Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 12, 1892, Page 7

e NEBRASKA'S HONEMADE SHOW Mannfecturers and Consumers Association's Groat Expasition Formally Opened. MOsT WO! DERFUL DISPLAY OF GOODS. Bewllderingly Beantiful Effect of the Ar- rangement of the Wares In Artistic Designs—The Opening Exer- cises—About the Associatio The doors of the remodeled Coliseum were opetied last night and the public admitted to the aunual exhibition of the Manufacturers and Consumers association. The visitors enterod via the inclined plane as usual, but upon passi.g the doorkeepers they were groeted by such a scene as had never beforo been witnessed in the Coliscum buitding. The whelo interior was ablaze with electric lights, and thero was such guttering medley of colors, such a whirring of wheels and humming of dyhamos, such a flashing and sparkiing of brass and nickle, such a roar of volces ana crashing of music that he paused to eatch his breath and collect his faculiies befors plunging into the bumun streamn which flowed turough the aisles and corridors, ‘I he exposition is more than a succes, it is & trivmph, and to pariicularize any of the exhibits is to slight others equally as sweritorious, The immense amphitheater s fllled with beoths arranged in circles about ® magnificont center- picco In the form of a Moorish templo and cach booth has bad bestowed upon it hard work ana artistic ability. A great beauty of the display is its varioty, there being very few duplications of any one line of manufac- ture or trade, To see it all and see it thoroughly is the work of hours, and even when one has made the circuit of the build- ing he leaves it with regrot that ho had not spent more time in this place or that. To one with a dwarfed idea of the varioty and extent of tho manufacturing interests of the stato, thero is in store a long succession of surprises, Make *Em While You Watc He will puss, for instance, a booth whers pear] buttons ars ground out from little ma- chines and sold to him over the conuter. In anotber is a clothing manufactory, in full operation, with dozens of sewing mnchines, propetled by clectricity and presided over by vretty giris, and_all the secrets of tho man- ufucture of a stylish § suit of clothes laid opén. There is a gliapse of a great shoe factory, where the givis who operate the giant sowing machines have curly heads and roguish eyes, und all the fifty people at ‘worl with tho spinning, whirling machinery are in uniform, und plow shoes and danciug pumps aro tossed off almost as fast as one ‘©an count them, A life insurance compuny hus a couplo of dozen very clever tableaux iliustrating the wisdom'of the man who insured and the folly of him who aid not, which 1s worth the price of admission. A paint manufacturer bas a bandsome mansion in miniature, compiete to. Lilliputiau door-kuobs, in the center jof . beauufully terraced lawn of gonuine grass, A Nebraska house which manufactures perfumery and oxtracts in an- [other portion of the hall has a portion of its Ispuco laid off in & miniature park with walks land drives througn real clover and in the \center is a little lake with live ducklings ‘swiniming 1 itend a fountain throwing p fumed Apray, Omaha cigar manufacturers have booths illustrating every step of tho ‘manufacture of as fine cigars as wore ever imported, from the growing of the plants to the - packing in voxes, und each boolh s un artistic gem. Thers aro machines making barb wire fencing, butter by ele Aricity, - fashionable bats from shapele: piaces “of - folt, harness and saddles, woven wire bed.springs, aud in fact neariy’ every- thing possible to be mauufactured in this ountry. Towns That Are Represented, Lincoln, Beatrice, Fromont, Hastings, Koarney, Nebraska City and Norfolk have ail contributed nobly to the success of the enterprise. The lust named town has a com- plete outtit of tools and products coune:ted (With tho beet sugar industey. ‘The Ameri- ‘can District Telegraph company, under the puanagement of M. L. Rheem, bas a very iu- ;Presl.mg array of bells ana automaticalarm: 'he hunery ‘are fed with freo potato chips rom Fremont, corn starch from Nebraska Jity, cream and milk from the creameries of 1Mo stato, coffee from Omaha and all sorts of ST froum all sorts of places, Tho Nebraska City ceceal mills has a booth which is worth “studying. The whole exterior is beautifully decorated with a mosaic of graius of the various sorts used in tho mills, The Kearney cotton mills are therp in miniuture with a stream of water rushing through its canal, ‘The triumpl of the exhibit, however, 1s the centor piece in the form of a Moorish temple, with domes and minerets of ©oflee cans toworing up to tho roof of the building and with space for a comfortable restaurant inside. On one enda is the Omaha Milliog company giving away Dbiscuits and th like and on the other is the Page Soap company with a wonderful display of soaps. The whole thing was aesigned by an artist and is a marvelous ploce of work. But to even give a list of the exhibitors and the wonders which they have accomiplished would require columns and to seo it iutell- gently 18 Lo gain an education, Listened to the Mayor. The sun had shed its setting rays and hid its taco behind the western hills; night had Just spread Ler somver robes about the city When the doors of the Coliseum were thrown open and for an hour a stream of people poured into the great building and gazed in wonder at the display of Nebruska made goods. Men, women and ehildren, and tho turnsti.es at the'gates furaisied the evidence that thero were 5,000 of them, waadered through the spucious halls and wsles of tho interior, Tho nour for ovening the oxposition bud arrived, und ws the Musical Union band played the “kxposition” waltz