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6 THE DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , JAOTJAEY 1 , 1881.
THE OMAHA BEE.
EMAIUJMIKI )
THE OMAHA PUBLISHING CO. .
I'ltonmrioiis.
EDWAKD HOSE \VATEH , Editor.
Dailv. per annum , - SS 00
Wueklv. JMT annum , - - - ' U )
WHOLESALE
TRADE REVIEW
GROCERIES.
On account of having to buv lines
ol goods in car lots ko as to get low
rates of freights , we are enabled to buy
e\en cheaper than eastern merchants
who replenish their fetock from day to
day according to their \vants. On
many lines of goods the difference in
rate of freight between car lots and
small quantity is more than the margin
we ask as a profit. Again there are
bo many new enterprises being started
in the western countrv in connection
with the grocery business that our
wants are supplied without going east.
Fiom such points we hav e just as ad-
\antageous rates of freight as Chicago
does. On New Orleans sugars , niola
bcs and Rice , we can at all times dupli
cate Chicago prices , thus saving
retailers the entiic ft eight from thai
point. There aie 1113113 linesof our
goods sold at fixed or combination
prices , f-uch as tobacco * . Miaps , baking
powders , etc. etc , on which Omaha
prices are exactlv the same as Chicago.
One aigument we can give to show
that Omaha can do better for you than
eastern maiLcts is , that twojearsago
there vveie sold fifteen thousand dollars
lars worth ol gioceries per month to
retailers in ibis town , and to-day there
arc sixty-fiv e thousand dollars.
In starting here a little over a vear
ago , we vveie sanguine of success ; but
our tiade has far exceeded our cspec
tations. Uefore % ve had been sr
months in business our sales reachei
the basis of one million dollars per
year , and keeps on steadily increasing
and we hope and fullv expect that be
foie another \ear passes 1 > \ -\\e will be
doing two million dollars.
PAXION & GAI.LAGHTK.
TKAS.
Metcalf & Bro. , importers and job
jci > ol Teas. Cigais , Spicomd Snow
Baking Powder , have just opened a
new let. house in this city. The te
business ol Omaha has within the past
few vears assumed mctiopolilan pro
portions.
There is no question but that Omaha
furnishes the diflerent lines ol the
above named article on as good term
as Chicago , St. Loim or Ne v York.
Indeed , bearing in mind the fact that
hundreds ol tons of tea come via San
Francisco and the U. 1' . railvvav every
month , we are safe in asserting that
Omaha possesses facilities for suppl
ing this northwestern trade uncqualed
by any city in the United States
Hav ing abundance of capital to im
port their teas and paying cash for the
same , they are confident that thev can
successfully compete for the trade west
of the Mississippi river with any house
in America. The geographical situa
tion of Omaha giving them a great
advantage in the matter of time and
freight.
In connection w ith their large stock
of teas , they carry a large stock of
Ground Spices , and Snow Bakin
Powder , aad are manufacturers'
agents for cigars , of which they carry a
large and varied assortment of the
leading brands.
FURNITURE.
Dewey & Stone are the oldest and
largest
FURNITURE DEALERS
west of Chicago.
Their stock is immense. Their busi
ness building , except one , is the
largest in the State.
They employ thirty-five men , and
three teams aie requited to haul their
goods. Their trade is largely on the
increase and extends all ov > r the
western States.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
r. i ) . cooi-Kit.
li will fav von to read tills and lutotv
that
F. D. Cooper is the oldest and most
reliable dealer in farm machinery in
Nebraska. He is State agent in'Ne
braska for the following well known
implements , and carries the largest
block of implements of am dealer in
the west Goods comprising his stock
now on band are the NewMannv
reaper and mow er combined , Stand"-
ard mowers , Standard broadcast seed
ers and horse corn planters having
either a slide or rotary drop. The
Standard riding , combined and walk
ing cultivators , to xv hich may be at
tached a seeder attachment. The un
rivaled Grand DeTour plows , cultiva
tors , harrows and sulky plows - warranted
ranted the best. Eagle one and two
hole corn shellers with with or without
fans. Daisy one or two horse sulky
hay rakes , revolving 1133- rakes , the
Newton and Moline farm and spring
wagons , etc. To an\- one wishing to
purchase or act as agent in the Sta'e
for farm machine - , it xv ill pay 3 ou to
write to Mr. Cooper and obtain his
prices and terms before making ar
rangements elsewhere. He is also
State agent for the celebrated Fren-
trees steel barb xv ire. Send for circu
lars and prices of same.
1IA1NES 11ROS. AXI ) CO.
Haincs Bros. & Co. successors to
G. W. Lininger & Co. . have recently
mov ed into a new brick building corne'r
of 14111 and Harne3 stieel,66x13 : , so as
to be able to store large quantities of
goods. This storage facilitv' , with
large brick warehouse on the U. P. R.
R. side track , enables them to fill as
sorted car load orders of the finest
farm machine - made thus saving
the broken bulk rates from factories.
Can makeup car loads of the following
makes of goods Moline Plow Co. ,
Key-stone ManVg Co. . Marseilles
Ma'nYg Co. , Farmers' Friend Man'fg
Co. , Bain Wagons Weir Cultivators ,
O'Brien Harrow s , etc. Lane stock of
extras for all machines , including W.
A. Wood * Mowers and Harvesters ,
which are distributed for the State by
them. The best and cheapest tw fl
* * ' ,
section harrow on earth can be tound
there in lots of from one to a thousand.
Car of Pony Corn Shellers everv-
week during the season.
DANIEL , C. Ilt'RR.
Mr. Daniel C. Bnrr established his
agricultural implement house in this
cit3 in Januarv , 1874. The business
transacted during the first v-ear aggre
gated the modest sum of § 20,000 , but
during the 3 ear just closed the
goods handled invoiced for $250,000.
