East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-05-23
EXTENSIVE LIVERY ESTAB-
IUSH WENT

ducton of lumber, shingles, slaves salt,
&C., East Saginaw hes become Justly no
torious, but few there are who realize the
iact-and fact it is-that we have here
one Of tho finest, best appointed, and
most thoroughly stocked livery establish.
monts in the West. We alludc to the
Stables on Washington Street, A. w.
GATES, General Business Manager. The
building, or buildings, occupied, about
midway between Genesee and Tuscola
Streets, have front of 60 feet on the
West side Of Washington street and a
depth of l2O feet, covering one entire lot.
There are in front, two carriage entran-
ces and a private entrance to the office.
The South hal Of the building is divided
as follows In front and on the right an
open area for the general purposes OF har-
Messing, Embarrassing, &c, and on the
right, lst, the Office; I'd, storage room for
robes, blankets, whips, Sc 3D., harness
room. About eqni-distant from front
and rear on this side, is an open space,
in the centre of which is a fine well with
pump attached, and around the sides are
arranged boxes for feed, connected by
spouts with grain and feed bins on the
floor above, also bin for cut hay, which
is conveyed by trough from above
Stalls for the horses, forty in number,
occupying the balance Of this part Of the
building, being placed on each side of
the hall leading to the entrance in the
rear, and SO situated in reference to the
water and feed that very little travel is
required in going to and from even the
fartherest.
The North half Of the building is APP
propriated exclusively to tho storage of
carriages, of which from twenty-five to
thirty are kept in constant commiSs-
ion. In the n. Il. corner Of this apart
ment is another well and pump. around
which the floor is grated to carry off the
water which has to be used profusely in
washing carriages. A force pump is to
be attached this well with hose sufficient
to lead to any portion of the stable.
The stock on hand at present is 30
horses, 26 buggies and carriages, 20
slcighs, full supply of saddles, harness,
robes, whips, ct cetera, and all the nccess-
AIRY gearing and iucidentals, in proper
ton. The value Of the building and
stock is between ten and twelve thousand
dollars. The buggies are nearly all of
Eastern manufacture, and among the
horses are some of the finest in Northern
Michigan. In the upper story are bins
for the storage of 1900 bushels Of grain
and feed, and there is additional room
for 20 tons Of hay, enough for full
years supply of the latter and sufficient
grain and feed to last about four months,
We give this imperfect notice Of the
institution not so much to describe it par
ticularly, as to call attention TO it as
model establishment, one of which our
young city may well be proud, and which
has fewi any rivals in this stata,i in point
of convenience, neatness, and we might
include extent, style and value. Order and
neatness are apparent on every hand
From all who have visited the establish
ment, citizens or strangers, but more
especially those whose proclivities are
such as to characterize them as "horse
men, to a greater or less extent, we hear
daily expressions OF the most compliment
tary character made in allusionr thereto.
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