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OMAHA ENDS A YEAR
Closing Year of the
Good for
NO BOOM, JUST
Gratifying Progress is Recorded in Every Department of
Commerce and Industry South Omaha's Remakable
Growth and Bright' Future.
The closing year of tin: century lias been for Onialm the best
It Iiuh not been u boom year, but a strictly business year, a year
of dcvclojnpit and expansion of the industrial and business in
terests of uie city. In every department of business it is possi
ble, in fact, easy to show gratifying progress. There seems to
have been u general advance all along the line, so that no one
department or branch of business has been the chief beneliciary,
but all appear to have shared in about the same degree the ad
vantages of prosperity.
Ketailers, jobbers, wholesalers and' manufacturers are all
t ..i ,...i!..f....i i .
One of the best evidences of the general good condition of
business is to be found in the number of new linns that have gone
into. business in the city during the year. At South Omaha, as
will be noted in another column) the situation as regards the
packing and live stock interests have been equally satisfactory.
The past, however, is a matter of history and cannot be changed
one way or the other. The thing which most closely interests
business men is the future and that, fortunately, at the present
lime has a most hopeful appearance. Everything is in the best
of shape to begin the new year and predictions are freely made
that the year to come Avill surpass the one gone by in the volume
of business transacted and the development of the material in
terests of the city and surrounding country.
PROSPERITY FOR MERCHANTS
Wliolcunle Mnrkcln llnve (.renlly Im
proved Diirlim; (lie l.iiMt
Veil r.
A rovlow of Omaha's trndc for tho year
1000 brings out many Interesting facts.
First of nil It ihows clearly that this city
Is a larger and better jobbing center than
evor before. Tho ndvnnccmcnt lias not
been In any ono particular branch, but in
stead in all lines lucre, has been wonderful
progress. In soino departments tho volume
of business has nctually doubled within the
last two or three years. Tho lncrrnso as
compared with lS'J'J runs all tho way from
D to 25 per cent and In somo cases the
gain has been even greater than that.
When tho fact that both the years 1S9S and
1899 wore phenomenal from n-Commercial
standpoint, nnd nlso thn n presidential
campaign has been gone through with this
yenr, It Is readily seen that tho good show
ing mado In 1900 Is quite sVgnilicnnt.
Tho reason generally given for the in
crcaso In the volume of business for 1900
Ir that Omaha Is a moro populnr market
than over bofore. Her Jobbers nro bettor
known to the trade of tho west nnd trav
eling men nro covering a larger territory.
They nro now able to successfully com
pota with other mnrkets in territory that
would hardly seem tributary to this city.
For example, they sell goods as far cast
as Illinois. On tho northeast they go Into
Wisconsin nnd Minnesota nnd much of tho
South Dakota trado comes to this city.
They also reach far down Into tho territory
elalmcd by tho markets down thu river.
Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma nro cov
ered by local Jobbers, nud oven Texas Is
not too far away for somo of them, In
tho majority of cases tho coast markB tho
western limit, but shipments of goods have
been mado from Omaha to supply tho
Alaskan trade, Practically all of this ter
ritory has been covered by somo Omaha
houses for n number of years, but not by
nil o( them. Kach yenr nioro traveling
men nro sent out and that Is particularly
truo of tho last twelve months.
, Mini) New '.Iiililiem.
The growth durlnir thu lust venr. however.
has not been confined to tho spreading out
of tho old concerns, as a visit to tho Jobbing
district will show nmnv nnw tuillillni'u TMu
is particularly noticeable In tho lino of
farm machinery. No less than threo largo
ml well known firms hnvu located In this
city within a year nnd besides that two of
tho old companies hnvo outgrown their
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insurance can be collected.
If you knew your health was
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blood is made in the stomach. A
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"Words fail to express what I suffered
for three years, with cold chills, palpitation
of heart, shortness of breath, anil low spir
its," writes Mrs. A. C. lanes, of Walter-
boro, Colleton Co., S. C. " I could not
sleep and really thought I would soon die.
Had a peculiar roanmr through mv head
all the time. Was so emaciated and weak
1 could not feed myself. My aunt induced
raeioxry lir, nerce's uohlen Meuicai uts
covery, which I did, only to please her, and
ii'.t dollies cured me. To-day nut sound
and well. During the three years I was
sick I had five UiUercut physician."
Consult Dr. Pierce by letter, tree.
All correspondence private. Ad
dress Dr. R.V.Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y.
Century Especially
Omaha.
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HEALTHY GROWTH
a
quartors and been forced to build new and
lnrger houses. The snnio Is truo of ono of
the hardware Jobbers.
Hut ono of tho most Important events In
commorclnl centers was tho location In this
city of n new dry goods house. Previous
to that time Omaha had but one wholesale
dry goods houso nnd tho need of another
was felt by every one. That deficiency has
been mndo gcod and n new building erected
(or the accommodation of tho newcomers.
