The Omaha Daily Bee
Made in Nebraska
Section
Made in Nebraska
Section
VOL. XL1I NO. 232.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAR Oil 15, 1913.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
Ralston a .Growing Industrical Center ,
See Ralston's
..Exhibits at..
de-in-Ne-
braska Sco
Milton G. Powell, Pres. ' J. E. Dodds, Vice Pres.
Dwight Powell Secretary David C. Dodds, Treasurer
" T AN UF ACTURERS
of High Grade Up
holstered Furniture,
Davenports, Couches,
Rockers, Easy Chairs,
Kitchen Cabinets with
patent reversible drop
flour bin and all kinds
of special order Furniture.
RECENT ORDERS:
Masonic Temple,
Joel City, Kas.
Loyal Order Moose,
Omaha
Green Room,
Brandeis Bldg.,
Omaha
nnrcly Is the ro given to ono community
the, privilege of being Ideally sltuntcd for
manufacturing purposes, having terminal
railroad facilities, good market and other
essentials Immediately at hand, and at
the same tlmo being an Ideal residence
lo. nllty.
Such a happy and unusual combination
Is Ralston.
Originally the beautiful country seat of
Dr. Oeorge I Miller, often called the
"father of Omaha," Its magnificent
groves of walnut and maple and other
trees, covering Its gently sloping hills;
ItS CrVStlll lnkp. nver rnnl nnd rafral.tnfr
and Its beautiful environments generally
make It Inviting and attractive.
The Burlington and Missouri Pacific
railroads, both built by tho edges of Sey
mour park, as It was called by Its owner.
Following them, as the need of a great
Industrial suburb of Omaha began to be
heard, a firm of enterprising real estate,
men, who had already accomplished
many works of tangible benefit within
the cnty limits of Omaha, grasped the
situation us thorough-going business
men; secured possession of Seymour park
and several hundred acres of adjacent
land, platted It. Improved It and nprnn n
successful hustle for Industries and peo
ple.
Four years ago Italston was but a
name, hard to dtsassoclato from Seymour
park. Today It Is a live, bustllnir. nn.
and-comlng Incorporated city. It has a
oig stovo ractory, a varnish factory, an
automobile factory, a truck factory and
tho present year it has added the Omaha
furniture Manufacturing company, pos
sessing a pluant second to none.
Italston ban ten mercantllo institutions,
ono lumber yard, one blacksmith shop,
one hotel, four boarding houses, two res
laurants'and other business Institutions.
A contract has been let for tho building
of a grain elevator and feed' mill. A
bunk with 115,000 capital Is being organ
ized. The plun first was to have but
$10,000 capital, but It was then found
that tho population put the city In a
higher class for banking purposes, re
quiring a larger capitalization.
There Is a llvo municipal government,
neaded by C. M. Skinner, mayor; Oscar.
C. Bruce, cltv clerk: Arthur Pflnir. rifv
treasurer; Harry YVIIg, I Howard and
Howard Said, with .those before men
tioned, constituting the city council, and
Hoy N. Towl, cty engineer.
Rnlstnn is connected wtfti Hmahn nnA
South Omaha by the lnterurban line
of the Nebraska Traction and Power
company, which connects with the
Omaha street railway system, on tha
north, and runs to Paplltlon, beyond
Italston, on the south. This gives hourly
service. Ijist year It had net receipts of
over $1,000 per month.
Tho social life of tho community en
Joys tho presenco of the Seymour I.ake
Country club, ,tnade up of 300 of the
leading business men of Omana, South
Omaha and Italston, who have built a
beautiful and pretentious club house by
tho slioro of tho lake, laid out a golf
course, and otherwise made of It a
swell and convenient country club. A
fine new public school building and a
newly built church contribute to the edu
cational and religious life of the com
munity. Ilnlstun'a vrrst Company.
Ralston's newest great manufacturing
enterprise, one bringing great irulo and
substantial benefit to the plac., Is tho
Omaha Furniture Manufacturing com
pany. Reorganized and enlarged from thu
Talge Lounge company of St. Joceph, tn'.a
company moved Into Its splendid new fac.
tory early this year, the official opening
under tho auspices of tho Omaha Com
mercial club on the occasion of a mon
ster excursion of business men to Ilftl
ston, occurlng on January 17.
Tho building Is of modern duyllnht con
struction, erected under the direction of
experienced furniture makers, and
equipped with all the latest facilities tor
tho economical production o.f fu.nlture.
The firm will manufacture hUn grade
upholstered furniture-davenports, rock
ers, couches and easy chairs, alio kitchen
cabinets with patent reversible drop
flour bin, and all kinds of spcc'al order
furniture. This company holds the pat
ent one reversible drop flour bin, which Is
creating a furore among the lpuic wives
wherever Introduced.'
Already several large special orders for
the furnishing of lodge bulkllnns, club?,
etc.. have been received, In addition to a
rapidly growing demand for the furnltuie
to be carried In stock. The number of
employes has steadily grown until now
they number fifty.
The company has back of It a number
of Btrong and well known business men
Milton C. Powell, the president, for in
stance, 1b also president of a huge plov
works In St. Joseph, and David C. UodUs,
the treasurer, has long been head of the
Dodds Lumber company. The ottlcers ami
directors are! Milton C. Powell, president.
