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TWENTY-FIRST YEAR OMAHA , FRIDAY JUNE 19 , 1801-TWELYE PAGES. NUMBEK 1.
Already Passed by The leo ? in Faithful
Rcrvico of the People.
HOW THE PAPER WAS ESTABLISHID.
The Difficulties It Contended Against and
How It Overcame Them.
CEASELESS SEEKING AFTER NEWS.
Lightning Special Train3 Employed to
Reach Its Readers Early.
INDOMITABLE ENERGY , PLUCK , ENTERPRISE
Tin ; ItcnnirlciiliU ; History of the I.lttlc
Sheet < > l 1HT1 , Now in ralallul
QimrtcrH and lit the Head of
tn tlio \ \ oil.
Tun HBI : Is twenty years old today. Online
/line 19. 1.S71 , the first issue of Tin : DULY
Ilm : wss struck from the llttlo press in Red-
field's printing ofllco on Twelfth street. The
growth of the paper has been gradual , yet
strong and marvelous. It sprang Into exist
ence because of the great necessity for an
advocate of n measure In which the city
of Omaha was vitally Interested. It was
n measure Which laid n foundation for an
educational system which has since grown
and expanded to great proportions.
Fro n that , day to this , Tin : Uii ; : has advocat
ed every local Interest which , in its opinion ,
was designed for the upbuilding of the city.
TUB HKI : has always been a strong supporter
of the city of Omaha and the state of Nebras
ka , and its patronage bus demonstrated the
wisdom of that policy. The basis of nil
newspapers must bo their homo support. No
newspaper has boon able to achieve great
ness unless It enjoyed the confidence and
warm support of the great mass of Oitucns in
Its natuial b.illlwlck.
The secret of Tun HII'S : success lies in tlw
fact that , from its Inception , it has been a
champion of Omaha. Every fibre of its being
throbbed and thrilled with tlio pulsations
that , gave vitality to Omaha. No enterprise
looking toward the building un of Omaha has
ever been opposed or obstructed and every
project that tended to enlarge the commercial
nnd industrial prosperity of this city and
Btate has been encouraged and given unstint
ed support by Tin : H'i ' : : . When nil old set
tlers and everybody about the city opposed
public improvements , Tin ; Bic was the only
organ of public opinion that steadfastly and
rigorously advocated public improvements
from the start. Our sewage system , water
works , pavements and all public Improve
ments that have been undertaken are , today ,
largely duo to tha exertions made by this
paper.
The public has generously reciprocated.
Whatever may have been the personal enmi
ties between the editor and individual clti-
rcus , engendered in political wars and lights
Ivith great corporations , the paper has al-
tvays found eager readers and strong sup
porters In the people , because it was known
to be in earnest and sincere In its position-
taken upon all public questions. It has bat
tied for the people against great odd" , oven
In many Instances whet ; It would have paid
It much bettor , for a time , to have remained
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" silent. It withstood the pressure of mon who
loilght its ruin becausolt could not bo con
trolled , and , during the most critical .so'nsons
of financial depression , it waged the bitterest
warfare against mon and measures whoso ob
ject was to despoil the city and stato.
In passing another milestone , ono which
Biarks th'j twentieth year of Tin : Hni''s re-
nmrkablo career as a newspaper , it Is well to
look backward and stimmnrl/o briefly the de
tails of Its growth from a iSxlS shoot to the
most prominent metropolitan nowspiper be
tween Chicago and San Francisco.
KIUST DAY ON KUITI1.
How Tlu Moo Aiuiem-eil at. Its IHrtli
T wen I j You rs A fjo.
Horov.'ith Is presented a facslmllo of a tai
lored remnant of the first number of TUB
Uii : : . It is not olny the llyit number , butalso
the first copy which was struck from the
press. The birth of the piper was attended
ivitn as inch solicitation as generally attends
that of thu first born of a family. It was a
momentous occasion. The father , however ,
was nearer at hand than hu would have been
In a family affair , and , with his prudence
and foresight , which have enabled him to
hoard a wealth of souvenirs and documents
of Importance , toot : possession of the pnucr
as it cams wet from the press. It is , Indeed ,
remarkable , that under the circumstances
the sheet was ut all preserved. As It is , It
gives evidence of the curiosity which it
aroused in later years , the lower half uf the.
llttlo sheet having gene , nobody knows
whither It has a rusty , cracked , tattered
and antique appearance. What remains of
It , however , is worth moro than u thousand
times Its weight in gold. U shows thu little
sheet which has become the greatest journal
.jn the west anil the paper of western papers
ino.st Inlluontial in the oast.
