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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1912)
THK MKK: OMAHA, MOND.W. JANUARY. 1. 1012. Omaha's Jobbers and Manufacturers Show Millions in Increase , for 1911 FACTORY OUTPUT INCREASES Omaha Product Worth Tour Million More Than in 1910. CEEAKEMES DO BIO BUSINESS raMlrit) Mauifr PirrUk rreara Kignrra Mian Ins al alnr of rrewnc Pat nt In ll I. Conidrinit th Rf-nrral lu.liii quirt over t)i country, Omaha's fa-tury iiiut for th year Phnwn a ratisf jrim y In craae. Acroidin to 4ti ftKUr -nm-i"d by Manager K. V. I'arrlxli of the VUbllrlty bureau of the fJrnati.-i I'nrn nierrlar club, from figure fin nlfched tiy heart cf Individual firms, the jrxluc llon of the factonm fir thn yenr Wuh tt,V..X. comiiait-d llh I.Oi.iTVAO f.,r tbe year of 1M0. Some lines xhowi-.l a d I J.'.I ln rra.r, while othera showed n dt-ra. I'nck Ina; house product were over $l,4tiO,W) lens In value than for Wl'i and the snit'l ter output wan t7i S less. Among tli lines showing the grcatr-nt mollis were creamery butter, with a gain of over tiO. 000; clothing, shirts and overalls, with a grain of JL'Vl.OOii; brewery products, with n Incraaso 'of M,6fln,t S); rrackera and trrtctural iron. I'artory Output. Following la the output for I'M I In va rious lines: Alfalfa feed Advertising novelties Art Klass Auto and accessories Artificial Limbs ttrtck and tile Iteer and hrewerv product Harrels and cuo-r ana.' H rooms Hukeis' supplies Hi-eakfast fond Hoxes twooden and pain-r) Hag and bag factory products. Moots and slvoes Hread and bakery products tisrbers' supplies srrlsg es and auto bodies t'hurch furnishing t'arbonatrd products t'ement blocks clothing Candy Cornices and sheet mtal fans - ('lackers i:nl cukes Creamery butter Copper cables Costumes Clears Cats and rolliiut Mtock IJIP for live stock !ental supplies Ft: ft cases Klectrlclty for light Klectticlty for power Knvelopes Kletrotypes and stereotypes.... i I'lre escapes 1'rult sprays Furs Flour and mill products Fixtures tbank and store Foundry products Oloves Oaa Harness and aaddlea Horse clothing .' I lata and caps Iron fencing lea (artlflclul) lea cream Incubators lea machines Insurance blanks Jewelry leather aroods l.lKlitnlnsr rods ,,. I .cad and shot , Liquors Mill work and fixture., Machinery Monuments Milk (condensed) Milk (certified! Malt prxlucts Atlxed paints Mirror , Motor cars l.l&u.udO Metallic packing 4I.OU0 Msttresst-s and bed sprlnas .4.i(K Oxygen and distilled water ' K..04A optical gooda 137, iM Vasteurlxera 3,MKt Parking house pitKliicta la.V.mn) 1 ,nm,rvw I. 1,0 s) M.'i"! II, nr. r.ix.wj CantUM MM 111 Wi.Tfrt is.irjo Itn.Om) .7M.IMM 0i 1 . M.r-4 al. IXirt ITi.,110 fil.ZM) linirmj l"i,tVrt) ltw,ti71 M.Omu arl.ltJO ir.-z.Wii 1, ef.,no 13.001 Mo.itoi) lMM' 2. Km, TO ltU.OOO i,.OH) M.W) 1.(JH.II) l.jtti.'.om mm mo 12.k) W.Mm KU.tM) JMi.HOtl 1,tKfi,tl0 iiO.OIlO 174.410 W.ooo (t.-OOOO 7M),(KJI) M.SiO 372.4IPO MI.Ml XUU,g)iO JN4.U4 ), 10 m.tn r.(mv H,7f. Sla.&t) Wi,l0 IA.M 30.'0 74,iO ::if.x Printing and publishing Taste f'hoto eiitfievlnn Pharmaceuticals , Perfumes Pianoa trebuiltl Picture frames Product! of rendering works. Hallway slxnals , Hoarh powder Heed furniture Hutta and carpets Ituad ialer fl.KH Itt.OllO :,i0 t.Ti.cO ;Ti,i 4I,7(1 W.i'u K 1X1 J.l0 4.00 rnnelter products , S7,3i6,flUi) lot cam rollers , Skirts 1X.f0 hash and door Mans loo. not Hruokastacks, bolters and tanks. lau.tssl Spires and extracts a.tMi fiuxar (powdered) Hljlrts and overalls 4..Vi.ooO structural steel and Iron 4HH.1U2 Htainps and stencils 12.4") Hynips and preserves ,. XM.oo Knap S.thO.OQi) Kloves Mock, and poultry food had Irons htarch Tobacco pipes Tar and petroleum products. Tanks (galvanised) Trunks Tents and awnlrvga Vtnexar and plcklee White lead V ashing machines TV hips Trucks ; Total mi, "i io 4U:tl 12,0m) .4 Ti.tHIt I'O.OK) ll2,fi.V sa.ooo SI6,I1 S2x.ls.1K WW,') hi.lV 8.'