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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1915)
THE (TttiUIA bX'XUAV IflLTJ: AFIflLf 4, 1'JIQ. 4-0 ONLY BEST FOR MERCHANTS Pan Oaint Buy Moit of Furaiih infs from Brandeii Storei for HU New HoteL OXLY THE BEST ARE BOUGHT T"ha tm.n Qslns took posMlon cf the Merchant hotel ho determined r1rht away to make It even a hotter hotel than Jt hM fceo a Job which many of in Bursts weul.l have declared Impossible of accomplishment. The new owner looXed about the rootna and found they were mighty food to look t, and Mill better to live In. But ha determined to treat them to complete set of new furniture and furnishlne-s. . So ha began Jooklna around the store and ha didn't have to go very far before he found Just what he wanted In the line of rumlsMnss and hsnalwrs. In fact the place where ha found the thlnM waa Just around the corner, the artat roup of buUdlnss and their con necting underground aivades and over head connecting s alleriea which form the Braudela 8tore. "The beat la none too rood for me," tald Guinea, "and ita none too good for tJie folka that atop with mo at the Merchant hotel." "Well, the bent la none too good for us, either." ronponded City Salesman H. p. Freer of the Rraauie Htoree. "and It's none too good for our customers." The Brandela Stores had Just what the Merchants hotel wanted. Thla fact waa established beyond a doubt bicauae th new proprietor had seen them. Half la ArcomplUhed. Thua the first half of a aale waa accomplished. "How about the prices of these things?" anked Mr. Gained. Thereupon the price were quoted, and they proved satisfactory to the Merchanta hotel proprietor. And so the aecond half of the sale waa consummated and the good were quickly contracted for. , The Braadela Ft ores furnished all or part of each of the following Items to tba refurbishing of the Merchanta hotel: Mattresses, bedding, towellnr carpet. window shades, curtains, silveiware aad table linen. Those m ait reuses LV la. If old TUp Van Winkle had had otra of those he never would have waked up. Goests at the Merchanta are largely men who live out In the open and they are good sleep- era, but those mattresses are Just going to make them hate to leave the hotel and go back home again, where the chances are they haven't aa good mattress to sleep on. They're all felt, of course, artd weigh forty-five pound each. Nothing skimpy or stingy about them, you can e and you can feel, too, when you lie dowi on them. Made la Oasts. "They are A N. 1," aald the head of the department at Tlrandels', and be pointed out also. In the Intereata of boosts Ing home industry, socially whan It produces goods aa good or better than tlioso produced by foreign or outside In dtistry, he pointed out that the mattresses are made right here In Omaha by I O. , Doiip. - Not only are the beds In the Merchants provided with the best of mattresses, but the other things that go to make a com fortable bed on which ta rent weary llmba and to "knit tip the ravelled aleeve of care," as Friend Shakespeare haa so well aakl. are on the job, too. and all of thera are In keeping with thoae good mat- ' treMc. This bedding came from. Brandets Htores also. ' The blankets are. all wool There are so many "sheep men" stopping at the Merchants hotel constantly that It would be little abort of aa Insult to have blankets with even a thread of cotton, and probably these men wouldn't slumber comfortably If that ana thread f cotton were in the blanket. Anyway, thoae blankets are. all wool and big enough to cover the biggest man, - - Real Feather Pillows. Fine sheets, comforter made with finest white cotton, bedspread ef sev eral kind and designs and pillows. Oh. the grandest pUlow! They are filled with live goose feathers and they ctwt 96 a pair. Big Ben will have a hard time etUo folks up oft Of such beds. . Soma of the carpets that oorer tha floors of tha re Jure Bated hotel came from tba BraadeiJ stores. They are all of the famous Axtnlnater make and t tha "Hartford Buasorah" quality. Oarpet I men snow tmi may mM mew mm- pets. . They ar aura of thoae designs sugges tive of the oriental world, Atmlnster car pets having been made formerly In the city of Aunlnater, England, and being aplendld Imitations at tba carpets of Tur key and Persia. Tans aad browns are the colors that prevail most In the Ax minsters which have aeen placed In the Merchants hotel from tha Brandels stores. They are very pleasing ta the eye aad to tha foot. ' Cleanllaeee Sa&urasae. It la possible that avrm small boys - wculd voluntarily wash their faces clear around to their ears U they could bar the luxury of drying them on such nice towela as there are at the Merchant, of course, there are iut as nice towels at aoma other hotels, but not at tha ma jority of hotels. Cleanliness is going to be a virtue easy to have at thla hotel because K will be a pleasure even to those habitually, be lieved to be averse to the virtue such as the small boya aforementioned. Clean)! isa at the Merchants is emphasised everywhere. And, again, these lovely tea els and thla towvhng wers all purchased at the Fran del stores, a good part of th order being specially made for the Merchanta. Window shades and curtains are also "Brandels furnished." Windows may be said to indicate what a hotel la. They are like the area of a man, which are tailed "the windowa of tha soul." And no wise hotel man nrglecta tha windowa ul hia hostelry . 