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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1911)
D no iaiuiai uoiLiwii jLiiauico wiiiaiia lu oujj jiy u jlc v V co l THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 30, 1911. WONDERFUL GAINS IN 1910 Business in Omaha Shows Increase of Orcr Eighteen Million Dollars. OLD LKfXS DO VERY GREAT TRADE Jut nw Ear Brairk of ladastrr Wat Akn4 la h Moat Froe ftrou Year la the City' History. s (Continued from rag On.) which Omaha place before the merchant! of the middle weet are such that It hae reaaon to be Justly proud. The quality la equal to that made by any factory in the United Slate, and the fact that the western buslnes la to a treat extent corn ing to thla city only goe to prove that a In vry other enterprise Omaha atanda among the foremoat in the manufacture of cracker. The Omaha bualness totaled S7to,oov in ma task aad Do ore. la the iub and door buslns Omaha ooncema are holding their own and even winning over bualnese from other cltie every month. It ia probable that Kansaa City, with ita much larger population, has a alight bulge on Omaha, but with this one exception Omaha han no close com petitors in this section of the west. Sashes and doors are made and sold In Sioux City and Lincoln, but the trade from these towns is insignificant as compare-, with the business done by the Omaha firms. The territory which secures mort of Its aupplle of this kind Is very large and in cludes Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota. North Pakota, Kansas and Mis souri. The sash and door business la not confined elmply to the manufacturing of ash and doom, but tncludea also aureen doora, porch building material, staircase material, fancy posts and every product of the millwright's art Th total aaah and door business in 1810 amounted to 186.000. Irnpi, Jellle and Preaeevea. Four hundred carloada of ayrup bearing twenty-one branda, which Included many different grades of molaaaea, sorghum, corn, cane, maple and sugar ayrup and valued at $800,000, la made In Omaha yearly and distributed over the enttr country weat of the Missouri to th coast. These products are made by Farrell St Co. at Tenth and Dodge atreeta, who. outside of th truat, rank a fourth in sis In the United State. The Omaha factory la the only ayrup factory in the United States which manu facture Its own cans and packages. About 15,000 cans ar mad each day, the ma jority of which la used to contain the fac tory products, whll a portion la dlspoaed of to local concerns. This is a large factor to the company, for in thla way it la not hampered by slow shipments of packagea from eastern concerns. The total business In 1910 was S486.000. Omaha Brewery Trade, Th brewerlea of Omaha play an Im portant part In Ita Industrial and economic life, because' of the else and commercial relations. Their annual business runs Into the millions of dollars and their annual payrolls into six figures. In the distribu tion and dissemination of wealth the brew ing Interests rank among the leadera of th country. Th capacity of th largest of the brew tries Is 100,000 barrels of beer a year, and th total output of ino will com to 470,000 barrel. Th value of thla product at the wholesale price is about $4,000,000, a con siderable factor In th total of Omaha' manufactures. So far a Omaha and Nebraaka ar con cerned th local brewerlea have remained practically supreme, although competition from other cities haa at times threatened to become keen and there ar many agen cies and methods of distribution. Except to some slight extent in the bottled trad, the local Industrie have hardly felt thla com petition. Th total bualneaa In 1910 was H.0M.1M. t portiag Good Trad. Omaha I th sporting goods center of th territory between the Mississippi river and th Rocky mountain. And with It two large wholeaale and re tall exclusive aporttng gooda housea, to gether with three large wholesale houaes which make th wholesaling of aporttng gooda en of th feature of their bualneaa, the Lee-Olass-Andrsesen company, th Paxton-Qallagher company and the Wright dc Wllhelmy company, Omaha is In a splen did position to supply this demand in the best possible way and to continue It near monopoly of the trads of the dlstiiot Th heads of the various- big concern in th city, when asked to place an estimate on th total business, retail and wholesale, which was don in sporting goods in Omaha, gave figure varying from 1600,000 to 11.000,000. A few years ago the sporting goods of the middle west was supplied by the exclusive wholesaling sporting goods houses, but of later , years the large hardware concerns have been breaking Into the business. Lo cally the L-Ulas-Andreeaen people have handled sporting goods for fifteen year. Fnrnltnre aad Carpets, Shopper look to Omaha a headquarter and to this city they com for supplies. Only . the trade excursionists really ap preciate thla field, the field Into which th household goods are sent. The Jobbers of carpets and furniture do a great busi ness from