Duncan Jenkins

DUNCAN JENKINS, Cab and Carriage Hirer and Carting Contractor, The Cross, Govan.

    Amongst the leading business undertakings in this rising burgh we have pleasure in directing the attention of our subscribers to the flourishing establishment so ably conducted by Mr. Duncan Jenkins, the principal Cab and Carriage Hirer and Carting Contractor in the locality.

    Mr. Jenkins commenced the business about twenty years ago, acquiring for this purpose the extensive site which now forms the headquarters of the concern. The premises are centrally situated at the Cross of Govan, and comprise commodious block of buildings, with well-appointed order office at the entrance, and conveniently arranged stabling, yard, and large coachhouses in the rear. Here may be inspected a wide selection of high-class vehicles, including open and close carriages, private broughams, waggonettes, funeral and marriage equipages, cabs, cars, and a great variety of gigs, etc., for pleasure and business purposes.

    Special attention is paid by the proprietor to the Funeral Undertaking Department, orders for this class of work being executed with all promptitude and completeness on the most reasonable terms. Another important department of the business includes the fulfilment of contracts for public work, in which connection it is worthy of note that Mr. Jenkins has recently concluded an agreement of this character for the Cleansing Department of the Burgh of Govan, for which he has acquired a large number of additional vehicles and horses, and has built extra stabling in the Somerton Road. Mr. Jenkins contracts for all the shipbuilding yards in Govan, and also undertakes the removal of furniture by road, rail, or sea, and provides for this purpose well-built luggage vans of large capacity, obviating the necessity of packing for transit.

    These briefly outlined details will afford our readers some indication of the magnitude and importance of Mr. Jenkins’ business operations, which require the services of a large number of workpeople and an immense stud of horses to complete the numerous orders on the books in each department, the whole being capably controlled by the proprietor, whose gratifying success in the business must be entirely attributed to the energy and enterprise with which it has been so long and ably conducted. Mr. Jenkins is widely known and respected in local circles, and his admitted superiority as a skilful whip is often demonstrated to the satisfaction of lovers of the art of driving when exercising his young horses in the roads in the vicinity, while his genial personality has deservedly gained for him a large measure of popularity with all classes of his fellow-citizens.

    Also breeds and exhibits hackney horses ; breeding stud at Fairfield; last ten years taken more prizes at agricultural shows than any man in the West of Scotland. Also took first prize for pony at Royal Agricultural Society in London, March 4th, 1891 — first prize ever crossed the borders. Large number of noblemen and gentlemen apply to him for first-class carriage horses ; if not in stock, procures them from best studs in England. At his stud at present, three 1st Class prize stallions :-

Magnificent hackney stallion
ERL KING :  (H.S.B. 2974) ; dark chestnut. First prize this year Paisley and Kilmarnock.
KING ORRY :  (H.S.B. No. 3068) ; dark brown. Number of prizes : 1st and 2nd Paisley ; 2nd Kilmarnock; 2nd Glasgow, 1890.
SIR JOHN :  dark brown pony, stallion ; 13 hands (H.S.B. No. 3280). 1st prize Greenock and Barhead ; 2nd Ayr ; 2nd Kilmarnock ; 2nd Glasgow — only time 2nd beat by his sire, the noted Sir Gibbie.

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