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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1919)
TT73 OMAHA BEE lir" 11llk3C T i T ACI '7 OMAHA, Jhe Second Live' Stock Market of The World. - It lias the most Modern Stock Yards la the World today no expense h" been spared to make ito. It Is situated In the center or a territory producing more food products than any in the World hence the largest demand for feder sheep and for this reason OMAHA Is the LARGEST FEED ER SHEEP MARKET IN THE WORLD. Railroad facilities are unex celled, .being the only Missouri River market located on the main Unea of all the western railroads, the shrink, therefore, on ship ments to this market is less than to others. ' Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha (Ltd) Omaha, Nebraska NEBRASKA TENT AND AWNING CO. Tents, Awning s7 Flags H. S. McDonald, Mgr., Omaha. Phones Doug. 3329-3330. John H. Harte, General Contractor Office, 1609 Webster St. Doug. 1054. Concrete Engineering Co., 1116 Omaha Nat. Bank Bldg., Omaha, Neb. Tel. Doug. 5686. National Roofing Co., (Incorporated) Roofing and Paving Contractors Established in 1878 Douglas 951. Omaha, 0093 QMS. BOILERS SMOKESTACKS TWO PLANTS Drake, Williams, Mount Co. Main Office and Works, 23d, Hickory and U. P.. R. R. Phone Douglas 1043. Branch 20th, Center and C. B. & Q. PhotWDouglaa 1141. Oxy.Acetylene Welding STANDPIPES TANKS P. Melchiors Machine Works Hajrnea Auto Service and Repair Parts. Cenaral Overhauling- of Automobiles, , Matnetoa and Starting Svatems. Doughs 1550 , 1218 Howard Street WRIGHT & MACK COMPANY . Manufacturers and Acents for Electric, Hydraulic and Hand Power Elevators. . Cables for Every Purpose. Special Elevator Oile, Supplies and Repairs. Omaha to tbe Best Market West of Chicago. , .... Try Us and We Will Do the Rest. Douflaa 1211 ' 424 So. 14th St. F. P. GOULD & SON, Builders, Dong. 1463 City Nat. Bk. Bldg. Henry M. Johannszen Glass and Paint Company Glazing Phone Doug. 349 114 So. 14th St. Omaha, Neb. Parsons Construction Co., Oeneral Contracting 18 Keeline Building Tyler 2604 Omaha, Neb. United States Rubber Co. Qmaha Branch Everything in Rubber 1 Omaha, Nebraska, TO PAYNE INVESTMENT COMPANY Omaha National Bank Building OMAHA FARM LANDS FARM MORTGAGES Benson Myers Co. . Investment Securities Farm Mortgages Omaha, U. S. A. OCCIDENTAL BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Cor. 18th and Harney Sts. Doug. 3326 Omaha, Neb. ALEX BECK, General Contractor, D. 1293. 401 Keeline Bid. Wiens Omaha Brush Co., 4301-03 No. 28th St., Tel. Colfax 31 v Omaha, Neb. ALL-METAL WEATHER STRIPS Have them Installs! os your wladows aarf Soon now or In tho sprlsj cleanup ktaps out dust, wlod, rali, rtopo rattle. ALL-METAL WINDOW SCREENS a etal frame with wild bronie wire cloth la ao different. THE HIGGINS MFG. CO, J. P. CONDON. Mgr., 20 Bee Bid,., Omaha, Neb. Phena D. 2070. GROCERY SALESMEN With Automobile to Sell Our Reliable Line Direct to Consumer. R. L. HARRIS CO., Omaha "OCG 0OQ GOT Carbon Coal & Supply Co., Wholesale Dealers in Coal and Building Material. Grain Exchange .Building, Omaha, Neb. Cuts That Print are the kind produced by the Bee Engraving Dep't. Phone Tyler 1000. W. Wettengel & Son Delivery, Commercial and Truck Bodies. Doug. 8289. 1912-14 Vinton St. Vaughn Construction Co.. - , - ' General Contractors, Electrie Bldg., Omaha. Schneider Electrical Works , Electrical Engineering Electrical Machinists Motor and Dynamo Repairing Doug. 2455. 