Omaha. Th furniture making Induatry la also on the boom. Thla retail aide of the story la small In Importance compared to the Jobbers' and manufacturers' tale of the part Omaha play In furnishing the homes of the sur rounding territory. It is only worthy of mention In that It Indicates the personal attitude of the people toward Omaha wares and indicates the reason why the mer chants of the territory do their shopping of Omaha Jobbers. The story of the dealers' shopping runs Into large figure. Its slse Is Indicated, In some degree, to the outaider by a trip through the wholesale district, a vtBit to the wholesale establishments and a glimpse at the quantities of wares handled there. Possibly figures, of which the statistician la so fond and which mean so much from th bookkeeper' point of view, will give a more tangible idea to th general public, as well, of th part Omaha play In equip, ping the home. Oanafca Hardware Figaro. To tak hardware a typical, since hard war deals so largely with the home's ne cessities and doe not Include th frivols and fads, seem logical. The figure for the hardware Jobber in th year 1M0 ar KkJO.OU). These represent a conservative, unexaggerated estimate of the amount of hardware sold through local house. Tin war, and this I a large buslnes locally, t not Included In this estimate. For th wherewithal to equip th beds of th home, Omaha Jobbers and manu facturer ar also regardful, and bedding mattresses ar turned out la fin shape for th critical trad. Th extent of th manu facturing sld of th buslnes la generally Indicated by the figure for which reached IIOO.MO, Oasaha Crtasttry Trad. Within th last fw year Omaha haa grown to be the greatest producer of creamery butter In the world. Thla emi nence wa attained at leaat four year ago when the output for 1906 waa 10.000.0TO pounds, of an estimated value of $2,000,000. and slnoe then the distance between Omaha and Ita nearest competitor ha grown by leap and bound a. so that Omaha's posi tion as the first butter making city In the world Is not challenged nor even . ap proached by any rival. For the current year the estimated out put la one-third more than In l!, or -1S.- 000,000 pounds, worth something like $3,000, 000 Th products of the Omaha creameries goea round th world. A large percentage la for foreign export trade and particularly In Great Britain haa a big demand been created for Omaha butter. . That Omaha la the only city where so many centralised creameries exist Is as cribed to It specially favored geographical location. In past years the east became unable to make the butter It needed for Ita own consumption because the large population there demands all the milk and cream produced within shipping distance for Immediate use In the natural state. Vinegar and Pickle Badness. Omaha has kept abreast of other cities of the west in the vinegar and pickle busi ness and has grown very rapidly. The Ilaarmann Vinegar and Pickle company Is on of the leading firms of the weet. It has put out goods that have been of such excellent quality that they have won gold medal awards. There are no accurate fig ures on Just how much business In this line Is done In Omaha each year, but the concerns show results which prove an Im mense gain In 1910. Oils Total 2,8N0,000. The Omaha oil companies Jobbed a total of $2,880,000 In oils, lubricating and Illum inating, during 1910. This Industry Is one of the largest In Omaha, with products be ing sold In all parts of the west. The trade In Nebraska has been on the Increase and for this year. It Is figured, the increase will be th largest in the history of the imsl nes. Omaha' Piano Bnslnesa. Omaha Is taking place among the other cltie of th weat in the manufacture of piano. Th firms In this city who make piano or who Job them have witnessed an Immense Increase In their business since 1900. Last year the business was a record breaker. For 1911 the outlook la excellent and the Indications are that the business will be the largest the firms have ever done. The pianos which are manufactured In this city are of a superior quality, with rich tone and great -durability. Tent ana Awning. . In 1910 the tenta and awnings manufac tured by Omaha concerns totaled $340,000. The Jobbing figures for the same year were $-126,000. Gradually the firms making awnings and tenta have been going ahead with their trade winning campaign and to day they are atrong competition for all the cltiea of the west. Traveling talesmen are winning trade from Kansas City and other competing points of Omaha. Seeds Business Grow. Th Jobbing figures on seeds sold by Omaha firms In 1910 show that $520,000 worth of business was done. Thla total is greater than that of any previous year and prove that the Omaha seed firms are getting a firm hold on the trade of the west Th figures for 1911 will outraank those of any other year, for every seed Jobbing house In the city has had a won derful trade thla year. Harness and Saddlery Advance. Omaha' saddlery and harness Jobbers did $1,150,000 worth of business