On the tlrst pngo the aspiring sheet boasts
witn a metropolitan confidence 01 giting tno
"vory latest Intelligence up to the hour of
going to press. " In another paragraph it
unceremoniously epitomizes the aims of the
management by the statement that the num
ber "affords some evidence that the editor of
TUB HKB Is determined to deserve success in
a hitherto untrodden Held of journalistic
triumph. To the Omaha public , ever prompt
to recognize enterprise , is presented frco of
charge what may without oxnvirorntlou bo
called "the. reetilled essence of diurnal his
tory. " '
Huw well Mr. Rosowntor has redeemed
that pledge his phenomenal .iiiuess attests.
In the first page appears a department
under the head "lUmuv for the Ladles"
ivhlch has been maintained in the Sunday
nnd wcokly editions up to the present timo.
Tim advertising patronage at that day was
ns It Is now , most liberal. Some of the pat.
rons still reside hero , though many of them
have gone hence as may DO seen from the fol
lowing :
Doyle & 1'armcleo announce themselves as
running the postolllco news stand at 51M Fif
teenth. The stand has long clnco disap
peared and the senior member has been gath
ered to his fa'.h''rs , whileMr. . I'aunoloo still
urvlve-s.
The announcement by Derby of "Now
Scoteii cheviot shirts" at Douglas and Thir
teenth , was a great stroke of enterprise. In
those days cheviots wore in demand the
country over and took in Omaha like
prize chromes , These wcro of all
iUlos and colors , from a front
like a panu of black glass to one ifko a section
' of an old-fashioned bedtlck. Derby is num.
bored among those who left with the exodus.
The Great Western variety baxsar at ! i4 !
Uougtai street , by Wrman & Eberhnrt , is
onlj a reminiscence. Mr. Wyinou , however ,
remains , though ho Is ougaKOd In other
business ,
'Xho man whoso URUIO appear * boucath the
headline , J. J. Mc.N'amara , as n dealer and
Importer of wines and liquors , but whoso
place of business Is not given , long slnco
passed over the divide , but his widow sur
vives respected by many friends.
The store In which the Wheeler t Wilson
machine rooms was located In those days has
disappeared. A brick has taken Its pluco on
Fourteenth street between Farnain and
Douglas.
John Ahmanson , who charged only low
cash prices for groceries , provisions , fruit
and vegetables at'J07 Douglas street , dwells
here no longer and no trace remains of his
nbodo.
The Old Jones house which the enterpris
ing proprietor , M. Donovan , advertised , also
still stands on the west side of Twelfth
street , second lot south of Dodge. It has
since served a variety of purposes. It has
been the . cone of nameless crimes , and later
a haven of sanctity and virtue under the
direction of the Woman's Christian Temper-
anne union. It is now used us a baroor shop
nnd lodging house , and Is ono of the few
buildings which overlook , as It did in those
days , the site whereon Tun UCE was born.
The hoii'-o had previously been run by A. D.
Jones. Mr. Donovan , In It , laid the foundation
for his present fortune , built upon this foun-
ntion In the old Donovan house , also a thing
ot the past , on Ilarnov street , between
Thirteenth nnd Fourteenth , and rounded It
olt nt the Crelghton house , corner of
Thirteenth nnd Davenport streets , and am
plified in some very successful real estate
transactions. !
Eaton then told the people to como to get all
kinds of photographs "from retouched nega
lives at aH : Farnam street , with a br.mch at
Fifteen and Douglas. The number is the old
ono and thousands of people responded to his
call. Mr. Eaton Is still In business and brim-
full of recollections of those Interesting days.
