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'MID-CONTINENT ' METROPOLIS OF THE WEST
Jlroad Streets , Beautiful Parks and AH
-Hoderu Tmprovemant ? ,
( NOTED FOR HANDSOME PUBLIC BU.LDINGS.
Terminal of Many Great Converging Hail-
way System ? .
W EASY ACCESS FROM ALL DIRECTIONS
Center of Largo Manufacturing and Job
bing InteroitSi
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'fINE FACILITIES F03 ENTERTAINMENT
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Adapted IIH ( In- Locution of the
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t - i. .tlon for 1SS. !
II was thtr conviction of tlio Commercial
congress , asexpressed by resolutions unan-
linously adopted , that Omaha , the metropolis
of Ncfcraalta" , standing as Undoes at tlio
gateway toJlio vast cmplro lying between
the Father ( gf Waters and the 1'aclflc ocean ,
Is the most accessible point to all who may
fwlsh" totonic from any section , and by
eason pjf. Hj central location and unrivaled
railway facilities la brst adapted as a loca
tion for thtP'Wfpoaltlon of the great agri
cultural and mining states of America.
Omaha , founded In 1S5I , today has n popu-
Intloif of HO.oJb , anil within a radius of six
tulles from-lts-court house the population Is
OMAHA CITY HALL.
about 180,000. It Is located about midway
between New York and San Francisco , at
the Initial , po\nt \ of the first great trans
continental railway. Omaha Is the business
center of al ! that wealth-producing country
embraced In , the Black Hills ; for the coal ,
metal and oil regions of Wyoming ; for the
product of the great western ranges ; for the
rich agricultural plalra of tlio Missouri
.valley , auditor the thousands1 of thriving
towns and cities In the north half of Kan
sas , eastern Colorado , Wyoming , the greater
portion of Mputana and South Dakota , west
ern Ion a and all of Nebraska ,
Banking and Commerce Omaha has eight
national and ono ( savings bank , with a com
bined capital of $3,800,000 , undivided profits
of $135,981 , and total depoalta of from $12-
000,000 to $15,000.000. The volume of com.
inerco of the city for the year 1800 , ca
eh own by the clearing hotuo report * , wca
J210i4i,33t.f ! ; '
Omaha , to-toe , principal Jobbing center weat
of Chicago. There arc ISO linns doing u
.vholesalo business , having an aggregate
capital of $10,000,000. Their total annual
kimlea approximate $40,000,000 ,
L Tjio business of the Omaha postofflce last
[ year amounted to $2.070,723. The collections
At the Internal revenue office In this city for
UDO were J0.10.COO.
LIVRi STOCK AND MANt'FArrtMinS.
Omaha maintains the rank of the third
largest live stock market In America , ami
Its beef packing Industry has within the
last five jcars assumed enormous proper
tions. The total receipts In 1S98 wcro :
C , 181,529 cattlo. H.592,120 hogs , 2,005.191
nhcep , and 80,211 horses and mules. The
value of the product of the South Omaha
packing houses for 1898 exceeds $10,000,000.
The average number of men employed each
day of last year was 3,209 , who were paid
$1.021,697.91 In wages. The Union Stock
Yards company employed 250 men In addi
tion to these.
The manufacturing Industries of Omaha
are extensive and diversified. The largest
silver nnd gold smelting and refining work *
In the United States arc located In Omaha.
Tholr output last year wan lonrtO.flOO ounces
of slhcralucd at $7,233000 ; 27.1000 ounces
of gold , valued at 15f 10,000 ; 32,000 tons of
lead , valued at $ lCS < j,000 , and blue vitriol
valued at $790,000.
The Linseed Oil works hero Is the larg
est plant of Its kind In the country.
There are two distilleries , ono of which
h among the best equipped In the country ,
nnd the only ones west of St. Paul and St.
Louis. There are also three largo brew-
cries , Iron foundries , machine shops , box
factory , vinegar works , cooper shops , pearl
button factory , syrup manufactory aid
numerous other establishments of equal Im
portance. A beet sugar refinery has b < vn
projected nnd n chicory factory will bo
opened within a few - v.oka. .
Aside from the smelters ( lie largest Insti
tution In the city Is the Union Pacific > mops.
which employ from 1,200 to 1,500 hands and
In which , In addition to the rcpilr woiH.
everything In the shape of rolling stock for
the road Is constructed , Including locomo
tives of the mo < it Improved pattern , pas
senger and freight cars.
The Carter \Vhlto Lead works , one of
the largest white lead manufacturing plants
In the country , employs between fitly and
sixty men. Its output last year was 4,000
tons , valued nt $400,000.