A stock company has just been formed
by Mr. Burr , under the name of the
B urr Implement Co. , capital $50,000
A commodious warehouse at Nos.
1219-1221 and 1223 Leavenworth St. ,
and office at 803 south I3th street , with
railwa3- track and switch for the load
ing and unloading of cars at the door
ot the warerooms , give most perlec.t
facilities for the transaction of the
rapidU- increasing business of this
house.
LUMBER.
GLO. T. HOAGLAXI ) .
In placing this record of Omaha's
business prosperity before our patrons ,
and the thousands"of others who will ,
through the medium of our annual sup
plement for iSSi , seek to inform them
selves regarding the progi ess of Omaha
as a commercial cit3 , we have seen
fit to mention some of those w ho , by
energ3' and perseverence in the face ot
all our past difficulties , have done so
much to build up and add to our per
manent commercial pro perit3 ; and
none are more justly entitled to our
praise and commendation than the old
established lumber firm of Geo. Hoag-
land , foimerh Geo. T. Hoagland &
Sonw ho hav e for the past tvv etears
maintained the leading position in the
lumber trade of Omaha , having estab
lished themselves heie in the spring of
1861 , making them the pioneer lumber
men of Omaha. During all these v ears
their iccord has been one of advance
ment. Omaha w as at tint time almost
unknown , and a comparaliveh insig
nificant frontier tow n struggling for an
existence against the many difficulties
tint at that earlv dav surrounded
her. The lumber trade was then con
fined to the local wants of the commu-
nitas the immediate vicing- was
comparatively unsettled , and the State
or Territoi v-an uninhabited land. The
advent of new roads and the opening
of new avenues of trade call.d lor the
establishment ofvards wheie
lumber could be handled diiect from
the can , and icsulted in a removal
from up town to their present
location at the foot of Douglas street
on the U. P track , and at which place
then entire business was centered , and
now with their own track for loading
aud unloading cars , tbeii facilities ! or
handling lumber with dispatch and
econoim are unsurpassed. Theirtrade
now extends as fat west as Colorado ,
and along the lines of the B. & M.
U. P. , and St. Paul & Sioux City rail
road.
road.A
A ? the firm alvvajs buy for cash and
in large quantities , the\ ' can alvva3s
avail theniselv es of the low cst rate in
the maiket , and as a natuial consequence
quence are able to offer to bmers the
verv lowest rate here. Their stock
even at the present lime is full and
complete , while in addition to that on
hand they have alreadv- made heavy
purchases in different lumber regions
in Minnesota and Wisconsin , and will
be receiving at the rate of one hundred
cars per month during the w inter , seas
to be fully " prepared for the spring trade
of iSSi.
Their stock of glazed sash , doors of
all si/es , blinds , etc. , look to an inex
perienced e3 c as sufficient to supply the
entire western market. Thev- also
carrv a heavy stock of the Akion
cement , which is esteemed superior to
y in the market. Also plaster and
plastering hair. Their brand of lime
is the best in the market.
In entering upon the new 3 ear we
can confidently recommend them to
the public , but their past record is the
most perfect assurance that could be
iven , that their efforts to meet all de
mands of trade will be greater in the
future than in the past. With ample
means and greater experience we
prophesy for the firm a continuance of
that business prosperity that their long
and persistent efforts have so justh
entitled them to.
10S1KR AND GRA\ .
Foster & Gray , -vvellknown through
out the west as heavy dealers in lum
ber , ccal and lime , have done during
the past 3car a business showing an
increase of 12 $ per cent , over last
v ear's sales. The increase in their
anthracite coal trade amounts to a lit
tle over 50 per cent. In all branches
their tiade has steadityincreasedand
this has compelled them to carr3" a
\er3- much larger stock than hereto
fore. During the coining > ear the
quantit3-of material in 3ardsand ware
houses will be slill further increased.
Railroad facilities for reaching distant
localities now enables them to extend
their trade far be3ond its former
boundaries. This firm is making
quite a specialty of the California red
wood , and considering that it was in-
tioduced on v a few months ago , the
demand for it is certainly remarkable.
Some of our finest building's are now
being finished with this truly beautiful
wood.
This firm is noted for enterprise ,
energ3" and that courteous affabilit3
which makes business a pleasure.
Their up town office gives them an
advantage possessed 03no other
house ; and being in the heart of the
cit3' , 3113- one can call without trouble
and talk lumber , lime or coal.
J. A. WAKEF1ELD
Is doing a rapidlv- increasing business
in lumber , lath , shingles , sash , doors ,
blinds , cement , plaster , etc. He is
State agent for the celebrated Milwau
kee Cement , which is taking the place
of all other brands so fast as its merits
become known to consumers. Two
thousand feet of railvva3' side tracks are
used in the transaction of his busi
ness , and the facilities for loading and
unloading freight cars cheapens mate-
rialh- the expense for handling , and
this enajbles him to undersell his less
fortunate competitors. The vard is
more convenient and accessible than
an3- other in the cit3- , and there are no
steep river bluffs for teams to climb
when hauling lumber. All streetcars
pass the door. Intending purchasers
of lumber will do well to call or write
before giv ing orders.
HARDWARE.
nOLAN AND LANGWORTHY.
This firm , although new comers , are
entitled to a front rank position among
our exclusively wholesale hardware
houses. The3'occup3 Steele & John
son's old stand. Their great specialty
is choice extra seasoned carriage and
wagon wood stock. The3' cany iron ,
steel , nails and heavy hardware of all
kinds. Thev- are agents for some of
the best rolling mills.