According to the old number , f > ; il Four-
> nJ .apm.P sttdcnco , , ' { 0
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toenth street was Immediately north of the
alloy between Douglas and Dodge streets. It
was long ngo supplanted by a brick. In the
advertisement of Grover & Uakor the spot Is
designated as opposite Simpson's hall. This
hall still stands , thotuh its doors are closed
to pleasure-seekers. It was in the top of the
three-story brick building north of the alley
on the west sldo of the struct between Doug
las and Dodge streets. The gliding of tlio
early walt/ew was considered too much for
the structure. The latter shook In a threat
ening manner and was accordingly turned
ever to mercantllo pursuits.
M. Hellmnn it Co. , In nn elaborate display
on the second page , announce , with charac
teristic ontorprlso. the selling of their spring
and summer clothing at greatly reduced
prices , occupying the siimoslto now that they
did then , with the change that the members
have kept p.ico with the city and Its moucy-
iimkotM.
V. M. Mackcy Is dead. In those days ho
published the humtilu card of n small grocer
near the cornerof Hedge and Twelfth streets.
Mackey later wandered away , returned , be
came the hard'Workiutf deputy of the clerk
of the district court , and two years ago died.
A. Drosto U a book-blmJsr In the employ
of the Post nor printing company. Ho
wiu them but a little moro than
twenty years of age and was running a
blauk book manufactory aud book bludory In
tha FlMt .Vatioi.nl bank building on Thlr-
t uib atrcU , under iho style of A. DroatQ &
Co. the "company" being the late F. C. Foal-
nor. Mr. Drosto loft hero seven years ago
but has returned to remain till the close.
Henry L. Lntoy Is still remembered by
every old settler. lie told his friends through
Tin : HKI : columns that his restaurant was
"tho most pleasant place of the kind In the
city" and that the best of everything In his
Hub was constantly on hand and tils friends
wcro requested to call aud see him. IIu was
located on Twelfth and Douglas. Hut Mr.
Latov left. Ho went to the mountains in
search of n fortune. The name was for years
nfterwarJs on everybody's lips whore It was
kept In praise of the beautiful lady , his wlfo ,
whoso voice was us sweet as was the charm
of her presence.
Mrs. C. Wood who { informed the public
thatsho kept a fashionable millinery estab
lishment at 2.'iil Douglas street has left no
trace by which she may bo lorntcJ , but she
is doubtless remembered by many of the
belles of the day whom she made irresistible
with her modes.
There Is no twee of the city hotel of those
days which was run by 15. T. Page on Tenth
street between Fnrimm and Harnoy although
a hotel of the same name l.s now run at the
corner of Tenth nnd Harney by FritWlrth. .
The Turner Sunday girdon , the second
page tells us , was situated at Tenth and
Howard streets. The property has slnco ,
however , coma Into the possession of John
Brandt , who for years , uiintaiuedan excel
lent German Sunday theatre which was
abandoned about live years aso. The open-
door theatre has also disappeared , thorgh
the garden lined with trees and balconies ,
.still stands behind the now brick hotel which
marks the site of the former Mothall. .
Thcro will ho no moro "free concerts every
night ana a sacred concert oil Sundays , "
however.
Sowing machines wore in great demand
here then because the Singer also had ropro-
. , . , - * .
Vito'i. HWosmncwoff. .tsvj i ;
.v : Tfioro ts u jothing : . cy'cfiin 'i
- jiM inaWh ; ; fov $ * assoohfidn <
scrferd ' uiad'otily iirtu and sdtriety fcil
. tho'-wHu . , t ' licentiousness ' ft > , twl los J ' 'MUJ
tmj3ta.of ( ho Shrieking feistc'ri K
iW"ttio : ! Hie lVcstrc3otiuifs"K'ffJt . > . ] , ' : ;
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fJlfea-rt-.vUy.oF nuni"tba .Jl'wjiirc Drfj
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it&ooW'frein'iEe shock of'thc Wood.
"hilUlscandals. \Vcfiicrn.Euror . , fc
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Air Crapbn3 of fa 'omin Sufi&gc.
down iiafif. , ns n Jappj I'Annfy. Jtlr $ .
' , fe ? Iftstate . . course
like i.\te \ < $ krf " IiJiSj t the
wofttyjttinet ilitf1'Vflct'Love tfnftirick'd :
jUJ < i4ynJjr4toA ) ofitM/M'rtf. " " * '
orho Jiaa tptiw'fJUif the lire. ' .
