The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-10-08
Y. 4. sa,ony.
BAIRD s. BRIGHT,
State Agents for all Kinds Of Ma
chinery
800 s. 311 w. Markham St., Lit
tie Rock, Ark.

tie Rock, Ark.
From the Daily Arkansas Democrat Of August
1t is not often that we allow our
selves to devlate from the establish
ed rule that we have followed for
years; that is, to publish none but
paid advertisements, but we make
an exception In the present instance
because we conceive that by adyer
tising this house, we are advertising
the business resources, the progress
and demands of the entire State, for
did not the demand for labor saving
machinery exist to sufficient extent
to make the building up of such
business. a possibility, it would show
clearly that the State of Arkansas
was not holding her own in the
march of progress and improvement.
That Arkansas is keeping pace with
the march of improvement, is clear
ly demonstrated by the fact that the
firm of Baird q Bright, whose por-
traits we present above, have sold
since the first day of January, 1885,
81 steam engines and boilers (count
ing an engine and boiler, when sold
together, as one, an engine sold alone
as one, and a boiler sold alone as
one), aggregating ll06 horse power
and weighing in round numbers
724,700 pounds or 36 car loads of
10000 pounds each, II cotton gins
aggregating 1920 saws, nearly oil of
which carry with them feeder AMI
condenser, "a cotton presses, of which
they only handle one pattern; "a
corn mills, aggregating daily grind
ing capacity of 5000 bushels of corn,
besides a number of -four mill out
fits complete, saw mills, steam
pumps, mowers and reapers, thresh
ers and hay rakes, planers and
matchers, shingle machines, wagon
scales, shaving exhausters, shafting,
pulleys, betting, etc.
The above enumeration which 70
not guess work, but can be verified
by those who doubt ION application
to TIE proper person), shows clearly
that there is demand in Arkansas
for labor saving machinery and it
shows also, that Arkansas facilities
for supplying that demand, are sec
ond to no State in the Union. The
fact that so large a number of the
people of Arkansas, go to Baird u
Bright for machinery, is sufficient
evidence that their business is con-
Quoted on business principles and
in manner entirely satisfactory to
customers. Mr.. Baird, the elder
member Of the firm, and an old
steamboat man of the days of Mark
Twain, can always be found at the
large rooms on Markham street, OPP
poslte the state house aud his long
and familiar acquaintance with ma
chinery of nearly every description,
enables him to answer all reasonable
demands for information thai may
be made upon him, while the genial
countenance Of Mr.. Bright is as well
known IN every part OF the State as
il he had been raised in every coun-
ty in it. One of the peculiaritles OF
the business done by this firm is,
that though business is always be
ing rushed, the rush is an undercur-
rent, while the surface is compare
lively calm. The office force employ
ed here in Little Rock consists Of
but two men and two boys-a cash.
Ter, shipping clerk, a type writer
and an assistant shipping clerk.
The double show rooms on Mark
ham street are together 50xl00 feet
and here can be seen samples of all
the various lines Of machinery con
trolled by the firm. Near the Union
depot they have large warehouse
30x200 with railroad track on each
side Of 1t, hence their facilities for
shipping are unequalled Out in the
State they have SIX regular salaried
travelling men, who are on the go all
the time, ready TO wait on customers
who are not disposed to come to the
city, and in addition they have a
large number OF agents, resident at
different points throughout the State
and when it is taken into considera.
tion that Mr.. Bright spends most Of
his time looking after the interest
OF the house In all parts ofthe State,
III can be readily seen that there is
no reason why the people Of Arkan-
sas should fail to get all they want
in the way OF machinery. That
Baird n Bright are representative
men in their line Of business must
lie conceded when Il Ia known they