The Somerset reporter., 1890-01-30
skewhssan's Livery suslness.
THE STABLE OF L. W. CHASE AT THE
/. FRoNT, AND THE REASON YoR IT.

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We "es' " "i"" As'e"1 " "s'
nie" lii genetA ts"o 'n"'e VI o"o""
gan are no eAcep"on) 'nA' II 'hes o"u''
close their stables through the winter
months, running from April TO NOVEMBER
only OF each year, the net earnings from
the years business would average larger
than under the present manner the hnsi-
ness has TO be conducted, Tor not only are
the lets lew anu lar between during
the winter months, pat the prices h''
cprrespondlhgiy Small a. eu-t'ti'r u"
less IL ~ an urgent nna,Ief' ALMOST ieei'
ne IL uoioe you iaVor ny driNins you'
horses, rather IMAM oeihs opAgeu I" pay
ior such service.
we nave no donot that THESE assertiopS
nade by them are IN part true' Judging
from our own OBSERVATIONS, YET there are
exceptions to this rule, as we ulscoV-
cred recently upon a visit to the commo-
dious stables of T. W Chase. who runs
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otaoIes. these staoles nave lohS oeeh
known to be doing large business, but
out of a stable keeping t,renty three horses
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three Oh that hnmoer H. ana ms m Jdnu-
airy.
Knowing that at the time Mr.. i. W
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tho hpsinoos ofE no.o . e., aar,,
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iour years sihce' the stable contained
only seven teams, number deemed suf
ficient at that time to accommodate the
h,s;nos. mo ,.o,o somo,ha, orriors %
o'''"'''' VIC "e'o SUM" na' Nu''''' !"
ascertain what means had been used by
Mr. Chase in building up the business to
its now nresent nrosnerons condition
and soa,in,, ont ors,, Nh o ,,,
-A" 'N."s oa' pe''o" wv W. "''"
must De ianliar win the manner Things
are run at this stable, we learned the fol
lowing facts. which we will endeavor to
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wei, 10 beSln WIN, we all know that
when Chase LOOK TINS staoie the STOCK
was Tar from what IL should De Tor
nrst- class slaole, ana rs you know Clase
never Is content 10 let hlatters JAKE lheir
course out rather Is looking ahead and
wants the pest or nothln2, THIS Is the
spirit he entered upon matters here. In
the nrst place he secured the needed hep
looking 1or the lSht klhd. ana was Tor
tunate IN nndlng 1t IN W f. Sedgley and
FREQ wilson. or Bin ana BOD, as
they are lanlllarly called, ana the virtue
OF MS judgment mas been IN no manner
more apparent tnah IN thls selectlon' me
Ola STOCK was thlnneu out, new ADDED,
and good ones, too, together with the lat
est ana best OF everything In carriages,
roHes' etc. ana then squarlng round Tor
business ne sought IL out. THESE stables
were always sapposed 10 90 the business
OF guests OF Hotel Heseiton, the former
proprietors catering 70 tne drummer
trade In particular, who had to make trips
TO the surrounding country towns ny
.eain. Dio tney Always get IL! well,
naroly, as at that Time more or less OF
mad feeling they could do better. Now
Chase meant to change this matter Of
things. Did ne make personal appeal to
customers NO. neither did ne solicit
thelr trade through PAID agents, nut when
they oid come they hao team to please
thetil' ana were used IN manner that
would bring their patronage second
llthe, ana that OF their friends II they
couio influence IL. 80 matters continued.
until now inc stables OF l.. W. chase not
only controi tne patronage OF Hotei Hes
eitoh hut that OF large portion OF Hotel
ooourhs guests as well, ana we think we
put 1t mildly when we say that without
DOUBT llve-slxths OF the commercial men
VINO make Skowlegan their headquarters
and drum the country trade, hire at these
stables.
Nor mas he let the "Town trade skip
MIN, as he has catered to the wants of
Skowhegan people to such an extent, that
" h1f party ASKS iGT "a0SSJ' 0S
sober turnout OF anydescription, either
single or double, you VIII hear 1t said 81.
W. Chase mas just what Will hit your
fancy
And let me say right here, did you ever
near OF case where one of MIR. Chase's
customers ever felt as If he had been
taken advantage or Most certainly not
as he prides himself upon the fact, it
makes no dlnerence whether the price is
asked before going or when returning it
IS dttodys the same and sure to be salts
factory. And should an accident ever
occur TO team, and they are sometimes
unavoidable no man was ever more lenient
WIN customer as regards 1t.
All through the years he has been build
ing up TINS business Mr.. Chase has seen
the wisdom OF using his men employed
a.. aoouS .'o , s'aoio "s mo", anu 'o-uay mas
with that rare disno.itjon of always wear.
ing he same unrufiled countenance no
matter what occurs IN this trying bust
;n las fra las 'h h, VI aue VI eonoea-
alike all IN nature if anv he feels at nm.
fortunate occurrences that may arise. 1t
Is not strange then mat ms help should
tney most certainly 90, anu they WORK as