Omaha is now n dry goods market In tho
truo aenso of tho word. Tho increase In
tho volume of business for tho past year Is
placed by thoso best posted at from 20 to
23 per cent, but it is predicted that at tho
end of tho coming year the volume of bus
iness will not fall far short of doublo its
present proportions. Tho output of tho
shirt nnd overall factories will also bo In
creased by at least ono-thlrd.
Tho hat nnd cap market has also been
Improved by tho addition of a new firm
mado up of well known business men of
this city. A millinery Jobbing houso has
nlso been added to tho list. From this It
Is seen that Omaha Is now equipped to
supply tho wants of dry goods merchants
In better shapo than ever before.
Oroeery Joliliern l.eiul.
Tho wholesale grocery Jobbers lend all
others In tho amount of business trans
acted, They, In fact, do almost doublo that
of nny other clnss of Jobbers In this city.
They have the largest number of traveling
men and cover tho territory tributary to
this market thu most thoroughly. They
hnvo had an exceptionally large trado tho
poBt year nnd hnvo broken nil previous
records. There has boon no special fea
ture, but simply a gcnoral demand for nil
classes of goods. Jobbers are confident,
however, that tho coming year will bo
oven bolter, nnd are preparing to work
their territory more thoroughly than ever
before.
Oooil Iuercnxe In Iliirilrrnre.
Hardware Jobbers report a most success
ful years business. Although they were
handicapped tho first half of the year by a
declining market their
creased by about 20 per cent. From about
..sui unui just recently trade has been
exceptionally heavy, ns thnt mnnit, t, i...
torn of the market was reached. Tho firmer
ubiiub iu mo iron nnd steel market has
glvon confidence to tho trado and Jobbers
nnd retailers are anticipating their wants
on tho theory that money Invested in hard
ware at present prices Is safe. No very rad
ical ndvances am expected for tho near
future, but in view of tho good prospects
for future demand it docs not Bcem pos
sible for lower quotations to nrevnii. ti,
lack of much cold weather so far this winter
nns una n tendency to cut down tho con
sumption of winter lines, nnd for d,nt r
son trado during tho month of December
was nnraiy up to expectations. The gen
eral Impression, though. Is thnt
Como With a ruth When thn nrnnir Mnl.
Hons arrivo nnd thnt nny deficiency for tho
month of December will bo mado up in a
very snort time.
Taking tho year as a wholo local Jobbers
sny they have no complaints to offer. Com
paratively few retailers have failed in busl
ness nnd losses for thnt reason havo been
small,
Niicueful Venr In I.entlier fiootlii.
Hoot and shoo Jobbers nlso reoort a suc
cessful year's business. While tho Increase
in tno volumo of their Bales has not been
euormous it is of very satisfactory nronor
tlonB, all things considered. Tho first half
or tuo year was particularly good nud tho
?amo would undoubtedly havo been truo of
mo last half had It not been for tho un
seasonable weather tho last fow months.
wmcn curtailed tho demand for winter
goods,
During tho year a shoo factory has been
niiiieu to the list of Omaha's Industries. It
now employes nbout 100 persoiiB and during
win coming years will mater n y Increase
tho leather goods trndo of this city.
Tho rubber goods business liss experi
enced about tho snmo upu nnd downs ns the
trado In leather goods. Tho volumo for thq
yenr compare favorably with that of nny
previous season, nnd tho only unfavorable
featuro Is tho lack of severe winter weather
to create a demand for such goods as arc
tics. Lumber Jobbers have dono equally as
well nn dealers in other lines and llkowlso
roport good gains over tho last year.
Thero has been an Immense umount of
business dono all over tho west in splto
of the high prices ruling on all kinds of
building material. Present Indications nro
that nB soon us spring arrives building
operations will begin with morn llfo than
ever, particularly In tho country. Wn
farmers hnvo monoy they can bo depended
upon to spend it freely in making Iro-
OF GREAT
provemcnts on their property and tor that
reason Jobbers tiro counting on doing tho
biggest business on record.
REAL ESTATTTRANSACTIONS
Trnnafrr Hliurr I'lilllni; Off, nn Own
er Do ,u( I'lirr tit Nell Their
lutilliiRH nt Present.
Heal estate owners nnd dealers of Omaha
find muih to ccongrntulato themselves
upon in the condition of city realty, both
from n spcculntivo nnd an Investment
standpoint. There Is no gainsaying tho
fact that tho census reports for this city
during the current yenr did much to give
Omaha real estate a black eye among the
holders of real estato securities in the
east, but among thoso persons who were on
tho ground tho effect was less apparent,
ns every ono who has nny knowlcdgo of
tho condition of affairs of tho city tnows
that tho town was never In hotter shape,
that real estate, whlla many times In mora
nctlvo demand, has never sold nt better
prices slnco tho dnys when pcoplo bought
with tho intention of selling before tho ink
was dry upon their deeds.
