The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-03-01
OUR INDUSTRIES, No. 7.
The central Carriage works.

In looking around a community, and
noting lis industries, there is nothing more
indicative of its thrift, and of its ultimate
triumph in its struggles for progress, than
to see among its people hope to rise up in
the world through honest labor. One Of
the evils which the past years Of imitation
has fastened upon the young men of this
country is belief that there is q shorter
road 10 fortune and to success in life than
slow but sure one which labor opens up be-
fore them. Their conception of the necessa-
ry auxillaries to entering business life is
reserved bank account, a countingroom fur
nished in blackwalnut cashbooks, ledgers
and cheokbooks bound in gilt; an easy
chair, slippers, gown and an errand boy in
livery to introduce customer; and some ex-
tremely accomplished young gents in whose
compositions the prose and poetry Of life
struggle for mastery, even go 80 far as to add
another charm to this elaborate paraphor-
nalia-a femme dc ehambre, equipped with
dust-brush, TO clear the way for the throngs
Of ladies who he sees in his dreams come
thronging to his place Of business, armed
with thousand gracious smiles and pie
thoric pocket. book each, in order to lift him
Immediately into the hands of fortune. The
repeal of the bankrupt act, and q subsequent
return to specie payment has blighted the
dream of such young man, and now
whittier will he turn TO find the fckle god
ess-Fortune-that fatal "missing link"
between himself and a brownstone 'front.'
With ideas as different from those as black
is from white, Messrs Trexler & Kreidler
started the Central Carriage Works in this
borough, little less than two years ago,
They were both practical workman, the
one a wood-worker and the other painter
and lrimmer-both having the reputation of
being first-class in their lines as journey
men--and were acquainted with the neces-
sites of the trade here, as they had for sew
eral. years worked in Lehighton as en-
ployees. Their hope OF success, then, was
based upon the fact that they could, with
their own hands, by employing a capable
blacksmith, build n first-class vehicle, of
any pattern that might be desired, and they
believed, knew even, they should be able to
find customers for every such vehicle made.
In this they have more than realized their
expectations, for there have been times
when they could scarcely find room in their
establishment for the number of employees
needed to complete the orders on hand.
Trexler & Kreidler are also progressive
and enterprising. They claim to have built
the first Portland Cutter turned out by any
carriage makers in this portion of the Val
ley. which was purchased and used by Mr..
Harry E. Packer. The convenient and odd
but handsome and cozy market wagon used
by Dldine Snyder, Parryville, was built by
them, and, we believe after pattern pecu-
liarly their own. They now haye a patent
pending IN the U. g. Patent Office On a side
bar and spring to be used in what is known
as the Brewster buggy. The patent device
prevents the vehicle from hanging or ca
rcening when used by single occupant.
In the winter they manufacture and keep
in stock slelghs OF the various patterns, in
tended either for pleasure or business. Of
their Portland Cutters, the handsome one
recently made to order for DR.. N. B. Reber,
is sample of their superior workmanship.
AT all times they keep in stock the phaeton,
coal-box and piano box buggies, wagons of
all kinds, buckboards and other vehicles
adopted to travel over rough mountain
roads.
To make their iron-work, they have re-
Gently engaged the services of Mr.. Josiah
Harpel,..a blacksmith for whom it is claimed
there are few, if any, better in this portion
of the Valley on carriage iron-work. Messrs.
Trexler & Kreldler always warrant their
work to be as represented. Their place
of business is opposite 7. D. Clauss' clothing
store, Bank street.