Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 31, 1886, Page 8

- Ing is a well Selecte WA RAILROAD CLERKS. ghing About the Occupants of the Two Headquarters Buildings. FEW FACTS AND FIGURES. mries Recelved by the Different [Clerke—The ltemodeled B. & M. Bullding - General Mana- ger Holdredge's Writing. A stranger passing down Farnam street " about 5 o'clock any evening would be sure to meet a procession of young ladies and gen- tlemen journeying westward, The pro slon would streteh, in all probability, as far east as Ninth street, and as far west as Fif- * teenth, where its continuity would be broken in the hurrying, scurrying mass of humanity which is constantly pouring itself to the four pointsof the compass from that place as a centre. He wounld see all classes represented in the crowd: from the i eyed maiden of “sweet sixteen,” to the eyed, careworn woman, whose tokens the fact that she has scen a g of this life’s toil and sorrows: from the da per, stylishly arrayed dude, to the shabbily dressed man of middle age who is stroggling along trying to support a large crop of chil- dren on a salary of $60 or £0 a mont anger would probably lie were given a that the outpouring was nnm the two rail- way headqgua vlln-n buildings, the Union Pa- elfic and the B, & Then, perhaps, he would begin |n n hat a vast a it of daily labor the k of accounts of two great railionds like those named above in- volves. Some few facts and statisties on this nteresting subject may not come amiss at this point. THE UNION PACIFIC, The clerks in the Union Pacific headquar- ters work in a building which at present yather crowd I almost ntterly |h\nlv|07 modern fi xtensive improvements, notice of whic «lin the Br are under way and rt the structu intoone of the handsomest and most the onghly appomted buildings of the kind in Ameriea. The arrangement ot the oflices will be entirely changed and elevators, run- ning from basement to roof, will d with the wearisome elimbing of sta i8 now the disagrecable beginning hendaquarters’ clerk’s daily toil. There are clerks enployed in the build- {)I‘Iu about fifty of whow are ladies, This num- er of course, varies from time to time, as digeharges and additions are constantiy ‘T'he range of salarie: Beginning with the S15a montl, the t , which is the © s, in the differ cupy highly five dollars a month n <45 o month, typewriters ccording to their speed Y tod0 Outiide. clericar. work more fmportant than mere copying. One of the highest paid clerks of this lat! i Jady in the general superintend Who receives 1 month. ordinary ability receives frrom month, accordingto his pr levmlhux his serviee in the ploy. ‘Ther a number of men in uilding, some of them with familics, {oo, whio are paid s low as $40 per month, be cause their work is not worth more than that fizure, ‘They have been “plugging away” for thatamount for years, and in all probabllity will continue to do so for the rest of their natural liv The correspondence ot the company is done on exactly fifty typewriters, some of Which are operated by gentlemen and others by ladies. / cwm(\m: to a lllll‘ recent this Iw\\lllt‘ls are 30) when new, arefully appraised pine grumbling at this or- unlly the_operators, wi few exceptions, have settled down to a chee ful acceptance of the Inevitable, Quite recently the (-um|mn) estab) new order, the good effects” ot whi nlrmxlf' beginning to be noticed. It is to the effect that the promotion of employes shall in every case be governed by the standard of finurll) of service, due reference, of course, ing had to the qualitications of’ the candit date for promotion THE B, & HMEADQUAR BUILDIN On the northwest corner of Tenth and Fa strects stands the elegant, s and newly remodeled headquarters’ building of the Bl & M, The_ former building has been enlarged by a 25-foot addition on the west side, extending back to the alle building is now four stories in helght, the ground dimensions being 120x Fie first story is given