Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 28, 1889, Page 10

~ 70 STOP RAILROAD STRIKES ¢ o . o~ The President of the Union Paciflo Makes Some Suggestions. A TRIBUNAL OF ARBITRATION, How Worthy Employes Might be Re- thined and Uscless Ones Got- ten Rtid of—The Use of a Hos- pital Fund. Raflronds and Their Employes. Charles Francis Adams, president of the Union Pacific railway company con- tributes the following paper on ‘‘The Prevention of Railrond Strikes” to the current number of Scribner’s Magazine: Note—The following paper was pre- red for a special purpose in June, 886, and then submitted to several of the loading officials directly engaged in the local management of the lines op- erated by the Union Pacific railway com!mny. of which the writer had been resident for two years. It drew forth rom them various criticisms, which led to the belief that the publication of the paper at that time might easily re- sult in m harm than a'uml. It was n;:cordingly 1a1d aside, and no use made of it. Nearly three years have since elapsed and the eventsof the year 1888—with its strike of engineers on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy—seem to indicate that the relations of railroad employes to the railrond companies have under- one no material change since the year 886, when the stuike on the Missouri acific took place. The unsatisfactory condition of affairs apparently con- tinues. There is a deep seated trouble somewhere. No sufficient reason, therefore, ex- ists for longer suvressing this papor. Provided the suggestions contained in it have any valuo at all, they may at lenst be accepted as contributions to a discussion whioh of iteelf has an im- rorumce that canunot either be denied or gnored. The paper is printed as it was pre- gmd. The figures and statistics con- ined in it have no application, there- fore, to the present time; mnor has it been thought worth while to change them, inasmuch as they have little or no beuring upon the argument. That is just as applicable to the state of af- fairs now as it was to that which existed then. The only diffcrence is that the course of events during the three in- tervening years has demonstrated that the paper, if it does no good, will tainly do no harm. C. F. A, BosTON, February 4, 1889, In 1836—fifty years ago—there were but a little more than a 1,000 miles of railroad on the American continents, mrescntinn an outlay of some $35,000,- , and controlied by a score or so of corporations, There are now about 185,000 miles in the United Statesalone, eapitalized at over cight thousand mil- liouns of dollars. The railroad interest is thus the lar- gost single interest in the country. robably 600,000 men are in its employ as wage-earners. It is safe to say that over two millions of human beings are directly dependent upon it for their daily support. The Union Pacific, asa single and by no means the largest memper of this system, controls 5,150 miles of road, represented by stock and bonds to the amount of $275,000,000. More than 15,000 names are borne upon ita pay-rolls. Its yearly income has ex- coeded “$29,000,000, and in 1885 was $26,000,000. ' Large as these aggregates sound, there are other déorporations which far exceed the Union Pacific both 1n income and capitalization, and not a few exceed it in mileage. The Penn- ‘gylvania, for instance, either owns or rectly controls 7,300 miles of rond. It A8 represented by a capitalization of 8670,000,000; its anunual income is $93,- 000,000; it carries 75,000 names on its pay-rolls. This has been the outgrowth of a si ‘gle half-century. The vast and intri- oate organization implied iu the man- ‘agement of such an_interest had, as it were, to be improvised. The original companies Were small and simple af- fairs. Some retired man of business held as a rule the position of president; while another man, generally a civil engineer, and as such supposed to be more or less acquanted with the prac- tical working of railroads, acted as lnrerlnu:ndent. The superintendent in nt of fuct attended to everything. @ was the head of the commercial de- ‘partment; the head of the operating de- partment; the head of the construction department, and the head of the me- chanical deparvment. But there is a limit to what any single man can do; and so, as the organization developed, 1t became necessary to relieve tho rail- road superintendent of many of his duties. Accordingly, the working man- agement natarally subdivided itself into separate departments, at the head which men were placed who had been trained all their lives to do the particu- lar work required in each department, In the same way, the employes of the company—the wage-earners, as they are called—originally few in number, held toward the company relations tll.mllnr to those which the employes fectories, shops, or on arms, held to those who employed them. 1n other words, there was in the railroad system no organized ser- vice. Asthe employes increased until they were numbered by hundreds, bet- ter organization bocame a necessity, The community was absolutely depend- ent upoun its railrond service for con- tinuec