Compared with last year tho real i.stito
transfers show n decided falling off In
value, but n largo part of this decrease Is
accounted for by tho operation of tha war
revenue law nnd tho growing practice of
largo corporations to set forth but a nom
inal consideration In the deed. Under tt la
practlco several thousand dollars worth of
trackago was recently sold to ono railroad
company for f2, while as u matter of fact
at least four ciphers behind tho llguro
would have been necessary to give tho ex
act amount. Omaha Is not nlono In this
predicament,, as real estate transfers nil
over tho country nro thus decreased In the
aggregate amount.
Owners of Omaha city and suburban prop
erty find themselves In hotter shnpo this
year than ono year ago, for tho rcaaon
that during the last twelve months tho last
of tho chenp suburban property wns taken
of tho market and Is now In tho hands of
persons who nro holding It nt something
like Uu value, based upon Its cost to tho
owners. With tho Inst of tho land held
by persons who were forced to sell taken
off thu market land similarly situated has
been advanced in price, nnd ono of tho
rensons for tho decreaso In tho valuo of tho
transfers is tho fact that prospective buy
ers nro waiting to .ascertain whether tho
values will be iralntalncd or tho present
owners reduco tho prices to tho former
level.
The real estato transfers recorded during
1900, compared with tho preceding venr,
with tho last week of tho moth estimated,
aro aj follows:
1M0. 1899.
January $ 679.192 $ 490.292
Iebniary 710.374 4S3.J71
-Uurch 104,333 .129.076
A,l,r" 1.044.070 . 429.655
012,752 470.918
Juno .TS4.491 OOG.GOfi
Jly 973,837 409.121
UKWt 429,021 747.318
September K,429 312,081
October 507.241 362,753
November 475,718 IBS.472
December 503,954 329,379
Totals $7,353,712 $5,538,004
Ono conclusion to be drawn from tho de
crease In tho value of tho real estato trans
fers In that tho pcoplo who own real estato
aro satisfied with their holdings, and this
fact Is further borno out by nn Investiga
tion of tho mortgage record, which shows
that more mortgages hnvo been released
than have been given by $1,115,083 In valuo.
Of this excess of releases, $1,003,212 covers
city property and $31,871 relates to farm
property.
Compared with tho year 1899 tho state
ment of mortgages Is as follows:
1S99. 1900. .
Month. No. Anil, No. Aral,
Jnnunry 120 $17C.SR9 147 $229,807
Febrry 118 159,170 140 172.134
Mntc 151 234,390 155 103,908
April 174 240.2M ISO 193.735
May 165 177,611 159 268,353
June 151 294,245 150 158,050
July 153 175.302 107 1 91.085
August 121 285,952 1.H1 123,500
nepiemuor ist llW.Ty.) 105 209,700
uetoucr 138 272.791 157 149,300
.uvumuer MU isu.rai 131 650,500
December 129 12fl,6S 12a J20,C89
Totals $2,569,277
Tho record of real estate
leased shows, as follows:
$2,614,033
mortgages re-
1899.
1900.
No. Amt.
Month.
January ..,
February .,
March
April
May
Juno
July
August ....
September
October
November
December ,
No.
Amt.
..170
..150
..147
..202
. .202
..146
..192
..275
..251
. .254
..176
..159
$396,491
371.42.1
077.273
612,747
5.17,a-
300,863
475.805
597,585
614.&SI!
444,116
29S.531
266,721
202
$317,229
200,170
155
167
228
312
'
lis
181
162
154
200
190
343.767
309,740
625,240
401,475
298,570
297,050
184,200
193,015
245.451
216,000
Totals $5,517,4S0 $3,597,500
Among tho real estate dealers there Is
a feeling that better times are In store for
all persons holding Omaha rental property
and that nt present thero Is money to bo
mado In building rcsldcnco houses for rent.
There has been an unsatisfied demand all
tho yenr for Inside homes at comparatively
low figures, but at prices which would
bring a fair return on tho Investment. In
tho opinion of the leading rental agents
tho kind of houses most In demand Is
lints or apartment houses, containing about
six rooms to tho apartment. Theso houses
should ba built not moro than two stories
high, but with room enough for from alx
to eight npnrtments, so that u Janitor can
bo -employed and tho houso heated by stenm
nt n profit. Houses of this kind, built of
brick, which In the long run Is tho cheaper
material, within a fow blocks of the street
car lino and not moro than fifteen minutes'
ride from tho business center, will roadlly
rent for $35 nn apartment, to which $8
per month can be ndded for heat In tho
winter, being a gross Income of $3,360 per
year. Ono agent says that ho can secure
tenants for several houses of this kind
and others report an active demand for In
side rental property.
At present all sorts of rental property
are In demand nnd agents havo more
trouble In securing houses than In finding
tenants, ucnts havo been advanced gen
erally In all parts of tho city for all classes
or property, the greatest advance being In
small cottages and flats of from six to ton
rooms. Iluslncbs property Is ndvancinir
slightly In rental value, but is not keeping
pneo wim rcsiaenco bouses.
