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OMAHA,
The Second Live
Stock Market of
The World.
It hat the moat Modern Stock
Yards in tha World todayno
expense hat bean apared to make
it so.
It ia situated in the center of a
territory producing more food
product than any in the World
hence the largest demand for
feeder theep 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
lines of all the western railroads;
the shrink, therefore, on ship
ments to this market is lass than
to others.
Union Stock Yards
Company of Omaha
(Ltd.)
Omaha, Neb.
PAYNE
INVESTMENT
COMPANY
Omaha National Bank Building
OMAHA
FARM LANDS
FARM MORTGAGES
Pioneer Glass &
Paint Company
All Kinds
Paints, Varnishes, Glass
and Store Front Construction
14th and Harney
msMS
3SL33&3
Benson & Meyers Co.
Inrestment Securities
Farm Mortgages
Omaha, U. S. A.
OCCIDENTAL BUILDING
AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION
Cor. 18th and Harney Sts.
Doug. 3326. Omaha, Neb.
Incorporated IS A3
OMAHA
LOAN AND BUILDING
ASSOCIATION
Assets, $13,250,000.
A mutual savings and loan association.
WM. R. ADAIR, President.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Commonwealth
Life
INSURANCE
COMPANY -
Omaha, Nebraska
Red Feather
Poultry Feeds
Clean Feeds Made
In a Clean Mill
That's Important.
PROPER INGREDIENTS ,
PROPERLY MIXED
For Chicks, Laying Hens and
Broilers.
M. C. Peters Mill
Company
OMAHA.
WALRATH
& SHERWOOD
LUMBER CO.
Wholesalers
1501-06 W.O. W. Bldg.
Omaha, U. S. A.
Nebraska-Iowa Grain
Company,
Omaha, Neb. Doug. 961.
421-27 Grain Exchange Bldg.
J. P. GUTH,
Architect,
Phone Red 1937
Rooms 516-517 Paxton Block,
Omaha, Neb.
v NEBRASKA
TENT AND AWNING CO.
Tents, Awnings, Flags
H. S. McDonald, Mgr., Omaha.
Phones Doug. 3329-3330.
ALEX BECK
General Contractor,
D. 1293. 401 Keeline Bldg.
John H. Harte,
General Contractor
Office, 1609 Webster; St.
Doug. 1054.
Wiens Omaha Brush
Company
4301-03 N. 28th St.,
Tel, Colfax 31. Omaha, Neb.
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Increased Production Will Reduce
I Prices and Unemployment !
By WILLIAM RALPH VOSS.
Concrete Engineering Co.,
. 1116 Omaha Nat. Bk. Bldg.
Omaha, Neb. .1
v TeL Doug. 5686.
ALL-METAL WEATHER STRIPS
Htv them Inatalled on your window and Soon
now or la the ipring cleanup keepa out duet
wind, rain, itopi rattle.
ALL-METAL WINDOW SCREENS
i metal frame with eolld bronze wire cloth it
to different.
THE HIGGINS MFG. CO.,
i. P. CONDON, Mor.
208 Bee Bldg.. Omaha, Neb. Phone D. 2070.
mi
, National Roofing Co.,
- (Incorporated)
Roofing and Paring Contractors
." Established in 1878
Douglas 551
Omaha,
GROCERY SALESMEN
With Automobile to Sell Our
Reliable Line Direct to
Consumer.
R. L. HARRIS CO.,
Omaha
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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.
Phone Douglas 1141.
Oxy-Acetylene Welding
STANDPtPES ' TANKS
Carbon Coal & Supply Co.,
Wholesale Dealers in
Coal and Building Material
Grain Exchange Building,
Omaha, Neb.
Ralph DeLong
Common Brick
(Yard on C. B. & Q R. R.
206 Bee Bid. Douglas 2070
P. Melchiors & Son
Machine Works
'Hamas Ante Service and Repair Parts,
j General Overhauling of Automobiles,
. Magnates and Starting Systems.
Douglas 2550. 1216 Howard St.
W. Wettengel & Son
Delivery, Commercial
and Truck Bodies.
Doug. 8289. 1912-14 Vinton St.
WRIGHT & MACK COMPANY
... Manufacturers and Agents for Electric, Hydraulic and Hand Power Elevators.
