SUNDAY , OCTOBER 10. 180T.
t
THE NEW CORNER ,
ilia Nebrackft Clothing Company's How
Store Finished.
THHOWN OPCN TO THE PUBLIC TOMORROW
A llullillntr niul n Jlnilncin of Wlilcli
Oiuuliu .lliiv Hi ; .limlly I'rnml L
lluriiillful Strtirltirp V Won-
tlcrllll IlllMllCkft MK'ICH .
Tiilo U a story of business. It 1ms no hero
or heroins , and It came near being no itory
at all. If It wasn't for tbe ne sy Instincts
of the lcportcr and the fact that ho struck a
rich vein tbcro would bo no story worth tell
ing and this space would bo occupied with
fashions , fads nnd foible * , or other frippery
things. U hapcncd this way. The scrlbo I
wan sent out to wrlto up the new building !
ol the Nebraska Clothing company at Flf-
tcr-iuh and Farnam , which will bo open to
the publlc tomorrow. He was a trained
ucrlbc Ills rpsclalty wan honeyed sentences )
end t.vect flattering v.oul.i. IIo hnd ivilttcn
up nil sortp of openings from a peanut stand
to a postolfico and bis fertile brain could
make Avholo rolumnn of matter out of very
trifling thing * . Ilia lines wcro cant In pleaii-
tint pluces and lie always got thu glad hand
for If there U Anything n business man de
lights In It Is getting his business puffed
tip by the papers when It doesn't cotit a cent.
HUt lieu ; \\utt a different thing. A now ux-
porkiicu fur ihe man of waim wovda. Nebo ly
in connection with tills big u.slncss wanted it
written up. Nobody u anted a puff. Nobody
not even the advertising man , whose busi
ness lies In Unit direction seemed at all
elated when the reporter announced bis mis-
blon o ( puffing this ( 'ic.tt csi.ibllshmcnt in
print without profit or without pay. It wna
a new day for the scribe. At drat ho fell
uncomfortable , ut th ! soon gave way to a
feclltii , ' of novelty and the curios.ty that hunts
things down. 1K vvaa.cn a new scent. Ills
Instinct led him lit seek tbo head of this
business which courted no free puffs In the
jiapurs , and hu soon found him ut his desk.
IIo found him pleasant and cordial and wiltIng -
Ing to tulli. ubout anything or anjbody ex
cept himself. The reporter explained that he
was there for the purpose of writing up the
business , hoxv It was Marted , how It was
built , hinv It wns so very successful , and how-
It grow to proportions of occupying the
fliandflome building on the corner of Farnam
ami Firtfcnth. Mr. Levy , he la the presi
dent , was all attention and affability but ho
didn't enthuse like other folks at the pros-
puct of seeing his name In the papers In
connection with hard work , persevering effort
intd palatial temples of trade which are the
usual expression * on occasions of this kind.
It might be- said In passing that Mr. Levy
l < 4 a busy man. Ho lit aisi | a business man.
IIo likes music and braes bands and such
things but not In connection with his busi
ness , and he modeatly declined to glvo the
Information about himself and his business
which moHt men aie anxious to see in print.
Have you anything to nay about tills busy
plnco of yours , asked the reporter. No , said
iMr. Levy , 1 think the business Hhould talk
for Itself. Hut the now store , that would be
Interesting , and your grand opening , have
you nothing' to say about the music and the
flowers ? .Music , snld Mr. Levy , Is a fine
thing. I am fond of music. I suppose It
could hardiy hu done au.iy with In a circuit
or In parades. Hut , and the man of busi
ness Beamed to bo entirely satisfied as ho
said , wo will have no music at our grand
opening ; In fact , we will buvo no Grand open
ing ut all.
This was PO entirely different from any
thing the reporter ever mot In his business
a.s a clnonlclcr of new stores that be mailci
up bis mind to get the history of the busH
ncas somehow nnd this Is what bo found out.
The Nebraska Clothing company Is a credit
to Omaha. It would be a credit to any city
It la unique. It Is ono of tbo few clothlnu
houses in the country that manages to get
along without bombast or wind.
The company consists ot three gentlemen.
M , Levy , who la thu president and general
manager ; II. Colin , who Is the vice president ,
and M. Straslerger , secretary , who spcoids
ten months out o the year attending to the
firm's buslnora In the cast.
Each of these three men have spent theli'
lifetime In the clothing business. Each Is
an expert In his line. Each has made a
rtnily of his particular branch of the business
and In tbo clothing markets of the eabt they
are known ns the big tbreo. It In probable
that no three business men have worked so
hard mid attended so closely to their legiti
mate business to the exclusion of side Uaues ,
ns these thiee. Mr. Levy's reputation as a
financier and a man of great managerlcal
ability was established long before he camn
to Omalm. Mr. Colin was known as an ex
pert buyer and Judge of men's furnishings
and hats years before the Nebraska Clothing
company over bung out Its sign. Mr. Stras-
berger's forte Is buying clothing. It Is cur
rent among manufacturers and wholesalers
that be knows the cost of clothing better
than they do themselves , and 10 U said ) thai
fabulous salaries have been offered him as a
buyer.
About twelve years ago , or to bo exact , on
tbo 10th of September , 1SSG , these three men
decided to optci a retail store In Omaha.