up to whol obbing firn On the second floor, east side of the building, are the four rooms d by General Man® ager Holdredge and I On the west side are the ofli of the general freight department, while on the north are ihe telegraph and assistant treasur offices, On the third floor are the general ticket oftice, and the auditor’s and assistant aud- itor’s oflices, while on the fourth floor ara Lo founn the freight. ticket and - tel auditor and his assistant ‘e blding iy Anished throughout in hard yellow wood, which yields a pleasant and cheer ¢ to the int of enter of the buiding Swell hole,” extending 1rom the roof down around whielion the different floors run cor this s skylighted, so that the fure is bountitully lllulmn.llml wpon the south north sides open out upon the Lhiere are about 195 elerks empl &M building. None of the y it is that the female element is wanting €0 the clerical torce of the road 10 0no seems ~toknow, though many guesses have been Elllllellu-n-m “The scale of salaries is not as tizure, { der at first; but g n the in llu- igh as in the Union Pacific headguarte 'he lowest paid members of the foree are the messenger boys, who receive a salary of ~ 8154 month, The lighest salary is $130 a month, received by the cuief clei The average is about $50 a wonth, There are six typo-writing machines in use in the building, and the stenographers who use thei re Ve salarios running all the way from $40 to §125 & month. Altogether, the force of clerks in this build- and eflicient o) ble of doing their worle with thoro d d he ruling genius, General nacer Hoidradye, 18 thooughly popular with all the men under him, and those who closely associsted With him in the matters of routine business admire and res- one wealk _pect him the most. ‘Phere is only int Atlmlll b and that 18 his handwriting, 'he ell & good story on him, appro- fium xhlnmlm Which s’ given horewith, r. Holdreduo one day desiring to send off a ogranm, seized a blank and wrote off the flwuslu his most huivied style. 1t was nded 10 the telogranh operator who pu ed and swore over it for ten or fifte um. d tinally gave up in despal essige was returned to Mr, Holdr he comment that the operator The general wan ;ruhul/ml it carefully 1 8t 1o decipher the hicrslyplies, but he, too, Wi stum He could not re \I his own writing. “Hang i he 1 don’t lieve I can wake that out m\“n now that lias grown cold. But L know whiat 1 want: ed Lo say, and I'll fust write it over again. nd sefzing another blank he suited the ac on to the word, could not 100k it and did his level A Letter, Lo the Editor of the Beg: The Bee is L gitating the question of parks and try- g to impress upon the citizens of omuuu the neces: ng wmore rks laid out. to the ity of Omaha ten acre West park, ready set out with forest trees, the park be known as Redmun’s |]u k. The le will stand the ])Alln land commit test. Now, will the Creightons, Pop etons, Par Redicks or Kountz set dea small park so that future genera s may look back to them us publie efactors and as great men, P. AND Josern REDMAN, Old Scttlers. to the .nllu ted is 5t. Jucobs A boon ‘l the conqueror of pain. v TR The Wedding of Patti and Nicolini. An invitation to attend the wedding of Adelina Patti and and Mon. Ernest Nico- lini, has been received by the editor of the Beg, who regrets his inability to be present. The invitation is printed upon a folio of heavy card board wit h a silver cdge. The first page is as Mollows Craig-y-nos Castie Swansea Valley, 8. Wales, The second and fourth pages are le‘\nk The third page is as follows Mme, requ 'l'.l'\\ul«‘ Adelina Patti ts the honor Rosewater’ S L 1y 10 her maryiage with nest Nicolini, ! ke place at Swansea, {On Thursday, June 10th, 185 When you come to Lincoln, stop at the Commereial Hotel, if you want home comforts. C. W, Krrenes, Proprietor. A Breeze from Idaho. Court Cai returned this morning from a month's trip through I whither he went in the hope of n-uu\l ing lus health, He