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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1911)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 30, 1911. Railroads Smile on Omaha and Its Progressive Firms RAILS GO TO ALL SECTIONS Greatest Kailroadi Bun from Omaha, Piercing Vait Territory. AID TO GATEWAY'S INDUSTRIES I. deal Flrma t an lead flood la Rapid Time to All Xrrtloim, with tha Freight hirira Host Favorable. Dack In the early davii of the writ the master lallroad builders made Omaha the ranlern terminal of the great Union Pa cific railroad. Evrr ilnce that time thl i lty ha been one ot the greatest railroad rentera In the t'nltel 8tatea. It la di rectly fed by 21. 000 ml In of steel track and la Served by eleven excellent roads that dall bring thousands of people Into this nty. Five of these roads are transconti nental trunk lines, which carry millions through this prosperous city every year. Omaha, because of these transcontinental l.nts, Is a favorite "stopping over" place fur tha travelers who Journey from the cart to the went or from the west to the cast. The railroads that serve Omaha are: Vnlon I'adflc, Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul, Chicago & Northwestern, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, Chicago, liuilmston &. yulncy, Burlington and MIs rouil Tllver railway, Missouri Pacific; Chi cago, Rock Island St I'aclflc, Illinois Cen tral, Chicago Great Western and V abash. Within Oar Mvbl'i Hide. Uy these eleven lines Omaha Is directly In connection with IK,cen western states and all their leading cities and roads leave Omaha for pructically all parts of the country. Travt'lers from any of the cities In these statrs are within one night's ride of Omahu, St. l.ouls, Louisville, Oklahoma City, Little Hock, Duluth, Denver, Chey enne, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago, Indianapolis any of these cities la but a few hours' lido from this market town. Get Into a sleeper tonight at any of these cities and you are hurried to Orsaha so that you are ready for business here early the next morning. The excellent railroad facilities afford Omaha Jobbers and wholesalers the means with which to successfully compete with other cttlts for trade In the western terri tory. They also give the merchants of the small towns In these various western states advantagrs for coming to Omaha and do ing buying. The fact that from any of the towns and cities within a long radius of this city one can come to Omaha In a night makes It convenient for the merchant to ride Into Omaha (arriving here early In the morning) and do his trading In a short time and then, If he Is In a great hurry. catch a train back to his home town. He makes tha trip and buys his goods with only tha loss of ona day from his business. Boost for Omaha. Will A. Campbell, until very recently, manager of th Publicity Pureau Commer cial club of Omaha, and the man who knows a great deal about the traffic and commercial situation of the west, wrote as follows regarding Omaha's favorable location In railroads: "Aerial architecture built by tha city boomers of tha west twenty-five or thirty years ago, would now make only a pleas ant suburb for the trsde and Industrial centers, which have developed from the military trading posts of our school books; from the steamboat landings and town sites stalked out by the railways o'er old Indian graves " There be thiea things,' says the essay ist, 'which make a nation great; a fertile soil, busy workshops and easy conveyance for men and commodities from one place to another. "This rule may be rigidly applied to the average American city when surrounded by land of Immeasurable fertility, made readily accessible to the markets by thou sands of miles of railroad, a land receiv ing In due measure the kiss of the sun and the benediction of the rain, the work shops are sure to come, and the prosperity of a city so located Is almost Inevitable. WONDERFUL GAIN IN 1910 (Continued from Page Two.) types and nlckeltypes amounted to $1(j0,wa In l'MO. Omaha has one of the best type foundries In the west. It is the Iiarnhurt lirothers & Splndler, who are successors to the Great Western Type foundry. Cornices and Sheet Steel. Manufacturers of cornices and sheet