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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1907)
r 15 TTIE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 4 1907. m i i V WS OF THE BUSY HOME BUILDERS PLAN FOR PARKED (0UR1S! Scheme Sug-etl M Sabititut foT Offeiuire Back Yards. TILIlfO BEST TOE BATH ROOM Iealer Dwhm it la Preferakl from Maaltary Maadpelat aaa Cheaper In tMm Rm Btllllag laaaaally Active. A in ir. who lives In Bmii park and who may have received his inspiration from the. bread, Rreeri slopes of that community, haa a plan which he thtnka ought to be followed out In Omaha and declared the official and approved method of building In iliis city. "Instead of having the houaea front on a atreet and hava la their rear a more or less tidy yard and a mora or lesa dirty siley. I would have the rear or center of one whole block thrown Into one large park. Here iwinga could be erected and aee-eawa and m.d pllea arranged for the children. Trees could be planted and flower beds arranged, with gracefully graveled walks tinder the former and around and between the latter. Why, it would solve this play ground and 'breathing apace' question right off. Kvcry block would have a park and a play ground. And made out of what? Out of land that ia going to waste and In acme places to worse than waste now. "Coal bins? In tba center of this spot la a sort of round house In which all the coal Is kept. This would be equidistant from each house and It would not be too far to carry the coal. If necessary, auch a little community could hire a man to carry their coal and kindling In and remove their garbage. It wouldn't cost each family mere than fc! a month. "A city made up of a lo of such little communities would be Ideal In Its home life and In the health of Its children. There would be plenty of Ireeh air and no alleys tilled with decaying matter of ah unwhole some nature. It's a big Idea, but a simple on." Activity In real estate transactions con tinued during the last week. The same pe culiarity was noted which haa been evident all through the year, namely, that the slse of the Individual transfers was not great. This Indicates that It Is the owners of the small properti-.-s who are doing the buying and selling. This type of property Is usu ally built by the Individual for a home or la bought for that purpose. It is usually not encumbered heavily with debt, or if so the provision for the lifting of the mort gage Is liberal. 1-ast Monday the number of real estate transfers filed In the office of the ' register of deeds was unusually great aad their aggregate was noticeably small. There were forty-two deeds amount ing altogether to only 129,190. "Such architects or home builders as attempt to build a bath room without the use of tiling can only be called penny wise and pound foolish." said F. M. Hamllng, the tile man. "Of course for a nood tiled bath room the builder must mora than he would for the one An iflii In wood and plaster. But It goes 'without saying that In the end the tile room la the cheapest, besides making a prettier and more aristocratic appearance aad being esutier to keep dean than other materials. Water only Improves tile, while It ruins paint, plaster and wall paper. "When once properly set It does away entirely and for all time with painting and papering and It will last as long as the house. Another quality of the tile which raises It above the level of other materials Is the fact that It Is germ proof. Organic porous floor materials, such as woods, absorb the moisture and furelgi materials which are deposited on their surface and make a hotbed for the propagation of gtrms. The cracks be tween the' boards become clogged with dirt and are very unsanitary for the bath room. Linoleum and oil cloth do but little to help out a wooden floor. Tile Is the only bath room panacea for dirt, damage and germs." The city building Inspector's report for the month of July la an Index of the way Bomes are increasing in the city, July of last year was oonsldered a remark able month for building. In that month 111 permits were Issued for building, amounting to 1162, lit. During July, HOT, there were ICS permits tor build ing, amounting to 131,790. Nor were any cf these for large amounts. The largest was for the new Young Women's Chris tian association building, 1100,000 and another for additional work on the Cath olic cathedral at Fortieth and Bun streets to cost 15,000. None of the other permits exceeded $10,000. A big block of "concentrated homes'' waa completed and occupied during the last week. This waa the new Rome ho tel, occupying the entire south half of the block between Fifteenth and Six teenth and between Howard and Jackson streets. The new hotel la Ave stories high