Tho county tax lovy for 1900 shows nn
Increase of $119,769 over the preceding year,
wnuo mo consoiiuatcd levy has been re
duced 45-100 of n mill. A comparison of
tho assessments, levies nnd tax for tho last
ten years Is as follows:
I Ttnnlrn I 'Prt.nl I rr.-nl
Total
Yenr. 1 unil I IVr- I Ileal
lIlallrVB.) Honul. f Estate.
l'.iflrt
$ 1.298.02."
$ 4.153,1:13,
$17,292,730!
$21,745,9;!
21,626,211
21,023.552
21.07U.S73
S1.K19.T03
22,602,630
21,701,110
25,475,332
25,737.001
25,630,813
21,923,236
ISKi
1. 235.21 1
4,382,603
:!.!M6.4S5
17.243.611
1893
1,250,045'
1,221,67b
1.2:,!W7,
17.077,067
17.16),603
1SU7
1891
3.005.470
3,970,591
17,6X3,111
18.441.499
18!tt
u;t
1S03
1892
l,u4iU4S
1,U1, 131
4,417,901
4.587.797
4,781,157
1,926,330!
4,824,119!
1.4:!l.(H:i
20,283,239
20.s87.63jl
1,471,771
1,732.5.18
2U,'Jia,li
lffll .
1890 -
1.4:10.765
20.710.42'
1,500,692
20,101,1871
I.erleN.
Mills
rnr. I Consoll-
IStiito. I t'oanty. dntod,
19) 7 1-2 17 2-10 21 7-10
JM-j 8 2-8 16 11.10 25 15.100
1897 7 6-8 16 7-10 24 45-100
1S90 7 6-8 14 21 6-S
1895 7 2-8 16 7-10 23 95-100
1891 6 7-8 15 "I 7.S
1893 6 3.8 15 i 3.S
1592 6 2-8 16 7-10 22 93-10)
PROSPERITY
1891
1890
6 2-8
C 1-7
11 .1-4
11 0-7
20
13
'I'm,
! Mlscel- I Outside
I liineous 1 of
I Tnx. I Omaha.
Totnl
Tnx.
Yen
Tnx.
19oo ..
1899 ..
1893 ..
1M7 ..
1KM ..
1895 ..
1894 ..
189.1 ..
1S92 ..
1891 ..
1W0 ..
.l$537.125.rM
10.546.33
67,628,
69,096,
21$609.I74.6
.1 f.l.1,899.30
10.072.20
013.003.37
555,697.60
683,640.25
.1 4Sfi,16!l.(r)
. 615.18.V3ll
.. 468.91.13
9,635.41
9.604.61
69,8 12.
00,850,
0,365. OS
12.IC6.26
TO. 133.
60,306.
43,732.
4l,ti5,
18.695.
29,6.11.
23,865.
53i 63S.UI1.72
.! 638,933. W
CI1.S90.IV,
.1 640,3.17.45
.! 54I.5.U99
.! 590,687.27!
.1 612,736.171
.1 113,709.88
10.2iB.tlN
691.3.11.01
699,312.08
(&n,0I9.Cl
.M2.fM.2l
481,28.1.70
10,802.9
10.006.50
10.22.1.8J
8,707.95
YEAR'S BUILDING OPERATIONS
ItceonN of Iniprelor Shove (lint I.nre
Number tif Medium I'rli-ed
ItenlilciieeH Were llreeleil.
Tho records of tho building Inspector
show that tho Inst year was characterized
by tho largo number of medium-priced
residences nnd substantial warehouses
erected In tho city. Although tho building
permlt3 Issued during 1900 aggrcgato only
$950,802, many buildings were constructed
during the year for which tho permits were
taken in 1899. Two new churches, Church
of tho Sncrcd Heart at Twenty-iiecond and
Ilinnoy streets and Calvary Ilaptlst at
Twenty-fifth nnd Hamilton, were begun
(luring the year. Each of tho buildings
wilt cost $23,000. The permits Issued In
1S99 nmountcd to $1,015,664.
Tho most expenslvo building for vhleh a
permit was Issued Is tho l.ce-Olass-An-drccsen
wholesalo hanlwnre houso nt the
corner of Harney nnd Ninth streets. This
permit was drawn for an $S0,000 building,
Tho Avery Manufacturing company's build
ing nt tho corner of Tenth and I.oivan
worth streets cost $50,000 nnd Deero & Co's.
building nt Tenth nnd Leavenworth streets
cost $10,000. Tho new building which
tho Ilyrnc-Hnmmer company will occucpy
at Twelfth nnd Howard streets nlso cost
$10,000. Ilclow is tho monthly record of
building permits:
January $ 10M3)
February 87.14)
Mnrrh 102,385
April 78.115
May 114,61)
Juno 29.0M
July 116.217
August i3.IV26
September 109,2.10
October 04,575
November 71.150
December 60.C0J
Totnl $950,SC2
WORKING FOR CITY'S WEAL
Activity of Ciiiiimerelal C'luti ltenultN
In Sei'iirliitc Severnl Imixir
tnnt IOnterprlneH.
