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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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