and haa a larger lobby than any other Omaha beteL The lobby Is fitted with Italian marble walnsvat1ng, tile (- floor and mahogany woodwork. T. W. Hasen Is building a 11,100 home at Twenty-eighth and Spalding streets. It will be modern In every respect. K. , J. Brown has bought the double brick house at (II North Twenty-eighth street for $7,160. Henry Orodxinsky haa bought a house ar.1 lot on Twenty-seventh and Davenport streets from Wilson T. Qraham for to.100. Plans have been drawn by O. L Broline, architect, for a residence for Mr. W, A Gordon. It will W . built of hollow con crete blocks, the walls to be eight inches of concrete, lined Inside with four Inches V , of hollow tile. The roofing wtll be of slate , and tile, with white coping lintels and sills. v.- mi nun im i . 1 w uwtaitm iu will II IIU V V " water plant will be Installed. The Omaha ' Cement Stuns co.-npany haa the concrete contract. Dr. J. C. Moore baa Just placed an order with the John Hussla Hardware company for furnaoes to be Installed In hia thre. buildings at the oornrr of Twentieth and Henderson streets. MORE CHINAMEN MAY DIE W washer la Flak I la Boetea la Criti cal radllea as Beealt f Wssala. ' BOSTON. Aug. I. Of the seven Chinamen who were taken to the hospital after last night's shooting, as a result of which three men are already dead, several were re ported to be in a serious condition today. Five Chinamen fcave been charged with murder. Others were sought. I A Twentieth Century Cottage The picturesque little home which we Illustrate this week will interest our many readers on account of great amount of room, which It has for the small cost. The gambrel roof and second floor reach ing out over the porch enables us to use all space to the very best advantage. Entering the hall from which the stairs start we have to our left the bright living room with Its attractive corner fire place which can be divided from the dining room by an arch or sliding doors. A fine pantry connects with a good kitchen. A door on the grade landing gives a direct entrance to the cellar from the yard. Kitcrhn' 'Jte rrsfi Twcr-I TMEUer QUEER ROADS BACK TO NATURE Simple Life ii Practised in a Swisi Village. ONE THE PRIS0NEB OF A O0AT Vegetarlaas, Frallarlaoa aad Raw Foodera A mom Tarns Aaelher Radiates Life, bat Woa't Pay Board. BEBNK, July 24--On the western bank of Lake Magglore In the Swiss canton of Ttclno. where the River Maggla flows Into the lake, lies the picturesque village of Ascona. which has of late become known as the abode of a number of well meaning persona who are united In their desire to get back to nature and whose attempts to reach that desirable state are ns varied as they are peculiar. Certain it la that they have selected for practising their doctrines a spot of natural beauty. The lake side here Is famous for its msrnlflcently wooded high road, be tween Lessons and Ronco, close to which j Ascona Is sltusted. Here a wonderful j panorama of mountains and lake reveals J Itself. The sun shines on an average MO days . In the year and winter Is almost unknown. Oround Is cheap, for owing to the phyl loxera scourge the majority of the native Inhabitants have abandoned their unprofit able pursuit of vine growing and have emigrated. Today Ascona is populated chiefly by long haired and bearded strang ers, each of whom haa a different notion of living the simple life and advocates hlS( system as the only panacea for physical, psychical and social ills. Examples of Craaklant. The extreme vegetarians form the most numerous body of this community. In ad dition to vegetable diet they also consume certain animal products, such as milk, butter and eggs; a heresy strongy con demned by the fruitarians, who aubslst exclusively on products of the soil. The former frankly admit that they have adopted their diet mainly for reasons of health, but the latter bring ethical and religious motives to bear on their abstin ence from all flesh food. Their prophet is Tolstoi, as far as be Is able to agree with them. A- third group consists of the so-called raw foodera. The uae of beds and soap these abhor as conventional lies. It waa one of these extremists, a former officer In the Austrian army, who persuaded the wife of the ex-Archduke Leopold of Austria to embrace his creed, thus bringing about an estrangement between her and her hus band culminating In a legal separation. Another member of this extremist sec tion is a man who says that he "radiates life." He wears a long toga shaped gar ment, sandals, and no hat. and has never been known to have his hair or beard cut. He goes about with hia features wreathed in a perpetual smile and invariably carries a flower In his hand. For a time he lived at the cottage of a humble artisan, but never