Not that there were not clothing stores
enough In Omaha at that time , for there
v\ere more then than now. but that they
saw a field In Omuha for a store different
from any- that was then here.
Resolving to open a store was one thing ,
but finding a suitable location was qulto a
different thing. Wheat was about a dollar
n bushel la tbo.'o days and vacant stores of ;
any kind In Omaha wcro not so easy to find
as they nro now. Farnam was the principal
vetall street and every store was occupied
fro.m Tenth to Sixteenth. The wholesale dis
trict was mostly on lower Douglas i.nd It look
more fortitude thin the average merchant
Lad to think of opening a retail store there.
This , however , was the location chosen b )
the Nebraska Cloth'nB company and they
hung out their shingle on the southeast cor
ner of Douglas and Fourteenth.
Ppeaklng of the matter to the reporter , Mr
Colin , who opened up the Omaha store , said
"Thero wns nothing else -for me to do. It
nan Hobson's choice. The place was so swial
end so far out of the route of regular retail
trade I wan a little dubious about 'the ' lora-
tlon at first , but our Idea was to go a foot
hold , however small , for our experience had
taught us that people would go where they
could buy tbo cheapest no matter where the
I location or how small the store. "
And so It proved. From occupying a smal
room , only 30x60 feet tbi y found It necessary
I vi IIbin throe months to pay a bomn to other
occupants of the building to move out , and
the store was extended by an equal space 01
tbo second floor. Uvtn that was soon too
amall. The people heard about good clothIng -
Ing belnug sold for half what other stores
v.vre asking nnd they came In crowds , The
now Idea llouishcd , Like the pcaeh of song
iind story It grow and grew nnd grow. It
lees than six months after the llttlo store
was opened the partition on tbe first floor
V'as torn down and the salesroom dimensions
vtre extended tbo full depth of tbo building
JJ2 feet.
All the tlmo tliecr was talk. Much talk
People talked of tbo nuw store and Its inollicx
of Hi'llliKj things at unheard of prices am
"Th Ni'Drasku , " as they soon called It for
short , was In everybody's mouth. The public
vvein pleased Immensely and competitors
we'o mu h dlsrl'fsej anJ wondered how long
It would hold out.
They said it was Impossible to bell goods
at such llttlo prices nnd remain In business
but they reckoned without the remarkable
trio of paitners. They didn't know their
men. The company , so small in starting , so
me 'eat In their emtrancii to a bis city , WUB
nully ono cf the strongest from a tlr.anela
as well as an executive point of view
Several yiMiu experience- the manufaetur
Ini ; of clothing for the trade as well as
Individual retail experience and success
made them formidable competitors. They lu
reality had the field to thcunsclvej ,
Competition soon realized thin In an uufor
iveu way. Jiutde of a few years 'The No
brasku" had a hold on its public which other
itoren had not gained In yearn. Competl
lion gradually dwindled away , The path o
r tall clothing business took an unlocked fo
turn a'ld Fourteenth and Douglas waa ( ho
taes' corner In Omaha furoni a retail point o
t lew ,
Thu methods by which this came about are
Intoreatltif ; enough to get a mention here
Tint of all there wta the Idea of selling
goods cheap. People In those dayi had
plenty of money and profits of 50 per cent o
more were not unusual. Dig prices for cloth
leg * er4 the cult. The Nebraska , prored in
5L ,1
exception to the rule by selling goods at the
umallent profit * over known to the trade.
This w a comparatively easy thing for
them to do. With their acquainting In the
market ! , their strong flnincUl standing- and
their great purchasing power bated on their
knowledge of actual cost of production , they
were able to biijr jjoods much cheaper than
people who * < > ro less endowed with thwo
powerful factor * In trade. This , coupled with
the Idea of ielllnR goods at very close mar
gins gave the public a b-ineflt which they
were not slow to perceive , The row ! d a
Bpreid. H struck a popular vein The pub
lic soon found out that not only could they
buy goods cheap at "The Nebraska , " but
that they got well treated In other ways.
They found out that the quality ot goods was
alvsys ns rpprenentcd. That ealtsmen ( old
the truth. That the threadbare motto of
"Strictly oac price to all" was a thing to bo
respected In Ibis Instance , and that they
could always get their money back cheerfully
If for any reason their purchase did not suit.
In 'his ' way they learned to like "The No-
brarka" nnd to depend on It as a Bate place
to trade.
All these methods took some time to % vln'
their way. The firm had faith in their
, methods and ctartlng with n. right Idea , they
j let It vvoik out to Ita natural consequence
slowly day by day.
The -est was still young. Railroads were
extending , towns crowing , people multiply
ing nnd Nebtaska and adjoining states werti
being inoi o thickly populated every day.
Tbo new comers needed clothes. The Ne
braska saw an opportunity to extend Its field
r > f iiftcfulner * and immediately It sought this
new trado. It was no small undertaking to
mild up a business among entire strangers ,
but the Nebraska had faith In Its principled
ind Its prices , and it set to work to get
itislnt-M by mall.
It was nt > e.i y task. A person or a firm
s necessarily at a disadvantage In trying to
pain the confidence of people they are not
acquainted with ; people whom they have tor
nek. The real test of a store Is In pleasing
icople who don't know the store. Any bual-
less that can Increase without the efforts of
personal solicitation must have something
inusual to rely on. It must have extraordl-
lary goods or extraordinary prices , or both.
