![]() Barney-Parker employed 1,250,īuilding�among other things�sleeping cars for private individuals who Meant many cars went unpaid-for, and the company was closed for almost a year.īy 1859, things were looking up. The balance after the cars were placed in revenue service. Was for a railroad to make a down payment when a contract was signed, then pay That year Barney produced, among other things, Tolerate nothing but the best craftsmanship! But while the plant capacity wasĮxtensive, car building was not. They were noted for their quality, because Eliam Barney would Barney supplied them ready-to-run, including all blankets, quilts and The first Barney-built sleeping cars came out of the factory inġ855. Parker closed out that business and moved He then went into politics, and eventually into banking, beforeīecoming a partner in the same car building enterprise from which Elijah PackardĬar Manufacturers of Springfield, Massachusetts). Thresher sold his interest to the other partners in 1858.īaptist and had been trained as a teacher, but early went into the mercantileīusiness. Parker (1803-18_) and the firm was reorganized as Barney, Parker &Ĭompany. In 1854 he brought in a new partner, Caleb Thresher �s health began to fail, and Barney became increasinglyĪctive in the management of the business. The agricultural line was successful, but car building soon demanded allĪvailable resources, and the agricultural line was sold to another company. Railroad equipment, a full line of agricultural equipment was introduced inġ852. ![]() Known, was not only able to carry on, but to expand its operations. Thresher & Co., as the partnership became Fortunately, he had brought in skilled people who were neverthelessĪble to carry on, and E. That Dayton had no railroad and cars would have to be shipped by canal boat.īut Packard, the only one with experience, died suddenly in With an experienced car builder, Elijah Packard, to purchase a tract of land andīegin construction of a shop building. Possibility of manufacturing cars for the budding railroads, and soon joined Some capital, and become close friends with Barney. By 1849, Thresher had recovered his health, accumulated Thresher met Barney through the local Baptist church and bought (In those days, �going west� from anywhere was supposed to be He helped to found several denominational schools and edited two religious journals before coming to Dayton for his health. Thresher (1799-1886), had been a Baptist minister in Maine until his voice became impaired and he was forced to take an administrative position. ![]() In the meantime the Cooper Female Academy had been established,Īnd he became its Principal in 1845, a job he held until 1851Įbenezer T. Some reason he went into the lumber and sawmilling business, which he conductedįor four years. For two years he taught a private school for both sexes, but his health failed and for Head of the Dayton Academy (high school), which he was until 1838. ![]() Ohio, when Eliam Barney and Ebenezer Thresher formed a partnership theyĮliam Eliakim Barney (1807-1880) had been a teacher of classical literatureĪnd managed several schools in the east and midwest. It is my guess that there would have been no Beverly Hillbillies with out Lil Abner and Snuffy Smith.Barney & Smith Manufacturing Company Thresher, Packard & Company Shotguns, Swamp Living, and the whole 9 yards. Like Lil Abner, Snuffy Smith and friends are Hillbillies. The cartoon succeeds in mimicking the style and feel of the comic strip. Before I watched the episodes, I didn't remember the characters, but it didn't take long for it all to come back to me. In addition to 2 half hours of Cool McCool and 20 episodes of Beetle Bailey, it also includes 20 episodes of Snuffy Smith and Barney Google. BCI Eclipse as part of their deal with Hearst Entertainment and Entertainment Rights, has released a 2DVD set of King Features cartoons called, Animated All Stars.
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