The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-16
AGENCIES MAINTAINED IN
ALL TIE LARGE CITIES.
From the Bridgeport Coma Morning Tel
egram, June Is.

SEldtn, oUUS 40.
One of Bridgeports rlost active n,annfat-
turerers is the corset factory Of B!rdsey
Somers & Co. Notwithstanding the extreme
depression in business affecting almost every
line, visit to the factory shows that this
depression has not caused them TO limit
their production in any way, and il IS nplv
until recently that they haze been xre TO
supply the demand for their goods wiirout
working the factory at night, the latter bay
ing been the rule during tie spring season.
The factory IS now running lis ialies: capacity
and ten hours day.
Their brands Of ccrsets must certainty BE
popular with the people or otherwise they
would not hare been so favored with an
amount Of business which has pushed theic
plant 70 its utmost capacity It has been oCe
of TIE cheerful sights Of the city to see each
window CT their immense Buildings rejecting
tie ligh: and activity within. Our city
is certainly fortunate 70 lave al industry
furnishing employ mert to so @aoy CT her
people.
The manufacture of corsets has hed Cei;e 4
history. TIE od-fashioned stays ii which
lhe grandmo,neEs of the present generation
were won't to lace themselves up IN con,p!i-
auce with the dictates of dame fashion, when
compared vita the easy fitting. asxlo!e eud
gracefully curved corssts OF the present day
appear almost like instruments CT torture and
ore can only wonder bow they were ever
worn with auy degree cf comfort, rot tc say
pleasure There are many kinds and vaTie-
ties OF corsets on the market to-day. eSch
maker claiming certain points OF excellence
for his branch 1t is reasonably certain,
however, that no corset manufactured In this
or any other country cotnpine so many good
features RS those Of Birdse:. Somers Co.
These corsets are krown and worn through
out the United States and Canada and theii
sale is constantly on the Increase. The plant
is located Of Burroughs street where II oc-
cupies floor space Ct 49, 600 square feet.
The business was founded in 1855 and moE'
very modest beginning has grown to vast
proportions. To-day five hundred persorS
are engaged in this factory and even THIS
large force is not sufficient to always keep up
with the demand The Armorside, Tricors
and E P corset are tie special brands :naD'
ufactured and their superiority is universally
admitted By the hundreds Of Thousands c.
women who wear them. The company has
al elaborate'y fitted stere tor the sale OF ITS
goods ut No. 25 Leonard street, HeW I ork
Agencies are slso maintained in Boston, Chi-
cago, San Francisco and Ne" orleans
There is a!so branch establishment AZ BIZ
miogham. this State, knows as the 8i7miog-
lam Corset COMPANY and the comh;aed o:i;-
put of the two factories together VIII vii. {
they are compelled to have made by oats:de
manufactures is over 500 dozen day. Both
companies are owned snd managed hy iSHG-
sey, Soners & Co. Both NJ. 3itdsey and
Hr. Sarlers are business men ana 9facticH.
in every ssase Of the word thoroughly Ia
m;:ar with every branch .! .:ie onsiHess. /;
is 20 their ao:e and intelligent arrangement
that ;ba company cnjc,s sach :. prosns:"as
and continually sxpantiing business. E:Ea's
es,een1e.; n bu>insss ci.c'es. the* "Ta *s.1 N
qua regard y ;iieir feilow-c':'@eas gene
:a.;r.