.(0 ItS.OiO Omaha Banks Show Gains in Loans and Also in Deposits lUnk dcpovits and loans nre heavier than a year aco. as shown by the state ments made by the banks In response to a call made In December by the comp troller cf the currency. In cruiipurinon Willi the corresponding statement of the pre vious yesr. Tin- comparison of loans sm) deposits Is as follows: DEPOSITS. Iec. 5.11. Nov. to. Omaha N.i tlon.il . i?.(miso J) I or. First Nut tonal .. I S. Nntlonul Merchants N'Htlonal... SKK-k Yards Natlorial. So. (irnnha Xatlotial.. City Nslloiial Pnckers Notlonul .Nebraska NatbniHl ... I'. . Y. National Corn Kxehaitve Nat'l. Uve rttock .National... 10 4:d It. OIL Ml lt)lst.rt H).r3 jr.l "7.7r7 r;.H2.(ix) ri.i.Vi.X.'!) I..4I3.4UU ?..471.!77 U.Cl.cxi 1.i'4.(M:1 2 'KH 1 .H:c.4H l!,uul,fl I 140.710 r.,nx.r4') l.t-AlS i.:ta.!4 i,4:tx..-oi :tM.;.a Totals tv..4'n.or,H fr.f.M.r, Consolldsted luler Inti) ftock Ysrds Na tional. IMNS lec. .".,11. Nov. 10. 1 OniHliri .National ( 7. WW. 3K7 I r,,siiJ,?7S 7.'2.axi fi.2S.!iH 4.:rti7.B First. National 7.KH.1:. I". f. Natlonul T.txtt.lW Merrharits National .. 4.r,.r.0'-,i; Stock Yards National. 4,li.S73 So. Omaha National. ... Cltv National l.tVMxi Packers National l.HM.m N'ebraskrt National ... 1.IM,0! I'. K.' Y National Corn FxYlinnan Nat l. 1.l07.sii hive .tock National... ti';,.vi'. l.njr..4ij 1.241. W6 l,7').ll e;.fi1 I.7aa,7."4) 1.112. 4'.,l.2i( Engineer's Force Makes Many Tests The city engineer's testing laboratory tested T13 samples of asphalt material ami oil during the year. 6W samples of brick, eleven samples of coal and 131 samples of cement used In street Improvement ork. There were besides miscellaneous tests of ss in pies of clays, concrete pipe, tund, soil and tar. MORE CHATTEL MORTGAGES ARE FILED DURING YEAR Chattel uioitKane butl'i ss Increased heavily In Omaha and IHiukUs county last yvar, accorlltig to figures given out by leput County Clerk lwey. iHjrlng Ml there were fUe4 In the county clerk's office 7.117 chuttet mortrages as against (i.74 in 110.- Tho total value of the mortgages was .1.WS.4SH. as asalnst ll.JTi.. 41S lii litpi. Uit year there were l.irjt clitttel mortgige releases. The amount ut lbs releases was Hll,Jt2. Totals $:.3i3.oa :r.,isr..iiKi Coiio;idnted later Into ftork Yards Na tional. The Clearing House association glvea the following comparative statement of bank clearings for past jeara: 1KX7. . . 1KXH... lKxt... lSflO... 1X91... mt... 1X!H . .. IX'.M... lyft. . . !';.. . ixtr7... !"W(... 1HW... .L74.441.ft'.) , M2,04l.lx; . Wi.MI.Xil . 4lm.l24.tll: . 44i.2Ji7.7K) . tV4.7!i.:4 . i2,l:f.74.'i . 4M,47:liiH . ixi.i,r;7 . 4L1I.2X2.IWI . V4.i.:txx-,7!iM . ,tm,4l.f'iH . :".i7.4i:.37u IdOO 1'Kll 1K2 1'JM 1"04 1!)i lwt 1H07 PniH 1 mio 1911 Ilnnk Jitniinry .. Felrnisry March ..... April May '. J une July Almost .... September October ... Novetnler , December Tot a In . ( tearing. mil. $'.i.4:i!i.:n io . .M 36I S.W.71 T.VObO.Wd.U f,x.ft.fl.41 tlH.4:n.071.71 (12.101. MH 81 Wi.g,7H.M iii.B"2.nr..!ti i3.S,trsS.47 hK.277.rH.:i7 til.Sll.4ffl. 24 ,.. 5.tt.l4H ..'iir..13n.1V, . 32'.l,0,l,iiXM . Mi.ru.7r . S2,ll).!)'.,0 . SlIk.trKR.VlI , 442.2N6.l'J(j . 604.SX.t.7('.4 . M7,F.ir.,7:ui . I2.5-J!i.sr;7 . i:.235.rs . K.l.'.S7l.il"7 min tM.OI4M 2.trn.iJ si.:'.l.243 Kl.SJM.iCIS liM.im.sas 7i2.3l;t ll'.'