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
D. B. Beeiner , the fruit and produce
commission merchant , and whole-ale
dealer in foreign and dome-tic fruit ,
butter , eggs , poultry , game , hams ,
bacon , lard , etc. . has refrigerator rooms
w here perishable goods can be stored
and held -afelv tiil market advances or
weather changes. He also handles
Booth's Oval Brand Ovsters and Lake
Superior Fresh White "Fish and Trout.
Shipments are made dailv to dealers
in Nebraska , Wvoming , Utah , Idaho ,
Montana , Nevada , Dakota , and into
California. Western dealers w ill find it
advantageous to buv o sters at Omaha ,
'
wl ere the price is'the same as at Chicago
cage , with express charges added , w hile
the oysters being thoroughlv "chilled"
here , and re-iced , will travel further
and arrive in better order , than when
shipped from Chicago.
STORAGE AND COMMISSION.
B. F. Troxell & Co. , are successors
to the well known firm of C. C. Housel
& Co. , Commission , Storage and
Steamboat agents. Thev do a large
commission trade , and the largest gen
eral storage business west of Chicago ,
receiv ing all the unclaimed goods from
the railroads centering at this point ,
( some eight in all , ) in addition to the
-torage of household goods , etc , Cor
home patrons. Thev are also agent-
tor the celebrated Champion Mowing
machines , and dealers in wagonsbug
gies , harness , scales , flour , oat meal ,
etc. The firm stands high , hav e ample
means , are energetic , and we prophesy
a brilliant future.
WALL PAPER AND WINDOW
SHADES.
IIKXRY I.EIIMANN ,
Wholesale and retail dealer , occupies
three stores with 66 ft. frontage , oti
i2th street , and a wareroom in which
a large stock of wall paper is stored
This is the largest and only ex-elusive
wallpaper and window shade house
west of Chicago. He carries the latest
patterns of all leading maiiufactnreis ;
also imports French paper hangings.
He will alwavs duplicate manti-
factmers' and eastern jobbers' pri-
res , thus saving to western
dealers the enormous freight charges
to Omaha. He alco carries a
full line of painters' and artists' mate
rials , and is sole a ent for Warren
Bios. ' Patent Metalic Center-pieces.
He makes a speci.ilty of - torehade - ,
with or without arti-tic lettering. This
firm took tiist premium- wall pa
pers , window -hade- , window shade
ittachmentmetalic center-piece-
artists' materials and mathematical in
struments , making five first premiums
iwarded him at the Nebraska State
"air foi 1880. Ilesendssamplehooks
of wall papers free to all deal
ers that his traveler dees not reach.
Ms trade throughout the west is rap-
dly increasing.
CARPETS.
John B. Detwiler having opened out
n the store formerly occupied by IIci
t Co. , Cential block , 1313 Farnham
treet , is now prepared to fuini-h a
aiger variety of goods to select from ,
nd lower prices , than ever before ,
'he business done during the past v ear
las been far in excess of previous
ales , and during the coming year with
ncreased stock and a superior St
ation , a vast trade is inevita
Wholesale orders receive pro
ftcntion , and the purchaser o
wenty-five cent article receives ic
nine courteous attention as the i T-
hant w hose orders aggi egatc as in ly
undrcds of dollars.
CROCKERY.
Mr. H.V. . Cremer , 489 and
3th street , is agent for the manu
uters and importers of crock y ,
lassware , lamps , chimnevs , etc. and
s doing a rapidlv increasing business ,
'here is probably no one in this line
f trade that is more generally and
avorably known throughout the whole
vestern countrv. Mr Ciemer's bnsi-
le-s is exclusively whole-ale , and in
his respect is without competition in
Jmalia.
BOOTS AND SHOES-
w. v. MO Ksn co. ,
The well-known wholesale deal
ers in boots and shoes , have thrived
his vear as never before , and are
ireparing to reach out still farther
nto the wilds of the f.tr west. Al-
eadv their trade extends through
out a majority of the territories and
tales west of the Missouri. This is
in old. reliable and popular house.
SEED HOUSE.
J. Evans , at Odd Fellows' hall , ha =
he original and only regular seed
louse in Nebraska. His stock em-
> races all the selected varieties of
ceds from the best growers.
JEWELRY.
A. B. Hubermann has done an tin-
) reccdented business the past 3 ear.
Juring the coming vear his wholesale
department will at least be trebled.
THE RETAIL TRADE.
OUR HATTER.
Bunce's hats are superfine ,
And his raps n ill make } on shine ,
bhlrt , collars and socks are on lib sign ,
Buttons and pins that arc divine.
Glovfsand mittens of new design ,
> eckties color of sparkling wine.
Suspenders to stretch when e'ru jon dine ,
Bunccisthe bo-sof all his line.
Yes , the goods are very ne.it.
At fourteen nineteen Douglas street.
DRY GOODS.
A. Cruickshank & Co have made a
very large increase in their busines
during the past vear. Again and again
their store has been increased in size to
accommodate their vast stock of goods
and the throng of patrons. This
house imports direct a large line of silks
also Scotch and Irish table linens ant
embroideries. This firm now makes
their purchases from manufacturers atic
importers , thus saving the profits here
tofore paid to the jobber. This is the
largest retail dry goods house west o
Chicago. It has a resident buver in
New York cily , and a member of the
firm visits the eastern markets four
times a vear. This establishment
emplovs a stafFof forty-three courteous
and competent assistants , and Messrs.
Cruickshank and Falconer are con
spicuous for those traits of character
that makes the perfect business man
M. A. KURTZ.
Is well known as the leading dealer
in almost everything ladies require
to beautify their homes or their per
sons. Furnishing goodsIacesembroid
eries , gloves , and things of" like char
acter is found here in great variety.
