THE OMAHA DAILY : -HfcE : SfX-DAV. .JANt'AKY 1. ; 1S88.
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sr.NDAY. .lAM'AUV I.
OMAHA.
Industrial Development of tin
Metropolis of the Missouri
Vulloy.
DETAILS OF A YEAR'S GROWTH
Dulldliiy Improvotnoiita AJWO
ynto a Gnincl Total of
$12.413,530.
BANK CLEARINGS SI47 , 414 , 140
Whllo Pork and Boot' Packlni
Interests Aiwoijato
$13.703,214.
WHOLESALE TRADES44 , 210,001
I ' n nl tint < . $ - ( > , 7 'Jr >
fs t.C Knlli-iKiil
Trail It : and Ollit'i'i > iiuiifi--
elal llraiiclifs C
IMiihit.
Omaha lias Just closed the most pro'
perona j-i-ar in pronri'ssivL1 histor ;
No other city of KHl.diMi popnlation nt
point to sncn an exhibit of uxtL-nsiv
nnd solid improvements within twelv
months.
Tlie most suhstautialproofof Umaha'
marvt'lons jrrowlh. is furnished by hi
I'xhihit of pnbliiimpriivt'iiients an
tin' year's building reconl.
Omaha has expended for public in
provemt'iits , packing houses , factorit1 !
banking ; and business houses , sehoi
bniltliiiKs , chntvlic-s and tlwi'lliiiK1 * ,
LM-aiul total of > 1'J , IKI.V..i as apiim
? 7'Jiti,7W : ! tlnrinn l SH. Of this amonn
SIllirlclrL'presontpnblifimprovt'mcint | : !
both h.V the city and i-orpoi-atlon.s whir
hold pnblif fraiit-hlses. Tlie city's tiiol |
of these impiovements for pavement-
sewers , t'radinj.ftf.foots nf. si-Jlll : ! I-
Tlie expenditure for bank hniUlinp
stores ami business houses , school liuili
inns , chnrehos , fai'torios , mills , pai'kin
houses ami dwi'lliujTs , anK' ' 't-'ntc
, ( , ( | > . Tliert ! were i-onstrnctod i
Omiihii cliiriiiK thu year 'i , . " > II1 building
of every deseriplion , of which -.17
woriMlwullilit-'sniul resiili'iu-e blocks ; ' . ! ?
bank buildings , hotels and stores : t
pnblif corporation build m ; : : faetorie-
mills , packing houses ami nianiilactor
i-nlai-Ki'inents ; 'JS I'linrehes nnd parsoi
HMO buililiiiKs , and IS school buildings.
' 1'hat Omaha is justly riititled to ran
ns a metropolis is shown by our Hill'
tratlonsof thestiporb and snbstantii
public buildings , banking honso an
btistncss blocks , hantlsome and coinint
( lions sectarian and public school bnih
iu s. and extensive industrial cstablisl
ments erecteil and enlar eil ilnrlni ; th
past year.
Omalm'ij lommeivial Ki'owth is prai
tically oxbibilt'd by her wholesali1 trail
lianU clearings nnd industrial statistic
Uy lominirison with our animal rovic
for ! > > . " > , wo llml that the whol
sale tradeof Omaha In
nearly doubled within three years an
her bank cleariiiKs have moro thu
doubled within that period. In lss | t |
wholesale trade of Omaha , uxelnsive <
sales of i-ommlssiim houses , coal dealoi
and aKi'icultiiral implement house
which nru not strictly wholesale , IIKKI-
plted ' 'O111'1" . 'mil ' includiiifreoal , eon
mission and implement sales , &J l.ils'J.Ml
DuriiiK I s7 the wholesali1 trallli' t
Omaha , exclusive of eoal eommissii
nml implement sales , a rrpiti
. * : iN'lfitK ! ) , and Inelndlnj. eommissio
eoal ami implement sales , fll.'JIll.lHi
This repicsents a train of 1'ipereei
over sales of ISMI.
The I'leatInjj house reeord and stati
ties of the respective/ banking instil
tions of Onnilm present a very fair litili
of the volume of bnsim-ss transacletl 1
our banks , which have made this tl
leading liniim-ial center west of Chieu )
this side of San l-'raneisco. The Omul
bank eleariiiKs for the year nuKropi
f 147,411,14 .71 nsnpiinst flK ,7IK , sn dn
ins ISNl.
Manufacturing in Omaha Imsassinm
very rospectnlile proportions. The a
invKiito proitnet of Omaha indimtri
establishments durintr the past year e
elusive of the product of packing hunm
is eoniiutea ) at S.ti.ii.'i.lHH ) . A caref
istlnuitc of the numlier of workmen ei
ployed in Omaha mannfaeturint , ' estn
lishments | > liu-es their number
over 7,21' ' . This does not inelut
Jn'0 workmen employi'd during tl
past summer in our brick yanK
Omaha now ranks as the third larp1
jiork market In America , mid her be
inn-kill ) ; industry has reached a nni'i (
tudo that wnrrants the prediction Hi
within ten years she will outstrip i
rivals.
The number of eitttlo , lunis and she
handled in the stockyards during t
j-oar is i-umputeil at lii'llii. : : wliieh
an increase of moro than an ) | u-r re
over tlio the pm-eilin ) ; year. J
i-oidltiK to the otlli-ial packers' sta
mom , there ; were slauKhtered a
.converted into meat produeJs , ' "I , !
| IOK J \T23 ) ) iH've.H , . and 52.MH ) shei
ii.7IWl'.M ; : ' 5. Tl
WHOLESALE TRADE. '
The territory tributary to Oinalm us r
Jobliltij. renter extends not only over- tin
state of Nobnukn "ml the western luil
of loiva. lint ratiL'es also tlirouirli Hit
territories and Mate * between tin
Kooky mountains ami the 1'acltli1 eonst
The velum nf tins triilll-1 has i rnwi
steadily and kept p.n-e with thu t-rowtl
( if tin ; city and rr/lon. Dnrini ; thu pan
year twenty new jobbintr houses am
I'lirltt eommisHion llrms were added ti
the list of Oiimliii wholesale dualers
while only .seven of the old llrms havt
wound up or relocated duriiiL' thu saim
period. Nearly all tin- Jobbers have In
ereased their trallle by from l.'i to 'j ;
per eent dnrlinr lss * .
A earefully eiinpllud sumniary o
Omaha's wholesale traftlo lorli s * 1' '
embodied in tin- following exhibit :
iniiii runMI ; rniiv I > KI.\ .
Tin1 ] obbiiii ; trade In roi-uMen am
provisinns is curried on by the followini
llrms : I'axton , ( iinlui.'her.'i : Co. , McCortl
Hniil.v.V Co. . I ) . M Steeli-.S : Co. . Allei
I Jros. . Meyer & Kulipko. Sloan , .lohnsoi
. \ : t'o . and Uladstone Mros. .V Co. Thel
-ales au't-M-ej.'iite for thu yuar ss..lio.diiii
an increase of * | . | ' .MI.HHI ! over thu sale :
In Issii.
l.l'Miinu.
During Hie year ls 7 the lumber deal
ers of Omaha have handled anil soli
jr.lliMI ear ! "ads , representing ir.'r.MII.Otn
feet of lumiior. Their sales av'KreRiiti
* 7.KMI.plil. ! ( ( ISIovcn linns are eniranetl li
thu wiiolesale lumber trade at Omaha
l'redV. . ( ir.iy. John A. U'ukulluld , tin
Cliicin , ' ! ' Lumber eompany. the Howel
Lnmber eompany. ( leoive A. Hoa hind
Lewis itraillord , I'V. . Harvey Lnmbe
eompanv. 1C. S. Newt-omb Lumber com
IMII.V. C. X. DietV. . M. liurlltiKlm
amlCi. I ) . U'yntt. Uiiriii ) . ' INS.'I the up
U'l-u 'ate sales of lumlier dealers ii
Omaha amounted to s | . d'.il , ( ( INI. reprc
sentinj ; I'.UI.IKKI.IIIHI leet. which shows ai
Increase of nearly si ( , pc.ieent withii
two years. The lumber sales for l" si
were i-ompnted at ? ( > , I'.Ci.dt ' . ) , ) . Inereasi
in ! Ss7 , . * ; ! , - , .
\oiniii.rin\i. IMII.I'.MINI'IIUIMII c :
AMI W VtlllN- .
' 1'en llrms are ennam-tl in tlie a rienl
tnral implement tr.nle at wholesale
namely : Thu Lininjjor it Metoulf com
pany. I'arlin. Orendorf & Martin
Churchill Parker , \Vllliiiin \ Deeriit ) ; .
Co. . tlie McCormiek Harvester com
pany.Vinona Implement company
Moline , Millhnrn X Stoddard i > om | > .tn\ ,
Avei-v I'lanter eompanv. Armstrong
'I'etlis.S ' : Co. . 1) . M. Osbornu .V Cc
Then- sales for the year nicreiat <
s,77. . " > . ( ' ( M. an increase of .SW..dlln eve
the preciiliii ) ; year.
inn IKMIIISMI SOIKIN- .
Tlie sales of dry fronds and notion
durimr the year atrnre ate ; t.MlliilHKi. b ,
the following llrms : M. H. Smith '
Co. . ICilpiitrlclc-Koeh Ury fioods Co.
Viiiyard .V Schneider. .1. 'P. Jviibinsoi
Notion Co. , L. ( k-nsbui-fr KC * Co. , am
Livinston Mrothers.
sii\\i : , w AinuM > n\n.w\ i i-i'i.n- :
, Dnrinir the year lss7 tintrallle ii
steam , water ami railway supplies ha
awroiratod M.i7.ViKin. : Tintollowiiii
llrms are enj/ap-d in tills ti-allle. A 1.
Strait ; ; Co. . Crane lros. Mannfactnriiij
eomp.iny. and United States Wimi
eimine and I'limp eompany and II.V
Cremer .t C'o.
IIllll \ \ Mil ! . IIIIIN VMl W MlliN slot K.
A jrrrcrato ; sales during ls > 7 wi-re > ' ,
1 aULIHill , through four linns : Lee , l-'riei
A : Co. , RectorVilhelmy comiiany.V. . .1
Mroalch , and James A. l-'dney.
i IIM. AMI t OM : .
The traOlc in eoal and coke dnrlii ) ; Iss
was carried on liy tlie following dealers
Nebraska l-'nel company , Neln-aska Con
and Lime company , Omaha ( 'mil. Cok
and Lime eompany , Omaha Coal an
1'rotliice rompany , Contant .V Siiuirey
Union I'neille Coal eompany , lien/.on v1
Co. , . .1.V. . Medford , C. H. Havens.1
Co. , ,1. .1. Johnson .t Co. . .1. K. Ulley . '
Co. , Howell Coal company , llavons , '
Hhoads , K. T. McClellan .t Co. Th
year's Hides foot up J.Mi..i.'ii ' ) tons of al
grades of coal. a Ki'iTatin > l,7-7ddll.
IIIMMssIIN | | AMI l-lilllll'ri : .
I'e.vcke Hros. company , \Viedinan . '
i Co..Troxell & Williams , llinvrham . < : Son
> Hranch it Co. , I ) . A. Hurley , Kirseli
i braiin , t Sons , Miirtvn Hros. .t Co
1 Hobert I'nrv.is , Kiddull & Kiddell , I
Koeeo Hros. & Co. . K. li. Clark , C.V
Heall XCo. . , Whitney itCo. . , Rosso . '
Co. , Charles 1'inseh and Hates , WJlco
i .t Slieeter , comniission ami fruit deal
1 ers , report sales during Iis7 i
11001vMisinii : - .