.24.ll fc.",.:r79.4ir 7(l.i'.i2..Vi.1 74,fil,!IH ti.l!l2,! U6.iWl.rjitl ...7!i3.1H.7r)3 (s:i2,971,t7 Y. M.C.A.Makes Good Showing for Year Much of the work nf an Institution such as the Young Men's Christian asso ciation cannot be put Into figure or words, for tho deepest things of II fo can not be tabulated. However, the asso ciation bad a most successful year along financial lines. The principal revenue producers of the building 'Itself are the dorniatorles, cafe department and the por4lons of the build- Ing used fur rental purposes. Two hun dred and ninety-six dlfforent men lived In the dormatorlen during the last year, and approximately 2rti,u meals were served In the cafe. The money obtulned by t bme two departments combined with the rental money amounted to 1'JK.Odl.Iil. While some of the departments are self sustaining, other features of the asso ciation must be supported ulniust en tirely from other sources. The net receipts for the year were $i;i,rrt.Ki and the general expense amounted to 9fi7.lT7.SO. leaving a balance of t4.40Q.l7 on the credit side of the ledKer, which amount was paid on the excess account payable 1910. The present membership of the asso ciation Is 2.07D. The educational de partment has 70!) students, double the number enrolled in r4 and IWtt, and loo more than last year. Three hundred men have been placed In positions. The sum of $4,646 W wss contributed to the foreign work of the association at Shanghai, China, and an endowment fund of e,0u0 was donated by Mrs. J. C. Wharton. MANY J0INTHEaVY FROM THIS VICINITY JOBBING FORGES TO FRONT Good Increace it Shown in Spite of the Off Year. AUTOS SHOW LARGER VOLUME "While ome Macs of Trade Saoer a l alllna Off, Omaha Jobbers Have Mure Than Held Their Orrai la) 11)11. Omaha's jobbing business for lull amounted to tiM'.2.nm, an increase of 112.371.000 over ll'IO, according to figures compiled by Manager Parrish of the pub licit bureau of the Commercial club. The total Includes JlO.OiiO.OOO in grain lobbing business, which was not included In the burcHu's statement for 1910, and without which the total Johlrlng business for last year would have showed an In crease of only $2,371.4)00. Some lines showed an Increase and others a decrease for tlie year. The must notici-nhl. losses were In g ricnltiiral Im plements, which fell off $2,r.70.OO0, and lumber, which dropped 2,03.0Oi. Most Important nmotis; the Increases were: Automobiles and auto supplies, with a gain of J,lnfl.(iU0; fruits anil vcgctablr-K, I a gain of $!,r,W.O0fl; poultry and eggs, j a gain of 12.714. (100; cigars and (obacco, a gain of 7ri4.(XiO. .lobbing Trade, The following list shows the amount of business in various lines done In 1911: Agricultural Implements 1M,4.J.js3 Automobiles 7.4K',,0.t Auto supplies and accessories.. I,ri4.1l Advertising novelties n,(H Itllllard mid bar room fixtures 12.4 7 Itowling alleys .ntcio Hoots and shoes 2rSl.uno Hrtck and tile 77.t0 Hskers' supplies ( loj. .kw itakery goods 4V,i llutchens' supplies J12. Xt Cash registers fco.oia Confectionery 1,320,0)0 Cement and atone (building material) Tmono Church goods and furnishings.. 140.0D0 Coal and ooke J.21.70ti Creamery machinery and pack ages .175.000 Cigars and tobacco 2.ik!4,xoi Crackers l.H.j.O'iO Crockery and china iVi2.ui0 Carpets, ruga and draperies S.'.ii.OuO Clothing and other wearing ap parel i.-,O00 Cheese 100,000 Dairy products l.xrii.tKx) Pry goods and notions ,(rn,im Drugs und sundries 2,470.tVMt Dental supplies 2X0,000 Klertrlcal supplies and fixtures OT4.U00 Fruits and vegetables 7.4K4.710 Furniture W2.000 Fur coats 47.000 Furnace supplies 10.000 (Irocerles H.Hril.W Oesollne engines K24,(Joi) Oralu 10.0W.OOO Hardware (heavy) 3.4t.".0u0 Hardware (light and shelfi 3,!tro,iu0 Mats and caps tViO.oOO Marnesa and saddles tMo.iiwi Hotel and kitchen supplies do.k'ii Hospital supplies JdH.nOO Jewelry 74.