The American Leather {Furniture Company}

Of High Point, North Carolina founded in 1990 they specialize in Custom Leather Furniture.
http://www.americanleather.com  336-431-1513

I hope y'all have a great weekend and enjoy your friends and family in good ole Southern end of Summer blowout! Be safe, eat well and God † Bless all of y'all! ~Clay~

Hey y'all what do all of y'all think of the blog for my up coming book "Keep It Southern Y'all"© so far? If you like the blog you'll love the book! And for all of you who do not live where these companies sell their wares, many of these fine Southern companies have websites where you can order them from the comfort of your home or office so you can have many of these wonderful things no matter where you live in the country...

For all of y'all that like Southern made furniture for it's style, craftsmanship, durability and cost then here is another entry from my book on Southern Companies and Business', "Keep It Southern Y'all"©

Kingsdown

Mattress company founded in 1904 and headquartered in Mebane, North Carolina. www.kingsdown.com/

Sam Moore Furniture

Established in Bedford, Virginia in 1940 and still headquartered there.  www.sammoore.com/


There are so many great Southern Companies that most people don't even realize are Southern like;

Papa John’s (Pizza)

Founded in 1984 by John Schnatter in Jeffersontown, Kentucky (near Louisville) and is still headquartered there. http://www.papajohns.com/index.html

A couple more great Southern Companies, my book "Keep It Southern Y'all"© is just full of great Southern Companies both new and old;

Old Bay (Seasoning)

Founded in 1939 by Gustav Brunn, a German immigrant in Baltimore, Maryland. It is now owned by McCormick also featured in this book as a Southern Company.  http://www.oldbay.com/

Walker & Sons "slap ya mama" (Cajun Seasoning)

Founded in 2001 by Anthony 'TW' Walker Ville Platte, Louisiana. (I use this product) http://www.slapyamama.com/

Bruce Foods

Producers of ‘Cajun’ spices, hot sauces, canned yams and sweet potatoes, pancake, muffin, bread-pudding, and biscuit mixes, ‘Cajun King seasonings’, ‘Casa Fiesta’ Mexican foods, ‘Cajun Injector’ marinades, and ‘Mexene’ chili seasonings  founded in 1928 by the Bruce family in New Iberia, Louisiana and currently headquartered in St. Martinville, Louisiana. http://www.brucefoods.com/

I can't wait for y'all to read it I'm sure you'll enjoy it, I even have a section on 'Bed & Breakfasts' in the South!!!

Another great Southern Company covered in "Keep It Southern Y'all"© is;

Dixie Crystals

Sugar company founded in 1917 by Benjamin A. Oxnard in Savannah, Georgia now owned by Imperial Sugar of Sugarland, Texas. (I use this product) http://www.dixiecrystalssugar.com/

Hey y'all, as a proud American I always try to buy U.S. made products and services first, but also as a proud Southerner (from Burlington, North Carolina) I have started looking into buying 'Southern' first so I came up with something I call my "Southern Company" list. It is a list of companies/businesses in the South that were established in the South and are for the most part still headquartered here which in turn keeps our money in the section of the country where we live which helps our local economy, not to mention helping our neighbors, friends and family find employment and products we are familiar with or grew up with. Here is a list of Southern goods and services companies that I deal with or know to be good Southern companies. I hope all y'all that read this book enjoy the brief histories of the companies and in some cases the web address of the Southern companies listed and that you will decide to custom these establishments and remember "Keep It Southern Y'all"! God † bless one and all...

~Clay~

Well y'all "Keep It Southern Y'all"© is getting much closer to publishing, not only do I have a publisher interested, but a really good friend a 'Tar Heel' ex-pat living in NYC and another friend a 'Palmetto State' ex-pat are trying to get financing for the project, if it works out we could be up and rolling by maybe 2014! I would be forever grateful and in their debt for any success for 'Keep It Southern Y'all"©, I'm so excited I can't put it to words.

Here is one of the Southern Companies that I've featured in my book;

GooGoo Cluster

Snack company founded in 1912 by Howell Campbell and the Standard Candy Company in Nashville, Tennessee. (I use this product) http://www.googoo.com/

If you've never had one of these Southern Delicacies y'all are in for a treat, you'll get real milk chocolate, caramel, peanuts & marshmallow! A Tennessee treat!

"Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less." {General Robert Edward Lee}

You know I've met some great folks on line particularly through my FB page "The Southern Cause", in fact that was the main inspiration for my book "Keep It Southern Y'all" ©. I had so much interest on the topic of Southern Companies that a had a few folks suggest I do a book on it, one person in particular who I won't mention by name right now {because I don't have his permission} has been mega supportive as well as giving many helpful and useful suggestions and many on my FB page have given product suggestions as well. Southerners are my people and great people they are...

Things are getting closer, just working on the funds for my publisher, but they really like the book and I have another good friend originally from North Carolina who currently lives in NYC who may also be able to help get my project up an running, either way it will happen. 'Keep It Southern Y'all'© will be on the shelves of your favorite book seller by 2014... :-)

Looks like I may be truly on my way to getting my book published! I am so happy that my dream is starting to come true. I got "Keep It Southern Y'all"© a copyright and it all seems to be happening like in a dream sequence now...