I Kirkcndall , Jones .t Co.V. . V. Mors
i A : Co. , American Ilnml-Sewed Hoot am
Shoo company , Williams , Van Aernan
' .V Ilarte , dealers in hoots and shoe.--
A repite sales in iss7. . - ? ! , liViHHi.
WIXiVMl l.llM-tllts.
i Iler t Co. , Klley tt , Dillon , Hoeekhol
, .S : Mack , A. Kriek .t Co. , I' . Connelly . <
1 Co. , Frank Dellone & Co. , Atller A : Ilel
ler , L. Kirscht .t Co. , L. ( irote , repor
sales during the year of Sl.lt.'d.dllO.
! 111(111M ( > IHU ( ililsl's M'Mlltir.- .
Hlake , Hrnce.tCo. , lUchardson Drn
eoliipany. | .1. A. Fuller & Co. . C. I-
( loodman. Total sales dnrin ; . ' yea
mni > . iriiMI wnui. .
Obenie , Ilosick&Co. . L. C. Hunting
ton it Son. ( ! Hrandeiihert ; .t Co. , C. ' 1
Northrop .t Co. A repite busines-
.s'.l'.Ci.lKKI.
ni : . riirrr.iMI : srn i- : .
1 Clark Coffee Co. . Win. A. Wilson i
Co. , dates , Cole & Mills , T. S. ( Jripir J
Co. Ajrrrorale ; sales , SMLVlHlO.
I IIIMtKMI 1IIIIM CO.
, West .t Frilscher , ( i. H. Mack .t Co
O. 1C. Pelleeker .t Co. , Max. Meyer .
Co.V. . A. Wilson .t Co. , Hoilser ,
Woodman , ICrlick .t Lan stadtn. Id
ward Kahn , M. Toftl rnttk A. Moort
Total sales , jssHKXI. ! ) (
II. 1. 1 MINA11NII Oil.- .
( 'onsolidated Tank Linu company , Ir
JatiiL-s .t Sons , Fidelity Oil eompan.\ \
I'enn Oil company. Their artrroat ; ;
sales In Ib.s7 were SJMI.IKHI.
, rruNin in : .
1 Dewey .t Stone. 7VidlMI.
I MIIIII.I'.IIY IIMIIIW Mil : AMI FIMUStls.
Omaha Saddlery company , I' . 1
Sharp t Son. Marks Hros. Saddler
eompany , O. H. A : ,1. S. Collins , Lam
rock & Wood worth. Arnropito ; sale :
$ iii.\HKi. : (
I ri.urn AMI riin. : :
I Oskamp , Hainus .t Co. , Win. I'resto
& Co. , Marsh , t Smith , date City rolle
mills. Sales > 5lddiMI.
1 in mult VMI i : < ios i-.u'i\ins. :
I Hvtler , Yuuit ) ; & Co. , Schroeder ,
Co. Sales HO.tHHI ,
I'AINTs , till.sMMII.ASS. .
CuniiniiiKS A : Neilson. IConnard ( Jla >
ami I'aint i-ompany , C. ' ' . ( ioodinui
Ulchardson Drn Co. Sales * iilKlO.
IIATs , I'Al-s AMI il.OVI > .
i Turn--r Ai Jay , \V. L. 1'arrotte A ; Ci
Sales * 4wlHXI. :
' 1'eyeke Hros. Co. , ICopp , Driebus ,
Co. , II' . Fay & Co. , Voi-Kle A : Dei
nlni ; . A repite sales tiriixxi.
Mir.\i.s , TIN i-i.ATi : AMI TINXIXII sr
1'I.IK.i.
i Milton Kojjira & Sons. Sales l7.riK ( >
sKKIIs.
Kmemoii Seetl eompanv and Holln
Siovers. Sales , KUl.lxxi.
i llOtlKs AMI sTATIINKII\ ( .
John S , Caullleld , Omaha Kepubliiii
einnpany , ( Jibson , Miller & Ulchardso
H. M. A : S. W. Jones. A repito sale
' MII.I.INKIIV AXII r\N-v ( riotiiis ,
. I. Oberfelder & Co. , U. M. ( Jenius
Co. Sales , S CitXKI.
Ill I1I1KII OOdlls.
, / . T. Lindsay A : Co. , Omaha Knbbi
, company , Sales during 4'ear , Wit.'i.lHl
1 JKwr.i.nv.
1 1 Max Meyer & Hro. , Kdholm & Akh
, Sales , yif > , lKX ) .
rl.tirillNtiV.OOI.I.NS. .
Ciltnoro A : Uuhl. Sales , * -MlHo. ) )
; \ \ vi. i , \i'in. i : .
. ! llenrv Lehman , T. J. Heard A : Hrt
and Heard & Otis , Sales j'Jld.lHXl.
' i MWS VMI Jon i-vi-r.n.
l , Carpenter 1'aperCo. Sales $ | NIXX ) ) .
riiot MKV : AMI oi.vsv vni : ,
1 Sam'l Hums , Hliss , v Isiuics , W. 1
1 WriKht. and Perkins , ( latch .t La
) man. Joblilnsalc ; $ I40KX ( ) .
t 111 Ns AMI st'llllTlNI ! ( SOOlls ,
, Ccllins dun Co. , Max Meyer , t C
1 Aroregutu sales t > iuxx : ) .
Ml stl.Vl. INsTlll MI'.NTs.
Lytin vt llealy , Max Meyer .t lire
j and A. Hospe. Sales Sl'JA.txx ) .
At'lTIIlN AXII C < IM > ls | > llS ,
1 Kolin A : Well * . Four months , sail
1.IHP TO1IACIO.
Wedcles .t Co , Sales 8125.IXXI.
new ; -Missouri Klyer Vlntvar1 'ami
Pickle 'works. Atr rreirnte lUslnes |
ut'f' .
l-'nrrell & Welch , syrup refiners
Males , four months , .
Louis Heller. Sale * , * .V )
ro\s VNII \\n.l.tiw-\v ( in : .
Omaha Hasket manufacturing coin
pany. Murdy A : Co. Sales , s4. ' > .dim.
Siiiniiiary.
tlrocerles utitl provisions . *
I umber . 7.CH.i ;
Agricultural Implements , car-
rhm''s and wagons . tf.775.ll
I 'ry KOOI'.S and notions . J.il | . ' .i M
Steam water and railway sup
plies . tf.il7.-i.il <
Hardware. Iron and wairon stock tfA'ill.'ki ' ,
Coal and e ike . I.7--7.UK
Metal * tin plate and tinners'
supplies .
Commission ami produce . .
Hoots and Mine * . . . 1. 4tf5.t ll
Wines ami liquors . I.IJ'.iU
llrtl' s anil ilrmKlsts' iroods . . . l.il'O.lllk
Leather , hides and pelts . Ul',111
Teas , cell ees and spires . '
Cluars irnl tobaccos .
furniture .
Illnmlnatlmrolls . .
Si'.ddlcry , hardware and ICI.i.1 II
I- lour and feed Mll.lM
Mutter mi I fees
I'alnts , oils nnd ulus-s . .
Hals , caps and irloves 4:1 : i.o i
Conft-tloni'i-y
Seeds
Hooks ami statlmieiy ,
Millinery and lancy Hoods ill 1,110 ,
Kllbbi-r Hoods tf IV j
Jewelry tf 1 5.1 i
Clot him ; and woolens
Wall paper tfin.mil
Paper I.MMK
Crockery and glassware IP. Ik
( inns and sportlnj ; u'ooils
Vlneitar and pickles
Musical Instruments
Leaf tobaccii .
Auction and i ommlssinn II , III It
Ill-lined . " I.I *
llnlchers- supplies . "l ' . UII
Toys ami willow wan- .
Hanks and Hankers ,
Omaha has always t.iken trreat iirlde in
the soundness and strength of Its bunking
Institutions , as \ \ ell as In the Immense limit-
iiusscunteri'il hero and transacted by them.
Slnct ! the da.vs nt "wild-cat ' currency , the
hanks of width tlmu vele speedily ami
thoroiiKhly extiTinlnated liy tlie panic of
1K > 7 , there has ot been a single insuince
ot tiank tallure In Omaha. Tht-rearenow
oruunlzed and I'.olm. ' busini-s in this
city and In South ilmahu twenty-one
one strong llnanclal Institution- this
number nine are national banks two state
Kink- , four prlvuU- banks , two savings
banks and four loan and trust companies
The year just clo-ed has been a remark
able onu In sumo respects , 'linemuR -
nlllcent edifices I'mhanking piniio-e h-ivo
been ercctttlhlih , with the twu pie-
vlonsly lii lit , make live as elewint struc
tures as t-.ui te , fmintl In anv city of
theM"t. . The b.illdlims rel'erretl to
are those of the Nebiaska Nutloi al , on thu
northwest coiner of Twelfth and 1'arnam
streets ; the- Omaha National , on thu west
side of Thlrtcenih between I'arnam and
Douglas ; thu Knifed States National. on
the southwest corner of Twelfth and I'ar-
mini : tlio Hirst National , on the southeast
corner of Thirteenth and Farnam , and thu
MeiThiints' National , o-i the northeast cor-
nerof Thirteenth and I'arnam. Tne hi-t
three namei' were elected la-t year , anil
the cost of Hum was us follows : first
National , ftfMiili ( , : Merchants1 National ,
ilTli.imi ; Knitett States National , if I.Mi.niKI.
Another notubl- event ot the year has
been the .selection of ( iniiihn as a national
re-erve t > lty. In accordance with an act ol
congress passed last winter. Prior to this ,
tht ) re-ervo cities , tmtshle of New York
( the one central reserve city i , were Phila
delphia , llo-ton , llaltiinore. Chicago. Cin
cinnati , Nuvv Ol leans. St. Louis , San Fran
cisco , 1'lttshurg. Milwaukee , Cleveland ,
Detroit and I.oulsvlle. Kndcr the new law
Omaha ami Kansas City have been math
reseive cities like New York. ThecHcel
of this Important change. Is that banks li
other than reserve cities can counl
balances dun them by banks In Omalui
as a portion of Hi.- lawful res , rve the.v
are reijuired to have on hand. 'I'he iismi !
reserve required is l" > per ci nt of depo-ll
liabilities , tliree-llf tils ofvh ch may be h :
oalanco In r erve city banks. There
inalnliiK two tilths or ii p.-r cent must be In
lawful money or specie on hand. naUona
bank notes not i minting as such.
A re-erve city bank is reimlreil to holt'
tf.'iper cent on hand , one-halt of which nuij
consist of balances dim from central it-
serve banks and the remaining one-half 1/1
Itf'i percent must bo kept on hand In speclt
antUawfnl money. It wilt thus bo seer
that the re-er e o { money reiiilred | to hi
tin hand Is more than doubled for iv-ervc
cities anil It will be interesting to note how
well the Omaha banks have met the new
requirements.
The total deposits of theOmnli i national
banks i according to the October statement- '
were tl l,7-til : > ' II j I'.lpcr cent revervu required
tt..eiti..X'O ' ' , one-half of this to be In specie 01
lawful money , jl.4iiS.iHM ; actual amonnt
held by the banks , it.'l.'ini.tit ; amount ot
spt-clt ! ami lawful money , f l.s.i'l. ) :
Another Intesestlng statement slowing
thu condition of the national banks In tin
city Is contained In the following table ol
deposits and cash assets taken from Oc
tober reports :
lt ll A-t <
Vlr-t Nntlnnul . t.l.l'.il.-'x-i SI.IH.ikV
immlm Niitliiinil . : . ' . | - . . ? U.it >
, i'.U,7r.