Cables far Every Purpose. SpeciaJ Elevator Oils, Supplies and Repairs. .
. v Omaha is the Best Market West of Chicago.
Try Us and Will Do the Rest.
Douglas 2211. 424 South 14th St.
HE eyes of the entire country at the present time are centered
X upon the various investigations in the High Cost of Living
i conducted everywhere, from Maine to Oregon and from Canada to
I Mexico.
I Only a careful analysis of the conditions can bring about the
I much needed change.
One has to get to the root of the matter and in this. article I
1 will endeavor to give an analysis of the situation as it has been
1 explained to me.
i Eighty per cent of the cost of everything is the cost of labor.
; This is an established fact.
Let us, for instance, take coal production into consideration.
b Coal is needed in nearly every industry of the country and there-
fore one of the moslf important factors.
1 Let us figure the miner's salary at $5 a day.
1 " He asks an increase in salary of 10 per cent, or 50 cents a day.
The employer, granting the increase, raises the bill to the manu-
facturer per cent. , .. . . -
" While, we will assume, the manufacturer's coal bill is but S 10,
s it will be raised to $11 by the increase of the price of coal.
Let us figure the cost of the manufacturer's article to the whole
1 saler at $15. His bills have been raised 10 per cent, and in turn
he is forced to raise his bill 10 per cent.
? Therefore, tha wholesaler will have to pay $16.50 for an ar-
1 tide, which yesterday cost him but $15.
The wholesaler puts the additional 10 per cent on his bill to
5 the retailer. , . .. .
3 The retailer, who formerly sold thearticle in question for $20,
S puts the additional 10 per cent on the goods and charges now $22.
Coming down to the coal miner who buys the article, we find
V the following situation :
f HE RECEIVED AN INCREASE OF PAY OF 10 PER CENT
EQUALING -60
s HE PAYS FOR AN ARTICLE WHICH FORMERLY COST
HIM $20, NOW $22, OR $2 MORE 2.00
I DIFFERENCE $1-50
!
b Of course the same situation confronts us with other crafts.
Coal is just one single instance. .
Naturally the manufacturer needs other raw materials besides
1 , If every one of the raw materials he needs let us say 10 4s
b raised 10 per cent, he will be forced to raise his article 10 times,
10 per cent or 100 per cent.
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1 Another fact, established by a government census, Is that the
I efficiency of labor has been reduced to 40 per cent in the past few
yeaVs. .
4 While most of the reasons for this immense decrease in effir
I ciency cannot btraccounted for, the constant demands for increases
in wages and reduced production are some of the causes.
To this comes the great reduction of the value of the dollar,
i which, at the present time, has about 40 jper cent, or at the most
? 50 per cent, of its former buying power. 1 -
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b The constant raising of prices of goods has made the European
market impotent, as far as American competition is concerned.
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While Europe is undergoing the same problems we are facing, j
the total is far below that of America. i
One of the reasons is the high mark of the dollar on the world's
money market and the much lower wage scales of the European i
laborers. i
The only remedy for the present situation is a gross increase :
of production of nearly every industry of the country on one hand,
and increased saving and curtailment of buying on the side of the j
public on the other. j
Naturally everything possible has to be done by the proper au- I
thorities to bring profiteering in all branches of industry down to
a minimum. .This, of course, is up to the authorities, who, as news- !
paper reports' from all parts of the country show,, are doing their
bit and are determined to send ruthless profiteers to prison. j
The American people have been living in a state of crisis for a
long time. ' I
The great seriousness of this crisis is, that its climax has not
yet been reached.
The uncertainty of conditions brings business practically to a I
standstill. )
If, for example, a man wants to build a house, a factory, etc., I
he Is unable to figure out the cost. )
While he figures a certain sum for labor today, the cost of
labor may be increased 20 per cent or more tomorrow.
As shown before, increase in wages is forced to bring about an ;
increase in cost of material.
Thus he cannot go ahead and build when he is unable to figure
out what labor and material will cost him in the near future. jj
While the laborer figures Jrom day to day, the employer must
plan for the future some times six months or more to make cost i
estimates to which he can bind himself.
The employer cannot demand an increase in price once the con-
tract is signed.
Both-the employer and employe are entitled to a good living
wage.