paid anything for board or lodging. When remonstrated with he smiled disdainfully and admitted it was true that he had eaten the poor man's bread, but said he had all along radiated life upon blm. which ought to be more than sufficient reward. Another type is the orchard man. In the fall he rents from a farmer a fruit tree, under which -he sleeps and en the fruits of which he subsists. When the tree is eaten bare he rents the next tree. Vaaary at "Ike Meslcaa." The most peculiar of them all is a gentle man known aa the Mexican because he once spent two months la Mexico. His view la that It la a aln to torment an ani mal, and that to keep an animal In a stable or even to tie it up Is a form Cjt torment and a sin. In his but he keeps a goat, which pro vldea him with sustenance. His conscience forbids him to tie the coat un. but at the asms time be wants to prevent the animal i I, jnTT, I The fine hall on the second floor Is made doubly attractive by the four windows In the side gable. Four good bedrooms are finished on second floor with plenty of closet under the eaves, and a fine bath room Is also provided. The Ideas and view of houses contained tWBpBSBBBSeteBsaBBSsasBaeaekaaaasaaaer I -.1 g 'mm It i A lasa-SBBBHBHBaaa&st- 1 Hi HBT 'tea1 7 ioirxj'W r3 i i In the book, Twentieth Century Cottages, will be found of great value to all those Intending to build. This will be sent post paid upon receipt of 26 cents In stamps. Address all letters to Home Building de partment, Omaha Bee, Omaha, Neb. from straying. Therefore be Is obliged to be in constant attendance on the goat and never leaves her. As a matter of fact he is the goat's prisoner, and aa such he is known throughout the district. It Is a remarkable fact that the women of this community appear on the whole to be physically and mentally the more ro bust sex. While true and loyal to their convictions they do not go to the unprac tical extremes the men advocate. One of them Is nicknamed Soapsuds. She haa made the discovery that the Bible Is not essentially a religious work, but a book replete with secret medicinal prescriptions. According to her the substances named most frequently In the scriptures have mysterious curative properties. As salt, sand and wine are among these substances she makes a mixture of them and offers at with Incredible perseverance to any sick person in the village. If the patient recovers she triumphs. If not her explanation is that the patient is possessed of evil spirits. Two events have lately disturbed the community. One woman, the wife of a strict simple life, showed signs of acute mental derangement and had to be re moved to a sanitarium, where she has since recovered under proper treatment. Another, whose aim was to kill matter and live In the spirit, voluntarily abstained for a long period from taking nourishment, and finally took poison and died. WATER WASTED BY SCHOOLS Discovery Made by Member Maaaay, Waa Will Saggest Economy to Board. At the meeting of the Board of Education Monday night James C. Lindsay will offer a motion that a letter be sent to all janitors of school houses requesting them to see that no water is wasted at the budd ings. This Is the result of a number of observations made by Mr. Lindsay, coupled w-lth a letter from the water company which protested against the use of certain kinds of appliancea at some of the buildings which had the effect of wasting water. Vnder the terms of the charter of the Omaha Water company It Is compelled to supply water free to all of the school buildings and this has been done without taking Into account the amount used until this year. The company Is now Installing meters at all of the buildings so that It can ascertain, the amount supplied gratis. It was In the Installation of these meters that the use of the objections! devices was dis covered. Bpesktng of the matter Mr. Lindsay said: "For sometime I have noticed too much water was being wasted and while It costs the city or school board nothing. I thought the janitors should be more careful and have suggested economy In this respect. At the next meeting of the board I will take steps to have the matter brought officially to the attention of the Janitors and think that there will be no further cause for complaint. Economy la a good thing at all times and the request of the water com pany Is one which will come in good place should the city operste the plant." POLITICS H0JAT CAPITAL Llaee Are Belag Tlgbteaed la Llaeoln aad Lancaster, Says Tyrell. Frank M. ' Tyrell. county attorney for Lancaster county, was In Omaha Satur day. "Lincoln and Lancaster county are get ting lined up for one of the hottest polit ical fights ever pulled off there." he said. "The fight for the district judgeship Is as suming