The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-06-06
TAKE A CHAIR
And Let Us Tell YOU
About
THE BRuMBy CHAIR FACTORY.
One Of Marietta's Most Prosperous
And Beneficial Manufacturing
Enterprises.

We invite the public to make with US the
rounds Of The Brumby Chair Company
and see how chairs are made. Without
any preliminaries we at once enter into
the presence of Miss Welsch, the efficient
typewriter, and Mr.. Dawson the book
keeper, in their Office, who receive us very
graciously, kindly calling the proprietors
son, remarking, We suppose to make us
feel more comfortable, that he had been
looking forward to the pleasure of showing
US over the building" which ne did with
his habitual politeness.
The factory of The Brumby Chair Com>
paay is located directly on the Western &
Atlantic Rail Road within the corporate
limits ofthe city near the Marietta L North
Georgia Rail Road Shops
Mr.. 7. N. Brumby, the President, has
long been resident of our city and lie an
enterprising, intelligent gentleman ard a
Thorough business man.
Mr.. j. c. Tal!ey, the Companys Scores
tary and Treasurer, impresses one with his
geniality and business like air.
The factory covers about three acres of
ground and consists of number of build.
ings. The main building is lOOx5O feet
and is three stories high. They have two
Babcock and Wilcox boilers which supply
an engine OF 100 horse power. While in
the engine room stood as if in the PRES
ence of mighty power, almost human, as
L recalled the possibility Of that wondrous
machinery.
The bending room is 4Ox60 feet; the two
dry kilns, 50x20; the three stock sheds
also cover large arcar. There are two
large warehouses each two stories high.
Three Of the floors are used for wrapping
and packing of chairs. One floor is used
as finishing room. You can form some
idea Of the magnitude of the building
when you learn that it has capacity for
finishing 600 chairs day.
We find it very difficult to describe the
making of chairs, as there are so many
different patterns. Let US, however, fol-
low one from plank to warehouse. First
the seat. The planks come from a side
door to swing cut off saw, where it is cut
into widths The planks then 60 to a ma
chine where they are bored and glued to-
gether. Now to the palmer, to the band
saw, back to the sander and boring ma
chine, which completes this much of a
chair.
The second piece we take up is the
back post, which passes through cut off
saw, ripsaw, lathe, the binding room, dry
kiln, mortising machine and boring MAJ
chine.
The three back Stats 90 through about the
same machines.
What an immense business this is!
was forcibly reminded of the expression
Nothing succeeds like success" These
chairs are shipped 10 all parts of the Unit
ed States. Only a short while ago some
were sent to China. We need not wonder
at this, however, for what is more comfor,
able than large "Brumby Rocker" ?
Where is d more tasty chair for the dining
room or the sitting room than we find
made here Serenity different styles are
made varying from three dollars and a
half per dozen to seventy two dollars per
dozen.
could but open ny eyes in astonish>
ment as | looked at the number of ma,
chimes. What struck me most forcibly
was the ease and perfect familiarity with
which the operators seemed to manage
their work. The experience of years has
made those employed marvelously expert.
Such enterptisinG gentlemen as Messrs.
Brumby and Talley should have every en-.
enlargement from the town for such facto-
ries are necessary for the growth OF the
town.
Employment is given to l2O men and
boys and - girls. This fact alone shows
the benefit of such an enterprise in our
midst Think of the amount of money
paid to them and spent right here in our
| town
About l6 years ago, one cold winter
night, our town Was aroused by the cry Of
fire, the heavens we're illuminated, and as
the bell rang out on the frosty air, il call
ed our citizens out but too late they we're
powerless. The Brumby Chair Factory
WAS burned TO the ground. Nothing
daunted-it vas rebuilt and stands to-day
a monument TO the energy and perseryers
ance Of tIose who have it 10 charge
PEARL hccLATCBEY
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