In 1910, while th output of the manufacturer of har ness and saddlery totaled $393,027. This in dustry Is on of Omaha's leading branches and I winning trade In all sections of the west It haa a brilliant outlook for a greater trad and territory during the next five years. The business for 1911 will be th best In th history of the city. Omaha's Casket Trade. Omaha haa but a single casket factory and It doea a large business every year. Its growth has been very marked during th last ten year and Is steadily Increas ing, according to figures given out by the firm, the Omaha Casket company. Umbrella Industry Grows. In 1910 th Omaha umbrella manufactur ers did $10,000 worth of bualneaa. Thla Is a new industry to Omaha and Is Just be ginning to grow rapidly. Th Western Umbrella company Is the leading firm and Its business has expanded very much dur ing the last four or five years. Baslneaa Colleges Grow. Omaha keepa Ita young people well lr the education line. In addition to Ita ex cellent publlo school system and Its vari ous colleges, the city has several business colleges, which every year turn out many young men and women well equipped for th commercial world. The Boyles Busi ness college Is one of the leading Institu tions. It has been the business college that has always gone to the front In every movement to better th educational system of th city. Brick and Tile. Th brick and tile factories turned out produots to the amount of $375,000 In 1910, while th Jobber did business to th amount of $3,610,000. Much of the brick was sold In Omaha, where many buildings were erected. The Jobbers, however, did a large business all through the west. Th trade In this line for 1911 will probably be by far the largest In the history of the local In dustry. Typewriter In Omaha. Omaha Is becoming a city of typewriters and the local headquarters of tho leading typewriter firms of the country find this an excellent Jobbing center. Thousands of ma- ', chines were sold in Omaha last year anil the firms Jobbed many thousand in Ne braska and other statea. The aalesmen traveling out of this city did almost as i much business aa those who worked out of larger competing cities. Glectrle (applies aad Flstarea. Just aa strong evidence that Omaha Is In the top-notch class among the other cities of the west In the sales of electric supplies j and rtxturea it may be atated that the firms here did $1,400,000 worth of business In 1910. Th traveling men from the local firms have established a strong and firm business in the west. j Groceries Head All Rest. In 1910, the wholesale grocery houses of Omsha totaled a buslnsss of $14,600,000. which Is the largest amount of business done by any branch of Industry In the city. The wholesale grocery house of this city ar among th best In th west and they ar rated a strongest competition for any city. Kanaaa City, St. Joseph, Minne apolis and St. Paul find the competition (of these firm all they care to meet. Faster Trad la Omaha. Jobbers In paper last year did a bualness that totaled $3,600,000. Tbe wholesale paper firms of Omaha are among th leading In th west and their business la Increasing by bounds every year. Electratype and Nlekeltyates. Business by manufacturer of elctro- H i i i I i! , , .vwlTsWiasv- '. -:v ..i.iis.,' OMAHA HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY The Omaha Hardwood Lumber company, Thirteenth and California streets, does a largo wholesale and retail business in hardwood lum ber. It handles the following: Cypress, oak, ash, gum, poplar, hickory, walnut, birch, cherry, mahogany, bridge material, wagon and implement stock, reaches, bolsters, axles, tongues, long fir timbers, oak mining timbers, etc. Amis Field and O. W. Douglas are the members of the firm. m -Mi i ll r '- tin (!''.).. 4f ' IMS ALLEN BROTHERS COMPANY Allen Brothers company, wholesale gro cers, are one of the Omaha firms that are known all through the west and that have a large business . in N-ebraska and adjoining states. Tho famous A. B. C. brand of goods is sold by this firm. These goods are known in all sections of the west and have a very wide sale. The company is one of the insti tutions of which Omaha is very proud. Many traveling men are kept on the road, and the business of the house is on the increase all the time. I v4.