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    12 - . ' THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SA1UKDAY. JUNE 13 , ' JL891-T rt ELVE PAGES , , 1
NATIVE TIN MANUFACTURE.
Millions of ' .Dollars Invested in it in This
' Country ,
THE SUCCESS ATTENDING THE WORK ,
Prophecy That Within Three
Years the AVclHli Tin Men Must
Ahiuulnu America as
a Market.
Written Jnr Tlir lie : . ]
PAKT II.
The following nblc nrtlclo Is from the pen
of Mr. W. H. Alexander of this city. It is n
clear and consclontloua exposition of the
status of tin manufacture In this country. It
contains Information which hnsnotyot bcua
gcncrnlly disseminated In the west , Informa
tion which belles the statements of those
illlborals whoso blindness or prejudice does
not enable them to perceive that the tnanu-
fncturo of tin In this country , like several
other Industries which were once controlled
ahroad , Is destined to attain enormous pro
portions within a few yenrs.
It is certainly to ho hoped that the mines
now being opened In south Dakota , Cali
fornia and elsewhere , will bo found rich
enough to supply all the tin that may ho re
quired In the manufacture of tin plates In the
United States , oven though the industry
should bo developed beyond the expectations
of its most sanguine advocates.
A nation is truly independent In so far ns
the essentials for satisfying the demands of
Its domestic economy are present and avail
able , hence It should bo the deslro of every
citizen to cnrourape legitimate effort to
bring to light and into use all its natural re
sources.
As I stated in the closing paragraph of my
first article upon this topic , however , It Is not
necessary In order to develop the tin plate In
dustry bore , that the tin should bo
Alined in the United H tat en.
By far the greater part of the plates used
In the world are made In England , and it Is
generally supposed that the tin used in their
manufacture is taken from the Cornwall
mines. The supposition Is not correct. ' From
the ofllcinl mineral statistics of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain ana Ireland , com
piled In 18tO ! for the two previous years , I
quota as follows :
The iiiintlty | : of tin ore mined In Great
Hrltaln in 18MJ amounted to iiSj'J : tons , flora
which P,1)13 ) tons of tin were obtained , against
14JTO : Ions of ore mined In Jfe ! ) . yielding ! ) , -11 '
tons. The Importations of tin ore. an > l tin , In
1HS9 , wore ' . ' .IDS tons of of ore. mid ; tOuui : tons of
tin , against " ,408 tons of ore and 28tHU tons of
tin In IWP.
Two important facts are observable from
these statistics , one. that while the uroduc-
tion of native tin in England seems to oo decreasing -
creasing , importations have correspondingly
Increased J tno other , that more than three-
quarters of nil the tin used In Great Britain
comes from other countries. If English plate
manufacturers can import this metal from
Australia , Malacca , and other far away lands
into South Wales and Monmouthshire , and
there Us It profitably for themselves , it would
seem to bo equally practicable to import the
tin into our own country and spread it upon
American plates.
Indeed this has been the method of proced
ure , heretofore , when attempts have been
niado by American manufacturers to sot their
mills In motion , and the failure to permanent
ly establish the industry , so far as I can
learn , was not because of any difllculty
In The AVay of Getting Tin
but because of a competition In the price of
finished plates , which foreign manufacturers
declared should ho annlhilativo to American
makers. A very gratifying evidence of faith
in their ability to make tin pinto ? , profitably ,
in the United States , whether tin ore abounds
or not , is shown In the activity of iron , steel
nnd tinware manufacturers , in that direction.
In February last , a convention was held in
Chlcago.by western packers of canned coods.
and , during the session Mr. O. W. Norton , of
Norton brothers , the most prominent tin can
manufacturers in this country , delivered a
carefully prepared address in which ho said :
"The topic assigned to me , is the present
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nnd'futuro influence upon the canned goods
Industry of American manufacture of tin
plate. Ills generally conceded that there
would bo no such manufacture without the
encouragement afforded Dy a duty levied on
imported plates , for the purpose of clving
American manufacturers nn advantage over
foreign competitors. The Held has boon open
to any one to undertake such manufacture
for several years , and a duty of ono cent per
pound has been levied for the purpose of
encouraging our people to engage in the busi
ness. Very few ventured to try it under
such conditions , and their attempts wcro
soon abandoned. No reason for tbo failure
can bo assigned except that the business was
unprofitable. The difference in wages re
quired by American and English workmen ,
and the fact that the latter had tbo advan
tage of many years' experience made it im
possible to got the business established hereon
on a paying basis with an advantage of oirly
ono cent per pound , Prior to 1873 what little
plate-Floss was used in this country was im
ported. In that year the first plate-glass
mill in this country was started by Mr.
