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Now Structures Have a Frontage of Over
live Miles.
COSTING ABOUT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
lYrnilt * Inrlnilo Twrnlj-Two factories ,
Trn Clnm-lir. , ThirtyTourVnrcliiitncs
| -.xlm l\ < ! Hirer ! Improvement *
Kntei prlie < .
The building season was Into In opening ,
nnii It WHS nciir the middle of the summer
before there was nny great activity , The
records In tlio oflico of .1. R Tilly , supcriu-
londcnt of buildings , show that during the
tvvelvo months Just ended the stun of $1,01)3- )
SliO has been invested in now buildings In
lh 1ft city.
During this period lo7'J penults for the
erection of buildings wcro issued. This
represents the mimborof buildings coinpletc'd
or partially completed during the year. Of
those there were sevenly-llvo stores mnl
six , three llvu-
oftlces. There wore two-story
Htory , three four-story , thirteen three-story ,
eleven two-story , and the balance were ono-
Btory blocks. Vorty-ilvo of thcso blocks
were hrlek nnil stone , and the balance
were frame. There were erected twenty-two
manufacturing establishments , | { fifteen oi
which were of brick and stone and seven
fr.imo. The storage and warehouses mimbei
thirty-four , twenty-seven of which are frame
mid seven brick. There were ten Iie\v
churches erected , costing in the aggregate
M,000 , three of which were bride and
woven frame. The seven school house ?
cost in aggregate the sum of flVi.OOO. Tin
hospitals , costing SS"tXM ) , were added to the
list of now buildings.
All of the other permits were for the erec
tion of dwellings and cijttiiges , niiiny o !
which cost from * r ,000 to $10,000.
Ono interesting featurenlxmt thedwellings
erected lust year is that the average cost o
construction was fl , ! ) . or nearly 8UXX ) more
than during any previous year in the history
of the city.
Take the build ings that.wero erected las
year nnd place them side by side , leaving ou
the streets and alleys , and the line would 111
ono side of a street for a distance of live am
one-fourth miles.
According to the ordinances of the city , tin
builders are only required to furnish tin
superintendent with ilgiires showing the es
thnato cost , of the buildings for which the ;
tlcsiro the permits. This invariably result :
in an underestimate , as the fee is based upoi
the cost of the building. The estimate neve
exceeds 7."i per cent of the actual cost , and agaii
there are the plumbing and steam lltlinu
which never are figured in the permit. Till
makes it snfo to add 2 > per cent or 0011,71
1o the estimated cost of the buildings crectci
during the year-which would run the tola
up -rdSri'i'J ) ( , which would represent th
actual cost of the Ii72 : new buildings.
In addition to this there lias been . * li > 0,00
expended upon the new city hall and -K,00 )
upon the now postoftlee building , making
total ofI.T88r > lW that was expended upo
new buildings during the year IMtt , or &IJ47. ! .
701 more than during the year IS'Jl.
I'nlille Improvements.
Although it was late in the season bcfor
public work was started , the sum of § 050
001.0'i was expended last year in making ir
tcrnnl improvements.
The annual report of City Engineer Host
water , which has been submitted to th
mayor , shows the following :
Asphalt pavement , now. .02 miles ; repin
ing , .01 miles , a total of l."lmiles \ , or IM.li'J
biplaro yards , costing 1)1,000. )
Brick New pavomimt , 'J HI-100 miles ; ri
paving , 1 : H < )0 ) miles , a total of I ! H7-100 mile :
or (1-1,827 ( sipjiiro yards , costing SHS.S. . * .
Sandstone. New pavement , 2 12-KX ) mile !
or 50,827 square yards , costing $ U'J,51il.
Tlio total pavement laid during the yea
aggregates 7II7-1IX ) miles , or 1115,770 siuar (
yards , and cost $ it22,870.
This gives Omaha 18 18-100 miles of a :
phalt pavement , 7 1.1-100 miles of brick , ! > 0 S !
100 of stoao , 111 ( il-100 of cedar block an
5 HS-IOO of cypress block , a total of 71 27-U
miles , costing in tlio aggregate the sum <
* HMlio ; , : .fi .
The curbing was extended by the scttin
of 11 Ifi-'lOO miles at a cost of ! tSr , > 20 , makin
u total of 12879-100 miles in the city , costin
a total of $ lMGilJ.33. ! (
Repairs on asphalt streets cost if7-l.7 ! :
nnd sweeping IH1) ) miles of paved streets co ;
$ i7yos.-ir > .
Sewers 10 : )1-100 ) miles in length were lai
at a cost of SSMOO. Tlio addition of las
year gives the city ] 02 42-10(1 ( miles of sewer
which have cost $ l,4IKi,7M.K : ) .
For sewer repairs and maintenance tl
sum of $11,587,50 was paid , 1,800 being c
contract and $0,787.51 for day labor.
The sidewalks laid during the year covorc
17 75-100 miles and cost H > ,777. 1 , Thei
were 10 miles of wooden walk , costii :
$ 'J7H0.18 ! , and 1 75-100 miles of permanei
walk , costing $10,401.8-1.
licpairs amounting to &S9I..10 were made c
the Sixteenth street viaduct.
Grading of streets cost S127.823. Th
sum of money removed 951(44 ( yards
earth , nnd added 11 54-UK ) miles , making
total of 148 14-100 miles of graded streets
the city , which have cost $1,282,318.54.
The amount of tonnage used in pavin
curbing and in the construction of sowe
during the year is something eiiormou
Figuring 40,000 pounds to the car the
would have been 051 cars of sandstone , li
cars of brick , 050 cars of broken stone ,
cars of cement , 21 cars of asphalt and 1,4
cars of sand , a total of i,72u ! cars to 1m
hauled the material for the paving and tl
curbing. To have hauled the material f
the sewers would have required 2'J'J sin
cars. Had these cars all been inado in
ono train , that train would have be' '
twenty-ilvo miles long.
Indications now are that this year t !
amount of public work will ho nearly doub
what it has been during any previous sense
Oily Engineer Itosewater states that wh
-Koino legal restrictions are corrected the
will bo available § 100,000 of sewer and # 10
000 of paving bonds. There will probably
iOO.OOO of district paving , 6100,000 of distri
Howcr and $11X1,000 of grading bonds. Inn
tlitlon to tills there may be added the en
Htructlon of sidewalks and the repairs on t
viadnots , which will bring the aggregate i
to 125,000. At this time there are Ib'i2 ' e <
tractsamountingto$75 , < XXlon which work h
not yet been commenced , but which must
completed next season , showing that tiuri
tlio year Ib'.tll ' , public iinprovemeiits to t
amount of $1,000,000 will bo madu.
