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TTIE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 4 1907.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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1 . and COMlllNATinN
and COMBINATION
L. G. Lew ry
American
Electrio Light
and Powtr
Contractors.
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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.
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Phone Douglas 517 1805 Far nam St
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Sheet Melal Work
METAL
2IS-20-22 North I5th St.
DELAY NOW
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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
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THREE 'PHONES
914 FARNAM ST.
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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 &
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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."
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Have Raot print ft
Fivif irncj
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Electric
140) Jackson St
Phono Douglas
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of all Kinds-
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Telephone 2575
COX
Don't experiment
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Te srtad that don't wsar off
Transparent
"Floor-8hlne,
for
Hardwood
Floors.
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and
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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
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If It'g "Grant"
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COaTTKACTOB AJtD lUTXSEl
BelBforcea Concrete a Specialty.
Bow Constructing Carpenter B olldlng.
Fhoae Dangle 6963. ft aad Barnsy St.
Established 1889.
national Roofing Co.
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