proportions hitherto undreamed of. There will also be a warm contest for sheriff and clerk of the district court." Mr. Tyrell began his term 'of office last January and since that time has been call ing the suspected evildoers to account. He asked for the grand jury which Indicted a number of county officials for alleged mis appropriation of public fees and funds. He has just begun suit to call for an account ing from the company In charge of the Uncoln auditorium which stsnds on ground owned by the county. He stated that he would probably begin action ' against the Lincoln bucket shops In the near future,' ADDRESS OF NEW PRESIDENT Uandenon TaJki to Attache! of Union , Stock Yards. PAYS STOUT TMBTJTE TO PAXT05 rreseeesaer, Ussa Ha Knew Iat$ , aaately ae Clleat, He Credits largely with Development of Iaatttetloa. Thursday morning about fifty of the prom inent ejnployes of the Vnion Stock Tarda company of South Omaha aaaembled at the general office of the company to meet and compare views for the good of the indnstry with the newly elected presi dent of the company, Charles F. Mander aan, who haa been prominently connected with the enterprise front Its birth. Gen eral Manderson gave a history of the yards from their commenoejcent and showed the ownej-ship of the stack of the company, which has nearly VKi shareholders, nearly of whom live In this state. Those pres ent were much interested In the address, which contains much that la of Interest not only to Omaha, but to the state at large. OeneraJ Mandrrson said: My Fellow Employes of the t'nlon Stock Tarda Company: I have solicited this niceung with you tbst we might look into each others faces snd have a little talk snout the great venture which is here In our charge. Men occupy different relations In life, but there Is no relation that imposes more arduous duty than that which we call the fiduciary or trust relation. That is the position that you occupy and that 1 occupy. We are here as the custodians of this prop erty; to look after lt Interests: to ad vance and benefit It In every proper way. It requires st our hands the exercise of ail the strength that Is in us. either of body or mind. Were we working for our selves alone we might neglect certain things and rest content. tut where we are charged, as we are here, with the care, custody and the advancement of a prop erty not owned by us. t)nt owned by those who repose upon us and put their trust In us, a higher character of duty is re quired than when we work for ourselves. Member of Stockholders. This I'nlnn Stock Tards company has, at this writing, 670 stockholders. Of 'hut number of stockholders 0 live in the atate of Nebraska, and I propose to go with you, briefly as I can. over the history of this enterprise to show how distinctively and how emphatically It is a Nebraska corporation a Nebraska interest. I be lieve that this Industry has done more for the benefit of the section of the state in which It Is located than any other In dustry that has ever had Its birth and taken its place within the domain of this state. Years ago, when I waa In the general practice of law, I had as a client a man whom I came to respect by reason of my appreciation of his natural ability, and whom I came to love because of his many manly attributes. That man was William A. Paxton. whom you all knew and whose memory you all revere and respect. My old-time client, William A. Paxton, came Into my office one day In the year 1879 or and said: "Look here, there Is a chance offered to us here to start a big thing." I said: "What Is It William?" He said: "The President of the Union Pa cific. Railroad company. Mr. Sidney Dillon, says that If we will organise a stock yards company we can have the use of all the land needed across the river on that plateau of ground between Omaha and Council Bluffs. He says we can have It practically without rent if we will simply start the stick yards over there." I said: "William, tell me of stock yards, I k.now very little about them. How is the Income to be de rived from a stock yards industry?" He said: "Cattle, sheep and hogs are being raised In this country west of us and this proposition is that aa they are brought in here the stock yards company shall take them and care for them until they are ready for further shipment. The stock yards company will get whatever profit there Is that shall come from the feeding and care of this stock. If any should hap pen to be sold and we are Instrumental In making the sale, we will get a commis sion on the sale." I said: "That looks very encouraging what do you want of me?" He said: "I want you to draw the articles of Incorporation to organise he stock yards company that shall start thla enterprise across the river, and I would like