Mr. Hosowater's idea is to have the 1
pi-ovomunt ordinances passed at as early
datons possible , that work may bogiu wi
the opening of spine. ,
Sulmi'liiiii InipriMt'itiriits.
Florence , one of Omaha'a most prospero
suburbs , lies Just north of the city limits a
contains 1,200 inhabitants , lieing sltuat
in ti bend of the river and at the foot o
high nluff , it is a very pieturosquo place a
Is rapidly becoming a favored resort for pi
plo who have a desire to reside Just oulsl
of the city.
The town was settled by the Mormons
early as ISIS , and for a tlim < it was Oinah
compotltor for tht ) position of metropolis
the west , Uallroads and capital en
tg Qinalm , and for a tlmo Florence i
iierienced u ucason ut" decay , but d
jng thu past few yeiirs it has lu
growing rapidly until now , when it Inn
population of fully 1,800. Tlin llttlo city
the homo of the Aniorlcau Watur AVoi
company's plant and principal pumping s
tion. It has a magnitlccnt school bull'll
which was erected last joar at a cost
flio.OOO. Tlio school furnishes I'inploymeni
f tlireo teachers and has IT5 pupifo enrolled
\ Tliero afo a gru.it many linn rosidcuc
thirty of which wcro erected during the p
- ' year , and at a cost of frlO.UX ) ,
The town has a city government , a syst
of water works , a lire department , save
btorcH and a uumlierof line chui-chcs.
The suburbs of Hensoii and Hale. '
Hclglits , lying to the northwest and just o
t.ldo of the city limits , have attracted the
U'lition of 'the homo builders during i
past you r. They are connected with
city b5 * the Ilciuuu nnd Halcyon Ileig
motor line , which furnishes u tcu-min
bcrvlce ,
The two suburbs havn a i > oiulutlon )
3.500 , u graded school , a town hall , bcsl
any number of stores , bhopsand busiu
boused. The Improvements during the p
year have been substantial , consisting o
t57,500 school house , a Methodist church cc
'ub' ' , tUO , u $1,000 towu hull and twcnty-n
dwellings and cottages , costing on an average -
ago oi ( tSOO each.
\VMrr.
The plant of the American Water Works
company Is located at Florence , a prosperous
Ittlo suburb just north of the city limits. It
s ono of the most extensive and complete In
Iho United Stiites , Prior to this year the
company had expended tn,8-ISKX ( ) upon the
system. The engines now In use have a
immplng capacity of f.'i.OOO.OOO gallons per
lay , The reservoir system Is the largest in
the United States , having a capacity of K50-
000,000 gallons. The water Is pumped from
tno river Into largo settling basins mid then
pumped to the relay stations , which are lo
cated at the foot of Cass street , Twentieth
street and 1'opplcton avenue and Fortieth
and Hamilton streets. The company has
,1,705 , consumers in Omaha , South Omaha nnd
Kast Omaha. The water is convoyed through
107 miles of main. live miles of which was
laid during the past year. The dally con
sumption aggregates 11.000,000 gallons.
The company has slxty-ilvo men on the
regular pay roll and 250 additional during
the summer months.
l.lRlllK.
The lighting privileges of the city are in
the hands of the Now Omaha Thompson-
Houston Electric Lighting company and the
Omaha Gas Manufacturing company , both
of which are Omaha institutions ami both of
which have their hcadquartcis in this city.
During the past year the electric light
company has exnended the sum ot > " > ,000 In
improving its plant and system. At this
tlmo it is the llfth largest plant in the
United States. Besides adding two new
machines that cost S ,000 each , the company
has put up llfty miles of wire for the incan
descent system , which extends on Far-
mini street to Fortieth , on Dodge street to
Thirtieth , on Chicago street to Twenty-llfth ,
on Sherman avenue to Corby street , ou Oum-
ing to Fortieth and on Twentieth and
Twenty-fourth to the Holt Mne tracks.
Another line has been constructed which
takes in all of the territory in the vicinity of
Hanscom Park.
The company now operates 0,000 incandes
cent and ( XXI arc lights. The men on the
pay roll number sixty and their wages
amount to $5,000 per mouth.
The Omaha Uas Manufacturing company
has expended $25,000 during the past year In
extending its mains and making improve
ments about its plant. The company has
laid three miles of now mains and placed ! SM )
meters since last January , which means ! ! ,500
now lamps. There are 100 men on the pay
roll. The salaries paid aggregate . * 5,000 per
month.
This year the company expects to lay n
great many new mains , the principal ono of
which will bo into Clifton Hill.
TrleplioiH ) mill Telegraph Systems.
The telephone system of the city is owned
and operated by tlio Nebraska Telephone
company , an Omaha corporation , and is ofll-
cered by Omaha men. The management is
as follows : President , Caspar 13. Yost ;
vice president , ,1. .1. Dickey ; secretary and
treasurer , L. II. Korty ; assistant treasurer ,
V. I' . Mussolmau ; local manager , Vance
Lane.
During the last year the company has
iperated thirty-two exchanges , llfty-nine
toll ofllces and has had -\A \ telephones in
uso. 1111:13711)- : ) ' , ' miles of polo lines and
IISOiJ miles of toll line wires. There are
ISO regular employes on the pay roll , with
i J-.1 during the summer months. The sal-
Hies amount to $8,0X ( ) per month.
Last year tlio company commenced the
erection of a three story , lire proof , $125,000
exchange building at tlio corner of Kight-
entb antl Douglas street , which will be com-
) letcd tins season.
The work of placing the wires in the
icart of the city underground was also
started and is now well under way , as
icarly all of the conduits and manholes have
been placed. To do this has required the
expenditure of $5t,2SK.TJ. : ) 'Co linish this
work and complete the exchange building
will require the additional outlay of $1)5.000. )
I'ho contract for laying the underground
cables lias been lot. There will bo 1,500
miles of bard drawn copper placed in these
cables , at a cost of $ I5,000. ! A switch board ,
which Is to bo ono of the largest in thu
United States , and costing 15,000 lias been
ordered for the now building.