The Commercial club of Omaha closes
Its seventh year of activity with much
satisfaction. From n commercial stand
point tho year just ended has been tho best
In the history of tho city and tho club has
been fully Identified with tho favorable
conditions nnd results. Tho work of tho
organization is continuous, hundreds of
11. or matters that in tho aggregate make
a largo measure In tho sum total of the
city's advancement arc taken up nnd dis
posed of without attracting general public
attention. Tho pleasant rooms of the
club on tho top floor of tho Board of Trado
building havo been visited dally by hun
dreds of business men nnd frequently Im
portant meetings to consider public move
ments have been held there.
Tho musical festival of ns,U Septcmbor
was born and developed vmhln. the circle
of tho Commercial olub undi.t,liq auditorium
project, which caught llfo from the splcn
did success of tho festival, Is now being
carried out with vigor by gentlemen ldcutl
fled with tho club. Tho auditorium com
mitteo meets Informally at lunch at tho
club every day nnd all tho business con
nected with tho big public enterprise Is
transacted there.
Tho Indian supply depot which will
within a short time ba opened In Omaha
was secured to the city with tho helping
lnlluenco of the Commercial club and tho
organization is now behind bills In congress
providing for the establishment of a sub
treasury nnd a War department dlstrlb
utlng bureau hero.
Among tho notable achievements for
which the club must be given credit Is tho
permanent location of tho headquarters of
the Woodmen of tho World In this city,
an Institution that occupies tho greater por
Hon of a big ofllco building and employs
scores of well paid clerics. A largo num
bcr of Jobbing and manufacturing concerns
havo been Induced by tho club to locato In
. inaha during tho year, Tho new Jobbing
houses aro of a high character nnd belong
to classes of trado In which Omaha was
somewhat deficient nnd with their acqui
sition the wholesalo Interests of tho city
nro well rounded out.
Transportation rates, all of first Impor
tanco to a commercial city, havo been given
constant nttcntion by Secretary Utt and
tho other officers of tho club. Tho break
lng down of tho arbitrages that existed
against Omana on packing houso rates,
both north and couth, has been of great
valuo. Tho adjustments of classifications
nnd contests with competing cities on dls
trlbutlng rates are Important features and
tho Improvement of passengor servlco In
tlmo and number of trains Is worthy of
notice.
Several excursions from other cities havo
been entertained by tho club nnd no op
portunlty for impressing upon tho out
sldo world tho hospltablo naturo of tho
Omaha people nnd tho many commercial
and social advantages of tho city has been
neglected.
GRATIFYING PROGRESS MADE
O filer in nnd Member of You 11 k Mcn'a
ClirUtlnn Aasoclatlon Hinted
vl(h Itenultn Obtained.
The officers nnd members of the Young
Mens Christian nbsoclation express grati
fication over their work for tho year. Dur
ing the twelvo months 176 now members
havo been enrolled, making tho totnl mem
bership 1,340.
In a rough way tho year has been full
of activities, Tho association rooms havo
been open every day and about 200,000 vis
iters havo been received. Twelvo public
gatherings, with an aggregato attendance
of 5,453, hnvo been held and tho eight en
tertainments given nt noyd's theater under
tho auspices of tho organization were at
tended by nbout 11,000 people.
Ono of tho most satisfactory branchos
of tho association's work Is thoeducatlonal
department. During tho year fourteen
clnstes wero organized, with n total en
rollment of 290, including men of nil con
ditions, from thoso needing elementary les
sons In Kngllsh to collego graduates desir
ing rejuvenation.
In tho gymnasium during the seven
months of activity 818 classes wero formed
with a total attendance of 20,531, an In
crtaso of 25 par cent In tho number of
clashes nnd of 45 per cent in attendance
over tho same period of 1899. rhysleal ex
aminations of 223 men and boys wero made
nnd sevoral cases of tuberculosis and other
Ills wero found and greatly helped by spe
cial coursos of work. Tho Saturday night
athletic entertainments given durlnt: tho
winter months drew 2,933 spectators.
In tho boys' department tho year's work
has been most gratifying, especial Interest
being manifested In tho bible study classes.
There has been Increased interest In tho
Christian studies nnd meetings conducted by
tho association. The aggregate attendnnco
at tho meetings for men held every Sun
day afternoon was 7,310 and n scries of spe
cial services for business men wero hold
with n totnl attendance of 475. Seven
bible clnsscs arc being conducted, with an
enrollment of 103, nn Increnso of 60 per
cent over tho number enrolled 'last year.
As to finances the event of tho year wns
tho payment of $2,000 of tho mortgngc In
debtedness, reducing tho totnl sum to $73,
000. Tho totnl receipts from membership
fees, subscriptions, etc., amounted to $14,-
S60.37, nnd the expenses figured $14,644.79.
