The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-10-20

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stock yards were built in Nashville
all shipments from the old yards, a
10 Johnson and Seventeenth Ave
niue, we're stopped by agreement OF thu
railroads and the Nashville yards
Shipments had to be made from thu
new yards, at Market street and Sec
ond avenue. The Guyton & Harring
ton Co.'s barns we're located on the
same switch as the old yards, and ad
joined that property. When the new
/ traffic rules went into effect, mules
for shipment had to be driven from
the Guyton & Harrington property Q
distance of nearly two miles to the
new yards. The principal streets Of
the city had to be traversed, and the
mules were exposed to great danger
! When mules arrived in Nashville, they
had to be driven to the Guyton & Har
rington property, and, when the time
for shipment arrived, had to be driven
back to the yards, making distance
of four miles which had to be ira
versed. According to Mr.. Dale, this
condition was unbearable; and, after
he had tried to get modification of
the order, and failed, the business was
moved to Columbia, and this point
made the assembly place Of the com,
nany which holds the entire contract
for the supply of mules to the British
Army.
Mr.. Dale stated to a Herald report
er: "The Guyton & Harrington Co.,
who have the exclusive contract to
supply mules to the British Army, have
had their headquarters in Nashville
during the last two years since the
war began. From Nashville $4,000
mules were received and shipped to
the British. During the summer
months, as the mule trade is practi-
cally closed in Tennessee, the head
quarters of the company was moved
West During the winter months, a
large business was done in Nashville;
$4,000 mules were bought each season.
Lively business, as the result of the
operations of the company, took place
in Nashville. The feed bill amounted
to nearly $4,000 a month; the freight
bill. $4,000 a month; and the bank
clearings, $4,000 day,
"a great number Of buyers were
kept employed A large office force
and thirty negroes were on the payroll
Of the company, since nearly $500 /
mules were brought kept on hand in
for shipment to the British
troops.
THE Guyton & Harrington Co.'S
adjoin the old stock yards |
at 10 Johnson and Seventeenth ave.
nues, from which place the mules
we're loaded and driven directly to the
barns, distance of only few feet.
Last spring, however, The Union
Stock Yards built a small yard for
Of cattle, sheep, and hogs, To-
lated at the corner of Market street
Ind Second avenue, and by agreement
With the L. & n, ~, c. & st. L., and
T. c., made it the one depot from
which all stock shipped from or re-
,eived at Nashville had to be loaded
n unloaded. This arrangement was
and very expensive and
dangerous, as the company had to lead
n drive several hundred mules day
through the principal streets Of the
ity. This made Nashville an imprac-
ical point for the concentration Of
mules for shipment to the allies, al
hough Guyton & Harrington had more
han 100000 invested in barns and
Realizing situation, l went to the
abroad people, explained the situa-
ion, and told them that we could not
ontinue to handle our business in
nashville unless we were allowed to
Dad at the old place. / was assured
Y the railroad authorities that, If our
usiness should be returned to Nash
lille when the season again opened,
he business might be handled at the
Id place l explained the inadequacy
I the new plant to take care of my
rules, as no mule pens had been built,
nd my mules had to be kept in the
rect until their time for loading
anne. The yards were only for the I
aiding of sheep, cattle, and hogs. =
he authorities agreed to let us use =
lie old yards, which had been estab-
shed for forty years. They told me $
le old yards would be an adjunct Of E
lie new.
Il asked for these assurances in Z
riting as |, too, represented cor :