Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-14
FURNITURE MAKING.
the EsIgeneId and Nashville Manu-
featuring Company.

featuring Company.
incorporated November y, 1874, with
paid up capital of 100000, the above
named company comes to the front as one
Of the most prominent of the manufactur-
ing industries Of the city. Its stockhold-
ers and officers are: Z. r. Driver, Presi-
dent; ]. n. Sharpe, Treasurer; Geo. w.
jenkins, Secretary; Charles Rich, Superin-
tendent of the furniture department; W.
K. Miller, in charge Of the warero0ms.
These gentlemen were the incorpOrstors Of
the company, and we here give an outline,
at least, of what they are doing, and what
they expect to accomplish in the future.
The company is divided into two depart
ments, the first of which, known as the
Charles Rich Furniture Company, Office
and warerOoms No. u North College
street, and factory corner of Summer, Madi-
son and Cherry streets, manufactures every
line Of furniture, from common to the
finest grades. The manufacture of up
holstery goods of every description is also
carried on, and the making Of mattresses is
one Of the speCialties of the business. Of
the furniture on hand, too much cannot be
said in praise of the superior workmanship
displayed, as well as Of the beauty of the
several designs. No more elegant goods
are displayed in any city Of the country,
and such radical changes and improve
ments have been made in the appearances
and facilities of the ware and salesrOoms
that it is really a treat to inspect the
premises.
The factory now in use is too small, and
the company is now building in Edgefield
an extensive establishment, exclusively for
the manufacture Of furniture, TO be five
stories high and 140x45 feet. The other
depar, meni, known as the Sutherland Saw
and Planning Mill Company, also located in
Edgefield, manufactures doors, sash, blinds,
frames, molding, flooring, weatherbOard-
ing, etc.
In addition to supplying the local trade,
the company enters into direct competition
with the cities of Louisville and Cincin-
natl, and is taking from these two the trade
which of right belongs TO Nashville. The
gentlemen Of the company are not wild or
chimerical in their hopes or plans, but they
are in dead earnest, and have sufficient en-
thusiasm to warrant success.
Careful economy is practiced in every
department. Each stakeholder is in the
service of the company at a moderate sal
AIRY, and gives bis undivided time TO the
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actly what might be expected.
One of the specialties Of the company is
the manufactured school furniture. Re-
Gently it equipped the Ninth Ward School
house and also the FOgg School building
Of this city, and this school furniture de-
partment promises to become a leading fea-
ture.
The great bulk Of the business of the COM
pany is necessarily at wholesale, and its
trade now extends throughout Tennessee,
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, hlissis-
sippi, Virginia, and other States, and a
very considerable business is being built
up in Indiana. The prospects for a large
trade even in Boston and other far Eastern
cities is by no means remote. The prOba-
bilities are that very considerable ship
ments of fine grades Of goods will be made
to the New England States.
The company will employ from 200 to
$50 persons, Independent Of the large num-
bers engaged outside when the new factory
is completed, and, in extent of detail in
either or both departments of its business
the Edgefeld and Nashville Manufacturing
Company will stand second to none South
Of the Ohio River.