comes back *“‘fleshed up” and much sunburned, but happy withal and full of marvellous experi- ences, “I went as far west as Hailey,” said Mr. Carrier to a reporter Saturday “and I had a splendid opportunity to judge of the country. Idaho is going to be a great state, and don’t you forget it It is settling up ve hidly. The tiae of immigration is pressi in from all quart; In the vicinity of Ilailey there are many gold and silver mines which are being worked to good advantage, though none heen fully de- veloped as Judging from what 1 saw, [i||)\lll\ ring to be a great cattle ng coun- ery scction. There are some fine farming lands bemg taken up, though at present irrigation has to be re- sorted !o." How Our Water is Cleancd. ty Engincer Rosewater says that the city er for some time back has been such as to i St. Louis o mad with envy. The lat- ter city has been erazy over its muddy drink- age which it gets from the ) ol So has Omaha. But it now looks as if Omaha would be troubled with it no more. Mr. Reynolds, who h e of the mechanical cngincering of the waterworks company, would scem to have devised amethod of cleaning the water without either expense or ingredient. He has simply enabled the fluid to flow from the first reservoir into the sec- ond, thence to the third and finally into th from which it s pumped to the eity, the y from which it flows into eacn peing clenuy proad to enable the flow to atfain not more than a_depth of an inch and a half. This depth eartles with it but little sediment, and meeting with a slight iriction, the Iatter is impeded, while the water contintes its flow and the sand rolls backward. As a_conse quence, when the flud leaves the last basin it i nearly ns clear as perhaps can be ex- peeted. wiethod is inexpensiveand prac- tieal and will probably be patented. Opelt’s Hotel, Lm('nln, Neb., opened h 15th, first class in every respect. County News. The county commissioners ha dered and advertised for the gra nth street to Valley, street in Walnut Hill church, The foners m consideration of submitted to .them teet tor a retaining Cignteenth enteenth 3 ing the ived at ©o where to lay ont thi and gates, and will leave it for tonsideration. Saturday the same body as ver. vinu~|\- indicated in the Beg, adoptec resolution nuthorizing a_ surveyof thei n this point and” Elkhorn of determining the feas- riuging waters of mux tkhorn > or- ling of of Nich- t of the Saturday the the wall werae on the and Harney court house. a conclusion as walks and drives luter ser county, Neb. handise. Addr . 10th St., Omaha, e \ to sell or trade for me John Linderholm, 614 Admirers of Art. Attention is call to lovers of fine artist arque Proof Etehi ts, that the publish w York, sont their agent, Mr Woen and who will their 2 leetion at A, rt from Mum} y. m 0. 1. exhibit the art et fo examine country, y the only opnortunity seurs of Omahu will the finest production of thi Aol i # # » # Noryous debility, premature decline of power in either sex, speedily f sured. Large book, 10 World’s Dispenstary 663 Main Street, wd permanently nts in stamps, \h-llu al A“mmnuu Buffulo, N. Y. - svities, nberg has issued o warrant arrest of the Tuttle boys, on a wlt with intent to kill, rkets are at present tloodea by Auditor Millard, near Mankato, for th charge o Miun., last week, ‘I'he postoflice will be closed on Deco- ration Day from 10 a.m. until 5 p. m. lln re will be one delivery in the morn- ing and another in the evening in the business part of the city. All the United States and county offices will also be slosea during the da PILES! PILES A sure cure for munl Bleeding, ltchin and Ulceraied Piles has been discovered by Dr. Williams, (an Indian remedy), ealled l)r Williams' Indian Pile Ointment. A single box has cured the worst chronic cases ot @ or 80 years standing, No one need suffer five minutes after applying this wonderful sooth ing medi stions and instruments do wore harm than good. