The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-06-04

THE SUCCESS ATTAIEED BY- THE HORSE
SHOE FED SPRING COMPANY.

SHOE FED SPRING COMPANY.
Mr.. S. II. Turner, who has for tho
past six months been conducting very
successful business here in the manu-
facture and sale of bed springs is on the
eve Of departure to other points, having
supplied this section with his naHufac-
ture. THE GAZETTE has hitherto failed
! to make extended mention of this gen.
| tleman and his work. Such is its mag
nitude however that a proper apprecia-
tisn dictates that his departure should
be more than briefly noticed. Mr..
Turner is himself the inventor and pat
entee Of the spring he makes, having
patented it in March, 1888. He is man
ager Of one of the two houses of the
Horseshoe Bed Spring Company, the
other one being run by Mr.. j. /.
Wheatley, whs is now located at Jsnes-
bOrO. Mr.. Il. is also the inventor Of the
machine with which the spring is made.
One day last week GAZETTE man visit
&c the factory and spent half an hour
there watching the manufacture with
interest. Great coils Of Besscmcr steel
lay piled la the ouferaroom. The reg
ular click of tho machine sounded mu-
slcaily as it was defIly operated by Mr..
Chas. n. Hayes, pleasant and intelli-
gent young gentleman whose father is
the talented editor Of tho Bellevi!le
(nl) Meas Democrat According to the
reporters timing he TUNED springs off
the reel at the rate OF a pair every fniIy
seconds, each pair containing eleven
feet Of wire. During day he max S
twenty set Of IS each. These he neatly
packed as they were made, and they
were then ready for the agents.
Mr.. Turner has twelve men in his en-
plOy and uses seven teams constantly
on the road. The springs are sold at
five dollars set, and fad ready sale.
La order to accommodate all, Nr. Tur-
ser does not require payment in cash,
but takes in exchange all kinds of pro-
duce, such as wool, feathers, hides, ba-
con, ETC., at the highest market rates.
During the few months be has been To-
Gated here he has taken in about 10, 600
pounds of feathers. He has now on
hand about 1000 pounds of the downy
staple. Many prefer to pay in feathers,
because they can do so almost inexpen-
sively, the feathers removed from the
beds to make room for the springs going
far toward paying for them. The peo-
pie Of this section are thanks 40 this
btd >pIiug, now sleeping better than
ever before, thousands of springs hay-
ing been distributed around. Twelve
pounds of feathers on set of these
springs makes bed far superior to one
containing thirty pounds on Stats be-
sides lessening the task Of lifting in
making uP beds. Now that the heat of
summer is coming on, one can fully APP
preciate the comfort of a soft, pleasant
aud cool bed, and feel Insured against
the unhealthfulness that would other
wise exist. The springs have stood the
test, and are therefore no longer an ex-
pertinent, but a grand success. All the
finest principles of convenience, sim
plicily, elasticity, cleanliness and com
fort are combined. They are so arrang-
Cd as to yield delightfully."- and noise
lessiy te every motion of the body
which rests as easily upon taem as tbs
swan upon the water. They make a
smooth even surface, with no ends to
chafe the body or wear the mattress,
and bodies do not roll disagreeably to-
gether as ON other kinds of springs.
Mr. Turner is benefactor in his way.
He and his agents have made many
friends hereabouts By their uniformly
clever and gentlemanly manner of
dealing, and THE GAZETTE while re-
GREETING their departure commends
them as worthy the confidence of any
community they may hereafter visit