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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 28, 191b.
WeSt Farnam Street Rapidly Becoming a Business Center
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"SERVICE"
WOLFE ELECTRIC COMPANY, ltll Fanu St., tyfer MM. Wk ftr Ui J Wt'M Wirt fcr Ym.
HOW TO DIRECT VISITORS
A Ride Oat J&rnam Street Gives
Representative View.
ROTH BUSINESS AND HOMES
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Office and Buslnt Ulooka Arc Seea
at Ioner End of Street, Waile
Farther "Went Can Be Seen
Residential District.
77ie Biggest Kodak Storm
the Wt
EVERYTHING FOR THE AMATEUR
PHOTOGRAPHER c;
Finishing Department in Connection
The Robert Dempster Co.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
2813 Fur nam Street
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Paint, Varnishes, Brushes, Etc
A HANDY AND RELIABLE HARDWARE STORE
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New Wail Paper Ideas.....
aro constantly being shown by our sales-men. You'll find them well informed on
interior decorating. This moans much to you. When you corao hero for Wall
Papers you are not merely getting paper to cover 'tho walls, but papers with a
true artistic merit, and aro shown ways to use them that will roally beautify
the home. ,
GATE CITY WALL PAPER COMPANY
Wholesale and Retail.
D. 4178.
Southeast Cor. 24th and Farnam.
H. C. MEYERS' BAKERY
2202 Farnam Street Douglas 3006
"We Bake Anything from a BUN to rn WEDDING CAKE"
Thousands of Ak-Sar-Ben visitors, who
each fait see Omaha for the first time,
often catching only hurried glimpses of
the, city Itself In the hurlyburly of fes
tivities annually 'propound this question:
"What trip of not too great length, pre
ferably by street car, will give the
stranger in Omaha a representative view
of the city's various activities and a
glimpse at the best residence section?"
The Omahan alert to see that the city's
advantages ' are best presented to the
visitor's eyes, if he keeps in mind the
conditions' of such a question answers;
"tilde tho Jotlgth Cf Farnam street. There
ara many other things to see but we
aro willing to abldu by your Judgment
Of this street Great, wholesale houses, a
big printing concern, a railroad building,
a macaroni factory and other Interesting
Industrial enterprises are to bo seen at
the eastern portion of the street pre
senting1 to the visitor a typical picture
of a number of Omaha's most important
.Activities. The spectator will not advance
far before he will' see In the prosperous
automobile firms t6 what extent the gas
car has taken hold of the affections of
the- residents of Omaha and its great
territory radiating in overy direction,' but
he will hardly -bo prepared for, "auto
row"- wblct a 'will, .sea at tM upper
end of. ''ifarnam hill."
- A- Street at RhIhch.
Office .buildings tanging in height from
four .stories to the eighteen otorlos of
the Woodmen of the World building next
claim the sightseer's attention, IUdln
past aflrw hotel and the many progres
sive and up-to-date retail stores which
flour th mohth by month and yew by
year, pay In scant attention to the va-
garles of tho eastern money market or
oiner varying innttehces which uffect
other less favored cities, ho needs must
form an opinion highly creditable t(,
Omaha. Ho also wilt notice, tho pros
perous, substantial fronts of several of
thts city's strong banks, and wlll'ilnd
that two newspapers have their head
quarters on Farnam street.
Opposite Douglas county's new $1,000..,
000 court house whose marbled interior
Is worthy xt tho notice of any travoler, is
Tho Omaha Dally Beo building and tho
city hallt A trip along auto row Is a reve
lation to any person which is not aware
of the immensity of tho automobile bust
ness of Omaha.
Them the Apartment llamaes.
Then when the visitor finishes his Far
nam street trip with an Inspection of
somo of Omaha's handsomest apartment
houses, and homes of tho "West Farnam"
district it is assured that he will say with
the thpusands who hava preceded him,
that whatever else the city may offer to
sightseers there is no doubtjpkat Farnam
street give tho visitor who wants to see
much in a short time an excellent idea
of what he will find tho city Is upon
a mora extended acquaintance.
Tho business progress made alone: this
rapidly growing street Is not aft acci
dent In tho first place, tho westward
growth of the business section generally
Is responsible for tho move up West Far
nam, But mora credit Is due tho" hustling
rirms whoso largo, volume of business
makes for activity all along tho line.
Breaker Brothers Help.
One of tho best known firms on West
Farnam street is tho concern of preaher
Bros, With one of tho largest and best
eOUlDDCd ClesJllrtar and llvrlnrr ahllin.
ments in. fco entire west this firm adds
much to tho hustle and, activity of upper
Farnam street ZJned up along the store,
front of this firm may bo seen twenty
or more teams and automobiles ready to
start on tho day's work, and It Is, 'Indeed,
a goodly number of garments this largo
corps of workers can deliver.
