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$73,100,000 for 1301. The pT cent of Increase
over 1900 In 62. Tho total of manufacturing
products lit figured nt $1S9,583.050 (Inclusive
of parkins houses and exclusive of the
smeltery), as against $150,275.(00 for 1902. Tha
per cent of Increase over 1901 Is 45.75.
The abolition of the bridge arbitrary In
July, reducing- the rates Into Iowa one
third and practically doubling Omaha ter
ritory In that iitate, was expected to add
greatly to the volume of business, espe
cially In lines where the weight was great
for the value. It has had a good effect,
but this was largely offset by the floods
nd poor crops, which cut down the pur
chasing ability of the section. The Great
Western came too late In the year In Oc
toberto much effect the year's total, but
the new road opens up some new towns
and Increases shipping facilities.
The new grain late, wliiuli will On so
much In the future, have had little effect
on the business of 193. The extension of
the Fremont, Llkhorn and Missouri Valley
road Into South Dakota through Boyd
. county has helped In the year's business.
The floods In the south and east helped
Omaha trade by putting Kansas City and
other Jobbing centers temporarily out of
business. It also helped by delaying ship
ments from the east. This slowness of de
livery has been noticeable all through the
year, and while It made the local houses
much trouble, it also brought many addi
tional customers who became disgusted at
the long watt necessary. Very heavy orders
were received by some houses from western
Nebraska, where business la usually not
so Important. The money In that section
is due to the excellent crop, which in part
offset the depression In Iowa. Except In
table crockery and glass, no new lines of
Importance have been added to established
houses, but many secondary lines have leen
placed in broadening departments.
Division of the Business.
In the Jobbing list, groceries lend in
amount of business, the total being $18,400.
009. The per cent of Increase is figured at 15,
which Is not the advance made in several
other lines. Grocery houses were among
those which profited by new business In
Iowa and by excellent conditions in tha
west. Salesmen have not been Increased,
but the house force has grown largely.
The feature of the year perhaps has been
the unprecedented high price of canned
corn, which has advanced from 60 to fti
per cent above the opening cost.
Agricultural Implement houses are cred
ited with $13,750,000 business and an in
crease of 20 per cent. The Sattley Manu
facturing company and the Racine Buggy
company were united in the summer, but
this did not cut down the market, as they
handled different lines. The Deere Plow
company obtained the Barker hotel for a
warehouse and will early move In. The
feature of the year was the extreme short
age of binding twine, which I likely for
1904.
Boots, shoes and rubber goods are next
In line, with a total figured at $8,623,000,
as against 17,500,000 for last year, or 15 per
cent. Rainy weather caused large rubber
orders.
Dry goods Jobbers dealt with high prices
on cotton goods. The total of business has
been figured at JO. 060,000, an increase of 10
per cent. This was due In part to the
higher cost of the goods, but also to bet
ter qualities ordered by the customers,
these being most profitable to tha houses.
Iowa business Increased. New lines were
added during the year and house men were
sent out to a larger extent than formerly.
About eighty salesmen sold dry goods.
Hardware and heavy Iron is credited with
a per cent of Increase of 6, and a total
value of 15,775,000. This was In part due to
Increase of prices by Chicago and other
eastern Jobbers. Flood delays particularly
contributed. Salesmen haVe not Increased,
but over 250 men are employed in this city.
Paper and woodenware Is next in the
list with 10 per wnt Increase and (5,600,000
f business. A comparatively large part
of this Is on the Pacific coast. The Rlbbel
Paper company Incorporated during the
year.
Furniture and carpets show the large
total of 14,062,500 as agalnBt 13,260.000 for
1901 An increase of salesmen has been
made and more territory covered. One
house has attempted to erect an eight
story building at Ninth and Dodge streets
and hopes to do this year.
Pumps, engines and fittings are. not
credited with any Increase of business,
but have the large total of $4,000,000.
Wholesale lumbering brought the firms
engaged over $3,477,600, which Is an ad
vance of about 7 per cent. The McShane
Lumber company was incorporated with
a branch in Texas and office In Omaha
and will operate sawmills and Job lumber.
Fruits, vrgetables and produce sold for
about $3,000,0(0. As near as can be figured
this Is the large gain of $500,000.
Drugs and druggists' supplies show no
Increase In total business, partly attribut
able to unsettled labor conditions In the
west. A gain was made In nearby terri
tory. The total Is figured at $3,000,000.
Liquors and cigars added to the Jobbing
total $2,9',000, with the Jiandsome Increase
of 17 per cent. Orders have been some
what delayed by lack of bottles.
Oils, paints and glass are figured at a
Jobbing total of $2,750,000 as against $2,600,
000 for last year. The Midland Glass and
Paint company has largely added to Its
department of stained and bevelled glass.
Produce Business Grows.
Butter, eggs and poultry combined have
made a 10 per cent Increase over 1902, the
total being $2,200,000. Omaha Is becoming
a butter center and In the west there are
no cities except Lincoln and Atchison
which lead it. Creamery butter Is made
largely from cream shipped from the state
and surrounding states and there Is a very
large business In process butter. The
packing houses are the largest concerns.
The Hygel Creamery company has ob
tained a permit for the beginning of a
large plant to cost $30,000. A small cream
ery plant was added in the fall by Perry,
Bauer & Ennls.
Coal and fuel was wholesaled to the
amount of about $2.000.0uO, which Is little
If any Increase on 1901 business. Condi
tions have been unsettled by strikes and
prices high.
Harness and leather goods made the
excellent increase of 15 per cent, showing
the total of $2,CO0,OU0. A better grade of
goods was demanded In some sections.
Flour, feed and mill products made prac
tically no advance, the total standing at
$1,So0.0uO. There was a considerable In
crease In grain handled In elevators after
the reduction of the grain rates, but this
cams too late to affect the year's busi
ness. A larger Increase In these lines Is
predicted for 1904 than In any other.
Syrups and Jellies increased In total 10
per cent, with a tptal figured at $1,lC0.0u0.
