Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1901 — No Livery Stables in Mexico. [ARTICLE]

No Livery Stables in Mexico.

The livery stable, as it is known in the United States, is practically unknown in Mexico. There are stables in the City of Mexico, the capital, where it is possible to hire riding horses and secure coaches with drivers by the hour, but no single buggies are kept for hire for persons who want to drive themselves. Very few persons drive their own carriages in Mexico, those who do owning their private traps and tally-hos. Public coaches are to be found upon every street corner and. charge from fifty cents to $1 Mexican money per hour, according to the grade of the hack, which is indicated by a colored tin flag beside the driver’s seat. The prices are for the coach per hour, regardless of the number of persons occupying it. Electric automobile victorias are now in the public service at $2.50 per hour.