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i\io \ 'iVomau's JUghH and Fro0 ? uf.
woiIJ. vrc ojmio. carer hut IRpi
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n f p.iuy icar , . ' , nj' ajjoudlj
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L'rVHit fwyitt'jrccuJion by . 'Jie
-p. . . . - > li/jiils / DttiianJrt ' jqd but ? oani
hvpr aaipng , scnglUa. Vpcopta Sa'cJi
f"OQaiiJjiac &il $ ia. mn.'zimouj - 8t
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sontntlves in Wilson & Weber who are now
fonjotton. Their store was at 2 IS Douglas
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth.
"M. J. McKolilgon importer Jobber for
eign and domestic wines and liquors , 143
Farnbam street , agent Eldorado wlno com
pany California , " has vanished. Where ho
sold , now stands the entrance to the Eden
Musuo. McICelllgon made his appearance
here , .however , a bhort time ago jut again
vanished.
The telegrams to which rofcrenco 1s made
on the first are to bo found on the third col
umn of the second and last pago. The reader
Is told that the news is specially "reported
forTiiu O.MUIV Hun by the Uroat Western
telegraph company. " Even then , on the
first day of Its existence , TUB HUB did not
hesitate to bo independent of the great cor
porations. Instead of taking its news from
the Western Cnton , It patronized Its rival.
The announcement of this Indenondonco
breathes the sumo doflanco which has often
characterized Its utterances of later days.
The announcement of telegraphic service too ,
Is made with us much conscious pride as has
since been the announcement of a now ser
vice by the associated press bv a special cor
respondent by special lo.uod wire or a cable
bureau which would cost thousands of dol-
luis annually. And yet , the transmission of
the iiaw3 re/orrod to did not cost Tnu Bii :
then more than fl.&O dally. It contained
fewer than two hundred words , whereas
now the telegraphic service of Tut : HKI :
places before Its reader * on an average 80,000
words from all parts of the world daily. The
installment in the flrst nurabor was as fol
lows ;
FOHEION.
PAItlS , June 10. The now government loan
Mill bo Issued on the 25th , Two million
pounds of Maryland tobacco arc advertized
for the government , tenders to arrive before
July 5.
The Honnpartist candidates In the several
dcpartmonts proclaim themselves In favor of
free trade. The roorganbntlon of the army
Is progressing rapidly , lit Well informed cir
cles tlio success of the I3ouapartlsts Is
doubted.
G BUM ANY.
BERLIN , Juno IS. The great dinner res-
tcrday at the Imperial p dace was attended by
several hundred guests , including the entire
diplomatic corps. The emperor expressed his
gratification for the support given him uy
sympathizing monarchs nnd princes In his
ellorts to create a United Germany.
GREECE.
ATHENS , Juno 18. The Turks refuse ab
solutely to receive the now Greek minister
because ho was leader In the Cretan insur
rection. Mons. Raugabl , Greek minister at
WubhitiRfbti , is recalled.
HOME.
NEW YORK , Juno 10. Saturday being
the last day of the Jerome park races , the at
tendance of Wall street brokers and specula
tors was so largo that the transactions ot the
gold room and stock exchange wore very
limited.
Quito a number of deaths from smallpox
are reported last week.
The death of Vallandlgham has created
profound Impression in political sections.
The Evpross says : "Few public mon had
n moro promising future before thorn than
this distinguished citizen. "
TKlVIjU AND TKIUM1MIS.
Those Which Hnvq , Attended tlio In-
tctTHtiiiK Career of The Bee.
Tun OMAIIV DULY DEC was issued for the
flrst time Juno 15 , 1871. It was a two-pago
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shoot , 12x18 , with tivo columns to a page. A
fao-simllc , of the first copy , taken from a
sheet which has not well withstood the wear
of years , Is herewith reproduced. It was In
tended , in the main , to iorvo as a programme
for the Academy ot 'Mutlc , then the prin
cipal place of amusement In the city ; and ,
when a performance waa'to ' bo given , three
columns of the llrst page vero devoted to a
display of the features , live him drod copies
wore Issued , three hundred of which wore
deposited In the chairs of the theater.
During the lirst thtoo months of Its exist
ence Tin : Ue was issued from the printing
establishment of Hodllurd Brothers , a two-
story frame structure vri h n basement on the
southeast corner of Dodge nnd Twelfth
streets. This building stood until about two
years ago , when it was dismantled and
the present brick structure was erected In its
stead.