existence, for the running of teains ‘s to the modern body politic very much what the circulation of blood is to the human being. An organized system, thevefore, had to grow up. This fact was not recognizod at first; and, in- doed, is only imperfectly recognized yeot. Still the fact was there; and inas- much as it was there and was not recog- mized, trouble ensued, No ru.ummlfy organized railroad service—that is, no sorvice in which tho employer and emn- yloxml oceupy definite relations toward each other, recognized by each and by the body politio—no such service exists, Apsmnchel to 1t only have been made. A discussion, therefore, of the form that such a service would naturally take, if it were organized, cannot be otherwise than timely. Iv bas alveady been noticed that in the process of organization the railroad, following tne invariable law, naturally subdivides itself into different depart- ments. In the case of every corpora- sion of magnitude, there are of these ‘:paruuonu. whether one man is at the ad of one or ssveral of them, at least five. 'Chese are: 1. The financial department, which provides the ways and means. OhThu coustruotion department, which builds the railrond after the means to build it are provided. 8. Tho operating dopartment, which .@perates the road after it ix built. 4, The commercial department, « which finds business for the operated .voad to do, and regulates the rates which are to be charged for doiug it. .. B, The leful depurtment, wkhich at- Sends to all the numerous questions which arise-in the practical working of | gvery one of the other departinents. % These viie divisions of necessary work Bxist in jhe orgunization of ;every come no matter how small 1t by, or ow fow officers it may employ. In the larger companies the need is found for yot other special departments. In the cnse of the Union Pacific, for instance, there are two such: Kirst, the comp- troller’s department, which establishes and is reaponsible for the whole method of accounting; second, a department which is responsible for all the numer- ous interests which a large railroad company almost of mecessity develope outside of its strict, legitimate work as o common carrior. ‘When it comes to dealing with em- ployees of the company, it will be found that the vast majority or those whose names are on the pay-rolls belong to the operating department. This de- partment is responsible not only for the running of tr , for the maintenance for the permanent way, but also for the repairs of rolling stock. All the train hands, all the section-men and bridge gangs, and ali the mechan- ics in tho repair ghops thus belong to the operating department. The ac- counting department mnrloys only clerks. The same is trne of the com- mercial department, though the com- mercial department has also agents at different business centres who look after company’s interests and secure traflic tor it. The construction department is in the haunds of civil engineers, and the force employed by 1t depends_entirely upon the amount of building which may at any time be going on. As a rule the bulk of the employees in the construc- tion department are paid by contractors, and not directly by the railroad com- pany. The legal department consists only of lawyers and the few clerks nec- essaray to aid them in transacting their business. In the operating department of the Union Pacific at the present time (1886) about 14,000 names are carried upon the pay-roll, The number varies ac- cording to the season of the year and the pressure of traffic. In January,and during the winter months, the average will fall to 12,000, while in June and during the summer it rises to 14,000, Of these, 2,800, or.20 per cent, are en- gaged in train movement; 4,200, or 30 per cent, are in the machine shops and 1n charge of motive power and rolling- stoek; 7,000, or 50 per cent, are em- ployed in various miscellaneous ways, as flag-men, section-hands, station agents, switchmen, ete., ete. So far ns the wage-earner iscon- cerned, it is, therefore, this portion of the force of 4 railroad company which may be called distinctively ‘‘the ser- vice.” If good relations exist between the men employed in its operating do- partment and the company no serious trouble can ever arise in the operation of the road. The clerks in the finan- cial department, or the engineers in the construction department, might leave the company’s employ in a body, and their places could soon be filled. In point of fact, they never doleave it: but should they do'so the public would experience no inconvenience. The in- convenience—and it would be very con- siderable—would be confined to the offices ot the company, and their work would fall to arrears. It is not so with the operating department. So faras the commuuity at large is concerned, whatever ditficulties arise in the work- ing of railroads develop themselves here. All serious railroad strikes take place among those engaged in the shops, on the track, or in handling trains. That these difficulties should be reduced to a minimum is therefore o necessity. They can be reduced to a minimum only when the railroad