(li0 Unseed oil HM.ooO l.hiuors and wines 3.7M.OOO Lumber ,.TO,71 Millinery 726.H00 Mutches , ItxYOOV Motor trucks 3D.00I) Oils, point and glass 3.145.1(3 (Mis (lubricating & Illuminating) 3.042.OO0 Oysters, fish and celery ti2A,U00 Office furniture Ifo.OOO Poultry and eggs H.ooo.tidO Pajier , a.Hi'sr.imo Paper bags and twine 2wi.lo Photographic supplies 12O.0U0 Plumbing and heallni; supplies.. S.'ui.ooo Pianos and organs 84.V04 Painters' supplies uOJO) Phonugi'aphs & talking machines (ni.noo Poultry foods SSO.imo Picture f nun hh and moulding.... ,V,0o0 Kubber goods 1.370.000 Hubber goods (mechanical) ai.ttiO Kyrups, preserves etc 4:Si.K1 ili-iT- r. li i Hash and doors 31.5uo 8ohool supplies 3T.000 Htock foods 305,000 Hportlng goods K7.0i) Tents and awnings 4O4.5n0 Wall paper 7tT2.iiS Ware bousing and storage K2t.(t) Wooden ware llfi.Oi") Window shades MUH) White lead and alloys SMiiiiii I'ndertakera" supplies I4u.000 Million? of New Capital Invests Here During Year Tli, rty-four msnufacturing and dis tributing conrerns. employing 4. people srrd backed by capital of t'A.4!1,70H, lo oter! In Omaha during the rr of Hit. The following list, with the amount of capital and number of jwrsors employed. Is given by Chairman Edgar Allen of the Industrial committee of -the Com mercial club, thp capital being the mount authorised or actually ' Invested by the parent enncern, whether Its head quarters are located 4n Omaha or elsewhere: Name. capital, i-.mp, ruan .Machine 'Hi-pair Co.... Wurks.l tslmplcg A raer A uto Paugh, A. M viilcanlaers) Itertschy Co. lautogenlous welding) Homier A- Walker (coal yard) Carbon Coal and Supply Co. coal nnd building material) Conley Incinerator Co Double) Draft Collar Co K. M. P., Omaha Auto Co. i branch ) Franco-Wyoming Oil Co. (distributing tiepot) II. R dates Mara tog 4 Chip Co. tireuter Omaha Cloth Hat and Cap Co Orei-nleaf & Co. (sulphur refinery) Home Hand l-aundrv Hupp Automatic Mall Kx change Co. i rail road mall device?, humeri) II. W. ,lohn-.lanvile Co. (asbestos nnd magnesia goods, branch i Kuncl Sausage Factory W. J. La Page (machine shop) Myers & l.lpson Cap Co National Box Co National Pumice Co Nebrask Pressed Brick Co.. L. J. Nelson Co. twhole sale lumber) Nev Manufacturing Co. (hay and loading machinery, branch) Omaha Taper and Notion Co. (wholesale) Omaha Wet Wash Co. (laundry) P. F. Electric Oarage Ocnrge lingers (wholesale cigars) Sesrchllght Qas Co. (auto gas tanks, branch) flloup-Sherry Bottling Co.... Skinner Manufacturing 4,'o. (macaroni, etc.) Standnrd Furnace Co. (stoves,, plates and cast ings, branch) Tliard Printing Co Watts Manufacturing Co. power corn shelters, etc., branch) 2.000 6,0 4) r.,K io 10,t)0 :, raw HAOffl ;5,u"0 4r..oca,ouo i'2 CMn.OdO i,ow M.OiK) 13 . 2.0110 i.fi-m.oixi 4,(10,0110 1U.IFX) 1.00i) 10,000 Xn.Oix) 10.0110 25,000 35,000 100,000 10, (0 3.MI0 30 100,000 15 200.000 lo.out) 100,01)0 .",WW Totals 200.0UO ...0.451.7( YEARLY REPORT IS MADE . BY BOILER INSPECTOR Four hundred and fifty-eight recruits were "shipped" Into the navy from the recruiting station In the federal building during' the last yeur setting the mark for the greatest number of enlistments since the establishment of the office here. In llfl the number of recruits shipped" was 25 and the year before n few less than that number. Of the t men who signed enlistment papers here. SJ0 were Omaha lads end the remainder from towns and villages In Nebraska and Iowa close to Omaha. A summary of business transacted by the city boiler and elevator Inspection de partment for the .twelve months follows: Applications for engineer's license 117 Aoullcants examined by board of engi neers M Applicants examined and passed 76 Knrilneers' licenses re-Issued 440 Knaineera carrying licenses In force. ...I'M Klevutor conductors 113 KleVators Inspected 90 Permits to Install elevators