DoPnuw , at Now Albany , Ind. The busi
ness had all to bo learned , and Mr. DoPatow
sunk 81,000,000 before ho succeeded in getting -
ting the business upon a paying basis. Other
concerns met the same fate , but they perse
vered. New capital was put in , now machin
ery dovisert , and success camo. The ilrst
plate glass made at Now Albany sold for
fS.fiO per square foot. You can buy hotter
glass in Chicago
Now Tor 75 Ccntn Per Foot. .
Fifteen years ago only 5 per cent of plato
glass used In this country
was American. Today everybody
uses it In stores nnd residences , and it'is nil
American manufacture. * * The manufac
ture of steel rails was 'commenced in the
United States in 1809. The duty was S2S per
ton and the price per ton $ lf > $ .il ) . tL'nst
week's quotations in Pittsburg wore $ .10 per
ton , oroiily.fj * more than the duty alone ,
twenty-two years ago , and this price is loss
than they can bo prolitubly mode for in Eng
land , ncnco the present tariff of $113 per ton is
merely a safeguard , nnd would not affect the
prices materially were It removed. W. H.
A. | * " It Is needless to mention further
examples of the development of American
manufactures. The same story could be re
peated with regard to scores of articles which
Buggest themselves to you us I speulc. Why
Is not tin plato among the number ) * * *
It will not bo far from correct to say that in
IbOO wo imported 0,000,000 boxes of tin ulnto
rapidly. If the policy that has prevailed the
last twenty-live years wcro to continue , be
tween now and the year A. 1) . 1)00 ! ) tdo people
ple of the United States would pay for plates
bought from the English more than iMOi,000 ) , .
1)00. ) If , instead of this , the cncouracemont
given to the manufacture of plates by our
owu peoplois continued , by the year UKX )
AVu Shall ha Kxnoi-lltiK Platen
to Englandand , the greater part of this f)00- )
000,000 will have boon distributed among our
own citizens. - The homo manufac-v
turo of tin plates means the Croatian of
an absolutely now business , amounting to
millions ot dollars annually. Yoit will seoto-
morrow at Mayweed a steel furnace and roll
ing mill erected since your last visit for this
tin pinto business. Mayweed Is not a largo
city , nnd but for this tin plato making , would
have luul no rolling mill. Follow with mo ,
for a moment , the effect of this now
enterprise on people who have no di
rect Interest In tin plato or in tariff discus-
( ion , There was n now piece of work hero ,
oven for the common laborers , which they
would not huyo found but for this rolling
mill , In digging and wheeling out tno dirt tor
the oxeuviUlon. A builder whom we had
never seen or hoard of before received a con
tract ainountlnt : to several thousand dollars
for mason work. There were orders for ma
terial given to bduknuikcrs , atone quarrymen -
men , dealers hi lime and wind. A machine
house received an order for heavy engines
and boiler.a Pittsburg linn a contract for it
steel furnace ; another for an Iron roof ; an
Ohio tlvm an order for a largo electric cram1.
dynamo , engines , etc. Hero Is , say 100,000
of absolutely now business scattered about
the country among people who do not deal In
tin pluto , which tnoy would not have had If
\vohnd continued buying all our plates lit
England. ' * * Our llrm paid lu ts'.H )
about a million dollars for tfu pinto. 1'vcry
box of It came from England and our money
was sent thcro to pay for It. * * *
ijluu $1OOQOOO
to be f uiuong working-men Ueru.
Multiply this ono small mill by the scores of
others that are to Spring tip In other parts of
the country. Transfer from England to the
United States the wisltiess of making the
$400,000,000 worth of tin iplatcs which this
country will reqiilrff fii tire next ten years
and ask yourselves what tHe effect will bo. "
I have quoted atlofgft } from Mr. Norton's '
address , because ho has brought out vcryof-
fccllvrly and from an actual experience some
of the strongest arguments In favor of this
nnw Industry. It will bo remembered that
when most of the Industrial enterprises
which have become so proipcrous and prom
inent in this county word started , the de
mand for their respective productions was
comparatively llpht. The presence of the
articles themselves in Increasing- quantities ,
nnd at prices constantly being lessened , has
created a deslro to use , .hits furnished the
means for developing taste nnd convenience ,
and has made It possible for the masses to
secure In abundance many things which
were luxuries only tor the well-
to do , n quarter of a century ago. Never be
fore In the world's history has thcroe
Opened Stioli a MuKiilllucnt Klehl
for Industrial occupancy , as is now spread
out before those who have already begun , or
who may jet commence the manufacture of
tin plates in the United States. According
to statistics from the. customs department ,
! H8,108 , tons of plates were received hero from
England in 18'.H ' > . According to the estimate
made In the London Times of Ayrll a-J , there
are nearly nearly fiUO plato works In So'Uh
Wales and Monmouthshire , whoso total out
put last year was was 418,725 tons. This
enormous quantity represents at least seven-
eights of the entire tin plain product of thu
world , and three-quarters of it all was dis
posed of in the United States. It will bo
seen , therefore , that thcro cannot possibly bo
any danger of pushing the industry too rapidly -
idly , for were every tangible nnd Intangible
scheme for manufacture which has been
started during the past six months , either on
paper or in fact , immediately put into effect ,
they would not bottblo to supply one-quarter
of the demand.