CITY'S POPULATION GROWING
Mure ItlrlliM nml Ferrer llentlm l.nut
Venr Tlutti In (lip l'receillnir
Twelve Moiitln,
Nearly 100 more males than females were
born In Omaha during 1900. Tho total
number of births was 1,812, 960 of tho now
citizens being boys, whllo tho girls num
bered 852. In 1S99 the births wero eighty
six less than for tho Inst year nnd In 1S9S
tho number dropped down to 1,625. For
several years previous to 1898 tho birth
rate was much higher than of recent years.
Tho following tablo shows tho birth record
for nlno years:
Year. Itovn. tllrls. Totnl.
1900 IVi) S52 1.312
1899 tip) 816 1,72)
lf-PS 845 710 1,625
1807 956 nn Laos
1896 !.M f65 l.IiOD
1895 971 929 l.-.IV)
1894 893 910 1,8!)S
liV. 991 960 1,960
1892 951 903 1.S50
.Mortality statistics for 1900 shew that
nenrly 200 less Omabans died during the
last year than in 1S99. In 1S99 the records
show n death list of 1,187, whllo In 1900
thero wero only 1,008 deaths. Tho record
for the last nlno years Is as follows:
Year. Mnln. IVmnlo. Tntnl.
1900 663 445 I.tflS
1S99 Oil 613 1187
1898 M0 427 937
1897 625 4.15 Jul
1896 482 417 129
IWj 575 6).i 1,112
1S94 63.1 614 1,149
189.1 652 5.12 1,131
1892 611 545 1.1U9
Hmnllpnx secured a better hold In Omaha
lu 1900 than during tho provtous yenr, In
splto of tho rnro exercised by tho lienlth
officers. Tho dlscnsu was carried Into
Omaha from other Nebraska points nnd
forty-flvo cases havo been cared for dur
ing tho last year, as ngninst tlilrty-llvc In
1899. There havo been no fatalities nmong
smnllpox patients for two years.
WAR DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
About One Million Dollar Dlnlinrneil
liy (tiini-lnrmnnter for Supplied,
Iteiinlrn mill FrelKlit.
Tho quartermaster's office of tho De
partment of tho Missouri, U. S. A., during
tho year ending December 31, 1900. with
tho business of tho last week estimated,
bus spent In round numbers $1,000,000 for
supplies nnd equipments of tho troops In
tho department, tho construction and re
pair of quarters and for tho movement of
men nnd material. Of this money at IcaBt
50 por cent has been spent In Otunha, the
locnl purchases at the quartermaster's de
pot nt tho government corral amounting to
$200,494.01 nnd tho money spent for trans
portation of freight and troops being paid
to railroads In this city. Tho 8,000,000
pounds of oats which were chipped to
Manila wero all purchased In Nebraska
and would go to ruako up tho CO per cont
spent in Omaha territory.
Compared with 1899 tho disbursements
show a decllno of $11,754.08, duo cntiroly
to a decrease in tho amount paid for trans
porting freights and men. Nearly all othor
funds show an Increased expenditure for
tho last year compared with tho ono pre
ceding. Tho comparative figures are:
Luted f,rrnnB0 5-as-H 22.in
freight, etc 636.630 71 .Tit nil rxi
ranges g.13 . ...
Repairs or hospitals.. CI2V9.-. !)"64 07
Clothing, etc....1 "filU J-f.
Ilepnfrs of stewnrd's -al
n ! "rs : 373.57 733.43
1 .... y U "iy
bulldlllK' 610.02 24,339.98
Total
$1,011,803.15 $997,051.07
POOR H0USE STATISTICS
Seventeen rnnpei 1,0x1, Ileitis fju-ed
For Tlmn on Jnnunry I
One Yenr Ago.
On January 1 last them wn
220 Inmates
at tho county poor houso under
the cbnrco
01 superintendent Olmsted. The I
nst monthly
report Bhowed 203. F. r tho c
tho number has run as follows:
u months
Month.
Total. Male. Fc- Pnu-. In-
... mSe- Per- sane.
220 141 79 196 24
230 146 8 4 204 2(1
233 31!) 84 206 ?7
217 131 84 190 27
25 131 82 1 85 31
223 131 i; mi 32
223 131 fl2 191 32
236 137 JO -I)! 3,
242 137 !I9 203 37
217 159 53 ISO .17
203 145 63 174 9
2,463 1,645 Hi lis
Jnnunry ...
Februnry .
March
April
May
Juno
July
August ...
ptember
if 'icr ...
No. .nber
mates were discharged. Thero wero soven
births nnd nineteen deaths. Tho number of
thoso transferred was not complied.
BANK CLEARINGS INCREASE
Trannnellonx for the Yenr Show Gain
of Twenty Million Hollar
Over 18l)l.
Tho total bank clearances for tho year
1900 amounted to $317,731,430.49, ns against
$207,432,370.36 for tho preceding year, show
ing an Increase of $20,299,0Se.l3. Tho clear
ances by months for tho two years are
shown below:
Month. isoo.
