The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11
THE o l. q r 90
Who conduct "a large Livery, Transfer
and Undertaking Business in the city

The above company was organized in
1881 by w. A. Mcneil, w. F. Little
and Jeff Glass the object of their bust
ness at that time being to run buses
and transfer lines between Oskaloosa
and Beacon which they continued until
the Rock Island railroad put in a spur
to Beacon; they also operated a buss
line to the different depots. A littl later
they bought out the Janney Transfer
Co., a city transfer line, and added that
to the business They now operate FIVE
general transfer wagons transferring
merchandise and freight to and from the
depots; this company pays all freight
charges at the depot and takes entire
charge of transferring their merchandise
to the dealers throughout the city, an
important feature to the merchant. They
pay special attention to both in-freight
and out-freight for the jobbing houses
of the city and this part of the busi-
ness is a very important one and they
employ FIVE wagons and teams in this
special line of work. They operate
three buses and baggage wagon to
and from the depots and hotels and do
the entire bus and baggage transferring
for all the hotels of the city. They con-
duct an extensive undertaking depart
ment; have two very fine funeral cars
and one hearse, besides carriages, Ian
deaus, etc, for this purpose. They do
all the work in the city in this line and
are always ready to respond promptly TO
both day or night calls. This company
just recently purchased the Thos. Long
undertaking outfit, 50 now they possess
the only undertaking outfits in this line.
The Oskaloosa Livery and Transfer
Co. also conduct extensive livery and
boarding stables; one barn, corner of
High avenue and Second street, I2ox
60 feet, two floors and basement, known
as MAX Place" another large barn,
corner of First avenue and A street
6oxI2o, known as the "Bashaw Barn,
and they also have another large barn,
corner of Second street and A avenue
where they keep their bus and transfer
wagons. These barns are all scrupulous-
ly neat and clean, there is a place for
everything and everything is in its place
There is system from the office to the
back door and they are acknowledged
to. carry some of the latest and mos
fetching rigs in the city. They have Z
large number of single and double-seatet
rigs-traps, surreys, laundeaus, carri
ages, buggies and road wagons, most O
them being rubber-tired, every on1
strictly up-to-date; their horses arr
good, carefully selected stock in keep
ing with their modern rigs and the!
furnish careful drivers when required
and have foreman who takes charge o
the working force of twenty-six people
They also do good business in board
ing horses, having now in their barns tn
horses and outfits of thirty-fve differ
ent families OF this city
The o. L. st, Co., has capitaLstocl
of 10000, and the present officers ar
w. A, Mcneil, president, and J. F
Mcneil, secretary and treasurer Bot
gentlemen are prominently connects
with the business affairs Of the city an
own considerable property here,
i w. A. McNeill is president Of til
oskaloosa Light beat and Power Co.
president Of the American Coal Co, an
has large interests in the West in Wash