Mr. Ilosowator , the founder of THK BKB ,
was , at the time , manager of the Atlnntio &
Paclllo telegraph lines in this cltv. He did
not , however , allow his nrmo to appear in
connection with the paper Ho thus hoped , In
the event of the ontorpiiso proving unsuc
cessful , to avald the notoriety which would
bo occasioned by a failure which had boon
predicted would ensue within sixty days. In
stead , however , 03 ostensible editor and pub
lisher , appeared the name of II. Uerald.
huch as It was TUB Use attracted atten
tion. It was noway and well written , and
was sought for by every patron of the thea
ter and indeed by citizens generally.
Five weeks after 1U birth Tin : Hun was
enlarged to a four-page sheet , thus doubling
its size. The name of K. Uosewnter as cd
itor and proprietor was substituted for that
Of Gerald and a subscription price of IJ'i ,
coats per week or 00 cants per mouth was
established. Within ii short time Tnc Di u
had u list of UOJ paid up subscrl bcrs.
The following month , August , Tut : Dnn
was nealn enlarged , ono column being added
to each page , and on September 0 tno flrst
copy of TIIK WIIKIY : : HII : : wai Issued.
The business of the llttlo shoal was taxing
the resources of the Red Held olllce , and n
considerable share of the receipts was swal
lowed up In the protlts of that ilnu.
Accordingly , in September , the third
month nftor the establishment of tlio paper ,
a two-story frame building with wooden
basement adjoining the Kcdllold building on
the south was rented by Mr. Uosewator.
This structure bad previously been desig
nated the ( Jodar K'iplds house. In this build
ing the publisher of Tin : HPE established a
printing house of some pretentious , Issuing
therefrom Tiir.Il ! n. The Heobachtor am Mis
souri , and also the Pokrok Z.ipadu ( Western
Progress. ) The Heobachtor niu Missouri
bad been n German democratic sheet , but
was changed into an Independent republican
paper by Mr. Koscwater , who had purchased
the plant , as also a small Job ofllco connected
with It. At the same time ho purchased n
full dress for the Pokrokapadu , which ho
established and ran In the interest of immi
gration. The typo for these papers was sot
in this building , though the press work was
done by the Ucdllelds. At this time the
weekly bil's ' of Tin : Hm : ranged between S'H. ' )
nnd ? 100 nnd the foreman who presided over
the oftlco was Charles P. K. Williams , now
of Grand Island , who was the Hrst to act in
that capacity for the paper. The press used
by the Kedllelds was n Cincinnati drum-cyl
inder , and , at last accounts , was owned by the
Journal of Columbus , Nob. It was worked
by Archie Richmond , n colored man who
is now In the employ of Tin : Hii : : and who
was then able to strike off from three him-
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drod and flfty to four hundred papers per
hour.
Tin ; BRB had not yet reached its first an
niversary when , on Juno 11 , 1873 , the ofllco
and contents wore completely destroyed by
an incendiary flro.
This wfas a severe Blow and the enterpris
ing publisher readily received the sympathy
of the pooplo.
The blow did not stagger the publisher ,
however. The Hrst paper to announce the
dastardly outrage was Tin ; Ilm : I Is elf. It
made Its appearance- the streets at the
usual time in the afternoon , though reduced
to one-half its size , having been Issued from
Ueatlold's printing ofllco.
A now plant comprising news nnd job typo
for TIIK HEB and the other papers was pur
chased In Cincinnati and tit , Louis , but the
publisher was compelled to accept them on
timo. The plants wore moved to a brick
building on I'ltnmm street , between Ninth
and Tenth , which Mr. Uosowater had pur
chased In IbU'J. ' Tno building consisted of
two stories and a basement. It afforded
ample room for the ttirou papers. U was a
veritable hive of Industry.
From the earliest moment of Its existence
TIIK HKE championed the cause of the indus
trial classes , It denounced Jobbery In ofll-
cial life and the encroachments of cor pom to
power. It assailed public abuses of every
kind. It made enemies on every sldn , lave
among the pooplo. Private combinations ,
personal and murderous assaults wore re
sorted to to drive Mr. K. ICosowater lute the
gravo.