GROCERS.
J. II. I'RI'XCII AND CO
The v ear ju t closed has been a pros
perous one tor the Omaha merchants ,
and none , s-o far as we can judge , hav e
more reason toi congratulation than
the "Old Reliable" firm of J. B. French
& Co , fancy grocerat No. 1119 Karn-
haintreet. . Their - aleat retail in
1879 exceeded one hundred thousand
dollar- , and they estimate an increa-e
of fully twenty-fix e per cent , for the
past vear. The -ecret of their success
is attributable to fair and honorable
dealing withcustomcrs ] | , which means
li > rgc sales at a close margin oj profit.
Their retail trade efeiidfrom the
Missouri river west to Nevada ; north
to Dakota and Idaho , and -outh into
Kansas and Colorado , where the people
ple are rapidly learning that they can
save from twenty to thirty percent , by
ordering goods from French & Co ,
instead of buing from -mall dealers
nearer home. This firm is the ac-
know ledged leader in the retail grocery
trade of this city.
J. I. XICIIOI.S AND CO.
J. I. N'ichol & Co. , corner i th and
Dodge , have a trade in groceries that
is rapidlv taking front rank on account
of lou price- , honest dealing and good
goods. A fine assortment of produce
is also kept constantly on hand.
v. LA NCR.
It may not he generally known that
Mr. F. Lange. otouth loth street , i-
doing the heaviest ret.iil grocery busi
ness of anv house in the city , but
the figurehe pioduce- are hard
to get o\er. During the vcar iSSo
his sales aggregated . .78,000 The
farmerof Douglas and adjoining
counties make this store their supplv
uepot. Three teams are emploved in
making tree deliveries to all parts of
the citv- .
BOOTS AND SHOIih ,
A. W. ril.I.KIl IE
A more enterprising , industrious ,
or successful man than Mr. Fullriede
we seldom have the pleasuie of meet
ing. -toiei-crowded from morn
ing till night , his goods are of the
most reliable makeHis price *
attract the attention of everyone , and
secure for him a larger patronage than
is uiven to the more pretentious stores
up town.
TIIK um K 1:1xr sioni- * ,
F.irnham , between loth and nth
streets , Chas. N. Merri.un , manager , is
closing out its goods .it a sacrifice.
On Feb. ist a complete stock will be
opened in a new location.
DRUGS AND PERIODICALS.
Mr.V. . J. Whitehoti-e is taking the
lead as a dealer in peiioilical- , and his
laige well filled store , stocked with
ding- , cigars , paints , glass , notions and
-chool books is one of the leading in
stitutions of north i6th street.
MANUFACTURERS.
CARRIAGE MANUFACTURERS
A..r.siMI'M > \ .
Andrew J. Simpson has the largest
jnd most complete carriage manu
facturing establishment in the state.
The factory and waierooms occupy
half a block on Dodge street between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets.
Some of the most elegant carriages
ami buggies in this citv .ire Mr. Simp
son's manufactute. Simpson1 ! ) car-
ri.ie , repository is a three-story brick
building with high basement The
basement occupied by the blacksmithing -
smithing department. The first and
second stories are occupied by car
riages and buggies , and the thifrd story
In painters and upholsterers. From a
very moderate beginning Mr Simpson
has by his enterprise succeeded in
building up one of the most extensive
carriage factories in the west , and his
catriages are reputed to be equal to
the best manufactured in the United
States , notouh in design and elegance
of finish , but in durability.
I. . T. lOMil'HKV. .
Mr. L T. Longprev , having added
largelv to his facilities , is now doing a
steadily increasing business in all
kinds of wagon work but his great
specialtv- on delivery spring wagons ,
in which he acknowledges few equals
and no superiors.
OMAHA "BREWERIES ,
The vat amount of money paid here
for grain by brewers and distillers di
rectly to our producers , and also the
heavy revenue tax collected from them ,
is largely just so much saved to our
circulating medium that would other
wise be lost to us if the Kansas pro-
hibitary enactment should be made a
law here as some radicals of the tem
perance societies intend.
TIIK OMAHA IIRKVVERV.
The Omaha Brevverv , of which Mr.
Frederick Krug is proprietor , was es
tablished in 1859 , and is the oldest
jrewerv in Nebraska. Mr. Krug has
made great improvements the last few
vears , and now has one of the most
complete and extensive establishments
in the w est. I le has Sioo.ooo invested ,
las an annual capacity of 25,000 bar
rels , employs 20 men , and pavs over
$10,000 for labor. The immense busi
ness he transacts is shown by the fol
lowing statistics , taken from the inter
nal revenue office statement :
Bbl . produced. Sold Tav
12,3X8 11.JM8 511,018 00
The above statistics are about 150
barrels short of the actual sales , as the
revenue department has not yet made
returns for December.
Krug's Western Brewery has an ex-
tensiv e department devoted exclusiv ely
to bottling beer for shipment. The
value of these goods to lovers of good
beer , for use in private families , as well
as in the regular trade , is well estab
lished. Lager beer is put up and her
metically sealed. It is thus safe for
transportation , at any time of the 3 ear ,
to any part of the country.
The addition of a new and elegant
office and beer hall at a cost of about
SSooo , adds materially to the general
convenience tor the transastion of the
extensive business of this house.
HAUMAXNS HKEWERY.
Mrs. J. Baumann is the proprietress
and Mr. Gottleib Stor/ the brewer in
charge of the famous Batimann's
brewerv. The brewery , malt house ,
garden and Mrs. Bautnann's residence ,
occupies three and one-halt acres of
choice ground in the northern part of
the city , and situated between loth and
iSth and Baumann and Poppleton sts.