The New York Evening Post , which the
Metal \Vornor denominates the "prince of
American scoffers , " makes light of the at
tempt to manufacture plates at all , In the
United States. Let us see what has been
done.
In answer to my enquiry , Hon. .Tamos O.
Churchill , surveyor of customs at St. Louis ,
Mo. , writes as follows : "Referring to your
letter of the ad Inst. + * * I take pleasure
in enclosing ir letter from the St. Louis
Stamping Co. * * Also a printed Inter
view with Hon. F. G. Nicdringhaus , presi
dent of the company , in relation to the mat
ters about which you make inquiry. "
Hero is the lotted
ST. LQUIH , Mo. , May 9. Dear Sir : Replying -
ing to your favor of the 7th Inst. , wo beg
leave to state that wo uro now manufactur
ing about
Fifty Itoxcn of Tin Plate Per Day.
which wo are using In our regular lines of
titnvf.ro. Wo have n now tin-plate mill of
MK ) boxes- daily capacity now under construc
tion , and expect to have same ready for bus
iness in July , when wo will bo in position to
supply the trade. * * * In regard to tin
mines would say , that whllo they nro not
productive enough to supply the market at
present , wo have no doubt but that they will
bo able to do so , ' as thcro seems to bo plenty
of tin in the country.
"ST. Louis STAMPING Co. "
Messrs. Sotnners Bros , , of Brooklyn , N.
Y , , who manufacture an immense line of
decorated tinware , wrote me under date of
May 21 , as follows : .
' Wo are now building our manufactory ,
the Smorton tin-plate works , and nro well
under way with same. To predict the exact
date when wo will have the works completed
and started Is impossible , but wo hope ,
about Snptembor 1. Wo are putting in what
is known as a four-mill plant , with capacity
of from 2,000 to 2,1)00 ) boxes per week of fin
ished tin-plate. Wo are very busy building
and setting machinery. ( Estimated cost ,
$300,000. ) SOMIHS : Buos. "
Mr. C. R. Britton , secretary of the Britton
rolling mill companyClevlnndO. , and acting-
secretary of the Tinned Plato Manufacturers
association of the United States , in ono of his
recent courteous replies to my queries , said :
"I am in receipt of a letter today from Mr.
Brock , chief of the bureau of statistics ,
Washington , to snnd .you information con
cerning the progress of the tin-plato indus
try. Please find inclosed , etc. * * * So
far thcro nro four works , turning out about
ono thousand boxes per.day , in actual opera
tion , and eight more m course of construc
tion , and I am in receipt of letters in the past
few days stating that a number of largo
works are contemplated , and by fall or winter -
tor the tin-plate produced , I think , will make
n very creditable showing.
"Norton Bros , of Maywood. III. , who oper
ate the most oxterislve tin can manufactory
in the country , turning out about three hun
dred thousand cans per day ,
oKan Tinning Plates Early
last fall , with a capacity of < SoO boxes per
week. Since then , according to a letter from
Hon. John Hilt , deputy collector of customs ,
Chicago , they have put in facilities for rolling
their own steel plates , nnd are now setting
up a now automatic device for tinning , which
will enable them to greatly increase their
output.
In addition to data already given , I will
quote briefly from an article in the Metal
Worker concerning prospective plants.
"Tho Britton rolling mill company at
Cleveland , O. , composed of practical rolling-
mill peoplo. have just completed u new plant
for the manufacture of steel plates and
sheets , and are adding facilities for the manufacture -
ufacturo of , tin plato. * * * They liavo
their machinery ordered , much of it has
been completed , nnd they expect to bo run
ning their tin plato rolls in July or August.
Thov will manufacture for the open market.