Let us take it for granted that the employe is getting a good
living wage at the present time. 1 '
Taking this last statement as a fact, there is but one thing to
do to bring about a drop in the High Cost of Living, and that is '
STABILIZATION OF WAGES. ,
If the wages are stable, the employer can make estimates and
go ahead and increase production.
When a man wants to build a house and when he knows just
what labor is going to cost him until the job is completed, he can s
make an estimate of his expense and go ahead and build. ,
If a man manufacturers chairs, for example, he can estimate s
the cost of his product. While, under the prevailing instability of
labor wages he can only figure ahead for, let us' say 10 chairs, a
stable wage will enable him to "estimate on larger production and he
will be able to estimate on 1,000 chairs.
Increased production will mean reduced prices and reduced un-
employment. I
And reduced prices and reduced unemployment in the solution ?
of the High Cost of Living problem. s
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F. P. GOULD & SON,
Builders,
Doujt. 1463. City Nat Bk. Bldg.
Vaughn Construction Co.,
v General Contractors,
Electric Bldg.,
v Omaha.'
Do you know OMAHA has the
largest pharmaceutical and physi
cians' supply house west of Chi
cago? Yes, and it is
THE HENRY R. GERING
COMPANY,
1114-1116 Farnam St.
" COVER
YOUR SHINGLE ROOFS
With Our Fireproof Asphalt ' Roofing.
All Kinda of Roofs Repaired.
OMAHA ROOFING CO.,
Douglas 3043. 603-A Bee Bldg.
FAIRBANKS, MORSE'
&CO.
FARM POWER
SCALES
902 Harney St.
Potash Reduction Co.,
i
820 World-Herald Bldg.,
Omaha, Neb.
Henry M. Johanntzen
Glass and Paint Company
Glazing
Phone Douglas 349
114 S. 14th St. Omaha, Neb.
Schneider Electrical Works
Electrical Engineering
' Electrical Machinists
Motor and Dynamo Repairing
Doug. 2455. 1108 Farnam St.
Omaha, Neb.
Carl B. Kraus Company,
Designing Engineers 1
Fireproof Building Material
616-18-20 Keeline Bldg.,
Tyler 2604.
Omaha, Neb.
CHAS. E. FANNING
i PAVING CO.
Omaha, Neb.
Parsons Construction
' Co.,
General Contracting
618 Keeline Bldg. Tyler 2604.
Omaha, Neb.
J. H. Kritenbrink & Son,
Brick Manufacturers
Telephone' Tyler 1746 '
13th and Frederick Sts.,
Omaha', Neb.
Johnson Hardware Co. y
Fine Builders' Hardware
Complete Line of
Contractors' Supplies
1217 Farnam St. Doug. 581.
L. Wolff Manu
facturing Co.
PLUMBING GOODS
Omaha, Neb.
Seeds ThafGrow
Need Any ?
See That They Come From
THE NEBRASKA
SEED CO.
Omaha, Neb.
Omaha Printing Co.
Omaha, U. S. A.
J
Burroughs Adding Machine
Company
Masonic Temple Building
19th and Douglas Sts.
Tyler 380.
BANKERS REALTY
INVESTMENT CO.
Assets Over $1,500,000
ARCHITECTS AND
BUILDERS
Omaha
Pays Greater Dividend Than Any
Company of Equal Resources.
The Bankers Reserve
Life Company
Horns Office, Omaha, Neb.
ASSETS, $8,429,965.53
Net Legal Reserve 6, 585,392.00
Insurance in Force.
Over $49,000,000.00
AGENTS WANTED GOOD TERRI
TORY. ROBERT L. ROBISON, Pres.
WALTER C, PRESTON, V.-P.
JAMES R. FARNEY,iV.-P.
RAY C WAGNER, Sec.-Tr.ae.
STANDARD
BRIDGE
COMPANY
Omaha. Neb.
Schermerhorn Bros.
Company
Cordage and Twine
601-609 Jones St.
JOHN DEERE PLOW CO.,
Agricultural Implements.
Omaha. Sioux Falls.
THE BETTER CREAMERY
BUTTER
Is always preferable that's why most
people insist upon using
DAVID COLE CREAMERY
BUTTER
NEW LOCATION,
16th A Farnam, U. S. Nat'l Bk. Bldg.