service is thoroughly- organized. How then can this service be better organized than it is? It is usually main- tained that only the ordinary relation of omployer and employed should exist between the railroad company ana the men engaged in operating its road. If the farmer is dissatisfied with his hands, he can dismiss them. In like manner, if the laborer is dissatisfied with the farmer, he can leave his em- ploy. It is argued that exactly the same ation should exist between the great railroad corporation and the tens of thousands of men in its operating de- partment. The proposition is not tena- ble. The circumstances are different. In the first place, it isof no practical consequence to the community whether difficulties which prevent the work of the farm from going on arise or do not arise between an individual farmer and his laborers. The work of innumer- able other farms goes on all the same, and it is a matter of indifference what occurs in the management of the articular farm. So it is even with arge factories, machine shops—in fact, with all industrial concerns which do not perform immediate public functions. A railroad company does. Per(orm imme- Qiate public functions. The community depends upon 1t for the daily and ncces- sary movements of civilized existence. This fact has to be recognized. Fora railroad to pause in its operation im- plies pavalysis to the community which 1t serves. Such being the fact, it is futile to argue that the ordinary relations of em- ployer and employed should obtain in the railroad service. Something else is required; and because something else is required but has not yet been dovised we have had the numerous) difficulties which have taken place during the present year—difficulties which have occasioned the community much incon- venience and loss. 3 The model railroad service, therefore, is now to be considered. Of what would it consist? At present, there is prac- tically no difference between individuals in the employ of & great railrond cor- poration. All the wage-earners in its pay stund 1o like position toward it. here should be a difference among them; and a marked difference, due to ciroumstances which should receive recognition, Take again the case of the Union Pacific. The Union Pacific, it has already been mentioned, numbers 14,000 employes in its operating dopart- ment as & maximum,and 12,000 as & minimum, They vary with the season of the year, increasing in summer and diminishing in winter. Consequertly, there is a large body of men who are permanently in its employ; and there is a smaller body, although a very consid- erable portion of the whole, who are in its employ only tomporarily, Here is a fact, and facts should be recognized. If this particular fact is recognized, the service of the compuny should be organ- ized accordingly,and each of the several divisions of the operating department would have on its rolls two classes of men: first, those who have been ad- mitted into the permsnent service of the company; and second, those who for any cause are only temporarily in that service, Aund no man should be admitted into the permanent service until after he has served an appren- ticeship in the temporary service. In other words admission into the per- manent service would be in the nature of a promotion from an apprenticeship in tho temporary service, Those in the temporary service need not, therefore, be at present consid- ered, They hold to the companies only | the ovdinary relation of employe to em- ployer. They may be looked upon as candidates for admission into the per- { mwaneat service—they are on probation, | So leng s thoy are on probation they may be anguqud and discharged at plessure, 'he permanent = scrvice alone is now referred to. The permunent service of a greav railrond company should in many os- sentinl respects be very much like a national service, that of the army or | navy, for instance, except in one par- ticular, and a very important particu- lar: to-wit, those in it must of necessity always be at iiberty o resign from it— in other words, to leave it The railroad company can hold no one in ite employ one moment against his will. Meanwhile, to belon to the permanent service of & railroa company of the first class, so far as the employo is concerned, should mean & great deal. Itshould carry with it cer- tain rights and privileges which would cause that service to be eagerly sought. In the first place, he who had passed through his period of probation and whose name was enrolled in the perma-~ nent service would naturally feel that his interests were toa large extentiden- tified with those of the company: and that he on the other hand had rights and privileges which the company was bound to respect. It has been a matter of boast in France that every private soldier in the French army earried the possibility of the field-marshal’s baton in his knapsack. It should be the same with every employe in the permanent service of a great American railroad company. The possibility of his risin, to any position in that service for whiufi he showed himself gualified should be open before him and constantly