Garrison, William Silas “Bill”

W.S. Garrison transported Bill Miner in a horse drawn cart in 1906 from Midway to Schisler’s Ranch on Bald Mountain, just east of Princeton.  In 1907, the Garrison family moved to Princeton because of dray work hauling for the railways.  A. D. Broomfield Sr. and Bill were partners in the livery business in Midway, and they both came to Princeton to buy a hotel and a livery business. They cut cards to see who would get which and Bill Garrison got the livery business and Alex Broomfield got the hotel.

Building on Angela Avenue in April, 1912. Owned a ranch on the Nine Mile. Model Livery stable & Auto garage (Freight and Passenger Transportation) – Hauled coal to Coalmont from Coalmont Collieries (1917) one year only. Bought barn, livery & stage business from J.H. Jackson of Tulameen in May 1913. Played violin in Knight Band Provided horse-drawn deliveries. He owned the Livery Stable across from the Spotlight (Bridge St. near Harold). He used to put ice in the river on the railroad Bridge – there were no electric fridges, only ice boxes. He delivered coal, wood and blocks of ice. He established the freighting business in Princeton in 1885, he built a barn in 1890 and extended his freight service in the area. He was instrumental in building the first race track here in 1912.