When a person wnsits to buy goods nnd goes
n to a store for that purpose , his presence
serves as an Introduction. Ho comes with a
neasurc of confidence. The store. Its ap-
learancc , his reception , the greeting of a
: alesman and Interchange of words these
lave their Influence on bis pocket. They
nako It easier for him to trade. Doing busi
ness by mall Is a different matter. The nun
nay not need any goods or he may not be
eady to purchase , or ho may have reasons
or trading at bis nearest store. All these
hlnga place the establishment who Is seek-
ng bis patronage at a disadvantage and their
only hope of getting business In this way
must depend on two things solely 'oduce- '
nent In goods or Inducement In price.
These two Inducements "Tho Nebraska"
iad to offer and with these two alone It has
ucceedcd In building up a business through
ho mall which i.s second to no clothing
louse In tbo country today. No less than
iO.OOO persons are customers of "The Ne-
iraska" through the malls , nnd of this num-
ior considerably more than half have never
seen , the store. This Is a matter of great
irlde to the establishment and becomes
eally wonderful when It Is lomembered that
t was accomplished within six or seven
years.
This part of the business Is conducted
strictly through catalogues and correspondence -
once ar.d involves the services of six men
and as many young ; ladles , nil of whom ar ;
kept busj as bees. A record Is kept of every
catalogue sent out and results are closely
watched. The books show that the firm has
customers In every state In the union except
wo.
In the new building one entire floor will be
specially equipped for tnis department , anu
he success of the mall order division Is In
a great measure responsible for tbe removal
to the new quarters , as enormous quantities
of goods must be kept constantly on hand to
supply the Increasing demand.
Hut the new store. Something must be
said of that , too. Aside from the fact that It
las transformed an eye sore into a thing1 of
oy and that Omahana are no longer obliged
: o tolerate a group of dirty shanties on the
most prominent thoroughfare In town , the
new bulldliifi gives Omaha a good many
reasons , to be proud.
Iru tbo first place It has the distinction of
3eing the first commercial building erected
In Onmlva for five years. In this regard it
may be said to have ushered in the new era
of good times. Hrlck masons and carpenters
of Omaha who had almost forgotten how to
use their tools have reason to be kind to
"Tho Nebraska" for this reason alone.
Hut aside from the accident of ushering In
prosperity the new building has many claims
on which to appeal to people who like to
hear of greatness In their own towns. Such
people should know then , that this new
building has the distinction of belnc the
largest devoted exclusively to retail clothing
In the United States. Tills statement Is
technically true. There are many handsomer
stores in Now York , Chicago nnd larger
cities , but none In which the entire building
is devoted to clothing alone. The average
retail clothing storeIs conducted on. ono or
two floors. Some of th oldest nnd most
flourishing on the continent have but two
Others , again , occupy as many as three and
four floors , but these are usually wholesale
bouses or retail bouses who do a wholesale
business as well.
"The Nebraska , " however , was designed
and constructed for retail business alone , and
the entire five doors. Including the basomttit
are used for rotall trade , and contain by
actual figures an acre and a half of fioor
space. In this regard Mr. KImball , the
architect assures It Is one' of the best busi
ness structures In tbo land. But let Mr
Klmbiill tell his own story. Ho Is nn author
ity on buildings and of the firm of Walker
and KImball. who am archltects-ln-chlef to
the Tnansmlsslsslppl Exposition- which wo
are all so proud.
Hero Is what Mr. KImball has to say :
NEI1RASKA BUILDING.
The new homo of the Nebraska Clothing
company , just finished oa the old Boyd
Opera House corner , has architecturally more
than common Interest. The application of
the Gothic style to commerchl architecture
Is both unusual nnd difficult , but , as In the
case of most difficult things. Its successful
accomplishment is well worth while.
Now York and Boston have their notable
examples of this stylo. The new bulldlnq ;
Is In the pointed arch Gothic of Italy , de
pending on color largely for Its o'namont
As a commercial structure , Its most notice-
nblo features are tbo height of Its stories ,
Its evident strength , shown by the very deep
reveals , the richness and permanency of its
materials throughout.
The building fronts 77 feet on Farnam
street by 132 feet on 15th street. Tbo first
story Is almcst continuous plato glass
broken only where the Iron piers carry the
long masonry lines to the ground. The nice
adju&tmcnt between void and solid has been
successful In tireventing the bagging , un
supported appearance so general over mom
glass first stories , A massive Iron llntd
spans the openings over the show wlndo'vs
and forms a base for tlio masonry piers thai
extend throughout the helghtli of the build
ing. These piers are surmounted In the
fourth story by pointed a'dies of alternate
dark and light voussalrs , which with their
medallion-decorated tympanums , form the
meat Important enrichment of the whole
This story In surmounted In turn by a very
deep heavy cornice , in which strong brackets
m > lace the usual modllllon or dental course
Central In the fronts are Imposing recesaet
entrances , each crowned by a special feature
marking the axis ot the building and rullev-
HiK the monotony of the "reppat" motive.