Stoves and tinware added largely to
the total. Wing for all houses $1 OOO.C00.
tut added nothing to Increased business.
Creamery supplies were Jobbed to the
amount of $&80,ou0, an Increase of 10 per
tent.
Wall paper and decorations are compara
tively small la total T80.000 but they mr de
one of the largest advances, S per cent
8me extra territory accounts for this
and shipping difficulties from the east.'
Hats, caps sad gloves Increased uterly
10 per cent with a burlness of $'160,000.
Musical instruments approximate In vol
ume $600,000 of business with 10 per cent
of gain.
Millinery Jobbers sold $"100,000, but did
not Increase much over 1902.
Vinegar and pickle goods totaled $500,000,
but showed no Increase; fish and similar
products sold In round numbers $3.0 000;
tents and awnings Increased 7 per cent and
the value of business was $27.6f0; and
Jewelry valued at $273,000 was sold, this
being 10 per cent advance.
Crockery and queensware, while being
one of the smallest Jobbing businesses
$250,000 showed far the greatest Increase
150 per cent. This was due to the establish
ment In February of the Omaha Crockery
company. This Is the only house handling
exclusively these lines. Three salesmen
were employed at first and five will start
out January 1. A large increase of terri
tory end business la probable for 1904.
Manufacturers Doing; Well.
Among the manufacturers, confectioners
and claarmskers increased their busings
the greatest amount, practically doubling
It. This In face of a reduction in salesmen,
at least by the D. J. O'Brien company, ac
counted for by greater selling ability d'.ie
to longer standing in territory. The gain
la laid to the Introduction of specialties
which hvc become popular and to the
better grade of goods bought. Exclusive
of grocery houses thirty-two salesmen were
on the road. In the neighborhood of 413
men were employed and $87,000 paid for
work.
Animal foods and remedies show the
large Increase of 20 per cent with a total
product of $2,400,000. The George H. Iee
company built and occupied a large build
ing on Harney street.
Clothing manufactured amounted to $1,
320,000, which was a gain of 10 per cent.
No new territory was worked.
Bngs and similar products to the value
of $1,380,000 were produced, as against $1.
200.000 for 1902.
Brewing and distilling did not Increase
very largely, the total being $12,025,000. The
Willow Springs brewery expended $70,000
on Improvements, which when finished will
Increase the plant one nnd one-hnlf times.
Tinware to the amount of $1,000,009 was
turned out, but no advance In business
made. Crackers wore made to the amount
of $003,550, which Is the large advance of
13 per cent over 1902. Brick and tiling made
totaled $H).000, but this Is not an advance.
Sash and door business received the ad
dition of a 60x157 three-story building on
Nicholas street, built for Adams & Ke;iy.
This nearly doubled their capacity.
Bar fixtures and hotel manufactures will
be and have been manufactured since Octo
ber by the Western Bar Fixture and Hotel
Supply Manufacturing company, which was
Incorporated by John Hochstrasner and
Herman Kunde, and began business on
Harney street.
REAL ESTATE BUSINESS GOOD
Volume of Transactions Satisfactory
and Nature of Deals Unusually
IOnconraglna;.
Real estate men hold that 1903 must mnv
as one of tho banner years In the history
ot umaha. A substantial and satisfactory
growth Is evidenced by the instruments
wnicn have been filed In the office of the
recorder of deeds. The value of farm
land In the county Is constantly advanc
ing, and farmers are In better condition
financially, as evidenced by the fact that
tho farm mortgages In 1902 were 189, as
against 133 for the Dast vear. The eltv".
showing In particularly pleasing In the
numuor or small hpmes that have been
bought and improved bv la.hnrlnar mon
with tho funds they have saved out of
meir wages. Dealers report that three
fourths of them are cosh customers. nd
of the remainder not a few take up their
notes oerore they are due.
As between the city and county the ap
portionment of mortgages filed and re
leased is shown In the following tables:
CITY MORTGAGES.
Month.
r ilea Released
No. Amount. No. Amount.
January .
February
March ...
1-1 1.210
153
$ 189.966
"1 186.955
133
1
147
IKS
151
139
148
138
16
131
1X8
162.040
1X9,640
249,565
268,705
206.676
609,520
180,096
2'0.89O
334.670
129.065
169,877
166
154
139
154
154
167
215
183
124
176
175.630
157.655
J 30. 520
1 So. 11.6
1411.545
170,370
240.265
239.595
140,225
173, OHO
April
May
June
July
August ..
Seotomher
October ...
November
December
Totals ...1.877 $2,124,626
Total amount released
Total amount tiled
1,858 $2,929,597
$2,929,597
2.124.625
Releases over filings $ 806,072
FARM MORTGAGES.
Filed
Month. No. Amount. No. Amount.
January 9 $ 26.7(H) 9 $ 10,375
February 11 16.650 19 51.5nO
March 40 115,945 18 84.990
April 18 tU.3,5 29 40,575
May t 9.100 11 23.690
June 6 15.870 13 29.650
July 7 6,6(1) 6 10.100
August 9 12,670 7 12,760
September 11 25.630 11 24,,'liO
October ........ 3 4.125 4 1,975
November 7 7.100 10 11,700
December 4 7.370 7 3,000
Totals 133 $311,105 143 $264,665
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
jKnuary ....$ 261,042 July $ 984,993
February .... 4'.3,471 August 320,07
March 669,607 September .. 621,167
April 624,641 October 770,5x6
May 496,506 November .. 638,5n2
June 602,796 December .. 6G0AM)
Total
..$0,992,367
BANK CLEARINGS FOR THE YEAR
Increase of Over a,MM,000 Per Month
Koted for the Business of
llMKt.
Omaha bank clearings for 1903 show the
heavy Increase of $32,93,771.S7 over those
for 1902, which Is, however, $174,315.49 ltss
than the Increase for the preceding year.
A comparison of the clearings for 1902 and
19o3 follows:
1903 i902.
