The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-10

OBSERVATIONS MADE BY OUR
MAN-ABOUT-TOWN YESTERDAY.


OBSERVATIONS MADE BY OUR
MAN-ABOUT-TOWN YESTERDAY.
The Fine Turnouts on Our Drives ana
BouIcvards- Carriage Man
.,tactories-A visit TO the Establishment
of Ne.srs. II. u. Bosher s Sons and
David 4. AinsIic IS Bro.
Samuel Taylor ColerIdge must have
had a very thoughtful turn OF mind
and very observant eye when he
struck off the following lines:
.Ilc saw a cottage with adoublc coach-house,
\ cottage OF rentiiity;
And the devil did grin. for his darling SIN
is the pride that apes humility
IL the old man with the forked
tongue and cloyen foot ever comes to
city impregnated with as much moral
force as can be found in Richmond, he
may not fluid the double coach house.
but he will stumble upon many cot
tages Of gentiIiy," and he will be sure
to find a people that are fond of good
looking turnOuts and brilliant equip
ages. whether they ape humility or
not.
For the number of people who live
in Richmond there are a proportion
ately greater number Of pleasure vehi-
cles. to the inhabitant. Than can be
found in any city in the Union. The
average business man. who IS chained
to his desk down town with business
10 40 "a rnnG4ntIAn
of the stylish turnouts that are daIl, 20
be seen on our fashionable drives. 1t is
bright and pretty picture that Is pre-
scented on any fair afternoon the year
around on these drives. Beautiful
ladies'. the satisfied looking gentlemen.
the man whose means permit il, and some
whose means do not. whlrl here and
there behind sleek steeds. fat and well
kept. Some Of the stock of roadsters
have regulations and long pedigrees,
for the Richmond man. if be has any of
the old Virginia blood in him. is com
PEELED 10 love a blcoded horse. fine gun.
and good dog. The horse must have
proper caparisOns, ana draw dazzling
drags and fashionable turnouts. The
turnout must be complete IN order to
make the fad a taking one.
Il Richmond can boast of fine carriage
manufactures.
Men have started without means here
aud have amassed Independent fortunes.
They found a market for their wares
without difficulty, at their doors at
first. and afterwards the demand in
creased until their trade influence ex-
tended beyond the limits Of the State.
and made regulations for them IN all
the cities of the South.
The name of BOsber is jnseparatly
connected with the carriage manulac-
turing industries Of tnls city.
Let US see how the house commenced,
and follow up in a cuIsory manner It's
subsequent history.
The first BOsher Of whom anything
is known by the present generation was
Charles B0sher. who came to this
country from England as a teacher IN
the old Wormley family. between 1870
and l740 lie settled in KING William
county. Virginia.
Charles Bosher. his son, established
the carriage making business in Rich
mOnd in 1906. on the ground upon which
is now situated the pOstO1lice and Gus.
tom house. In 1914 James Bosher sue
ceeded Charles Bosher in the business.
He owned the square between Eighth
aud Ninth streets. south side. on Nam.
| The house now occupied By the state
newspaper is still the property of MS
,aughter. In 1880 X. ii. Bosber re-
moved TO Richmond from King Will
! liam county, and served an apprentice
ship m The carriage factory Of his hall
brother, James BJsher. In 1913 he be-
came a p .Itner IN the carriage business
with his brother. and in 1892 he as
sumed the entire business, his brother
reuring. He carried on the business
with great success until 1880, when he
died.
After his death his sons. L. j. and
/ Charles G.. B1sher. succeeded To the busi-
ness under the firm name Of X. H..
BOsher' Sons.
The establishment is now situated
! No. H. south Ninth street, and is the
oldest business Of the kind in the South
ern States, having been established in
| 1914.
The business increased each year until
now it has a firmly established trade all
over the South. The purchases aud the
pay roll accounts of the house foot up
about 100000 per annum. but this does
not include any expense outside of the
city. b sher 5 Sons find IL necessary 10
purchase a great many supplies outside
OF the city. our dealers here not having
the demand for the character OF sup
plies needed, 10 warrant them in keep
ing such stock on hand. I'VE use the
huest material that we can lay IN. al
ways trying TO buy the best. said Mr..
BOsher yesterday.
"What was the highest price you ever
obtained for a carriage
"SOme carriages in the city have cost
as much as $1,000, bat the In lhest price
we ever received was $1,000.
How is the market with you at pres
ent -
Not booming. but fairly good. We
are now doing large lot of repairing.
There Is some little depression in trade
on account of the great rains We have
| bad. but we have no reason To find
fault.
DO you ship as many goods row as
YOU did before the war
ne bu~lutNo - Ntl1 NiiNithA H'N
from what it was then. Before the war
the trade was not cut up so badly. and
people ordered from the larger cities.
Now there are small factories scattered
all over the State. and this. as "A matter
of course, causes a diversion. We still
ship our work all over the country. and
having an established reputation for
doing the best of work, and dealing
honestly with all customers. we are
kept busy all the time. and our trade IS
daily on the increase.
If not exactly in a transport of jour
nalistic enthusiasm, it was with feel
ings of public spirit and universal phi
lauthIopy. that the TINES man about
town, after having duly exercised the
amount of leg talent necessary, and
found himself IN the Office OF David \.
Alnslie * Bro, successors To George \.
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