The Adair County news., 1908-05-13
The Lyon Buggy Company Places
One Hundred and Twenty.
One.
BueeieS and Surries on Exhibition, At
tracing Hundreds of People.
Many Of then from Adjoining Counties, all be-
ing Delighted.
THE REFRESHMENTS ON THE HOUSE.

A representative of the News was in
Campbellsville last Saturday and in the
afternoon had the pleasure of witness
ing magnificent display of buggies
and surries placed on exhibition by
The Loyn Buggy Company, an enter
prising finn doing an extensive business
reaching over ten or twelve counties.
The large trade enjoyed by w. R. and
R. j. Lyon. who do business over the
firm name of The Lyon Buggy Company.
is due 70 honest dealing, courteous
treatment, and the handling of the best
vehicles placed upon the market.
When the Lyon boys first started in
business, ten or fifteen years ago, the
firm was known as Lyon & Turner and
littLl later the name was changed to
TurnersBros. & Lyon, but for three
years no one has been interested but
the Lyon Bros. and the firm named has
been The Lyon Buggy Company.
Mr.. R. ]. Lyon is the manager and
salesman, and a more efficient man
could not be found in the State. He
knows buggy at a glance and sells it
upon IFS merits, misrepresenting no part
about it. During the whole day Satur-
day friends were dropping into the es-
tablishment, and by o'clock in the
afterr} Don, Mr.. Lyon had disposed of
nine VI ehicles and had partially contract
ed several others.
During the afternoon in order to
demonstrate that this firm was selling
good work, true work and square work,
fourSE gentlemen, Mr.. viii Hobson, Mr..
VIM. liar, Taylor Moss and Mr.. B. F.
lefaw, 4ll frst-class citizens, were
|slaihkd by the assembly to go through
the establish ment, select four wheels
from four different buggies and show
the audience the character of timber
used in the building of them. Wrench
es were secured and spoke after spoke
was twist ed from the hub and rim and
broken into pieces, showing that they
were made of the toughest young hicko-
ry. The many who witnessed this test
were loud in their praises, speaking in
the most complimentary terms of the
firm and its manner of doing business.
While the exhibition was going on the
immense throng were served with the
finest of cigars, and the cool and re-
freshing drink, cocola, was at its COM
mand.
All work handled by The Lyon Buggy
Company is made according to their
direction. They do not buy carloads of
vehicles without knowing exactly what
they are to receive. Hence, they are
in position to guarantee their sales,
knowing that every buggy will be just
as it is represented.
Last year this firm sold over three
hundred vehicles, and this year it is out
to reach the four hundred mark, and
the proprietors confidently believe that
their expectation will be realized. This
is the largest buggy establishment in
the Green River section of Kentucky,
and its business has been constantly
growing from the start. Last year its
sales amounted to $35, 900 which will be
increased this year. The amount o1
business The Lyon Buggy Company has
received is well merited compliment
and the proprietors feel grateful tt
their many friends, trusting that they
will continue to give them their trade
and use their influence in assisting
them in expanding their business unit
it is known and is receiving patronage
in territory that it has not yet reached
- During the day Saturday Mr.. John F.
Morrison, a genial gentleman, repre-
senting the Cole Buggy Manufacturing
Company of Cincinnati, assisted tn,
Messrs. Lyon in showing and explain.
ing the different makes of buggies il
their establishment. 1t required {
great effort upon the part of the Com
mittee to break the spokes, and while
the work was going on one of the gen
tlemen said to Mr.. Morrison. "Brins
out wheel that we can smash easy. ;
ssIt can not be found in the house, ,
said Mr.. Morrison. 1t was certainly
profitable day for The Lyon Buggy
Company, and while many sales wer,
made, better results will follow, as the
demand for buggies increases.
Besides handling buggies and othe
vehicles, this Company carries a larg
stock of saddlery, harness, collars
whips, lap robes, pads, ETC., etc., an,
in this line it does an immense business
Persons who have not gone through tn
building would be astonished to see tn