President W, A. Page, Governor Boyd, Mayor Gemis, Rov. T. L. Mackuy, Dan Farrell, jr., W. W. Cole, George M. Tibbs, W. R. Drummond und A, Chadwick ascended thy steps to the platform and were scated. As the band coneluded sud the strains of the music died uway Pros- ldent Page eapped for order and introduced Rey, 1%L Mackay, who invoked the diyine blessing, after which Mayor Bemis spoko as foilows: ombers of the Manufacturers and Con- Wihiers Assc on of Nebrasku—Ludles and Guatlomen: This 1s in important event in the bistory of Nobraska, and it devoives upon ue, s chief exeeutive of this, the lurgest city in the state, W extend Lo you one welcome. Your ussoclution has o grand objeet in view, Which 18 cloarly st forth 10 your prospecti na very fow woris, | see thit your uirectors huvo Loen selected with greit oare froni AOOE LhO TOpresentative Lusiness nen—the WARLLCTUECIS 0F the State 1o Hentr Fremoot. ustings, Keurney, Lincoin, braska Oity, Omubn and °obor clties Your orgunization s one your old und you you huyo strides, huve boen eminently suc this gi Dush ugewvit anduliu beirty teuding less thun 1d d exhibic spoiks “volumes for the #oud business abllity of your wun- eut Kenrney cotton mill is here rop- als0 the ‘Uxnurd Leet sugar fac- nufacturers of every Part of the vtate. ‘This is i 4reat stato entors Prise, and notslmpiy an Omaha exhibit, Ono Kreat objook 0f your or_unication wust bo to engender m:m{.‘y foollugs between uil winus fucturers wud al’vhe Lowns nnd eitics of the state, und speaking for Omuliu W 108t cor- dially extend (o you the Haht hand of fo- lowshiv, und W will tespeak for yo and your oxhibly Ve enreful niteution of bur peodie. And we siucerely bopo thut this assoclation of 'Uho munufiacturors aud repr Sentative elthzons of overy part of the stute, his Interchunge of thought, those friendly visits. will_resuli fn strcugihening aid comouting ‘forever the wholo stute of No- b that there will neyver exst uny fool- fugs of hostlity of oue part of the stute » ni.n-uuullm Ndrt Of 1t-0f oue town or city axalnst wuolheztown or city, Lot us nover 8lOW nny little alous! W esirango us oul the ‘feeling of fricadship and brotherly Ve, but ieb us nll work to:ether, puil ws0ther. jo porfoct harwony for Nelrasks, Thllu‘ wnd ‘l‘l‘ lll:m llllua. backl P LTUAL SLOWINE, 8 Erout : tor e indastres Phe iea Is w arand one. uhs wirat mwmu.m';;:rr Ereat oltiu rou 3 » © general opin £ah Wb tho*World's Kty & propriution b, ' u%‘w’ L R : v suial L o ebraskn W wake a creditablo showink 10 the alillons of visitors to Chicago noxt year. What do you representative gentlemen of the Munus facturers nnd Consdiners association of braska think of the ldew (during this assoclas tlon of méeting in this city) of starting the bail urol ing throughiont the state in tno wiy of subscriptions to another $50,(0), which would insure to us the greatest amount of vertising that we will over again, pork have the opportunity to take advantage of. Mayor Bemis put in a good word for the Nebraska Central in way of conclusion, and expressed his wishes for the success of the enterprise. What the Governor Said. Governor Boyd, upon wlom davolved the duty of opening the exposition, did 5o in the following speech : Mr.Chalrman and Ladies and Gentlemen— A few months from today the people of every quarter of the globe will awaken to the light of the grandest industrinl revelation the d has ever seen. ALl that s beautiful, rful, vast or splendid—the art and sc! wond ence of every clime and the product of every lund und sew~wiil be gathered nnd displaye n at Chicago before the enchanted eye o And there, in the presence of the natiol the eurth, niove all, directing all,and smiling to ull. behold our falr Colambia. enthroned within her Imperial cit n the seus. £0, here today. in na \its mna in sser lines, we sce the magniflcent produats of the thought snd labor of the sons and daughtors of this glorious commonwoalt.h Here, midway Lotween the nat.on's borders, we have founded a state, for whose govern- ment and prosperity we are all united, with one ambition, one. common bond. Nebraska is_cssontially wn ngricuitural state, and it Wis not to ve expected that manufioturing would keep paco with agriculture or com- weree as u potentinl feature of ouv prosperity, And yot statistics coilested from officiui sources, though quite mited, 1 regret to suy. demonstrato that Nobraska' has manufac tories and that relatively to its importance in point of population thls state holds its own In the importance of its manufacturing Industrivs, But u better evidence of the :ross of our commonweaith in this dire than that gleaned from statistics, is to be in the magnificent dispiny before our eyes of tho actual products. We 1ro proud of our splondid stite and what we hive made 1t in 1ts quarter of a contury’s erowth, Wo can point withh feelings of pride to its hundreds of thou- sands of homes and fortiic farms; (o its thel fng anid bustling elties and marts of trad and t Omalia. Its metropolis, the gem of t wll! ‘We ure proud, tud ing intorests, and wo bospo: i of our munufactur- k for thotr owners and m that iiberal patronage and sup- oLt W sy 50 Wil desorve. The law controlling the developmeut of manufactures is the which governs uil produ Ply and demand. By inall diversifiod channel uile aeres; increasing its o encouraging immigration, u den will be created for your products; and from what we sce before as nere, who candoudt that the supply will not be ¢qual o the demnnd. Novraski 5 you in' a formative stuto 5o far an wanafacturing Is concerned; but thero is ample evidenco about us to demonstraie thay ame inexoravle luw tion—ths layw of sup- buiiding up Nebvrassa it is fust developlug into a strong and rugged wmatority. Ihis exvosition = is a symbol of the present; B also a forcshadowlng of the gre Located halt portance yot to come? twoen tho vast aud Uho west, What w long 1o an Jken plain, marked upon the map o t Amorican Desert.” is nos on ¢ hest 0GOSt PFOSPOTOUS States of tie iean union. And today tho pride of splendid statehood, Wi uround us the living faces of genius and scicnee, industry und art. And may this it picture wnd these beautiful types of the handiwork of grow from day to da und be repeated in and agaln throush ti coniing years of Nebraska's grenter £iory With Uhis prayer aiways in my beart. 