During the past vear December igth ,
1879 , to December 191 ! ! , iSSo , this
brewery sold 5,958 barrels of lager
beer. Nine men and two teams are
emploved. The improvements made
during the past year consist of an en
gine house ( brick ) with new boiler and
machinery , co-ting $4,400 ; also an
addition to the malt house costing S6oo.
During th < ; last vear 16,000 bushels of
malt have been made.
METE BROS. ' BREWRY.
The following figures show- the immense
"
mense business" done by this well
known companv :
Hu-helsof barlev bought 15.4M
Ktl-liels of null m.i.lc li ,552
Kusr-els of malt bought 1S.SOO
Hu hels malt old f,500
Hands employed in brewery IS
Paid out for malt 19,213'00
Paid for barley J,2JGO'
Waces paid to employes 10,50s 25
Wages p id to handi in bottling dep'l . ! 15 00
Mimberof barrels old li.BOS 00
Not having December returns fiom
the rev entie oflice. w e giv e an estimate
of 150 barrels in addition to the above.
They have the p.ist vear greatly en
larged their bottling department which
has grown to be the largest of its kind
west of the Mississpi. Thev con
stantly employ eight hands in
this department , and have bottled
tled the past year over i,000 barrels
which has met with ready sale in all
the western States and Territories.
Their facilities for bottling were not
sufficient to supply the great demand
for their "Superior Export Beer , ' ' and
they will double their capacity the
OMAHA SHOT FACTORY.
This factory , just i-rected , is in Wil-
cox's addit on , otlice in Steele & John
son's old stand. Mr. C. H. 15. Carter
is the manager , and Mr. C.V. . Mead
is president ot the company. L'nder
such management the greatest success
possible is sure to attend this impoi tant
enterprise. 1 he goods produced , shot
and bar lead of all kinds , are fully
equal if not superior to the productions
< 1 .inv factory in the world. The
buildings are in accordance w ith a s\ _ stem -
tem now in successful operation in a
European factor ) , and also by one in
this countrv. A shaft is sunk over
100 feet , to w.iter ; there is over
this a tower of sixty feet in height ,
making a drop of over ifio
feet. The wings are 25x75 , two
stories high. > o expense IMS been
spared to secure the latest improve
incuts in machineryand the most per
fect outfit in every department.
CORNICE WORKS.
The Western Cornice Works , C.
Specht , proprietor , factory and otlice
1310 Dodge street , has this year done
a vast amount of work on the best
buildings erected in and about Omaha.
Thefoflowirg is .1 partial list of the
structures which thev have aided in
erecting : llro.itclfs block ; McCor-
mick's roof , coinice and patent sky
lights , McCalVrey , IJios. , cornice and
roofing ; Karbach's , Max Me > ers" cor
nice and rooting ; Krug's cornice :
Windheim's , Grnenig's , Wood worth's ,
Giacomini's and Hoagland's residence
tower ( cornice work ) . Also the
bank at Norfolk , Neb , and the Na
tional Bank ai Ilarlan , la. Hotel at
1'lattsmouth , and LienholFs block at
I'lattsmouth , Neb Travnoi's two
stores on loth street in this citv , and
man > othe.'s. This firm began busi
ness during the last live months , and
et no manufacturing institution in
this city stands higher in the public
estimation. Mr. Specht is a v oungman ,
hard working and enterprising , and is
sure to succeed in building up a very
valuable business. His success isreal-
Iv remarkable , and is the direct result
of care , imegritv , business tact and
mechanical skill.
PORK PACKING.
RODDIh fi IIIRAI.L.
Though this U only the third season
of this firm's existence , the long , prac
tical experience of Mr. Roddis , the
benior member of the firm , enabled it
to take its place almost at once in the
front rank of packers. The business
of the firm ha ? steadilv increased ever
since it began business. They have
not only a splendid home patronge ,
but their goods are known and in de
mand in the seaboard cities of the
Atlantic , as well as in San Francisco
and other cities on the Pacific Thev
have already packed over 11,000 hogs
this season. Their pax roll exhibits
over sixtv names , and amounts to
thousands of dollars monthly. It is a
worthv enterprise and deserves the
solid encouragement it ir. receiving.
CIGAR MANUFACTORIES.
The oldest established cigar house
in Nebraska is that of West & Frit-
scher , 1305 Douglas street. They em
ploy more hands than any other six
factories in Nebraska , and for proof of
the extent of their sales , they refer to
the revenue statistics which we publish
elsewhere. Their wholesale trade ex
tends throughout Nebraska , Wvoming ,
Utah and other parts of the west.
FERTILIZING WORKS.
Two manufactories have been start
ed this v ear that are destined in the
not far distant future to become very
important items in Omaha business
Mr. Thos S. Gibson , late secretary of
the board of trade , has erected fertilis
ing works which dispose of all of our
dead animals and slaughter house offal
in such a manner as to produce an ex
cellent fertili/ing material of whichever
over 200 tons were sold the past year.
The coming vear at least 600 tons will
be shipped cast.
A barb fence wire factory is also in
active operation , and is wholly owned
by Mr. Gibson.
EGG AND BUTTER PACKERS.
McShane & Schroeder having this
vear expended 4,900 in the erection of
new brick buildings consisting of re
frigerator and butter and egg packing
house 66x66 , feet are now better pre
pared than ever before for the vigorous
prosecution of their business. Iowa
and Missouri furnish a large part of
the goods shipped by this firm , which
demonstrates the extent ot their trade.
This \ ear they handled and repacked
a million and a half pounds of butter ,
and half a million doen of eggs.
They ship goods to both seaboards , and
employ from ten to fifteen men.
OMAHA COFFEE AND SPICE
MILLS.