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment absorbs the tumors, allays the intense itehing, (partienlarly at night after e et I e i N nstant relief, and is prepared only for Piles, itehing of ivate parts, and r..r nothing else. UK N DISEASES CURED. Dr. F Ma, Ic()mlmuu cures a8 by nmuc, "Fipi lack Heads or Grubs, Blotelies and Eruptions on lllu face, leaving :\lhllbhl‘(‘ll clear x-:nl\(ul gl\u c\l‘ms lhl:‘ ) heum, Sore Nipples, Sore Li an Old Obstinate Uleers, PR i Sold by druggists, or mailed on receipt of B0 cents o«d by Kubn & Co., and Schroeter & Retail Courad. At whelesale by O, ¥, Goodwan OMAHA AND HER SUBURBS Bronght Tozether by the Union Pacific's New Trains. A GOOD STROKE FOR BUSINESS. Catholic | Knights of America—Im- provement Notes—The Scouts Story—An Idaho Brecze— Brivities, The New Traine. Speaking of the matter of his appoint- sight commissioner, Assistant Al Freight Agent Griffiths said t he did not believe that his position would be filled, immediately atleast. He s of the opinion that his workjwill be divided up and distributed among the other de- artments. “The report that Captain muel De Bow will probab) ed asg my successor, is all nonsen Mr. Griffiths. *‘He is too valuable a man in his present position as manager of the California fast freight line. he Union Pacitie opened a pnew branch Kansas divisio called Manhattan & Blue ley branch. It runs from Manhattan to Randolph, a dis- tance of twenty-one miles, A railway ofticial made the suggestion Saturday that the newgsuburban trains, which W ut on by the Union Pacific beginning with last night, ught to be Targoly patronized by out of folks on “‘Decoration Ds The ses will be of a decidedly interest wracter, and ought to_be well at- u-mml by ont country cousins. urday the Union Pacitic issued its new,time card, to go into effect Sunday evening. Thid provides for the runniug of the focal trains which are to be put on, conneeting at Beatrice, Grand Island, Norfolk and immediate points. In addition to this, Omaha and Lincoln i nient conv l'ninu Pucitic. for Lin- vesterday on its made over the ying Omaha coin, Beatrice and Marysville s as well as the one arriving from thesd points at 1:40 p.m, will change tim: and be discontinued east of the Junction with the main line at Valley when on is m h the 1)...\.14 try ving Omaha nection with this eity ville will connecet at Valley at with the train from Omaha. ains consolidated into one arriving at I on the i ins will start From Grand I . m.; conneeting from Be: ng Lincoln at 7:33a. at 9:40 o m. and o r here af reach ley at 6:20, rice 9:50, on tIn» Repub’ Columbus at - Island at 10:10 new will k m. and v ha at 11 p. m., the tr Lincoln 8:25, B lican Valley lines folk at 10:05 and Grand p.m. nights of America. On Tuesday next, June 1, the second state council of the Catholic Knights of America of this state is to convene in this city at 10 o'clock a. m. Delegates from the several branches throughout the state are expected to arrive Monday afternoon. OImmediately after the business of the council is done the reception committee intend to show the representatives the Catholic suburban mansions, educational institutions, cte. I'he Catholic ladies of the ci perfected arrangements tor and lite entertainment to be .given at St. Philo- Ninth and Howard streets, tuy .-\ enmng at 8o’'clock. The latter feature is understood to be very choice, and all those who have been favored with an invitation from the ban- quet committee are ex i to be punctual in attendance. hoped that the guests from abroad will leave Omaha I.wumhly impre I with 1ts surround- ings, but especially with the sociability to be met with amongst our Catholic popu- lation. The oflicers and members ot St. Leo branch, of this place, are much in- debted to the ladies who h voted so much time to the festive occasion forth- coming. ‘Lhe state officers of the order are. Rt. Rev. James O’Connor, state spir- itual direetor, Omaha, J. A. Whalen, state president, Omaha, J. B, Deleman, state