to have you take some stock In It." I said: "All right. I will do ao." Imb Haa Papers Drawa. I set to work and In a brief time had the papers drawn that constituted the artlclea of Incorporation of what, as I now remember the defunct title was called, "The Transfer Stock Tards com pany," and we started that enterprise. It did not pan out as we had hoped It would. There did not seem to be tho Srotit in It that we anticipated, and It Id not take us long to realise that stock yards without packing houses were about aa useless as packing houaea without stock yards and that here were two great Industries so interlaced and Involved that they naturally should go together, the one helping and advancing the other. There upon there was organised by those In terested In the scheme across the river and others that we Invited to join us what was known as the South Omaha Land company, and a bright, active, vig orous real estate agent, a Mr. Schailer, an RnRlishman. was charged with the duty of obtaining optional prlcea upon farm lands south of Omaha. He obtained these options, acting for the body of gen tlemen who proposed to start thla in dustry here. He brought his options to us. We raised the money among our selves: we organised the South Omaha Land company and we bought many of these farms that occupied the land now lying under thla active and vigorous city of South Omaha. Joined with that we organized the L'nlon Slock Yards com pany of Omaha. 1 Diverted lata Pablle Life. That year I went Into public life and remained In public life for twelve years, so that, although I was a stockholder in the enterprise from the beginning, I had no active participation In the company, but there were others, men who were alert, who were brainy, vigorous and active, who took charga of both of these corporations, the South Omaha Land com pany and the Tnlon Stock Yards com pany, and ran them to achieve the great success that both these enterprises have attained. One of them, who Is too mod est to say much and who sits by the outer door, for it wss hard to get him Into this room, John A. McShane. has been with this corporation from the time It was started, but the most active man was the man whose death we all deplore, William A. Paxton. There came to me a knowl edge of him' not exceeded. I think, by any other man of his acquaintance, for no man geta to know another more closely, more intimately, and no man Is abh? to else up all the attributes of another, than is the attorney able to alxe up tha ettrlbuWa and make-up of his client, and I want to say in passing that in all the years that I acted aa the attorney, ad viser and counselor of William A Pax ton. never from him came the least In timation of that that was mean or un manly. v all knew him knew him as a great, hig manly man. We respect his memory and will ever cherish It. Uromth of the lastltatloa. Well, this situation flirted. It has grown apace as you know. It has had Its periods of up and down, but under It all it h in. creased and grown. Its stockholders, pf them in this state, 870 of them In all. look to you gentlemen for the safeguard ing of their interests. I know thai that confidence is well plsced and properly based. uu nire, you nave oeen nere and you will continue here for their Interesta, not lending yourselves tu that that Is wssteful or neglectful, but giving to the property of this corporation tiainsiaklng care, active and vigorous work locking always to that honorable course that should advance the welfare of these people whose interests we are here to protect. Let me say in passing, that no collateral Industry, no organisation, no set of men control these stock yards. Those numbering SH, or thereabouts, who are nonresidents of Nebraska are scattered all over this land. Not only are ablebodled, vigorous, active men owners of Its stock, but entrusted to your care la the investment of women and children, the latter represented ss to -their ownership by trustee. Not only these, but Interested and owning Its stock sre many Institutions, some devoted to charitable pur puses, asylums, hospitals, etc., and when any officer or employe does that that is neglectful or wasteful lie takes from the substance of these Innocent and confiding people who have entrusted to him their best Interests. The history of this organisation shows that that trust throjghout the past has been well bestowed; that you who are rep resentatives of all lines of Industry con nected with these yards have performed your duties faithfully and well. There Is a constant disposition on the part of design ing men. and efforts on the cert of cor rupt men. U attack Institutions of this character, and etortra are told bnvrn no foundation tn truth. tea mt Moslem lam. Tou would suppose