1108 Farnam St. Omaha, Neb. J. H. Kritenbrink & Son, Brick Manufacturers, Telephone Tyler 1746 13th and Frederick Sts., Omaha, Neb. CALL TYLER 3 Trucks of All Kinds e - Ford Transfer & Storage Co. 813.15-17 Douglas St Pioneer Glass & Paint Company All Kinds Paints, Varnishes, Glass and Store Front Construction 14th & Harney Incorporated 18BS , Omaha Loan and Building Association Assets, $11,350,000 A mutual savings and loan association Wm. R. Adair, See. and Trees. t OMAHA, NEBRASKA Omaha Has Glorious Record In All War Loans to Country The $7,500,000 mark in the Victory Liberty Loan Every single war activity the city ever undertook is passed. Let's pull all together now to put our share was largely oversubscribed. Z1 CaU f the gVern" The first Liberty Loan, for which Omaha was as- ment m this war over the top. gigned g quQta of $ J000000 was oversubscribed 234 Omaha has one of the best war records of all the per cent and not less than $9,717,150 was lent by cities in the United States. ' Omahans to the United States government. Let's live up to our record and "put her over" be- The second Liberty Loan was oversubscribed by fore another week is passed. 141 per cent the citys quota being $4,733,200 and the Take another Bond ! subscriptions totalled $11,388,500. Subscribe till it hurts. The third Liberty Loan "went over the top" with Do your share to put Omaha "Over the top" once 67 per cent. The citizens subscribed $3,396,600 in ex more, cess to their alloted quota of $5,081,600. Omaha was the first large city in the entire United The fourth loan also went over the top by an over States to "go over the top" in the War Savings cam- subscription of $1,189,900 over the quota of $10,541, paign. 500. a It led all other cifles in per capita Red Cross - membership and War Savings Stamps .sales. Other great war activities drives were subscribed It was the first in the entire country to report back for as follows: to Washington 100 per cent Food Administration Quota Subscriptions 'Subscribed pledges; more than 41,000 cards were signed by ' war Savings stamps.... -.. 3,500,000 ? 4,000,000 14 Omaha housewives. United War Work... 325,000 650,000 64 itti ii j ' . . , First Red Cross Fund 168,000 255,591 52 ml 'WaS Stl11 OPe? f0r enlistments Second Red Cross Fund.... 230,000 442,366 92 after the declaration of war on the Imperial German y. m. c. a 75,000 120,000 60 Government and prior to the draft call, Omaha stood Knights of Columbus 15,000 75,000 400 second among all the cities of the United States for y. w. c a No Quota 35,800 army enlistments in proportion to population. Armenian Relief 45,000 60,000 33 .. . - . - , . Smilegae Book Campaign... 3,400 10,041 195 Realizing the importance Of this City, the War De- Czecho Slovak Relief. .... No Quota 64,000 partment made Omaha one of the principal cities of Jewish war Relief 50,000 60,000 20 the 13 national zones for the distribution of army salvation Army 60,000 55,000 Supplies. Belgian Baby Fund No Quota 15,000 The first American aerial unit to leave the country fZubertS. .fi.?!$27,83o,2oo $47,607,998 72 and go into active flying on the French front was trained at the Fort Omaha Balloon school, the largest In 1917 Omaha boosted a Red Cross membership in the entire country. of 71,000. One year later, in 1918, this membership One of the first squads of telephone men sent to had been increased to 86400- France for active service with General Pershing was ' Not less than 1,000 war orphans have been adopt- recruited in Omaha. ed by the charitable citizens of Omaha. Do you know OMAHA hat Jhe largest pharmaceutical and physi clan' supply house west of Chi cago? Yes, and it la THE HENRY R. GERING COMPANY, 1114-1116 Farnam St. Carl B. Kraus Company, V Designing Engineers ireproof Building Material 616.18-20 Keeline Bldg., Tyler 2604 Omaha, Neb. Johnson Hardware Co. Fine Builders' Hardware Complete Lin of Contractors' Supplies 1217 Farnam St. Doug. 581. Nebraska and Iowa Steel Tank' Co. , A. N. Eaton, Prop. 1300 Willis St. Phone Webster 282. Everything in Sheet Metal Products. Oil Tanks and Supplies (01 CrXHUKO Zi I iM! C3S3I Commonwealth Life INSURANCE COMPANY Omaha, Nebraska COVER . YOUR SHINGLE 'ROOFS With Our Fireproof Asphalt Roofing. All Kinds of Roofs Repaired. OMAHA ROOFING CO., Doutlas 3043 603-A Bee Bldg. CHAS. E. FANNING PAVING CO. Omaha, Neb.' L. Wolff Manu facturing Co. PLUMBING GOODS Omaha, Neb. BUTTE Best Butter Made llth and Capitol Ave. D3903 Red Feather Poultry Feeds Clean