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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1911)
1 THK WY.Y.i OMAHA. SATiriiDAY. JANUARY 21. 1011. 11 1 CRAIG BRINGS GARBAGE IDEAS 4 N City Engineer to Make Recommenda tiom to the Council. s, i PREFERS. THE REDUCTION PLANT that Omaha Ha Prartlrally o Mtm Ikr PnlWHrni mill f"" Hs nartini' Omaaa Mn r Mnnnrrit. Missouri Pacific May Soon Build the Dodge Street Viaduct Hat Been Beaten at All Turns and Now Only Hat Appealed for Delay. K H"' omm-n1(itlorii for tt cnnMHirtinn of arhg rfurt1nn plant unrt for Imprnv iVfcnt In th method of hn(ill" nmahVs ffarha; i y,r mn4f, ( )h rty rnunril wlihln a, wrk or two by Gnr rlg. ; 5f r. Cralir return"! from an xtrndrrt vlHt throi,h th t Krtday mornlnn Ttinunh h wont to N York for tlio chli-f purpn of attn1ln th mooting of the Kortatkia for th tmn!rllJiliK of itroot paving, ha. mado an hautlY Ktudy of (farhapt condition In tho oa-torn rltl-. i :Th ronulm of hrs filinorvatlon. along wtth nthr alnol fi-otn a provloim visit ?t, which omhra. od I .ok AnRflo. San Franrlaro and an I'Icro will bo cmhodlod III hi roport. ',Mr. CrU will auk the rity -nnn II to tak Immedlato Htp to bott'T narhaKO (jondltlona hrro. He has the co-operation of i eertaln niemher of the council. A move- njent. urh as outlined hy Mr. Craitr, 111 t probably lie fathered by Councilman Sheldon ho hns been active In 'steps for the Improvement of garbage conditions In Omaha. ""."That Omaha needs to take step to bet tar Its methods of collecting and reducing garbage I self-evident," said Mf. t'ralg. "At present the mot primitive methods prevail here. There Is no system. Omaha has grown to a point where something mut n don In this matter: At one time, such Conditions as exists were all rjjrht, but not now. Omaha U a metropolitan city, but It' la sadly lacking In the handling of Its arhagev , ""They methods used now are not practical it they can lie dignified by the term method. Frankly, there Is no method. That hi a broad .statement to make, but it Is true, nevertheless. We must have a better plan of oollectliig garbage and we must have a method of disposing of It. other than feeding 11 to hogs down In the bot toms. Imply Matter of Detull. ! "The matter of collecting garbage Is but tie of detail. Rut the question of its dis position la one which needs exhaustive ttudy. After many weeks of observation I have come to the conclusion that there la but one way to dispose of Omaha's garbage nd that Is for the construction of'a re duction plant. This will cost a lot of money, but It will be worth all that is ex pended. I sh'aM make such recommenda tions aa soon, as It Is possible for me to get my report ready for the council." ;'In my rounds of observation the reduc tion plant and methods of collecting gar ftage used In the borough of Richmond ap pealed to me as the best. The reduction plant Is located on IStaten Island. I do not think Omaha could do better than pattern Its garbage system after this one." l Mr. Craig, with George Campen, assist ant city engineer, went to New York for the purpose of attending the annual meet ing of the association for the standardizing of atreet I paving. Mr. Craig was elected third Vice president of the association and also named as chairman of the committee on asphalt paving. Mr. Campen, who did not return with Mr. Craig, but Is expected this morning, was njade a member of the committee on paving brick. tieorge V. Tlllson, formerly city engineer of Oinrha, but now chief engineer of the department of highways of Manhattan, was honored with the presidency ef the asso ciation. ' "The meeting was successful In every way." said Mr. Craig. "Many minute de tails of paving were settled once and for all. In connection with my visit I made It a point to Inspect atreeta paved with creosote Mocks, and after my observatlona I fee I aafu In saying that Omaha la not making a mistake In paving South Six teenth atreet from Farnam street to the viaduct with creosote blocks." Assistant Cltv Attorney I. J. Dunn Is 1 awaiting the Rf-tlnn of the attorneys for. the MIksoiiiI Pacific railroad before he makes his next move In the matter of the Podge street viaduct. The railroad com- ' t patiy I. ml Its esse In the federal court. Judte Munger ruling that the company ; mint ere.