Mert-lnints' Nnilniial . l. ' lT. o : il-i.t > li
fulteil Slnti-sNiitliinnl . U'Kl.sti vi.itr
Cniiiincn-liil Nnlliinal . KH..l'-.i 871,71'
irnliin Nntliiiiul . Mlil -T.-.TI
S-tntu Xmlmml . 7.'inr ' : un
. ' - . ' . . - ' '
Ttitnts . fll.7ll.iM t-V.-.i.-J'-
Itatio of cash aets to tit-posits 4."i pel
cent.
Daring the year the Merchants1 natlona'
bank has incn-a-ed its capital stock b\
f.lltl.i ) . id nml all banks have added mater !
ally to their surplus fund.
Deposits haye Int reaM-tl from J1 * . 17.1.1 Ml it
October. ISMI , to-:11.7iMH.O : In Octoberlss7
a gain of nea-'ly two n.llllons.
Oinalia CloariiiK lliinse.
llelowwill be I'ounil a tabul.ittd state
incut showing what the business of the as
sodatcil natlunal banks has been since tin
founding of the clearing hon e , Oc-tober-7
IM-I. The llgnres given are absolutely cor
rect and have been carefully comparet
with the records of the clearing house
Comparisons show what n wonderful In
cna-u theru has been in three short jears
'Ihu Incieaso In hi-Miics" Ill's not only beei
rapid , but has continued to steadily monnl
nnvv arils until November , I s7 , sliowsagah
OiT'.l.Ji'il. ' 'lovertliocorrespontllngii'.ontho !
IN-'I. 'Hiosuarv tremendous figures utnl com
inand the attention of the entlro country
It c.in Mitely bt ) said that such a magnltl
cent showtug t annul bu made by any othei
city in the cnltcd States. 'Jht-atlalr.sof tin
clearinghouse under the maimrement o ;
William Hughes are most ably conducted
Mr. Hughes Is well known In thu Imnklm.
circles of thu country anil his concise uni
uccuratofetatt'incntK are accepted wlthon
dlspnto. A careful stinly of thu followlm
tablu v-lll give readers ot the llir. : u betn-i
undurstandingortho wonderlnl buslnes :
career of the city of Omaha. It must In
rumembered that tlii-ellguresonly tnclntlt
the business done by elgnt national bunk :
In Omaha. South Omaha dues not tit
business through the clearing house. This
is unfortunate , for the volume of Imnklm
done there is enormous. Neither do tin
Srlvato banks , which uro numerous am
Natlunal Hank * .
Klr > tN tli > iml r | iliil | , J.VD.ini ; i < urila | , Sin
Ull ; iluHi | lla , jJI.1'- . ( HlH'crs , II. Kmiatzi
i > rtlili > at ; .1. A. Crt'liililnn , vlci-iiri-ilili-nti F.I
lluvU. cushlur ; W. U. Mi-pukT | , u l tui
att-r.
Diunliu Xutlnniil-riipltnl , f.Vll.mi ; mrplu
f : iluti ; il-o-ll | . f.U'lll.lU..f. ' . tinli'i-r-- J. I
lllurvl , iiri-i-ltlt-at ; A. U. Wi'iiiua , vlte-prt-9
il leatt Wllltum Walliu-i- , ra-hU-r ; K. K. link
-
luwi-r ? . t iit-jin sun in , lien 11 , i
l.utlu-r Unite , ussl-itant casbler.
t'nltt-il ' states \utlniml ( 'anltnl. fi'O.flll ; mi
plu . FJiUUI ; ileixnltii. HT.'l/ni. Ollli-t-rs ! 0. V
iliinilltoiiiri'-lili-ut : M.T. llnrluw , cii > lilt > r ; I
Will llunilUtiiii l luiilcu bli-r.
Comuierclul Nutlnniil rnplnd , 1.1)1.111) ) ; BU
. t'ri.uil ; ileio.ll | . MM.Ui. tllllcen. . A.I
npklni , preslilenl ! VVIIIIiuii ( I , Miiul. Tin
lirlili'iit ; Allreil .Mlllnnlcit lilerj K , ll.llrjiin
n lntant t-ii hli-r.
Ni-brU3kii Nnllonal rupllul , Fr .lKl ; nurplu
n ; , ' < ii : iupo.lituu.i u. oiiuer n. v
Vutt- > , pre.fill-lit ; I. K lti-t-tl. vlci-prei-l-Ienli j
_ UIiiiLmin.Lgoml vlet-l.ri-lili'nl ; W. II. l
ra.r i ! ib-Ki | n . MS.J.VI. ( mict-r- w.w.Mnr-ii
pp-l-lellt : .t. W lt > , | , . > r.II 'liter.
Mule Nntlunnl-Ciipltiil.Jlul.Uil : * a'rihi | , M.I ) |
Oi'lKillS.U' . ' . IMllierv H , 1. . I. ) tin , | > ri--l <
ilvntt A..V. MrKiiiMoM.eii'liler.
-uiilh linmlin .Nntltiaitl I'npltnl. 'o.nii : ur-
plu , ( unknoMrfoi ilttntltoniKiuitrto. . oillcer : * :
A. f. Vv > niin. : jin'Miieiiti .NV. . \ \ ollslcu -
) ire < liluliti II. C. llii tnli-k.cn < lili < r.
III.C.VrtTI-I.ATIOX.
Tiilnlcnpltidnr nnllcinal Imnk * . . . . I ! .liil.fa"J ) (
T < itid iirfilitonf nntlunnl liniik" . ilu..Vl7.u
Tiiliililt > | ui ll of nnlliiiin. tunik" . * llHIi-l V
V-outli I'auilia Nntli'iinl ' not InclinU-il.
I'rlviiti' anil State Han Us.
MrCnmiK l'iulln-r i : tutill'lietl M-pieinloT ,
Iss'l. liullvlilii.il ll'ihllllr ii > iiiniiteili. fuioil :
tle"i-ll | . f.\i ; l. ( hllier- Julia I. Mtnik-uu ,
firtliliuti Thiiiaii- .MH'ituiie. cii-lilt-r
lloik : nf ( iiaiilin Cnplliil , C.'O.IH' ' , imn ; ,
* . 'iim ; - - > ltrliii. . nilliiiA. . lienrj ,
) iri-lili-nti II. r..le i'n. ni-liliT.
f liltin Muck Viinl * ll'ink.mill ( lnn\ii-CMM- \ | ] |
till , J'Jii.mi : ur'lii' | . imil.in-v n , : ill | > i-u , u-ii-
kaunni. ( Illlier.tulia : A. .M-liiitie. pu-Mi e : ti
W. A. I'a.Uon , vl < c-ii .Milcnti K. fi. llninch ,
cii'lilt-r.
Itaak of ( 'oniini-rco-C'apltnlipnlil uHfln | > . o ;
uri'lii- . . r-.u < i | uci'ii-H" . r.'i'i.ioi. uiiii-ci :
Iteurm * I' . Hnrkt-r. prt lilt-nt ; lititiert li t.nr-
llt-li- , vltt- > | ire lili-iitt Krnak ll..tnlin on , t-a hlt-r.
I'ltl/eiiV flunk I'npllnl.11.1111 : i1cll.n. . -
( III. imii-er * ! ! W.li.TeiapultMi , f-reiliiuiiti l ; . M.
Mii'kMcy. la-lih-r.
Douuhio ( ' .i , uily Ilink-Cnpltiit. ' ! ' > U"i : ile-
IMI | | , ( HMiil. TIM-t l.i. nl ; uhl he IneiiriHinili" ) us
u tate linak ,1na- dry t. wllh 111" lolen-.lnu nii
eer < : C. f. Piiiiotte , i re-lilunt ; x ( ' . * -iitiiilc | ,
>
llicvi'tTfl..VTIox. :
TtilnlcHpltnlol firlvute tiiinki
Trust < "tiiiianlt-s | ,
HiuiiliM Loan nml Tn : t ( 'i > iiiinnv | Mili > crlbetl
ciiplt.il.r.'iil.uo. ( iriet-r- : A.I.viiuin. . ine. l-
ill-ill ; Tliiiiini- . KliiihiiU , Mii-fin- * > iili.il | : W. II ,
.Mlllanl , -et-n-titry uiul treie-uier ; di-tir u It.
Kike , conn el.
1'iiliui Trn-t Cninpniiy Capital. $ .nimi. oni-
ceiVVIIIIaiu : A I'n.vtiin ' , pii"-lilenl , William
li. Maul , vlii-prc-Ml'lit ; llnlielt l..l.lllllrll .yci-
rt-lar > ; f. It. , lnlih ( in , tn-if-arerj Keaaeily \
( lllliert.i-iiiiii-.el.
Kililllalile ' 1'ru-t riiinpauy Ciipltnl. S'.IH.Ki ) .
Otlk-ers : l.t-ul- > . Id etl , | iie lilent ; . .IniiitsV. .
savaue , vlei-.pre lileiil : C. It. si liinldl , st-ere-
tary ; II. W. Yiite- . , tn-a-iiu-ri Mivimu \ Altirrl-t ,
COIIII'l-l.
.NiiittivM stt-rn Loan \ Ti-11-.t rtiinpany uli-
crllit'tl ini.llul. ( . ' 4iii < * i. onici'is : i.i"it'illav -
ter.iiieylilt-at . Mt-K. St. .Inlin vl . pn-l-lcnt ;
A. K. Itlley.eirt'iiiry ; II. I. l.jtin. ireii-mer.
IIICVI'III I V1IO\ .
TotHlciifilliilot tru l i-otiiiiiiili's | .
SavinH ; ; lianUs.
Oinalia suvlnirsCaplliil. . t7Jl ; . luua On
leal t.-stute , sUTs.l'jj.iiUi loans un culluteral ,
M3.V..TO.Mwiirrunn , KOsiVi.Mi ; tiii-k-i ntl
boiuK S-irViH-Xii ilt-iiiaail Inniio. J.S , iili
III tilllk ! , S-i7S.N ! | cil ll , tl'l.tW.S7 : lllcri" ( t ( it-
CDiint , r. > . ' .ll , .l'.l ; ilepi. | | , Sl.lkU.iVi.1. ' ! . oiilcern :
day C. Ilarttin , iiroMilciit ! .1. .1. llninn , vlcu
preililei.t : f. W. We i.'ll , iiMnaubnt tllreituri
liilia \VlllH-r , cn-liler.
NebniKi ! Nivltms-UMaMMictl Octnlior , l-7 ,
Papltalili > M > n : ili-p.i . n , f.'m.mi ; lunii , s'.m.u-ii -
Ollleers : .1. ! . Mlltx , pre-lilenti Anilfew ltu c-
water , vkeireliltat | ; DuMur li. Tlioma *
cnofiler.
nrc.vriTt'i..vriox.
Total ciifillnl of Kiivlnus bank" . ? tT.'iJKHUI
'I'otnl ileiuisitiof > : irlnii banks . Ull.iViT.y.
Total loans of nuvliiKs banks . ! IJ'.U :
Total Itank-liiK Capital.
The fulliiwliii * tablu shows tlio ttitnl aianiinl
tit cnital | | Invested In Uumlm's Unaiielal hull
tiitluns :
National bank * , . . . . . wnm \
I'llvatu anillutu banks . liTO.uit
s-ivlaas iiankt . , . 4T.'iM (
Iiuaaimtl trust companies . lMmlM
Total . , ? . -iiJMX ;
( inialia National Itattk.