1iow 10 54y that the oxbibit of the My nd Munufacturers ussoclution « pen to ull. Musie by the Ban Again the baud played a march and at the same time L. M. Itheom, the first sccretary of the association, touched an clectric button at the right of the steps. There werea thousana clectric bells rang at different paris of the great bull. The wheels of tie pouderous wachinery commencod to revoive end an iustant later every machine pecame a thing of life. The skilled workmea who sat at their machines turned out manufactured icls any the Coliseum resemoled a vast kshop. I'or two hours the throng surged from de- partment Lo department and woudered av the grentuess of Nubraska. A group of Iudian soldiers from Fort Omaha, accompanied by their sqaaws and pappooses divided the attention of the audi- cuce. The noble reds themselves appeared s interesied spectators and speculated upon the advances that had been made in civiliza- tion simee the days when thelr ancestors held fuil and unquestioued sway over tho broud prairies of the state. nooloe in behold wo! WHAT IT 1S, Some Historieal Referenco to the Protective Associntion. The exposition which was opened last ovoning, and which occasioned so much pop- ular iuterest, is by no means the first ever held in Omaha, but it is aecidediy different from any thut have preceded it. Tho exvo- sitions of the past bave boen puroly local af- fairs, usualiy conductod by private individ- uals as a monoy making schome, and bhave been thrown open to overy one who had Koods of any -kind which they might ve de- sirous of bringing to the attention of the pen- ple. Themauagers of these expositions have usually followed the policy of charging the exhibiters a good round price for their space, allowing them as much space as they were willing to pay for, and at the same timo charging spectators for admission. Tho present exposivion diffors from that of the past 1n several essential respects. In tho tirst place, it is a state entervrise in which Omabu is only oue of the interested cities. Again it is not & money making scheme, but is conducted by the Manufacturers and Con- sumers Association of Nebraska for the pur- Greal of uwakening in the people interest in the manufuc- turing industries of tho state ang, at the same time, of convineing them of the varicty and general excellence of the pro- ducts of their home factories, Kor that rea- son only Nobraska manufacturers have been allowed to make exhibits aud, to all such us wero willing to join the association, space was allowel freo of chirge In view of the fuct that the exposition has been undertaken Ly & commercial organiza- tion of comparatively recent origin a br review of its history muy uot bo out of place in this connection, The Crop Fatlure, The failure of the crop of 1500 and the con- sequent commercial depression succeed- ing 1t turned 1be attention of the people of Nebraska in the direction of the munufacturing inaustrics. It seemed to dawn upon the people of a sudden that so long us the prosperity of this state was de- pendent solely upou agricultural interests so long business stagnation would follow upon the heels of crop failure. ALl over the stato men were saying, “Our cities have become o large o live entirely frow the trade fur- nished by the farm, sad we wust have iargo ard diverse manufacturing industries, which will support our growing population, iu- crease tne amount of money 1 general cireu- lation and create stufliciont wealth to place the state on a more solid basis.” But how to secure this much desired result wus the provlem seeking a solution. Somo sall. we must rase boouses und induce manufacturers 10 move here from other stales, poor men baving no money and the wealthy being un- willing to part with it for that purpose, Others said we must advortise the resources of our state uud by that meaus atiract capi- tol. After all the various opinions were dis- cussed ana weigbed the problem of *“How shail we secure manufsciuring industries aud make our slate more than an agricultural community "' was no nearer a solution, At this point Pue Bee commenced an in- vestigation among the wmanufacturers at Omaha and soon discovered that there were alroady a largo numoer of fectories turning out a groat variely of goods, but that the mujority of these institutions were running very much below the full capacity of plants, owing Lo the small demand for their products, Agaln, inquiry into the cause of this condi- tion, led 1o the discovery of another fact—the peoble bad becomn ace: tomed, betore the location of these factories, w the use of goods of eastern make and wore lotly Lo change over to £00ds of local manufacture, concerniug the quality of which they were entirely ignotant, It was still further noted that local manu- facturers, disregarding the exawmple of their eastern competitors, who annually speud Vst sums ol mopey in adverusing t{dr pro- ducts Lo the consamer, thus creatin, ae- wand for them and compelling job and retallers alike to carry them in'stock, had wastod all their efforts in trying to coax dealers to handlo goods for which there was 0o inquiry. It was found that even wide- awake aud public spirited eitizens dia ot