Feeds Made In a Clean Mill v That's Important PROPER INGREDIENTS PROPERLY MIXED For Chicks, Laying Hens and Broiler. M. C. Peters Mill Company OMAHA. Fairbanksy Morse & Co. FARM POWER SCALES 902 Harney St. Seeds That Grow Need Any? See That They Come From The Nebraska Seed Co. Omaha, Neb. ' Hauling Problem Solved DOUGLAS TRUCKS v Built m Omaha Strong Durable Dependable "BUDA Motor" Supplies Maximum Power at Minimum Coat. "Power Plus" Detail Specificationa DOUGLAS lVi-Toa Truck Telia the Story. DOUGLAS EIGHT Herachell-SpUlmu Motor Touring Roadster Speedster Correctness of Design and Finish Write for Catalog glas Motors Corporation WALRATH . SHERWOOD LUMBER CO- 1501-03 W. O. W. Bldg. Omaha, U. S. A. Nebraska-Iowa Grain Co., Omaha, Neb. Doug. 961. 421-27 Grain Ex. Bldg. J. P. GUTH, Architect, Phono Red 1937 Rooms 516-517 Paxton Block, Omaha, Neb. Potash Reduction Co., 820 World-Herald Bldg., Omaha, Neb. Omaha Printing Co. Omaha, U. S. A. Burroughs Adding Machine Company World-Herald Building, 15th and Farnam Sts. Tyler 380. A. REDWOOD STOCK AND SUPPLY TANKS Outlasts Stssl ranks ant Colts Lsts Maa. Csllfornla RsdwooS does tiot vara, shrink or ret, thsrstors Is setter than any other aistsrlal tor tanks. Wo carry a full lino of stock sad suaaly tanks la Omaha. Writs for arlco Hit. ATLAS TANK MFG. CO., 1103 W. O. W Bldg. Omaha. Neb. Bankers Realty Investment Company Assets Oyer $1,500,000 Architects and . Builders Omaha-Offices-Chicago Pays Greater Dividends Than Any Company of Equal Resources. The Bankers Reserve Life Company Hems Office, Omaha, Neb. ASSETS, 58,429,965.53 Net Legal Reserve $8,585,382.00 Insurance la Force, . Over $48,000,000.00 AGENTS WANTED GOOD TERRI TORY . ROBERT L. ROBISON, Pres. WALTER G. PRESTON, V.-P. JAMES R. FARNEY. V.-P. RAY C WAGNER. Sec.-Treas. SCHERMERHORN BROS. CO., Cordage and Twine 601-609 Jones St. THE BETTER CREAMERY BUTTER Is always preferable that's why most people Inaiat upon using DAVID COLE CREAMERY BUTTER. NEW LOCATION, 16th It Farnam, U. S. Nat'l. Bk. Bldf. Holmes-Wildhaher Co., I Oliver Chilfcd Plow Work. Doug. 3236 Wholesale Grocers. 10th and Farnam SU., 1112 Howard St. Tyler 276. Omaha Great Western Tire and Truck Company Omaha, Nebraska Telephone Douglas 1710 Factory at 4th 4 Pierce Sts. Electrical, Steam, Telephone and Mill SUPPLIES Omaha, Neb. CANNEL COAL $10.00 Per Ton A Distinctly New Coal COAL HILL COAL' CO., v 211 So. 19th St. . BERTSCHY MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING COMPANY. Manufacturers of BERMO WELDING AND CUTTING APPARATUS OMAHA, U. S. A. CASCO MILLING CO., Grain, Hay, Mill Feeds, Straight or Mixed Cars. Doug. 1479. 14th and Paul Sts. Kirschbraun & Sons, Inc., Creamery, Eggs and Cold Storage Ninth and Dodge Sts., Omaha, U. S. A. Say to Your Grocer ELKHORN MILK PLEASE OMAHA BODY CO., Builders of Truck Bodies to Fit All Makes of Trucks. 1529-31-33 No. 16th St. Phone Webster 337 SUNDERLAND MACHINERY and Supply Co. MACHINISTS, ENGINEERS, CONTRACTORS EQUIPMENT 1006-8-10 Douglas St. ' OMAHA, NEB. STANDARD BRIDGE COMPANY, Omaha, Neb. JOHN DEERE PLOW CO., Agricultural Implements. Omaha. Sioux Falls. HUDSON MFG. CO., Implement Supplies, Omaha and Minneapolis The Pazton-Mitchell Co., Manufacturers of The Mitchell Metallie Packing Gray Iron, Aluminum, Brest and Bronsa Castings The Hugh Murphy Construction Co. Contractors of Public Work D. 834. 206 Karbach Bldg. Independent Lumber Co. Harney 424 40th and Leavenworth Sts. The Ideal Family Loaf It Boosts for Omaha Jay Burns Baking Co. WELLS-ABBOTT-NIEMAN CO. Manufacturers el PURITAN FLOUR GREAT WESTERN TRACTOR CORPORATION Has openings for 3 High Class Stock Salesmen. Call at Suite 1012 First National Bank Building, Omaha, Neb. To Pave City Streets and Country Highways, Use VITRIFIED PAVING BRICK. Western Brick Manufac turers Association. Kansas City, Mo. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Successor to Midland Glass and Paint Co. Glass Mirrors Paints llth and Howard 5tu a- A ...ilSJJUJ. '