The Nebraska Clothing Co , will have for
the display of their Immense new ttock about
an aero and a half of floor space. This buildIng -
Ing la as remarkable for the rapidity of It.s
construction as for Ita successful arcMto tn.a !
results. The contractor. Henry Hamaun cl
this city. Is to lit ) congratulated on tbe out
come of his ftvu months' drive , not only on
account ot the difficulties In the way ol
strikes of which thcrre wcro no less than
three during the pi ogress of thu work Inn
alsa because of tbe fact that all tbo vertical 1
.supports and the foundatlona are tbosu of n
six-story building , lr > view of pocdlblo future
developments.
Ono Interesting feature of the construc
tion is the cantilever which supports tha
southeast cprner of the building. Iy ) its use
the owners have been enabled to avoid going
under the adjoining building for footings.
The short arm of this powerful lever carries
nearly two hundred teas of actual weight.
Mr. Kimball's story tells tbe whole thing
In an artlctlo way. He is an enthusiast
over the Nebraska building aa he la over all
the creation of his brain. To him. as to
everybody , thu new Corner la a thing of
beauty and a Joy forever. Who can cay bow
soon it wilt need to b extended still further
toward tbe sky.
WHILE UNDER HIE RECEIVES
History of Union Pftcifio Road Dnrint : tlo
Post Four Years ,
LINES THAT HAVE LEFT PARENT SYSTEM
iK I'roiiprly CuimlM * of the
Mnr fri.iu Council lllulTM to OK-
llcn , Willed IK Soon to 111 *
Offered lit Auction.
Accojdtng to advertisements published dur
ing the past week the sale of the Union Pa-
clflc railway will take place at tlio freight
house of the company In this city within
loss than thirty davst The sale will occupy
two day ? , November 1 and 2. On one day
will bo the foreclosure gale of the first
mortgage , and on the other that of the second
end mortgage , the government's interest.
The foreclosure sale , when confirmed , will
terminate the receivership of the Union Pa
cific Hallway company. This receivership
was Inaugurated } - the United States cir
cuit court on October 13 , 1S03 , so that the
regime of the iccclvcra will have extended
over a period of a little more than four
jears when the hammer of the olflclal auc-
loneer knocUs down the great railroad prop
erty to the highest bidder. All Indications
io\v point toward tbo purchase of the prop
erty by tbo reorganization committee and the
control of the system by the Vanderbllt In
terests , which aru represented on the reor
ganization committee by three well known
railroad magnates.
During the four years of the receivership
of the Union Pacific that once great and
lowerful railway system lus , through the
'orccit segregation of the branch lines ,
hvlndlcd from a system that comprised
7,700 miles of railroad and about 3,000 miles
of water communication donn to a railroad
of 1,063.95 , miles , of which the "greater part
Is the main line from Council Blurts , la. , to
Ogden , Utah. The following are various
companies that have gone out from the
Union Pacific sjstem during the receiver
ship : The Uolso City Hallway and
Terminal company , the Houlder Valley and
Central City Wagon Head company , the
Uozcman Coal company , the Cascades Rall-
load company , the Columbia & 1'alouso Hall ,
road comiwny , the Denver , Leadvlllo & Gun-
nlson Hallway company , the Kansas Central
Itallroad company , the Kansas City & Omaha
kailroad company , the Liramle , Nuilh Park
ind Pacific llallroad and TolegrapTi company ,
the Lawrence. & Cmporla Itallroad company ,
the Loveland Pass Mining and Hallroad Tun
nel company , the Mill Creek. Flume and
Manufacturing company , the Morrison
Stone , Lime and Town company , the Oregon
Hallway and Navigation company , the Oregon
gen Hallway Extensions company , the Oregon
gen Short Line & Utah Northern Hallway
company , the St. Joseph & Grand Island
Hallroad company , the Union Pacific , Den
ver & Gulf Hallway company , ths Walla
Walla & Columbia Hlver Hallroad companj
and the Washington & Idaho Hlver Hallroad
company.
AIIU NOW INDEPENDENT ROADS.
Of these companies that have left the
parent sjbtcm and have since been operated
as independent rallroffd Companies , the fol
lowing are the largest , most powerful and
altogether the best branched that are now
independent roads : The Oregon Hallway
and Navigation company , left the Union Pa
cific system on July 3 , 18D4 ; the Union Pa
cific , Denver & Gulf , left the Union Pacilk
system In December , 1S93 ; the St. Joseph &
Grand Island , left the Union Pacific , March
1 , 1S97 ; the Oregon Short Line & Utah
Northern , left the Union Pacific system
March 15 , 1837 , and the Kansas Central , left
the Union Pacific system October 1 , 1S97.
With most of these companies that have
become 'independent properties the Union Pa
cific has sustained friendly traffic relations.
With the Oregon Hallway and Nav
igation company and with the Oregon
gen Short Line , however , there has
been ono of the most animated
controversies that ever stirred west
ern , railroad circles. A dispute arose be
tween the Union Pacific on the ono hand
and with the Oregon Hallway and Naviga
tion company and with the Oregon Short
Line on the other hand as to the division o
icvenues derived from through tralllc over
ho three Hues. The differences were ac-
cntuatcd by the opening of "the Ogden gate
way" to the railroads east of Ogden other
than the Union Pacific , and the light reached
Us climax a short tlmo ago , when all
through tariffs on both freight and passen
ger business on the roads 'Involved ' in the
dispute were annulled and the interchange
of business between them practical ! }
estopped. Previous to tills culmination ol
the difficulty , however , the Union Pacific
had Ignored Its time-honored route to Port
land and other Pacific coast points and
thrown all Its business for that section of the
country to the Southern Pacific , via Cac-
ramento.