present in his mind. Many of the most remark- able and successful men who have han- dled railroads in the United States be- @an their active lives as brakenen,as tolcf:runh operators, even as laborers on the track. Such examples are of in- estimable value. ities open to all. Beyond this, the man who_is perma- nently enrolled should feel that though he may not rise to a high position, yet as a matter of right he is entitled to hold the position to which he has ris- en just so long as he demeans himself properly and does his daty well. He should free from fear of arbitrary dismissal. In order that he may have this security, a tribunal should *u\ de- vised before which he would have the right to be heard in _case charges of i-qisdcmonnor are advanced against him. No such tribunal has yet been pro- vided in the organization of any rail- road company; neither, as a rule, has the snggestion of such a tribunal been looked upon with favor either by the official orthe employee. The latier is apt to argue that he already has such a tribunal in the execative committee of his own labor organiz i bunal, too, upon depend to = decide always favor. The official, on other hand, contends that if he is to be responsible for results he must have the power of arbitrarily dismissing the em- ploye. Without it he will not be able to maintain discipline. The two argu- ments, besides answering each other, divide the railroad vice into hostile camps. The executive committees of the labor organizations practically cannot save the members of those organiza- tions from being got rid of,though they do in many cases protect them against summary discharge; and on the other hand the official,in the face of the execu- tive committee.enjoys only in theory the power of summary discharge. The sit- uation is accordingly false and bad. It provokes hostility. The one party boasts of a protection which he does not enjoy; the other insists upon a power which he dares not exercise. The remedy ismani- fest. A system should be devised based on recogmzed facts; a system which would secure reasonable :protection to the empioye, andat the same- time en- able the officiul to enforce all necessary discipline. This a permanent service with & properly organized tribunal to appeal to would bring about. Mean- while the winnowing process would be provided for in the temporary service. Over that the official would have com- plete contaol,and the idle,the worthless, and the insubordinate would be kept off. The wheat would be separated from the chaff. Until such a system is devised, the existing chaos, made up of powerless protection and impotent pow- er, must apparently continue. None the less it is elusion on the one side and a mockery on the other. How the members of such a court as has been suggested could be appointed and by whom is matter tor considera- tion. ~ It would, of course, be essential that the appointees should command the confidence of all in the company’s service, whether officlals or employes. The possible means of reaching this re- sult will presently be discussed. Not only should permancnt employes be entitled to retain their positions dur- ing good behavior, but they should also look forward to & continual betteriug of their condition. That is, apart from promotion, seniority in the service should carry with it certain rights and vrivileges. " Take the ciassof conduc- tors, brakemen, engineer. machinists, and the like, there seems to be no rea- son why length of faithful service should not carry with it a stipulated increase of pay. 1 dondtictors, for example. have a regular pay of $100 a month, there seems no good reason why the pay should not increase by steps of 85 with each five years’ service, so that when the conductor has been twenty-five vears in the service his pay should be incrensed by one-quarter, or 325 a month. The increase might be more or less. The figures suggested merely illustrate., So also with the engineer, the brakeman, the section man, the machinist. A certain prospect of in- crensed pay if & man demeans himself faithfully isa great incentive to faith- ful demeanor. This is another fact which it would be well not to lose sight of. There ought likewise to be connected with every largo railvoad organization certain funds, contributed partly by the company and partly by the voluntary ac- tion of ‘employes, which would provide for hospital sorvice, retiring pensions, sick pansions, and insurance against ac- cident and death. Every mun whose name has ounce beeu enrolied in the permanent employ of the company should be entitled to the benefit of these funds, and be should be deprived of it only by his own voluntary act, or as the conscquence of some misdemeanor proved before a tribunal, At present the railroad companies of this cuuutr'y are under no inducement to establish these mutual insurance societies, or to contribute to them, Their service, in principle at least, is a shifting service; and so long as it 1s shifting the elabor- ate organizations which are escentlal to tho safe management of the funds re- ferved te cannot be called into exis- tence. A tie up, as it might