"Tho Welsh-American tin
- plato company ,
Philadelphia , has been organized for the
manufacture of Un , and .terno plates. [ For
information , I will state that terno plates are
used mostly for rooting , and are coated with
a mixture of tin and load chiefly lead
which gives them u dull appearance , hence
the French word 'tome , ' to distinguish from
the bright plates used fortiawaro. W.H.A.l
This company nas a capital of $1,000,000 and
Its president is J. L. McDonald of the Mc-
Cullough Iron company , well known every
where as among the most extensive makers
of galvanised , iron. F. R. Phillips , formerly
of Wales , is chairman of the board of direct
ors. Ho is nn export in tin-making. It is
the purpose of this company to orcct
Four Complete MIIIH ,
with a product of 2.00 ! ) boxes a wools now ,
and ultimately to build twenty mills , with a
capacity of 500,000 boxes per annum.
' Lewis steel sheet and
The tln-plato com
pany of Jollot , III. , was incorporated last
winter with nn authorized capit.il of half a
million dollars. A site for the plant has been
.secured and ground broken for the founda
tions.
"Tho N. & O. Taylor Co. Philadelphia ,
began the manufacture experimentally , some
time ago , and are turning out about 200 boxes
per week , of tinplate. Plans and specifica
tions nro now completed for six mills , nnd
the company Is considering the purchase of
property sulllelunt fo.t the purpose. "
Other organizations are in exlstonro with
plans formed for commencing the manufac
ture of tin-plates , but m the absence of posi
tive Information concerning them I prefer
not to call thorn up a * witnesses 'at present.
Having presented a rather formidable basis
for belief that their Is something being done
in the way of developing the tin-plate In
dustry in the United States by individuals
and by single corporations Independently ,
lot mo further encourage the multitude of
patriotic readers who are hopeful that this
great industrial blessing may by firmly set
tled upon us by giving information concern
ing a moro general and widoTcachlng move
ment which Is well under way.
On April 20 , last , n mooting of tln-plato
manufacturers was hold , tit thu Fifth Ave
nue hotel , Now York. Twelve establish
ments \vero represented. It was decided to
form a temporary organization called the
TImiod-PJato Manufacturers' association , for
the purpose of promoting the manufacture of
plates in the United Stales.
J. W. Hrltton , of the Cleveland rolling
mills company , was elected president. A
committee to consider the matter of permanent
'
nent orgnnl/ntlon was appointed' , made up as
follows ; I ) . M. Soniora of Soiaors Brothers ,
BrooUlvn , N. Y. ; Alfred Marshall of Mar- "
shull firothora & 'Co. , Philadelphia , Pa. ;
G.F. Nlcdrlnghaus , St. Louis stamp works ;
W. C. Cronemoyer , chairman United States
Iron and tin plate company , limited Presi
dent Hrltton nnd Secretary C. U. Hrltton ,
members c.t-ofllclo.
This preiimlniry work having been performed -
formed tbo meeting adjourned , with the un
derstanding that tho. pratideut should call
another for permanent organization May
20th.
20th.At
At the appointed ttmo the second meeting
was called to order in the Hotel Anderson ,
Pittsburgh. That their earnestness of pur
pose ami
Ilia Magnitude of the Kntei'prlso.
be more clearly imjUrntoail I uOU. > ilv
the names of corporations , companies and
firms represented by delegates ; * " * *
The Britton Rolling Mill company , Cleveland -
land , O. 11
Anderson Tin Plato company ? 'Anderson ,
Ind. , 'A $
Belhilro Null company , Bcllau , .Oho. !
Somor * Bros. , Brooklyn , N. Y. 3 t
Lewis Steel Shoot and Tin PJuto o
Jollot , 111.
Falcon lion and Nail company. Nllcs , O.
McCutloiigh Iron company , Philadelphia ,
Pn. J
Arothmalron Works , Now C/istle / , ' V
Fleming & Hamilton , Pittsburgh , PA. . .
United States Iron nnd Tin Plnto'cotnpany ,
Dommlcr , Pa.
Marshall Bros. & Company"Philadelphia ,
Pa. - *
SoottdaloIron and Steel company , Scott-
date , Pa.
Schocnborgor & Co. , Pittsburg , Pa.
Reeves Iron company , Cnniii Dover , Q.
Joseph Carncs & Son , MasMlon , O. .
Welsh American tin plato company , Phlln-
dcloMn , Pn.
Plqtm rolling mill company , Plqun-O.
W. DoWees Wood & Co. . Pittsburg.
P. H. Laufman & Co. , Apollo Pa.
Standard Iron company. Bridgeport , O.
Jennings Bros. & Co. , Pittsburg.
Canonsburg iron and steel company , Can
ons burp , Pn. _ _ .
St. Louis stamping company } _ SU Lpujjj
Norton Brothers , Chicago.