from wbat has been said by some that this waa aa ownership of millionaire. We call the attention of this community, of this state, aye. of the world at large, to the fact that these nearly UK) stockholders are nnrnpoaed of those of small subatance "-- have nut their money In here as an lu'setroent, paying fatr pnoe for that that u.t, e ri nd getting and axpectlog almply the dirtdend interest that tuey have received. Six I i nJit baa been paid to them for some years, and even with the oonstant raid made he d twinn ing people upon Investment auch aa this, it Is to be boed that that mild Income can yet be aaorded to these people who depend upon It for life Itself, for. mark It. It la not today, and never has been in the history of Its organisation, a speculative stock. It Is not a listed stock; It has no share or part on the lists of slocks that are sold on the stock exchange. Where a man parts with It or where a man wishes to obtain It he dons not go to the stock exchange to sell or buy It. but If he deelms to buy be goes to some owner and asks whether he or she deairee to part with any portion of their ownership of stock. I am a strong believer that the best poa Sibie service is to be obtained from those who have an Interest In the property that they have In charga I know that many of the employee of the Cnion P'.ock Yards company are the owners of '. In it- I would like to see the day when every man who is upon the pay roll of the Cnion Stock Yards company shall be a stockholder, ready to attend the annual meetings of the stockholders and express bis wish as to the management and control of the eorpo ration of which be is a part. Farter of WreJta mt Farmers. The establishment of this snd other Mis souri river stock markets baa been of tre mendous Importance to the farmers mni stock growers of Nebraska and they have brought great good to them all. In the former days shippers who were actively In the trade of shipping to eastern mar kets, before the establishment of markets on the Missouri river, bought hogs on a msrgin of fL3& to (1.66 per 100 pounds. which was to cover the shrinkage and the possible loss by death In shipments to eastern mark eta A great many rendering companies that did extensive business dur ing the years market at unloading points where the stuff was unloaded for feed, water and rest were supported by the loes of the Nebraska farmer and at his expense. Since the establishment of the Missouri river msrkets all this has changed to the great financial benefit of the Nebraska fanner and there Is no longer the great loss from shrinkage and death occasioned by the long shipments to eastern markets. The cattle market within the state in the olden time was practically demoralised. It was impossible to fix a price per lirt pounds and cattle were usually bought by the head and guessed off In every con ceivable manner to the constant loss of the producer and the lack of a well based properly organised Missouri river market cost cattle reisers a vast amount of money and discoursged the raising and feeding of cattle. As the Omaha market Is now es tablished a Block producer In Nebraska ran sell anything In the line of a good pro ducing animal that is fit for human con sumption and in many Instances can leave home one night and return with the cash proceeds of the live stock sale the next day. No man can over-estimate the ben efit to the Trans-Missouri farmers and slock producers by the establishment of these Missouri river markets, especially this at Omaha, whose Interesta we have in charge. Hieetioa tseiseelet by Hlas. The assuming by me of this, which might be called the figurative head of the Cnion Stock Yards company, waa very unexpected to me, notwithstanding tne veracioua news paper comments. There was no active contest or balloting for the presidency of the stock yards company. 1 for one waa for a gentleman, In fact I was for either one of two gentlemen I thought were ex ceptionally well fitted to take vigorous and active charge of this Institution; men who have been with It for many years, who know the stook yards Industry thoroughly and well. I should have been glad to see John A. McShsne president of this organi sation; not that he wianea It, lor when l talked with him about It he said he had too many other Irons In the fire to give It tne attention it snouid receive, i wouia have been glad to have aeen Mr. Mcpher son president, for he is a man whose Integ rity and ability commands the respect of all, but It fell to me. I realise very fully all my shortcomings. I realise that in the position that I occupy and have occupied for some years with a railroad company. having charge of Us legal matters In the six states west of the Missouri river, when I am In physical condition