, and finally becoming
discouraged, Mr.. Jacob Estey then young
man doing business in that town as a
plumber, who with his keen foresight and
natural tact thought that melody and har-
mony IN the United States was not at a
discount, purchased one-half the interest
and furnishing one half the capital, took
charge of the business, the firm name be-
coming Carpenter & Estey. lie had no
sooner taken this part, than new life and
energy was infused into the whole concern
and what was commenced under great
difficulties and in humble manner, has,
under his watchful eye, for the past twen-
ty-fivc years, kept steadily increasing until
now it has assumed gigantic proportions
and is at present the largest mandatory
of Cottage Organs in the world, the name
and reputation of which have extended
from cast to west. from north to south
Messrs Estcy & Carpenter conducted
the business together for two years, when
the interest of Mr.. Carpenter was pur-
chased by Nj. Isaac Hines. He remained
as one of the firm for some two years when
he retired and was succeeded by Mr.. IL. L.
Green, the firm being known as EsteY and
Green for period of eight years, when
Mr.. Green retiring left Mr. Estey the sole
proprietor. He conducted the business
alone giving his entire time and attention
| to it, until in 1865, he associated with him
two partners, who remained with him only
fifteen months, when they retired and
were succeeded by Levi X. Fuller and
julius ]. Estey, son-in-law and son, the
firm name being known since that time as
j. Estcy & Co.
| THE FIRST BUILDINGS.
| Tha ,norrfociure of the organs when
Mr. Estey first became connected withsthe
business was carried on in one room on
Main street, G0XA0 feet, where was employ
q .io1 ,l.ar # ~
gans manufactured during the year. did not
exceed fifty.
On account Of the new life infused when
Mr.. Estey entered the concern, the bust
ness soon commence to increase and they
secured more room in the same building
which was occupied until 1857, when it
was destroyed by fire. a wooden building
was then erected 57xG4 feet, four stories
high with an / part, 30X40 feet, two stories
high, the machinery in it being carried by
steam power. This building was used I'M
til January eth, 1864. when it was destroy
ed by fire and all the machinery, stock on
hand. books, ETC., were lost. This last
disaster would have discouraged almost
any other man, but with that indomitable
pluck and energy, for which the senior
partner has always been noted, work was
commenced on another factory and in
twenty five days, another one standing on
the same site of the one burned was in run
ming order. 1t would now seem as though
everything was in proper place for the sue
cess of the firm, and that the factory was
large enough to enable the company to
manufacture all the organs that there would
be demand for, but such was not the
case 1t was the intention of the company
to make their organs erceIi)r over all
others, and during the year 1865, that Won
derful invention the patent "VoX Humane
was perfected and applied to the Estey
organ. The control of this wonderful dis
covery was secured by letters pdtent, but
the increasing demand for their organs
showed the value of the invention and its
appreciation by the public In October
1862 part of their establishment was wash
ed away in the great flood of that month
but work was not stopped day.
But it soon became evident that larger
and more commodious quarters must be
procured if the increasing demand for or
gans would be supplied, and in 1869, sixty
acres of land were purchased. This land
is situated west of the village on bluff
overlooking Land directly opposite of il is
| Wantaslquete Mountain.
THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
They Immediately commenced the cree
ton of new buildings that would give
them sufficient accommodations. In 1870
they finished tour buildings and haye kept
on adding to the number until now, stand
ing in row fronting toward the village,
are eight buildings, l00x35 feet three stories
high. built of wood, the roofs, sides, and
ends being covered with slate, the corners
and cornices being covered with heavy tin,
and rising from the center one is flag
staff from which floats the stars and
stripes.
The grounds are fenced in by high
picket fence, the buildings being located
forty feet apart, the space between them
being grassy and interspersed with fruit
and shade trees .. White curtains are
placed on every window, and an air of
neatness pervades the grounds and the en-.
tire establishment, in many of the windows
of which are seoh pots of house plants, and
in fact everything that skill and capital
can do TO secure the comfort, convent
ence, and health OF the workmcn, the
safety, perfection, and economical working
of the establishment, has been done.
| POWER.