Among the strongest banking Institu
tions In the w. --iii ul ii. i. > , tlio Omaha
National nolils lirst planIts line ot de
posits Is an \c-ptii nally large one , and
on 118 list of coi'i'i-sponilents m.i.v be touinl
the names of leading li.inks In ull parts of
the world Tlie oil ) ers are as ti lluws : ,1 ,
II. .Millard. president : A. I' . WyiMin. vice
president ; \Villlani Walli-ce. ea-hler ; IM. .
ll.ileh anil II. Carrier , a-sistnnt cashier.s.
The above names give asurunctof tin-
bank s solid ami conservative character.
Act-on ing to the lusf pnbll-h Matcmcnt ,
dated Dect-mber 7 , Iss7 , the condition of
the bank Is as toUuwb :
Ke-oarces Loans and dlMounts. 4""dl-
7tl.iil : ! | ; overdrafts , jij.'d1I ; I u.t-d States
I'ondsto seciii'o circulation , > . " ! . . , i ( ) and tn
secure deposits , f li , > , ( niii ; oilier sto. ks ,
bonds ami moitgagi , sm.sni I , ; dco fiom
reserve agen'K a nil other ba'iks.tl , ; t > ii ; ;
ri-ul e late , furniture , specie , legal tu-idi-r
noteetc. . , t-sll , : l is.s i. Tt 1 resources ,
. .
I , ialillitles Capital stock.Ti'lMHK ' ) ; surplus -
plus , isii loii.l , ; undivided prollts. v7.1M.i lj
national bunk notetuttandnnr. . ft .IKII ;
total deposits , ? : i..MI-i".V-s : retli-eounts ,
J-.ll.tMil. ( Total. * 47II1I'1 ! > : .
I'nitod Statow XaHc.tuil Uank.
( Sou illustration. ' ]
The tlnltetl Matt sNatit'i-al bank which
isthuoltlost llnanclal InMltntlon InOmaha.
occupies ono of the finest bnlltllngs in thu
city. The magntlli i nt structiiro wus
erected for the bank by the Caldwell
estate and Is a sort of memorial
of the late S. H. Caldwell. This gentle
man was for many years prominently * con
nected with the I'nstltntlt n und the new
building was c n-tructcil In arcon'jincc
with the Ideas whleh'Iie hntl intended tti
carry out. To .Messrs. Hodgson \ SMI * ar
chitects , belongs the credit of having do-
Hlgucd the structure. The huildlnt !
is hix stories high. lir..Mili feet
in dimensions , and all details ot extorloi
adornment and Interior finish are. to saj
the least , a marvel of the builder's cralt ,
'I'ho bank room proper Is elegantly fin
ished in oak , and the columns i.im llool
are of Italian mrrble. 'Ihs mom wa-
al-o designed by the an hltec-s. - | he sut'e !
ure biirglur pioof ami of the most 1m
proved designs , liullt of Ohio sioiiu fion
thu Amhiirst iuurrlt-s | , thu entire Imlldlnt
is Ilie-proof unil 1 > u vulnable uddlttun t (
tin- many boautltul strnctX'.veK on I arnan
strt-i t.
T.ie following Is i. statement of tht
bu : k's resoiirt t-s and liabilities compile !
on October 15 , Jhs7 :
ni.soi-iicr.s.
I.oansnml ll ) ci > iinti > . ? ' .I7.l.i ; 0
1' . y. Itoails to set-tire Clr ill. .linn . : mi (
l-iXpeii't-s nml Taxes I'atil . -J.\I ' . *
l-'ai aitiiiu anil 1-tM lire- * . 7.4 > 'J 61
Premiums 1'alil . . U.niUUi
SlMtit li\t linnet- . ° 'l4i ft ;
Iteilemptliui 1 nail . .V.'JMO
U. X lltmils . IIII.KII ml
Cash . s.l'Jl S-.1
I.I.V1III.11I1.S.
riifiltal Stuck . ; * Ull n
Surplus rand . - 'iMi
llnilHIilcil I'nillts . : i.s.-4 ' . '
( Irciilatlnii . 4-"i.iiHi (
'
Ttitnl . U.IVA174 I' '
C. W. Hamilton Is pre.sldcnt of the bank
M. T. llurlow. cashier , ami < J. Will Huuill
ton assistant cashier.
McrcliaiitH National Itank.
ISua Illustration of the lliilldlng.l
This prosperous institution hus made
great progru-s during the lust year and
has materially added to Its ll-t of deposits
and the amount of Its resources. The last
statement , issued December 7 , ls"7 , Is a-
follows :
IIESOt'IlCKS. .
l.naasniiilill'wmiut.s . * ' ; ' ' " , - ' . " . ' , " , ' ,
IJ.H.tHniils In seeuru clrt-atntltui . O.IMIIKI
U.S. hiiiiiUtoscciiruilcpiPsllsi . ' ' , " , ' " ! ! ! , "
iilbt-ri'ltK'kaniiil bomls . , \\-.l \ \ , . . .
Heal estate , furaltiiio ami tlxturt-s. . . Hv'J. . J.--
rum-lit exi'i-iiscs ami lutes imlil . .A'f.'i' ' "
Pmmlaiiis piilil . . . . . ' . ' " ' r ,
'a li mi liiiiul ami slitbt oxc-liunKii.
' ' ' '
Capital s-tiK-k piilil ni. ! . . . . . . . . . . . f 4 ( l. ( ll (
Mirnlii-iuiiil pnillls . iui..il.l..i ,
Nntliiiiul lliiiiileio | limiK llur < . "t'tes . l-MUtiU. ' ; ' , . ! !
S-l.MI.-i4l.5l
During thu year thu bunk hus en-ctutl n
magiilllcent bulltlhigon the northeast cor
ner of funium and Thirteenth streets , at u
costofjl.Vl.KNI. AboiitWilii liloro ) will In
expended in furnishing It. 'I his strnctiin
Is the only lirivato absolutely llre-nrool
building In thu city. It Isuxpected that II
will bu ruady for oecitpancy by l-ebrnary 1
It contains the most complete set of vault-
In the west. The capital of thu bunk was
doubled MuV n. 1 87 , und is now * lui.iM4l. II
has thu third largest c.ipltal und liHslnes >
In Nebrusku. The list of correspondent
lu this country and Kuropu is very large
andthubusliie-s of thu institution is con
ducted on H most conservative plan , 'llu
stock Is owned by ten wealthy gentlemen
and slnco the organization of the bunk hut
paid liberal dividends. None oftliohtocl
can bo pnroha-fd except nt a very hlgl
premium. The officers ami directors art
us follows : frank Murphy , president
Samuel H. lingers , vice-president ; lien H
Wood , cashier ; Luther Drake , usslstnir
cnxhler : .lohn f . Goad , Charlua C. House !
Ueorgu W. Doane.
1 Nebraska National Hank ,
This safe and solid banking Instltutloi
was organized In April , IN-x'.and Its grovvtl
and success uro solely cine to the intelll
gent business methods with which It ha
been conducted , It begun business with i
puld up cupltnlof ri'ril.uoil.w hlcli was large
than that of any other bunk In the state n
thattlmo. The Incorporatots were : A. K
Touzalln , II. W. Vales. H. It. Johnson W
V. Morse , .lohn S. Collins , I , . S Heed am
.lames M. Woolvvorth , President Yatef Ir
onu of thu best known bankers in thu conn
try and camu tlrst to this city In pill , fron
Ht. Joseph. Ho was at hat tlmu connect ei
with Navu , McCoriKVCo. , anil was aftet
wards connected Yflth thu banking houm
of Konntzo llrothers. Mr. Vatus gav-o Id
personal uttentlon to thu organizing of tin
first National ( successor to Kountzo Hros ,
and remained with that bank until thu or
gunlzutloii of thu Nebraska National bant
lii INS : ; .
In addition to Its- paid up capital the bun !
hus accumulated a surplus fund of f'ji.ix
making thu capital und surplus i.'IO ,
dun. Thu bank's llrst published utatemen
In May , IhsV , showed us follows ; Inillvlil
unl deposltd. fcM.l 1 ; bunks und hunker *
fcXH.iiin , total. fcStl. ! < i l. Its last stati-men
of December" , 1N-7 , bhow.s the followini
ru-.nurkiiblu increaun ; Individual deposits
I ; iHiuka and Culted .States bomb
: total. ( irr.'i.n : ; i. Tnu present on
nd directors of thi ) bank are us fol
lows : Henry W. Yutes , president : Lew I
tl. Herd - ' , vice - president i . . - \1 _ * ; \ A.K. - Ar. . Toimilln.sm . . , , . .u
First National Itiuik.
I See Illustration. ' !
Tito first .NiUio.iml l < the oldest bunking
lioii.itIn tho.Mate ( if Nebraska. It was in-
gnnizcd lit tlit < year INSI by Messrs.
Kountze Hro ami the lute P.dwunl Clt-lgh-
ton. The bank i > t > < > nc > tl with miiltiil of
i.lUHUaiid has bI'll Increased front time
to ttnutllltll now It lias ten times that
amount. It * snrpM.s ami nmilvldi-d
1 rollts now exceed . "Ml. 4 i. Tito deposils
dill 111'tinpast tall I'.xoeeded the enor
mous sum of JI.HM.lt"1. 'Hie first Nutlciiiiil
loolin ( if till" stroimost Illianclul tll-tltll-
t lolls and has the unreserved conlldelK'C of
the entire public. It * policy Is a safe and
conservative one nnd > et Its la.slne s has
rapidly Increa-ed. 'Hie tini-nlllcciit new-
six story build.ng erected at the south
east er lor ( if 'riilrteeiilh and I ariiuni
streets \Mll IM occupied In aliont sixty
days , Tins Is onu of the most ma n llcent
( milking h nise.s In the country Its In.
terlc rn eon-tuctod : with u view to abso
lute safety as well as beauty. In Its up.
polntnients It wfl havti no snperli r In thu
country. Tlie oillcers or thl.s tlttitlnn
lire as lollows : II. Kount/o. president.I. ;
A frelghton. vice president ; I- ' . II. D.ivls ,
cashier ; W. II. Mogiinlor , assi tnt cashier.
Commercial Nailoitul ll-nk.
On May 1,1M | , the Commercial National
ba'.ik was established with Us pre-ont cup-
Hal of j.Mt : ( U. and one year from that date
the deposits reached the. Mini ot KPil.Mil ,
while the loans and discounts worof.'iil.-J.lsl.
'Ihu succeeding yi'arseie prosperous
ones for the Institution mid by the state
ment Issued December ? . KxsT , It Is shown
that tliti di-po-its nt present lire $ r-.U.Y.I.it ' ! ,
while the loans and discounts amount to
i i'.i.10r.ll. : Thti management has always
been condnctetl on the most conservative
principles and Its olllter.s arc all men of
.sound financial knowledge and experience.
Mr. A. P. Hopkins Is the president of the
bank. Itu Is well known throughout the
country as a far-seeing and careful llnan-
cler. Mr. Alfred Mlllaid , this cashier , Isa
son of lion. l-'zru Mlllard , the llrst | ires | .
dent of the bank , who died In August , If-Hl.
Thu hank Is located oil thu southeast cor
ner of Thirteenth and Douglas streets. A
full list of Its oillcers anil directors Is an
follows ; A. T. Hopkins , piusltleiit ; William
(1. Maul , vice president ; Alfred Mllliirtl.
cashier ; ! ' . II , llryant , assistant cashier ;
.10-oph narnean jr. . I. . II Williams. Clark
Woodman , I ! . M. Morsi'tniinAndrew llenr * ,
Samuel II. .lohn on. All of the above ill-
rectorsare well known men In Omnha , and
give to thu bank much of their tlmu.