be called, between the companies and their em- ployos is a condition precedent. Were this once effected the rest would follow by stops both natural and easy. For a company like the Union Pacific to con- nrxhuuim,ooo n year to a hospital fund and retiving pension aud insur- ance associations would be a small matter, it the thing could be so arranged that the permanent cemployes themselves would contribute a like suwm; and permanent employes only would contribute at all, Once let the growth of associations like those begin, und it proveeds with al- tartiing rapidity. At the end of years the accuinulated capital on the basis of contribution suggested would probably amount to millions. JEvery man who was 50 fortunate us 1o become @ perinauent employe of the company would thea be assured of provision 1 They reveal possibil- cnse family would his death, The moment g permanent service was thus estavlished it would also involve further provisiontof an educational na- ture. That is, the companies must con- tinually “rm‘lllc ock of men for the future. Where ; f:;y the son of an employe—grows up always looking for- wrd 10 ontoring the company’s sorvice, o becomes o thak sompiny very much what a cadet at West Point or Annapolis is to the army ér avy of the United States; the idea,of doyalty to the com- pany and of pride in its service grows up with him. Railroad educational in- stitutions of this¥ort have already been crented by at least one corporation in the country, and they should be cre- ated by all corporations of the first clas The children of employes would natu ally go into these schools, and the best of them would at the proper age be sent out upon the road to take their places in the shops, on the track or at the brake. From those thus educated the higher positions in the company would thereafter be filled. The cost of main- taining these schools, at least in part, would become a regular item in the operating expenses of the road. Prop- ovly handled, a_ vast economy would be effected through them. The morale of this service would gradually be raised, and the morale of a rmilrond 1s, if prop- erly viewed, no less important than the morale of an army or navy. It is in- valuable. But it is futile to supposo that such a service as that outlined could be or- ganized, in America, at least, unless those concerned in it were allowed a voice in the management. Practically the most important feature of the whole is therefore yet to be con- sidered.. How is the employe to be assured & voice in the management of these joint interests, without bringing about dunmrnlizutiou? No one has yet had the courage to face this question; and yet it is a question which must be faced if a solution of ex- isting difficulties is to be found. If the employes contribute to the insurance and othor funds, it is right that they should have a voice in the management of those funds. If an omploye holds his situation during good behavior, he has a right to be heard in the organization of the board which, in case of his sus pension for alleged cause, is to pass upon his behavior. No system will sue- ceed which does not recognize these rights. In other words, it will be im- possible to establish perfectly good faith and the highest morale in the serv the companies until the problem of ing this voice to employes, and giving it effectively, issolved. It can be so in but one way; that is, by repres tion. To solve it may mean industrial peace. It is, of course, impossible to dispose of these ditficult matters in town meet- ings. Neverthelgss, the town meeting must be at the bgse of any successful plan for disposing of them. The end in view is to bring the employ who in this case is the company,represented by its president and board of directors —and the employces into direct and im- mediate contact through a representa- tive system. When thus brought into direct and immediate contact, the par- ties must arrive ut results through the usual method: that isy by discussivn and rational agreement. It has already boen noticed that the c:fmmhug department of a great railroad compuny naturally subdivides 1tself into those concerned in the train movernent, those concerned in the care of the pormanent way,and those concerned in the.work of the mechani- cal department. Lt would seein proper, therefore, that a, council of employees should be formed, of such & number as might be agreed on, containing repre- sentatives from each of these depart- men In order to make an effective representation, the council would have to be a large body. For present pur- poses, and for the sake of illustration meroly, it might be supposed that, in the case of the Union Pacific, each de- partment ina division of the voad would cloct its own membors of the employ- ees’ council. There are five of these ivisions and three- departments in sey division. The operating men, ard and section men, and the ma- ists of the division would, there- fore, under this arrangement, choose & given number of representatives. If one such represontative was chosen o each hundred employes in the permanent service those thus selected would con- stitute a division