Jnnunry $26,755,128.09
Februnry 22,312,398.63
Mureli 25,755,300.06
April 25,063,574.60
May 27,204,830.05
JllllO 28,603,775.56
July 26,330,384.23
August 26,175,759.10
September 24,784,084.47
October 30,378,447.20
November 26,083,514.33
December 28,276,230.33
1899.
$30,616,267.47
25,163.772.73
18,768,812.31
10.920.892.64
19,624,639.07
24,603,997.22
25,580,515.60
24,701,611.17
28.493,296.78
.10,(152,600.75
27.03r.MS.8B
23,968,408.73
Totnls $317,731,456.49 $297,132,370.38
PARK COMMISSIONERS' WORK
Xo Xevr Aerenxe Ailileil, but .Mnny Iin-Iii-oveiiieiiU
Mmle in (lie
t'ltv'n Pnrk System.
Tho Omaha Hoard of Park Commission
ers .expended $33,934.00 during 1900 In tho
mnlntennnco and Improvement of tho city
park system. I'luns were outlined nnd ap
praisements secured on n proposed park on
tho muff tract, but tho matter was de
layed by tho council nnd no additions to
tho system have been made during tho
year.
A roadway was graded through tho new
addition to Illvervlow park. A sewer and
permanent bird cage wero also constructed
In this park nnd ftvo elk, two antelope, flvo
bear, eight deer nnd n wildcat wero added
to the collection of animals,
Central boulevard was graded from Hans
corn park to Hlvervlew park nnd a via
duct was completed. Curtlss Turner park
wob graded preparatory to planting trees
nnd shrubs, Florence boulevard was cin
dered. Two cannons presented to tho
board by tho government wero mounted,
one In Manscom park and the other on
m3L
j 5 JAS. S. KIRK
Capitol avenuo In front of the High school
grounds.
Tho totnl expenditure for tho maintenance
nnd Improvement of tho various parks and
tho number of ncres In each nro shown In
tho following table: '
Arres. Expenditure.
Ilanscom park. 67.69 $ 5,764 "9
Hlvervlew park 110.82. 6,10rt II
Hemls pnrk n.40 " 1,785 03
CurtlKS Turner park.... 7.32 1,412 79
Miller pnrk "?.( f-69 9)
Klmwood park 208.13 "01 01
Jefferson squnro nnd
I'npltol nvenue 621 ro
ICouutzo park 10.73 209 96
Fontnncllo park 107.53 201 21
Central boulevard 14,81 17.1
Florence boulcvnrd 2,:w 45
Lincoln boulcvnrd 101 15
Total expenditure....
...$33,951 60
COST OF CLEANING STREETS
Department Mnnnsten to Keep Mi
pendltiirei. Per .Mile Lower
Tlinn for 1MP.
Cleaning the streets of Omnha during 1900
cost $21,053.76. Tho number of miles cleaned
was 1,631 and tho cost per mile wns $12.91.
During 1899 tho expenditure for cleaning
wns $22,090.60 and tho nvcmgo cost of clean
ing per mllo was $13.11. During February
and March of 1900 thero was no street
cleaning. Tho work done In tho various
months was as follows:
Mocks Loads
Cleaned. 1 hulled. Cost.
January 1,544 916 $ 1.423.41
April 2.717 1,317 3,136 67
Mliy 1,879 899 1,666.46
Jllliu 2,386 !I17 2.12:1.21
July 2.428 968 2,160.58
August 3.15S 1,114 3,010.49
September 2,687 1,069 2,277.00
October 3,292 1,2X8 2,910.60
November 2,739 1,091 2,339.41
Totul cost $21,053.76
The removal of Ico and snow from tho
streets during January, February and March
nas $6,863.49 nnd the total number of loads
hauled was 10,795. Asldo from this expense
several teams wero employed In picking
up paper from thu streets.
RAISES PROPERTY VALUATION
Tnx ConiiiilnKloner Inerrimen Vnlur nf
City Property (or CoiuIiik Year
liy About 91,000,000.
Tho asscBsed valuation of property In
tho city of Omaha will bo about $1,000,000
moro for 1901 than It was In 1900. The
totnl valuation In 1900 was $35,692,207 nnd
tho estimated amount upon which taxes
will bo paid In 1901 Is $36,488,107. Tho tax
commissioner fixed tho values at n higher
figure, but reductions to tho amount of
$1,600,000 were mado by the Hoard of He
view. The changes were chiefly In personal
assessments.
Early In January the city council will bit
nB a coord of equalization and pass upon
assessments. Orantlng that no changes
aro mado by the council tho nsscssmcnts for
1900 will bo ns shown In tho following com
parative tables:
,, , 1900. 1901.
Ordinary personal... $ 5,347.125.00 $ 6,0oo,0u0,00
Hanks 932,071.01) 9.12,671.00
Hnllroads 19.1,674.00 250,000.00
Telegraph 3,732.00 ,1,!H2.2S
l'nlaco cars 1,482.00 1,523.96
Insurance 140.538.oo 120,000.00
Lands 2,212,093.00 2.265,000.00
City lots 12.571.315.00 12.675.000.00
Additions 14,253,575.00 14,240,000.00
Totals
...$33,092,207.00 $36,4S8,107.2I
MARRIAGE ON THE INCREASE
Growth of the City WllneaiieN I'nr
rennondliiff Incrennc In Number
of MnrrliiKe.