8haea Are Heatfal. lan Gaines is a wise hotel man and he has not neglected the windows at the Merchants. Just look up at thera and you will sea the truth of thla statement The shades are of a restful green tint and they are all band-made of a ma terial that does not have the too coinmen (ailing of rtpflng. The pretty lace curtains adorning the alndowa are. some of them, of the Quaker Maid brand, recognised as one of tha leaders. Alt tba eurtaioa have a quality rat shows good taste and they are bung ta such a manner aa to harmouUe with ?aelr surrounding The finhj turn of Pan Gaines big ihop 1'Uig lUt at tha Mg slews just srouaJ the i truer is the silverware for the huUI 1 sties a "I the napkins sod tablecloths far tlit same Tb sUvcr is ef an eitrewe'y fin qual ity. It wss msde to order, not merely taken from whst was In stock. Each pteca Is stamped with the name of the hotel. It Is a very pleaaing silver service. Far llaea. . The table linens and the napkins are of srlendld quality and pure linen. They ought to be fine to be In keeping with the silver. And more particularly they de serve to be fine to be in keeping with the fqod that Manager Oalnes Is serving. He la proud and Justly proud of the meals ho is providing for bis guests, and this without any advancs over the old prlcea at all. "We have supplied furnishings for a great number of new hotels recently." said II. P. Freer, city salesman of tha Brandels stores, "and we do a big busi ness supplying new furnishings to old hotels that are putting on new clothes. All the way from the Fontenelle down they range in size and standing. But we have the goods for all of thera in our large atock and we seem to have them at the right prices, too." Aprl tha Month far Cold. Harden your erstem with Bell'a Plne- Tar-Honey. It kill tha cold germ. CurV the cough. Only 85c. All dnirrista. Advertisement. i Men from the Great, Broad West Gather At Merchants Hotols have characters and character istics Just as have people.. What Is the character and what ate the eharacterlatlc of the Merchants? Thla Is no nondescript character. It is not a cipher In hotels. In stands for somMhlng. Its guest are of a type. It la distinctively the hotel of the stock man, the rancher, the farmer, the country merchant. In Its lobbies men are aeen with big brown or grey stetson hats, men In curduroy trousers or suits, In cardigan Jackets, in bearskin overcoats. They are' chiefly and predominantly mm who do things, men who live out in the open spaces, men who are accustomed to the rigors of climate and who are never s happy as when they era doing big things, meeting Mg odds and over coming big difficulties. This is exactly how tha men in the Mer chanta' lobby impress one- And a little Inquiry shows that the Impression la the truth. "9llk storking" with spats have no place here- They wouldn't be laughed at, for these men of the open are very cour teous, but they would be regarded, prob ably, with quiet amusement st the foibles of msn. A high hat in the Merchants' would feel decidedly alarmed with ao many Htetflona marching around threateningly. It would feel as much out of place aa a tenderfoot Englishman on a western ranch. An evening dress suit would fed de cidedly In the wrong pew. And yet you can step Into the Mer chants' slmost any day and alt down in the lobby next to men who could buy the hotel and all that's In It snd then, per haps, he pusxlcd when they got their bank statement and inquire "What was this check for I don't seem to remember it somehow." "Do you see that tall man over there in the cardigan Jacket with the heavy shoes 'that need a. shine?" the inter viewer wsa asked. "Well, that man ha a ranch out In Montana and Is 'worth about P.OCMMo. Me haa come to this hotel for yeara. When he first came here he didn't have very much snd now that he brings his cattle into Omaha by the tralnload he likes to come and stop here Just the same, lie likes to meet the 'boys' hero. No frills, no false pre tenses about him. And there are plenty of othera here like him only not quite so rich. Why. that man could go hack east and walk Into the swelleat hotel there and buy a down of the awetlest dressed chaps thera and not notice the dent In his bank balance. Ton can't tell these western men by