The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-08-12
Daily Output 500 Dozen.
AGENCIES MAINTAINED IN
ALL THE LARGE CITIES.
From the Bridgeport Conn Morning Tel
eoram June I6

From the Bridgeport Conn Morning Tel
egram, June 16.
One of Bridgeport's most active manufsc-
turerers is the corset factory Of Birossy
Somers & Co. Notwithstanding the ex'reme
depression in business affecting almost ever,
line, visit to the factory shows that thi;
depression has not caused them TO lmi
their production in any way, ard II Is OILY
until recently tha; they have beer "'!e 'o
supply the demand for their goods vi Gu
working the factory at night, the latter hsv-
ing been the rule duriog the spring seasor
The factory is now running lis fullest capacity
and zen hours day.
Their brands of corsels must certainly oe
popular with the people or otherwise they
would not have been 80 favored with ar
amount Of business which has pushed theil
plant to its utmost capacity. It has been ont
Of the cheerful sights ofthe city to see cac:
window of their immense buildings rfscfine
the light and activity WITHIN Oar city
is certainly fortunate 20 have sn lndus'T!
furnishing employment 70 so many ci he'
people.
The manufacture of corsets has bai quite u
history. The old-fashioned stays III whlci
the grsndmothers Of the present generation
were won't to lace themselves up IN co;npll
ance with the dictates Of dame fashion. when
compared with the easy fitting, flexible aod
gracefully curved corsets OF the present day
apuear almost like Instruments CT torture a2c
oae can only wouder how they were eve!
worn with any degree of comfort, cot to Say
pleasure Tbare are many kinds and varie-
ties of corsets on the market to-day. each
maker claiming certain points of excellence
for his branch. 1t ia reasonably certain.
ho, Y, ,hat no corset manufactured 10 'Eis
or an, 5.her country comblne SO many good
features as those Of Birdsey, Scmers Co
These ccrsets are krowr and worn through
out the United States and Canada and theli
sale is constantly on the increase. ihe plant
is located on Burroughs street. where II oc-
cupies floor space of 1900 square feet
The business wss founded 10 1865 and from
a verv modest beginning has grewn to vast
proportions To day Ave hundred persons
are engaged in this factory and even this
large force is not sufficient 10 always aeep up
with the demand The Armorside, Trlcors
md F. P. corset are the special brands man
ufactured and their superiority is universally
admitted by the hundreds of thousands OF
women who wear them. The company has
an elaborately fitted store for the sale of its
goods E; No IS Leonard street, New York.
Agencies are also maintained in Boston, Chi
cago, San Francisco and New Orleans.
There is also branch establishment at Bir-
minrham, this State, knows as the Birmng-
ham Corset company and the comolced out
put of the two factories, together with what
they are compelled to have made by outside
anufactories is over 800 dozen day. Both
companies are owned and managed by Bird
sey, Some1s Co. Both Mr. Birdsey and
Mr. Somers are business men and practical
10 every sense of the word thoroughly fa-
milier with every branch of the business. 1t
is to their able and Intelligent management
that the company enjoys such prosperous
and continually expanding business. Highly
esteemed in business circles, they are held in
equal regard by their fellow-citizens gene
rally.