Next to tho year of tho exposition", 1900
has the high mark for marriage licenses Is
sued. During tho transmlsslsslppl summer
a good many couples from out of tho city
camo hero to bo married for romantic
reasons, swolllng tho statistics cccordlngly.
Tho year 1900 showed n steady Increnso In
tho number of marriages In proportion to
the growth of tho city. Juno tnlte.s tho
load, as usual, with n record of 150. Closo
behind comes November, Septomber nud
December. Hesldos these, October also
Closing Out Prices
This week on all our pianos and or-sans-planos
In handsome casec, full
size, lino tone, for ?107 cash, or $10 cash
and $5 per month; orlglnnl prlco ?i!G5
Our $300 pianos for $185 on easy pay-meuts-?3fi0
plnuos for $215-$400 plnnoi
for $250-lar,'ains In organs from $15
up, on easy payments If you want your
piano timed call on us we have expert
tuners we make reasonable charges.
A. HOSPE,
Mnfi IM Art. 1113 Daorlit
Drex L's Special
Kor Us stylo nnd durability and swell
appearing slioe-ln both light weight
calfskin and geniilno vlel kid with tho
now military heel or tho common sense
heel, If you like It better-both with tho
extension sole-that makes them an
Ideal shoe for winter wear this
woman'H $3.50 specials have been a
great seller with us from tho start-It
Is hard for us to show tho valuo or for
you to see It wearing alone will con
vince you that they are moro Hum Iho
ordinary $3.50 shoe. s
Drexel Shoe Co.,
Cntnloicae Sent l'ree for the Aiklng.
Omaha's Up-to-date Shoe Hons.
1410 FAKNAN STHEBT,
Jap Pose I
SOMP
A NEW CREATION.
A Transparent Glycerin Soap.
Designed especially for oiIct and
bath.
A large size cake.
Delicately perfumed.
8c CO,, Chicago. pj
passed tho 100 mark. In nil, thero was an
Increase of twcnty-tlvo over tho figures
for tho preceding year nnd a inllng off nf
seventy-two from tho figures of tho exposi
tion yenr. Following Is thn table:
Jnnunry
93 August
99
123
lou
128
12)
February
March ,,,
April ....
91
September
79
uctolier ...
M
November
December
Totnl ..
.May
92
ir
Sb
June
July
1.2T;
GROWTH IN TAX COLLECTIONS
DotiRlnit County Tu-Pn)er Inillente
the PoKNi-nnloit of (irenti-r Wenltll
Tlinn In I MM).
A comparison has Just been mado by
County Treasurer Klsasscr for Iho cloven
months up to December 1 of tho two years,
1899 and 1900 of tho collections nnd ills,
bursctnents of tho county as recorded by
his offlcc. Tho tnblo gives tho total tax
nnd mlflcclanous collections nnd thu set
tlements with tho state, tho rlty of Oinnhn,
tho city of South Omnha and tho school
districts of tho county. It Bhows that lu
tho Item of tnx and miscellaneous collec
tlris $11,151.43 moro was takcu lu during
tluVast elm-en months' than for tho .snmo
tlinu tho yenr proceeding. Tho total
pnld out has been $10,693.21 greater. Fol
lowing Is tho statement:
Tnx and miscellaneous
collections $511,400.89 $538,652.32
Paid to tho stuto 149,632.32 167,273.89
Paid to the city of
Omaha 30,143,47 18,827,81
Paid to thn city of-
H,,ul1.1 mi11111 1.2S0.62 I.6S3.66
Paid to county school
tllHtrlctH 123,583,16 137,317.46
Totals $301,639.57 $325,231.82
Tbo school districts of tho county havo re
ceived $13,964.30 during tho cloven months
of 1900.
CUSTOM HOUSE RECEIPTS
Vnlne of fiooiln Imported llurlnnr 1'nnt
Yenr AnpriislnuiteN Million unil
a Half Dollum.
Tho past year has witnessed quite n rev
olution nmong mnny of tho Omnha whole
salers and retailers who aro importers.
They aro boglnnlng to upproclato tho fact
that Omaha Is nn original port of entry
for imported goods. Not only that, but
Omaha Is one of tho few inalnd cities thor
oughly equipped with n government bonded
warchouso for tho especial accommodation
of Importers.
The statistical nnd commcrclnl rcportB
on Importations heretofore havo given St.
Joseph nnd Kansas City n much hotter
showing, comparatively speaking, because,
no merchant of either city over thinks of
importing goods without giving iustructlonH
to havo them como direct In bond for entry
nt tho custom houso In his own city. Tho
result of thlB plan In Omaha would bo thnt
(Continued on Pago Klght.)
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