MAiNUf AC TORES.
Onmhii is now the leading industrial
cit.v west of Chicago , lior marhliiu
shops , I'oniidrio.s , lirowi'rios , distilleries ,
white- load works , silver rollning works ,
factories , anil meat pu-king houses give
employment to 7. " lit tnon anilvoiuon. .
Ui'ilifort-od by tini.tl."il ! laborers em-
plo.votl last Minimer in tin1 Uiiiiiliu brick
yards , this army of industrial wngo-
\vorkors would number ! iHHl. : Omnlm
now contains several ol tin1
most oxtensivi niamifiii'tiiriiij
; establishments -
tablishmonts in all America
Her silver smelting works arc tin' larg
est works of this class in tlit > world , , her
linseed oil works rival in niagnrttitU-
witli tin- largest oil mills in America and
her distillery ranks as tin- fourth largest
in tin- United States. Her beef and hog
product packing hnusos are onl.\ second
in t-apai-ity to those of Chicago.
'I'lK * I'nitin I'uclllf Shops.
The largest mechiinli'al establl hmeiit In
iimaha Is the 1'nlon I'adllc shops. They
cover an area of forty three acres. 'I he
total illinium expended In the construct ! in
mid Impiovement of tl.e > e shops up to the
present time Is about i-.MUil.Hiii ) . ( employ
ment Is ( 'lven to over one t lousand me
dian e.s 'I ho works ( , ro under the man-
ant-mem of .Mr. Clem Hackney , superin
tendent of the locomotives and rolling
stock of the entire system. All of the loco
motives that have been built for the line
dnrlniMlie last two years have been de
signed by him and he has also Intiodliced
Into the works malty new ami Important
improvements. Mr. Hackney is assisted
by John Williams , muster mechanic of the
Nebraska division ; Thomas A. Davles and
John K. O'llearne. foreman of the motive
power ; A. M. Corlett , finimin of the car
department ; C. A. I.etry. fotvnian of the
locomotive loil work : C. II. MeKlbbim.
chlefof the supply depai-tlilellt ; Thomas
II. Dally , chief clerk of sup ; y department ;
( ieol e I' . Clalldall. chief clt'i k ot account
ing ib'i i rlment , and C. A.t'oons , Mr. Hat K-
ney s private secietarv.
Tim montlilv pay-roll of the shops ex
ceeds tT.'i.tKHi , Al Unds of railroad \\ork
are tltiiie In thesn she ] s. from the smallest
rt nail's to the bnllilliiK t f the heaviest loco
motives. The wi rks include two tltst-
cluHs foimdrlt'S , i'iie of brass nnd one of
iron. The capacity of the Iron fonndr.v.nn-
der the foien unship of Mdward Klchellcii ,
is.seventy car win els per day , and oxer
twenty tons of other < astlniis
SinnltiiiKVorkH. .
[ See illustration , !
Omaha jio-scsses tlie most exteliNlre
sniclUiu : anil rclliilliK estublishincnt In tht )
wnrld. The Omaha > v ( irantork.shundli3
n lurnu proportion of the ere produced In
the mines of Montana. Idaho , Colorado.
Dakota and Arizona. Thu works areMtn-
ated on the bottoms east of DotlKU street
and every known facility lor the prompt
dispatch of the business is brought into
play. The plant covers over ten acres of
Kround 111111 thu machinery Is costly and in
tricate. Duriticthu past year thu company
has nlven steady employment to ovcrf.U )
men and has paid out no less than f.Ml , < mO
in wanes aliniu. Ite.sides the. crude oru
no 1 < ss than "INI carloads f base metal are
received each month for rcllnliiK from
other smelting works throughout the west.
Overil.um.lHiOls line ted in the vorks
ami a handsome dividend Is iennlarly de
clared. 'Ihu business of the company is
moie clearly shown by the , following state
ment for eleven months of thu past year-
December not belnt ; included ;
Oold SS.WO ounces $1.HI..470
Silver ! i.M.ii-7 ! ounces l'S,7i ' | < 7
Lead : il.Ki , < ii ) pounds . . . _ ' , ! ! HI , I in )
Cuppi'i' ; u , iimi
Ulnoitiinl IhT.ll 0
Total value * 1 l.atMn"
The improvements made during thu yenr
1SS7 n > st thu company ; " , ( and dniliiK
the in-esent year thu iilunt will bu Breatly
enlarged.
Thu olhcers of the company are. as fol
lows : Cny C. Hill-ton , president ; .1. II.
( irant , vice president ; ! ; . W. Nash , treas
urer and secretary ; Kdward Kddy , general
r ; Charlua llulbachsuperlntunde.ut.
Ili-U'k.
The munnfuctnie of brick I-carried on
quite e.xten-lvcl.v In Omaha. The brick
made hern are all u-ed In Omaha and are
not snlliclent to supply tin-itemand. Asa
conseiUonei' | a largo quantltv of brick Is
Impoilcd from various points tosnpply the
dellclency The followli g uru the numi-sof
the principal brlekmukers. with the work
done during the year : -Wlthnell llros. .
ITi men , output ' .i.lmi.iXNi ; Nebraska Tile anil
Potterv company , output : iiiimn , i , monthly
payroll -l.-ll- : A. Johnson , Vi men , S.IKKI.OOII
hrlil ; Mlckel , Itlley , V Co. . ii.tV4l.anll. 8,1 men
employed , monthly payroll W.imi : H. Deiss
emplovs | , lii men , il"i'o ' i , montlilv payroll
r--N-o ; Hit-hard Smith. r > .iKii.uiM , 4 i men cm-
ployed , monthly payroll W.HD ; Cunningham -
ham \ Hyan , ; i.0 - . ' ii' , 4'l men einploytd ,
monthly payroll il.iCiii : poor iiirm brick
yard , u'"i m.ini , 11 men employed , monthly
puyroll jiiii | ; : Dworuk llros.j.iini.niiii , em.
ploy * i"i men ; I-Vllp-u Pn-sscil llrlck com-
liany , : . ' .i > ki.iiM. ! li men employed , monthly
jiayroll ill > < i ; The Omaha Hru-k and Terra
Cotta company manufacture brick by the
Hoeliti'-ke ' .v. llohwer patent kiln process ,
output "i.'l ' > ' 1.'l < l'l. ' HI men employed ; Kluwltt
.V John-tin , ; IIHIINI. ( ui employes , monthly
payroll MJiiil ; llalley AT Olson , li i.i n. ill
men employoil , montlilv payroll + l,7i ) ;
Nels Snroe. U.uai.llNi , U"i men eiiiploved ,
monthly payroll ? ! , * ! Hi ; John Hunter. l-iio.-
mil , 31 employes , monthly iiuyroll tl.imnj
J. Klockni-r. ltiiiiii. ( HI employes , monthly
payroll tm ; ( latn City llrlck company ,
l-iViiiii. Ill employes , monthly puyroll
tl.4111 ; Pettey \ Stanley , I , 111,11m , monthly
payroll H,4mi : f. Hallev , ! is men , payroll
fl.4tll ; brick U'.H 11,1111 ; Ittner llni4s men.
iiayroll Jl.iid ) ; brick H.uu.iidil. In addition
to the above there are two brick yards It :
South Omaha , Kggart \ Co. . and the Nt > -
braska llrlck anil Tlio company , which
have manufactured over ri.om.iiil duriiiK
The total manufacture of 1 rick for tin
year amountetl to Mi"iiiii , , i -a large In
crease over last yearanil the total nnmbei
of men employed was U'.u'd. The month ! )
iiayi oil hus amounted to over HT.mo. am
} 'i7.s7l ' ; has been expeitdt-tl In new building *
and machinery.
.MIIIIiiK
Oskainti. llulnes .V Co. uro extenslvo
mlllt-r.i ilolng business at Twentieth and
Plerco streets. Thesu gentlemen somti
tlmu ago purchuseil thu mill formerly
ownetl by W. J Wulshaiis. but found thu
premises mui-li t.io small. They accord
ingly sut about it-modeling thu defect und
havucon-itnii'teil a warehoiisti of largo di
mensions. Thu latest Improved machtneiy
hub been Introduced , and other Improve ,
nit-nts , Including Ihu cementing of thu mill
basumetit , aru thu work of thu past year.
Thu firm manufactures buckwheat , rye.
Hour , hominy , pearl grits , and sulf raising
buckwheat , and Its tradu in thcsu products
extends throughout Nt-liniska , Iowa and
the territories as far west as California.
During the coming yeir thu llrm will spend
ilu.iMi lu hutting up new hulling and ilcgcr-
minuting machinery for making pearl bar
ley , out muni , gurmullne. und ull tiuclcugu
cereal goods. O-kamp , llulnes .V ( o 'n MIE-
ctB-i Is founded on thu production of llr t-
cluk- * goods , nnd thulr."Ondiha . Superln.
live" briitnl is unsiirp.isseil. Thu company
comblmis milling with thu cuttle biislnen
and algu.deuU in fruin , hay and leotllug
llrevvet-les atul Dlstlllot-les.
The brewing interests of Omaha an
most extensive , und cotistlttlto an Import
ant factor In the city's commercial pros
t'erlty. Dlirlnu the > eur just ended then
bus been cotnldcruble advance ninde ill e
famishing the ropntuthm for Omaha a-
being onu of the leading brewing cities u
the country. The beer tminttfactnrei
here is of a superior quality , and there b
u grout tletmind forlt. 'I he tax paid bv tin
threu leatllng brewers-Kriig , Met ? llros
and Storz A Her- during the year was a :
follows ;
tleeeail > erM < ! j
.Iniiiiiiry ( iNsTJ. ;
Mtiri-ti
UjlU . M . III.IH
inly . II.IK
. \iiitii-i . ni.i-.i-
-
.
Nori-titbvr . ( ; , ui
Total . l
The loregolng table shows that 111.7s'
barrels of bet-r liuv-e been manufiictiirei
during the year by Ihe three llrms. the tin
b.-lngjl p-rbiiriel 'lids Is an Increase o ;
" 1,711 barrels ovtr the same period of flit
tircvlotis year , llcer st'llt at Jt per bairel
hence the Mi'uoot Ih" year's nnitii f ii-fttn
was t w.or : \ \ an Increase of ji7i.cs ; , m ei
the torus iomll > g ) ierlo.l of I . Thi
three firms etnjil . .v Hi men und have ovei
funi.ii u invest .i ( m tin. business.
1'retl 1C nig Is the pioneer brow or of Oma
ha , and his present establishment is oni
"f tlw best iipiioltrtc.il in the count rv.
'llm plant covers threo-qtiarti fs of a block.
and tliu buildings at o from one to seven
stories In height. During the past vent
Mr. Kriig s sales have amounted t StlO.lHio ,
Many Improvements have been made , not
ably that of purchasing a new
ice nmchlno having a capacity ol
thlrty-llvv tons per tlay. This < o-t Wltm
and -n ithcr one of the same capaeltv will
be purchased during this your. The total
COM ot Improvements made will amount teat
at least x.vi.diHi. It is Mr. Krng's intention
to expend u like sum in improving Ids
plant , during the prestnt year. The cup-
acltyof the l.iewety Is f-.dn 1-arielsper
year , but It Is expcc.'cd that tills will bu
doubled Inside ot the next six months.
flytv men art-employed about thebrewerv.
Mr. 1 red f\ rug and his son William manail'o
the establishment , an illustration of which
is given on another page.