to perform my duty, and I hope aoon to be there and continue In good physical condition for uuie r;a iu wuio, A Slvv vui wism attention to much of the work . that should devolve upon the president of this corporation, but you hsve nere a man who bears a good name and is acting general manager of these stock yards, and I know, having watched the career and course of Jamea L. Paxton through many years, that the interests of these stockholders, tne in terests of these packing houses and the Interests of all you employee and otnclals will be safely guarded by him. You know rim as well, many of you better, I presume, han I do, and I believe that you have confidence In him, and he has expressed to me as we have gone over the roll of those who are here present and I have seen the duties that were assigned to them, he has expressed to me his confidence In you one and all and hia belief that you will bend every nerve and exercise all your mental and bodily power to advance the Interests of this corporation. Farced to Leave City. I am forced to leave here on Saturday to be gone for a month, but my absence, I realise very fully, will be no damage or loss to the stock yards company. It Is In saf hands, because It Is In your hands and In speaking to you, gentlemen, 1 want to be understood as speaking to all of the em ployes and attaches of the Union Stock Yards company. Those men who serve under you let them understand the char acter of thla ownership and Impress upon them the Importance of guarding the Inter ests and property of thla corporation, not simply because It is In their charge, but because they are entrusted by these men, women and children who own lis stock with this guardianship, and In protecting the financial interesta of those who own Its stock you protect, aa to some of them, almost life itself. I would astonish you If I could sit with you and go over the 6j0 or I'M names upon this llfct and tell you who many of tnese people are and how benefited they have been during the years past by the conservative, economical and judicious guardianship of this property in which their small substance Is invested. So. gentlemen, let us one and all. take up this burden that la ours and carry it through earnestly, honestly and with high est Integrity and make these stock yards the model of the stock yards of this coun try. I thank you very much for coming In here that we might meet each other and have thia talk together, and I have aaid this to you collectively simply because It waa easier to do It In that way than to say about the same thing to each one of you Individually. When there Is anything here that you think needs correction, go here to Paxton. Tell him. If it is anything that In your judgment I should know, oome here to Manderson, and every man who comes shall receive full and patient hearing and all due consideration. Again, I thank you for having come here to meet me and I wtll detain you no longer, for I realise that you have your duties to perform and that these are the days and the times when these dut es are becoming more active every day. The fall la coming to us, but I hope, and fully an ticipate, that it will not be a fall to the Union Stock Yards company under your management and control, but It will be an autumn in which we will reach the fruitage l of the year s work and reap for the owners ; of these yards success snd substantial profit. Gentlemen, I thank you. REPORTER POOR OBSERVER Mistakes District Attorney, After See lag Him Daily at Cert, for Theater Ma eager. "I happened to be one of the party at the depot to meet Vice President Fair banks." said United States District At torney Goes, "and Incidentally we epgagel In a few minutes talk relative to federal court matters In this district. In which the vice president seemed to take a lively In terest. Several reporters were there to Interview the distinguished visitor and one of them happened to overhear a part of our 'talk. I came up town. on the same car with the reporter, who by the way reported one of the big land trials for his paper and saw me there every day. We got to talking on the car and be observed to ma: " 'You seem to be pretty well Informed on United States court matters for a theatrical man?' 'A theatrical man? i replied. 