The shot and lead works arc also extensive
tensivennd supply the trade of the western
country.
RAILWAY FACILITIES.
Thirteen railways converge at Omaha ,
radiating In every direction , bringing the
city In close connection with all portions of
the United States. Four great trunk lines
furnish prompt nnd convenient access to all
points cent. Ono or the greatest sjotcnis In
Iho world furnlshti u dlrecl communication
with the wonderful mining elites of Iho
Hocky mountains nnd the unsurpassed fruit
ralstiu ; vnllcys of California ; another brlng/i /
all the untold wealth of Montana to the
gatea of the city , and furnishes n oecon/1 coast
outlet In the northwest at the- very border of
the IJfltUh pwsfsalons. The wheat fields of
the north , nnd the rotlon plantations of Iho
south , with tlio gulf ports , are In direct con
nection with Omaha through other great
railroad sjfilt-ms.
Of thc 9 rail roc da the Union Pacific , the
Burlington & Missouri , the Chicago ,
Minneapolis , St. Paul & Omaha , the
Fremont. Clkhorn and MUscurl Valley
and the Missouri Pacific and licit
line maintain ? headquarters In Omaha.
The Union Pcclflc machine and car shcpj are
located here , employing from. 1,200 to 1,500
mechanics , and the Missouri Pacific and the
Burlington licvo repair shops on a smaller
scale.
The Omaha & Bridge Terminal company
owns Iho railway brldgo over the Missouri
river north of the- city , and operates a short
line of railroad between Council 11 luffs and
Kast Omaha.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Douglas county court house stands
upon a block of ground bounded by Farnam ,
Hanwy. Seventeenth and Eighteenth street * ,
Iho slghtllest elevation In the city. It U
built of cut stone , and Is Iwo sloriai high ,
with a full basement , making It practically
thlcu etni-ka. U Is 110x123 foci , und finished
off with a ii.aniinoth dome , Whllo It nomi
nally faces on Farnam etreol , there IH an
entrance on each of the * four sides with
approaches ] from each of the four corners of
the block upon which It Is built. U was con
structed In 16S2 , and Is fireproof throughout.
All the county olllces are located In the
building , but the court bualncas of the
county ha grown to auch an oxlcnt that
OFFICng PACKING HOUBKft > , . * PAl-KtNCl IIOUBKS
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VIB\V OF NOIITH HALF UNION STOLK YARDS , SOUTH OMAHA , NK . Fiom n Photograph.
BUSINESS AT THE YARDS
General Manager Bnbcco't ' Givo3 nn Account
of His Stewardship.
SPLENDID OUTLOOK FOR THIS YEAR
A Very SnUNfiictnry .Slum Inur 1'nrtlr-
nlnrly In tlio .MnHrr of Iti-crlptx
l'"roiu Coiniti'tltlvu Territory
Mlth lictter prospeulH for ItOT.
The year 1S9S , llko Its two predecessors , ban
been characterized .by a great many UU-
Iwo additional rooms had lo bo provided
claewhcr.- court purposed.
A new United States customs house nnd
postofflce , to cast , Including grounds. $2,000-
000 , Is In course of conatrucllon anj rapidly
approaching complellon. Tlic cxlerlor ol Iho
building has been practically finished and
the etrucluro will bo ready for occupancy
wllhln eleven months. The superatiMcturo
1 ] coratruclcd of Colorado pink granite. The
Interior will be finished In marble and rich
mcaalc work. Up to the prcueut time the
oum of $1,175,000 hna been expended for the
t'lto and construction.
The old government building , Ihe one now
occupied by the postofflco and by a part oT
the other government otncera , was built In
1S73 , and Is a solid and substantial building
of stone , three stories high.
The clly hall Is ono of the handsomest
municipal buildings In the Unllctl Statra and
wsa erected at a cost of about $509,0K ( ) . The
baEcmcnt and flnt story Is of Dodlin
granite and above the walls of rich Portage
reJ sandstone rlsa. The tower nt the aiuih-
weat cornsr rlsca 210 feet above the levul of
the street. The main entrance Is on Firnsm
Etrccl nnd the decorations of the griMt hall
and atalrway are of marble ourio < is tinla
and designs. The Interior doora swing into
Iho rolundj. which occupies the entire ccoter
of the building. At the operatic"Me t'.io
grand stairway of Iron and marble loads to
the upper utorlcs anj at rach al'lo a largo
elevator affordo more rapid neons of Mcenr.