council. To perfect the organization, without disturbing the necessary work of the compuny, each of these division councils wouid then select certain (say, for example! three) of their number, representing the mechaunical, the operatiug and the per- manént way departments, and these delegates from each of the departments would, at certain periods of the year, to be provided for by the articles of organ- ization, all meet together at the head- uarters of the company in Omaha. The central council under the system here suggested would consist of fifteen men;_that is, one representing each of the three departments of the five sev- eral aivisions. These fifteen men would represent the employes. It would be for them to select a board of delegates, or small executive commit- tee,to confer directly with the president and board of directors. Here would be found the organization through which the voice of the employes would make itgelf heard and felt in matters which directly affect the rights of employeos. including the appointment of a tribunal to pass upon cases of misdemeanor. and the management of all institutions, whether financial or educational, to which the employees had contributed and in which they had a consequent in- terest. There is no reason whatever for sup- sing that, within the limits which ave been indicated, such an organiza- i to difficulty. On the and his o8 be assured of it in case of tion would lea contrary, where it did not remove a dif- ficulty it might readily' be made to open u way outof it. The _employes, feeling that they too had rights which the com- pany frankly rocogply cd and was bound to respect, would casos of agita- tion proceed through Mhe the regular machinery, which bpdhght them into easy and direct con’ ith the highest authority in the com ’s service. ‘1 hey would not, thereforgs be driven into out- side organizations. Meanwhile, on the other hand, the highest officers of the company, including president and the board of direc ould be brought into immediate ri ous with the rep- resentatives of theggmployes on terms of equality, Each¥ould have an equal voice in the mai ment of common interests; and it ouly remain to make provision fof ‘arrving at a solu- tion of questions in case of & deadlock, This would naturally be done by the appointment of a permanent arbitrator, who would be selected in advance. The organization suggested includes, it will be remembered, only those em- ployes whose names are on the perma- nent rolls of the operating department. For reasons which have been sufficiently referred to, those whose names are on the rolls of the other four departments have not been considered. But there would be no difficulty in making pro- yision for them alio, should it be found expedient or desirable so to do. Through the system of representation the organization could in fact be made to include every employe in the perma- nent secvice of the company, not ex- cepting the president, the general wau- Ifor or the general counc ch em ploye included would have one vote, and each division and department its representatives. The organization in other words is elastic. No matter how large it might be it would never be- come unwieldy so long as it resulted in the small committee which met in di- rect conference face to face with the board of directo Could such a system as that which has bocn suggested be devised and put in ractical operation there is reason to ope that the difficulties which have hitherto occurred between the great railrond companies and those in their pay would not occur in future. The movement is the natural and necessary outcome of the vast development re- ferred to in the opening_ paragraphs of this paper. It is based on a simple recognition of acknowledged facts, and follows the lines of action with which the people of this country are most familiar. The path indicated is thatin which for centuries they have been ac- customed to tread. It has led them out of many dificulties. Why not out of this dificulty? TS Dreams. Charles A, Foss in Chicago Times. 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We have some Special Bargains in| MEN’'S SUITS for you this week. | | Right at the beginning of the season w | propose to do you some good, and have | | made special prices on some clally | good sults—37, 8, §10 and §12. Come early | fivst choice, | H. B. IREY. TO LOAN; On City and Farm Proverty! GASH ON HAND, Mortguge Paper Bought Fren- zer Block, opp. P, O, n ~CoLLEGE OMAHA BUSiNESS Bend for College Journal Corner Capitol Ave. and 16th St OnckgSteambye Flrst-class cleaclng apd dyelng; Lace Curtains cleaned C. T. PAULBON,Prop'r. 121 Howard-si.; Te ‘ephone 947, DRS. BETTS & BETTS WS FARNAM STREET, OMAHA, Nen. (Opposite Paxton Hotel,) Office honrs, 9a, m. to §p, m. m, to1p. m. Specialists {n Chronie, Nervous, Skin and Blood Diseases. & Consultation at office or by mall free. Medicines sent by mail or express, securely packed, fres from obser: . Guaranteeso cnre guickiy, safely and permanently. 