'Where did you get that Idea? I expect I attend a theater about four time year and know leas about theaters than rriNEST DISPLAY Or ART DOMES and STAND LAMPS IN THE CITY COMPLETE STOCK OF Y ELECTRIC LIGHT 1 . and COMlllNATinN and COMBINATION L. G. Lew ry American Electrio Light and Powtr Contractors. () Company A "Brown Stone Front" T within thr rfac.h of cverr roan who owns or rontemplates a buildlnr;. We make concrete blocks which compare favorably with natural stone In color. Our coloring composition Is permanent It will not fade, streak or WBh out. Color Mocks receive the same careful attention In curing which Is given the natural plain blocks. Water will In no way affect the coloring matter. See our Immense stock of natural and col ored Macks at our yards. Orders promptly filled. Estimates for all kinds of concrete work on request. NEBRASKA CONCRETE RE-IHFORCING COMPANY 4009 Xieareawcrtn St. C. B. HAVENS & COMPANY BUILDING MATERIALS OF ALL KINDS LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, CRt SirEn KOCK, SAND, BRICK AXli SEWER PIPE. Get Our Quotations llefore Placing Orders Elsewhere. Phone Douglas 517 1805 Far nam St im TIL I Sheet Melal Work METAL 2IS-20-22 North I5th St. DELAY NOW In installing your furnace may mean serious Inconvenience later on. We handle the "Ferfect" line of furnaces built of best boiler plate, Hvlted together air tight to prevent escapement of dangerous gases the most sanitary and economical furnace on the market. Get our prices. COX THREE 'PHONES 914 FARNAM ST. UnWIN C. BEKXHTT CO. Electric Steel Conduit and Raceway Experts ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING ENGINEERS Tel. Doujlss 3S1 ECIPICATION 10 Fsrnsm St. we remind you that It is time to hfKln to save. The "laid off" or "laid up" day is comlns: and you will find yourself unpre pared unless you now crystaltse vour thoughts into action and open the savin account. We pay per cent on amounts of II 0ft or mote. Fhares are Isnued on which fl.no or more should be paid each mont or week and dividends are credited semi-annually on the account at the rate of per cent per annum. No safer or better system of saving exists than ours. OMAHA LOAN AND BUILDING ASS'N. S. K. Cor. 16th and Dodge Sts. O. W. Loom is. Pres. G. M. Kattlnger. Secy. So. Omaha. Opp. Post Office. If f 1 1 1 & iHitiiiun &AW1T CIWITEBT awes ob mica coacyAirr 807 Herta 17ta Bt, Omaaa A. Nast (&L Son TIN, COPPER AND SHEET IRON WORK Af-eata for Vorfolk rareaees. FIT Wort lta It. Telepaone Xea SV38 any person tn Omaha.' The newspaper man blushed like a woman and asked: 'Are you not Mr. Burgess?' I thought with Rip Van Winkle. If we are so soon for gotten while we are alive, what will be our fate when we are gone." WHY THREE CENTS IS CHARGED I'aloa Par I a Official Expiates Case Casaitlalaed of by C. A. Sibley. "We are nut able ti see what point Mf. fllbley Is trying to make," said a I'nlon Pacific official Saturday morning, referring to Charles A. Sibley's complaint before the Interstate Commerce commission, "when he saya he Is charged a 1-cent fare on that business In the western part of the state. The only part of the distance that I rents a mile is charged Is for the f.9 miles In Colorado, where the rate is I cents a mile. Take a trip. Ogallala to Sidney. The fare from Ogallala to the state line at 2 cents a mile is 17 cents; from the Colorado state line to the Nebraska state line Is 1 miles which st 1 cents a mile. Is S7 cents; from the Nebrsska state line to Sidney the dis tance Is 35.4 miles, which st t cents a mile would be 71 cents, making a total for the trip of tl.f. Rates between other points In Nebrsska are msde on the same bssis. adding cents, or 1 cent s mile, for the nine miles which the I'nlon Pacific travels In Colorado." JadbLtS t t t f t. mm) Have Raot print ft Fivif irncj - lAlUlCS E. J. Cillospia Electric 140) Jackson St Phono Douglas MSI Telephone Barney 4N of all Kinds- CEILINGS Telephone 2575 COX Don't experiment " ENAMELS Te srtad that don't wsar off Transparent "Floor-8hlne, for Hardwood Floors. Llnoleuma, and Fiirultare. ENAMELS For Old or New Floors, Furniture nd Woodwork. Wears like Cement Dries over nla-ht with Brilliant Gloss. Contains no Japan or Shellae. Write at onoe for Free Booklet, Color Card aad List of Dealers. Trial Can Tree (send lOe to pay poaise- Enough for a Chair, Table or Kitchen Cabinet. Address I raoo-camr." co . xaia, ice, old la Omaha ky Orchard & W'llhelm Carpet Co. (AMERICAN FURNACE BTTZXT UI1 A BOIXEB ClaXAJf, OV1ABU, ZOOXOMXOAIi W. S. H EATON, Basement 'Phone ltOl Farnam St. Doug. 1211 HOT WATER HEATING f-room house ....... .209.00 7-room house 1250.00 t to 1-room house , ...f 300.00 JOS. W. MOORE. Tel. Web. JUS. , 1141 N. llth St. H. D. Frankfurt ARCHITEOT TalaphtHia Rod 87t1 Room 51. Douglas Diode 1 I Look for the Name On the Sidewalk If It'g "Grant" Then It'a Guaranteed. JOHN GRANT. (3 Bee Bldg. 'Phone Doug. 7143. J F. B. BURNESS COaTTKACTOB AJtD lUTXSEl BelBforcea Concrete a Specialty. Bow Constructing Carpenter B olldlng. Fhoae Dangle 6963. ft aad Barnsy St. Established 1889. national Roofing Co. Estimates Furnished on KXATB rXX.B AVT OBATBTj BOOTS ABB BOOT IB a KATCBIAXB. Mais OBLoe le-11 War Bleoa, u h Oaaafes a milium li I ? I ..Tsr