The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-05

The CENTRE WHEELING STREET CAR
STABLEs.-A visit 10 the Centre Wheel.
ing stables OF the Citizens Street Rail.
way Company would repay any one in.
terested in the care ofstock. The stables
are located on the west side Of Main
street, between sd and cath, and give
shelter to fifty.Six horses, besides the
street cars in use on the main line. The
Island stables contain twenty.four horses.
The fity.six horses in the Centre
Wheeling stables are in charge Of Mr..
James Reilly and seven assistants, two
Of whom are blacksmiLhs and are kept
busy keeping the animals properly shod.
The stable Ia kept Rs clean and comiorta-
bic as possible, and the stock are In line
condition. The thin, bony beasts that
were wont 10 be objects Of commiserAtion
TO many street car passengers have en-
tirely disappeared, and in their stalls are
large and stout looking animals. And
there ID no reason why they should not
be large and strong, II sound and whole
some food and proper care and
attention are Of any value In that
direction. Each animal receives daily
sixteen pounds Of cut hay aud
twelve pounds Of rye, oats and
corn. The feed Ia mixed in box, with
warm water, and is greatly relished by
the horses. The horses, too, are curried
and Spopged of at least twice day, and
ottener when necessary.
The hay for the horses feed is cut
with regular hay cutter, which is
worked by animal power. Formerly,
two men were kept busy chopping the
hay all the time, but this cutter In thirty
minutes will cut enough to last all day.
The economy Of the new arrangement
therefore cannot DO questioned. There
are also machines Tor Smelling corn,
and grinding the oats, corn and rye
used, in preparing the mixed food. The
warm water Is obtained from a heater
near the pump which supplies the place
With water. During this kind Of weather,
the food would freeze il cold water was
used in mixing it, which renders the
warm water necessary, In watering the
horses at the pump, the chill Is always
taken of the water In the trough by means
oil the hot water, before the animal is al
lowed to drink. In short, every care Is
taken TO keep the animals in good conli-
ton.
The cars leave the stables at twenty
minutes OF six o'clock in the morning,
and return TO the stables for the night at
twenty minutes OF ten o'clock. The dri-
yerH and conductors find the cars and
horses ready for them at the stables, and
do not have 10 look after them except
while running on the track. The horses
on each car are changed three times day,
every team thus making twenty-iour
miles per day.
1t is not generally known that the
heavy snows which prevailed during the
present winter were very expensive to the
street railway company. The tracks
must be sailed every day, and salt costs
money. The salt put on the tracks on
Saturday alone cost the company $50. A
portion Of this salt is purchased from
the pork houses, after it has been used in
sailing meat, at the rate Of sixty cents
per barrel. The balance is procured
from first hands at 81 SO per barrel.
There has been good deal Of talk
lately OF the company purchasing the old
Window Glass Works in North Wheel.
ing, for stabling purposes. The property
was offered at the low price Of $4,000.
The Centre Wheeling stables are now
slightly crowded and more commodious
quarters are desirable, but the Board Of
Directors have not as yet decided to in
vest in the North Wheeling property.