Whether the lines that were once a part
of the Union Pacific and during the re.
. clvership have become Independent prop
erties will under the reorganization of the
parent road again become u. part of the
great "Overland Houte" Is a much mooteii
question , not only In ruilwny elides , but
In every place where the hope Is enter
tained that the Union Pacific may recover
its lost prestige and become the leader
among transcontinental lines. Whether this
desideratum , which would mean as much to
Omaha as to the Union Pacific it/self , will
be achieved , developments after the forc-
cl.suro sale ulono will tell. It Is doubt
ful if the reorganization committee Itself
oould vouchsafe u correct answer , and cer
tainly no ono outside of that powerful body
knows accmatcly what the future of the
reorgunl/i'd luilroad will be. With the
headquarters of the railway and Us moat
important mechanical shops located hero
the advantage to Omaha to again have all
the branches that have strayed away again
included In the Union Pacific system Is
easily seen. The work at both
shops and headquarters would be
vastly Increased , and the hundreds ol
Omaha families that have gine out toother
western points because of the establish
ment of headquarters by the Independent
lines would return to make this tliolr
borne ,
IN TUB HANDS OP RECEIVERS.
A brief hlatory of the Union Pacific recelv-
eishlps follows : On October 9 , 1893 , Oliver
Ames , second , and Samuel Carr , as execu
tors of the will of Frederick L. A mm. de
ceased , and Peter JJ. Wyckolt and Edwin
F. Atkins commenced a auit 'against the
Union Pacific Railway company and oth ° rs
in the circuit court of the United States
district or Nebraska , and filed theli
complaint therein. This is kncwn as the
Ames suit. Proceedings were had In this
suit on October 13. 1S93 , S. II. II. Clark.
Oliver W. Mink and E. Ellery Anderson
v.ora appointed receivers of all the piopcr-
tie * of the railway company by the court
On November 13 , 1S93 , upon the petition of
the attorney general of thu United States
Intervening In the milt. John W. Doano
and Frederic R. Coudert wore appointed as
additional receivers of the railway com
pany's property In said cause.
Like suits wcro commenced , Uko bills ol
complaint filed and like proceedings bad on
October 13. 1S93 , In the circuit court of the
United States for the sonthcin district of
NPW York , the district of Knsia and the
district of Colorado ; on October 15 , 1893. for
the district of .Massachusetts , and on Oc
tober 1(1 ( for the western district of Mis
sourl , for the southern district of .Iowa , for
the district of Wyoming , for the district o
Washington ; on October 17 for the dls
trlct of Montana and ( for the district of Oregon
gen : on October IS for the district of Idaho
and on November 3 In the district court for
the third Judicial district of Utah terri
lory. The receivers were likewise there
after appointed In all of the several suits
The receivers appointed In the Amrs sul
took possession of , operated , controlled and
{ managed the property of the Union Pacific
I Hallway company , and also that derived by
consolidation with the property of the
Union Pacific Railroad company , under the
direction of the court , until about January
21. 1895.
During the period of the operation of th
property by theie receivers , ca August 1
1894 , the receivers were directed by an orde
of court to fix tolls upon business trans
ported over the bridge dlvUlon of the rail
way at the rate directed by the trustees o
tbe Omaha bridge mortgage , and from tlmo
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YOU wiMi Fixn us Titnun
TOMOllltOW WITHOUT AXY
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to tlmo as required alter the same In con
formity with the Instructi ns which might bo
given by such trustees , to keep separate ac-
oounts of all revenues derived from such
tolls to bo levied upon tbo property
and passengers transported over or which
should use or have the benefits of the Omaha
bridge division , as directed by the mortgage ,
after having paid therefrom the amounts re
quired for the service , maintenance and
operation to set apart the tolls and amounts
received each month , and that the tolls or as
much as should remain after complying with
the requirements should within fourteen
days after the end of each month bo paid to
Drcxel , Morgan & Company to the credit of
the trustees of the mortgage to be kept and
applied In paying the Interest upon the
bonds secured by the mortgage , creating a
sinking fund and purchasing or redeeming
the bonds as provided by the terms of the
mortgage. Since then the receivers have con
tinuously operated the Omaha bridge divi
sion of the property and kept their accounts
of such operation deposited and disposed of
the lovenue derived therefrom as required by
the order of the court.
OB Januury 21 , 1S95 , an order was entered
In the cause In which F. Gordon Dexter an !
Oliver Ames , second , a TO complainants
( Ijnown as the Dexter cause ) In the district
of Nebraska , and thereafter In the several
districts in which the cause was pending ,
appointing the same persons who vyoro re-
-civera of the property In the Ames cause as
receivers In tlu Dexter cause. Since that
tlmo the receivers In the Dexter cause have
continuously operated the property In con
junction with the several other portions of
railway properties of the Union Pacific Rull-
way company ,
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS.
