The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
AN AUTO LIVERY.
One Is to Be Started In This
City.

An automobile livery. a thing for
which Topeka owners of devil ma
chimes" have longed for months, is To
be established and in operation here by
November 1. The place is to be operated
exclusively for the owners of machines,
one to be kept for hire. 1t will be an
auto boarding stable and it will COST
owners Of machines from SIS to S25 per
month for the services of the establish
ment. That is about what it costs to
keep a horse in a. cheap boarding stable.
Everything that needs to be done to
an automobile, from grooming TO de-
livery at the owners door. is to be at
tended to- Fronting on Quincy street,
opposite the city hall. the livery is to
occupy quarters in the rear of the Over
ton Manufacturing cenlpany's establish
ment, in connection with which 1t is to
be conducted. Work will be commenced
at once upon some necessary enlarge
ments of the buildings which occupy the
ground and it is announced they will
be ready for use within three weeks
During the coming winter some further
extensions will be made so that by the
beginning of next season the Overton
livery will have q building extending
east and west from the alley TO Quincy
street.
For the present the old stone house
which occupies the front of the lots
Will be relft. but the shops and storage
rooms will be completed upon the rear
The old stone building. which has been
used in connection with the rrlanufac-
turing esta bliShment for three months
or more. is to be converted into quar-
tiers for the Topeka Automobile club.
1t will be furnished and will be used
throughout the winter. When the new
building is put up the club will have
quarters in it. In the rear of the club
rooms Is to be a paved court, which
Will be used for washing machines
when received. When the auto has beea
scrubbed and polished it will be sent
back for inspection and repairs. if
needed The rear part of the building
Is to be completely equipped repair
shop. Nearly all the machinery neees-
sary for the new shop is already in the
machine shop of the Overton company
It will be rearranged and a small trav-
cling crane for handling the heavy
machinery will be installed.
The automobile livery is to be in the
charge of W. B. Cunningham, a man
who has handled automobiles for seven
years IN the east and in San Fran
CISCO Mr.. Cunningham was with the
Packard company for several years He
seems to know all there is worth know
ing about an automobile. and his serv-
derstanding- In speaking of his plans
Mr.. Cunningham said this morning.
Topeka has thirty or more automo-
biIes. In a year she will have sixty
hundred and fifty. It is a fever that
grows and automobiles have come to
be recognized practicable institu-
tons. There is already a need of such
an estaDaSHifent as is proposed to be
kept here. We will take the care of
the machines absolutely off the hands
of the owners. After every trip it will
be cleaned, examined and put in its
place ready for the owners next call.
shall be personally in charge of the
entire establishment. We will be able
to care for machines at an expense to
the owners of between SIS and SIS per
month, less than it costs to keep
horses. We will be ready for business
by November at the latest.''