metal totaled a' business of Illj.U'W in 1319. Tho trade In this line has increased r;ip-, idly and the local firms are among the most prosperous In this section of the west Omaha's Crockery Trade. The crockery Jobbing houses were very prosperous during 1910. when their business totaled H9C..0O). For this year the outlook Is excellent, and all the firms expect to break all previous records by many thou sands of -dollars. Pipes, Iron. Etc. In 1910, the manufacturers of pipes did a business which amounted to $30,K). Iron and structural steel business amounted to 3fA0O. Plumbing and heating supplies were sold In very large quantities and the Jobbing business of he city totaled f4,3O0,0oi. Balldlnir Permits. Marlon Pcott, 1512 Douglas, repairs, J2.500; I. Oluck, 107-9 North Fortieth, brick store, I5.000; O. W. Darker and D. I,. Bryant, 41 1 H North Twenty-fourth, brick store, $2.Mt); n. .1. Scannell, 2668 Fowler, frame dwelling, $2,500. rli' 5 fT ' t ti y! -i. HU-- vh.i " tf'Uk:sT f.A .tr. -j WESTERN IRON AND WIRE WORKS Tlio Western Iron and Wire Works are lo cated nt 1116-1118 Jackson street. This com pany has prosix'red with all the leading firms of the city and now is one of the best of its kind in the west. It furnishes balconies, bank grilles, bank railings, bank wickets, counter railings, elevator cabs, joint hangers, joist anchors, lockers, metal frames for signs, office (stalls, office railings, ornamental arches and fences, poultry bottoms, screen cloth, steel pans, steel gates, window guards, wire and iron work of all descriptions. K tr;s DAVID COLE CREAMERY CO. The David Colo Creamery Company, of which David Cole is president, is located at 501 South Tenth street. It is known as one oC the best creameries in this section of tha coun try. The famous Idlewild brand of butter is made by this company. The sales of this but ter are very largo in Omaha and Nebraska. The Cole Creamery is very prosperous and is doing a very large business. It is growing rap-, idly and this year will record a record break ing business. Jf if CP A. I. ROOT, Inc. The A. I. Hoot Company, 1210 Howard street, is one of the best printing companies in the west. Its reputation for excellent work has spread even beyond the confines of this country and orders have been received for work from China. Book binding and printing of all sorts are done. Samples of this com pany's work are the pride of Omaha, for some of the books they have printed are unexcelled even by the largo houses of New York and other eastern cities. When people of Nebraska want their printing done right they go to A. I. Koot. - Ki ' j ; ill nt. rr i JH j,. "iJ&HUXS J METZ BR6S. BREWUIO CO. There is hardly any one in the middle west who lias not heard of Metz Bros.' Brew ing company, a firm that is one of Omaha's oldest and most prosperous. This company brews and bottles fine beer. The new brew ery nnd bottling department are the most modern and complete in the country. The plant is located at Sixth and Leavenworth streets. Business "with this firm in 1911 will be the largest in the company's history. I ?J J. ft 1 -J &mf-il.x4-x n tip;:: &wx. OMAHA WOOD WORKING CO. Twelve years ago the Omaha Wood Work ing company was started in Omaha and has been growing rapidly ever since. This com pany manufactures hardwood interior finish, sash, doors, mouldings and etairs. Store, bank and office fixtures, plate, window and art glass are sold by the firm. John F. Kyan and G. A. Sandell are the members of the company. Tho establishment is located at 1029-1035 South Eighteenth street, Omaha. A .TfRlCARTERTlS ' ii) tti ifiisf V1 i ' " ar-,-'--,B'8iweMisaswa.Ma).i 1 1 in, i r, 1 1 -j R. L. CARTER SHEET METAL CO. The Carter Sheet Metal company is one of the chief houses of its kind in the state and enjoys the patronage of a wida territory in the middle west. Sheet metal sales with this firm have grown by bounds this year. All tho supplies handled here are of absolutely tho best quality, and the firm has,secured a repu tation for selling the best goods at the lowest prices. , LOUIS G. DOUP Louis O. Doup, 1301-1311 Nicholas street, manufacturers of bedding and upholstered furniture. The trade of this company is very large in Nebraska and pther western states and the brands of goods made in