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Show A HANDSOME BUILDING, Another Man Who Is Not Afraid to Klsk a Fortune on Salt Lake's Future Greatness. ' , The old livery stable on Main street just north of the Walker house is being deserted. What will be the future of the place or building is not the purpose of this article to tell. For nearly a score of years Mr. McKimmins held the fort there, and no face is more familiar on Main street than his. During much of that period it was a struggle against opposing powers, and at times the chances for success seemed all against him. A less determined man would have been discouraged and quit tho business. Not so with Mr. McKimmins. His faith in the future of our city was not shaken. He believed that ths time was not far distant when tho change would bo made which the last few years have witnessed. He has lived liv-ed to see his efforts crowned with the success they so richly deseived. Today ho is moving out of the old into the new, out of the old dilapidated building build-ing on Main street into the most complete com-plete and perfectly arranged stable" in tho country outside of New York and Chicago. The new building is situated on Third South about midway between Main street and West Temple. It faces tho south, is three stories in height, and the front is built of St. Louis prussod brick, trimmed with stone. Two immense arches open into the front of tho building, the one leading into a largo room to be rented for business busi-ness purposes. The other into the driveway by which the stable proper is reached. In the rear of tho large room before mentioned and separated from the stable by a thick wall of brick, a suit of ollices is being fitted up for the convenience of Mr. M. and one office is to rent, probably to a veterinary surgeon. sur-geon. The stable part is 90 feet by 140 feet, and will accommodate noarly 200 horses. In Ihe center is a long, inclined plane, called a runway, by 'which the horses go up stairs. This is the fiust stable in the city introducing this feature, feat-ure, the horses being on the floor above while tho carriages are kept on tho ground Jloor. The whole floor is made of a composition composi-tion which renders it as hard and smooth us stone. In the rear is the room for washing carriages,, and is supplied with hot and cold water. On the second floor are the stalls for the horses, arranged in six rows. They are-painted and provided with all tho modern conveniences that goes to make the lifeof the horseendurable. Through the center are two rows of box stalls, designed for the accommodation of boarders. On this floor is a small room known as the , toilet room. It is hero the horses will bo led to receivo their cleaning. In this room will be operated a new muchine known as the automatic horse cleaner. It is easy of operation, and will perform the work of live men. In tho basement of the hay loft, which is capable of holding five carloads of hav, the hay is raised to tho second floor by means of an elevator. Tho whole building is thoroughly ventilated, and drains lead from each stall. Tho floor is double, the cracks corked, and then covered with a coating of tar. The second anil third floors of the front building contain about forty rooms, which are being fitted up and will be rented as ollices and private lodging. Tho whole makes one of the finest buildings of the kind in the west. In fact, wo believe it is equal to any in tho country in completeness und convenience conven-ience of arrangement. A large iron scroll bearing tlio word "McKimmins" adorns the front. Mr. McKimmins has spared no expense ex-pense in the construction, the cost being be-ing about $S0.0I10, and we can assure the public that bis establishment is second to none in the country. Tho present week will find him nicely settled set-tled in his new quarters, where he will bo pleased to meet his old friends. |