The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-14
TIE MASON TELEPHONE.
The Factory to be Enlarged I'm
mediately---A Big Thing
For Sumter.

The uecessity for manufacturing enter.
pssses in Snmter has heenBo often discussed
,ha, the question has become exhausted, but
the probabilities of and prospects Of Sumter
ss manufacturing, as we'll as railroad
center, arc by no means dead, as those who
read between the lines have seec for some
little time. Several years ago Messrs. G. I.
kW. A. Mason, two Of Sunter's inventive
citizens stirted. Ia q. modest way. with small
capital, the manufacture ot telephones. For
q while il was an uphill business, but
perseverance, and the genias for which the
Masons are noted, won ia the long run, AID
to-day, as q result of their efforts, the 6rst
and only telephone factory iu South Carolina
has been firmly established.
Their make of telephones is the recognized
leaders in point Of work, service and superior
finish.
Capitalists from abroad, knowing good
thing when it is seen. caught on to the fact
that the Mason Telephone was the finest made
aud foreseeing the improvement IN the
machine which the we'll kEowa inventive
genius of the Mason's would bring out, a
company was organized, with the man
Office in Richmond, Va
Since that time the Mason Telephone Com
pany has met with phenomenal success. 1t
soon became evident that larger shop with
increased facilities and force was necessary to
Eli the demand.
Mr.. Edward a. Catlin the President, and
Mr.J. N. CuIlinsworth member Of the Board
of Directors, of the Mason Telephone Com
pany. of Richmond, Va, spent yesterday in
Sumter in the interest of the company. AS
is knowa. the factory of the company is
here to make arrangements for greatly in
creasing the facilities Of the factory and de-
cided to increase the capacity of sihe factory
considerably, which will be done as soon as
the peeded extra machinery can be obtained
The factory is now we'll equipped, out the
business is very large and requires greater
capacity. BY reason Of growing business.
These gentlemen were we'll pleased With
Sumter, and the increase of this industry
will be great thing for Sumter.
Testimonials from Maine to California
show the Mason Telephone to be the best on
the market, and the business is booming.
The factory is already several months behiud
with the orders, even with a capacity OF 100
Telephones per week, and orders are piling
up.s - :, 5
A large shipment was made last Thursday
to San Francisco. The factory is 80 crowded
with o.aersthas. il looks likethey will hare
to stop taking orders f6r while until they
can catch up. Shipments are being made to
all sections of the country, even as far West
az Portland. Oeeeo1. To. ahox the-extent of
the bnsinsssvf fh6 company, an order was
received yesterday for 200 telephones to 60 to
one place.
There are telephone factories all over the
country and the remarkable success of the
Mason instrument in the face of such fierce
competition shop .ibeir superiority. Whea-
ever they are brought into competition they
always come ont Tar ahead. z5;i S
This company is now making at their
facsofy 4 very ssnall teiephone for use in
dwellings for short distances. Their beauty
and useF61ness can not be appreciated with
ont being seen: It is q baby telephone aud
it's q daisy-tbst should % its name.
The increasing business Of the Mason Tele-
phone Conpauy, and the pseinauent location
Of their factory here which bids fair soon to
be big industry is good news for Sumter
ard pasticnlarty as itjssa haRe enterp1se.
As evidence Of the fact that the Mason Tele-
phone IS gsiaing widespread reputation, an
order was fled to-day for one lot to be
shipped TO segar Guernsey 4 Co, City Of
Mexico, Mexico, care Of Archibald, Custom
Agent, New Laredo, Mexico