vice president, Co ]um)rm ; ’.J. Schmitz, state treasurer, Colum- m< F. F. Brennan, state secretury, Omaha Improvement Notes, A force of men was set to work Friday on the picr or garbage boats, and they will be completed in about forty day A number of men are in_the employ of Mount & Griftin laying the North Sixteenth at the 1ate of about 700 feet per Contractor Dailey is still at work on Saun- ders street with a strong foree of men on the sewer on that thoroughf: Stone i8 now being d street with which tocoms Riley's men are working sower on South Tenth street, On Jones street the paving with Colorado sandstonecommenced this “morning, On Juckson the curbs Capitol avenue is r Graders ar work on Harn In fact, it makes little difiercice where you turn, the worlz ot public improvement is sure to meet the eye. urbing they on anothe 1y for curbing. Tried and true, No poisons. No stipation. Red Star Cough Cure, narcotics, No con -~ That Scout Story. 0ok showed to a report a copy of the Tucson, (Arizona) Citi- zen,an article in which ought to ef- feetually squelch the story about Gen, Crook's old scouts turning to the enen In this paper abpears a communication from Maj. Beanmont, who emphatically denies that the old scouts have turned renegades. ‘The writer says that the scouts at the expiration of their service were duly discharged and disarmed, and went y bly back to their reservation in the White mountains, “This ought to dispose story whicli is going the rounds,” said Gen. Crook, “and it wouldif the ne paper correspondents in Arizona wer ready to tel wmnh true aflairs, us they are to send out false and sensational reports. The trouble is they are always anxious to send out some- thing “interesting’’ even at Lhe expenss of the trath, TIRVCELY, SEUNG FEELES. of that silly a8 statements of The festive potato bug is attracting considerable attention in Adams county POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder Never varies. A marve ty, stronth and pmoness. M al than the ordinary Linds, and of puri O SANIK. \ph-mlul Brick Store and Hotel, 18 rooms, in South Omaha idence lot in Millard Plagc East half of lot 38, Burr Oak,100x150 fe Business block on 14(h street, between Ihvuu‘hn and I)mhzn- ch Will exchange for Omaha property or Nebraska land, ehraska, on railvoad. .......... savnibbes Splendid v town Half block in West Omala Lot in Hanscom Piace . Two lots in Lowe's addition. PO THE_TREATNPNT OF ALL Chronic & Surgical Diseases. MoMENAMY, P\ Tospital antl Priva m . apparatus and atment of every form of d e oF Aurkical treatment, and invite all to como nud investigate for themsclves or correspond with us. experience in cases by lotter enables us o treat wany ca Elegant proper New and payiugs case requiriug e n..u-n oF Wo h, Bronchii( ilepsy, Kit 1 urgical operation Tiatteries. Inhalers, Broces, Trusses, and ol kinds of Meical and al Appiiauces, man. ufactured and for Tho only roliable Medical Insttute making anatu, Spacml 3 Nervous Disease: ¥ trentment for los ALL COMMUNICATION Call and conenlt us orsend name and post-ofi address—plainly written—enclose stump, and we will send yon, in niaia \\naL our VATE CIR AN TO M R T O o W PATNTAY, SPFZMATONRNGA INFOY 18, nuwnum « an opinion. Persons nnable to vint usmay be treated at their homee, by coi responde Medicines and Instru ments sent by mail or ees SECURELY PACK ED FROM OBSERVATION, no mark: dicate contents or kender. One personal interview pre. t. Fifty rooms for the accom- ts. Board and attendance at ble pri Address all Letters to Omaha Medical and Sargical Institute Car. 13th St ond Caitol Ave.. GRMAHA, KB, THE TOWN OF SOUTH OMAHA Fine Business Lots at the South End, and Beautifui Residence Lots ! Two and one half miles from the Omaha In the north end of this Town. pos’ 1,000 ILLOES FOR S&ILLE. These are Quarier Acre Lots. (Taking into cousiceration the streets and alleys), and are sold One Quarter Down, Balance in 1, 2and 3 years aL7 per cent. The Finest Suburban Lots, Around Omaha. 