The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-17


AN IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE - LARGE
MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENT. - Upon
the site OF the old stOne-yard on Twelfth
street, a few doors south OF Main, Mr..
George p. Stacy has completed four story
brick building, with basement, in which a
very extensive business in the manufacture
OF bedding, etc, is being carried on. This
building is 1870, and has flOOr.roOm OF
about forty thousand square feet. Mr..
Stacy's father was the founder OF the firm
in 1914, and when he retired fem it the
present proprietor took charge.
The manufacture OF all kinds OF bedding
is an industry that is growing rapidly, and
Richmond has made dash to the front in
this business which is alike cTeditable TO
the city and to the enterPrSing men who
carry il on. II gives employment to a large
number OF hands, both men and women,
and seems destined TO become at very
early date one of the Leading manufactures
OF Richmond. A peep into the new build
ing OF which we write would astoniSh many
persOns who are ignorant OF the various de-
partments making up such an establish
ment. Indeed, it requires three houses TO
carry on the trade, but in the new one most
OF the work is being done at present, as
neither the carpenters nor plasterers have
vet finished their work.
On the top floor Is the machinery for rem
ovaling and purifying feathers. This busy
apparatus whirls the feathers round and
round, while Jet Of steam equal in pressure
to that upon the boiler is kept constantly
pouring upon them, until the fOulest feather
comes out pure, fresh, and as sweet as Il
nut. As a sanitary measure, the process
has been declared by noted physicians in
Richmond to be not only useful, but now
almost absolutely necessary. There Is no.
thing so cleansing as live steam. On this
floor are large bins lettered according TO
class and quality A, b, and G, Into and from
which the feathers are taken and returned
until ready for use.
On the floor below mattresses, pillows,
and holsters are made. Here about twenty
hands were at wOrk-iust now filling an
order OF 500 mattresses for the White Sui
nbur Springs. The floor below the one Just
described is the upholstering establishment
and sewing.rooms, where twelve or fifteen
hands are employed. The furniture 10 be
upholstered is brought into this room for
that work after it has passed through other
departments. la the seWing-rOom num-
ber OF females were at work upon sheets,
pillow. and bolster.cases, &C., &c some
cutting while others were using the sew
Ing.machInes, driven by steam from the
motive. power room IN the basement.
The second floor Is used as a sample and
shippipg.room. In the basement is the mo-
tive power-an immense englne-whleh
drives the machner, elevator, &c, for the
entire mandatory. On the same hooI IS
the picking.room, where the hair and other
material used for stuffing mattresses, &C., Is
oyerhanled and prepared for manipulation.
From the boiler on this door will come the
steam In the winter-time to heat the DulId-
ing.
The MaIn.street building Is used chiefly
as a warehouse for all classes OF fuI niture.
For instance, in the basement Is the chair
room; on the street floor are The side
boards, hat-racks, &c, aud on the moor
above, chamber-sets, &c.
There is another building on Tweliso