Tnu extenslvo brev.eiy of Metn llros. -
an Illustration of w Idch Is given on anothi r
pagu Is another of the tin st prom ttent
manufactories of this citv . The bon-e vvrs
establl-hcd In IM1I , and w..s then a verv
small allalr , but the evell. l c of their
proilm t has secnretl them so ma-iy paii-uns
that limltetl tniaiteis wenentln'lv out of
thu question. The capacity ot tli'-hrewcrv
is at present 4H.iH.il barrels pr annum , but
this will bu gru.itly iitirenvii during Ihu
present year by the erection nf a n--w ele
vator and brew lionse. The pl.tnan I
spcclllrations have alrea-iv been
acceptcn and work wi 1 begin
ut an early day. These nowimp'-uvements
will cost ijiM.iW. During tin- pint year
many costly changes have been nrule. In
increasing their st ir.igu capaclly , and
building a new fermenting -liar the llrm
has expended * 5VlKi. ! ( Thirty-live men are
cmplojetl , all of them pract cal brewers.
31 r. fioderlik Metz is the general numnwr ,
and the success of the llrm may l-o at
tributed to his able sup.-rvlmo i. A bottling
tling worl.H Is also connected with the
brewery. In which a tine grade of beer Is
put up for family use.
TheStor/ \ Her brewery Is imo of the
best known establishments of the kind In
wofct. It was formerly owned by Joseph
Mailman. Tlie brewery III.H a cr.p-.city of
MM ) Nl barrelti per year , and Improvements
are conti"r-plited : oiirlng the coining year
which will Inereusu the epiclly : f inler ! -
ably. During the ye-r : p.s ; the proprietors
have cimstnu to.l a n w boiler hous and a
substantial nddillou has also lie n in ; de to
the stnre ho.ist-8. The.e ImproVeuionts
cost W.I.D i-'i. 1rt y-llve men are employed
by the firm. During tinyeir jn-t ended
KI.UIII bushels of liarley were con ni"etl.
Thu Slora & Iler beer Is onu of thu must
popular nii-kes in the we t and comnt- 1
a ready sale , both at home and abro-id.
1 heir motto has always b' en to mrnnl'ai-
tnru an excellent qnrllty of beer , u'ld that
thev have succi-etk-d no one will tlnro to
dispute. The Store > V Her b-er will Keep
fresh under ahno-t any clrcinii Ounces anil
In any cllmatu. The pa-t year has b-jon a
most prosperous out lor the llrm , and if
buslne-s energy and hoiu-t endeavor Is
ull that Is necessary , their fntero will bo
111 moro prosperous. Omaha should bo
proud Unit It possesses such a firm as
Storz & I lor.
WII.I.OW Sl'lllMJS lllSTlMXItr.
[ Suollluslration. ]
The Willow Springs distillery li the third
lai-KU-tt In Ajtturlca and by far the mo-it
uxlenslvo In the west. 3ir. 1' . K. Iler Is
prusldunt of the corporation ; J. 1) . Her , sec
retary und treasurer , nml II. tinc-s-.cntuch ,
Biipurlntendent. Tno bul'dlncs envoien
area of nearly eight acres , m d uro not
oulv Kiib-tantlally built l.ut are ennlpped
with the Uitesf Improvid imu-hinory.T 'I'lto
up c.ipltul ol the company Is WVMJIl ) .
ally if i Si-11" ! hv been oxpundo 1 dnrlinrthi )
past year In iniprovemonts. . \ new smoku
stack | : I5 fet-t high and a new r.etllo of iO
biu-rel cup iclty are the most notable ad
ditions , I'ho company's sales lor 1 * <
[ imtiunted to nearly St.iiH.fiO ' , and thu ruv-
L-nuu tax iialtl by them was Jl,5u > , W i. Thev
[ oiisutnoil 4lXtMH ) iiushels of corn , Wtl ) 0
liushulsof rye and rill.ixi ) bushels of wheat
[ luring the year. Thu cap.ic ty of the dis
tillery Is ll.U ill gallons per tl.iy. Onn htiu-
ilretl and twen'-llvemen aru employed.
Thu toctlfy ing llrm of lie'A ; Co. , which Is
Connected with thu Willow Springs dlslll
li < ry company have * ( nn , ( I i .v . - . < ted In thu
[ titorprlsoiiiid occupy ox'o1 ivopromb'S
in llarm-y street , waero th-y als i curry
nit u large wholesale 1 qitor establishment.
I'he past your has been the ino-t siccu- ; still
me slnci > Its Inltlatio-i. Tiio 11 T goods
recommend themselves , and tlnil a ic-idy
sale throughout thu states und turrltorlos.
I'axioii & Vicrlitif ; Iron
[ Pee Illustration. ]
Tlio I'axton \ Vlurllng company niuku a
> puululty of the manufacture of architec
tural Iron , maehlnu work anil heavy blacksmithing -
smithing , and slni o tln-y commutteed luisl-
liuss , fobrnary II , 1- -ti , they have been
impelled from time to titnu to enlurgo
thulr plant , at the corner of Seventeenth
it root and the fnlon I'aclilu railroad cross-
lug , to keep JI.IPO wllh thu ini-reu-lng tlu-
inands imidu upon tln-m. Thu past year
has been a busy and pro-porous one with
the tlrm , who have added buildings and
inai-hlnory amount ing to Wi.dO ) . They uru
lit preseni : giving employment to Hlnn-n ,
nnd at times during thu jxarhuvu bad l
names on thulr pay roll , which bus been us
high us KJKH ) a month. Their year's busi
ness amounts to between * iiniiiiu and
tnhoni. : and the capital stock hus bt-on In
creased from JVi.UOD to tt.VMi ) . Thu com
pany is now caturlng to oulstdo
tratlo , and samples of its excellent
work is to bu seen In Lincoln , Ila-tlnus ,
Mcl.'ook , Chadron , Nebrnska City ami Cen
tral City. In Nebraska. Norton in Kansas
Hupld City In Dakota ami I'liwlins In
Wyoming. The oillcers of th < J compnny
aru ; William A. Puxtoii. president : Hubert
Vlerllng. vice iireshli-nt ; Louis Vlerllng.
secretury untl treusiiror , und A. J. Vlurllng.
manager.
Ittilui Maiiiirac'ttii-lni ; ( 'tiinpany.
Thu Helm Munufaetnrliig company ,
whose o'licers art. Conrad llohn. president ;
( ichhurd Helm , vice iiresltlent : John A.
Seeger , secrelury , anil ( it-orge W. llohn ,
treasurer , makes a specialty of lun.b ,
building and Interior llnlshlng. Tln-lr busi
ness extends over a wide area of territory ,
and theli Omiihu headquarters , ut Klghtli
street smith , und Leuvenworth stio-t.urt
numbered among the Important ones ,
Here they keep in constunt employment
twenty -live men ut all seasons of the year ,
III turning out sashes , doors , blinds , mould
ings and all kinds of mill work anil hard
wood finish. Tl o Irinl wood finish of tin
Interior of tln > ( Irimb'i- Commerce , si
much admired , I- the work of the llohn
Manufacturing company , who refer wltli
special pride to the tact that thelrhuslm S
has Increased Hi p-r cent during IKs7 in
comparison with ( hut done by them In P < HI
'I hey are making arrangements to pn-t.-nt
a better showing at the end ot Isss.
Uinalia Uiu-b Wire " \Vorkn.
[ See Illustration , ]
This is onu of thu most prominent Indus
tries of Omaha. During thu past year
thulr business grew to such dimensions
that it was found m-cess-tiry to build u new
plant. Thu buildings ute located on thu
corner of Fourteenth nnd Nicholas Htrct-tH ,
und uro most commodious anil convenient
Mructurei. The lots and buildings cost
ovo.rf.U.lHio. The capacity of the mill la
four carloads of barb wire und H > 0 kegs ot
nulls pertlay , which Is double that of the
your previous year. Thu compuny also
lininutticturcri wooil fence picket. 'I'ho cai-
ital of the company IsTlU-Mim. Ono hundred
men aru given Meady employment , anil
the pay roll bhows un expenditure of J'l.odf
per month. The company la fur bt-hint ]
its orders , ami thu works aru running day
anil night. M. M. Marshall Is thu president
of the company , M. S. Mllburn vlcu pres
ident , and o. N. Hntnscy sucrctury unO
ticasurcr.
Iriin AVork-t.
This company It doing * mi t-xteiKlvtt linsl-
nens In tliu nnimifattiiru m' iron lire-proof
shutters , rooting , siding , e ! ' . It has a puld-
iiicapltul | or > . .lii/iil : od nples a Mthstuntlul
brick bnililing , inix.ji. li lledfo.-d place ,
iitnl employs twentv five meji , 'Ihu officers
of tl.u compiiiy : ar'J ' : C. Hegan , prenl-
tlrntj W. H , Vungan , vlcu preslilunt ; S. W.
llusltyrotary und treasurer ; It. W.
lIuHcom , busliii-ss mnnuger.
Tim .Vortliwcntci-11 Shut Company
This tmpor'unt miinufactnrinx o > myall )
turni-tl out tlurlng thfi year 4. ) toils of Kim :
vulnetlati i.td ) . The cnpltil iiivehteil I' '
MVMl. < Jl II. fati-r i jv-0-iVdent und T
II. M'-T.amot St 1'iul. bf-crotury. 'I1i <
comiiany hru m-vend olh'-r vhut tower-
liilin I1 , ( 'nut- * .
ISeilllnHfrntion , f shop * . )
With a sfijii nf J.MJ „ „ , , , , .oi , | unll.V em
liloyed , Mr J. f. t oofs | . one of ( he tnosl
extensive cotitl-actors In thewc-.t. Ills operations
orations have In-en eonllm-d for the tnosl
p.itt to the erection tjf the more Imi.ortani
bu.l lings in tin , , . | , Vi mil , „ „ „ , . , „ tmM
illu'fated In tills I.MIthe following an
tiib'cretlltedtoths | genlleman- l > outlu >
county coiiri-hoii e. fnlon Paclllc head
iiuarters. Mert-hants1 .Vatfonal b.ink am
lv rkendall. Jone * . . c-s warehonse. It
addition to thev. Mr Ct ols has Jiisf ( om
pie led the m-iv depot bulldtm ; for tin
i n on I'aellltrallroud ut Clu-M-imo , Wvo.
und u number or other coMI'y structure-
throughout \t-b-uska. Iowa and Missouri
I he manufacture of bank ami oillco fixture-
on a hirge sciuNo , , forms mt Importunl
brunch of Mr. Conrbiislnes < . During tin
past year over f. ' .oki , bus been e.vp.Midetl ot
new bn idiiigs and machlnerv. and tin
estubl.shment on sixth and Jones street *
s one of the comp'o.e.st of Its kind wo-t in
the Missouri.
I'sltei.V lltissfll Iuniliv. .
l > 'ee llhlst.atloii. ]
'I he f sher Kitsvll t ompany Is eligageil
eMeiislvoiy In a general foundry , machli.i
and blitcksimthliig bnslm-ss. Tlio shop-
cover an area of three and a half arroV
and allord eniilii.vim-nt | to over one hun
dred men. Co.iitnencltig . work In April ,
I'M .the I r.n has been gradually Intivas
tg : Is operations until at the present time
Its business e.xeeeiN * ' . ' . tt.tmi per annum ,
I lie foundry proper mei suros l-.VixTn ; ma
chine simps. 1-'ixjij blacksmith shop. Mlv
I' . ami carpi , tr t shop. KAMI. It was ut
this toumlry Unit the. vi-kes for the cable
tar company were cast
Carnoati Ciatketl'autiity. .