Then came the panto of 1KT3. Plr.ancln
difficulties besot the editor thus adding now
complications against which he had to con
tend. Hut the story of those trying times
will nut here bo told , It would , however ,
form a turiillub' chapter , wbllo tUo recital of
the editor's wrongs would evoke cxrcr ' *
upon the h ad of the unscrupulous indt
tials who sought his downfall.
And yet Tin : IIKB continued to grow.
September of Is ni , a Iloo cvllmli'r tires * w >
purchased and the other departments wet
Improved accordingly.
The paper , at this time , had a larger circu
lation than any In the state and still It was
only a local sheet. Hut Its Inlliienco reached
beyond the limits of the cltv. To extend this
Inlluenco , a morning edition which was de
signed to clr--ulato throughout the state was
started. It mot with opposition from the
railroads , but the roids couhi not dominate
the malls. The people wanted Tin : Hi K , and ,
like the evening p.ipor , the morning edition
became a success and , wltu the former also ,
it was improved in keeping with the pat
ronage.
March T , 1 71. for the fifth time in the
three years Tin ; HII : had been established ,
It appeared enlarged In length and width to
nine columns.
In IS r > It published nn Illustrated supple
ment showing the principal public buildings
and leading bu juos blocks of Omaha. The
supplement als'o contained a review of the
business of IS7I. The oner-wings were
works of art and no liner supplement had. at
the time , been issued from the press of anv
paper In the country. No means had previ
ously been employed which so satisfactorily
proclaimed the prosperity of Omaha to ttio
world.
On February 1 , 1S7S Tun Hir. : Publishing
compiny was otvani/eu and to it was turned
over the building , grounds , plant and good
will of tlio paper. The articles of Incorpora
tion wore signed bv 10. Itoicwntor , Andrew
Hosowntcr , A. H. Souer , Henry A. Haskell ,
Alfred borenson and Kdwln Davis. The
capital stock was limited to 'JIOO.OOO. Only
flU.OOO , however , was Issued. The stock ,
N'S fiftlXERY
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bn Ilili oticl Douglas Sto
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material and suhscrintlon list wcro Invoiced
i > t Ml.HSl.'J-1 , and to this was added tha value
of the ground und building , $10WO ( , making
a total of fU.SSl.frJ. This was purchased by
the company for $10,000 , nnd stock was issued
to Mr. Rosowatcr giving him a controlling in
terest. The flrst board of directors com prised
K. Rosewater , G. W. Lliiliu'or , Max Meyer ,
Kdwln Davis and Andrew Rosowator. Mr.
E. Rosewater was elected president and
given control of the management and policy
of the paper. These positions ho holds to
day and owns besides nearlv four-fifths of
tha capital stock of the lice Publishing com
pany , which now comprises 400 shares at
JiiVJ a sharn or * IOO,000.
In 1870 , Tins HKI : had outgrown Its quarters
In the brick building , und the two-story
frame .structure adjoining on the east was
leased , and finally the lot on which it stood
was purchased from Milton Rogers for tA.OdO.
This gave n frontage of forty-four fout. Iloth
buildings wcro connected by cutting
u doorway through the adjoining
walls on the second story , which
enabled the editors to gain access to the com
posing room. On the lower lloor Was estab
lished the circulating and subscription de
partments.
And still the paper continued to grow.
Now type was purchased and a double cylin
der Hoe press with folder attachment took
the place of the old Habcock Job press. These
wore followed by a second double cylinder
Hoe press.
Each move brought Tun Hm : nearer the
rank of a metropolitan Journal. The morn
ing and evening editions wore enlarged from
four to eight pages.
In IbM a department was established in
In Council Hluffs with a resident manager ,
the Hrst time the department had been at
tempted by au Omaha paper In this year
the morning odlUou bad growa eo greatly a *
to require a noparato corps of writers anil
compositors.
In ! NN > n bllrt'au with n resident corre
spondent was established In I.nuMln This
was followed by the commissioning of eot
cspondonU In Washington , I'hiniiro anil
very town In Iowa and Nebraska and in nil
the larger cities of contiguous states nud tei >
rltorles.
