Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1893-05-04
GARRISON & s1INC,H.
Largest Fertilizer Manufacturers
and Implements Dealers.

Largest Fertilizer Manufacturers
and Implement Dealers.
The Fertilizer Manufacturing firm of
Garrison q Minch-which, however,
includes dealing In all kinds of farm
and garden implements and supplies,
hes become one of the most enterpris-
ing and extensive of the kind In South
Jersey.
From capital OF about $1,000,
which was all that was necessary to
run their enterprises eight years ago,
their business has increased to such
proportions that a capital of $50, 900
and upwards is now required.
The firm is composed of Professor
w. o. Garrison, than whom no man is
better known In all sections of the
county, and Mr.. Bloomfield H. Minch,
son of the well-known retired farmer
and capitalist, Mr.. Francis B. Minch.
A visit to their establishment and
an inspection of their immense busi-
ness operations ON South Laurel
street, is exceedingly interesting as
PIONEER reporter found out.
On the first floor of their large brick
building is located the firms Office,
the private Office of Mr.. B. 81. Minch,
and the private Office of Prof. Garrison,
who Is also the Collector OF Cumberland
county, the President of the Garrison
Sand Wash Co. etc. Francis B. Minch
also has private Office In the same
tier.
On this floor is the general sales
room for farming implements, such as
plows, harrows, cultivators, rakes,
drills, and such things as can be readily
shown in salesroom OF that kind;
also seeds, grains, potatoes and, In
fact everything of such nature belong
ing to the farm or garden. They
carry an immense stock of grain and
grass seeds, etc.
A powerful elevator will convey you
to the basement beneath or the floors
above. In the basement Is a grinding
mill for their feed department, as they
also manufacture mill feed.
A 25 horse power Kimble engine,
the only one of the kind In town, fur
nishes the power for the elevator and
the feed mill, and here they grind
as much as $4,000 pounds of feed
day. The exhaust steam furnishes
heat for the building in cold weather,
and also for three adjoining stores.
Eight years ago this firm started
business in their little old building,
12x16 feet in size, and capital of less
than $1,000; now they have an acre of
floor space in their big building alone.
On the second floor is their general
stock room for grain and seeds. Here
are stored many hundreds of bushels
OF corn and oats, as well as seeds.
On the third floor Is the stock room
for carriages and farm implements.
Even a farmer would become bewil-
dered at the multitude of farm imple-
ments In stock here. Every thing from
a hoe or garden rake to self-binder
Is to be found here.
Does farmer want a wheelbarrow or
farm roller, garden rake, or grain
drill, plow, or hsrse rake, here he
will find 1t.
Does he want farm wagon or a
handsome carriage or buggy, here it
Is.
Three large cellars in the basement
are store rooms for mill feed as well as
vegetables. Here are bins holding
from 800 to 1000 bushels of grain for
milling, or of bran, or oats. A separ-
ate cellar nearly as large as the two
grain cellars, is kept especially for
storing potatoes.
Seven years ago this firm began the
mixing and manufacture of CONNER.
cial fertilizers, which they now conduct
on most extensive scale. Their fer
tilizer mandatory is now one of the
largest in the State, and certainly the
largest SOUTH OF Camden.
The old planning mill and part OF
the wharf once occupied by A. F. Ran
dolph has been secured, and the plan
ing mill has been converted into an
immense chemical laboratory for the
manufacture of fertilizers.
Farmers should visit this and look
through 1t; they would be both inter-
ested and instructed.
Vessel loads and car loads of acid
phosphate, potash and dissolved bone
are unloaded there and stored In their
sheds. Cargoes of dried blood in stock,
and ground Scotch herriDgs, and other
fish, fine as powder, are imported from
England and landed and stored In their
sheds.
Besides the dissolved homes tons mn.