-l a viaduct, sufficiently strong enoUKh to permit of street railwav traffic This was the main point raised by the company. The next move of the railroad company Is prohlematle lt may file notice of appeal, which would delay the beginning of construction Work for some time, t nless this notice Is filed, however, mandamus proceedings to force It to begin work will be started by Mr. Punn. "In my opinion. It Is only a question of j time until the railroad company must con- I struct the Podge street viaduct." said Mr. Punn. "It has twice been beaten, the ! rulings on the essential points being thai same. It can delay the beginning of work by legal procedure, but eventually will j have to construct the viaduct." , : : . II1i--iHI. FFUTnll Complex Coal Fuss Bothers City Dads Wonder it ai to What Right the City Council Had to Buy Coal for the Library. Who Is going to take the coal contracted for the city library with the McCoun Coal company, la what the officials of the com pany want to know. Incidentally, they want to know who Is going to pay for it. The Incidental In this case Is of more Im portance than the delivery of the com modity. The situation Is this: Home time ago the city council passed a resolution authorising the asking of bids for furnishing coal for the city hall, the city Jail and the library. The McCoun Coal company, with offlcea at 1201 South Sixteenth, was the successful bidder, and the contract was alloted. Subsequently coal was ordered for the city Jail and for the city hall, but none for the library. The coal la ordered In lots to suit the convenience of the Janitors. The moguls around the city Jail and city hall sent In regular orders, but the coal company heard nothing from the library. As time went on, the coal company's scouts became worried for fear that the Inmates of the library were f reeling to death. They paid a friendly call and were horrified to llnd the library was getting its coal from other dealers. Investigation developed the fact that the library people did not consider that the j contract with the coal company had any- I thing to do with the furnishing of coal for I the library. They had always bought their j own coai ana pmu tor it, arm pouidn t see where the council had any right to Inter fere. That was the ultimatum that went to the coal barons. l ne matter was referred to the city clerk and then to the city comptroller and was compromised Friday morning when the library officials atfreed to take the coal, some 100 tons er thereabouts, at the contract price' from the company to. avoid I unpleasant developments... . ' jn the meantime, city offlclas are won dering how the clause including the city library paused the watchful eye of the elty attorney, to whom the resolution was re ferred, and then slipped through the city oouncll, when that body had nothing to do with It. .3 SWIFT & COMPANY INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK BIG PROFITS Net Profits ( tcvta Million Dollars 8o -Increase "tuck. Flf , teea Millions. Bwlft and Company, the packers, show an Income of net profits of 17,000,000 for the year Just closed, this being the offi cial statement turned In at the annual meeting held In Chicago in January. The income is 11.75 per cent on the outstanding capital of $H0,OuO,O00. and compares in per centage with 1908 and 1900, the Income per cent In these years being 12. t and 13.66. WOMAN AND CHILDREN SEEK HUSBAND AND FATHER llanarr, They Ask 1'ollce for Aid- Are Tarned Over to Alio. j elated Charities. j Mrs. George W. Day Is still looking for i her husband without avail. Mrs. Pay lives at Sidney, Neb where four months ago she was deserted by her husband. This week she received a letter from Day, asking her to bring her four children and meet him In Omaha and he would look after her. ' he came, bringing the four children, a baby carriage and a pug dog, but Pay ! was not on hand to meet her. bhe applied to the police for help and was turned over to the Associated Chari ties, where it waa learned she nor the m Hvldends paid amounted to T per cent j children had had a bite to eat since yester-I j IpyJ and -the remainder, $.SuO,000, was placed In the surplus, making It fJ4.&0,000. Tho capital of the company was In creased to t'S.000,000 by vote of tbe stock holders, and shares will be sold one share to each tour shares held by each stock holder. The full amount of the $16.000,u00 will be Issued. The financial statement submitted at the meeting of stockholders showed an Increase for the year of tZ.OuO.&L'S In cash and fci.UV!, 700 In accounts receivable. The Inventory Jumped t'l.7t,4Tl, being II3.79.V4, against $?7.O4,017 the previous year. Among the liabilities bills payable In creased tl0.