Whitney Clark & Co. , proprietors ;
1403 Douglas street , are manufacturing
the celebrated Lion and Imperial I5ak-
ing Powders , Flavoring Extracts , blu
ings , solid and liquid , roasted and
ground coffees , and spices of every
grade ; also self-raising buckwheat and
pan-cake flour. This firm began man
ufacturing about three vears ago with
a one-horse power , and their business
has increased to such an extent that to-
davthev requirenndrun a twenty-horse
powerengine.and have new machinery
throughout. Their goods are pure and
give perfect satisfaction , and are to be
found in nearly every western town.
Give them a trial and be convinced.
CONFECTIONERY.
A large and increasing wholesale
business in confectionery , cakes , nuts ,
cigars , etc. , is now- being done by Rice
& Weaver , ( Joe & Sam ) one door
south of postoffice.
CARPtNTERS AND BUILDERS.
Rosenbe-Ty & Bro. . the well known
carpenters a'nd builders of ijth and
Marcey s-rcets , have probably the
largest and best establisement in" their
line thatcan be found west of the Mis
souri river Thev are now contract-
in- ; some of the best buildings that are
being erected in this city , and besides
they carry in stock and make to order
all kinds of sash , doors , binds , etc.
All orders are promptly tilled.
TRUNKS.
H. H. Mahofl'manufactures to order
and carries in stock a great variety of
traveling trunks , sample trunks , teles
cope ca-es , elegant leather valises ,
ladies' and gent's hat boxes , and ev-
erv thing that constitutes the p.uapha-
nalia for putting away the outfit of a
commercial traveler a pleasure
tourist. Factory and office No. 117
i th street. Repairs are promptly
executed in the best manner.
SHOW CASES.
One of the best manufactories in
the west is that of Mr. Wilde , at Nos.
1315 and 1317 Cas > street. The most
finished work in all classes of exhibi
tion cases is here made , and for [ trices
that secure for Mr Wilde the orders
of nearly all our iperi.Ii.tnts. A large
assortment of reach made cases are
kept on hand , and dealers can nearlv
alwavs find just what they want al
ready prepared.
LINSEED OIL MILL.
This important manufactory.owned
and operated In the firm of Taft &
Woodman , is producing millions of
pounds of oil cake
annuallv. and a
large amount of choice linseed oil.
To farmers they supply on easy terms
the flax seed free , anil it is reputed to
be the most profitable crop raised in
Nebraska. The factory is now in
full operation.
BRICKMAKERS.
Bailev vtONon are leadinghrickm.i-
kers and contractors ' 1 hey are doin < ;
a considerable proportion ot the work
upon our new blocks and fine resi
dences , besides employ ing a Iaru force
of men at their brick yards. Among
the principal buildings thev have
erected during the past vt-ar are Max
Mevers' _ new brick sloie , the new
brick block , Woodworth's ) on Doug
las street. The magnificent B. & M.
headquarters were erected by this linn.
HARNESS.
Mr. D. T. Mount , manufacturer and
dealer in saddles and harness , is one of
our most extensive dealers in the west.
His large and well selected stock af-
fords an ample opportunity for custom
ers to suit themselves at any moment
withwh.it thejnav desire in his line
He superintends the business himself
and emplovs from nine to twelve
skilled workmen the vear round.
Those wanting anvthing in his line
cannot do better 'ban to give him a
call at 1412 Farnham street
MISCELLANEOUS.
CREIGHTON HOUSE.
Between the Sierra Nevadas and the
Missouri river we know of no better
conducted house than the Creighton ,
and we are familiar wi'h the first-class
hotels of the territory named. The
house , the furniture , and the fixtures ,
are all new ; the table is the best our
market can afford , and the cuisine is
lerlect. There is but one opinion ex
pressed by traveling men who patron-
i/e the Creighton , and that is that the
best hotel west of the Missouri river is
> ept by M Donovan , corner 131(1 ( street
ind Capitol avenue.
The rates range from 82.50 to $3.00
ler da v.
A telephone in the otlice communi
cates with Council Bluffs , .mil all parts
ot our city.
The most prompt and courteous at
tcndants are alwavs at the service of
: he Creighton's guests.
DENTIST.
DR. A. W. XASOV.
Dr A. W. Nason , uses White's
Improved Pedal Lever Chair , and all
the latest and best improvements in
instruments , etc. , which , together
with his elegant rooms and experience
has w n for him the merited reputa
tion of beinsr the leading dentist of the
west. Office up stairs in Jacobs'
block , 151)1 ) and Capitol avenue.
LIVERY.
J. II. MCMIAN-K.
Mr. McShane's establishment is
complete thioughont. It is a two story
brick , with elevator , elegant office and
all modern conveniences He has
some of the best horses in the city , and
the finest carriages that could be pro
cured fromCincinnati factories. A large
and increasing business is being done.
The building is new a'nd commodious.
See illustration.
TURKISH BATHS.
Drs. Dinsmore & Gifford. 109 and
in north Fifteenth street , are proprie
tors of probably the best institution of
its kind in the trans-Missouri country.
Turkish , vapor , electric , sulphur , mer
curial and other Medicated Baths are
administered. These baths an * a great
luxury and most potent curative agents.
Nearly all forms of disease rapidly
disappear under their influence. All
who try them are delighted with the
effect.
_ _
LITHOGRAPHING.
The best work in this line , being
equal to any we have seen in Chicago
or eastern cities , is done by J. Rachek
now the proprietor of the Omaha
Lithographing Co. , Hellman's block
Even thing in this line is here exccutei
so that no one need send from home
for fine artistic work.
LAUNDRY.