Since the beginning- 4last year the com
pany has built the following now lines and
equipped them with metallic circuits : From
Omaha to Fremont , by way of Millard , Elkhorn -
horn , Waterloo and Valley , a distance of
forty miles and at a cost of $7,000 ; between
Omaha and Ashland the fourth wire has
been added : tt a cost of $2,217.84. This line
also completes : i second metallic circuit be
tween Omaha and Uncolii. The line be
tween Lincoln and Nebraska City has been
improved by the addition of a metallic cir
cuit at a cost of $11,000. The line between
I'lnttsmouth. and Nebraska City has been
rebuilt by the addition of twenty-eight mile. ' :
of copper wire , completing tlio metallic cir
cuit. This was at a cost of $11,000.
proposition has been made to the citi
zens of Hastings and Grand Island to extend
the lines from Omaha to these cities and 11
the same is accepted it means an additional
expenditure ot $ .10,000 next season.
Omaha is the headquarters ot the thirt
district of tlio western division of the West
em Union Telegraph company. The district
otilccrs are as follows : ,1. J. Dicicoy , superin
tendent ; Charles U. Ilorton. assistant super
intcndcnt and \V. W. Umsted , manager.
In this district , and during the past year
the company has extended its system by tin
addition of ! iir > 0 miles of wire and 500 mllci
of new polo lines. This was at a cost o
$100,000 , Tlio extension of now lines and tin
keeping of old ones in repair furnish stead ;
employment to liOO line and constructioi
men.
men.Tlio increase in the business of the Omah !
oflico during tlio past year has been mon
than 25 per cent. There are twelve brand
oflices in tlio city which , together with tin
main olllco have handled 0,000,000 messages
making this rank as ono of the most import
ant telegraph centers of the country. Tin
Omaha olllco furnishes employment to 20 I
persons , whoso salaries aggregate $12,000 pu
month.
Lines of the Western Union cover over ,
railroad entering the city. In addition ti
these the company has n largo number o
highway lines , which formerly belonged t
opposition companies. Mora than 100 cii
euits are worked outside of tlio city nnd COY
ercd by the Omalm olllco. A battery of 10 ,
UuO cells furnishes the power , but during til
coming year this will bo supplanted by a
electrical engine. The operating departinen
occupies the entire llfth Moor of the Omah
National bank building. Messages are cot
voyed between the business oflico and th
operating room by means of pneumatl
tubes , supplied with nlr pressure by mean
of tlio power furnished by a threo-hors
power motor.
The American District Telegraph compan
docs a general messenger business. It give
employment to fifty-one persons , the month !
pay roll amounting to 31XX ( ) .
Last year the company answered 50,01
messenger , 7,435 cab and ! Ki,104 wagon will !
Tbo sum of $2,500 was expended in Improi
Ing the system. A few weeks ago a rontrai
was made with the National Automatic Fii
lit Alarm company of Now York for the use (
lit that company's lire alarm system , A nun
Ml ber of buildings have been equipped and so1
'
aml eral moro are under contract.
ml At this time thueonipany has IJOO call boxc
in service , besides 400 signal boxes , all i
do which are located in the principal instill
tious of the city. Tlio alarm system compc
as the use of 125 miles of wire ,
of The Postal Telegraph-Cablo compan ;
which came into existence some ten yeai
noX ago , has ono of its division headquarters I
! X- tills city. Tlio business is looked after 1
iren W. K. Dimmock , who Is manager of the d
en vision During tlio past year the compan
I has made many improvements on its syste.ii
It has built 500 miles of Hue , connecting Di
ks Molnes , Sioux , City ami Lincoln wit
ta- Omaha. The company has built a now Hi
from Denver to Loadvillc ,
Ueoently tbo company moved its Omul
to headquarters into the new building at lit
Farnaui stivot and equipped tlio plant wit
cs , tlio latest and most approved telegraph a
ist piianees. Outside of tlio main ofilco , tl
company has seven branch ofllees in th
sin cltyand six in South Omaha. Tlio compai
nil lias fifty pci-sons on the city pay roll , whli
amounts to 61.00 per month. During tl
on past year the company b a ml led 1,000,0 <
ut- messages ut the Omaha ofiico. Within tl ,
at- next six months all of the city lines will 1
lie rebuilt ,
ho
its
ito Tlio Cliurrlu < n.
There are now. lull church buildings iu t :
of oity and It Is estimated that tlio religlo
los denominations , all of which are reprosontc
-ss : have a membership of 40,000 persons. I i
ist year there wcro ten now churches erected
ista an aggregate cost of $00,000. In addition
st- this there were thirteen missions establish
,110 and supplied with preachers.
IRON- BANDS OF COH1IERCE
Omaha the Hnb of Thirteen Great Railroad
Systems ,
FOCUS FOR SIXTEEN THOUSAND MILES
Knorinotn nnd Increasing Trnllle Army of
i I'lve Kleclrlr Street Unlltviiy
Sjntenn Another ltiillro.ul ItrldKn
ArniM tlie Ml totirl.
As a railroad center Omaha stands with
out a peer among the newer cities ot the
country and has but few e.quals amonir the
older cities of the east and south. Thirteen
of the great trunk lines have tliclr head
quarters In tills city.
Kach day during the year 143 passenger
trains arrive and depart from the depots and
the combined systems control lo.TSG miles of
road operated from the Omaha headquarters.
A careful eslimalo shows that during the
year the several roads received S.tlTil.TOS nnd
forwarded l.SHI,855 tons of freight , or one-
third inoro than during the eoriviiHmdlng
period of ISIll. The increase in thu business
Is principally due to the expansion of the
wholesale trade , the Increased number of
manufacturing establishments nnd the fact
that Omaha Is rapidly becoming known us
the best market west of the great lakes.
The railroads furnish employment to 7,5 < X )
persons during the entire year , whose yearly
earnings aggregate in round numbers tlio
sum of ? 0.fiOOXXl. ( nearly all of which li spent
with the business mon of the city.
During the past year the railroads have
expended not less than $1.000,000 within the
city limits in thu way of Improving and en
larging their yards , putting in additional
trackage and adding to their facilities for
handling the inrivaslng business of the ter
minals. The Missouri Pacillo lias con
structed , at a cost of $50,000 , a stone and
iron viaduct over the Hell Line and along
Hamilton street. The Burlington has
placed a viaduct over Fourteenth street , at
a cost of $ X,000 , while nearly live miles of
now track has been laid into the manufac
turing suburb of East Omaha.
The Pullman Car company has Its general
western headquarters in Omaha and fur
nishes employment to ' . ' 50 men , who are in
tbo ofllees , engaged in repairing the ears and
looking after the supplies , all of which used
on the western divisions are purchased In
this city.
