Enterprising Manufacturers

Without dubt one of the most enter[)rising manufacturing concerns of this city is that of Walker & Co., of 7 W. Liberty and 21 and 23 Ashley streets. The firm, which has been doing business for a good many years now, is nade up of Messrs. George Walker, Michael Grossmann and Christian Brauu, each of wliom, by great industry and excellent business management ïas acquired a substantial interest in a substantial business, one that has grown from a humble beginning to an hidustry that now employés move tlian a score of laborinsc men and does an annual business amounting to $25,000 or $30,000 a year. This is a resnlt possible in any business .only throufch the most honorable business methods and by putting upon the nnirket a grad of goods wliich are their own recoimnendation. This is the way in wliich "Walker, & Co. liaveestablished their large and I growing plant. The Courier was this morning shown through Walker & Co. 's manufactory and salerooins through the courtesy of Mr. Walker. At tliis season of the year their stock is specially complete is the spring trade is just opening. As lieadquarters for carriagës, slirreys, phaetons, end spring and sido spring buggies, roadwagons, bicyclés, harriesses, blankets, nets and robes tliere is no place in the city ahead of thém. You can liuy a handsome wood-finSsh rpad wagon for $25 or a made-to-order pliaetonfor$200. Walker & Co, are just sopniletiiig a hanusouie pluieton lor John Goetz Jr., at a eóst of .$200. The iirm sells every year an aggregatë of 600 or 700 carrisiges, besides dding an enoimous atoount of repairing. They keep on hand at all times a large stock of unflnished goods. They have 35p mms of unfinished wheels always on hand and other carriage parts in proportion. At present the firm is eniploying abont 20 men, a number that will soon have to be increased as the trade opens. And the best thing about their industry is that they keep almost all of their men throughout the whole year. Their factory is flnely equip]ed from top to bottom of the three stories, every room being full of stock or occupied by some branch of the work. In truth it appears that the enterprising firm will soon liave to have more room for their steadily increasing business, and this despite the liard times. The next issue of Wrinkle will be placed on sale Thursday morning. It is to be a bang-up number, coutaining cuts from the pen of Wagner, Cainpau, Kennedy, Miss Randall, Roth, Galbraith and Herdman. Arthur Smith, too, lias developed the artist and will liave one of the best hits af the year in this issue. Thejiniddlé page will be hy Campan and will depict the hutnorous side of the late meet. The prose and verse selections are without (juestion the best o the year, and withal the vacation number of AVrinkle gives promise of eclipsinfJC all previous etforts of this college publication.