Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
The Omaha Carriage and Sleigh Co

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The Omaha Carriage and Sleigh Co.
will do more, perhaps, than anything.
else to advertise South Omaha and All
bright throughout the state. The com
any is building up a business and a
reputation at the anne time, and are de-
pending entirely on the quality of the
work they urn out for both, so hat 1t is
safe TO say that In future the trademark
Albright" will be u guarantee that a
carriage or sleigh is fully up to the
mark. Although but a few months in
the business, the only drawback TO note
is a scarcity Of cars for shipment. The
grounds cover about three acres, and
within the inclosure are the turning
shop, wood shop, paint shop, blacksmith
shop, shipping floor, wheel room, fur
nishing room and offices. About seventy
men find employment in the various de-
partments, aud three statesmen repre-
sent the company on the road, while II.
d. Buckingham looks after the finances
and Il. w. S. Van Slyke the practical
management of the head office. "Yes,
we came here to stay" said Mr.. Van
Slyke, land we propose to both stay and
build up n business on the merits of our
work alone. We will turn out nothing
but strictly "a grade work, and to do
that will furnish nothing but the best
material and the best workmanship. 1t
does not cost any more to have the
a workman spoils anything entrusted to
him we charge him with it, so that
nothing leaves any department without
undergoing II Thorough inspection"
A trip through the factory and ware
rooms verified the statement. In the
first department adozen mon we're care
fully framing and %fashiouing the wagon
bodies. 1--WE use nothing but second
growth hickory and that strictly so,'
said Mr.. Van Slyke, land white wood
thoroughly seasoned and kiln dried of
the first quality. Most, manufacturers
use common red hickory, but we find it
the best here" he continued. "Noth-
ing but Valentines varnish is used
throughout, and buyers know what that
means" A trip to the paint shop
showed half a dozen 'bodies" in various
stages of completion. Each one received
sixteen coats before it was turned out,
and during the last stages each coat of
varnish was followed bya polishing pro-
cess in which pulverized pumice stone
and water gave it a gloss equal to that
of a piano. Here is something that
may be new to you," the manager con-
tinued, and led the way into the finish
lHS TOOIl. DluS CuTbdlHS Siducu Juc
windows and blue colorings tinted the
walls. All the cracks in the floor were
filed with putty and heavily coated
with oil and varnish. Everything was
absolutely quiet and no atoms of dust
could be distinguished floating through
the air. This is where the last coat of
varnish is put on and it requires a
skilled mechanic to do it. Only
one stroke of the brush is needed
and no dust must fall on it, or flies dis
figure it. The light that falls on it is
of a blush tinge, and gives that in
describable rich lustre that you notice
in all first class work. The store room
was next visited, and rolls OF hand
buffed leather for tops and eighteen
IN wool dyed cloth for cushions lin
stead of the ordinary piece dyed showed
that nothing but the best material was
used in any stage. Inquiry showed that
the wheels, shafts and poles were the
only things that were not made on the
premises, the former coming from Fort
Wayne and the latter from I%ndianapo-
lis. The wheels are from a leading fac
tory, and while in progress of construc-
ton are subjected to u pressure of forty
tons to exclude all moisture. They are
known as the ''steel banded wheel" and
receive the finishing touches on the
| promises. In the blacksmith shops
nothing but the finest grades of Norway
iron were being used for general pur-
poses, and finely tempered steel for the
necessary springs. The present capac-
ity of the factory is for l 900 carts, SOC
Brewster and Elliptic spring buggies.
so Dandy road wagons, 200 Paragon
and 800 miscellaneous. In August work
will be commenced on 1000 sleighs, but
in the meantime the premises will be
enlarged to supply the demand for the
company's special lines of Brewster
and paragon" buggies.