Issued 21 Pussenger elevators In service 12 Freight elevators in servlorf. !." Permits to Install boilers Issued 0 Hollers Inspected 614 Hollers In service (74 Kecelpts from all sources $2,727 GRAIN RECEIPTS INCREASE Gratifying Growth i$ Noted by the Finire$ for the Tear. BARLEY HELPS THE TOTALS New rievater Capacity Is Added and err Flraas Are Taken Ia4n the (ralei Eirkssge Iorlag the Tear. Omaha's grain market showed for 1911 a grutifylng increase In business ovrr 1P10. Total receipts of all grains for the year Mere 4o,J:i1,20) bushels, "a new record for yearly receipts and an Increase of 1,WS,C bushels over the preceding year. Total shipments were 33,rn1.0M bushels, compared with 22.89fi.500 bushels for ISM. That an Increase la receipts was shown Is due to the development of Omaha as a barley market. 4.7o8,0O bushels of this grain, being received for the year. The barle' shipments In the records of tho Omaha (Jraln exchange nrc small com pared with the receipts, as the exchange has so far been unable to get from the rellrontls the records on the barhey billed out. , More lllevatore. The total elevator capacity of the mar ket was increased during the- year to 7.10,0(0 bushels by the erection of the Imperial Milling company's 175.001)-bushel hoUKu at the Hluffs and additions to the elevators of the Transmlsslsaippl Grain company, the Cavers Klevator company and the Crowell Klevator company, the additions having capacities of 840,000 bush els. 12.-i.0UO bushels and 17r,0UO bushels, re spectively. Thirteen new active grain members were added to the rolls of the exchange during the year and the following new firms: Merrlarn Commission company. Ware A Iceland, Crowell Elevator com pany, Standard Grain company, It. W. Taylor & Co., George A. Huberts Grain company, Ralnbolt Corn company, Henry Roberts, Dawson Grain company and the WliTow Springs distillery. The following table shows receipts In three leading grains by bushels of the month: Month. January ... Februury . March April May June July August ... September October ... November December the Wheat. . l.U.2,000 . 417.6(4) . 422, 4(4) . Wl.SiO . 870.000 . W7.200 . 2,203.JO0 . 1.04O.4(W . 1,lH9,HC4t . 1.4l.s00 Mt.tKW . 793,200 Corn. 2 3M.2C0 i.ow.iw 1.711. M0 W7. 2.4H,4H z,yoi0 1.M7.2I4) 1.4M.S1K) HftS.OuO 1,12M.0iw Ntt.200 2,389,300 Oats. 1.045,500 533, H00 B7S.700 63H,900 6S3.KJ0 1.037,000 872,100 7ti,!t00 Wt6.70 HX7.700 62O.2H0 697,000 Totals 12,307,600 18.364,400 9,108,600 Following are the receipts and ship ments for all grains for the year, com pared with 1910: RECEIPTS. 1911, Bu. 1910. Bu. Wheat ir.297.600 9,212.400 Corn 19,344,400 23,434,200 Oats 9,lS.i 10.023.tWO Rye sS.Ort) 19I1.80O Barley 4.75S.600 UfO.400 Totals.. Wheat com . Oata . Rye .. liarley 4j,5n6,20 43,607,400 SHIPMENTS. mi, Ba. 1910, Bu 8.310.01)0 4,813,000 14.446,000 19,701,000 8,205.Oo0 8,041,500 fiO.OuO M7.000 7W,000 175,000 Totals 33,436.000 32,896,&00 Uncle Sam Gets More Money from Revenue Office of Nebraska t'nele Sum's receipts of Internal revenue from the, Nebraska district for VHl show an Increase over those of 1910 amounting to 324.",SH0, according to flRures compiled In the office of the collector of Internal revenues. The figures for 1911 are given with the last five days estimated. The principal part of the Increase crime from the sale of spirit stamps, which Is also by far tho lurgest Individual Item of Income. Heer stamps show an Increase of $j,300. wlille the revenue from cigars fell off $4,10. Itemlted receipts for the year show as follows: 1911 IJsts (Including corpor- 1910. ation tax) $ i:a.4i".4 Reer 4 !4.;i7:t Spirits 2.1'.'2.3t.J Cigars and cigarettes.... S'l.lfv Tobacco , R.415 Special taxes 95,F'!7 I'rocess butter 3,353 Playing cards 2 