Klrkpatrlck & Co. , Pittsburg. . ,
Pittsburg electro plating' cdmtiany , Apollo ,
Pn. -
The ofllclal name of the permanent ) organ
ization , adopted nftcrconsidcn\blo discussion ,
Is In this form , "Tinned Plato.-Manufactur
ers' Association of the United States. "
Through the courtesy of Mr. Britton. I am
furnished with a copy of the constitution
from which I quote at sufllcicnt length to
give the plan and purpose of the organiza
tion : *
"To have unity of action by the manufac
turers of tin and terno plates , so that tnoy
may meet and snecdlly overcome the dlfUcul-
tlos , as well as
Utilize the Advantages '
that are to be had in Its manufacture , and
secure its permanent and profitable estab
lishment in the United States. " .
The managers state that ' 'as a'grcatcr part
of the prospective tin plato works do noi in
tend to make their own plate bars , the atten
tion of the stool manufacturers is called to
this branch of the business , and , us n num
ber of works are In course of election to do
tinning of the sheets only , it is hop'cd that the
manufacturers of iron and stool sheets will
make an effort to furnish the proper quality
and quantity of material desired. It is believed -
lioved that in this manner the manufacture
of tin nnd terno plates will bo greatly in
creased , and that the American made article
will soon make an impression upon the im-
inenso Importations. "
While several of our American journals
whlcn have opposed and scoffed at every
move made in the direction of tin plate man
ufacture hero are using their influence still
to discourage the enterprise in order to say
"I told you so , " should it fail , such organi
zations as the dno cited uro laying the founda
tions for ono of the
Most. Promislns ; IiiiIustricH
that has oven been started in Amerioa.
JL'ho London Iron Monger , one of the ablest
papers of that class in Great Britain , puts
our dog-in-the-manger journals to shame by
taking a moro crcditaolo and correct vlewjot
American genius and enterprise. Hero is an
extract from n recent number :
"Tho American manufacturers , will have
many difficulties to contend with no doubt ,
but they have accomplished IOD much already
lu metallurgy to bo daunted by a procos's
such as tiu-plato making. Wo do not indultro
in prophecy , but if wo did wo should be in
clined to forecast that within three years
from now a great many tin-plates will bo
made in tbo United States. 'As a natural
sequence to this impression we would advise
the Welsh manufacturers to lose no time m
endeavoring to open up now markets. "
From the mass of information which has
como to mo since I began to investigate the
manufacture of tiu-plato in the United States
I am now convinced that this English proph
ecy will bo proven correct.
It has been my purpose in writing these
articles for Tnn Bun to place before'Its read
ers in tangible form suillcient reliable data
concerning-tho now industry to "Gnnblo them
to determine for themselves whether or not
the problem is llsely to bo favorably solved.
In quoting from others I have given full
names and have boon careful to locate all Im
portant figures , establishments and individ
uals , so that corroborative testimony can be
gotten if desired. If two or" three schemes
not alluded , to directly in these articles , be
cause they were given to me , in conlidenco ,
are successfully wrought out'I may have a
word to add later on.
on.WIU.IAM ALEXANDER
SVIlVltltAX GOSSIP ,
I'lattHinoiith.
J. W. Henry of Omaha was In town Mon
day.
day.Dr.
Dr. John Block was in Omaha lust Tues
day.Mike
Mike Ryan was visitor at Hastings last
week.
Ed Seivor came down from Cedar Creek
Monday.
T , O. Moon of Greenwood was in our city
last week.
County Commissioner Todd was in Lincoln
Wednesday.
Mrs , J. G. Chase returned from Lincoln
Wednesday.
Mrs. II. C. Richoy left last week for a visit
In Lincoln.
Miss Mattie Smith visited in Lincoln , dur-
ng the week.
W. H. Cushlng and wife were Omaha vis
itors last week.
Major J. W. Pcarman was down from
Omaha Tuesday.
E. E. Bonnel of Lincoln came down from
Lincoln Monday. , .
D. O. IIou Ut and family are again resi
dents In our city.
Mrs. Low Meyers of Cedar Creel : was in
our city lost wool : .
Silas Patterson of South Bond was a vis
itor In our city Monday.
Mrs. Stovon'Smlth returned. Wednesday to
her homo at Bolckow , Mo.
Mrs. U. R. Llvington of Cedar Creek was
in Plattsmouth last week.
Mrs. M. B. Murphy returned from her visit
to Cedar Creek last week.
Mrs. Charles McEntor and daughter , Mor-
Ista. were Lincoln visitors Monday.
O. D , Sparks of Lincoln passed through
the city last week onrouto to Toledo , O.
Rev. Dr. Balrd was an attendant at com
mencement at Bellevue college Wednesday.