During all this time Tin : HII : : was enm
pel led to pay enormous tolls for n < . ml ills-
patches from various points. Those tolls
wore considered little less than rnbbiry.
Tills service cost Tin : liiii : inonthlj fi.'in ' $ "ik ( )
to fM'O , while p.ipors In the Assouatcd
press were supplied at mi c\pensa
of about $ r per month. 1'nr yeara
i Tin : ltii : : struggled ngainst Hid
extortion of the telegraph companies imd ,
llnnlly compelled thoin to lecognl'o u n ono
of the live newspapers of tliu wc t It was
lucordingly admitted to the Associated press
In the payment In cash of $11,1 ( Hi lluu
nuled , the news facilities of Tin. Id u wore )
wonderfully meicascd. Hutlmpiovi tin ut dht
not end hero. Kvery point In the isi was
covered with special correspond' nts , com
prising those in Dakota on the north , Kansas
on the south , Colorado , Wyoming ami other
states and territories toward the coast
Then TIM : Hi t : looked to Its quarters Tha
old ones were shabby and linMiiU'iilcut.
The old frame was uold und
replaced with a brick. Following ,
eamo the reconstruction of the wKok build *
Ing. The wooden ( oist.s on the ilr i liner of :
the main building were torn out and briclc
arches weie constructed between 1' b unison
J the lloor and thu basement was rciidired lire-
proof. The front was tern out and tuo inoro
.stories added. The facade was a huiutlful
one while the counting room was furnished
in liner atj lo than any similar place In tha
west. Even the.se changes did not guo the
room requited , and accordingly twenty two
foot in the upper story of the strang bunding
on the west \\ero leased. This was used for
the night force of compjsltors while that ou
the cast was used bv the day men.
On September & , ItvS'i , Tin : HKK bought it
Scott perfecting press and a complete
stereotyping plant. This improvement cost
the company ? 1S > ,000. The press cut , folded
and pasted Ifi.UUO copies of an eiclit page
paper and .iO.OOO copies of n fout-pngo panel
per hour. In IbVT a second perfecting press
with nn accompanying stereotyping plant
was purchased and placed In the piess room ,
making the latter the most complete estab
lishment of the kind In tlio west In this
building , the most llnely appointed .uul ono
of the handsomest structures dex oteil td
journalism In this section of eountn , Tim
Hi i : nourished for four years.
Hut its enterprising mumigcr nnd editor
was not satisfied. Theic remained out unit
thing for him to do , and that was to erect nu
enduring structure of brick , Iron ami granita
which should bo indestructible oven uy tin
elements in which , for all time , Tin : Hull
would Und a luxurious homo.
Tlio work was accomplished and a picture ;
of the marvel will bo found elsewhere. InW
the latter building Tin : HII : : moved ou .luna
10 , l.ss'.i , and In It ou the following \Vodnes
day celebrated its eighteenth birtluhu.
In that building it Is located at present.
In it , linds a journalistic home , than which
there is no liner in the world. Here alio Is a
home which has evoked the praise of Journal-
is Us lonnd the globe and hero also Is tha
shrine at which they and men and w men oC
distinction in other callings have paid
homago. Here Tin : Hi'.i : has e.vpi'iienced
unusual prosperity and reached a circulation
of 27,000 copies , an increase of 11,000 in lcs
ban two years.
TIIKN AND i\O\V.
The I'dHHngo Krom a Cellar to n i'til *
HOC Made liy Thu ! lee.
Herewith are presented engravings of th <
the building in which Tun Huu was bjrn and
that In which it now luxuriates.
The first , two years ago , was razed to tht
ground , leaving hosU of reminiscences in tha
minds of those who love the past. - - * *
It was a plain , two-story frame building
owned by the Redfleld brothers , situate on
the southeast corner of Dodge and Twelfth ;
streets. There was a shallow biisi-ment ,
which , in later years , was seriously impaired
by the high sidewalks on the paved streets.
In this basement , was n hand cylinder press ,
quarter medium Gordon. On the first story ,
were two rooms , ihxSO loot , Oiled with Job
ollico soock and material and a number of
news cases. From the latter , Tin : HI.I ; was
set. In the second story , tired and footsora
printers on the road , lound rest and lodge ,
incut. There was no beauty within ho\v
much soever , the place may have savored ot
utility. There was oven less beauty without.