The principal machine shops of the Union
I'aiillc ; system are located hero and consti
tute the largest manufacturing establish
ment in the city. They cover sixty acres of
ground and represent an Investment of
$2,510,000. The average number of men em
ployed during the yeat was 1,018. with 1K1 , ;
working at the present time. With the ex
ception of a few months during tlio summer ,
the shops have been run to their full
capacity. The value of tlio output
will aggregate more than $0,750.000 ,
which includes the building of sixteen
locomotives and the repairing of 250 ; the
building and repairing of 5,1)11 ) freight and
' , ' 50 passenger ears , besides one tank and two
postal ears. Over 0,000 tons of castings were
made , used and shipped to the other shops of
the railroad system.
The furnaces used 13,150 tons of coal dur
ing tlio year. The total wages paid to the
employes amounted to $ lU77,22ti.r > l.
J. II. McConnell is the superintendent of
motive power and machinery , with ,1. II.
Manning division master mechanic.
Street Kiill\riiys.
The street railway system , which is the
property of the Omaha Street Railway com
pany , is regarded as complete as any in the
country and is equipped with all the latest
improvements.
Last year the company made several ex
tensions of its lines , the principal ono being
the connecting of the Sbeoly packing house
district with the city. The greater portion
of tlio work of the season , however , was in
rounding up and putting the road in the best
possible condition for operating. In doing
this the company has placed bridge joints
under the rails on nearly all the lines. " To
carry on the improvements , it lias required
the expenditure of something over St'-5,000.
The company operates ninety miles of road ,
nearly all of which is furnished
with electric- equipments and run
by electricity. During the past yeai
the company has purchased twenty new cars
and the same number of electric motors ,
Tbo monthly' pay roll reaches $25,000 and
500 men are furnished steady employment.
Several important extensions arc contem
plated this season , and at the annual meet
ing of the directors of the road it is thought
that it will bo decided to build a line tc
Courtluud Beach and another to Forest Lawn
cemetery , the latter line to pass through Hit
town of Florence and from there direetl.v
west.
The Benson & Halcyon Heights Streel
Hallway company has two miles of cleetrk
line in operation , extending from the west
line of Clifton Hill to Benson. This road
pays out $ X > 0 in wages each month and has
eight men on tlio pay roll.
The East Omaha electric line , which is
operated by the Interstate Bridge and Termi
nal company , extends from Sherman avenue
cast ou Locust street for a distance of three
miles and reaches the manufacturing ccntei
of East Omaha. The line furnishes employ
ment to ten men whoso wages aggregate * 00 (
f per month.
3 The Dundee electric road , o\vned and oner
f ated by Robert Wr. Patrick , rum
i from Fortieth and Faniiim street ;
to the west line of Dundee Place
i n distance of two miles. During the pas
J year the line , which was previously operate !
i by horse power , was equipped with oleotrii
appliances at a cost of $20,000. Tlio line fur
nishes employment to llvo men , whose sal
arics amount to $100 per month.
a The cars of the Council Bluffs & Omah ;
) Bridge and Street railway enter the cit ;
r over tlio Douglas street bridge , ruiinini
through the heart of the city.
Tim Nave Mrlilge.
f Ono of the most important improvement !
a in the further development of this city ami
East Omaha is tlio consummation of the plan
of the Interstate Bridge and Terminal Rail
way company to span the Missouri rive
(3 ( with a magnificent bteel railway bridge a
11 East Omaha. This will bo a combimitioi
t railway and motor bridge , and when com
ii plotcd will bo the lluest structure ot its kill' '
i. on tlio river.
a Some idea of tlio structure eau bo bin
c from the following facts concerning its dl
s inoiislous : The pivot for tlio draw span wile
o have a diameter of 40 feet and will 1mvu it
foundation 125 feet below the surface of th
v water. In length the bridge will bo moi
ls than .1,500 feet , with a width of H ) feel
y The draw span will bo 520 , while the mill :
span will bo 50(1 ( feet long. The cost a
the bridge when completed will by abou
§ 1,100,000. As the draw will not have to b
opened but a few times each year for th
passage of boats , an electriceng'no will b
used for the purpose of turning the span
The terminal system , lands and right-c
way. all of which have been secured , ar
ample for a city of 500,000 inhabitants. O
the east side of the river and along th
levee connections have been secured to roue
the Northwestern system at u point north i
tlio Council BlutTs driving park. Connei
tious have also been secured alon
Eighteenth street , by which nil of the roail
running into Council BlutTs can bo rcachci
On the west side of the river , mbro tha
100 acres of land has been purchased hi
tweon I cust nnd Nicholas streets , whic
will bo used for freight depots and yard roon
Tlio haste of the bridge and terminal coil
pauy to secure thcso lundb is made apparei
from the fact that the builders of the brid
are uudercontract to have the pivot pier an
the draw span completed at an early ditt
that the company may bo enabled to con
ineiico hauling cars over the structure bytl
1st of next Juno , This , however , portah
only to the tomporui'.v work , but It will bo i
substantially built that it can bo used unt
the permanent bridge is completed.
Internal ICoicnur.
, u The United States internal revenue di
triut of Nebraska Includes this state and tl
, two Dakotns. The district ofllco i-i locate
,0
in tills city. The service furnishes cm plo
nient to thirty-llvo persons.
For the year ending December 80 , 1891 , tl
total collections were $4,3tHWJ.G3. ) , The i' '
celpts of tlio olllco for the twelve month
lie emliiiL'December 80 , WM , werofl.781,487.0
us The Nebraska district , including tlio presei
id , boundaries , was created in 1850 , and s > in
st that tlmo the collections have aggregati
t $ ai.877,7w.ixi. :
to The Omaha oflico collects from two d !
ed tllleries , twuuly-flvo breweries , 250 cigi
mauufuutorcrs , two su ar factories , ilf
tobacco inawifnrtm-Ii's. one oltvimargarln
factor ; , and 3,0011 ftpcvlal taxpayers.
- inli
IIIANKINd.
Ii -
The transartltln * of the banks of a city
are , without doubt' ) the host Index of its
business , as thronch them all of the1 money
employed In the legitimate trade has to pass ,
The banking Imi.lness . of Omaha is repro
Rented by nine national , eljtht savings and
two state b ; nks\yUh | ! an aggregate capital
of V,4 < d.VX ) . , „
The dei > oslt ! n/rgretrate / M. < V > 0.000 , or $ il-
1MUXK ) more thaioil ) January 1. 1SW.