One of the tnost prosperous of Oinaha's
imhislrlos is tlio .losoph ( iarnean cracker
company. 'I he concern employs M.I inoti ,
boys and girls whoso wages amount to
over MMim per annum. The capital In-
M'stcd Is 7fim ; The establishment has a
capacity < u ; ui liarrels per day and the
\alnoolllsprodticts has exceeded SI.MMHK )
diirhu the past j ear. lroin eight him-
ilred to ono thoii-.an-l boxo.t of crack
ers are manufactured and shinned
o..t of this ostabllshment dally.
SLmtilitliltWalks. .
John Cram the slagolllhle' paver has
during the year | > 7 laid ita.tW : square
feel of this pavement. This required
HUH ) barrels of cement , fll tons of crushed
f-hig lor topplm ; , ( i.-j | tons of crn-hcd f-ig
and stone lor the him1 ami.Htm cubic yards
of sand. An aveiage til'MI men and ( I
teams have been constantly employed.
Ibe 'o'ai ' cost of walks hil'l during the
.vear by Mr. Criint was i-s-ii.ri'.l. | : ! '
llyilraiilit- Drain Tile Cti.
Tintapitil ol this company H 'jH-i.ll.'fl ' ;
th.-ir biisine-s Is the maiiutaelnrlng of ma-
- lilne- for making clay ami cement tiles ;
th--y i oniiiunced heieonly u little over u
veai-jii-jo , and now thev have a substantial
mill-ling l.uix'li , \v hit h with the plant of
machinery Is valued at tlld.fim. The olll-
c-i-s are : A II Soner. president ; Jell W.
llciKi.nl. secietary ami treasurer ; W. D.
She1 mii , snp-rlntenilent.
Woodman Iilnseetl Oil AVorks.
Thu business of the Woodman Linseed
Oil company is nearly ifl.ifcitl.iiiKi per year.
The entlro plant Is anoxponslio one , anil
Is considered outof thu tincst in thu coun
try. Tlit ) mill comsumes ! . ' , iiil ) bushuls of
llax seed per day , and mnnnfacture.s over
1,1'IH ) gallons of linseed oil every twenty-
four hours. Sixty thousand pounds of oil
cake Is al-o turned out ouchtluv. An aver
age of fifty men are constantly employed ,
and tlio pay roll Is f.-n. ) per week.
Carlt-r White Lead 'o
Tinal eve t omtianv employs .orty men.
mid the p.iy-ioll Is over Jill per week.
During the year Imp. ovenitn's have I oi-n
made ci sting tl , i > . 'Ihe capital invested
is Jirn--itKi. i I.e mill bus a ejpai-lty of "Jjimi
tons of white 1-ud p r veal , and tlnriug
18 7 munuractniod and' sold l.sn. tons , tin-
value be 11Z ' , 4l.
Vinej-ar anil I'lckllii \\'ii'lis.
Mes-rs. A. llr.'cht's Sons are the siitces-
s us to the Omaha c , lining and 1 resfi-vlng
c mi any , and condi.cl the bu-lness under
the t. tie of "ihuA II : oi-ht's Suns' Vinegar
and Pli kllng company. " 'I In plant n-pru-
s -tits an outlay of tl > , .n1 , and the business
during IHs7 has been very hu > o.
Tlie Omnli : Lt-ail I'ipo
Tills ( ompar.\ nin m oiinuectii-ii > ft
llu Noithwe-tei-n Mint t onipiin.v mid on )
liioysaeaplt.il of ? ; - ' , ( HI , Nur hnnilnii
tonsof leail pipe v\cro niaunlicturetl dnu-
Ing MS" , atitl valued at lll.liiiil. Th
oillcers are the samu as In tlio'Ahot lout-
pany.
This progressive Institution has n
kept ii.ieo with t-.o city's Improvctin nf- > /
and din-In1 ; the pa-1 year It has d lie i-vei
iiuiro than thli by antlclpiillni * future
growth ton certain degree. The company
h.is JNIII.IIIKI invcsteil In the Omaha plant.
Thoolflcrrsnrii : VrnnkMnrpbv.president ;
C.eorgo 15. llarker , -unitary ; Isuao Uattln ,
treasurer and pupei-'ntendrnt.
'Jhu works i-ovi r throe-quarters-of a
block ut l-'levelic-tlt. Jcncs and luiv < u-
worth streets. T..o uptown ofl'ecIs ut pn s-
ert 1'icnteil ' i t UX'-li-'omh 'IM-tvuth hired ,
but before thu 1st of .Mill'-n tjo company
w'll ' o.-cupy nuwoll'ces in t"-e rcla.nts'
bjn { . Thu improvements m > tl p-.ng ' thu
past year have been numerous ami costly.
'i lie machinery hiisbcenremoileli-tl.uin1 the
( eiierutlng hoitsu has been nnitlo lire-proof.
Now apparatus hus been purchased , und
thciMnillty of the gas lifts been gror.tly Im
proved. A new two-story brick ImlM'ti" ,
( UxiUlci-t , was eiuitcd durip.g the year ,
and is used lor the sta',1 s , metei- repair
hliop. machine shop , yervi "i jejir ! Kilop ,
Mi-cot main doimrtinor.t. street 1 mp de-
partine'it , and nhiik m.t'i slirji. 'Ihe total
co t ol't'ioso impr vcmi-LtH wus1"n. ! ; ! ' .
'Ihoco.npanv has , durlntf I' ' ' " . , 1. id 1-e-
t ' , v n twenty thrco and twcJit'y-li.nr nil. s
of i.ia.ns j-u-'gln lu bl.o : 'from ' f < \\r \ \ ti
t.i-o'vi ) I'-.ch-s. iii-t : himdnd -rv'o. s
ha.-o been pi iel , abo..tn (1 ( of which wr - -
bl.ii-1 - s"i-vlces , tlrit is , M--vices run I'rtim
thu mains let i vacant builOIng lot i. The
imil s t .vit-nd soimiwhat bijytml tho'linuof
pros i t nei's , but the co"i"au.v Is assured
tli t i.-.auy more inlli-s wl I h-ivo to bo laid
tlurlug I s. ( mi ) hnndreu thousand dollars
lars has been the cost of these Improve
ments , Thorn are l ovvH7"i > tri'ot lumps. 1711
of which were erected dm lug l > * 7. Tl ese
lamps are ovvno 1 by thu cl'y , and cost it
K3 for each one. Thus t.Hlihas ht-cnspi-nt
in th'i manner.
ThobuslntH- the company his In-
rre.iM'd . " ) per c.ent over | s > ii , as tlunon- ;
htrated bv the unmb.-r of new im-trei
placed , which was in II. 'lids elves a totr.l
of U'.f u In the city. I'nrlm * the jeir past
l'MiBIi(4'tlcilbli' : ( ' feet of gus wus con. timed ,
showing ml Incrcuso of . ' per cent ovorli'Ni.
Tlio uverugu dally mimber of employes
tlurlug I' ' 7 wim luj , ind thu pay roll was
aim it livV1""per month.
Thu business of thu compuny Is con
ducted r 11 tliu most generous plan as t im
proving t'm service , In thu city and its
tlnanct-s are carefully controllo-l. giving to
Ihu stockholders a fulr dividend. In con
nection with thu abovu It Is an intt-restlng
fact to know that morn capital is Invested
In the manufacture of gas In this country
than any other buslnuss , oceptlng only
railroads.
The t itul cost of ull Improvements imidu
In connection with thu Omaha Cas Mi nil-
fact iirlng company's business WUS JIIKi.'SI'l
and other additions will bu made as fast
as thev bet ome necessarjV Ml 1
Mr. frank Mnrnhy , president ( if the com-
Kiiiv. is ono of the hcbt known and ublu
iiislnes men In Omaha. He Is flu- founder
of gas manufacturing In this cltv.
Mr. ( iiorgu I ! Itartcer , the > eretarIs
nlso a wull-known capitalist and an emi
nent tlnancler.
.Mi- . Isaac ll.tttln , thu treasuier and snp-
f rlntetnlent. Is a comtmratlvulv new comer
hero anil Is u most thoroiii.'hlv learned man
lu thu details ot the Imslnes i.
.Itili Printing ; anil Kiii-avinu. | ;
These IndllHtrles give employment to u
lurgo number of men und women as will bu
set n bv the following statement ;
f. C. feslner Capital Invested , K1111" :
number of employes1 , H ) ; weekly puy roll ,
1 17,1.
lleiltleld Printing Co. Capital Invented ,
l.nHl : number of employe * . 5 ; weeklv pay
roll , lli.1.
f. A. Manger-Cuiltul ) Investeil , } IIHIII , ( :
mimber of employes , H ; weekly payroll ,
tm !
Klonp , V llurtlettCapital Investeil ,
il .i'ii : number of employes , II ; weekly
pay roll , ifl.VI.
( iln-on. Mllh-r \ Itlcharson Capital In
vested. * li iikai , ; number of employes , I'J'i ;
wet-Kly pay roll , tl.imi.
Kees Printing ( o. Capital Invested ,
tio.ui ) : numbt.-r of employes , ) s ; weekly
pay roll , * . " > .
Hepubllc.inPr nllng Co. Number of em
ployes , , * ii ) ; weekly pay roll , iwu.
Ttiomus II. Cotter Cupltul Investeil ,
* ; 'lii , l ; mimber of employ us. ! ( ; weekly
puy roll , i-'Ci'l.
llcchiold Hros. Cupitul Invested , tl"i < il ;
number of employus , ; ij weekly pay roll ,
lillnn \ Kusck Cupltnl Investeil , f.V ] l :
number of employes , ; i ; weekly pay roll ,
Chu-e \ I'ddi" Cuplllll Investeil , f ) . ( > ' I ;
number ot employes , , * i ; wu-kly pay roll.
t f >
We-tern Printing Co.Cupltal IllV'e.stcd ,
ti\H l : number of employes If ; weekly
puy roll , iu'ui ,
i ; , II. Craliam Cupltul Invested , .liiti ;
mimbi-.r of employes , ( l ; weekly pay roll ,
* : > .
D. C. Diinbar .V Co. I apltal luvested ,
PUiKl : number of employes 31 ; weekly
pay roll.'IS
fllduyson. \ Douglas ( upltal lifvi-htetl.
h'.imi ; number of employes : . -weekly I 'pay
roll , 411.
nplojes , | weekly puy rt.ll.
. , . . { . I"1' " tht'se nri < the | | rm of
llu-kcll and .1. i , . ( ii Icon. \ < , on an avtr
ugo employ three hi mis each , and win i 4
' ' ' ' " > Nl" " ' ' ' ' " " ' "l""m" "
.Mn million i In- * Ili-lt-iv.
Chicago llnlldlug supply ( o. Mlllti
i , , , ' ' ' " " " ' ' " - < ! muuufuilurt
i'Vi' . " " ' "I'- ' ' ' ' > ne hundred men on
ployed t ; monthly puy loll tnuM '
" ' " ' { I'loiii " . ' mill. 'I'hlr'tv men em
, ,
I'l ; ycd. Monthly puy roll , < | . , * , . , .
o. J.titb - . show case munufuctnrt'r
hreemen emidoyed ; monthly puy roll
A. Iluseiibui-y. doors , sashes , blinds , elt
employs l. . " m-n ; monthly pay roll. Jvv ) .
l.\cesi- | | Planing mill , James Klchartls
.V Co. . proprieloi-s. 'ivvelve men i r - e ,
ployed ; monthly pay roll Km
. . . ( .ll .V..n.t'V.'tlvt ! ! < ; " " " " ' ' 111.mas
ing Mill i ; , . , mouldings. „ , ) ,
Championnil'lls ; maimfactiire rve Hour
meal and buckwheat Three men em
ployed. Weekly pay roll * f.'i
I no I. M. lluiso Maliress r0. Mamifa
tire tnuttri'sses , betiding and parlor ttirm
" ' ' . . ] l > ' . ) ' ' | H1uen empioved ; nioutiilv
pay roll fl.sm.
