The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-03-29
THE BULETT CARRIAGE FACTORY
a Creditabie Hell Air Enterprise.

The busiest looking place in Bel Air is the
large factory of the Bulett Carriage Company,
where upwards Of 50 skilled workmen are en-.
gagged in manufacturing carriages, buggics and
road carts. About $50 vehicles, in various
stages of construction, are under way. Orders
are coming in rapidly from far and near, and
the directors of the company hope il will soon
be necessary TO increase their force. The fac
tory now has the machinery and working force
requisite for turning out 3 600 road carts and
LOCO 5uggtes and carriages in a year, and The
building is large enough to do three time, that
amount OF work.
In manufacturing vehicles advantage is taken,
wherever it is possible, OF labor saving macn-
cry. Its use enables the company to manuiac.
turc huggicS, carriages, dc ut low prices, and
1t Ia claimed that the machines, when properly
managed, do better work than can ordinarily
be done by hand-everythng being cut and fit
ted with the utmost cxactncss.
On the first floor, in the rear, is the smith
shop, where dozen or more sturdy sons of Vui-
can, under the management OF Mr.. z. DeBow,
hammer into the various shapes the iron which
enters the construction Of the stylish buggy,
the elegant family carriage or the useful road
cart Adjoining is the wood workers shop, of
which Mr.. Ernest KtrchOf is foreman. Here
planning machines and saws are whirring and
buzzing, as they are engaged in smoothing up
sides aud cutting out various portions of dayton
wagons, dc. The lumber used consists of pop.
lar, ash and hickory. The latter lie obtained in
Hartford county, but the poplar and ASH come
from Indiana and Tennessee. The only parts
of vehicles not made in the factory are the
shafts aud wheels. The latter are made at
the Hollingsworth spoke factory, out of nar-
ford county hickory and can not be surpassed
for strength.
The offices aud show room are also on the
first Moor. Mr.. l.. q. Mitchell lie the book
keeper.
On the second floor men are engaged in saw.
ing the rough lumber into various sizes for
more advanced work in the wood shop below
On the third floor are the cooring and var.
nishing rooms Mr.. Mark Wilde, who is quite
an artist with the brush, has charge of this de.
partmeut
On the same floor, in front, is the trimming
room, Of which Mr.. James Fyle is foreman.--
The fourth story is used as a storage room.
The first road cart sent out Of the factory was
sold to Mr.. r. Charles Lee, of jerusalem
Thirty or forty road carts were shipped, day
or two ago, to North Carolina, PENNSYLVANIA
and points in Maryland.
MIR. William S. Bulett, manager of the factory
and foE whom it was named, Ii thoroughly aud
practically familiar with every detail of the
business The road carts manufactured are of
his own invention, the designs being secured
BY patents. Que Of them has a coil spring and
the other combination spriug, which can be
adjusted to ride comfortably with a weight of
90 lbs. or with 80 lbs. on the cart The ar.
rangement is Ingenious and simple and the
Bulett carts are said TO be supcrsedng all others
wherever they have been introduced.
Work Of all kinds will be done, from the
strong and scrvccablc but plainly finished veh.
Gle TO those OF haudsUmcst finish aud most cost
ly appointments. The facilities of the factory
are ample, in skilled wOIlmeu, machinery and
materials, to compete in prices and workman
ship with any carriage factory in The country
The new factory has added to the population
OF Bel Air IL score or more of sober, industrious
workmen-a desirable class in any community
Mr., John q. Rouse is President of the COM
pany and Mr.. Allen Hoffman, Secretary. The
other directors are Messrs. VIM. $. Bulett, j. T.
{. Hopkins, $. a. Williams, John II. Rcckord
and Edward Ferry