Flour 3 Iocumentary 4.:i,273 l,IiV,.J(W V,3l."i fi.riM 146 3 Totals... .I3.!47,S08 12,701,918 LARGEST SILVER REFINERY IN WORLD ENLARGES PLANT POSTAL BUSINESS GROWING Annual Report Shows Increases in Every Department EJIPLOYES GET MORE MONEY Eterr Indlrntlon I'olats to a teadr ntarnl tirowth of Omaha's llnslncss Interests Post lunster Slakes Report. depart by the indlca- natursl increnes are shown in every ment cf the Omaha postofflce yearly icirort rrr lll, and every lion 1 mints toward a steady, growth of Omaha's business Interests. With tho growth It was necessary to pay out more for employes during the year than in I'IO. In this connection it Is shown that the pay roll in U10 was 31(!.. 7!!!, against J :.".2,o,a this year, an Increase of HVlTO. The posttnanter'a annual re port is as follows: Money Order He part meat. Issued .. l'n id , Received lK'.l No. Am't. 114.215 ?l,077.!c'7 W.,l-: ;:,ir42.2V7 :K,0S7 6,173,s. -mo- No. Am't. 112.M2 S1,(VJt,,l; 394.43 8,7i3.h2ii 37,443 6,7t2,47:t Totals $10.1!'4.134 I10.541.45J Cashier's Department. Stamps sold in 1911.. Stamps sold in 1HI0.. .. $1.046. 7H1 .. 1,010.6.;.: The Omaha plunt of the American Smelting and Refining company still malntulns its place as the largest lead refinery in the world and among the largest of those that refine gold and silver. During the last year, the re fined output had a value of $J7,3O5,O0O; divided by ores as follows: ) Gold, 28.1,730 ottnees. value Silver, 17.fihl.iri4 ounces, value . Iead, 213.0fil.rVi4 poundrr, value. Copper, 19,445.254 pounds, value. Vitriol, ft, 102.640 pounds, vaJie... During the last year Improvements made at the plant aggregrate about $20, 4X0, expended In the erection of a fire proof building, which has been equipped with the most modern appliances for treating lead, I5y the new process, the lead Is electrotyied, which adds to Its pu recess. $.-..R76,000 9.515,000 0,375,000 2,2W.,O00 255.000 BUTLER ISSUES NEARLY . FIVE THOUSAND LJCENSES The city clerk's annual report shows 4.5a) licenses Isiuied, amounting to $20.24.50 In fees; occupation taxes Collected, twenty-one, amounting to $:il.": other re ceipts, from transfers, etc., $105.90. Eighty-five meetings of the city coun cil were held, the number of motions and communications rear! by tlie clerk at the council meetings were 6,760, as compared with 6,879 in 1910; 761 notices were published In true official paper. OMAHA IMPORTS MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF GOODS According to the statement of the sur veyor of customs, the value of Imported goods received during 1911 In the Omaha custom hquse amoun 1 to nearly $X00,0f)0. Among the thirty Interior customs offices In the t'nited States. Omaha will rank ninth, says the surveyor. Increase. ;alnrles paid $ 34,159 rural letter carriers in Nebraska In 1911 $1,000,SI6 Pnlarlcs puid rural letter curriers in Nebiaska In 1H10 941. 62S Increase $ 59,217 Salaries paid railway postal clerks in 1911 $ 301,9trt Salaries paid railway postal clerks in 1910 2M.134 Increase $ 17,564 Salaries paid postofflce employes In 1911 332,06) Salaries paid postofflce employes in 1910 SM.79S Increase Registry .$ 13,270 Division. 1910. Inc. 109. S01 10S.970 107,443 107,894 2.V. 1,576 107,109 31,584 218,841 58,727 1911. Pieces received for de livery Pieces delivered . Pieces registered, main office and stations... 138,693 Packages handled In transit 1. 277.G6S Pieces dispatched In jackets, pouches and hand to hand 394,404 332,106 17,298 Mailing Division. Mall matter originating at and dis patched from this office: 1911. 