The banks dolinq ntsiiiufls in the city tire as
follows : | ; , ,
Name. vi Pnpllal ,
„
Olnalci Natlomil. Jl.lKMl.tHIO
l'lr.st Niitliiiuil - .lon.noo
Mcirliaiit.M National MM.0 ) WI
CoiiiiniTcliil National 400,0110
Nebraska Ntitloiinl. , 4iifO ( ( I
Vnloii National iSiO.OUtl
AnipfliMii National uno.OOit
National Hank of i'onimcn-o 500,000
HVVINtlS HANKS' ,
Omalm Saving. , hank , . . . . 150.00(1 (
dhlK 1,01111 mid Tincompany. ! . . . . 'Joo.ooo
< Sonmin i-iivlna liank lOO.omi
American Snvliip-t lunik v. 100,000
Nebraska Saving and I'.xrlnmie
lunik ' „ . 150,000
Omiilia I n and Tru t company. . . 3roooo
Meriurui'HiivlniM linnk no.orto
nimo Savings bunk aO.ftlH )
HT.\TI ! HANKS ,
Citizens bank - . ino.tiOO
Midland bank 1(10,001) ( )
The Omaha ciearitig house , which was es
tablished in IHSI , and which is under the
management of William II. S. Hughes , tolls
the story of the business transactions of the
banks in this city. It tells a story that
proves conclusively that during the past
twelve months Omaha has been one
of the cities of the United States
to make a proud record In the
Jlnanelal world , and that It hits been
one that has forged far ahead of all competi
tors : that It has distanced all of its former
records and that today It is recognized as one
of the principal money centers of the coun
try.
. In banking circles thu year ends with Sep
tember I0 ! , as ou that ditto the annual re
ports go to tlio comptroller of the United
States treasury and the business of tlio year
Is llgurcd us endiug ou that day of that
month. On that date the records show that
Omaha clearings wcro . * 271OOS,0iT , : for the
preceding twelve months , as against § 218-
OIO.v.io during the year ending September t0 ! ,
ISSU.
ISSU.Tho
The annual report of the comptroller
shows that at this tlmo the Omaha clearing
house Is making some prodigious gains and
that during the entire year it lias stood
fourth in point of increase1 , being exceeded
only by Philadelphia , Galveston and Chicago.
The percentage of increase ) was double that
of Kansas Citv nnd several times greater
than that of St. Paul.
Taking the banks of the entire state , they
show that , the deposits aggregate § 01.0' ' ) per
capita.
The money that passed through the
Omaha clearing house during the year end
ing December III. 18U2-aggregated ICi.iilO.i''ii
while during the same months of 1MH the.
amount was § 214,147,187.
The banks of South Omaha are independ
ent of those of this city , and as a result do
not llgure in the clearing house reports.
Their capital is as follows :
Name. . ' ' " ' ' fiiiilliil.
South Omaha NflllhMal $100,0110
Packers Nutlonal.1' ! . ' 11)0,000 )
Union Stock VartlsWallonal UOO.OOO
Total J:1- : . ' $400,000
'
The deposits at'-.Uic close of the year were :
South Omaha National $277,140
Packers National : . .t 125,075
Union Slock Vardtt Rational -458,715
I- , , t
Total $850,035
Adding the totils"of ! the banks of Omaha
and South Omaha the banking capital is
§ 0,085,500 , and the.djuiwsits S25.510.ir , > .
Tutiil'lttilik Deposits.
The bank deports for the year show a
llattcring iiicrcasoj indicating Unit there
has been great alltiVity iu till financial and
business circles. ' ' -
The following tyij.lShow the amount of do-
. .posits that the nat'ioii'il banks of the city
Imvo had on han aL.thq close of each year
since and inclidimr.lSSO | | ' : ' . , ,
On December , iHno ! . . ; . . / . . . . . . . . $ 0,57l,5VJ ! ( 27
On Duucmhur , 1 H7 VJ H.H23.U98 20
On December , 1S8S H,402,10S 69
On December , 18HO. . . . . ; 10,54f,4lH 05
On December , 18UO 11,28:1,11102 :
On December , 1801 14.057,405 00
On December. 1H'J2 .U.008,000 00
The per cent of increase of deposits during
the past year has exceeded that of any
former year and has been far greater than
in any of tlio other cities of the north , south
or west.
These same banks carry a surplus of nearly
51,000,000 , or $500.000 more than at the cor
responding period of last year.
The savings bunks carry savings deposits
us follows :
Omaha Savings bank $1,500.0011
Omaha Loan and Trust company. . . ooo.ooi ]
JleL'-iKiie. Savings bank 47i.O01i !
( Jlohe l/uiin nndTrilst company. . . . 105oO ( !
Dime Savings bank OB.OOi :
Cionuan Savings bank 300,0C ( )
American Savings bunk 180.OOI
Nebra-.Ua Savings and Kxchiinsu
bank 400,000
Total f3,552,001
On December 3D , IS'Jl , these savings banki
carried savings deposits aggregating § 2.li- ! : )
108 , while on December IX ) , Ih'.MJ ' , the deposit1-
were $2,772J5 ! , showing a gain of § 170,77 !
during tlio year. During the year 18112 the
gain in savings deposits was § 1103,8 2 ovei
Ib'.ll and § 779,005 over 1MK ) ,
The savings banks of the city estimate
that 70 per cent of their customers arc wagi
earners who reside hero , they being men am :
women , boys and girls , who work in stores
shops , factories and oftlces. Their deposit-
will average § 150 per capita , or § 18.75 more
than at the same date of last year.
United StiiteM Custom House.