The City Steam Laundry , H. L
'
Wilkins , proprietor , is the le'ading in
stitution in the laundry line. From
thirty live to fifty hands are emploved
The machinery , building , etc. , arc me
tropolitan in every respect.
BUSINESS COLLEGE.
There is no better school for com
mercial training in all the west than
the well established Great Western
Business College Geo. R Rathburn
principal. College paper free.
DUGGAN'S EXPRESS.
Duggan'j. express do a general dray
age business to and from the depots
Freight charges adrsnced on consign
ments and collected o9 delivery o
goods. Thr patrons of this popula
express have largely increased the pas
vear. Mr. Duggan is d ing a good
business
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THE BUILDING RECORD.
The follow int : ilist of some of the
lirincip.il buildings onctttl and improve-
muiiU mode durin. ; the ye.ir 1 ; > M ) .
Jjiuv * K Boyd , new picking lioue ,
four brii'k luuMingi. lz : Die
thrte Mory kiliui. : lu
three three siorv bnct store
ruomo and ctirutc hou e tOxl.'r ) ,
iXKlOOand boxHO , two ice lioui-
es ! Ui70 and odi'JO , 3D feet Ligh ,
u iih machinery . 40 MO Ot
Jaiob HudlicLawo une story
frame hjust- " , William street. . . .
U S A Miht.irv supply driKit. two
tor } buck aiu-enouwaiid offices
32-\43. t u stury buck ? xl40 ,
, li p * . oie story btitk oil lu > u > e
1513. . . . . 30000'
A .1 i'opplet n , three story brick
b'ock , MixlOO , ihne Morr rooms ,
southwest corner harnluni mul
lenth _ SO 000
Meele , John on A Co. three story
anil basement bncL. buiiue <
bloik ( "jfixlJS suiilheaai lonur
1 Unify ami Thirleenlh sluet. . . 30 000
Jamejslepheoii , twostorr brick
livery cuM , t-oxlSi. suuthean
cortitr Ii4rney ami Tenth _ 25000
Her & i o , \\i io pnn * ItHiill-
ery , bomlrd w returns , butt ,
ami three new barui . 23
Omaha Foundry an . Machine
Worts Co , tosi0r > l > ict 5S\93 ,
suuih < mnha , building auit ma
chinery . 20000
Max -Me ) IT. Uirtv slot \ brukbocK
4I\1UU , two slo e room1an -
baui trtet belntvu lenih and
Llevemli . . 15 OOC
J s vltCoiimilt. one 'lory brick ,
IKtlJV. w.irrh"U e and livery
"
itabletacli irtxbti , llarnev street" ,
U'lvvii'u Iniruintli and * ur-
teenlli . . 15 >
! Uindhum , ilute story briik \
business biok , .JxjO , l > oiul t ft
street between rinrlcenth and ftSOW'
Kourt entli . . SOW' '
itaMejer , imi > rovtment on
bri k htiiMliK , toritr rariiham
ami Klefenlhst ttt , cluck lon
er , el . 5 Ctti
Ignair ? che b , tuu s ur > unit hase-
meut bruk blo k , ii\l | , six-
Ucnlh trret . . . . . ( J OOn
Cha % drill-Liu' , llirrr stur. brick ,
22x50 1 > ujla- tire , t > ii itli
Ihirltciiih and 1 ourtteiil'i. . . S Wo
Trod K up. I\IOH < irj hric& &trnil-
ure , 21XMJ. uilli oi.'e sloiv brick
utlue , Jlx.Ui aiiaihtd. Mltli ! f < t
ir. er jai ksuii at d lenih strtel
( irodiaromnu , three ilorj brlik
block 22-Xbll , l > oin.is IwtiTttu
Hint en li and I'oiiitoMith
I.utieit VA"iuluorili ihiee i.ory
bruk bu nie- block UixlJi'itlmv
store . .otihi1'oi.glas sinet ! * * -
tweeuThirttrnth ndKciirUcmh 15 Ol
Hugh Micallrey , t i. storv brick.
bl ik llx 0. 1'odge sireet near
Sixteenth , two store rooms . 8 Ow )
Marh A amiih , feed null. Cumin. ;
HiidTneiiti.lhmlsliect . 'i Ooi <
.lame * ( i thapmin , one .lory brick
structure , I > od e strict . t OOli
1' l > ( , ' oper , bruk b'ocn ( WxGC , one
stoij , southeait cu'iier Hartley
and Kmrieeutli slrett . 1 f > Mi
A Tr.iji'or , ones'orj brick Mink ,
double sioie room * > 3xll , Tinlh
Mint bctuetn Ho\v.nd iimlJ.nl > -
son . 1 fOOi
Chas J K-rl > .ii-ii , .wo storv britk
b.t.ck'-Mxtl , I'ift vntli ili'trt lie-
tiveeii Fjrnlum and l ouela - 2 5t)0 )
1 Iios Kenned ) . one i-iory linck MJx
41 two Mori room * , leiuli street
ifelwetn J. cksun and Joce * . o 300
Miiuh liros one slory brick MxCC , , ,
three siure room- * . IitM
John McLormic- , frame warehouse
Ij2xl2l > , JaikMin liet e n MJV.
until and Eigli li . S DUO
Cb < a , M 1'aiil A. M unit' ! polls II.