At the top the light enters through an Im
mense skylight , constructed of amall ricecn
of various colored glara combined In mcfalc
pattern. The floora en each story , 34 well
s.3 that of the rotunda , are paved wllh
varloiM designs of tiling and Iho walnscol-
Ings thrcughout are of solid bloclta of rich
marble. A dUtlnctlvc feature of the ofllces
Is the luxurious furnishing. In iic ! council
chamber on the- second floor the work of .ho
decorator Is moat In evidence. The ailing
ij of squavo panela dctply sunk nnd bearing
ono of the handsomest frtscos that can be
ieen In any public building In the world.
The walla arcof similar drlns , where they
are not occupied by the cak wainscoting nnd
carvings , and the alcove that contains tbo
president's desk la a model of artUtlc oak
carving. On each eldo of the alcove the wall
U adorned by a magnificent painting done In
oils. The furntehlngti are e\en more palatial
ban these of the city offices an.l the massive
.leaks and chains show In Imposin. ; ( ffect on
iho rich rod coloring of the Moquctte
carpeting. Wlion the huge electroliers are
lit the effect la mo.t striking.
The public library building , completed In
1894 , Is located on tto corner of Harney and
Nineteenth streets , and la ISSM.xSSVi feet ,
three full slorlca and a bzscinent. It U
built of cut stone and brick and Is thor
oughly fireproof. The upper floor Is ut'cd
for an ait gallery under the supervision of
the Western Art association. The building
contains the Dyron Heed collection , cmbrac-
IIIR Interesting and valuable manuscripts.
DOUGLAS COUNTY COURT HOUSE.
books , coins and metals , which Mr. Ilce < !
bequeathed to the city. It has a commodious
reading room and a lecture room for iho
accommodation of classes from thu public
flchoulrt wlilch may wUh to go tliero for
reference to the books and appliances In the
library. The library contains nearly 65,000
\olumts.
The Omaha club lm a handsome club
house , tlireo stories high , built of brick.
The building la handsomely ) furnished.
The Commercial club la a business organi
zation , occupying the entire upper floor of
the Boara of Trade building. Jtjiea cotu-
couragemcnts for the farmers and stock-
raltors of the west. Short crops and the
dllllculty In securing read : ' moner lime
mailo hard I'lmcsi In the nest , nnd the hencfl-
cent cftec'o of the bduntlfui barvcit of the
past year ere only beginning to be felt. Not-
\vlthsicndlng ilitao dtscouraKelni ; condition.1 * ,
however , the showing made by General Man
ager Habcook of the ! 'business dons nt the
yanrt ! the past year Iri bis annual report to
the company not inly thowi a healthy
growth from competitive territory , but points
out wlierii still bolter results may ha cx-
pi-cted In the Immediate future.
SMALLGH SUPPLIES TO DRAW FROM.
From tl.-s ! ieport > U would appear thnt
stntljtltii of the number of cattle In stock-
rahers hands January 1 , 1S36 , In the terri
tory tributary to the Omnha market , show
p. considerable decrt-aso lumparcil with 1805.
This Is notably the case with regard lo the
statcfl of Iowa and 'Nebraska , the dccrcaao
In these two great states amounting to fully
. GETTELMAN
EWINQ COMPANY
fier a reward of $1,000 to any person or
persons , who will prove that their bee1
contains any substitute for mait or hops , or
that it contains any impurities ,
It is a beer for home consumption , for table
use and for the sick room. Once tried it re
mains -favorite. . Write to
A. J. SHORT , Mgr.
624 So. 16th St. , Omaha , Neb.
modlous reception anil reading rooms , ns
welna a superior cnfe.
Nearly ell the leading icllglous dcnomlna-
"
tionu arc" liberally icprwrnteJ In Omaha.
Tncre nro more than 105 thurclies In the
city , \\-ith half as many miss-ions and Sunday
zchobls In the suburbs.
The Young Men's Christian association Is
also strong here , owning a haiiclaamo buildIng -
Ing at the corner of Sixteenth and Douglas
streets.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Omaha l.oa nlnoty-flvo miles of electric
street railway , with a generous transfer nys-
tcin and a uniform fare of C cents. These
lines connect the suburban villages of llen-
aon , East Omaha and Dundee Place , ca well
as tlio city of South Omaha , with tliU city.
The line from the north aide to South Omnbu
U nine mllca long , bines are also run to
llvo public parks in the city. In addition to
the foregoing there la a finely equipped line'
connecting Omaha , with the thriving city of
Council Bluffs , on the Cast sldo of tlu > river.
Omaha has sixty-seven mllca of pa\eJ
streets and thliteeg injles of luburhan
paved roadnays connectlns with paved city
thoroughfares.