The Union Pacific Railroad company In
compliance with the powers conferred upon
It by several acts of congress , for the purpose -
pose of providing means to construct and
complete Its railroad and telegraph line , ex
ecuted and Issued , and delivered to various
persons , firms and corporations for value and
connlderatlon , Its first mortgage bonds to the
number of 27,229 , In the aggregate amount
of $27,229,000 , all of which bonds wore so
Issued and delivered and duly certified by the
trustees. All of these bonds are now out-
Htnndlng and unpaid. The bonds are In the
form and contain the provisions as stated In
tbo bill of complaint In tbo Dexter case. In
each of the bonds the Union Pacific Railroad
company promised to pay the sum of $1,000
to the holder thereof at Its office In the
city of Now York thirty years after the
date thereof and also Interest thereon at tbe
rate of G per cent per annum , payable scml-
nnnually from the data thereof until the
orln-lxil [ sum should bo paid , on presentation
of the Interest coupons annexed thereto at
the company's office In New York city.
The bonds were Issued In 'the ' Installments
nnd bearing the dates and maturing at the
dates , respectively , as follows :
$ S-175,000 , bearing date of January 1,18CS ,
nnd maturing January 1 , 189G.
$1 598,000 , bearing date of January 1,1807.
nnd maturing January 1 , 1897.
$1,820,000. bearing date of July 1 , 1807 ,
and maturing July1 ' 1 , 1S97.
$5,099.000 , bearing date of January 1 , 1868 ,
nnd maturing January 1 , 1S9S.
$8,837.000. bearing date of July 1. 1868 ,
nnd maturing Julyi U 1898.
$2,400,000 , bearing date of January 1 , 1869 ,
and maturing January 1 , 1899.
Kdwln D. Morgan of , Now York and Oakrs
Ames of Easton , Mass. , accepted the firm
mortgagn on November 1 , 1865 , and the
trusts thereunder , , and continued as trustees
thereof until their.deaths , respectively. On
May S , 1873 , Oukr * Ames died , and on Do-
cpnibcr 3 , 1873 , Oliver Ames was duly ap
pointed trustee In his place. Oliver Ames
died on March 9 , 1S7 , and on Juno 1 , 18S1 ,
Frederick L. Ames was appointed In his
stead. On February 14. 18S3 , Edwin D.
Morgan died , and , oa March C F , Gordon
Dexter was appointed In his place as trustee.
On September 13 , 18D3 , Frederick L. Amea
died , and on October 12 , 1893 , Oliver Ames ,
second , was duly appointed trustee under the
mortgage In his place. Each of the trus
tees , original nnd successor , duly accepted
the mortgage and the trusts thereunder , and
F. Gordon Dexter and Oliver Ames , second ,
now are the trustees under the mortgage
end tbe agreement of March 12 , 18C8 , sup
plemental thereto ,
DISPUTE OVER WAGE SCHEDULE.
Ono of the most Important events that has
occurred during the regime of the receivers
of the Union Pacific waa tbo employes'
wage schedule dispute during the early part
of 1894. This dispute engaged the atten
tion of the circuit court of the United States
here for a long time and reunited In the
addition of several Important amendments
to the rules of ( ho Union pacific company
governing the hours , runs and wages of
the firemen , engineers and other employes.
In view of the stringency prevailing at that
tlmo In all matters pertaining to labor and
corporations , the firemen agreed to share
with the court the burden of expense to
the extent of conceding overtime accrued In
less than ten bourn on all trains.
The following excerpts from the opinion
of tbo court given by Henry C. Caldwcll
and Walter H. Sanborn , circuit court Judges ,
glvo a comprehensive view of the matter.
"Tho system of which the court on October
13 , 1893 , assumed the management and con
trol comprised 7,700 miles of railroad and
about 3,000 miles of water communication ,
and bad In its employ over 22,000 men. The
great body of thcso men bad been In the
employ of the company for a considerable
length of time , some of them as much as
a quarter of a century. The relation of
thcso men to the company nnd their rate
of wages were determined In the main by
certain written rules , regulations and sched
ules , some of which had been In force for
moro than a quarter of a century , nnd all
of which bad been In force substantially
as they stand today for a period of eight
years and more. These rulea , regulations
and schedules were the result of free and
voluntary conferences held from time to time
between tbe managers of the railroad and
tbo officers and representatives of the sev
eral labor organizations representing the
men In the different subdivisions or branches
of the service. These labor organizations ,
like the rules , regulations and schedules ,
had become established Institutions on this
system many years before the appointment
of the receivers. The good opinion of tbe
men entertained by the managers seems to
bo shared by the receivers , for In their peti
tion to the court In this matter they declare :
'That the employes , generally , upon the
Union Pacific system are reasonable , Intel
ligent , peaceable and law-abiding men. '
"Among the rules nnd regulations referred
to and In operation when the receivers were
appointed was ono to the effect that no
change should bo made In the rules and
regulations and rate of wages without lust
giving to the labor organization whose mem
bers would bo effected by such change thirty
days' notice or other reasonable notice. Oil
January 27. 1894 , tbe receivers , without giv
ing the men or the officers of the labor
organizations representing them any not Ice ,
filed In this court a lengthy petition , statins
among other things that the receivers bad.
