Daily Republican., 1881-10-21
( FcARRIAGEI INDUSTRY.
,.rExFENTlTIs CARRIED
oyIN THIS CT rY.

,,,s Hundred Men Em'
.,o,sa I'm the several MAUI
f.eto-iea-Tne H"sine"s
LooHtsx W.
haen some time since anything
y" a'r said about this industry IN
,snrton, whicn is carried on tc
las a.pr extent than people have any
~ 4 one firm alone producing over
.osr hundred carriages a year.
sars fifteen manufactures Of car
J. in .his city besides several wa.
Inijders, wheelwrights, sc. At
.in,e Wilmington had n worldwide
eaton for her dne carriages they
~ considered second to none in the
,ry his grade has been grad
y aoipr down, and our city's repn.
N for producing fine carriages Is
So high as i, was 4 few years ago.
artbeless. there are carriages built
Ls citv that will compete with the
manufacturers In quality, style
durability, The cause Of this de.
in III, grade Of work was the in
nnion Of a very cheap class Of
1, thar met with II rapid sale, and
" of the leading manufacturers
nned their nue work and dealt
$pIyin common wagons. But this
N work is not durable and must
rtnally play out. then Wilmington
/ have a chtrce 10 redeem herself.
|EiDc tusught n lengthy article on
subject wonld be of importance to
MANY readers, y representative Of
RgpTBLICAN made a visit to the diff
IN, carriage shops of the city in
tr TO get full Information ~ to the
Milton OF the business. The first
.Tsest shop in town is
uCLEAR AND KENDALL's,
her Ninth and King streets. We
ke shown through their large shops
! found II regular hive OF indus
THIS firm tilnt started In business
6i At the corner Second and French
ktt.. Their hus,uess rapidly iucreas-
And it Was not Iang before these quar-
were too ,E,a!!, and they removed
bOrN c0ugrEiai quarters, corner Ninth
Hing sNte'ts, taeir present. location,
|ch is q large brick buildlng,running
Tx to Freuch street, being three stor-
lon French street and two stories on
pg street, and is 30 by 2lS feet. Itis
ed up from top to bottom with the
sSt and most improved machinery
appliances for building coaches
carriages Of every description. They
ploy on an average 40 men, but
hing the busy season more men have
be added. In their smith shop alone
" employ 40 men, This year has
ll the busiest season this firm has
Own and they expect 70 turn ont in
neishbOrho,i Of fifteen hundred
'riageS. They build all kinds of
rk, both light aud heavy. They |
ve capacity Of turning out from . |
carriages per day. They send their
fkIonearly all the principal cities and
Eno in tAe country, and are building
Precipitation for good work second
|none. They carry an Immense stock
|bodles, Wheels, etc, the year round,
lhattley become we'll seasoned be- ,
Q they are put into use. They are
getting up several new styles Of
lages, in fact they are always get
up something new. Under the
rntendency Of $. W. kilvington,
is a practical workmsn,everything
ne in a wOrkman,ike manner. The
of the carriages built this year,
is firm, will cxcsed $500, 900; the
Material alone reaching the large
If $500, 600. They ship large num-
iery day, and have a. number OF
arriages on the exhibit at the At
ExpositloDs. Week before last
rm shipped ever forty carriages to
ent parts of the country, which is
'rgest shipment ever made by any
n this city. Too much cannot be
'f this enterprising firm, who have |
much to advance the interest and
ase the carriage trade in our city. |
JONES GUTHRIE & CO.,
side of Market street bridge, Is
t the oldest, if not the oldest, car
factory in the city, having been /
lished in iS49. and ranks first in
tyle of its carriages and their fine
They are now very
, employing over 20 men, with the
'ok good for a large fall trade. This
make a specially of light work, and
reputation for fine work stands
l; The fine buggy that was pre-.
ed to Mr. Charles X. lde, by the
'loyees of the 2. w e. b. Il. Il. Co.,
ltion Of W cich was made a few days
IN the REPUBLICAN,, speaks vol
ls Tor this firm. They received the
wing letter from Mr. lde, in refer
t0it
LADELrHIA, Pa, Oct l2tb. 1881.
sSsRs. JONES GUTHRIE 4 co,
Wilmington, Del.
FTLEaBN Il have been this day
tolpient of very acceptable and
llin! gift from some of the en-
'es Of the Z. w. & b. Il. Il. Co., in
aape of carriage made by your
and | feel that in addition to an
oWiedgment made to the donors,
due you to say, that in thorough
d workmanship and beauty Of de-
IL Is second TO none l have ever
an opinion freely expressed by
, dlsinterested persons who have
ined the work. 1t certainly re-
the greatest credit upon the ma
ana 1t gives Inc pleasure to assure
this fact.
Il, Very Respectfully Yours,
CHAS. X. IDE.
firm has o capacity of turning
oni lou TO zOO JOBS per year, whlch
with a ready sale.
HUDSON AND CAHILL.
enterprising firm started in
ess three years ago, with limited
W on Orange street, above Second
factory being three stories high
oo feet. This firm build prin-
y light work, which meets
rapld sale throughou. tho country.
speciality is light Buggies and f,r
ehcy Of finish and durability are
70 beat. Both members of the
being practical workmen and
= all the work under the imme-
supervision, aids largely in their
ctlon of first class work. Their
ltlon Is becoming wide spread and
hg they will rank amongst the
= dealers in the city. The busi-
as no far increased at the present