The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-10-11
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Crystal Falls Cooperative Society's New
Barn and Garage is Well Arranged


Barn and Garage is Well Arranged
A reporter for the Diamond Drill
visited the new barn and garage OF the
Crystal Falls Cooperative society last
Thursday afternoon and found one Of
the most complete buildings for their
purpose that could be designed While
the building is designed primarily
for barn. II is really an adjunct 20
the store building for 1t is designed
not ouly 10 care for the horses and auto
of the company but there is a slaughter
mouse. chicken coop and storage
rooms. all so connected and construct
ed that they are easy of access and
10 keep clean.
The outside dimensions of the build
ing is 32x60. IL runs along the alley
line across TIE two lots owned by
the company; The end facing on
Fourth street is Is feet across The
most important and noticeable part
of this end in the garage which is
lsx20 in dimensions, large enough to
hold two trucks should that many be
needed for the service of the store.
The floor OF this structure is of con.
crete with connection 10 the sewer
so that 1t can be kept as clean as a
whistle.
To the north OF the garage is a
small slaughter house i2x12 in dimen-
sion. II is not probable that much
beef will be slaughtered in this room
but as most of the chicken trade now
days is in live chickens slaughtered as
called tor this room will witness
great deal of chicken picking and it
will be so equipped that the work may
be done quickly and cleanly. The
floor will be of concrete also with
sewer connections for washing.
Immediately back of the slaughter
house is a small room about exc de.
singed for chicken coop. Here viii
be kept the chickens purchased and
the place is large enough so that
100 chickens can be Kept there If nec-
essary. This too has sewer connec-
ions, concrete floor and ample
opportunity for washing.
The garage slaughter house and
chicken coop are single story affairs
and are separated from the barn proper
by a solid brick wall. In fact the
entire building is fire proof in every
way, the only wood used in the con
structIon being in the roof.
The barn room is Sexes with con-
crete floors, the horses stalls being
planked so as to relieve the horses
from standing ON such hard surface
There will be barn room for ten
horses. five facing east and five west
with wide alley between them.
The barn is two stories with feeding
chutes in front OF the horses and a
large ventilator in the middle Of the
alley.
At the end Of the alley is con.
crete manure hox with sewer connec.
tion. The manure will be forked from
the barn into this box, whion opens
on the alley and il Will hold the
cleaning for several Gays. Regularly
the manure can pe loaded ont and
hauled away and the box flushed and
thoroughly cleaned
Between the barn and the edge Of
the company property is driveway
IA feet wide and the entire lenght Of
the building Loads OF hay and grain
can be driven under this covered
driveway and hoisted 10 the upper
story Of the barn which extends out
over the driveway and is supported by
concrete pillars This driveway is one
of the exceptionally fine features OF
the building.
The entire building was designed
after ideas of the manager of the in
stitution, Mr. Ostrand. and fis efforts
have been 10 get convenience and econ.
omy in everything about the com
panys barn, A survey Of the arrange
ments leads one 70 the conclusion that
he has obtained his end very com.
pletely.