U Co Frame Ireiglit de | > t 0'J
bi IKcfnier and Fourteenth ;
rntind Itoti e lalll ird and
rU atrteta 3 OtO
Sisters nl Poor Hare , coLVelit ,
biuk , time slums and basement
Utx'JO , Si.inn's audition 12CKi < >
Union 1'acitie llatiwav C . l > r.i.-3
'
fuiniilry { 1 0" " , ddil'ion to loiiu-
" ' '
terVolhie < IOO. . 3 SOU
Win lla edorn , iwo storv brieS
block 22x60 Filieei'th lielween
Farnham and Hauiey 1 SCO
F Lingiwoi-iorj Irict clock ' 'Sx
CO. thirteenth street lirtweeii
Jackson and Jones . . . . . 5 OuC
\V J UMUH.II , tliree s ory and base
ment brick iron areliou e Six
121 , llariuy letwein Thirltenth
and l-"iirleenth sir.tts $11 OOo
Hobble liios , three frame store
looms , otith side Tenth street. . 1 6CO
A Mcdavock , tuo frame bu ines
roi m- , south sideTeblh Mi ret. . 2 000
Ja < s street school hoiue , two and a
lialf stones brick , lie.men toiir-
tteiiiliand Hli.cuih streets. . . 10 WIO >
fclielr and John-on. paint mill ,
building and machinery , Ninth
street . . . SOQ ' .
St.i if lo rd > > t Agriculture , fair
mi dmj , Oinatia Driving 1'ark . 12000
C C llousel , warehoiKe on Four-
leeulh street . . . . 2 500
Mtfihane A fcehro ler , iwo story
and basement arehou e , IV.nr-
teenth street 1 60" ,
Trililt * talhedral , hpf > coiali ] in , in
process ot erect on ; to test .U- , * ,
UCU W. soultieastior Capital avu .
and F ghttenili9tr < etrx | > nd ( < il 10 OiA ,
Chinch ot the Holy Family , I/.in I
: ILI ! > e vnle nth street , in cours
ofi'icctiou 15 CO *
\ J. Top ; e on , thm"lory bruk
resultiKc- , Queen Annest } le , Kll-
/.ibeih pi lee .
James M Uooluorlh , tliree story
frame residence , ijiieen Anne
style-and stable , hi Mary's are SO 000
UeoA Huagl.i d , threesmry frame
resulenee , iioihie archiieclurev
npriiie-a t torner Howard and
bixtecnlli stree's . . 12000
Charles 'turner , three story ami
basement brick resMeiue , liothic-
arciiittciure , northwest eorncr
Howa il and Mxtienili slre < t.s 10 OlH
fien'l Hawkins , two s ory brick
b'ix.k of four dwellings ( as
street lietweea Twentieth and
Tw nty-lirst 10 50C
John Mct'rary , brie lenement
lions- , two stories and ba > enient ,
six reridcnte * , Ca.ifornia and .
Seventeenth streets lu
John Mct'rary , tnree iwo story fi.il
basement lituk direllinghou-4 ,
C.'i-cago , ietwc-"n sixteenth and
fceYenteenth streets. . . . .
O F iMvis , lour one story brick
colludes , on Cuniing aud Nine
teentlisireet. . . . 1 O.I
N ahelton , double brick duelling
hoii'e , Dudjje stre-C't 7 COt
O F I avi" , two one story and a
half and has nientframecottiigi" ,
Mason and DIfveiitti strtet * * . . . -1 W
John I * Webster , two story resi
dence , ricaiani street 5 OC
I , ( t Sherman , two-story frame
rtsileuce. . 2 St
Mrs J. b Carsons , two one-story
and basement frame ilwelHngs. . 3 50
Kent llaydeii , resi enceTwenty-
Tnird aud DouglasMreett . . . . 2 M
Jxwis Coy , residence and saloon ,
t'oppie on avenue 2 7C
A K louzalii .one story dwelling ,
rhicaxo and Twenty-tirst streeis 3 0
S Jaeobs , two story frauicdwelling ,
fat Miiy'saveiiuenearTwent elh
street
John Methane , irame
Ca > sand fceven eenlh stret-ts. . . . 3 Ofc
Charles I-imlroc , frame eottag" , T
Howard and SeTeiitenth streets t W1
Willis Vate , one story and b e-
ment , tirick dwelling hiii e , Har-
ney near Nineteenth street . . . . I S
J F Frue oil , frame re iileiue ,
Twei ty-bi t trtet near Ix iven-
vsorth. . . . I P
John Mo re , one otorv frame cot-
lase , bt Mary's avn e 1'
It 1'eterron , frame reside ce on
Tierce street 1
It A Ktrd. dwelling on Harnef At. 2 0
J Van / rnum two story frame
dwelling , kigh tenth -.tied and
hli/jl < -.h p aw 1 „
A N Fergni'in , story and a ball
framedxelling. Eighteenth street
and Elizabeth p'ace 1 '
Ityron Iteeil , tw story framn resi-
d me. torlhwest torner Capitol
avenue and . street . ' - J
Cli.i ; I.imlrock. Irami' dwelling ,
Howard and sixteenth street. . ' 1 '
E < lwaril Cal'ahan. I wo siory anil . . /
basement frame hou'eT nihand L
J nes i > l eel * 1
J I' lineframe dwelling hou < % Lass
street 2
Mrs ileileu dwelling houe , John-
win slrre' . . 1
T A Mc.-hane , frame store room
and reMil en ce , Uumingand Twen
ty first it ri 'ts 2
( jmiha I'PK , Herald and Ilemibli-
CHII , machinery and imiiroveni'ts 25 4
our hundred ami icn dwel in
hoii5 > s ranging below $1 Vif > 00 192 ,
City Iniproveiiifnts , grading , | > ar- >
inland sewers 33 *
City gas worki. . . . . - i
Mii.M KlfaiiiDworth , frimpdwrll- !
ing , eurner Farnliani and Tw n- '
ty-lifth Ifelt . . 2'
G > Tilden , two M' y cttag < ? ,
Ninctterith street ltwteii l Koiij-
las und io < liff
Janif < France , t. > tory c > ttag ? .
Twenty-fourth and f/ea'enworth
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