Jacob Kopplo received a telegram Wednes
day from Iowa unnouncini ; the death of his
father.
Mrs. C. S. Johnson , Mrs. J. M. Roberts ,
nnd Mrs. Fred Latham were O in aim visitors
during the weoic.
Miss Emma 13erry , who has boon vistlng
Mrs. Sam Balhuico , departed Monday for
her homo at Ony. , ,
The ladles of the Roman Catholic church
gave an leo cream and strawberry social
Tuesday evening which was "followed , by
dancing. It was considered' a pronounced
success by all attending.
A largo party of young people from this
city attended commencement exorcises at
Bcllovuo college Wednesday. Among them
were Misses Mao Patterson , Rose McCauley ,
Bertha Wise , Dord Oliver , Mnirglo Oliver ,
Nettie BaUrttu-o , Ida Boeck , Lizzie Miller.
Anna Dodge , Frankia Stiles and Mrs. Clol
Morgan and Messrs. Sam Patterson , Harvey
Hollaway , Will Kultuer , J. Porrlne , Fred
Overland nnd C. S. Sherman.
Lincoln.
, Fred YouRblut and daughter loft Wednes
day for Marrotta , O.
Dr. Hout/ and his grandson , Hout GUIllan ,
loft Wednesday morning to visit with re
latives In Illinois.
James Tyler Is In Niagara Falls attend
ing the meeting of the Nobles of the Mystio
Shrluo'of the United States.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. II. Allen of Hlncaburg ,
Vt. , are guests of ttiolr son , lion. John C.
Allen , and wife at Twelfthand K streets.
Mrs. II. C. Iluutor of Savanna. III. , has ar
rived In the city and will probably spend the
summer with horbou , W , L. Hunter , in East
Lincoln.
Mr , and Mrs. T. Mlltonborgor have re
turned from u visit of a month with friends
at Now London , la. , and are established in
rooms at the Bond.
Mrs'Cartlo Rico and Mrs. Anna P. Pratt
of Su Louis arrived In the city Wednesday
evening , and uro visiting Mrs. M. M. Do <
Lewis , IHO South Twentieth street.
Mrs. M. E. Roberts and daughter Laura
will leave Lincoln on the ! tul lor au all sum-
DAY
The following telegram will explain itself ;
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
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Some small manufacturers in New York make a specialty of making the very
best class of clothing that is made in this country. We quote one of them who had
carried over more than they wanted , and with them it was either sell cheap or pack :
away for next seaaon. As we offered to buy all they had at 60 cents on the dollar
spot cash , they said take it.
The bulk of the suits are worth from $20 to $30. They comprise some of the- finest plain and
fancy worsteds , as well as cassimeres , and 75 per cent of them are imported goods.
They are now on our counters , and we will throw the store wide open and give you
YOUR CHOICE OF ANY
SUIT in the House for
THIS MEANS CLOTHING FOR HALF WHAT IT IS WORTH ,
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In order to give all classes a show , we'll throw all goods worth less than that price into a . , |
Krand Final Choice of the
Rest of Our Suit Stock at
Making "two prices for any suit in the entire house , namely :
Choice No. 1 , Fifteen
Choice No. 2 ] Seuen-anck-Half
Now don't forget the choicest neglige shirts in the world , worth $5 , we will sell at S3 ; worth
we will sell for $1.50 , and a world beater at $1. ri
As ever and forever yours , .
HELLMAN , Farnam
mor tour throush Europe and expect to sail
from Now York for Varis on the liHh.
Next Tuesday tno Tuesday Evening club
will depart for'tho annual outing to enjoy thu
pleasures and endure the Inevitable annoy
ances of two weeks of camp life on the banks
of the Dluo at Croto.
The Alutnnl association of the Lincoln hlfth
school gave a banquet nnd reception to tno
graduating class of the high school at the
Lindoll hotel on Tuesday evening and u right
merry time was enjoyed.
Miss Alice Russell , principal of the T street
school , entertained her associate teachers
very agreeably Wednesday evening at her
homo , I'-J'JS Q street , In recognition of the
approval of a deserved season of rest from
their labor.
The members of A. E. chapter of the
Sigma Chi fraternity of the state university ,
were very agreeably entertained last Wednes
day evening at the homo of Mr. and Mrs.
John C. Doitnoll , " : i5 ! U street , with dancing
and caril playing ,
Mr. anil Mrs. Trod Conavay were at homo
to a large company of friends Thursday
evening , the occasion bumg the celebration
of the tenth anniversary of their wedding
day. After an evening of unusually pleasant
social features the company dispersed , leav
ing a number of appropriate presents to perpetuate -
potuato memories ot the event.
