The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
SOLD TO. The U. S.
MANY HORSES PURCHASED IN ST.
PAUL FOR GOVERNMENT
USE
J. BULL IS ALSO A BUYER
This City Is Rapidly Forging to the
Front as n HOrse-Dealing
Center-AmOunts to
Millions.

rapidly in many ways III tHe idSe -"
wears. Various lines of business, lnslgnl-
fcant and giving but little promise IN
the early eighties, have moved steaoliy
forward year by year, until now, on the
threshold of new year, they nave az
| tanned enormous proportions.
Some proclaim to the world in one way
and another their present huge omen
sions; others, while just as prosfess!s : :,
and showing far greater gains, are carrieo
on in more quiet way Among this
| latter class is one that few people, Nv
ing directly in the cities, ever near OF,
/ and vet, in their midst, is business
transacted that, in the course of a year.
amounts to millions of dollars.
Can you guess what it is? NO, not
one in thousand would know.
Horses.
becoming known as one of the great
est horse states of the Union, and st.
Paul and Minneapolis can, if they Will
boast of being one of the greatest horse-
dealing centers of the world. In this
one thing. at least their interest IS a
| common one.
In view of these facts, it. was but
natural that Uncle Sam anu his cousin
| across the water, JOIN Bull, should
turn to this point when IN need OF
horsefesh. They have done this ana
| in the past year, their combined pur-
chases have amounted to thousands and
! thousands of dollars Both the United
/ States and England are IN constant need
| of cavalry horses. John Bull is not a
| very particular person just now when II
comes to purchasing horses, for ne needs
| them, all he can get, and needs Them
| badly But with your Uncle Sam :. is
| different matter. His horses must be JUST
| so or he will not have them. with thls
| in mind he selected Barrett q Llmmer-
man, the Midway horsemen, to make
his purchases for him, and they have
in the past year, obtained and sold 10
| the government about 400 choice AMI
mails. Their sales to the English gov
| eminent has been much greater.
While this popular firm Of horsemen
was known from ocean to ocean long ago,
| their dealings with these two governments
have brought them into even greater
prominence and have added not little
to their reputation until now they are en-
titled to take rank among the very nrSt
of the big horses dealers of the country.
During the year just closed the firm has
handled more than Is 900 horses, an aver
age of more than 40 a day.
Barrett & Zimmermans main barn is
located midway between St. Paul and
Minneapolis and, in addition to this, there
is a large branch establishment al Du-
luth, made necessary by large dealings
with the Northern logging and mining
camps. Twenty years ago Barrett
Zimmerman controlled a small barn IN
Minneapolis. From this small beginning
has grown their present huge business,
consisting of the Midway barn, with
nearly eco, COO feet of floor space, and the
branch in Duluth, almost as large, cor
rails and pens for Western horses, auc-
ton and show rings, all comprising many
acres. The Midway barn is one OF the
wonders of the Twin Cities and if peo-
! pie did but know it. is worth going miles
to see. 1t is marvel of neatness, in view
of the fact that there are seldom less tnan
800 to 400 horses stabbed there, while the
number is more often 800 to GOO. There is
not an hour of the day or night but that
one could travel the barn from end to end
searching into every nook and corner,
and find not the slightest speck of DIRT
| attached to any part of his clothing or
shoes after the inspection. In addition .
this cleanliness, the most particular at
tention is given to sanitary conditions,
| which are simply perfect in every detail.
| Twenty-Five to thirty men are con-
stantly employed by this progressive
| firm. and the care and attention that
| is far greater than that received by
| MANY people The animals seem to
| realize their surroundings, and it is in.
| deed pretty sight to see them, row
| after row, with their heads up, full
| of life and grcomed to the pink of per-
| lection. Not one Of them but that
is sound in limb and healthy in body,
| for Barrett & Zimmerman handle no
horses that they cannot guarantee in
| every way.
Among the employees IS a veterinary,
whose business it is tc carefully inspect
| all animals before they are received into
| this modern establishment and if one
| is found to be affected with any of the
! diseases known to horsedom, it is i'm
| mediately rejected and refused admit
! lance In addition to this precautiOn, the
| veterinary keeps constant watch on
all animals after they are received. With
| such safeguards, it is next to impossible
| for disease to develop and it is an easy
matter for me firm to give a positive
guarantee with an animal when it goes
| to a new owner.
| Barrett & Zimmerman used straight
forward and honorable business methods
! for the foundation stones on which
| they have built their present enormous
| business. 1t is but natural that the
success that they have achieved and
are now enjoying should have followed
! Little wonder then that the United
States and English governments, when
in need of horses. should have turned
to this firm of progressive and up to-
date horsemen to have their needs sup
piled.