January $ S2.9:5,oo0 43 $ SI. 332,419 75
February 27.931.700 60 23,676.020 60
March 85.448.546 26 82,4f9.i;t9 08
April 33.8hS.710 at 3o.li.ll. 8 -6 34
May 32,57.l;V 06 Mo SM lCw fcl
June S3 681.071 43 28.973.9v S 84
July 83.362,371 73 19.142.267 60
August i8.KM.iti5 70 27,96,090 7ti
September 31.727,440 VI 8o,0;io.888 92
October 36.5H2.720 71 33.697.S29 82
November S1.S32.20-' 58 30.636.934 67
December 33,168.4.8 75 Jl.o66.tHj 65
Totals $393,806,547 14 $361,511,776 77
With the totals for the last sixteen years
at hand It will be seen that not since 19 S
have the clearings reached as high a figure
as this year. A tabulation is appended,
but In the years from 1887 to 1893 the clear
ing season extended from October 1 to Sep
tember 30. In 11)93 the schedule was arranged
to run with the calendar year, so the two
quotations for that year are flmt, up to
October 1. and. second, the months of Oc
tober, November and December. From
1894 on the calendar year Is Included In
each total:
l $274 441 089 10
lsKS. 132.014 m 64
19 4t'2.5) 3d 00
h 4Ho.l:'4 91S S4
K!,l 442.il7.79 70
J1! M51.?M 02
JJ v ttMHS 745 M
J? 1 i(-4 071 l
4X3.472 168 i
SM.:6 477 74
4a M
1 W SWi 7 R7
SIS &.i P28 l
iW.4a2.1l70 Si
313 135.11 Oi
3:9.043 HK8 91
3H1. 611, 775 77
393,fOi,547 14
PROSPERITY AT P0ST0FFICE
City's Baslneas lirontK Reflected
Increase of Receipts from
the Malls.
la
The rapid and significant growth nt the
business of the Omaha postofMce during
the past year is very effectively told In the
following figures. The Increase has been
grdual and steady, though there Is not In
cluded in this report the holiday postal
business, which If at present available to
be determined with any degree of accu
racy, would materially swell the rectlpta
and general business of the office. The
postmaster's report shows the following
business transacted at the Omaha post
office during the year 1903:
REGISTRY DIVISION.
1903.
Letters and parcels registered. 42,337
Letters and parcels delivered.. 65,346
Registered pouches received.. 13.021
Registered uouches dlsnAtclied 11 0R2
192.
82. sr;
75.41:
12,8i;5
12.311
Registered packages received. 261, 028 302,597
Registered packages dis
patched 241,393 288,313
Registered pouches in transit.. 322
Philippine Islands (re-dis-
patched 10,000 12,311
Stutn schemes in use 19
H. P. O. trains supplied 40
Separations (R. P. O. and
pouches! , fij
MONEY ORDER BCHINES3.
Amt., 1903. Ami., 1902.
No. of mnrev
orders Issued 63,294 $ 484,808.73 $ 448.637.45
No. of money
orders paid . .272,594 2,2S3.128.40 2.I81.C26.S7
No. of remit- .
tances ree d. 23.813 3.352.551.40 3.064.250.12
Total handled $6.120, 488.63 $5,684.314 44
, , . 1903. 1H02.
bale of utamps, envel
opes, postal cards, etc. $460,277.67 $412,642.76
Amount collected on
second class matter.!.. 47.79S 95 43 199 B"i
Box rent 1.927.40 2,000.00
Amount $310,003.92 $458,S42.32
Total number of employes, 96: number of
letter carriers, 87; number of railway postal
clerks, 130; number of rural free delivery
carriers in the state, 600. The number
of substations continues the same, four.
The station formerly located at Twenty
ninth street and Woolworth avenue has
been changed to Twenty-ninth and Leaven
worth streets for greater public conven
ience. The change occurred December 15,
1903.
OUTPUT OF OMAHA SMELTING
Nearly Thirty. Four Million Dollars
Added as Resnlt of Year's
Operations. '
The world's stock of metals was in
creased $2,817,000 each month during the yeir
1903 by the Omaha plant of the American
Smelting and Refining company. The total
output of this plant for the year Is $1,820,
271 less than for the year 1902. but the total
for that year was $7,000,000 more than for
the preceding year which was the greatest
up to that time. The gold refined during
1903 is $3,357,328 less than during 1902; the
silver is $139,904 more 'than during 1902; the
lead Is $710,173 more this year; the copper
Is $375,188 less 'than during 1902; nnd the
blue vitriol Is for 1903 $62,169 more. In pro
duction the amounts are:
Gold
Silver
Lead
Copper
Blue Vitriol..:.
....$10.191,081. 00
.... 13,352,397.00
.... 9,8IO,!i3.00
,.. 9O.522.C0
376.S88.00
Total ! $33,809,961.03
BUSY YEAR FOR THE FIREMEN
Many Alarms, Fonr Fatalities and
Borne . Heavy Property
Losses Recorded.
The year 1903 was a busy one with the
Omaha- fire department. Chief Salter's
records show a total of 421 runs, more than
for the previous year by about thirty.
The close of the year finds the fire ap
paratus In good condition, two new fire
houses in course of construction, one nt
Eleventh and Jackson, at a cost of $40,000,
and the other at Twenty-seventh and Jones,
to cost $15,000. During the year there were
five deaths in tha ranks of the fire fighters,
four being the .esult of an accident nt a
fire. Fifteen were slightly burned by Pre.
but no deaths resulted. Two horses were
killed by lightning and six burned to death.
The force now numbers U7, Including o!Ii
cers and firemen.
More big fires oecunad during 1903 than
the year, previous, those involving a loss
close to $10,900 being: Bennett depart
ment store fire, June 18, loss. $9,600: Mid
land Glass and Taint company, August S,
loss, $59,000; Klrschbraun & Son, 1409-U How
ard, commission house, October 2?., lo.,
$26,000; Allen Bros., wholesale grocers, and
Pacific Storage- company. 902-918 Jnnns
street, November 26, loss (estimated), $160,
000; Model mill, 4301 North Thirty-first
street, December 13. loss (estimated), S10,0u0;
noeue & Kunyan warehouse and factory.