To properly celebrate Its Ilrst mooting of
the Alumni Chapter Bigma Chi Iratenilty
gave a Uamiuot Wednesday evening at the
Windsor hotel to which fraternity men and
their ladles were Invited. Thu hotel parlors
were opened at 'J o'clock and a reception nnd
bull was given lasting until 10 when the
party to thonumbouof seventy-live sat down
to au elegant banquet. Eat , drink and bu
morrv wus the motto , and it wivs followed
strictly until u late hour.
On last Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. S.
J. Tuttle , assisted'by ' tholr daughters Daisy
mid Helen , gave niploasout party to n num
ber of ttiolr friends. High live wus the prin
cipal pastime. Two silver .spoons were the
prizes. The following were present : Mossrs.
and Mesdamo-j. Tiblwtts , Hull. Holyoxo , A.
J. Sawyer , \ \ right , Plutt , W. D. Sawyer ,
Ilcnton , Lansing. Grlftln , Clark , Ooollttlo ,
Lewis , Watklng , IMuui , Halo , Iliilrd. Mrs.
Tuttle , Mrs , Htco .and daughter 13crum , the
Misses Moore , the Misses Enl anil Alice
licutou.
The Tuesday Evening club \vhllcd away a
delightful and Instructive evening last Tues
day us guests of MUs Uorttu Laws at 1113 ll
street. It was the closing leceptiua of a
successful season nnd was devoted to a dis
cussion ot Tennyson. The company com
prised Misses Clar.i Walsh , Anna IJurr ,
Lena Loom In , Grace Gnflltti , Allco Cov/dery ,
Rattle Hooper , Gertie Laws , Klttlo Cow-
dory. Maudu Smith , Theo Laws , Mrs.
Cowdorv. Mr. and Mrs. Cobbroth , Mosbrs.
Frank Kenning , W. E. Hardy , ft. F. Ludd ,
G. W. Gerwlg , S. T. St. John , J. T. Dorgun ,
W. Morton Smith and C. L , Mullen.
O. F. Heavls was In Lincoln lost week.
A. G. Wannor spent this week In
M. A , Frank returned from a visit In Omulm
last Saturday.
"Ex-Congressman George Laws of Hastlnci
has been. In the city this week.
Jnraes.Sowoll of Buffalo , N. Y. , is in the
cty ( lopking after his Interests hero.
Quorgo Holt will attend the commencement
exercises at Urownell hall , Omaha , Tuesday.
'lF. . Sullivan and family loft Tuesday for
a two mouth's visit at their old homo In Ken-
tucky.
Mrs. Kale Doll and daughter Ethel of
Omaha are visiting E. E. iJeil and wife of
this city ,
Mrs. F. M. Wilson arrived In the city last
Saturday. Her husband had preceded her ,
and they will reside hero ,
W. S , Hill represented pent No , 123 , Sons
of Veterans , tins city , at the state conven
tion in Geneva this wouk.
E. Loyda , wife aud baby of Weeping
Water , spent Sunday In this cltj with the
former's brother , W. S. Ixiyda , and family.
Uohcrt Muzzy and Will Sherrard took their
departure for St. Jojoph , Mo. , Tiiurs > duy ,
where they Join a theatrical orchestra and
band ,
District court is In session hero thUJweek.
The docket Is unusually small and there are
few eases ot intercbt. Judge UroaJy pre
sides ,
Mrs. D. W. Sowlos and son , IInl , with Mrs.
E. E. Mottz and daughter , Lucllu , returned
Wednesday from a visit with relatives In St ,
Joseph ,
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Shelly gave a parlor
mustculo Tuesday evening , which was heart
ily o.ijoycil by those participating , Elegant
refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Xlnn left yesterday for
SU Louis , whore they go to visit relatives
for n few weeks , after which they will make
an extended tour of the east.
W. A. Helmbtnwer , O. Mllian , E. A.
Btorcua , Mrs. Stanley , U , F. Merrill , Miss
Kennedy and O. 'A. Faulk of Grand Island
attended the Hastings college exurclsos this
week.
"Joseph'sBondage , " the cantatasosuccosv
fully produced by tuonuttiorMr. CImdwiel : of
Now York , assisted by local talent , at tha
opura huuso Tuesday evening , will bo ro-
poatcd by request this evening.
Dr , E. T , Liurchard , n popular physician of
this city , was given a surprise party by his
wife last Friday evening in holier of his
thlrty-Hfth blrihuay. A number of his gentlemen -
tlomon friends spent a dollghtlul evening at
his resUlonco and presented him an elouunt
embossed leather chair.
Tekniiiali ,
Mr. W. D. U'lllort has gone to Port Huron ,
Out.