their clothes, that's sure." i Surrly it is the truth, though these westerners that stop st the Merchants' are royal spenders on the things that they like. They dpn't care for the fulbles of dress nor are they afflicted with the follies of vanity and therefore they make no effort to "show off their reaourr. Colonel William F. Cody, "Buffalo BIIt" was elwaya a guest at the Mer chanta' on hia visits to Omaha and one of his chief lieutenants. Colonel William McCune, lived there for years during the winters when he was not out with Buf talo Bill's show and may still be found there. Dan Gaines Buys Special to Take Fans to Lincoln Dan Clalnes developed the sporting blood In his veina when he played foot ball on the University of Iowa foot ball team, and when this oharacteriatio Is onoe developed It will stick. So It waa that Dan Oalnea stepped to ' the front Friday night to guarantee the special train over tha Burlington to carry the wrestling fans who wished to go to Lincoln to see the Wester-gaard-Stecher match there tomor row night. In these days the railroads must have a guarantee of so many paa aengera before they will run a special, and, aa no organization waa ready to take up the matter, Oalnea stepped Into the breach; so that all who go to IJncoln Monday night may return home early the same night. He lias the tickets at the Merchants, where all Omaha fana who wish to go may secure their railroad tickets and their, seats to the match. Apartments, flats, houses and cottages can ne rented quickly and cheaply by a Bee "For Rent" Ad. tOW BICK, Cattl CalesmaB. PICK UTZSTT. Bog Salesmen, X rOWUL, Sheep Salesman. Congratulations to Dan Gaines May his success continue and bis friends increase. My Business is ' on the Increase Lou Bick Live Stock Com mission Company Booms 13S-140 Sxohanga Bids. Telephone South M SOOTS OMASA, w Are tine Bvs Tbsit Sel 5 TT T7o I em Jnlfl WE ARE SUCCESSORS TO THE NATIONAL AT SOUTH OMAHA DAN GAINES is some hotel man and we wish him success. WE DON'T want people to think we are brags, but OUR RECORD proves WE ARE' THERE SOME, TOO, when it comes to business in OUR LINE. Ask Our Customers JOHNNY COOK C7" The Popular, Wide Awake, Successful Man ager and Head Cattle Salesman. 4 CATTLE SALESMEN ' 2 HOG SALESMEN 2 SHEEP SALESMEN I 1 CATTLE FEEDER BUYER About THIRTY of the Best Assistants Here. I I ISBPI S I I II I II II I II I ii I M IP 1 I I I ' . : . . ' . '.. ' ' .. . A' - V ' . , V"V " ' ' - ..tw' ... ' t ' 'a'Vi ' i . - "v ! 1 What We Have Done can be done by others who work as hard to SATISFY CUSTOMERS. We- never let a client lose a chance to get THE BEST PRICES possible for his stock, no matter how hard we have to wofk. Years of Experience have proven to us that success comes to those who never sleep when there is work to be done. ED. CAHOW Formerly Manager and Head Cattle Salesman of the National Live Stock Commission Co. of South Omaha. And TWB OBJIAT WZSTSBjr TWXXM , We are SUCCESSORS TO TSTB STATIOZTAX. at SOTTTK OMAHA. We kavs tbetr omCEl aad YARDS, greatly enUrar and remodeled. BO. CAKOW, arsAsTX ABTDSKSOsT. XI D XTTJI. ITD THOMTSOBT. toether wits, their book keepers aad a dosea of their nest assistants are with as. PTF1 WESTM GilMISSIOM f : ' : ' . : : : November First the NATIONAL at South Omaha Was AbsorbecLby Us South Omaha and Denver I I I I Omaha Hotel Supply Co. Furnished Steam Tables . and other equipment for MERCHANTS HOTEL Save moneypurchase your Silver-V ware and China from this firm. Warranted 12dw.8ilverplate Knives 'and Forks at $2.60 per dozen. ar tt) largest beer pump toousa la tha west. Wa repair and Install bydraults aad electric compressed air bear pumps. LET VB FIGURH ON YOUR HOTEL N'EKDS. WHITE FOR OCR FKKH ILLUSTRATED CATAIiOGlK. Automobile Radiators Repaired. MANUFACTURERS & WHOLESALERS 120S Howard Street :- Omaha. Neb Phone, Douglas 1773 The converting of old to new of the, entire electric system of the Merchants Hotel was handled by Italian-Swiss Colony Table Wines Such as Claret, Zinfandel, Burgundy, Riesling, Sauturne and Hans Sauturne, Asti Spe- cial and Asti Rouge Served Exclusively in the . MERCHANTS HOTEL Dining Room CAGKLEY BROS. as& Electrical 1207 Harney Street Contractors Tel, Douglas 456 CREAMERY BUTTER a from the Alamito "Sunlight' ' Dairy served at the f MERCHANTS HOTEL ALAMITO DAIRY 26th and Leavenworth Streets O. ... .s Congratulations to Gaines r sv .eVtV A man who can increase the patronage of a hotel as you have certainly is deserving of co-operation. Read The Bee Morning, Evening and Sunday i f a For All, of the News of the World ON SALE AT NEWS STAND IN LODBY OF MERCHANTS HOTEL av sr While you are not a custo mer of mine, I want to show my appreciation of your friendship by placing this con - ratulation card in your SaaBeBBSsSsssassBBBBBBSpaSBeaBasssaBS section in The Sunday Omaha Bee. vs ns A Good Friend O: r v J KM