Thirteenth and Grace streets, December 17,
loss, $38,000.
The following tabulation of the property
and Insurance losses for the year Includes
all losses but that of Allen Bros., Pacinc
Storage company and Model mill, which
have not yet been adjusted:
Number of alarms 4.1
Value of buildings ""'$3 py ',97
Value of contents i'l
Total value $6 3 044
Loss on buildings., " $70' 141s
Loss on contents 171 r,7
Total loss
Total amount of Insurance...
Insurance over loss
...$2I1,5'15
.$4.0'l.,fl8
Loss to Insurance $ 231 S7
Loss over insurance (not insured). ...$ 9758
Total loss 211.665
The total loss for the year, including the
Allen Bros, and Pacific Storage company's
plant and the Model mill, is, approximately,
$401,666, as compared with a total loss ot
$166,164 for the previous year.
POLICE WERE KEPT MOVING
Petty OflTeaders swell Total of
rests for the Vear to Lars;
Kninber.
tr.
Chief of Police Donahue finds that crime
Increased slightly in Omaha during 1903
over the previous year. The most marked
Increase is noted In the number of arrests
made. Local offenders were quite acti
and several important captures of crim
inals wanted In adjoining states also were
made.
Among the more important arrests which
may be mentioned are these: Burl Handy,
colored, spprehended June 10; wanted at
Kansas City for murder; extradited June
26. C. J. Compton, apprehended July $
while hi the act of disposing of goods
stolen from the Ohlson A Light Clothing
store at Carroll. la.; extradited August 2;
convicted and sentenced to three years'
penal servitude. Charles P. Griffith, ar
rested September 9 as a grip thief; ascer
tained to be an escaped convict and re
turned to the federal prison at Leaven
worth, Kan.. October 26. James R. Reed,
charged with the murder of Glenna Hynes;
arrested September 27 and held to the dis
trict court. Count Julius Dun1alschek.
alias Julius DeAgmvff. alias Julius Cunt,
apprehended at Rochester, K. and re-
1900.
I!1.
1:112.
I9t.
turned to Omaha October 15 on a requisi
tion warrant; held to the district court on
the charge of forging the name of Rome
Miller to two checks and cashing the same.
Richard Johnson, Charles Smith and Frank
Wells, alleged to have held up and robbed
Motorman Flantiagan and Conductor Valen
tine of the Park line on the night of No
vember 7; held to the district court In bonds
of $1,000 each. Frank L. Ford, alias Frank
L. Hutchinson, the "humorous burglar";
arrested at Argentine, Kan., December 1;
returned to Omaha December 5 and ar
raigned on six charges of burglary; held to
the district court December 15 under bond
of $3,000.
The report for 1903 as compared with that
of 1902 Is appended:
190. 1903.
. 155 199
. l.M $.tv2
. 157 113
9 4
47 61
535 88
118 121
43 49
2,120 1.732
I 72 (16
, 33.975 82.874
I 6.78 6.5S1
. 4,862 4.699
207 381
. 314 711
I jr.0 418
2 5
46 76
115 94
.14 oS
62 45
21 13
IS 12
12 9
13 11
.$20.34.1 $17,040
$14,071 $12,639
Accidents reported
Arrests made
Buildings secured
Runrlarles frustrated
Bodies taken to morgue
Destitute cured for
Fires attended
Insane cared for
Lodgers nconmmodatrd
Lost children taken to parent
Meals furnished
Miles traveled by patrol wage
Patrol calls
Nuisance nnd dead animals re
ported
Prisoners taken to county Jail
Packages stolen and recovere
Rnnawav horsps stonnert
Hick and Injured taken home..
Sick and Injured taken to hos
pital
Ptray teams cared for ....
Stray horses taken up ....
Suicides reported
Suicide attempted
Shooting affrays
Stabbing affravs
Stolen property reported..
HEALTH OF WHOLE CITY GOOD
Record' for HlO.'t Show Increase
Birth Rate and. Decrease
In Deaths.
In
"One of the healthiest years ever en
Joyed by Omaha." is the way Health
Commissioner Ralph sizes up 19M3 from his
standpoint. There were more births and
fewer driths than during 1902, while con
tagious ai.'d perlnuB dlscares were surpris
ingly few, nearly all being tho ordinary
heritage of childhood. Smallpox showed
only fourteen cases, against 809 in 1902,
and none since September. During the
year the health department gave especial
attention to the subject of milk supply,
inspecting 130 dairies and examining 3.000
cows. Out of forty-four chemical analyses
made eight were found to contain adulter
ants. In each Instance the offending dairy
man was arrested, tried in police court nnd
found guilty. Three of the cases were ap
pealed to the district court, where the
findings of the police magistrate were
sustained. The tests for butter fat, the
nutritive portion of milk, showed In some
cases as high as 41V4 per cent. One of the
additions to the routine of the department
for the year was the installation of the
culture tube test for diphtheria as opposed
to clinical diagnosis. It is absolute, and
as a result seventeen suspected cases were
found not to be diphtheria at all.
Following are the mortality statistics by
months:
RIRTHS.
Males
January , 74
Femalps. Totals.
67 141
reoruary , 7(1
March 89
April 7(5
May so
147
132
'37
136
137
,lti
157
141
148
153
HO
1.761
Totals.
80
84
105
85
62
60
84
80
03
73
84
1 85
(13
61
65
66
76
73
70
75
(;
70
803
June til
July t .
August " :;sT
September 71
October ,.73 '
November 87,
December tn -
Totals
. . .955
DEATHS
Males. Females.
January on
45
39
February 45
Murch 64
April 50
May , j
June 32
July 45
August 50
September 27
October 40
November 45
December , 47
61
35
24
28
39
SO
36
S3
37
38
Totals 308 437 946
Below is the comparative mortality record
for ten years:
BIRTHS.