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STRICTURE! fumist, manent Cure. re. moval complete, without cutting, caustic or dilatation, Cureseflected at home by patlent "fm?m a nmfie snlndn "M'Ifiaimh l.,d M SURE%URE The awful M‘Vm'lg of early Vice, which brings organfc weakness, destroying both mind and bodv, with allits dreaded 111s, permanently curea. ] Adress those wno bave impaired o themselves by improper indul- gences and solitary habit3,” which ruin both ody and mind, unfitting them for business, study or marriage. MARRIED MEN, or those entering on that hap- py life, awnre of phvsical debility, quickly as sistea. i OUR SUCCE: is based upon facts. Firs rience. Second—Every case i farting aright. Third 105 are pi in our laboratory exactly to suit each us affecting curas without inj; . end 6 ¢ for celebratad works on Chronie, N nd Deligate Diseases, Thousands cured, §#°A friendly letter or call may save you future suffering and shame, and add golden years to life. §#~No le an- swered un ccompanied by 4 cents in stamps. n DRS. ET'TS & BETTS, 1408 Farnam Srteet, Omaha, Neb. Dr. J. E. McGrew, One of Most Successful SPECIALISTS n the Treatment of all Chronic, Spe- cial and Private Diseases. Luss UF MANHUU" and all Weakness and Disorders of the Sexual Organs absolutely cured. PRIVATE DISEASES curtwule'iuion: SKIN DISEASES iivesmtieiics: Seatctiat comploxion, and & perfect skin, CONSULTATION FREE, 5t pondency Send stemp £or reply. Office—Bushman Block, Douglas Sts,, Omaha 16th and Neb, PATRONIZE Home - Made Cigars TRAD MARK, “RED LABEL.” JAMES RICHARDS, (.1, LE VEILLE. RICHARDS & CO,, Contractors and Builders Room 26, Omaha National Bank Building, OMAHA, . . NE SBA Garpenter and Builder. All Job Work promptly attended to; Store and office fittings and wire so inlty. 1612 Charles Stroet. [ -RGENTS WANTED, — ;%%E&gfrfl~isr;fifi';%ffia stating od i OALARY o erecasta) ghere il Karsedienyutt: Lnstraiod book & P s cesor cullon B HIBGOX. 663 rsadnay, ooth L X, JOHN T. DILLON Real Estate & Loan COMPANY. Room 49 Barker Block. The Income Property Can Be Made to Produce, Governs Its Values Lavge list of property to solect from. No property listed, except at fair valua tion. Business and insido property a specialty. Trackage Property IPor sale or lease from Union Paciflo bridge north to Grace street, among which are two or three choice barguing Money Loaned On improved or gilt odged unimproved real estate, ALL TITLES Are examined by us and must be per- fect beforo we will recommend purchase of property. Jon T, Dillon R. . &L Co, Room 49 Barker Block. DICTOR (. M. Jordan Late of the University of New York City and TowardUniversity. v ington, . AR ¢ No. 310 1 ash- FICES nd 311 mge Building, centhand Har Omahn, Neb. I curable caso with - sus DYSPEPSIA, DEAL- MATISN, ALL NERVOUS AND SKIN D. TON at office or 10 11 a, m., 2t m,, Sunday hours Many diseases ure tally by Dr. Jordon througn tho matls.and it is thus possivla for those unable to make a journoy to obtain SUCCRSSEUL HOSPITAL TREATMENT AT ases of Nose, Throat, by mall, 81, 04 p.m., 7 t08p, miy hard, Carpet Dealé 1by, Grocer. its, 18 Neuralgia, e, Nervous Prostration caused by the r tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental oftening of the Brain, resulting in vy, dociy and death, 1d Age, Barronusss, Loss of Powor x, Involintary Losses and Spermate e by over-exertion of the brain,self. erindulgence. Kach box containy one month's treatment, $1.00 a box, or six boxes for 45.00,5ent by mail prepaid on raceipt of price. ‘WH GUARANTER SIX BOXHS To cure any With each order received b accompanied with .00, we wil lie purchaser our writtsn gUATAntee to ros tho money If the treatment does not ertecy 8 cure. Guarantess lssned only b iman DrugCa.. Druggiats, Sole Agonts, 110 Faroam o stroot, Omalin W‘HEN purchasing a fine Shoe it is natural to se- lect that which is pleasing to the eye in style and finish; the material must be of the finest texture, and when on the foot the shoe must combine beauty and comfort. The Ludlow Shoa Possesses this Feature, IF YOU TRY ONE PAIR in either orhaa Abuse or fund i Qenile ~ You Will Wear No Other Make.™ Sl b7, o7 18 Bl I gy e e DR. BAILEY, 7 DENTIST. Teoth oxtracted without paln OF dnger by & new ans. pro Gold and Alloy fllings at lowst rates. B?Infl ool red by crowning. AllA it re Paxton Block, 16th and Farni Ollice opeu from i 1o 8 evenings. OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS, 808-810 N. I6th St. ROBERT UHLIG, Prop, C. M. EATON, Manager, Telephone 900; Repairs for all Stoves and Ranges made, part psyment. Gasoline surners m Briliant Gasoline Stoves, Stoves taken in exchange & to order and shoroughly repaired, Telephone to us or send card aud we will call and estimate work of any kind, " THE BEST REFRIGERATORS, Safest Vapor Stoves and Jowett Filters and Coolers AT REASONAALE RA'TES, WM, LYLE DICKEY & CO,, 1413 Douglas 8t. THE BUSINESS OF THE OMAHA MERCHANT TAILOR COMPANY, 114 SoUTH 1 STREET, Has far excended thely expectations, Tho low prices, togetuer with fie work aud perfect fit, have convinces oir custommers that it {8 the cheapest place to buy the'r gurments, They «ré cone stantly recolving new goods for the summer trade. SUITS FROM $28 UPWARDS, PANTS FROY 87 UPWARDS,