260 foet above the Missouri River, Nowhere about Omaha uro located sach hant: Fome sites for Modest, Medium orElegant homes. Investigute this and secure some of this fine property, Before a Higher Appraisement is made. DON'T BELIEVE a word ofbis until you have thoroughly investigated 1t. CONSIID IR That this property Is only two and one half miles rom Omaha's business centsr. That the altitade fs high. That the location 18 by That maple trees That each lot con t the streets ure foot with 2) 00t allay. ot wide. my trains ench w 05 the razalar traiay, L the price is 0 is askad for proparty tho sume distandd In other diraotion. t the lots are one third kurger than most othiers tthey are backed by n syndieate representing §1,1)),) That there hus ulrendy been expended botween 31,0011 and 1200 That there is A fine system of waterworks, (rnisiing puie spring waids That the ralways all center theee. That Kouth Omahia 18 & lown of itsalf, Thatit bas its own postoifioe. That it hus its own railway statioa. That it bas its 0Wwn DOWSPAPE. In Fact hasveerst bing tomake the property the very best paying luvestm it in Real-gatats toliy. Look Into It. Examine It Carefully Don't Buy a Lot. inced that there is no possibity of incurs (directly north) of the UNION STOCK Y AKDS where are | Onti) yon are ¢ one wile this sid Immense Dresscd Eeet, crlzs Paclsing and Beef Canning Estaklishment will be the LARGEST INDUSTRY in the west and will make property worth per © f00 for a lot. The drainuge of the ubove lnstitutions Is perfect and dows south frow the towa THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LOTS ARE SIMPLY PERFECT. d carriage at the Globa-Jouraal oftice, at ths s ready to show property. ¥or furller ia Any real estate agent will sell you lots. Man with horse SEummit,” South Omalia, 18 maps and price lists and is ulw formution maps, price Hsts aud descriptive cireulars. sddress, M. A. UPTON, Manager MILLARD HOTEL BLOCK. Omaha, Nebraska. HATCHER, GADD & GO Real Estate Brokers, Millard Hotel Block, Omaha, Neb. Do a Strictly Commission Business. HaveImproved and Unimproved property in all parts of Qmaha;have the most desirable Farms and Lands in Nebraska and Iowa. vm\n-uu-ut to business Splendid residence lot in Keyes' ml«lllmu, near 20th and Harne House and lot in Idlewild, near cars .. Lots in Kilby Pla.ce, Kirkwood’s, Redick'’s 2d Add., Himebaugh and Saunders Add. Howe’s Add., S. E. Rogers’ don and other choice locations at bar- gains and easy terms. .|100 feet square s.w. cor. Virginia and Pop- pleton Ave., very desirable for a home, Add., Claren- House and lot in West Omaha, $1,800. House and lot in Hanscom Place, $5,000. M. BURKE & SONS, LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS, GEO. BURKE, Managor, UNION STOCK YARDS, OMAHA, NEB. chants’ and Farn IIllllHI'v bl e REFERENCES B'\nl\ Kearne, .,\'n- Bank, Davidd ;nlunlhnn Neb. \x.qn.m.m‘ Bank, Notth N draft wi llh bill of Iadin warerooms, 1805 and 1207 Farnam Street, t of Planos and Organs to be found ai The stock embraces the Display at their w: the largest assortmen any establishment west of Chicago. highest class and medium grades, including STEINWAY, FISCHER, LYON & HEALY ORGANS Prices, quality and durability considered, are placed at the st living rates for cash or time payments, while the long established reputation of the house, coupled with their most liberal interpretation of the guarantee on their goods, affords the purchaser an absolute safeguard against loss by possible defects In materials or workmanship. LYON & HEALY, 1306 & 1307 FARNAM STREET DEWEY & STONE, FURNITURE One of the Best and Largest Stocks in the United States to Seleot From, OMAHA, NEB. C. E MAYNE, LEADING REAL ESTATE DEALER, St AND FARNAM, OMAHA, Lauds for sale in PIANOS BURDETT, STANDARD, LYON& HEALY S W.COR. 1 Property of every duscription for county in Nebra Maps of the Cit ;¢ upon application. ale in all parts of the o ,or wuy other information