' Males. Females. Totals.
1903....
1902....
1901....
1900....
1S99....
1X9S....
1897....
1896....
1895....
1894....
1893....
&" 1,764
804 763 1.627
885 824 1.709
S0 852 1.812
....... 910 H 1,726
845 780 1.S26
....... 956 819 1.95
934 935 1.909
971 929 1.910
898 910 1.89S
991 9u9 1,900
DEATHS.
Males. Females. Totals
1903
1I2
)91
19i0
1899
189
1897
1X96
1895
1894
1893
60S
677
636
663
644
510
625
482
575
633
632
439
945
602
455
445
543
427
435
447
645
514
632
1,079
901
l.t
1.187
937
9i0
929
1.123
1.149
1,184
BUILDING OPERATIONS FOR YEAR
Slight Decrease Dae to the Labor
Troablea During the Bnlld
Ingr Season.
The total value of improvements for
which permits were Issued by the city
building department for 1903 shows a small
decrease as compared with the preceding
year, the figures being $1,093,957 against
$1,097,826, according to the statistics com
piled by Chief Clerk Grotte.
During the first six months of the year
building was at a practical standstill, a
general lockout of all building crafts last
ing from March to July. The last six
months show an unprecedented gain over
the same months for years, being mostly
for dwellings and r small buildings. The
outlook is prpmislng for a great building
season In 1904. The largest single permit
Issued was for the new power house of
the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rail
way company, the estimated cost being
$76,000, situated at Fifth and Jackson
streets. The Hoard of Education has In
course of erection the Monmouth school at
Thirty-third street and Meredith avenue, to
cost $40,000. The Franciscan Monastery of
the Poor Clare, at Twenty-ninth and Hamil
ton, $30,000, Is under erection. The city of
Omaha erected two fire engine houses, one
at Eleventh and Jackson, costing $30,000,
and the other at Twenty-seventh and Jones
streets, to cost $15,000. Permits were Issued
for the Grace Baptist church at Tenth and
Arbor streets, costing $5,000. and for the
rectory at All Saints' church, Twenty
sixth and Howard. $8,000.
Among the other large buildings erected
were the Nebraska Telephone Exchange
building. $40,000, at Seventeenth and Doug
las: Adams & Kelley. Twelfth and Nicho
las, warehouse. $20,000; George H. Lee,
warehouse, 1116-17 Harney, $12,000 ; 8. F.
Neble, Twenty-fourth and Grover, printing
house, $10,000; Willow Springs Brewing
company. Third and Hickory, storage and
rack rooms, $30.0uO; Chambers' danring
academy. Twenty-fifth and Farnam, danc
ing school. $20,000.
Stores erected were as follows: Krug
building. Fourteenth and Harney. $10,000;
Stors building. Fourteenth and Howsrd.
$15,000; Mets Bros.. Twenty-fourth and
Cuming. $.000; alio Sixteenth and Vtcton,
$.3,000; Western Real Estate Trust, 1406
Douglas, $15,000; Hayden Bros., 1616 Douglas,
130.000.
Residences costing $3,000 and over: George
T. Shepard, Eighteenth and Wirt, $10.0jO;
H. C. Plunket, Chatham flats, 110 South
Thirteenth street, $30,000; Mrs. Benjamin
Gallagher, Thirty-eighth and Jnckson,
$30,000; Omaha club addition. Twentieth and
Douglas, $10,000; Dr. C. C. Allison. Thirty
ninth and Harney, $20,000; J. Slofhburg,
Twentieth and Dodge; A. Martin, Twenty
second and Dewey avenue; F. L. Loomls,
3024 Pacific; E. H. Howland, 1519 South
Twenty-ninth avenue; W, F. Stoecker, 626
628 South Seventeenth. M. J. Kennard,
Thirty-first avenue and Douglas; P. J. Crea
don, Thirty-fourth and Dodge; Dr. C. S.
Shepard, Eighteenth nnd Cass and Twenty
fourth and St. Marys avenue; William
Rochford. Twentv-second nnrl r)nmrl- n.
ficar C. Williams, Thirty-third and Dodge;
w T. J. Hoyle, Thirty-fourth and Dodge.
Following Is a summary:
Number
Month. of Permits.
January 28
February 16
March 70
April fii
May 15
June 33
Estimated
Cost
$ 22.997
77.125
95.490
83,040
4.590
36.625
56.225
1(17,830
2O8.075
126.155
136.785
120,000
July
69
66
43
40
August ....
September
October ....
November
December .
Total
....$1,093,967
COUNTY FUNDS PROSPEROUS
Showing; Made by the Treasurer for
the Year Indicates Plenty
of Money,
A perusal of tho following report of
County Treasurer Elsasser will disclose
how richly the tax agitation of the last
few years has bomo fruit. Collections and
disbursements of 1902 and 1903 compare thus:
1909 1903
7.? collections $652,905.70 $715,172.10
Miscellaneous collections 1S5.S09.83 1S3,304.43
Totals $838,775.53 $8118.476.63
raid state treasurer 172.282.67 128,023.67
County warrants paid.. 371,100 40 410 023.21
Pa d city of Omaha 36.364.19 48,3ns 61
la d city South Omaha. 2.035.60 10.191.41
laid school districts.... 151.394.59 135,767.46
To,a'9 $733,167.35 $732,917.26
Statements showing valuation, levy and
tax are as follows:
I Banks I Total
Tear. and Per
IRall'ds.j sunal.
Total
Real
Estate.
