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Great West Saddlery Building
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The Great West Saddlery Company built this factory at
the foot of Market Avenue to accommodate their booming
business. Founder and president Elisha F. Hutchings had
built the company into a large national interest and the
factory complemented their main warehouse across the street.
E.F. Hutchings had trained as a harness-maker in Ontario
before coming arriving in Manitoba in 1876. He bought out
a junior partner in a small local saddlery establishment,
eventually taking control of the business by 1885.
