The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-03-11
The Carriage Mandatory Of Cover,
Cox& Markley, Greenville, s.. G.

We had the pleasure of looking
through this extensive carriage man.
ufactory during the past week, and
found the visit both interesting and
instructive. The establishment is
perhaps the largest in tho South, and
enjoys d reputation commensurate
with its merits. Commanding a fine
water power in tho heart of the city,
it gives employment to some sixty
workmer, and turns ont correspond
ing amount of work to supply the
constantly increasing demand. l!rr"
are made some Of the fines, ca'|:%#".
and buggics and the mo- srt'..;s1'.":
wagons in the Sn!!A@H. c.G'H''} ""t
as the work l. t."- >; a.a" n"j ia"
home a>r, l., H. ! '"G LOST auI""-
character 1.. '.rea sd :n@rnaa"&
bue.n.,s ai -" os>rn..au.@M. has :vu
10 1!.r erecting, - ncw H~iid!ng-a
.iuc tbr.c-Slory brick structure,
which is the largest and most COM
nodioEs III GrccnvllIc: and will be an
ornament to the city. The building
will be completed III the course of Il
month, and will furnish every facility
for doing work in'thc various depart
mcn,s. In the basement will be SIX
double Gorgcs, and in the rooms above
all the appliances Of perhaps the
largest and most complete carriage
manufactory in the South. We our
selves were surprised at the extent OF
the business, and the completeness Of
it's details.
We examined every thing, from the
black smith shops below, to the paint
ing and trimming departments above,
and then the finished products of the
workman's art, and found great deal
to interest and instruct. Here were
turning machines, and planning ma
chimes, and boring machines, and
sewing machines of ingenious con-
struction and rare power, moving
with rapid motion, and singing the
busy hum Of the workshop. Here
were machines for punching and drill
ing the thread Of screws. We were
particularly struck with the precision
with which a spoke was turned to
initiate any pattern which might be
put into the machine, and also with
the rapidity with which the work was
done. The machine for turning the
hubs and wheels also attracted more
than q moments attention. Hele
we're also narrow saws, .nade Of thin
strips of metal, for cutting the fclloes
Of wheels, and other saws so adjusted
that every piocc was cut after a GER
tain mould, and the various parts Of
the work could be put together in q
moment We saw the perfection and
precision of this work in the .construc-
ton of the Guano Distributor, Of
which a large number are manutact-
ured daily at this establishment. a
workman informed US that he could
put the instrument together in one
minute. by the way, it is model Of
it's kind iu simplicity of construction,
and will no doubt prove useful to ihv
planter. We sec that EnmI'>r q
them have tsen shipp"@ 'a Il" "d.
dress Of AbbrviIl" t.""'".:s. :" l"''
painting drpa"jacl.,, "c 1"o' = Ghi-
tlcmanly ch.":. w1~ .1""@ o,'2r
things, c,riaiao,j :" u" I=@ rs~cH$" .!
transferring Tic h.a"t;ra prints
which ud1rn tA" polished exterior Of
oar mos! tasteful carriages and bug
gica, and cunlrbGto 20 tue finish Of
their outside uitrAct;vcness. III
But We shall not attempt even a
sketch OF ali that we saw and heard,
but would advise our readers who
have The opportunity, to 50 and see
and judge tor themselves. We gazcd
with wistfu! eyes upon some handsome
carriages and bugsics, and only sighed
that we were not the fortunate own
crs. A two-scated buggy, with u
movable seat, particularly attracted
our attention, and when we become a
householder and horse-owncr, that
will be the buggy for us. 10 those Of
our friends who arc both household
crs and horse-owncrs, we say go and
get supplied-the inducements are IT.
rcsistible. The establishment is under
the control of active, cntcrprising
men, who have proved how much can
be done at the South in the way Of
manufacturing. The cstabliShnient is
an honor to Greenville, and its success
should stimulate manufacturing enter
prise everywhere throughout the
South.
REL1GIoUs.-We had the pleasure
of hearing on Sunday last an excel