&!4."k0. This, of course, is off set by the gain in quick asset. rrealdent I 1''. Swift made a few re marks to the stockholders, showing that the company was only making 3 per cent profit on sales during the year and that the profits made were made on by-products which used to go to waste. day noon. The oldest child Is 10 years i and tbe youngest 21 months. I PLANS FOR BIG DANISH FAIR EEK Mid-W later alr lo Ue Held at Wash. lactoa Hall est Month for Charity. I GERMAN-AMERICAN LIFE COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS Offlcre' Report a I'rosperoas Tear of flnslnese in Nebraska. At the annual meeting of the members of the tiernian-Aiiierlcan Ufe Insurance com pany of Omaha, held at the home office of the company In The lire building. Pr. George J. llaslam and P. P. Hail were elected to succeed themselves ss members of the board of directors. After the adjournment of the annual meeting. thi board of directors convened and elected the following officers for the ensuing year; G. 1.. K. Kllnghell. president; W. B. Howard, vice president; W. W. Toung. treasurer and general attorney; H. T. Holden. secretary and assistant medical director; P. P- Hall, assistant secretary and cashier; George J. Hastain. M. P., B. Be., medical director. The year Just closed has been a most satisfactory one. Poring the last year ths company haa placed In force In Nebraska alone almost $-'000,000 of Insurance and It now haa In force In thia state nearly t QM of Insurance. r The Bnboal I'Utir destros f-er lives than stomach, liver and kidney illsrasen. fur which Klcctric Hitters la th guaranteed remedy. sec Ver sals fey Beaton Urug Co. The Panish Aid society of Omaha will hold a 'midwinter fair In Washington hall February 25 and 24. Tho proceeds will be devoted to charitable purposes, (or which the society Is organised. audeville spe cialties, dancing and refreshments will be Ir.cluded. The hall will be arranged to represent Tlvoll, a famous summer garden In Copen hagen. Many contribution have been re ceived. Additional offerings can be sent to Charles C. 8orepsen at Washington hall. y "j n The best Stomach sod Ller Pills ksown aud a positive and speedy cure for Con stipation, Indigestion, Jiundlce. Bilious. r.e. sour toaiira. Headache, and all ailments arlslug from a disordered stom al h er slugirlslt llrer. I uchesitatlnslr recommend tho, pi( being th best liiattre end cathsrtlc erer compounded. Get s 2S-cent bottle sd if tou ar n.it perfectly Ufl4 1 wlU r'oft.d yotit toon.,. MCM0.V. if"! A 71 77 Green Seal of Quality Furniture, 1 Every man's proper mansion, house and home being the theater of his hospitality. the seat of his selt-fruition, the comfortable part of his own life, a kind of private princedom; nay, the possession thereof nn epitome of the whole world, may well deserve, by these attributes to be delightfully adorned." Thus Sir Henry Wotton spoke the spirit of the seventeenth century, the perior in which the steady growth of art ami comfort in the homes of people was started. Before this time furniture was designed for homes of nobles, ami it was from the desire for smaller rooms that our modern home has come. Sir Henry Wotton touched the keynote of a spirit that lives to this day home, being the most comfortable part of man's life, receives his greatest attention. This, too, was the spirit among ancient nobles. Their castles, mounted to command a perfect view of a cool, rippling stream, which coursed through fertile valleys; or erected at the foot of majestic moun tains and surrounded by formidable stone walls, on which creeping vines clung tenaciously, were adorned with the handsomest furni ture. Always strongly constructed ami richly carved were the chairs, beds, etc.; but not always were they comfortable. Modern crafts men have combined the durability, pretty scrolls, artistic figures and quaint patterns of the olden furniture with present day comfon and ease so that tables, chairs, beds, cabinets, etc., retain all the splendor of classical periods and yet are more restful, more delightful companion. Our stock includes many reproductions of all historic periods that are suited for the most richly furnished home or the plainest cottage. For this mouth prices on all these articles are reduced far below the original value. $3.25 Chair Mahogany veneer on birch, strong cane seat, pretty desijru $2.05 $3.25 Rocker Mahogany veneer, beautiful design, well constructed with strong runners $2.50 $17.50 Chiffonier Mahogany ve neer, five large drawers, French beveled plate mirror, 19x15 $12.50 $65.00 Dressing Table Circas- -sian walnut veneer, French plate mirror, 25x23 $50.00 $37.00 Table Desk Circassian walnut veneer, curved front, at tractive design $25.00 o II c Z 3 SMJtM TA0 POLICY $07.00 Chiffonier Cir cassian walnut veneer on gum, French plate mirror, 2617, hand some $50.00 $58.00 Wing ' Chair Solid ma hogany frame, green denim up holstery, strong $29.00 $45.00 Davenport Mahogany finish on birch, denim upholst ery, 6 feet long . .