with Justice to their employes. Inaugurated
economics In every department with a view-
to reduce the operating expenses ' "
possible and produce results fair to all thos >
pirtlcs having Hens upon and Intorcsts In
the properties confided to the care of he
recclers. . Tbo receivers further represontcd
Ibat they conceived It to bo their duty to
make mid carry Into effect such reductions
nmiBUch reforms of the rules , icgulatlons
aand BcheaSlcJ without PP "oj. b ins
and order that
Hkcd the court to approve
sas
petition. Upon the
as nrai-ed for In the
nves/ntat on of this petition and the order
made thereon to the United States clrcul
courts for tbo districts of Wyoming and
Colorado those courts declined to give effect
to the order In those ilUtrlet. for the reason
hat the employes bad had no notice of the
proposed change. Thereupon the receivers
applied to the circuit Judges to put the
order made by the circuit court In Ne
braska In force In the districts of Colorado
and Wyoming. This the circuit Judges de
clined to do , but directed the rccelveis to
annul their orders adopting the new rules ,
regulations and schedules , and ordered a
conference of the receivers and representa
tive * of the employes , to commence on
March 15. 1894 , at Omaha , and set down the
petition of tbe receivers for leave to set
aside thn schedule of employes' wages In
force when they were appointed for bearing
befoie tbo circuit Judges at Omaha , March
27 , 1894.
ORDER OF THE COURT.
"In compliance with tbe terms of this order
a conference between S. II. H. Clark and
bis esalutauta and tbo officers of several
labor organizations , representing the em
ployes of the court , was held In this city
At this conference an agreement waa reached
as to the rules , regulations and schedules
i elating to the train dispatchers nnd opera
tors , which was reported to the court and
confirmed. This was ono of the most dif
ficult schedules in tbe whole list to adjust
\t the conference held under the order of
the circuit Judges the position a&jiimod bj
the receivers In their petition to the court
was found to bo untenable and was a ban
doncd.
"It Is suggested that the court ought to
bo governed by the recommendation of a
majority of the receivers. The suggestion
Is without merit In this case for several
reasons : Four of the live receivers are not
practical railroad men , and are * not familiar
with tbe subject ; two of them aio lawyeri ,
residing In New York , one a merchant residing
siding In Chicago , and ono a railroad ac
countant , having doubtless a thorough knowl
edge of the books of the company , but knovv-
nothing about the wage schedules. These
four gentlemen are eminent In the line of
their professions and pursuits and entirely
capable of managing tbe financial affairs of
this great trust , but their opinions upon the
subject of wage schedules is confessedly of
little value.
"The action of the receivers Is objection
able upon another ground. It would bo
difficult to devise any action better calcu
lated to provoke a strike. Tbo method of
adopting the now schedules was calculated
to arouse resentment In the breast of every
self-respecting , intelligent and Independent
man in the service. While they might have
been willing to acquiesce In the reduction
of their wages , they were quite sure to re
volt against tbe manner of doing It. What
ever may bo the legal right of a railroad
corporation to reduce the wages of HH em
ployes or discharge them in a body without
giving them an opportunity to bo heard , a
court , of equity will not act In that manner
or approve the action of its receivers who
have acteil In that manner. The receivers ,
no moro than the court , should have under
taken to determine wnat wages were Just
and reasonable without giving the men an
opportunity to bo heard.
"In tbo opinion of the court the allow
ances made by the schedules now In force
nro just and equitable when , all the condi
tions are considered. The employes under
the present system ohare the burdens of
diminished buslneta. Tliey make less mllo-
ago and got less pay per month. The rate
now paid Is not higher than the rate paid
on other lines operated through similar coun
try and under like conditions , and Is not
higher < han It should bo for the service
rendered. An order will bo entered in the
district court of Nebraska continuing the
priaent schedule ( subject to tbo modification
qj to delayed or overtime ) , In full force and
effect , and setting aside the order made by
this court on January 27,1894. "
During the winter of 1896-97 some excite
ment waa caused by charges of maladminis
tration of the hospital department and mis
management of the hospital fund * of the em
ployes. Thrae charges were preferred by
F , E. Ollllltnd , a discharged station agent ,
and were taken up and urged by tbo Order
of Railway Telegraphers. Olllllcnd had been
dUehargod from bis position at Papllllon for
giving away transportation on other lines ob
tained for bis wife , for making overcharges
on telegrams and holding back money on
rcbato checks nnd for Inclvll conduct toward
a young woman there. He sought to bo rein
stated , and the order of which bo wns a
prime mover sent Its leading officers hero to
help bis cause. The bearing lasted several
days , and was before Mastcr-ln-Chanccry
William D. Cornish , In this city. The railway -
way officials showed cause for Gllllland's dis
missal. Ho replied by alleging that he bad
been discharged on account of malice borne
against him by Ibo msnagcnicnt of the road.
He also alleged Irregularities In tbe hospital
department and brought up another wage-
schcdulo one , alleging that certain employes
were not Justly compensated for their serv
ices. The rekult of the hearing wan a recom
mendation that the management of the Union
Pacific be ordered to make an accounting of
all funds In tbo hospital department to the
employes who contribute 40 cents a month of
their wanes toward that fund ,
CARE OF THE PROPERTY.
