The Dickinson press., 1898-01-01
The Gladstone Roller Mills.
Gladstone Has a Bright
Future.

Gladstone Has a Bright
future.
Fifteen years ago Gladstone, located
II miles east of Dickinson, was plated,
and the o~riginators of the town-a colony
association-fully expected that it would
be the metropolis of Stark county. But
there was a slip-somebody was too
slow-and Dickinson took the coveted
prize. This caused some to leave and
spread a temporary gloom over the place,
but the people feel differently now. They
no longer care for the county seat, for
they now have permanent industries that
are most beneficial to any community. A
sturdy class of people are settling in the
country tributary to Gladstone, trade has
increased perceptably in the last year,
extensive Improvements have been made,
and it is talked that the town is to have a
bank the coming year.
The Gladstone people certainly de-
serve prosperity.
LITTLE MISSOURI Hc2SE. co.'s STABLES.
1t was a most fortunate thing for Glad
stone last summer when the Little Mis-
souri, Horse Co. decided to erect their
immense sale stables at that place, Sc
lecting a site on the large fiat southeast
of town, north of Heart river. This COM
pany has a large ranch, known as the
H T ranch III T combined is their regis
tered brandt in Billings county where
they have raised hundreds and hundreds
of horses in the last 10 or IL years. But
they saw the need of stables near a mill
where feed was cheap, accessible to the
railroad and country, with cheap hay and
good water; and they selected we'll.
The stables are 700 feet by 50 feet,
~quadrangular, forming a court, in the
center of which is a wind mill and water
tank and troughs for watering the
stock. The barn contains over four hun
dred box stalls and has all of the modern
improvements. Expense was not consid-
cred in the construction of this colossal
barn, and when we state that over one.
half million feet Of lumber was required
in the building of it the reader will more
readily realize something of its magni-
tude. From IS to 20 men are required
at all seasons of the year at this barn.
The company are feeding 400 horses at
the stables this winter, which is a small
number when compared with those at
their ranch. Their stations are all win.
tered here, their full blooded Perche.
ron mares, of which they have some Of
the finest in the world, their young stock
and horses which are being prepared for
their breaking establishment al Con.
neaut Lake, near Meadville, Pa. This
might be termed the Kindergarten for
the horses taken east, as they are finished
in the Conneaut Lake stable, requiring
from three to six months there before
being placed on the New York City mar.
ket. The company also has "a stable a,
Daisey. N. D.
In connection with the stables are 20
paddocks, or yards, and sufficient break.
ing corrals and chutes, at convenient
places, all so arranged that green horses
can be taken from the stables. harnessed
and driven without danger of their get.
ting away.
When the horses are first taken from
the ranch they are halter broken and
made familiar with their stalls. They
soon learn to lead and are next broken tc
drive.
1t is the purpose of the company te
fit two carloads of horses each month fol
their eastern stables. They will also
have horses for the local trade, 50 tina
any farmer OF ranchman can step int
their stables any day and buy n or NOR.
horses, as he may need. The compan.
is also prepared to buy good large horses
Of anyone, providing the price is sucl
that the company can afford to put from
three to six months on the animal in fit
ting for market. Thus it will be seel
that it is fortunate in more ways thar
one that the Little Missouri Horse Co
is operative at Gladstone-they buy feet
of all kinds, supplies and horses, sci
horses, and furnish employment to man.
men.
A Waterman makes regular rounds a
night, attends to the lighting, looks afte
the water works and sees that no horse
are cast, etc.
The foreman's house is 70 feet Ion,
and is equipped with every convenience
Two rooms are fitted specially for tn
Office of the Little Missouri Horse Co
known as Mr.. Huidekooper's rooms. I
Frank Roberts is the Co.'s foreman.
The boarding house is a story and
half building having many convenience
for the employees of the company. Il
this building is a very neat Office wher
will be found Peter Roth, assistant fore
man and clerk. At the rear of the build
ing are large kennels, where are wintere'
the company's famous pack of VIOLIN,
hounds.
All work about the premises is thol
oughly s~ystamatized as the followin
rules indicate:
STABLE Rules. Rise at first bel
2. Breakfast at second bell. 3. Feed in
mediately after breakfast. 4. Clean sta
BILE. 5. Water. s. Clean horses. 2. Dir
ner when bell rings at IL o'clock. !,
Work commences in the afternoon at
o'clock sharp. g.. Finish cleaning horse.
10. Feed. II. Supper when bell ring
II. Feed grain after supper. 10. Whe
idle, clean up any dirt in sight. If n
dirt report to foreman. IA. Horses mu'
'ibe handled gently, without noise. i
4 Employees shall keep all outside gate
and doors locked or latched, and are TO
bidder to let strangers enter excel
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