Total
1903
mr
1901
1900
1899
1X98
1897
1896
1895
1X!4
1893
1892
$1.4fi6,676:$5,972,840j$18,163,278$25,6ir2,793
1.474.841
6,750,01
18,143,3281
17.800. 465
.'5.368,181
1.297,375
1,298.026
1,236,211
1.250,045
1.224,678
1,239,687
1.340,648
1,434,664
1.471.774
1,732,538
'4.621,327
4.453.243
4.382.6U3
3.946,485
22,381,792
21,745,973
21,626,214
21,023,552
21.070,1(73
21,669,706
22,502,630
24,701,140
25.475,32
26,737.091
17,262,730
17,243,611
17,077,067
17,166,503
17,683.111
3.905,470
3,976,694
4.061,131
4.417,901
4,587,797
4,781,457:
18.441.499
20.2S3,2;;9
20.887.535
20.956,634,
LEVIES.
I Mills
Consoll-
Btate. County. dated.
16 8-10 22 8-10
1902 4 1-2 15 (j i.v
7 1-2 17 2-10 24 7-10
H- 16 9-10 25 15-100
7-S 16 7-10 24 45-100
IM. 7 6-8 14 21 6-8
l'? 7 2"5 16 M0 296-100
J8" 6 7-8 15 21 7-8
18H3 C S-i 15 21 3-8
1893 -.jr..:....! - J-S ' 16 7-10 22 96-100
TAX.
I I I Mlscel-
Year. County State laneous Total
I Tax. I Tax. Taxes. Tax.
1903
1902
1901
$430.126.92,$163.616.76;$S8.601. 09 $672,344.77
494,681.06
11.634.08,
12.543.59
10.546.33
10.072.20
9.6X6.41
9.604.64
9,366.06
12.066.26
63,416.69
64,667.28
67,628.24
69.096.87
669,630.82
626,243.41
609,474.68
613,068.37
665,697.56
686,640.25
638,191.72
611.390.65
694.331.61
699.342.08
660,029.01
550.032.64
1900
18H9
1S98
1897
1896
18!5
1S94
1893
1892
637.126. 661
543,899. 30
486,169.66
615,185.31
468.391.13
69,842.50
60,830.30
60,4.16.63
60,396.39
43.732.08
44, 006.19
48,696.24
538. 938. 00
640.337.46
10.262.081
644,633.99
I0.KO2.SI0
10,666.60
O90.667.2'
COLLECTIONS.
Miscel
laneous. $ 42,670.79
9.114.87
6.035. 96
10.694.78
7,527.74
19,711.89
62,844.12
6.9110.28
6,89.43
7,464.01
8.4S2.27
. 7,018.29
Taxes.
.$ 28.898.01
. 126.680.70
- 31.428.88
. .82,2(18. 07
..132.53S.29
. 128.817.42
. 29.347.11
. 18,029. 12
. 13.866. 2i
. 14.343.51
. 16,973.9)
. 143,040.84
December, 1902
January, 193
February, 19('3
March, 19(0
April, 1903
May, 1903
June. 1903
July, 1903
August, 1903
September, 1903
Octoher, 1903
November, 1903
Totals
..$7)5,172.10 $183,304.43
DISBURSEMENTS
State, t
.$ 8.876.79
. 5,607.22
. 25,8(12.56
. 6.706.68
. 7,163.30
. 28,043.21
. 27,455.96
. 4.913.87
. 4.232.40
. S.048.53
. S, 266. 60
. 3.507.16
December, 1902
January, 1903
February, 1903
March, 1903
April, 1903
May, 1903
June, 1903
July, 1903
August, 1903
September. 1903....
October, 1903 ,
November, 1903
Totals $128,623.67
ASSESSMENT. 1903,
Omaha lands
Omaha lots
Omaha personal
Omaha banks ,
Omaha state
DOUGLAS COUNTY.
$ 1,03.).495.0)
13.170,o2r.OO
4,726,115.00
617,773.10
238.083.94
Total $19,707,488.04
South Omaha lands $ 684,770.01
South Omaha lots 1,131,997.00
South Omaha personal 96.'U74.00
South Omaha banks 165.274.63
South Omaha state 73,918.12
Total
Country lands ....
Country lots
Country personal
Country banks ...
Country state
$ 2,919153.77
$ l,721,i2.(M
499. 613. (81
283.571.0)
11.1X2.49
' 460,423.02
Total..
Banks ...
State ....
Total..
Personal
Lands ...
Lota
$ !. 9T6.151.31
VALUATIONS, 1903.
$
694.230 24
772.445. 0$
.$ 1.406.676.32
6.972,840.00
.$ 8.361.617
. 14.801.661
18,163,278.00
Total.
....$25,602,793.32
ON CITY ASSESSMENT ROLL
arlr One Hnndred Millions of Prop
erty Will Be Listed by Tax
Commissioner.
During the past year the work of the
taxing authorities of the city has been
complicated and vexed by the operation
of a new revenue law and litigation against
many of its provisions. The end of the
year finds the labors of the tan depart
ment Incomplete, save as to real estate,
and except In this one regard accurate
totals cannot be obtained.
The real estate assessment rolls for 1904
as they left the hands of the Board of Re
view show a footing of $71,559,179, this
against a total of $71,984 900 as finally made
by the Board of Equalisation last year.
According to ths tax commissioner, there
has been much equalisation of real estate
values during 190$, but such changes hsve
not greatly affected the total. That part
of the city lying between Dodge and Leav
enworth streets was rearsessed personally
by Commissioner Fleming, the general re
'suit be Lag an Increase ef values la tha
exclusive residence district in the west end
and a decrease of residence property close
to the business district.
For 1904 the city will lose In assessments
$26,391,220 for the railroads and about
$0,000,000 for the Pacific Express company,
these valuations bring placed last year
and immediately provoking litigation, still
pending, which makes It Inexpedient to at
tempt to assess these properties the same
for 1904.
Deducting these two large items from the
personal property assessment roll last year
the amount remaining was about $2,00",000,
according to the tax commissioner. For
1904 he thinks the total will run from $30,
000,000 to $35,000,010. meaning an increase In
other line of about $5,000,000.