A fibxneo Into the office and work,
rooms of the Dresner plant even more
plainly divulges the reason this business
Is an lmuortant ono to tho volumo of
business dono up this way. Nearly 100
men and women are employed by Dresher
Bros, to carry on tlwlr enormous busi
ness, Drammoua Motor, m. Factor.
The new homo of tho Drummonu Motor
company and tho business which
emanates therefrom Is an important Item
to tho total figure of this. section's buslv
ness progress. .This concern was a large
one in Us eld location, and when It con
structed Its own homo at Twenty -sixth
and Farnam about a. year ago It In
creased that - business enormously, and
the recent change of ownership marks
another step forward. Also this concern
must bo given credit for shifting the
automobile lino EOniewhat further west
on Farnam street than before they
moved to their present location.
The Electric Shop Buy.
Ono of tho busiest firms on West Far
nam strct Is the Wolfe Electric company,
one of the largest. concerns of its kind In
the city. With Its, complete line of eleo
trio fixtures, Us big wlrlnsr business and
Its large store sales of electrical supplies,
the Electrio Shop is constantly bringing
people to this end of town. Each mom
Ing a corps of motorcyclists moke their
way from the storo to start the day's
calls, and they attract .much attention as
they start their machines a-whlrrlng.
Many Kodak finlA There.
By far tho largest concern In the city
In Us class Is the Robert Dempster com
pany, also' located on West Farnam street
The large demand for tho grade of kodaks
and supplies sold at this place brings
much trado to the location and helps the
section In Its totals. Moreover a large
finishing business is done by the Demp
ster company and this &lsa brings many
.people up there.
Hilton Darling Mores Up.
For years a prominent merchant . of
West Farnam street Milton Darling, tho
woir-known art deoleri is a constant
source of life to- tho street. He Will re
move from his present store at 1811 to
a building' especially constructed for him
by Harrison & Morton, the number of
which will be 2030 Farnam'. street Mr.
Darling will have a complete line of pic
tures and appropriate frames at his new
placo and undoubtedly .will do a larger
business than. over.
Vp-to-Date Ifurarrare Store'.
O. tk. Wlemer Conducts a., decidedly neat
And up-to-the-minute, hardware store on
West Farnam street,.Just aboye Twenty-
fourth. Nearly . everything that the
downtown stores carry in stock, may be
bought at this store, and tho lower rent
rates keep, tho prices down' af Wlemer's.
Also it Is a very handy place for people
living in this vicinity to. do their shop
ping at, obVtatlflg the necessity of a trip
downtpwi y i . i I
Wall Paper SolO. More.
The Gate City Wall taper company 's
located on West Farnam street near
Twenty-fourth. This concern does a big
business, both retail and wholesale, in
wall paper of every design and descrip
tion. The managers of this. concern aro
a couple of hustling young, men, who are
after tho business and know now to get
it Whll this concern la yet compara
ttvely now it is. .already a strong factor
in tho upbuilding of West Farnam street'
Ft-cUaff 4b Strtnlo Help.
The complete trunk and bag factory
and salesroom of Frellng & Stelnle ac
complishes much for the business of the
street Everything In tho line of leather
goods, trunks, etc., aro made and sold
right In the attractive shop located at
Eighteenth and Farnam streets.' Both Mr,
Frellng and Mr. Utelnle are well known
and have a large following in their busi
ness, Tekas Shop Mils Meh.
Perhaps tho most unique place of busi
ness In the West Farnam district Is tho
Tekna Shop. With Its countless pieces of
beautiful novelties, bric-a-brac, etc., thts
little shop has , class of trade . enjoyed
(Continued on Pago Thirteen.)
Wood's Electrics
Many a Good Business Man
has selected for his family a Wood's
Electric because he had confidence
in its makers. He might be a poor .
judge of construction, but he was a
good judge of concerns, and he knew,
as a business man, that he could rely
on any product backedby- the -financial
resources and engineering abil
ity of the Woods Motor Vehicle Co.
and its manufacturing record of 17
years in the electric motor car field.
When you consider that every nw
car must be purchased upon faith, in
the ability and integrity of its makers,
is it not ordinary prudence to buy a
car like the Woods Electric with its
well known, record anri well known .
' makers behind it
Drummond Motor Co.
Omaha
(Trunks!
Olap trap baggage doesn't pay. Tha bmp
your trunk gets from the baggage man meant
short life unless every partis durable. -Our
trunks are built with the baggage man in
mind. Good clear lumber, heavy canvas or fibre covering. Sturdy hinges, locks amd
handles and good paint and varnish. If you are not sure of your judgment about suit
cases, bags or trunks this is a safe shop to make your selection.
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v 1823 Farnam Street
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