kuow of the existence of some of the most important manufacturiug plants in the city, wsod mmuumfinu JDI\I on asking their dealers [or the familier bracds, and mer- THE OMAMA DAILY BEE chants to supply the demands of their cus- tomors had ¢ontinued handling those brands 10 the exclusion of homo made goods. Local manufacturers, who were advisod to try and create a demand for tholr goods by advertis- ing them to the consumor, argued that they had 1o sell to tho denler, and that he was the man thoy must reach, although it was pointed out to them that eastern . mauufac- turers had pursued @ contrars policy ar that ~ one Chicago manufac- turer alone spent more money 1n acvertising his goods in the nowspapers of Omaha than all the manutacturers of Omaha combined. Origin of Home Patronage, Realizing the truth of the assertion in the mouths of eitizens that something must he done to build up the manufacturing indus- tries of the state, Tnr Bee dectded to do this somothing and to do it in the ouly practica- ble way, namely, by commencing at the very foundation of all trade, that 1s by appealing directly to the consumer, the man who eats, drinks ani wears the products of the factory. To do this it was pecessary first that the poople should be informod as to what kind of gooas were made in their vicinity and, at the same time, 10 bold up to their view 'the necessity of purchasing these goods in pre- ference to others 1f they wished to build up the mwanufacturing industries 6f their city. This was the origin of the so-called ‘“home patronage movemeny” in Neoraska which has attractea so much attention and from which such favorable results have already been secured. Tho first of a long series of articles, aggro- gating several hundred coluions, was pub- lished on August 16,1801, “If you wish your factories to grow aud new ones to bo started you must buy their products,’ said Tur B “We beliove 1t,”" answered tho consumer, “'but whero are the faciories and what do thoy manufacturet” To answer this inquiry Tur Ber published from week to week a do- scription of the different factories, taking them up in order, showing the kind of goods made by thom, comparing quality and price with similar goods from other states and showing now tho transfer of the poople’s patronage from distant factories to those lo- cated At home would give employment to hundreds of additional men, would place hundreds of thousands of dotlars in ecircula- tion and add untold wealih to the commuuity. With each succoeding article the interest of the consumers increased and they commenced demanding of their dealers home made goods. The rapid increase in the demand for their products convineed the manufacturers that the right chord nhad been struck, and whoen Tne Bee, in an articlo published August 30, 1891, called upon them to organize for tho purposs of stimulating the “home patronage movement,” they were ready to act on Lhe suggestion. *'Let a few enterprising manufacturers issue 8 call for a meeting of all factory owners,’ said Tur BeR, and the call was issued, boing signod by W. A. Page Soap company, Far- vell & Co,, Omaha Tin Can Manufacturivg company, Rees Printing compnny, Quenley Soap company and Robinson Notion com- pany. Manufucturers Moet. In response to this call 150 manufacturers met on September 20 in Omaba and took the iniual steps for the organization of what is now kunown us “Tho Manufacturers and Cousumers Association of Neoraska.” On that oceasion theefforts of Tur Brk were rocoznized in the following resolution, which was carried without a dissonting vote Wiereas, T OMAHA BEE by advocating the ciuse of the manufacturers of this eity hus e 1 the thanks of not only the manu- facturers, but of every one Interestea in the ity of Omuha, therefore, be iv i, That the secretury of this mect- Instructed to express 1o Tue BEE its avpreciation of the course pursucd by that baper. futnro pros; A State Institution, At this meeting of the manufacturers it was shown that the interests of the manu- facwurers of the whole state were identical and that by ali combining they could work to much better advantage. 1t was argued that Omata was seading _hundrads of thou- sands of doliars to distant points, when tho money might bo kept within the state by patronizing factories located in the different Nebrasia cities. Accordingly the manufac- turers organized themselves into u state as- soclation, ‘The object of the association wus stated in article i of tho constitution as fol- lows: ¢ The objoct of this association shall be to promote home industry by cncouraging the purchase of Novraska procucts and’ manu- factures. U'he membership of tho assoclatior was ci- vided into two classes, active members, 1o consist of Nobraska manulacturers, and gen- eral members, 10 be wade up of such citizons of the stato as should sign an arreement to give a preference to goods manufactured in the state. The active wembers bear all the expenses of tho organization. It might be of interest to remark here that over 8,000 heads of famiiies have signed the roll of general membership. The cousiitution provides for the manage- ment of the association through a board of directors, every five members in auy city or town bemg entitled to one director. This form of organization practically gives the manufacturers in oyery ity a local organization, the dicectors being abie to call together tho local memuers at any time for consultatio The association was most fortunate in electing men to fill the directory who have shown themselves ready and wiiline to give their time to the work in hand, and the suc- cess of the association has been due largely o this fact, It was soon founa that the board of direct- ors was too cumbersome in point of numbers, and the members