Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-02-28
PRICE S CENTS
W A U GHTOWN N.
THE SENTINEL'S EFFORTS TO GET
THE PLACE ~ POSTOFFICE.
Three Large Wagon Manufactures that
Make Three Hundred Wagons
Every Year.

STAFF Correspondence Of the Sentinel.
WAUGHTowN, Feb, D, 1SS4-The
SENTINEL, ever on the alert to increase
its usefulness to the people of this sec
ton, deputized the writer to proceei
to aughtown, busy manufactur-
ing village of half thousand, and get
signatures to petition asking the
Postmaster General of the United
States to grant it the establishment of
Post-office. Waughtown is in For
syth county two miles from the Twin
City, and is the seat of the largest Wag-
on Manufactures in the State. The
J. p. Nissen Wagon Works now
owned by Messrs. Geo. E. Nissen &
Co., take the lead here,S4nd manufac-
lures more tobacco wagons than any
other factory in the world. 1t we'll
deserves to rank among North Caro-
lina's representative industrial es-
tablishment, such0s the w. T. Black
well Tobacco Co., the Tyson & Jones
Carriage Factory, the Granite Cotton
Mills and so on. The "J. p Nissen
Wagon" is as familiar a name 30 the
people of Western Carolina as that of
old Zeb Vance himself. This factory
dates its birth away back to 1882,
when only two hands were employed
in addition to the proprietor, Mr.. j. p.
Nissen. 1t was successfully carried on
for Il number of years, each year expert
encing a rapidly increasing patronage
and necessary increase of capacity.
s. was the amount of cash capital
from which an enormous busines has
sprung. But energy, strict and care
ful attention to business is oftener
more productive capital than filthy
lucre. At the death Of the original
proprietor, three sons succeeded him
in the business, George T., William
NJ, and Samuel j. Nissen. These
gentlemen, to whom your correspond
ent is indebted for many courtesies,
took charge in October, 1890, and the
business never enjoyed a more prosper
! Gus boom than it is now experiencing.
This is due largely to their generous
application of printers ink, their adver-
t:sing patronage having been nearly lis
,rge in North Carolina as w. L.
Blackwell himself. They employ II
large and constantly increasing force
of operatives, and manufactured last
year six hundred wagons. These are
shipped to half dozen other States
| besides North Carolina They are at
present far behind their orders, an
the Works contemplate on enlarge
ment at an early day.
The W. L. Spaugh Wagon Works
is the next in size, and employ large
number Of hands, and manufactured
nearly three hundred wagons last year.
This establishment is under the mana
cement Of VIM, and j. G.. Spaugh,
and was first operated in 1860 by w.
E. Spaugh who with the assistance of
one hand beside himself turned out
only one wagon month, while unticr
the present condition Of things they
are able to average one each day.
They make a speciality Of handmade
work and use no improvd machinery,
though | think it is only Il matter OF
time when the demand for their wag-
ons will be SO great they will find it
almost an absolute necessity to put i'll
labor saving machinery.
The J. |. N;ssen Wagon Works,
the third in point Of size and interest,
is at present owned by G. f. Nissen &
Co. 1t was established three years
ago by one of the Nissen brothers.
Last July the head of the present firm
purchased the entire factory, and a few
months later took in as a partner DR..
league This concern made about
three hundred wagons last year, and
promise toincrease their capscity to an
additional hundred by another year.
Although established but a short time.
they have received liberal amount
of patronage, which is ever on the
increase. On the 21st inst, this fac
tory was awarded letters patent on
the running gear of their wagons.
All in all, Wau5htown is p:ctur
esque and decidedly interesting place
Everything is wagons, wagons, wag
ons. You see them everywhere, and
the language of the inhabitants i.
wagons. Think of place where near
ly all the inhabitants are sturdy, bi.
muscled men, who shove the plan,
and WELD the sledge, lead honest lives
are contented and happy, and make
thirteen hundred wagons a yeari
G. L. COUNTER.
Yes, there Might.