Prior to tlio beginning of the llscal yeai
ISS'J the total of duties collected at the
Omaha custom house , covering u period o
sixteen years , was ? 'J3-lil. ; Under tlio opera
tion of immediate transportation privileges
conferred in IhSS , receipts from customs ha vi
greatly increased , as will bo seen by the fol
lowing comparative table :
The above ilgures cover llscal years , whlcl
end on the itoth of Juno. If the last si ;
months of the last llscal year and the lirsi
six months of the present llscal year bi
taken together thny will make up the calen
ilar vear of Ib'.i' ' . ' , . in which duties col
loctcd at this olllco amounted to § 178 , '
a remarkable showing , to bo accoimte <
for largely by Uip iiiunenso tin shipment :
of the Cudiihy rlk'king company am
our two whuleaolp dealers in jHatcs
The remarkable iiicrcaso in value of frei
goods , in lbl.H-'l.ll"was ) { iittrlbutabio ti
the release of oveF-ljWo.OOO . pounds of suga
in ono day , a circu'mstaueo not likely over ti
occur again. Leading that Item out , th' '
total of free goods for that year would b
less than 100,000. ) lit will bo seen , therefore
that in tlio regiilar'iimportatloiis of free mor
cliandiso the receipts'-lor tlio last llscal yea
were almost doublo-what they were in 1MH :
"Jl. Tills increase was almost entirely du
to our greatly cnhiKged tea trade In Omaha
and to the Importation of silver ere froi :
Mexico. , * i >
It will also bo iiQtlceil thatwhllo the val
ueb of dutiable gomlwvas less than for th
previous year , thejnwfliint of duties collecte <
was considerably ifji-c tei1. This is uitributu
bio partly to an jiji' e-ased tariff on cortai
articles which are.jjmported , into Omah
quite largely , and.'pnvtly , to heavier receipt
of merchandise upon which a high rate o
duty was imposed by the act of 18S3 ,
The warehouse , and examination roon 11
which were added to the facilities for tram
acting the customs business at this port i
IbOl , have been greatly appreciated , an
Omaha is well equipped for any probable ii
crcaso that may bo experienced in tlio JlJ.
unio of receipts from abroad , Mr. W. I [
Alexander's third year as collector will en
on Jan , -1 , 1BU3 , leaving ono more year of hi
ouloial term , unless u chungo shall bo mad
by the now administration sooner. Captal
.1. N , Phillips , deputy and inspector , is sti
in olllce , but Mr. II. C , Crumb , clerk and li
specter during the last two years , 1ms a
copied a position in Chicago , Ills pluco in tl
custom ofllce being tilled by Mr. Henry i
Snow , formerly with the Omaha Gas coi
Pany.
t
You don't want a torpid liver ; you don
waul a bad complexion , you don't want
bud breathyou ; don't want a headachj
Thun use Do Witt's Little Karly lUsers , tl :
famous little pills.
\ \ \ VIM ? \rTPDlVP IV ATI \ IH
MAMrAllLRlMi IN OMAHA
Figures That Show tlio Eccord of the
Post Year.
AN INCREASE IN MEN AND MACHINERY
A Tnlmlnlril tateinrnt of thn Condition of
( lie MiiiiiiriU'tiuliiK liitcre- of ( lie Clly
Inilintrles Thnt Ilinploy l.ulior
nnil Cre te Wealth ,
The year just closed has been pre-eniitiPti
l.V a year of expansion as regards the manu
facturing interests of the city. Iu other
words , it has been the exact reverao of thr >
seaioa of ISUO-'JI. The great ci-op failure of
IWH ) . together with disturbing iulluences at
the financial centers of the country , started
a period of contraction that lasted until the
now crop of 1SU1 was assured. During that
period tlio manufacturers of Omaha were
forced to reduce their business in the sumo
proportion as all other Hues of trade. As
times grew harder ami the ( liflleult.v of sell
ing goods increased , owing to the scarcity of
money ami the prejudice against goods of
western manufacture , there werenot a few
who expressed themselves as thoroughly
discouraged. The low point of depres
sion , however , was touched at last.
and with the harvesting of the splendid
crop ot ISO ! conditions began to improve. At
the same time the agitation in favor of giv
ing goods of Nebraska manufacture the
preference was commenced , and under the
double influence of belter times and better
patronage the manufacturers of the city
have had a most prosperous year. Prosper
ity has induced them to branch out in many
ways , and 1MU has witnessed Innumerable
changes and improvements.
A list of all tlio Ilrms that have moved
into larger buildings , owing to the growth of
business , would surprise every one by reason
of its length. A number of manufacturing
business they turn out all kinds of ofuVe anil
bank furniture , fixtures , etc
The furniture and mattress factories have
added largely to the number of their em
ployes and to the size of their plants.
The overall factories have had a phenome
nal growth though tlio number of factories
was reduced from four to three ,
A careful examination of the accompany
ing table will serve to urine out many more
facts regarding the condition of manu
facturing iu Omaha. U Is not claimed that
the table gives all the different Hues of man-
ufaelure In the city. There aro'iuany shops
and small factories scattered all over the
city that employ a few men each , and
although they do not cut much of a figure In
dividually , yet in Iho aggregate give support
to a great many laborers.
The number of employes at some factories
varies with the seasons , running larger or
smi. er as the demand for goods increases or
decreases. For that reason the nvcragn
number of people employed during the year
has been given , as well as the number for
the llrst of the year.
In making comparisons between the num
ber of hands emploveil bv the factories in
IbOl and IS'J-i It must be Ixirn In mind that all
the growth of the manufacturing industries
is not represented In those Ilgures. As
stated above the factories have added
largely to their facilities in the way of ma
chinery which has enabled the business to
be doubled in many eases without doubling
tile number of employes.
Another very important fact not brought
out by Iho ilcures is that the employes were
given more steady employment than during
the previous year.
The total amount of wages paid during the
year by the manufacturers will serve to
show iho Importance of the manufacturing
industries to the city.
Under the head of capital employed is In
cluded the maPhhiery , tools , etc. , and the
buildings occupied , when such are owned by
the manufacturer , as well as the money used
in the business.
Tlio value of the output of the factories
was very dtftlcult to an Ivo at , as most man
ufacturers do not complete invoicing until
the close of the year , The tendency among
many is to overestimate their business , but
the aim has been to keep the Ilgures down.
So miich has boon said regarding the cost
of fuel and the consequent disadvantages
OMAHA'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
Siiulli < M : il > a'Muinirurtiirlni ; Industrie * .
linns have doubled their lloor space within a
ye.ir. and many more removals into , larger
buildings are contemplated in the near
future.
Anothergreat change is noticed in the way
of machinery put in during I.V.M. The
growth ofbuslness has stimulated theimamt-
faeturers to increase their plants by the ad
dition of tbo very latest and most improved
machinery and apparatus of all kinds ,
which places them in a position to compete
with the largest and b-'st equipped factories
of tbo older eastern states. Not u few of
Omaha's factories have had their capacity
doubled during the past year by this means
alone.
Another noticeable feature in manufactur
ing circles is the introduction of many now
lines of goods. The number of now factories
started during the year has been small , but
tlicro lias been a strong tendency among tlio
older manufacturers to extend the lines of
goods manufactured by them. Many times
tliis lias necessitated the putting in of a sup
plementary plant.
The most important feature of the year
has been tlio success of the home patsouagi :
movement , which has place Nebraska goods
In almost all the retail stores of the state
and given the manufacturers a prcstago that
tliov could not have secured in any other
way without years of hard work.