"I think the new law will result In the
addition of tS.OOo.ooo worth of property to
the personal property llst," says the com
missioner. "It will come In the way of
moneys, mortgages, shares, stocks and
bonds, never before taxed. Mortgages, I
think, will amount to nbout $1,600,000 In
value. The work In respect to personal
property is incomplete, but I think the
grand total assessment will be near $100,-000,000."
MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES
Fourteen Hondred Coaples Meek Wed
lock and Four Hundred
Seek Release.
Four hundred and fifteen petitions for
divorce have been filed in the district court
from January 1 to December 31, 1903, as
compared with 314 for the preceding year,
an Increase of loi. If these figures may he
taken rs a crlterlon,vtwo out of every seven
married couples are looking for their free
dom from the marriage bond. One thou
sand four hundred and fourteen marriage
licenses were Issued during the past year,
as compared with 1,319 for the year 1902,
being a gain of ninety-five. Following is
the 1903 record by months:
January Kol July 87
f ehruary 101
March 9!
April 129
May In.'!
June 168
August 91
September 141
October 146
November 126
December ......... 126
COST AT COUNTY HOSPITAL
gome Incomplete Data for the Year
Shovra Expense of Keep
Ins; the Inmates.
Superintendent McCleneghan of the
Douglas county hospital has gotten to
gether some figures which show the num
ber of Inmates and the cost of running the
Institution. Mr. McCleneghan assumed the
superintendency May 1, 1903. There is
nothing at hand from which to ascertain
the exact number of Inmates at that lime.
On July I the number was 173: August, 154;
September, 162; October, 168; November,
S14; December, 215. The running expenses
of the institution for the six months ending
October 31, 1903, was $7,007.74. Running ex
pense? for one month Is $1,167.93; for one
day, $38.93. Cost of keeping one Inmate one
day, 16 cents. These figures Include all
the expenses but those incurred for drugs.
They also Include the living for the em
ployes of the hospital. The salaries paid
the employes for the month of November,
1903, amounted to $669.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS FREAKY
I'nnsnal Amount of Rainfall During;
the Year and Temperature
Above the A vera it e.
A general summury of weather condi
tions at Omaha during the year 1903 shows
that the precipitation during the year ex
ceeds the normal, or average annual fall,
by about two inches. This is the first year
with an excess of precipitation since 1898.
The month of May was remarkable for the
number of days with rain (twenty-one),
and the total for August was 12.50 inches,
of which 7.03 Inches fell on tha afternoon
and night of the 26th, breaking all pre
vious records for twenty-four-hour rain
fulls. This monthly full has been exceeded
but once since the establishment of tho sta
tion, vlx: June, 1883( with a fall of 12.70
Inches.
While no temperature records were
broken, there was an excess In temperature
during the year averaging approximately
M degree per day. The lowest temperature
recorded was 15 degrees below sero, on Feb
ruary 18, and tho highest was 98, on July .
The severe cold wave on April 30, with a
minimum temperature of 27 degrees, or
.Warrants. Omaha. So. Omaha
$ 46,622.66 $19,218.90 $ 190.00
8,359.20 1,396.01)
68,038.09 7,073.46 1,960.88
2C 718.76 874.88
19.326.95 3,090.50 1,183.62
76.263. li 1,042.81
97.180.76 11,637.12 1,875.41
38,167.43 '
15,580.86 3,041.34 1,635.31
i.622.30
6.172.97 134.50
7.170.11 4,247.19
$410,023.21 $48,308.61 $10,194.41
Schools.
$ 4,080.20
24,323.32
16.246.49
7.3(6. $6
3.187.43
7,939.26
6.153.27
31.373.47
2(1.632. 69
5.026.36
6.310.76
4.187.93.
$135,767.46
within one degree of the record, was calam
itous owing to Its lateness in the season.
Fruit trees were in full bloom and fruit
growers thought the crop was completely
ruined, but, while this did not prove to
be the case, the wave did Immense damage.
Notwithstanding the fact that there wus
an excess of temperature for the wholo
year, the spring was wet, cool and cloudy
and tho planting season greatly delayed,
and owing to this delay a large portion of
the corn crop failed to mature.
The highest wind velocity during the year
was at the rate of fifty-two mlies per hour,
from the northwest, on January 7. A wind
storm did considerable damuge at points in
the southwestern part of the city on May 26.
Temperature. Precipitation.
Normal. Mean. K'nrmul Tntal.
January i
February 2
March .86
April 61
May 62
June 72
July 76
August 74
September 63
October 63
November 37
December 27
27 6.69 0.1(7
21 0 711 1.12
40 1. 30 0.68
62 a 13 2.01
61 4.37 o.32
68 5.67 1.31
76 4.75 2.67
72 3.34 12. 30
i3 2.91 2.50
66 2.47 1.19
3S 1.06 101
24 1.01 0.1
For first 22 days.
L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
FEDERAL "COURT EXPENSES
Wheels of Justice. Tarn Heavily and
Require Much ftrrastns;
Dnrlns; Year.
The report of expenditures through the
office of the United States marshal for the
year 1903 for maintenance of the court
machinery is an Interesting one. The ex
penses of the court have been somewhat
In exresa of last year, but a much greater
amount of work has been done. In the
class designated pay for bailiffs are Included
all the expenses of outside Judges called
here to assist Judge W. 11 Munger and
the bills for the subsistence of Jurors
engaged In tha trial of federal rases. In
cluded in the miscellaneous expenses are
tha salaries of tho court stenographer, the
court messenger and the cost of transport
ing the court records to and from Lincoln,
the bills for blanks sod books for the
offices of ths circuit and district clerks
and such
other Items as are authorized
PUld s be
la. - .AW- all the
further noted that the ea
court officers. Including deputy marshals
and deputy clerks, are paid direct from
Washington, and these amounts do not
figure In the following report, which ;
merely a record of the transactions of th
court here at Omaha. The showing for
the year 1903 Is as follows:
Salaries. Fees and Expenses Earning.
January 1 to March 81. ...$1,437.43 $3. (192 36
.wprii 1 10 .nine to j.711 ;n 4.114.04
July 1 to Sent
30.