HUDSON MFG. CO.,
Implement Supplies.
Omaha and Minneapolis
Holmes-Wildhaber Co.,
Wholesa!eGrocers.
1112 Howard St. Tyler 276.
Oliver Chilled Plow Works
D,oug. 3236
10th and Farnam Sts
Omaha
Great Western Tire
and Truck Company
Omaha, Neb.
Telephone Doug-laS 1710
Factory at 4th and Pierce Sts.
The Paxton-Mitchell Co.,
Manufacturers ef
The Mitchell Metallic Packing
Gray Iron, Aluminum, Brass
and Bronse Castings.
Electrical, Steam,
Telephone and Mill
SUPPLIES
Omaha, Neb.
CANNEL COAL
$10.00 Per Ton
A Distinctly New Coal
COAL HILL COAL CO.,
211 S. 19th St.
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BERTSCHY MANUFACTURING
AND
ENGINEERING COMPANY,
Manufacturers of
BERMO WELDING AND
CUTTING APPARATUS
Omaha, U. S. A.
The Hugh Murphy
Constructoin Co.
Contractors of
Public Work
D. 834. 206 Karbach Bldg.
Casco Milling Co.,
Grain, Hay, Mill Feeds,
Straight or Mixed Cars.
Doug 1479. 14th and Paul Sts.
Independent Lumber Co.
Harney 424
40th and Leavenworth Sts,
The Ideal Family Loaf
It Boosts for Omaha
Jay Burns Baking Co."
Kirschbraun & Sons, Inc.,
Creamery, Eggs and Cold Storage
Ninth and Dodge Sts
Omaha, U. S. A.
WELLS-ABBOTT-,
NIEMAN CO.,
Manufacturers ef
PURITAN FLOUR
Say to Your Grocer
ELKHORN MILK
PLEASE
GREAT WESTERN TRACTOR
CORPORATION
Has openings for S High Class
Stock Salesmen. Call at
Suite 1012 First National
Bank Building, Omaha, Neb.
OMAHA BODY CO.,
Builders of Truck Bodies to Fit
All Makes of Trucks.
1529-31-33 N. 16th St.
t Phone Webster 337.
To Pare City Street- and Country
Highways, Use
VITRIFIED PAVING BRICK
Western Brick Manufac
turers' Association,
Kansas City, Mo.
United States
Rubber! Co
Omahs
Branch
Everything in
Rubber
Omaha, Neb.
CALL
TYLER 3
Trucks of All Kinds
-Ford Transfer
& Storage" Co.
813-15-17 Douglaa Sjt.
Nebraska and Iowa
Steel Tank Co. '
A. N. Eaton, Prop.
1300 Willis St.
Phone Webster 282.
Everything in Sheet Metal
Products.
N
Oil Tanks and Supplies
BUTTER
Best Butter Made
Alfalfa Butter Co.
- D 3903
' Hauling Problem Solved
Douglas Trucks
Built in Omaha
Stronf Durable Dependable
"BUD A Motor" Supplies Maximum
Power, at ' Minimum Cost. "Power
Plus Detail Specifications DOUGLAS
iy,Ton Truck Tells the Story.
DOUGLAS EIGHT '
Herscaeil-Spillman Motor
Touring Koadster Speedster
Correctness of Design and Finish
Writs for Catalog
Douglas Motors Corporation
REDWOOD STOCK AND SUPPLY TANKS
Outlutt Steel raekt sas CoiU Lew Monetr.
Cillfomli RedwooS tfoee et were, shrink er rot.
therefore I, better thee ether meterlal tor
tankt. We carry a tall line ol etock end igpphr
tanke Is Omaha. Write for .rice Hit.
.. ATLAS TANK MFG. CO, ,
j!03 W. O. W. Bldg. Omaha. Neh.
SUNDERLAND
MACHINERY
and Supply Co.
MACHINISTS, ENGINEERS,
CONTRACTORS EQUIPMENT
1006-8-10 Douglas St,
OMAHA, NEB.
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PITTSBURGH PLATE
GLASS COMPANY
Successor to Midland
Glass and Paint Co.
Glass-Mirrors-,
Paints
llth and Howard Sts.