The property of tbe Union Pacific railway
has boon well kept up during the receiver-
> blp , and railroad men generally regard the
railroad and Ita equipment In the beat con
dition of any western railroad. The roadbed
baa been : greatly Improved by the addition
of a fine quality of gravel obtained from tbe
Sherman Hill gravel pita on tbe line of the
Union Pacific road In Wyoming. Thl gravel
when hard rolled makes an admirable roid-
bed , and large stretches of tbo
road between hero and Ogdcn , cs-
pecially on the Nebraska divisions , si
been improved by It. This hard rolled gravel
bos also been substituted for plank flooring
in many of the mechanical shops and about
the freight depots , where much heavy trhck-
'rig is done. The gravel Is found to bo raoroi
durable than wooden floors and much better
thnii ) cement.
1Jie engineering department has been.
busily engaged during the four years of the )
recelvtThhlp in replacing many wooden
bridges with substantial structures of Iron
and steel resting upon firm foundations of
masonry. Under the direction of Chief
LiiBlnccr Pegram ,1 largo number of thes *
bridges have been erected In Idaho and
Wyoming , some In Kansas on the line of
the Kansas Pacific , nnd a few In 'Nebraska. '
A number of the new steel bridges are lo
cated on the new Independent Oregon Short
Line , though , in 1895 and 18915 , when the
bridges were built , that line was a part of
the system , one of the belt bridges built
during tbo receivership "ivns the vhduct
carrying the tracks of the Union Pacific
across South Fourteenth street In thte
city.
city.The
The rolling stock of the Union Paclflo
lias been kept in n ( rood atato of repair. Trav
elers have remarked on the fine appearance
of the Union Pacific locomotives. The total
locomotive equipment consists of 534 loco
motives , the same ns when the receivership
began. Hut there nro now 308 locomotives
In good working order , and on October 13 ,
1893. there were but 328 ; now
there are ninety-two locomotives
needing repairs , then there were
109 ; now there are but thlrty-tliroo
locomotives In the shops , then tbcro wcro
eighty-three ; .now there are thlrty-thrco lo
comotives that are declared to be unfit for
service , then there were but tbreo. Tbo
total cat equipment on December 31 , 1SBO ,
was 11.438 , while on October 13. 1893 , It was
11,425. In the -
passenger < -ars there were
252 In gojd order in 1896 , and 294 In 1893.
The total number of passenger cars was 4U
In 189G , and 42S In 1893. Among the freight
cars , there were 10,141 In good order In
1S9C , nnd 10,573 In 1893. During the re
ceivership 470 freight cars were cither destroyed -
stroyed or broken up and not replaced. Th
total number of freight oars fn 1890 wa §
11,025 , and In 1893 was 10 , DS7.
MILEAGE OF THE SYSTEM.
The following is the mllengo of the Union
Pacific railway ns It Is operated today :
Bridge Dlvlnlon Main line , extending from
eastern terminus on east line of compiny'a
property , Council muffs , la. , In a westerly
direction to Ilrldgo Junction nt Twentieth
street , Omaha , Neb. , 3.98 miles.
llranch line , extending from Junction with
main line at a point about O.fiO mlle west
of the transfer depot , Council Iluffn , In.
northeasterly direction to llroadway depot ,
1.72 inllcH. Total mileage main track , 5.70 ;
mileage second main track , 3.)2 ! ) ,
Union Division Main line , extending from
Initial point near northeast corner Section 10 ,
T. 15 N. , H. 13 E. , Omaha , Neb. , In a westerly
direction to connection with the Central Pa
cific railroad nt n point five miles west of
Ogden , Utah , said five miles being leased
to the Central Paclfio Hallroad company ,
1.03R.I3 miles.
Ilr.inch linen , extending from Junction with ,
tbo main line at Almy Junction , Wyo , , In a
northerly direction to terminus at Mlno No.
7 , exclusive of 1.72 miles owned by the
Rocky Mountain Coal anil Iron company ,
3.S8 miles. Extending from Junction with
tbo main line nt Cheyenne , Wyo. , In a
northwesterly direction to connection with
track of the Union Pacific , Denver and Quit
Railway company , 2.01 inlltii. Total mileage
rr.nln track , 1,011.35 mllrs. Mileage second
mnln track , 9.98 miles , Total mileage of.
nil tracks , 1.0G3.95 miles.
TiniriiiuliNt Uriiu-il- ,
Mr. II , I ) . Clrcevo , merchant of Chllowle ,
Vs. , iTrtlflcvi that ho bad consumption , wca
given up to die , Fought all medical treat
ment that money would procure , tried all
cough remedltu bo could bear of , but got
no relief ; ypent ninny nlghta Hitting up In a
chair ; vvns Induced to try Klng'fi New Uo !
covery. and was cured by use of two bottle -
tle . Tor pant three years has been at
tending to business , and nayi Dr. King's
New Discovery Is tbe grandest remedy v r
made , a It has done HO much for him and
also for otbert ) In bla community. Dr. Klr.ift
Now D'acovcry I guaranteed for coughs ,
cold * and consumption. U don't fall. Trial
bottle free at Kuhn & Co.
In tbe Japanese match factories tbe boxes
and labels are made by little tclrlfl , who ar
wonderfully ( dextrous In tbe work. Tlirco lit-
tie experts get from one to five ctuta ft *
twelva hour * ' work. '