Out.Mrs. . Peter Cameron stnVtcd for California
on Tuesday.
\ValterWebberofWayiio \ Is vlbltlng
with friends In Tekamah.
Mrs. Thomas Conkling of Valentino Ib vis
iting at Mr. Wurrqn Conkllugs.
Mrs , C. D , Gibson of South Omaha Is vis-
itlng with her mother , Mra. F. M. Florence.
Mrs. J. It. Sutherland wont to Bulluvuu
this week to attend commencement oxorcisiH
at Bellevue collogo.
J. J. Loux , teacher in the ( 'rammer depart
ment , has gene to Woostor , O. , to take a two
years' course at college.
Prof. C. F. Hock has tendered his resigna
tion as principal of thu Tukamuh schools.
Ills successor has not boon appointed.
On Thursday , after an ausuncu Of twenty-
live years , Hon. J. P. Lnttn and ivifu loft fur
tholr old home at Preston , lu. , whore they
will renew old time friendships.
U. L. Adams Ims returned from Decorah ,
la , , and U now engaged In invoicing historic
of drugs , which has beuti purchased by Dr.
A. D. Nesbit midMr _ E , G Jlouaton.
\Vnlioo.
The wlfoof Ilori G. W. E. Djrsoy is visit
ing her Biiter , Mrs. H. H. Duraoy.
Miss Hattlu DnvH started this weak for an
extended visit hi Ohio and New York.
Miss Lois Hill has returned to her home
after finishing her school at Long I'tiiu.
Miss Edith Hopplo , ono ot the to.ichois In
the city scbools , has been very Kick for two
weeks.
Ellsworth WiUon. who has boon iUli'iulln0'
school at ( Jreciieubtlu. Ind. , bus returned to
spend his vacation at homo ,
Mra. K. D. Bush mid dnughUT of Ctorcr'J
are visiting Mrs. Bush's sister , Mrs , J. ( . ' . , F
Bush , aud Other frR-nd.s li. thu elly
\V. K. Alexander , the genial nUllon agent
of thu Union Paclllo road at this place , will
leave Monday for a throe months' tour In Eu
rope.
rope.Miss Myrtos Amlong , a former belle of
Wnhoo , Is married to C. F. Young of Los
Angeles , Cal. , where they will raalto their
future homo.
Itcv , S. it. Bollvlllo , one of Nebraska's '
delegates to the Prosnytorian general asapnij. . . . -
hly nt Detroit , has Just returned after an ub-
sencoof four weeks.
The city schools closed with an entertain *
incut at the opera house Thursday night.
There was no graduating class this year
owing to an extension In thu course of study.
Day (1 City.
Mrs. Fred Sco'.t departed last Monday for
a fnw weeks' visit with friends at St. Paul ,
Nob.
Nob.Dr. . I. W , Hewitt of Bollwood was regis
tered at at the Perkins Tuesday of this
week.
Mrs. A. L Hughes left last Tuesday for a
two months' visit with her mother at Hanoi-
villa , O.
Mrs. Hlslrigof HlslngClty has boon visit
ing her sister , Mrs. William Ifolnhardt , lot
the past week ,
S. H. Stcclc and daughter nro visiting at
Duluth , Minn. . thU week with Mrs , Taylor ,
bister of Mr. Stct-lo.
Unit Pappur Is anticipating a trip to Colorado
rado this summer for the bcnullt of hi *
health , Ho will start in a few days.
M r. Lou Tonyko was setting up the cigars
very liberally last Thursday on the arrival
of a line pair of twin buys at hi * houso.
It Is whispered around the streets very
qulotlv that Mr. Lemon , editor of the Pee r
pie's Banner , will take unto hlmsell a wife
in tuo very near future.
AulHiru.
Mrs. Ellen HevnoUl'i , an old resident ot
Auburn , wus buried ( Sunday InU ,
Mlsa Time Seymour luu go no to the moun
tains in Colorado tospoud thu summer.
Miss Fannlo Honser of Nebraska City , la
vUltinir relatives in Auburn this week.
( iuil Fry is In Gonovntfils week , a delegate
of the Kens or Veterans to their oucampmoiiCv ,
at that placu , vt
W. O. Langford , one of Auburn's oldest '
n-ul mo < < t respected dtl/cntx. has accepted a
pavilion In a wliolunaln drug uauso In AtchU
snn and 1'r.i ' loft for his now work.
DI'O Whoeldon In receiving a largo number-
of inquires from all parts of the stito ) con-
( . rrnl 11 : the uiidlphono , the Instrument by
whuh lit U uguln able to hear ttUurn tatul
of two yiur * .