$4000 $24.50 China Cabinet Pretty oak veneer, bent glass front, five strong shelves $15.00 $31.50 Writing Resk Circassian walnut ve neer, strongly built $20.00 $3.75 English Oak Chair Genuine leather seat, durable $2.50 $15.00 Arm Chair Solid mahogany, dull leather seat $13.50 $32.00 Solid Mahagany Chiffonier Pretty French mirror, 25x21. . $50.00 $32.00 China Cabinet Oak veneer, large shelves, durable $25.00 $13.00 Fall Leaf Table Solid oak, highest quality, well designed. $10.00 $5.50 Telephone Stand and Chair Fumed oak, fine quality $3.50 $9.50 Arm Chair Solid fumed oak, soft leather seat $8.50 $11.75 Golden Oak Nested Tables Beauti ful pattern, strongly made $10.00 Duntley Pneumatic Cleaner Home may be furnished with resilient jugs, handsome and charming furniture, creamy curtains, and rich portieres, but these articles soon gather dust which, unless It Is removed, Dpolls the beauty of one's surroundings. Mother often complains about the trouble she has in "keeping things clean." The dust Just creeps Into the homes of the best housewives and the particular ma trons spend much of their time in clean ing up the rooms unless they possess a machine for removing dirt from their surroundings. It is possible for mother and the hired girl to give more atten tion to other household duties thato keeping furniture, rugs and walls clean if the home has one of the Duntley Pneumatic Cleaners, for which we are the Omaha agents. This machine rap idly removes dust and dirt that lies underneath rugs and carpets. Up holstered furniture is kept clean and fresh through use of the upholstery renovator which accompanies the cleaner. So pure and clean is the cur rent of exhaust air that it may be used for removing dust from ladies' hats, delicate laces, etc. It thoroughly and hy glenlcally dries the hair after a shampoo. To supply needs where electrlo light current is not obtainable, we sell a hand-power machine. Each cleaner is equipped with carpet and rug nozzle, upholstery or drapery renovator, suc ' tlon hose, straight handle, seamless brass bent handle, and one blower noz zle. Prices for cleaners range from $60 to $160. $32.00 Writing Desk Mahogany finish, colonial scroll design, thick writing bed $20.00 $17.00 Library Writing Desk Birch veneer, stylish, convenient, well made $12.50 $4.75 Dressing Table Chair Solid birch, strongly built, latest pat tern $3.00 $160.00 Oliver Cromwell Chair Upholstered in leather, solid mahogany frame $100.00 $6.25 Dining Chair Mahogany finish, dull leather seat, comfort able and strong $5.50 $54.00 Jacobean Writing Desk '' Cathedral oak, massive, artis tic and beautiful $40.00 v SOL 0 TAG POlCY $00.00 Kolid Malmgnny Library Table Characterized by , beauty and strong construction; 66x36, 31 Inches high $80.00 921.00 Kocker Mahog any finish on birch, genuine leather back and seat $18.00 $21.50 Arm Chair Solid mahog any, superbly finished, distinc tive character $11.75 $31.50 Writing Desk Beautiful Circassian walnut veneer, thick writing bed - $20.00 $13.50 Arm Chair Seven oaks, genuine Spanish leather seat, strongly built $8.00 $4.50 Solid Mahogany Stand Beautifully designed, highest quality, quaint and strong $2.00 $10.75 Commode Birch veneer on oak, highest quality, strong $6.50 $9.50 Sheraton Muffin Stand Solid mahogany, inlaid $6.00 $12.50 Fumed Oak Table Durable construction, diameter 36 inches $8.00 $14.00 Solid Mahogany Chair Genuine Spanish leather seat $7.00 $45.00 Cathedral Oak Table Excellent qual ity; top, 48x30, strong $25.00 $18.00 Chair White enamel on birch, im ported eaue back and seat $10.00 $36.00 Craftman Oak Table High class con struction, 54-inch di ameter $31.00 $45.00 Dressing Table Circassian walnut ve neer, French mirror, 25x21 $30.00 Miller, St ewart catoi Co. Established 1884. 413-15-17 South Sixteenth Street, m ' til i !