The electric light an4 gas manufacturing
plcnts , tlio Bcwcrago' sfntem , nnd the flro
'leixirtment of the cUy ere In keeping with
mcdcrn requirements. ' '
The water supply system of Omaha ex-
tondH from the reservoir , settling basins at
Florence , north of Omaha , to Albright , a
suburb of South OmJ-.lia. ! The system em-
hi aces over 200 mllei of'water mains. The '
] ) iimpInK capacity Is S5.000.000 callone dally. I
Thu main reservoir , ! arc at Florence. There
are tin en basins , eo arranged that the surface
faceatcr In the first will overflow Into tlio
Ecccnd , and from the second Into the third ,
on through the eevon , Ily this system
the water IP rendered clean and pure when
It reaches the scvqnth basin , from which It
1s pumped Into' tho'mnltu. There are
emergency reservoirs at Walnut Hill and
at tlio foot of Hurt Htivet , with a combined
capacity of 42,000,000 J gallons. The \vater
company expects to put In a now main
from Florence to the rlty In the rprlng.
materially Increasing the general service , as
well as the tire protection.
KDUCAT10NAI < FACILITIES.
The educational facilities of Omaha are
unsurpassed by any city of Us etze In the
country , and Its public schools rank among
the beat In the land. There nro forty-one
public school building ? , erected at a coei
of $820,600. The value of thu grounds U
estimated at $800.000 , making the total value
of Omaha's public school property not less
than $1.620,000.
The High school building , erected In 1871 ,
occupies thu imwt nightly location In the
city. U U a magnificent structure of thirty
roomo , four Btorltu high and accommodates
7 per cent. Hecclpts from , these states
show a decrease of but C per cent as com
pared with last year.
The following tablra show receipts of cat
tle , hcgs and sheep for 1S9G nnd 1S95 by
states nnd territories with the 'Increa.se and
decrease from each :
CATTLE.
States. ISM. 1S9C. Inc. Deo.
Arizona 200 200 '
Colorado 4Slli > 40 , " ! : ! 1)062 )
California 1,113 CSI 101
Illinois 20 PI 74
Iowa SI.4SO 27.1J1
Indian Tenltory. . 147 172 25
Iclnho 21UG9 21.721 33-i
Kansas 1.49 ! 2.3SH S70
Minnesota 3.1SI 2,510 at
Mhoourl 22,102 S5.392 1I.49J '
Nubrnskn. 31B.OIU 2S1.S9S 32'l4S
New Mexico 4.022 3.739 2C3
Montana 9.10(5 ( 100 97t '
Ni-Vllda 14.r.9l S.SSS 0,200
Oregon 13.71S lfi.070 932
South Dakota 20,013 23,899 3.S38
The
Trust
Company
fir /
Negotiated More Loans ,
Sold More Real Estate in ' 96 ,
than any other agency in
Omaha.
G. H. PAYNE , Pres.
Director Transinlsslsslpul Exposition ,
H. H. HARDER , Sec'y
Member Itoil Kuatu i\mmngo : ,
Qround Floor Heo Dlilg.
Do Inrln
WINES m LIQUORS.
Makes u specialty of flno Whiskey nnd
CIgura.
SMPo. , th Street , Rm'iha
Neur Kiiiiiiini. Ulllalld |
Compare
The Bee's
Daily Market Reports
With those printed
In rival newspapers.
The Bee's
Market Page
Stands unrivalled. .
Texas Stl 1.4CI COO
Utah 13.C20 13.0J9 2.657
Wisconsin ra no
Wyoming , 73.4S1) 70,310 . . . . . . 3170.
Washington . . . . . . COl 491 103
Oklahoma 200 200
Total 6SC > ,222 G70.G15 2-C30 G4,3 2
HOGS.
States. IS93. lS9fi. Inc. Dec.
Colorado . . . . 5,033 119 fi.Mi !
Iowa 212.7.'l 119Sfi123,5.13
Idaho COli 711 4'i
Kansas 13,2.17 13.C.CO 323
Minnesota . . . ( ' ' < * , 103 63J
Montana r > S r > 3
Missouri 12,319 l.r,9l 10,7.3
Nebraska . . . . 03,9lii 1,037,403 153,150
OioROll 3203 2,333 37(1 (
South Dakota 5,911 3S1 5,510
Utnh 73 117 44
Wyoming 117 117
Washington 1,132 1,132
Total . . . .11S3.421 1,197,63 ? 153,150 113.931
Crane-
Churchill
Co.
Wholesale P umbing , '
Steam and Water
Supp'ies.
Largest manufacturers und rollnora In the wnst. Own and opcrato iliulc own
tank line , Eighth and Furnam ,