The building was as prim and angular as an
old maid with quadrangular windows and
doors looking from out the rooms and hall )
in all directions.
In those days there was a prroatar doimnil
for proper ! } in that neighborhood than there
is at the present time and the aflleo was con
sidered well located. Tin : Ilu. , however ,
brought the people to it nnd they found littlu
diniculty in finding It.
ISIsowhoro is recorded the gradual f.teps by
which Tin : HUE drew away from its birth
place. Ills the purpose of this sketch therefore -
fore , solely to contrast the first and present
structure of this great sheet , i'ho parting
was not ono of tears. It was not that of a
lad who bids nn nlToctlunatu ml leu to his
weeping mother as ho loaves homo to make a
name in the world. It was rather the departure -
parturo of one , armed cnp-a-plo , ready for a
light and conscious ot success. It was n faro ,
well to small quarters , indifferent tun-round.
Ings and was the most onihtismsUo move )
which n young Journal could molt" , a move )
which terminated in a buildini ; win eh may
well take its phTce among the best business
stiucturcs of tins ngo of boundless resources.
Tlio present Hm : building occupies two full
lots with a frontage of KU feet on I1 .irnam anil
llfj ou Seventeenth street , the former being
the leading tuoroughfaro of the city
On this site Mr. 10. Rosowntor , the 0111101 * ,
built his humble homo und on this situ all nig
children wore horn.
Across the street , upon a beautiful terrace ,
surrounded by masalvo carved letalning
walls , and reached by broad and imposing
granlto staircases , is the beautiful Hie pruot
court house of Douglas county , Adjoining
on the west is the now lire-proof city
hall , now being enclosed und con.
structed of red stone and gray granite.
To the east stands the eleven-stor.v Ilio-prooi
building of brick and cranlto of the Now
York Life Insurance company. These com.
prise a cluster of the ( limit , most expnnslva
und almost indestructible buildings In thu
country.
J IIU U11SU111U1II LWI4 lit I.WWtU KIUUI1U , iq
constructed of a brilliant red granite , jasper-
like , from Waupaca , WIs , It Is of roolt
finish and above the granite pilasters u touch
corner are carved massive beehive * Tlio
openings are supported with twelve mnsslro
pillars of this granite polUhod. They nrti
admitted , in bounty and variety , to be excelled
celled by no pillars to lie found ubioiul.
Thu superstriieturo is nf dark brown
pros ! id brick , trimmed with dark terra cotta
and brown stone , und rises seven stories.
The effect of the long lines nf window's is
broken on the central part uf the fiic.ijo on
Farnam street by nn cluhtli story , mxtj foot
in width , which tormimiU's In u pair of tur
rets correspond ! ) g to those at the corner * of
the building. Thuso tut rets tire I " > feet
above the pavement. Hctweon tin m in a
panel of terra cotta and In plain Rnnmn letters -
tors nro the words : "Tin : JUi : Huilling. "
Tlio walls nro surmoui.tod by n frU/o bund-
carved In graceful lines.
The building pniMints nn appearance of
validity which is sustained by its gi'iu'ral de
tails. The foundation wails are Ov f > ' 0t In
thlcliness , laid in Portland cement , with us *
slsting pieces eight loot in thickness
The main cntianea is on Fnriiam street
through n granite arched portal of naijosUa
dimensions. Within there Is a in-autlfui
vestibule of inurblo from which , i > ' eithoe
side , inarblo staircases lead to the llo i uiiuvo ,
ou whlrh is located the business onu < > uf Tim
HII : : , The furnishing of tins latii-i place Is
of marble. At the north und of Hi" vi-mlbula
is a pair of elevators uncased in i > . autiful
screen work of wrought Iron. JHC. nd tha
elevator abaft substantial net'n ) > bronza
staircases ascend to the top story.
llehind the elevator shafts Is tin court of
the building. This rises to a hfiul.t . .f 120
feet mid Is lighted by a glass roc/f Ill . . < feet.
ll nividud un cueti side Into Uuoc < feet.by
I > iii5ioi ! > . tlio busoinont ( lory
ulik'd classic on wbcn *
& ini'-v ii > caps >
1 IIU.H au entab > aturo compotcd of archl *