accordingly appointed an oxecutive committee to work uuder their direction and to look after the details con- nected with the management of the associa- tion. In the appointuient of this committee the assaciation was again excoedingly fortu- nate, for a more enthusiasuic and cunergetic body of men could not be found in the whole stato, They huve held meetings every weelk, sometimes oftener, and have given up an immense amount of time 1 working for the public good. In most organizations a large propoction of the work falls upon tho president, and the Manufacturers ussociation was again excoed- ingly fortunate 1n electing to tnuk position a man who was willing to attend to tho association’s business first and to his privite affairs when he had time, Who They A The following are the officers and cirectors of the association : Oficers—W. A, Page, presidgent; I S, vice prosiaent; A, D, Bradloy, sec: vi A, J, Vierling, treasure Directors— A, R. Dempster, B, ¥. Hum- wel, J. J. Bartett, Carl Morton, - W. C. Smith, A, H. Kowitzer, J. F. Murphy, A, J. Vierling, 4. H. Evans, Aaron Chadwick, W. R. Drummond, I, 8. Trostler, U, P. Gedney, . J. Quealey, Charles A. Coe, H. 1. Cady. A. C. Scheiblich, G. H, Edgerton, H. J. Hall, J. T, Robinson, J. H. Barrett, D, arrell, jr., Samuel Rees, H. B, Muliford, Charles Metz, W. A. Page, W, W. Coie, £. P. Davis, It. } Hodgin, George M. 'Tibbs, C. W. Thompson, M. C. Peters, A peculiar interest centers around the oMcors of a great commercinl association which has in less thana year attained a mombersbip of almost two bundred manu- facturicg firms that employ ten to fifteen thousard veonle in the state of Nebraska IPor tiiat reasor the following personhl men- tion of these ofMicers will be ucceptablo, The Assoclation's Work, But to return to the association. With the completion of the organization of the Munu- facturers and Consumers association the work ot enrolling as members the manufac- turers of Omaha was actively pushed for- ward, On its completion the secrotdry went out into the state and formed branches at I"romont, Beatrice, Lincoln, Nebraska City, Hastings, Kearney and other Nebraska points. Tue Bee on completing the descrip- tion of the Omaha factories sent a repro- sontative out into the state to *'write up" the different industrivs, adbering o its origiual declaration that the people in order Lo pat- ronize Nebraska manufaciurers must be-ia- formed as to what kind of iugustries are lo- cated within tho state. On December 2 the association was brougnt prnmlnenlli before the people by & public meetng which was attended by over 2,000 citizens. Able speakors discussed the neces- sity of inoreasing the wanufacturing indus- tries and pointed out “howe patronage” as the meaus by which thousands of additional laborers might bo given work ana the geu- erul prosperity and wealth of the state ma- terially enbunoed. Ou Fovruary 15 the ofticial catalogue of the association was publisbed, giving o list of the goods made in the state. Hundreds of dollars wero expended by the association in am{:\uylnl poople to deliver these books from house to house in the differeat oities of tho state and personally urge upon the heads of families the importance of asking for Ne- braska goods when making all puichases, Al the same time all parties wuo were will- ing to do so sera asked, ment Lo giv *a!msk sp ersnce, quality and prigw Having given the the goods mado in Lbe carry forward the w next showing them t camo the idea of o ufacturers’ oxposi- ton, 5611 With the ending of cstw oxposition the as- sociation will underta®kome new enterprise which shall sorve to ke prominently before tho peovlo of Nebeaghil,the. main points—it you'want your stalgl h Drosper you must have factories: factomes will not be built uniess there is & demand for their products: factorios employ labord liibor creatas wenlth | wealth and populatio’ fre the foundation stones of every prospefols communivy. The Pred W. A. Page first saw the light of day in Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, whero ho passed his yoath. In 1875, at the age of , ho was attacked with the western fever which knew no cure until he settled at Cros. ton, [a. There ho commenced what has ever since been n most active career. While ho gave s attention prineipally to the banking business nid to the manufacture of soup he was pngaged in 8 number of private enter- orises whict made his name familiar in that art of the state. In 1888 Creston lost one of er most valuable citizens, Mr. Page being attracted to Omaha by the many advantagos of this eity as a manufacturing point. He purchased the buildings formeriy used as packivg houses by Governor Boyd, which are located on the river front below the Union Pacific bridge, and transformed them into the finest and largest soap manufactur- g vlaut in the west. The W. A. Page Soap company at once took u promi- uent position among the manufacturin firms of the city an its representatives bave carried the nameof Omaha from Towa to the Pacific(, coast, Having 1n common with other manufacturers ox perionced grea difticulty in attract- Vi ing tho ‘attention of people to Nebraska to sign an agree- de goods the orel- iog equal. o & printed Hst of © it was decided to of instruction by ctual goods, hence manufactured goods, Mr. Pago at once recognized the practicabiity of tue vian . adopted by Tus Bee ana to his encouragement and sup- port has been largely due the success of tho “homo patronage” movement, To ropeat his own words, uttered {mmediately after the appoarance of the first article on home patronage in Tne Brr: ‘“You are on the right track; keep this thing up; we manu- facturers will come to vour support and arouse an interest in manufacturing in this state which will eveutually make