The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-02
Daily Output 500 Dozen.
LARGE PLANT OF BIRDsEY, sOMERs & co. DE-
SCRIBED.
MAINTAINED II
ALL THE LARGE CITIES.
From the Bridgeport (Copn.) Morning Tel
egram, June l6.

From the Bridgeport (Conn Morning Tel.
egram, June Is.
One of Bridgeport's most active manufac'
turerers is the corset factory of Birdsey
Somers l. Co. Notwithstanding the extreme
depression in business affecting almost every
line, visit to the factory shows that this
depression has not caused them 10 limi
their production in any way, and II is only
until recently that they have been able tc
supply the demand for their goods without
working the factory at night, the latter hav'
ing been the rule during the spring season
The factory is now running its fullest capacity
and ten hours q day.
Their brands Of corse,s must certainly be
popular with the people or otherwise they
wonld not have been so favored with 40
amount of business which has pushed their
plan. to i,s utmost capacity. 1t has been one
of the cheerful sights o:the city to see each
window of their immense huiidings rft'cti"g
the light and activity within. Oar CT,
is certainly fortunate 10 have Al industry
furnishing employment to so many OF her
people.
The manufacture Of corseiS has had quite y
history The old-fasb:oned stays III which
The granjEothers Of the present generail"n
we're won't 10 lace themselves up IN c0mpli.
auce With the dictates of dame fashion, when
compared with the easy fitting, flexible and
gracefully curved corsets OF the present day
appear almost like instruments Gf torture and
oMe can only wooder how they were ever
worn with any degree Of comfort, nor to say
pleasure There are many kinds an: vaFle-
ties of corsets on the market to-day, eac.
make: clg;..ing certain points OF excellence
for his i1anch. 1t is reasonably certain,
however, that no corset manufactured IN THIS
CIR auv other country combine SO many good
features us those Of Birdsey, Somers & co.
These corsets are known nnti worn through
out the Cuited States and Canada and theil
sale is constantly on the increase. The plant
is located on Burroughs street. where II oc-
cnpies floor space Of 75.G03 square feet.
The nssiness was founded in 1855 and from
a very modes. beginning has grown to vast
proportions. To day FIVE hundred persons
are engaged in this factory and even this
large force is not sufficient to always keep up,
with the demand The Armorside, Tricsra
AID + P. corset are the special brands Iaan-
ufac.u:rd and their superiority is universally
admitted by the huodre3s Of thousands Of
an elahorately fitted store for the sale Of IFS
goods nj No. s. Leonard street, New York.
Agencies are also maintained in Boston, Chs
cago, San Francisco and New Orleans
There is ALSO branch establishment at Blr-
mngham, this State, knswu rs the BFn:ing-
ham Corset company and the combioed out
put of the Two factories, together with what
they are compelled to have made hy outside
manufactures s over 500 dozen day. Both
companies are owned and managed by Bird
sey Somers i &c. Both Mr.. Birdsey and
Mr. Somers are business men and practical
in every sense Of the word thoroughly IA
miliar with every branch Of The business II
is to their able and intelligent management
that the company enjoys such prosperous
and continually expanding business. Highly
esteemed in business circles, they are he'd in
equal regard by their fellow citizens gene-
rally.