- NEBRASKA SEED CO. Uated as the largest wholesale and retail seed company in the statu, the Nebraska Seed Co., is one of the leading firms of Omaha. It is located at 1203 Jones street. Garden and truck farm s-oeds of all kind are sold at retail and wholesale by the Nebraska Seed Co. "Seeds That Grow" are sold in largo quantities. Tho business of the firm is growing rapidly and the company is now gaining a reputation of being one of the best in the west. FARRELL & CO., Inc. Syrups, molasses and sorghums are refined by Farrell & Co., Tenth and Douglas streets, one of tho oldest firms in the city. This com pany maintains a high standard in all its de partments and is one of the few refining con cerns that has witnessed a big increase in its business. It makes its own cans and operates ; its own tank line. A new factory was erected by this company in 1910. This is one of the . most modern in the vest. : 1 'V,:' I ' CARPENTER PAPER COMPANY. The Carpenter Paper company, one of the leading paper houses of the middle west, i located at Ninth and Harney streets. It hag prospered much during the bust ten years and today is one of the leading institutions of this city. The present home of the company was erected within recent years and is a modern structure throughout. Tho company has a large number of salesmen on the road who sell goods in practically every town in Ne braska and in a majority of the towns and cit ies of adjoining statea The Carpenter Taper company does business in a thorough manner. i V.lJSr-Vj Vi-I Ol JTWI I '..1 it iit-i r - . 1 1 r-ii:.-. hBBasatsMBSlBBMbM BEATON CO. The Miller, Stewart & Beaton Co. ia one of the leading furniture houses in the middle west. Furni ture, carpets, draperies, rugs, mat ting, linoleum, oil cloth upholstery goods and window shades are sold by,this company. The department of interior decoration maintained by this store has done a large busi ness during the last year. The latest ideas on home furnishing are secured by experts in this de partment. Period furniture at this store has attracted particular at tention. The store is located. at 413-15-17 South Sixteenth street. fy'i Is ; jTn., ti ll : i-H fir f 1 B. F. SWANSON CO. Few places in this coun try are there where the h. C. Smith & Bros, typewrit er is not sold. In Omaha B. P. Swanson Co., 131.0 Farnam street, are the representatives. They are the sole state distributors for Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. Stores are maintained in Omaha, Lin coln, Des Moines and Sioux City, the general of fices being in Omaha. TV?.-.-. " . AMERICAN HAND SEWED SHOE COMPANY The American Hand Sewed Shoe' company, Twelfth and Harney streets, was established here in 1884 and has been stead ily growing ever since. It man ufactures excellent shoes which have a wide popularity among western trade. The goods put out by tho American Hand Sewed Shoe company are among the best made in the west and the merchants who handle this line in the towns made by the company's travel ing men do a large business. IIS 1:1 91 IS k1 V- "535 si "it S y-J IS m 1 r IfilJf wt BYRNE & HAMMER DRY GOODS CO. When there is conversation about the big firms of Omaha the name of Byrne & Ham mer Dry Goods Co., Ninth and Howard streets, Aia jabftays; mentioned. This firm is one of the largest in the west. Its business has shown a great increase for the past ten years. The ter ritory covered by the firm has been increased. The mail order department of the company is closely looked after, special attention being given to all orders sent in by mail, telegraph or telephone. The directors of the firm are Thos. C. Byrne, Geo. L. Hammer, Dan'l B. Ful ler, Chas. N. Robinson and Chas. D. Zook. The New York office of the firm is at 51 Leonard street. -J i f' -" "J '"'i TiptrrrnrriiM fvmmittmtrmmmm w,wMmM 41H1H Iii i awn i mm iimnim m mn n I J. H. HENEY & CO. J. H. Henoy & Co., 313-317 South Thir teenth street, are manufacturers and jobbers in harness, saddles, collars, utrap work, lea thor, etc. Nets, covers, sheets, lap dusters in every design are sold. "The best goods you'll always find, just keep our name in mind." The members of the firm are J. H. Haney, W. A. McKey and W. M. Button. : 4 . I - - - .- - ..- . , ., , L ij- " 4 -t . f -1 uv n - , .UMfttrVtt r S sail isarl T'V -- suae isssssBssssssaftassBaBBajHjsMaJ WESTERN UMBRELLA CO. Umbrellas are manufactured in large quan tities by the Western Umbrella Co., 1822 Far nam street. Old umbrellas on which the cov ers have been ruined are here recovered ami made practically as good as new. Broken um brella handles are removed and new ones made. The firm has grown rapidly and is ono of the really progressive firms of the city. A. J. and M. J. Peasinger are the members of the firm. i STORZ BREWING COMPANY The plant of the Storz Brewing Company, Sherman avenue and Clark street, is a fine feature at which to look, and is just as fine a one for inspection, too. This corporation makes tho famous Triumph beer. In the man ufacture of it tho Storz company uses its own artesian well water. The company bottles and brews. The sale of Triumph beer has been so great as to cause even the makers to marvel. n P. : , ' 1.7- .-,ifV H- , I L . Jl .all l.'.1 f "ih?. Tm iilVitix T i I D n! :r kU'J. J-J.i-i.if.uut.' sjjj r i rs I TEN BISCUIT COMPANY The Iten Biscuit company maiutaiun u mod ern factory at 1202-4-6-8-10-12 Capitol avenue, where its 'Snow White Bakery" makes some of the most appetizing dainties sold in Omaha. The crackers, cookies, etc., manufactured by this firm are sold extensively in Omaha's terri tory. Competition with similar concerns of other cities doing business in this territory has found the Iten company coming out with tho best results, ai'd way in the lead. (Continued on Page Four.)