1910. Number of pieces dis tributed and forwarded 99,083,710 M.895.0S5 Redistribution Pouches and sacks re ceived from R. P. O.. contents redistributed by clerks In mailing division Transit Pouches and sacks pass ing through the office handled In mulling di vision .N... Delayed mall matter Pouches delayed I n transit and redlstrili uted in mailing division -C7,;27 64.599 2.102 62,167 63.254 1.090 Grand total Increase over 1910, $5 . 99.218.0.18 161.0S7. 94,056.951 lloelih Depnrtment otloes. Following are the notices Issued from the health department for the year; 4,0(h nuisances, 409 sewer connections, IS.OiV) verbal, 491 weed notices. 9S8 ash notices. Total $140,633,008 More Convictions and Less Arrests During Year 1911 During 1911, there were 100 less arrests made than In 1910, but more convictions followed than In the preceding year. i;ight murders occurred last year, two more than In 1910. Sixty-seven Ions accidents were re ported during 1911 than In the year pre vious and but one morn body was taken to the morgue than In 1910. One more aulclde was committed nnd eleven mors attempts w?re made to commit suicide than in the preceding year. There were twenty eight shooting affrays In comparison with twenty-five III 1H1 0. and twenty-one more stabbing affrays. Following is Chief llonahue a report for the year Just ended: PROMINENT OMAHA MEN WHO DIED DURING YEAR AiBoag th proa.lnent cltlseas of Omaha who 4t4 during the last year are the folio mlng. DaAlel Paiim, sr.. Alma Jackson. Pat rick Mc.irdUe, Uustave Anderson, Charles V. Hietkenridge, Jerut T-- Cathsra. Charles J. Oreeite. l(v. Hobert M. JianderaoD. Vi'. W. Keen, J, K. Market, 4'haiies K. ManderiuHi, llenjanilii T. VVhKa. W. H. Wrrrua. Herman Cuba, K. V. 4.rto, flank W. Aatidhaurr. HUNTERS AND FISHERMEN PAY FOR THEIR SPORT Income from the sals of game and fish ing license In iH.uglus county in 1911 was $3,736, according to figures of County Clerk D. M. Huvetiy. IteHldrnt game Hi crises to the number of 3.412 were sold st $1 each: thirty. two nonresident lh fuses were sold at $10 each; two fish ing Ikenssa were sold at $2 each. Nearly twice as many resident game licenses were sold as were, sold In 1910. PUBLIC LIBRARY IS GROWING Capacity "lack, Hwoim Increased r'lllr Per Oat Hrceatly. lly an expenditure of something llk H.V. the stuck room of the public li brary has Immiii liwvreased to give el, elf room for aevvral thousand mure books, and will take care of the natural ln t'leuM for lao or thre yem, more. Tu do this the board found It neceai'urv to curtail the purchase ut books somevibat, during tire last year. Several gifts of bv.k have been received, the Maudersoa In. Man rollriitcn has beeu placed in live ! museum, snd the Samuel Hums collection I of old ck n. following are (be llbrarr 4?cnriATCn rU&R!Tir5 Hooka added during 1911 Total number vf bouks ree-etveU to dale 117,341 Total nurnbvr of books wtthsrawn to date Jip, Total numlier of books In library.. 9l,!go Total number of borrowers, each holding two cards 14 4NI Home circulation J.',. iwi Pictures clrcu'au 1.W4 htook depoalted in schuols Vlsirors to reference room 24 sun Visitors to reading room a fni V1ii.rf lo medical deparltnent izsh rrurriors ru rsuMUrn and Hvron Accidonts reported Arrests made Kiilldings secured, found open burglar frustiauti Dead IhsIiis i eKird and taken to morgue Destitute persons car eel for.. Klres attendiHt Insane pcisoua cared lor.,.. IxMigers act'oininodiitcd Lost children taken to par ents i I x l children taken to sta tion Murders Niilsaru-ea and dsad animals reMirted Number of calls for patrol titmi Nuu,b.r o( inilca trayeh'd by putrid oirgott Nu.rili'H' of meals furnished Kikoneis, etc Packages stolen. piOeity re covered Prisoners inkeii tu ciMinty lid Sick and Injured taken home Hp k and niji.ted takru to loo-nHul Sick and injured taken tu atstlon and fated lor .vhotuig altrays Stalilnng affrays stray teams cared for Xtrav horses taken up ,., KlIICHtr IvlHH'Lfd , ! t-uiciili-a attvinited Turned over to Juvenlro ot fi-cell 1910. 