J. E. Dodds, vice president; .Uwlght
Powell, secretary; David C. DoddB, treas
urer; E. II. Wcsterfleld, attorney, ana
D. D. Miller and Henry F. Kles.ir.
Wlh the great campaign for Made-ln-Nebraska
goods, now in the beginning,
with attention being more and more at
tracted to Ralston, tho home of this com
pany; and with a ftno line of goods being
mado and pushed by men of business
ability, a prosperous future for this 'on
corn Is assured.
Ilrotvn Truck Mnkcrs.
The nrown Truck Manufacturing com
pany, manufacturers of tho well known
Drown Burden Bearer Line, which Is An
other way of saying as much for every
purpose. Their modern plant nt Ralston,
In the suburbs of Omaha, proves most
Interesting to visitors. In this factory
may bo seen wood-working machinery
that saws, planes, shapes, mortises, bores
and dadoes frames; oil furnaces And
forges that heat tlTe Iron for the mam
moth bulldozer that forms lnrts with n
single stroke; drills, presses, shears, etc,,
do the work of many hands.
This truck plant Is tlto only one of Ha
kind In Nebraska or on the Missouri
river, and Its output reaches the Paclflo
coast. Tho line covers every requirement
In truck equipment used by packers, rail
roads, factories, warehouses, stores, eta,
and deserves the large patronage It ro-
eelves,
Ralston, Omaha's Industrial suburb.
continues to enjoy Its great success. Its
good, substantial Industries are busy
every day and the Howard Stove works
has already arranged to add now build
lugs to accommodate Its growing busi
ness. Tho Ralston Townslto company Is able
to continue offering for a limited time
freo sites along tlrt terminal railway
for additional factories, and the pros
pects are bright for a number of good
Industries during 191.1.
Ralston Is well supplied with grocery
nnd other stores; has hotel, restaurants,
meat market, barber shop, etc., but offers
excellent opportunities In tother lines, es
pecially tho following; Newspaper and
Job press, hardware nnd furnlturo, bak
ery, boarding houses.
Many new residences have been built
In Ralston recently, but more nre needed
to supply tho demands of those already
employed moro will be required for tho
other factories which contemplate mo-
,lng here. Plants employing skilled labor
must bring with them their trained men.
Wo can get tho Industries If wo can but
furnish the homes.
In 1002 the first electrically-driven
wagons wero Introduced In Boston. Thera
was only two cars that year; In 1905 tho
number had Increased to ten; In 1910 thero
were 110 electrlo trucks, and In 1912, 2T9.
an Increase ln( tho last two years of 13
per cent,
I
Omaha & Com
Bluffs Street
Railway Company
Be careful in getting
on and off cars while
the large crowd is in
the city for the "Made
in - Nebraska" Show
and you will help us
prevent accideqts . . .
ii i
Plant of Brown Truck Mfg. Co.
Where Trucks Are Made for
Western Trade.
( When Ybu Don't Buy Brown -
V iff A
Trucks We Both Lose.
BROWN TRUCK MFG.
RALSTON STATION, OMAHA, NEB.
RALSTON
Omaha's Attractive and Industrial Suburb
Offers for a Limited Time
FREE
SITES
Fer Additional Factories
Do you fiave to write
a "Know Omaha" essay?
School children will find a great deal of
help and suggestion by referring to our
recently published
NEBRASKA DEVELOPMENT EDITION
If you did not save it we can
still furnish a few copies at
10 cents per copy.
Bee BusinessOffice, 17th and Farnam Sts.
All the Industries Now
and the Prospects
Industries
RALSTON AS A RESIDENCE
SUBURB
Tho attractions at Ralston are su
perior to those of any other ot
Omaha's suburbs. The residence
property lies high, overlooking
beullful Seymour Lake and in
sight of both Omahas. Has all
modern improvements, Including
city water and sower which are
under construction. Has good
eight grade school. Church. Ad
joins the finest Country Club In
the state the only ono offering
bathing and boating in pure artes
ian water.
Located at Ralston Are Doing a Good Business
Look Bright for a Number of Other Good
to Be Located Here During 1913.
What Ralston Has and Oppor
tunities It Offers
Ralston has a good Hotel, Dry
Goods and Grocery Stores, Res
taurants, Moat Market, Barber
Shop, otc, all dotns a good paying
business, but still offers
Splendid BUSINESS OPPOR
TUNITIES In other lines, notably
tho following: Newspuper and Jnt
Press; Hardware and Furniture;
Bakery; ISoardl"K Houses many
of tho employes having no fami
lies must find suitable boarding
places or bo compelled to go Into
South Omaha.
RALSTON AS AN HEAL SITE
FOR A COUNTRY HOME
An Ideal site is found In RAI
8TO.V ACRES. These twq and a
halt acre blocks are covered with
natural timber and can be flald out
Into beautiful grounds. Other
tracts are clear and trees and
shrubbery could be set where you
desire. Or, try the profitable
truck farming with a home mar
ket for all you produce, at your
very door.
RALSTON NEEDS MORE DWELLINGS
RalHton'flJgreatcBt need is moro dwellings for employes. We quote from a Setter JuBt received from
one of the largest factories: "If there wore plenty of houses at roasono,bje rent, wo could get a good
class of men who would finally buy tho property."
By helping to satisfy this need you will aid materially In securing additional Industries and thus
reap larger benoflts In increasing valuations. If you own a lot In Ralston, build at once. We still have
some cood lots at reasonable prices and special terms. Deed and abstract at once to all cash buyers.
RALSTON T0WNSITE COMPANY
DougBas 3867
309 So
IPANV
17th St.
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