Ne- braska one of the groat industrial states of the union.” His euthusiasm brought him to tho front and he was elected president of the Manufacturers association, the success of which is the best comment that could bo made upor his ability a¥ an executive mana- gor. The Vice Presidont. L. S. Trostler who has'fillod the position of vico president is among the enthusiastic workers for the aavancement of Nebraska industrics, He was born at St. Martin, Hun- . pavy, of German parentuge, o America 1he age or 6 veu In New York City he learned the ci garmaker's trade nd came west in 4} 1504, “settling in _Ouaha five years Jlater. He worked at his trade as a journeyman until cleven” years ago when - he com- ) menced the manu- Y a5 facture of cigars 277 tor himsel, His factory fs at precent logated at 4325 Favnam streot, ¢ Korivears M, #ttostler lins combat- ed the pr éjéidice again¥t western manufac. tured goodd and whéf the home putronage nu)vonwn;‘.\\"\fi started he felt 1hg time had comp for, ‘the m: Enuv,umrs 0 t aud he " At gpco 7, took - .an - active port i thoawork of forming publis: opinion. The cigar munufacturers of Omah already had an orgamzation andwhen tho Manufac- turers assoclation was started thioy eutered the new mssociation in a body. with Mr. Trostler. came at The Sceretary, A. D. Bradley 1s a native of Li county, New York, baviag been born at Nundain that state in 1840, From 1857 until 1866 he followed ratlrouding and then entered the grocery busingss which he pur- sued until about hree years -ago. Part of the time he conductea a large retail ostab- ingston lishment in his own namo and lat traveled through the west in the interest of a lurge Chicago grocery house About three Tears ago he lo tod in Omaho. Shortly after the { formation of the Manufacturers association be was elected to the position of secrotary of that organization, a_position which he has filled with creditto hiniself. The Trensurer. A. J. Vierling points to Cincinnati, O., as the vlace of his birth and 1852as the y ear, In 1875 his family removed to Chicago, whero he commenced his career at 11 years of ago delivering newspapers. In 1870 ne deter- miued to learn 1hy iron business in | obteisced an ap- prenticoshin in ihe Un‘on foun r, of that ciy. He wont from depart- ment to depart- . hmentlearning the Sabdifferont branches of the business, beeming an ex b machinisi, 7, 0idze builderund 77 mo'der, In 1580 M. Vierlirg and his two broth Who hiad also been employed in the same foundry, associnted themselves with the foremen of the Unionfoundry and formed what is now kiown as Vierling, MaDowell & Co, of Chicago. ln 1885 Mr. Vierling was sent to Omaha by bis firin, and the following season organized the Paxton & Vierling iron works of this city, onelf the largest aud bost plants of tho Kindinithe country. Mr, Vierling is one of the ta8%men in bis'live of business who bave risé§iffom an apprentice- ship to the head of a guaat foundry and ma- cbine works, Hoe comewiof an iron fawily, his uncle havieg uunfl;'tlhc vroprietor of largo foundey 1n Franc@t Schnelder 8o, Faiy, C. M. Sehneider & Coqmealers in notions, men’s furnishing £00ds,’ confessed judg- ment yesterday at the Commercial National bank for $20,050. The thtal liabilities of the firm are said to amount f#52,000, with assots valued at $00,000, Mri, C. M. Schneider, president, accompaniediby Mr. Charlos V. Mos, 0uo of the directomilert for New York yesterday with the vi#fof endeavoring to ©ffect some kind of sotfithnent. The causes of the failure aro repo) 10 be extremely bad husiness for the | nety days and tho extraordinary leniency ahown oy tho former management in extendiug €redit and accopt- ing what hus proved 10 D¢ almost worthluss paper. g —_——— No Meeting Yesterday. The county commissoners would have held . session yesterday afternoon but. only two members, Messrss Berlin and Steaberg, were prosent. An adjournment until Tues- dey morning resulted At that weeting the Nebrasku Central Railway company will preseot its bond in the sum of 5,000, sgremng Lo pay soy and all expenses of the spocisl election not cov- ercd by the £5,000 which the company has deposited. The bond is signed by the Ne- braska Central as priocipal, with J, H. Dumont. W. L. MoCague, A. L. Reed und John A. McShane as suroties. — A K. and A M, The grand lodge of Nebraska of the Aunclent Free und Accepted Masons meets in Freemason's hall, this city, at 4 o'clock Wedneaday, Jue 15, to romain ln session uotil tho 17th. Fhe Nebraska Veteran's association will tmeet at Masonfc hall Wednesday, Juas 15, at 10 o'clock. The stockholders of tho Nobraska Masonic home will hold an adjourned meoting at Ma- sonic hall Wednesday at 8 o'clock p. m At the annual election of officers of Ne- brasku l1odee No. 1, held Tuesday, June 7, the following offisers were electod Mastor, Joseph R, Stafford; S, W.. John L. Meyer; J. W, W. S, Strawn; treasurer, John Rodefe ecrotary, W, C. McLean. Mem- vers of Masonic Relief corps, George W. ’ | i Poynton, U, R. Allen, Nevraska lodge No. 1 is the oldest Masonic lodgo in the state, and 1s ina flourishing con- dition—and its members are rapidly incroas- ing. Capitol lodge No. 8 teld its annual election Monday evening and ro- elected tho old of ficors as follows: (ie orge W. master; John Pray, senior warden; John G, McBride, junior warden; T. A. Creigh, treasurer, in _place of Moyer Hellman, de: coased ; John Bawmtord, secretary. Osceola lodge No. 63, Avcient Free and Accepted Masons, at their regular meoting Saturday night last elocted the following Liniger officers: ‘I, fl. Saunders, W. M.; M. R. Sunodgrass, S. W.; J. N, Scott, J. W.; E. L. King. secretary; H. A, Sco't, treasurer; L. L. Snider, H. T. Arnold and k. trustees, L. King, [IPOSI ——. TRADE IN