this factory are very popular. Th-ey are of the quality that makes dealers place larger orders every sea son because the goods sell rapidly. The up holstered furniture mad-3 here is artistic and very beautiful. It is substantially constructed. rr HOTELS ROME AND MILLARD The Hotels Rome and Millard, of which Rome Miller is proprietor have a national wide reputation. They are modern in every respect and sater to the best trade that comes to the city. The Rome, one of the best hotels in the west, is located at Six teenth and Jackson streets. The Mil lard is located at Thirteenth and Douglaa streets. The Rome is unex celled for its beauty and modern ap pointments. The Millard is run on both the American and European plans. American plan it is $2.00 per day and up. European the rates are $1.00 and up. ' u i ' j BARNHART BROTHERS & SPINDLER Barnhart Brothers & Spind ler, successors to the Great Western Type Foundry, is the only type foundry in Omaha and is rated as one of the best in the west. S. J. Potter is manager of the company, and to him great credit is due for the success of the firm in this city. The plant is located at 1114-1 G Howard St., and here are made superior copper mixed type brass rule, leads, slugs, metal furniture, printing material of all kinds, cylinder and platen presses, electric welded steel chases, hand and power paper cutters, labor sav-. ing iron furniture and complete printing outfits. r . .. - - r . v -is- i; rv, s v ft mum 1 r 3 SCHMOLLER & MUELLER Schmoller & Mueller were established in Omaha in 1859, making them one of the pio neers in this city. At 1311-13 Farnam street they, have a large retail establishment where they sell thousands of pianos every year. This com pany also manufactures pianos and during the past few years has enjoyed a wide 6ale on its own make. Stores are also maintained at Sioux City, Lin coln, Council Bluffs, . South Omaha and Mitchell, S. D. MARKS BROS. SAD- DLSRY 00. Tho Marks Bros. Sad dlery Co., is located nt Omali?. It w a. trbdSosalv nacnnfairciag estMisi rnsDt or baruess sod wd!- men cover U 4h terri tory rlahaed us Omaha selliD grouBtl. Sora oat in tbe vest i msd j by this firm. Iil bo,slr,'srt bjw kept pace with tlvi prepress of Omaha m has Rbown a proat in crease duririg the pnat two years. rr n ft BOYLES BUSINESS COLLEGE Among the leading educational institu tions of the city is Boyles Business College, the place in which the young men and women of Omaha and the west fiecure a first-class commercial training. The school is one of tho best of its kind in tho west and has established a wide reputation for doing thorough work with all its pupils. It annually turns out a large number of young men and women, well equipped for entering the business field. It is located at Eighteenth and Harney streets. 0 4 Pll V .Mil! ilAYWAKD BROS. SHOE CO. Among the very important finns of tho city is the Hayward Bros. Shoe company, man ufacturering distributor of specialties in foot wear. The firm is located at 1119-23 Howard (street. It is agent for the footwear of the Hood Rubber company and the Old Colony Rubber company of Boston. The name of Hayward is kho'wn all over the middle west and the shoes of this company are sold in nearly every town of Nebraska and adjoining states. i ; ,T is 'I Vi-- -hi t .-1 akld - tm SUNDERLAND MACHINERY & SUPPLY COMPANY At 1006-8-10 Douglas street is located the Sunderland Machinery & Supply Co.,. largo dealers in mill and steam supplies, power plant oquipraent, etc. They are general machinists and engineers and have established themselves in a firm position among the high class con cerns of their character in the west. They sell all supplies that are needed for mills, for steam engines and for various kinds of machinery. v- .. . : ' i -. i s ' : ' ' ! : CRANE COMPANY Tho Crane company, Tenth and Harney streets, is known to all the west as one of the best companies of its kind in this Bection of the west.' It does a wholesale business in steam, gas and plumbing supplies. Elevators are fold here. The firm has many traveling salesmen on the road and has won territory in all the western territory. Its business has increased several fold during the past ix months, and the oullook is for a record break ing year in 1911. Jf Jf 0 ' II I f8 Jf