Mere generalities , however , regarding bus
iness matters are of very little avail only as
they tend to give a general idea of tlio situa
tion. Similar conditions do not always pro
duce Iho same results in different lines
of business. Certain influences may .servo
to greatly benefit ana line of business and
at the same tlmo bo a great detriment to
some other line. Even in the same line of
business different bouses may oxpcriunco
different results , owing to bomo peculiar
feature In tbo business. It is only when
each line of business Is taken up by itself
that positive assertion can be made without
fear of contradiction.
While IMi-J has been n year of expansion ,
there are some lines of business that have
refused to expand. Houses which manu
facture for the Omaha trade only have not
oxpelenccd us much prosperity as these that
manufacture for the outside trade , owing
to the fact that tbo retail trade of
Omaha was very dull during a
largo part of the year. The carriage
factories , for example , that work for tlio
homo trade only have little reason to rejoice
over the year's business. The local demand
for carriages , especially high priced car
riages , has been light. On tlio other hand
the manufacturers of express and dray
10 wagons have had a good year , owing to the
activity of the jobbing and manufacturing
interests which stimulates a demand for
that kind of vehicles.
The manufacture of cigars Is another In
dustry that presents an exception to the
general rule of prosperity. The projuulcu
of smokers against goods of local manu
facture has evidently not been removed. It
Is said Unit the laboring classes of the city
have stood by the goods made in the city ,
but tlio business men of the city prefer to
consume something elso.
Tlio box factories , owing to the prosperity
,
s- of other lines of manufacture , have doubled
sin the number of their employes and inoro than
id doubled their business.
idn Tlio candy factories have made great Im
Jl- provements in their facilities for manufac
J. turing which have enabled them to largely
J.id increase their output without increasing
lis their working force to so great an extent.
ilo Tlio cooperage business lias about held its
In own during tlio year , though it is nothing to
ill what It was a few years ago , owing to tlio
iu- ruinous competition of penitentiary labor.
10- The foundries , planing mills and other
10ho factories that supply building material have
hoA. made good progress , , The planing mill busi
A.ui - ness has undergone a decided change during
the past few years in Omaha. There are not
as many mills as there wcro at ono time , the
I't business being centralized in fewer but
I'tu larger mills. These largo mills have put in
10. all the best machinery to bo hud and are
10.ho turning out a much liner class of work than
formerly. Besides doing a t'cueral nulling
under which our manufacturers are
placed that figures have been se
cured on the fuel question. Some
quite important branches of manufacture
do not require any power while others use
very little , wliilo still others reduce the cost
by burning waste material from the factory.
In some cases where only one firm is en
gaged in a certain lim1 of business , and
where the publication of figures would bo
recognized as applying to a certain firm ,
stars have been substituted for the figures.
The amounts thus left nut have been in
cluded in the totals , the same as if inserted
in their proper place.
The steady increase in all departments of
the Omaha postoftleo is a sure indication of
the growth In population and business of the
city. A force of forty-seven clerks and
sixtv-sovcn carriers , an increase of JCiJif per
cent in two years , nas been kept busy , and
with them and the aid of tlireo collection
wagons for the prompt and frequent collec
tion of mails from the street boxes , tlio
onieo has been able to give as prompt and
satisfactory service as that of any city in
the country. The following comparative
Ilgures from tbo various departments will
show tlio Increase : '
Number of can-lei's at SI,000 pnr year , Ii',1 ;
number of carriers at &SOO per year , -17 : num
ber of carriers at $1)00 ) per year , 11 ; substi
tutes , 7 ; special messengers , ' . ' .
Deliveries I carriers make 1 trip daily ;
! ! 7carriers inako ' ' trips dally ; (1 ( carriers
makoli trips dally ; IU carriers make 1 trips
daily.
Collections I carriers make 1 trip dally ;
! ! 7 carriers make ! i trips daily : -I carriers
miilco U trips dully : fi carriers make 4 trips
daily ! carriers make 5 trips daily.
IlllCr.llTS AM > pISIIIMISIiMliMri ,
18 ! ) I 1802
Sulo nf stamps and
envelope.- , WO'J.-IIR.OI fSBHJM.H ! :
lloxjvnls U. 170.155 a.OIi&.Vr
Total woi.oas.'ju t2ao.77U.rii
Ilil-li'iisu uver 1801. . UO.lOl.ar
r.xi'iixsr.s ,
Salaries , Incliidlin clerics unil car
rier * for IM'Jl ' * H8r.03,0f
Salaries , Including elm I ; * and car
rier. , , for IHO'J 101.132.0.
Incri'iiMiovi'iK101 JU.Ot5U.Ol
Number of special delivery stamps
sold in IMU'J i 15011C
Number of special dullvury loiter.- ,
doJlvoHMiiii IH'JU ' 10,1'JC ,
MO.M-.V 0111.11:11 : iiii'.MirMi\T. :
1801. 1S92 ,
Money orders and
notes paid * ItfMOtUO $ 083.737.7t
Money iiriler.- , and
note-lsMied 218.108.00 210,80l.3i
] toiiilttiinic : ro-
rolved 1,010.810.10 l.U'JO.lOO.'J'i
Total handles by
inonuy o i do r
( Kipaitlneiil. . . . H,830.G4D.Ol ja.O20.702.5f
Incrottsoovi-r IH'Jl. lai.JOK.O :
I1I.U1STUV Ilii'AllT.MH.VT. :
1801. 1802.
Ninnber of letters and pack- '
u es ruaNtui-ed 22.302 S1.7U
Number of loiters and pacU-
line , iere.lvcd , 32,120 32.011
Number of letteis and pack
ages handled In transit 009.-100 730,00 (
IIOSTIIH Of Till : ON'ICH.
T. rf. Clai-kson , postmaster ,
.lumen I. Woodard , assistant postmaster.
J , K. Cramer , .Supcrintendc'iit ill malls.
Charles ItiiMnester , biiporliitendoiit o
nionoy oidur division.
It. 1'lioriilx , Mipi'i'liilcndcnt of registry dl
J. 11. I'laU , supurliitendcnt of fi-eo dollvcr ;
W. W. ( . 'oiinoruu , chluf clerk of iniilllnx dl
'
L. fi..Mole. chief clcik distributing.
Sll s Viola Ujtlln , bccrutary civil hurvli ! '
bourd. '
An honest pill Is the noulest work of th
apothecary. PoWltt's Little Karly HUer
euro constipation , biliousness and bluk head
ucho.