OMASHA. What R. G. Dun & Co, § Business Outlook, Mr. W. H. Robersor, the Omaha manager of R. G. Dun & Co.’s mercantilo agency, re- ports an improvement in jobbiug trade for the past week all along the line, The drug trade is looking up and collec- tions are coming 1n botter than usual, Tue dry poods dealers note a gain in vol- umo of sales for the week of from 20 to 25 per cont and expect a more markea gain for thejremainaer of themonth as compared with last year, In shelf hardware the con rast between the opening week of June and closing week of May is very appreciably on the side of the doulers, and’ thev are wencrally expecting tho month to be far above the average of for- wer years, The hat and cap firms' are pushing their fall orders, and report a distinct chunge in the situation for the botter. < The grocery trade 1s unusually good. At least ono house reports itself rushed beyond its ability to meet demands and with one possible excoption every grocery House is crowded with orders. The commission men have been busy through the weck, the ouly aificulty expori- e ced being a shortnoss in the supply of graen goods, Tho banks continue to carry cash in excess of their requirements and vhe local bankers in the state aro not drawing upon their ro- serves here. Trade is improving in all parts of tho stato, The retail trade of Omaha shows a marked improvement in most lines and more confi- dence is felt 1n the future, espociaily by tho small retail grocers, —_— DoWitt’s Sarsaparilla destroys such pol sons as scrofula, skin disoase, czewa, rheu matism. Its timoly use saves many lives, S Royal A The supreme council having set apart June aay, it prompts us toask how are the cils in Omaha gomg to spend tho day Can- not Proneer and Union Puacific join with the new South Omaha council and arrange upon some general celebration? Union Pacific has 2 meeting Monday evening and the orator s called upon to present this matter so that some action may be taken, The new South Omaha council instituted last week starts out with every prospect of success, Now with two or throe more coun- cils in the state the Roval Arcanum in Ne- braska will be 1n a position to demand the erection of u grand council The assessments are coming pretty thick these beautiful June days, is nov an infre- quent remark heard from Arcanumites, Can it be poskible that the supreme council is di- vorting the exira assessments to the build. ing fund of the Avcanum building in Boston? of the Local wm, its at 3 ns Royal Arcavum lust meeting coun- Diseasc never successfully attacks a sys tem with pure olood. DewWitt's Sarsaparilla makes pure, new blood and enrichoes the old. S Denver Mining Dexver, Colo., Juno 11.—The following tablo shows the range of prices and transac: tious for yesterday: Sales, 15, Alleghany. Anlity ). Argonait Bafinrat...... """, Bangkok-Cota ... Bates-Hunter Big Indian. Bik Six....... Hrownlo Calliope Why Mr. J. R Buohanan Prefers to Remai T Chair! Assg Bt COULD NOT AGREE ON TERMS | in Omaha. WAS A QUESTION OF SALARY nship of the Westorn ation Not Altogether Dosirable— ething About the pensation s Dissatistiod, Passenger The committee of general managers with whom Mr. J. R. Buchanau conferrea about tho chairmanship of the Western Passenger association uas directed Secretary Thompson 10 call another meeting of the association tor next Wednesday, to furthor consider the question of filling the vacancy. The commit- too makes the foliowing explanation of the reasons for Mr, Buen declining the offico: nOt ngreo as to the terms. Mr. Buchanan and the committeo could The ohairman- clect was offered a saiary of §,500 a yoar for one yeur, with the pron of that time he failed of re-olection, he would be St aiv to p! hus [ It dehy fHtnlo.... 0 i 60 Sutton o | camp i o AMUSBEMENTS,. FARNAM ST. THEATRE Buchanan, salury and o contract for two or thres year with the understanding that years contract he would be willing to accept a less amount por sunum than on a two years not authorized ment was not accepted and tho nogotintions vamo to an meeting noxt Wodnesday decido to accopt Mr. Buchanan’ stailed as chiirs Probable that the ‘The earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukeo & 43, again week last y carnings of tho Milwaukee & Northern tho samo week wero §2,882, an - {ucreaso of §1,476, of the low to delay uction until of the Towa logislature on the ploa that that body the concesson were ma L take the desi journtent, and the movement to organize a froight mercial association prevented th putting Many indwviaual members of the association, owever, have quictly diverted somo of their business to th line. comparativ time to reach its Omaba jobbers united action. The Missouri Pacifi mouth. thoroughl; truins will timo to St. Louis will bo shortoned cousider- ably. James W. Carr and a_party of delegatos to the Ancient Order of United Workmen su- oo lodze meeting at Helena will leave this evening in o special car on the Omaha line, going by way of St. Paul, complete aunibilation, the advertsing agent of the Union Pacifie, is an antiquarian and 1s never so happy us when time for the derivation of Indian applied to cities, west tne urbaune literary pusher of the Overland, “has recommended that Mount changed to Mount Rainer. so that if at the end allowed additioual compensation. however, demanded a Mr. larger on a three contract. As the committee wus to make any arrange- of that kind, the proposition end. Should the association at its terms lio may vet bein n, but it is uot considered assoctation will so decide,’ Paul for the first week of June wero &0 st 14,716 for the corresponding cur, an inorease of §1,227, The for Over ¢ ahn Business. The Towra lines have raised a howl becauso the Missouri Pacific has been getting more