The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-25
A MODEL STABLE.
The Grant Bros Co. Ensconced in
Their New Quarters.


That fast growing and thriving bust
ness locality to the north of the HERALD
corner, received new and important
accession during the past week in the
arrival of the Grant Bros.' Co. to take
up their quarters in their oapacious and
complies livery stable, which is now
Just leaving the hands of the builders
All the horses, carriages, buggies, buses
and proVender were transferred during
Monday night last, and Tuesday morn
ing the company were all ensconced
and ready for the rush of business which
has already started in with surprising
and gratifying impetus-as if it had been
holding back merely to await the ad-
vent OF the company In its new home.
A visit to the building yesterday
showed that the stables are undoubtedly
THE FINEST IN THE WEST
for all the purposes of the livery bust =
ness. The company purchased the lot,
100 fret front by twenty rods depth, q
few months ago at cost of SIS 600, and
Immediately commenced the construc-
ton OF building on the north line, the
dimensions OF which are depth, $50
feet; width, carriage part including
ofioe) fifty feet; stable part, (projectlng
south from the main building) ninety
feet. A wide yard is reserved in the
rear for bus sheds, and fine building
spot for business purposes 50xlO0 feet
has been kept for sale on the south
part of the lot.
Everything about the new building
is handsome in finish, solid in constrc-
ton, and of the most modern designs for
convenience. Its height is two stories;
the front, finely finished in red brick
and ggeen stone fscings with triple
brickwOrk arches over the openings,
rather suggests some handsome pubic
institution than livery stable; the
capaCious front carriage part contains
double row Of vehicles down both sides,
and an elevator connec with second
carriage room above; the floor is all of
asphaltum. The rows of roomy stalls
afford accommodation for ITO steeds,
and two-thirds of the stalls were yes
terday occupied, forty of the horses be-
longing to private parties who keep
them ST Grant Bros. the year round the
company Is also receiving fresh board
ers daily and it will not be long until
they have to hang out the sign
Standing Room Only" the stalls are
all large and solidly built, the managers
connecting by double shoots with the
hay loft above; the stalls, and indeed
the whole stable is built on an admirable
plan for drainage, the general slope
being to the centre where the waste is
run OF into the temporary cess pool,
built pending the advent of sewers; the
light is another great feature, windows
being run into the wall wherever pos
slble; twenty-five men are employed
IN the stables, and judged by what was
to be seen yesterday, cleanliness and
discipline are among the primal re-
Quirements; the whole thing as viewed
by the reporter, the champing of the
numerous steeds, the sound of
universal feeding, the hustling of the
hay. as it was tumbled down the shoots,
the quick movements of the attendants,
and thu lively comments of the specta-
tors who cams into the "warmipg"-
all made up a very animated and bustl-
lug scene, suggestive at the same time
OF EPSON and Noah'5 Ark. The build
log has inch main connected with
the city pipe audsl00 feet OF hose in case
of fire.
Grant Brothers Company now have
the contract for handling the Raymond
& Whitoomb Phillips and Cottrell Ex-
cursion parties. They run the transfer
business of the town. and get the bulk
of all the hotel work. With the new
facilities fortaking care of their trade,
they should go on booming at vastly
livelier rate than ever before.