GREAT YEAR FOR JOBBERS
A Heavy Gain in the Volume of Business
Transacted ,
REMARKABLY' FREE FROM FAILURES
A Itpvlpwnf tlip WliiilcsiilnTriutc. of Oinnlin
During tlio 1'mt VVnr n I'nmpnrml
\Utli tlio I'rrvliun Year rig-
tires In Ito I'rcititt Dr.
Omaha's Jobbing trade was never hi so
nourishing a condition. The excellent oropi
throughout the slate for the past two years
have not only increased the volume of trail a
very materially hut have Improved trade
conditions. Collections have been excep
tionally good and lows comparatively slight.
A perusal of the following llgurcs prepared
with great care by the mercantile agency
of K. a Dan & Co. for tlio years ISO ! anil
i-Jshow a gratifying growth In nearly
every line of .lobbing trade. The increase In
usrgrefTalo sales has been nearly 25 per cent ,
In some Hues the percentage H very nearly
100. In a ftnv there has been no improve
ment , according in iho ilgures. and lu 0110
line there is u detlcit. These are relative
only.In the line of notions whore a falling
off appears , the explanation Is found In the
fact that the trade has been ab
sorbed by the dry goods estab
lishments. In tlio case of wall Paper
where the llgurcs are unchanged the fact
can be attributed to the marked decrease-
prices in lv.12 as compared \\Ith preceding
years. In several lines the quantitj of goods
sold has been fully 50 per cent greater than
the year preceding but thv jargo reduction
in prices otTscts a great part of this and on
the face of the returns tlio Increase is not
shown.
The lines of trade whcro the growth
is nitlmosl phenomenal arc agricultural
implements , boots and shoes , cigars and to
bacco , coal , coke and cement , dry troods ,
groceries , lumber and shelf hardware. These
are all staples and necessities. In some of
the less essential lines such us drugs , con
fectionery , Jewelry and rubber goods a
large Increase could also bo rated.
The total amount invested in the lobbing
trade in Omaha is $5,410,000. Upon this cap
ital our wholesale dealers sold during IS'.N
$ IO,7KXX ) ( ) worth of goods , an Increase of
.fl > ,700,000 over 1S1I2. i During the war
the number of wholesale establish
ments Increased from 152 to lO'.l. ' Only
tlireo failures oeeurcd in the jobbing trade
during the year.
strangely enough two of these were In the
notion line. One other notion house went
out of the husinchs , one .shelf hardware llrm
was burned out early in the year and did not
resume business. Two of the shoe bouses
consolidated and two book and stationery
establishments were united , thus cutting out
six houses , but their places were taken by
now concerns in other lines.
It must be remembered that only round
ilgures are given in these estimates , but
Manager Kobersmi of K. U. iDnn it Co. '
mercantile agency , under whose direction
the Ilgures were prepared , says they tire
conservative , and if wrong in any p.irticulai
fall below the actual results and they aru
therefore the more gratifying. Following is
the comparative table which readers \ \ ill do
well to clip out and [ save for future refer
ence :
Tlio NCMV 1'ostollleo Itillldlni ; .
Worlt upon tbo now pnstnlllco and govern-
eriiiiicnt biiililing ou the block bounded by
Sixteenth , Seventeenth , and Dodge streets
and Capitol uvenue was commenced last sea
son , and up to this tlmo tlio sum of { ' .lO.OOO
has been expended in laying the foundation
walls for the main structure.
Congress has appropriated the sum of
$1 , ' > 00 , < MIO for the construction of the building -
ing , 00,0(10 ( of which is now available. At
tlio coming session of congress an attempt
will bo made to oeruro an additional appro
priation of S-IOO.HK ( ) , making the total appro
priation ruach * lWO.l)0. ) ( ) The building will
bo four stories blgb and will ho built of
grauito and sandstone. The plans adopted
call for the Homanesiiui1 style of aivbitoe-
turo. Over the center of the structure there
will bo a toner 105 feet in height.
The I'Ire llei-onl.
Omaha's lire department consists of twelve
engine houses , cloven of which are owned by
the city , three engines , six lioso carts , llvu
lioso wagons , three hook ami ladder trucks ,
two chemicals , one chomleal and hose carriage -
riago combined. 11,500 feet of hose , mm
water tower , forly-live hordes and a in.O'jO
lire alarm system. The value of the equipment -
ment , liifludlng the real estate on which the
buildings stand , Is a trllle nioro than 205,000 ,
The ofllcers nn > : ,1. ,1. fialligan , chief ; f.
A. Kalter , 11r.-t assistant chief ; ,1. ,1. Jlarnes ,
second assistant clilcf ; ( leorgo A. Coulter ,
superintendent of the lire and pollen alarm ,
There are also fourteen captains , one In coin-
mand of eaeh of the companies , and seventy
mon , The entlro department is under the
control of the lire and polii'o commission.
During the year 1111 . the denarii in-lit
turned out at 'J''U llres , at which tlio agTU- | !
grate loss amounted to * ' . ' 07.H51.
During last yiii1 and prior to the bttrnlifg
of the Continental block there had been : IT
( Ires , with losses aggregating SMOO.IWU.
Tim SniHIItiKYorloi ,
The Omaha & ( Irani smelter , the largest
concern of its kind in the world , is located
ut ttio loot of Douglas htreot. The buildlnga
cover twenty-llvK acres of ground , and , tp <
gcllierwitli thd reduction works , represent
an investment of M.OOO.OOT. Improvements
amounllng to * I50,000 weir madu last year.
A largo shnro of the ore Is conslgneil from
the mines of Mexico , South Dakota , Colorado
rado , Idaho and Montana.
Tlio smelter furnisboa cmplojiwiit to WKI
men , whoso salaries amount to 4515,000 pv'f
month.
Last year's output was as follows : J CiUl
ere , -IS iSO tons ; pure copper , ii.iMKUi'jQ | Ktmus :
silver , 17,01' . ) , ! 11 ounces and 11,0,11 ounces ot
gold , the whole being valued at f"JOUO,000.
*
Drinv Von r ( livn CoiicliiHliin ,
Mt. J. O. D.ivoaport , munuger of the Fort
Itrag KodwooU Co. , Ft. llragg , till. , ha *
tills to say of Chamberlain's CotiKli llomody :
"I tifcod It for a KOVITU cold and cough and
obtained Immcdi.ito relief. Iu the Fc-rt
liragg Uodwood Co , ' store wo have sol'l '
largo ( | iuutltlo't of Chambeiliilu's moJl-
clues. " For sale oy