Omaha .Mdrt factory i fifteen men an ,
glrls employed ; monthly puy roll Jimi
\ehriii05ii Marble anil (111111110 ( work-
l.lght emphijcs ; montlilv pa v roll Jlsi
Novelty Planing mill ; Sash' , iloiirs.bliiiiN
scrol sawing , turning , etc Thlrtv men
employed , monlhly pay roll f I , KI '
Omaha Kindling jlanutacturlng Co. \
Unploys llflt-t-n men ; monthly pay ro
II. W. Stiyder ; maimfuctttres soda aru
mlllcial water. Twetitj mcti cmplovod
monthly pay mil. { ( .Am ,
.1. M. Wil-on , boller-niuker and sheet Iron
worker , employs twenty-threo men.
It. n. llat-Kus , munuracttiros ornamental
Iron ami wood fencesix
- six emnlovi" .
monthly pav roll f.'iiio ,
It Stevens .v Son. Planing mill. Twentv
four employ cs > j nionihlj pay roll tl.--ii. '
ii ' ! ' ! . ' ! " M 1" " ' "OI-KS. Ma nn fact tires
!
mum lulls , doorc , store Ironts , mouldings
roil , " ' ' " " ' " ' ' "I11"-1"1'1' ' ' " ' ' . ' I' " !
Omaha Coppersmith Co. Manufactures
Mia and mineral water appliances , etc.
l-tve men employed uthly pav roll n
Nebraska Ihooni factorv. I'lvo tnt-u
etuplo.yeil : monthly pay roU' < ! .
' " -lonlhl.v
pay roll-t.MII. | -
Omaha' Milling und Kievaimeompanv
i ami ucturcs finest gl.s , , , , f Hour , tie I ,
. . . , , , , , ; . , , , , | . . , . ,
. .m'fiVtloi v'gi ! ; ; , 1 ; ' , 111'11'1'1 '
. , ' ,1 ' . ' ; " ' ' ' ' ' " ' , * ' ' " - < > " "Ud greit-u
l enduring ; P > employes.
A. S.nip-on , muttresses. spring beds
imy KlWi1"1' ! ' - ' " ' " I'1' ' * ' " My
( 'unlit-Id .
.Maniifaclurhig comi'iuiv. over
alls , shirts , punts , etc. ; T : . emiilovos . , *
monthly pay roll , .limi
Novelty lion Works ' . * ,
monthly pay roll , Jlim : ;
.Meli'lllsf\.It | Hi's Cut stone o'llitraeloi-s ;
: .i men I'mplovetl.
Cornice wtnks Tenth .V Dm'g' streets-
Illmen o.nplo.\eil ; monthly pav roll. Minio
'
( ii-nlce works -s | | fartiam ' street : i-al'
i-unl/.etl tin , Iron itnd slate f.tctorv ; Is1 em
liloyes ; monthly pay roll , K.II
Vearen \ llros. . lion and nruss fonmlrv.
I it.leoi iployes ; weekly pavroll , Will. '
Novelty < iii-riage works , | ; . ( | , Jleatllmber
noprletor. Ihlrty men cniplovod ; vveeklv
fayroli . ' iil. -
Acme iron ami Wire works flltoon em-
ilo.ves ; weekly pavioll , jo. |
Omaha Siifeworks.c , Andrew proprietor.
! | | * > ' ! | " " ' ' 'I'1"1'1 ' ' * ! weekly pu > .
lirext-I.V. foil.cut stone contructors. Sev
' ! ' " " ' " I'l"l'1V ' ( ( ' < 1i monthly payroll.
.him Powers , cooperage , foniti-eii men
MlVi * * ' -'l " " . "lllll-v ' " 'yi'oll. ' t'.lillj capacity.
I'omy \ - Segelk'e , mineral wafer matin
oil Vi'n' ' V I'I"1'I" > < 'S : monthly pay
e'.V'1" ! ! ' ' wll' ; 1 "I"1' ' " 'x ' fuclory. 'I hlr
' ' ' ' ' ' '
A' . 'Sltifken.iiirk'lm | ; 'boxes'ii'tldi 1' . ' *
lUlker.s' "supplies. Twi-lv. . " ' * uiplo\l
noiitlily'iia.vroll. iflMi.,1
Davis \ covyglll. Iron works. ' Twintr
'
lien employed ; miiiithly payroll , tl.1. ! ! .
Kopp. Drolbus A Co. . candy factory.
I' . I''fuy Ar Co./iniimiruct'uim'g co'ntec-
knicr.s. 'fwenty-ftiur emploves ; weekly
'
irt.Vivil | . Will. .
.1. S. Craw ford , manufacturers of nrtl-
Icial limbs. , . - .
Oiliulia Marble works , M. J. l-'eenan
'mploVH eleven men.i
Omaha Ha'-ket. .Maiiufiictnrlng eompanv. /
'
A III employ over fifty hands during li NS.
Mi I.earie .V Oehrle. bun and hrass molt. ,
ling , employ ten men , monthly pay ro'J
Viii. a
Viii.Mid
Mid Continent boiler works , Wlllsor.
Ininner , proprietorsemploy twenlv-thr
lien , v.eekly pay roll } 3 n.
Clark ColletCo. . , manufactures
itivvdei- and flavoring eacts. t . Thlj
our einploves. Montlilv puy loll W.flll ,
.1. II. Sullivan A" Co. , furnace works , ,
lien employed. Monthly pay toll 1 iuu.4
liltiii-oe mills , Marsh , V Smltli pri
-tors , munnfiicture coin meal , liuckuf
ind feeding stiillK. Six men cmpli
Monthly i > uv loll j-iui. *
1 ( ieorge Stiles. Overalls , Jeiin and L
lotlilng. iightllvi : > employes , WJ
my lollfill.
Tlii'Omiihu wire works H MrMil
! "ii , proprietors foul1 men emu
IVtokly pay roll t7fi.
Andrew .1. Slinp-un. i-urrlugi' ' mil
Hirer , employs forty carriage imiM
lolsterers and palmers , weekly
iwn.
Henry ( irube miinnl'iii'tmes hay '
'
mil wu'gons , I'llltenili anil lluim-yj
,1eymour. . coupi-r. miikt-sa sp
llgln tooperuge , butter tubs , Hit
mplnys eight men. weekly puy ro
Andivw Mover , sush. door anil I
lory , fmployc Ihlrty-live meji
iveekly pay roll Isfl.mll ,
T , M. Trev tt manuCai tares
halchwav ' elevators , three men , w -
roll fl.
II. II. .Muiholl , trunk miiniifmturcreni
iilovs live nicn : weekly pav loll t7li. I
W. H. Qillntun n akes a i-pri laity of mull
iifactnrlng .stonecutters' , tools ; employ !
him-men : vveeklv pav rMi"i. t
William II , Siullli , stair builder mil
liiinlwood worker , bus fifteen employes , r
P , J. ( Juealy miniufiii tiircs fil.ii4i potiiiiu
if soup per weekul hlssoap 'aclory.vvhlcl
ulves employment to It'll hands. Capltil
Invested , f Ki.l'm. ' I
M. K. .Smith , thu wholesale dry good !
ileiiler , munufuctnri s overalls , slilrts , t-tt-j '
ill an extenslvo si-ale ,
t lurk llros A-Co , condiiel an exIeitHlvi
Hpii'B mill ami manulacturo linking. ( "Tnl
iler. 'I hey employ thirty men ; monthl |
I my roll fi.Mio.
TIIIIVII'sO.N IIIII'HION
The biislnetsof the Thompson Hiiilstnl
Mlcctric lilglit comiiany hus gieutly In ]
i-ri'iised tlurlng Is > 7. 'Ihe capital of till
omiany | Is tlHi.ipiil. Sixteen men uru mil
-tanlly cniployed. 'Ihu company has If
ipenitlon at piu cut ' . ' .Mure lights und Tiif
Incuiii'txcent lights. This n-ipilres one -if
liorsu power enginu und iinotlu-r of till
vVcstlnghonso make. Two hnnilreil mil
Iwenty-llvo tons of coal were used durliif
Ihu year. Ten dynamos are now In oiieri
lion , live of which nave bei-n put In dnili
liltyear. . New HIII-H have been added ail
the business of thu company during , " "
iv-us nearly double that of isstt.
I M VIU 11,1.1'MIN.V-ri.Ntl roVII'ANV.
This company has u capital ofH.i < l ui
it prtKunt l operutlng six dynamos. 'If
illlcci'H of thu i ompany are P , C. Illni
laugh , president ; frank Wurr'-n. setj
lury and treasurer , l-lxtenslvo Impro * ]
incuts lire contemplated for HIH | year.
I ill lit ( Ktallisl It.-H.
Thu following statement showH thu n ,
it-rof men engimed III fie .ovi-nl trud
hroughout t ii c y ; HrickluyerH , WH ; pi
ereiH , ll''i ; stoii.intterH'M \ : cornU
nukersu il tln-mltliH , : . ' ; lumbers.sttl
mil gusitn-rs. ; I'd ; lulckmouldcrM a d *
em , 11(1 ( ; p ill-tern und pupi-rliiingern' , fj
iirpeiitiTH. l.dfl ) : m iclunlst.s in fnlon I
Hie Khops , 4M ; otner muclilnlslM. : il l ; II
nouiili-rri. Ill ) ; liin > esljiers. ni ; \lr \
imltlis. 7,1 ; bakers , li'i ; liariiesBiniik
III ) ; tatlorn , I7.i ; shiit-miikers , fll ; ciirrl
nuki H li ; currlugu Irot ors. id ; i-urr
iiilnters.r-'i ; Hiatus l.'i ; collurmliktcs.
atliciH , imi ; clgurmakerH , I7'i ; I'undjr
1-1 s , IHI ; coi p-rs , IM- laborers , l,7f" .
The fnlon I'at-ltlc Hhops employ l.iiiltu
mil Ihe hunthInn ( hi packing homes If
Iliid-l l-'acllliii-H.
Omiihu Is well p ovldcd wllh lid
Among tie Hrst-choix hi tines uru the
ard , I'axton. llarkerMntlsor , Ctr/.z
Men-halt u nl tl u Arcade , which. ! g
.vlllt thonumerotiH thln'-clussho H-s , |
itciimmodiileover fii"l gili-HtH.
;
' h - Mlllard Is oneof the m H elcgiu
Ihu I'nlletl Suites. The building H ti n
Mime livet iry n I 'k ' All of the iiiti
ippolntinel ts uru THclam. . And'i
lion o t lu Hot I win bu found on
' " '
"TI'IU llurkor hotelulthoiigh but luj
liullt , hiiH already uciinlred u great rt ?
lion , it with fonnil neci-HKuiy to in-
VI Illlon d irlng 1 7. tut A Illi tii'idlnl
fact thill thu house was bllbt lenstli
yi-ar ago : Thu Marker IH Hrnt-cluhH In i
tsici't , and Is at lv munuged by M.
llulch. An III s. railonoftln h iiiso-wlll