.... 1 019 19
Oct. 1 to Dec
31.
.... 1.850 00
Total
$5,61491
$11,13$ 61
6.623.61
Excess of earnings over
expenses
Estimated.
Disbursements for 1903:
Salaries, fees nnd expenses I $,514 91
Fees of Juorors 16.220 50
Fees of witnesses IS 984 49
Support of prisoners 1,221.75
Pay of Bailiffs 963.00
Miscellaneous expenses 1,938 16
Total $41,832 83
Circuit court: Cases docketed during
1903, 176; cases disposed of, 36; old esses
disposed of during tho year, 60. One
of tho most Important cases disposed of
during the year was tha Oreat Western
railway case, admitting that company to
the use of the bridge and terminal
facilities of tho Union raclflo railway
company.
District court: Cases docketed. ITS. Of
these 100 were criminal. About $0 per cent
of the cases docketed have been settled.
Petitions In bankruptcy filed, 101. of Which
about 60 per cent have been disposed of.
MONEY SPENT ON THE PARKS
Fnnd at Disposal of the Board Did
Sot Warrant Any Kstenslva
Improvements.
No improvements of especial not wera
made in the public parks during the year
owing to lack of funds. Tho principal work
of Improvement on tho boulevards has been
on the east part of the West Central boule
vard, which now is open to trsvel from.
Woolworth avenue to Farnam street. In
connection with the year's work the com
missioners, with money provided by the
county, macadamized Thirtieth street from
Fort street north to the city limits.
1 no imuunn expenuea upon ins various
rarioua
parks and boulevards to December 1,
by the attorney general.
are as follows: 1
Hanscom $4,244.3$ W
Rivervlew 3.164.07
Elm wood 915.46
Miller 730 85
Bemls 616.70
Curtlss Turner 1,267.79
Fontanelle 868.90
Kountze 83.27
Jefferson square and Capitol avenue S7S.49
Florence boulevard 1,813.95
Eleventh street 1.808.87
South Central boulevard 958.13
West Central boulevard ,6S0.2
Thirtieth street macadamising 7,482.38
Total expenditures $30,630.60
This does not Include the general f.ind
from which tools and general supplies are
purchased.
Receipts park fund to December 1.. $17.811. SI
Receipts road fund to December 1.. 23,831.11
Total receipts to December 1.... $4 1,642. 42
MILLIONS
GOVERNMENT
Internal
III
Revenue Collector
Flad
Total Swelled to
Larce Sana.
Compared with the corresponding period
of eleven months during 1903, the receipts
of internal revenue at the offlca for ths
district of' Nebraska show an Increase of
$294,742, It should be borne In mind that
a reduction of certain classes of revenue
became effective July 1, 1902, and tha
higher rate prevailing during tho first six
months of 1903 accounts for the lists, beer'
stamp and documentary stamps, showing
a higher aggregate during 1903 than In
1903. The details of the collections for tho
eleven months and twenty-four days end-,
lng December 24, 1903 (omitting fractions
of a dollar), are as follows, with the report
of the eleven months and fifteen days for
1902 in an adjoining column:
1903. 1902.
Documentary stamps
Proprietary stamps ...
28,944
691
Totals $2,710,817 $2,214,327
GROWTH AT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Increase In Popular Use of the Books
by Omaha Citlsens Is
Steady.
Figures supplied by Miss Tobltt, tha
librarian, show that during 1903 the public
library continued to add to its equipment
at about the same ratio It has advanced
In previous years. Attendance and issue
records disclose tho fact that there has
been no diminution In the use of tho facil
ities afforded. These are the statistics:
Tot u! number of volumes acessloned
to date 76,r5
Total number of volumes withdrawn
to date 14,471
Total number of veilumes now in tha
library 61,501
Number of volumes adil.l In 1903 3.085
Number of cards Insued In 1903 $.833
Number of cards now in use 18. .83
Books issued for home use 200,4:'2
Books issued for reference SS.t.90
Visitors to reference room 19,710
Visitors to reading ronni , 43.2:18
Visitors to Bvron Rued room 8,73."
Visitors to museum 22.28s
CUSTOMS HOUSE
RECEIPTS
Business , for 11X11 Compares
Vary
'lgar stamps 73.790 03,242 I
obacco stamps 4.720 6.477 I
pedal tax stamps 79.883 77,727 V
lenovoted butter stamps. 14,660 4 61 1 V.
Favorably with that
of 11MV9.
The work of the United States custom
house at this point compares very favor
ably with that of last year. Figures are
not obtainable from the fact that tho
fiscal year closes June 30. Receipts of
customs are not materially different from
hist year, although the withdrawal of ths
tea tax of 10 cents per pound mad a
reduction In the customs receipts tn Omaha
of $50,000. This tax reduction went Into
effect January 1. 1903. This loss was com
pensated by the extraordinary growth of
a new Industry originating in the great
packing house of Cudshy Co., snd this
balance was made up by their Importation
of crude glycerine, which comes directly
to this city. The Cudahy company now
Imports millions of pounds of this product.
Collector B. H. Barrows points to the
Important fact that the merchants of
Omaha can receive their Importations
direct and In bond from any foreign port,
right here in Omaha, without their being
subjected to delay at tha seaport customs
offices, such as New York, Philadelphia,
etc. Millions of dollars worth of Imported
goods, such as cigars, laces, dress fabrics,
and every character of foreign Importa
tions, are received In Omaha annually, that
were they cleared directly at this port, and
they can be with the same readiness that
they are at the seaport customs offices,
would add very materially to ths Impor
tance of Omaha as a port of entry.
As an Instance, for the fiscal year end- ;
lng June 30, 1903. the total customs re-t
eel tit s for the entire United States wssV,
$2M.000,!O0. while receipts from Internal
revenue throughout the country were but
$230,000,010, showing tha customs receipts
to be $&4,tog,(i la exerts of tho revanu ro-eelpta,
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