1911. 4 401; I 11,74 11,'JtH j 193 Jim : i I I 109 no ! 9 III I 12k 225 6S 7 ! 1.830 J.fcX j 26 U j U 1". j 6.5S3 6,412 10.99(1 12,(t 35 S9J 27.55 .M 72 2.011 2,415 152 173 233 24K 1 HW 2J 2s 94 Bi M !l vi m Ia) 31 I 30 41 ! 19s 195 : 31 Msttl31ilill diaetion triers Shina, llassuare, Etc., Tuesday Imported Glassware- Fancy etcljed, cut stems, etc. (ioblet nnd Cliampngiie Glasses, were $3.75; Tuesday, per half dozen , $2.00 Wines and Coektail Classes, were $3.23; Tuesday at, per half dozen $1.65 All Other Glasses, were $2.75; Tuesday, half doz., $1.25 Finger Bowls, Mere $4.50; Tuesday, half dozen. .$2.25 Big Table crowdetl with Cups and Saucers, Plates, Dishes, .lardinieref, etc., sold up to 00c, at, nich 29c Table 2 Fancy Dresden, Jardinieres, French and Ger man Plates, Dishes, Cups and Saucers, Cut Glass Nap pies; sold up to $1.25, Tuesday, each 49c Another Table will contain Doulton Tea Pots, Pitchers, Hand Painted Trays, Dresden Jardinieres, Chop Plates, Platters, Cake Plates, etc; sold up to $2.00, at 79c There will be Fancy (lass Vases, Italian Fayence, Can dlesticks, Dresden Kelish Dishes and Plates; sold up to $4.00, Tuesday $1.39 More Vases, Table Decorations, Glass and Metal Cut Glass Bowls ConiKrts and Bowls, combined sold up to $13.00 Tuesday $2.98 $85.00 per dozen will lie sold Tuesday $GG.OO $80.00 ierdozen will be sold Tuesday $62.00 $75.00 per dozen will be sold Tuesday $58.50 $110 and $(55 doz. will be sold Tuesday $46.00 $55.00 jeer dozen will bti sold Tuesday $43.50 $50.00 per dozen will be sold Tuesday $38.50 $35.00 per dozen will be sold Tuesday $26.00 $25.00 per dozen will be sold Tuesday $18.75 Choice Service Plates Doulton, Coalport, Elaviland, Ahrenfeid. Etc., Etc. A Wonderfully Choice and Unique Gathering of Very Fine and Exquisite China TAKE LUNCHEON WITH US TUESDAY, 10 TILL 5. MR. AND MRS. COBB, CATERERS. HAS A MOST BUSY YEAR Ttra Asso-tatad Oharitlea closed, with th last day of Drcrmber, 1911. tha moat j surrrasful year In tha hlitory of tha . aao.'lat1oo. Mla Ida V. Jonti. arcra- i tary. auhmittad tha fiitloirtna: report fur I tha year: . 1U l(l Tata! tiumbwr of fam!l!a i-Wvl 1.414 I Total aumuer at raaoa t.aadlad. 1,134 . ; A)liU-anta and olHr calla at I ttU HI 1.144 Calla male 4,trti l,wJ At the New Lace and Trimming Section Lace and Headed Tunics Jo Price 4 on black net, were $li.50 to $.i5.00; 3 on white net, were $1(.50 to $35.00. Marabou Muffs and Scarfs 20'e discount. Fancy colored ami gold and silver trinuniug some jet also 50c kind at 9c; $1.25 kind at 29c Thoo which sold up to $2.75 at 59l Ulack Silk Fancy Dress Nets, 42 inches wide, sold up to $2.25, at 79c Linen, Torchon Lace ami Insertions, w'ere 7c; Tuesdav at "3H Kmbroideries, Insertions and Edgings, sold to 35o, 19c Deep Flouncings, dainty and fine, sold up to 75c; Tues day at '. 39c 42-iuch Flouncings, nnu-li in detnantl for summer tlresses, ami summer won't' lc long values up to $1.35; Tues day 79c AT THE GLOVE SECTION. Tinhly Dear Mittens, all colors, originally fV, at. ..2oC $1.00 and $1.25 Kid Gloves; at, per pair $1.50 Kid Gloves, at, pair $2.00 Kid Gloves, at, ier pair Id-button liamb Gloves, worth $3.00, at Id-button Heal Kid, worth $3.75, at No gloves will be fitted on January 2d but we will be glad to fit them later. "NVo have added largely to our forco of salespeople, but even then, there may be a little delay in some sections. Come and make a day of it. You will have lota of good company. Please help us by taking along small packages. ...79 $1.19 .$1.69 $1.98 .$2.49 SEE PAGES 3, 4, 7, 10 and 16. Tlhoinraas CTpatelk Oi Heed roont .. 81,7 S7S33