than its share of business from Chicago to Owaha and other western points, and they contemplato going 80 far as to ask tho com- missioners of the Western I'raffic association to diver lino, The incroase in the Omaha business of the Missouri Pacitic, said cent, is largely tho outcome of the tight of the jobbers of this eity to have the lowa lines ubsorb local shipments into lowi ago cned its membe ¥ some of the business from the Gould to umount to 50 per the Union Pacific bridge . our months association threat- tho west-pound business of s toa line ade up of the Santa issourt Pacific. Tho managers lines persuaded tho association after the adjournment toll_on the Commorcial 10 divert and the might cract ratahiatory legisiation it ao. T'he railroads did red action after such ad- bureau that should absorb the Com- lattor from into eft its pronosed boycott Santa Fe-Missourt Thnis is a round about route, making slow time, and tne ' traffic so rted has been only such us bad plenty of destination; but the fact Pacinie that this unorganized movemont has had the affect of muking the lowa lnes demand re- lief is telling evidenco of what a pressure the bring can 10 bear by a Opens a n tomorrow its new line by way of Platts For the present it will have a mixed operato train between Omaha and Unlon, connecting at the lattor point with through trains both ways. “The mixed train will leave Omaha at . m. and on its rveturn will arrive ai p. m. As soon as the track is put in v good coudition the through cun over tho new line and the Changing Tacoma's Name, Ben Barrows was hot yesterday morning. Almost as warm as a day in Juno. Some of long cherished jgols are threatened with Mr. Barrows, who is among the records of the by- names as mountans, rivers of the lunatical commission,” snid delving “Some Tacoma be This is all the PRICE DODD OPERA (0 AOQ_SNCERS <) GRAND WEEK OF COMIC OPERA SUNDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT, | CHIMES OF NORMANDY MONDAY NIGHT | MASGUTTE rzsoaywenr | GIROFLE GIROFLA WEDNESDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT, [ERMINIE muasoar wenr | GIROFLE GIROFLA FRIDAY NIGHT | GH[MES OP NDRMANDY SATURDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT. | GIRAFLA GIRAFLA POPULAR PRICES: 18, 28, 88, 80, 78 cents. GARDEN HO$ E. THE BEST Hoge MADE s THe SEAMLESS TUBE EVERY BUY GUARANTEED FOOT SNME- 4 n Omaha N. mrontt " 8ale InOmahaa M. E. FREE, LOBECK & LINN, KOU! Also by OMAHA RUBBER CO “FISH BRAN ITWILLOUTWEAR ALLOTHERS and STAND AN'Y PRESSURE NO OTHER nd MER, A. M. MCCARGAR, LEO BAROCK, SKY BROS.. SOUTH OMAF 9ds0:eLL KNOWN, Y0U and %, PLEASED South Omfihg b . McEWAN, J. A, MCCRORY, BURESH & CO,, 1620 Farnam St., Cor, 16th. dolng of some Seattle man, I suppose, who, to mention Tacoma, woula. huve a fit) "Tho | Indinns knew what tnoy were abont whéen they gave names to objects, Tacoma, beau- ufully flowing 10 sound, is of Siwash origin and means ‘nourishing breast.’ Now thero could bo nothing more appropriaty. kne mountain towers to the cobult, white and | majo fringod with troes alone tho tim- | ber line. In the summer tiwe seven rivalets trickio down the mountain nourishing the plains below. To change it to Ramier or Rawer would be attempling 1o paint the by, Dakota and another word of Indian origin, from the Sloux, meaus ‘a league,’ and is therefors ap- plicable, for all tho Indians of the Sioux na- ion no matter where thoy lived, wero mem- bers of tho league. Utah is of Ute doriva- tion and mouns ‘A home on the mountein top.” Ovogon I8 from the Spanish and moans “wild thyme. Minnesots also named by the Sioux has a poetical signiticance. *Wator- the-color-of-the-tky.' Shoshone, if alluding 1o tha (alls, means ‘falling splendor.’ Mon- tand, ‘country of the mountains,’ Yosemite, was named by the Ahwaneo tribo and signi- fles ‘grizzly bear killor.! Idano, ‘gom of the mountains,’ Tt would be sacriloge to change theso names, for thoy wero given by a pro- ple who owned this country long bofore its oxistenco was suspected by white mou." DoWitt's Sarsaparilla cloanses tha blood —pe DEATH OF AN OLD SETTLER. va Mary Doolittle & Quictly to t Other Shore, Tho briof announcenient in Tne Brr of the death, on F'riday, June 10, of Mrs. Willinm V. Doolittle of this city doubtleas reminded many old settlors of Omuha that thaiv vanks are becoming thinned. Another of those whoso homo has been here for ovor a quarter of a contury has passed away, and so sud- denly and quictly that her best frionds were surprised to learn of her death. She had indeod been sick loss than forty-cight bours, I 10 ono suspected the end was 50 near. Mrs, Doolittle, whose maiden namo was Mary Judson Bushnoli, was born September 20, 1 in Madison, ‘Conn., and sne had thereforo nearly rounded ous her threo scoro and ten years, Thoy wore yoars of notivity and usefulness in° womai's bost sphere, tho urzent domands of her home lifs not prevonting hor, however, from devoting ner energies largely in works of ehavity and mercy. It may bo sald that scarcely a benevolent work has been {inaugurated 1n Omaha during the past twenty-five yeurs, which woman’s heipful hand and heart havo been enlisted, but that has found an active participant in Mrs. Doolittle, DPartic- ularly i the early days of Omaha's growth, when thera wero fower women to devote thelr best energies to charitable work, and beforo her owu physical powers were waning, was this grandly simple life untir- ingly andenufied with’ Omaha’s budding charities, She was a devout member of tho Congregational church for over fifty years and led an exemp ery Curistian life. She was closely ‘related to Dr. Bushnell of New England, and her brother, Corvelius Bushnell, was' one of tho first diractors of tho Unfon Pacifie Ruilway com- pany, and as been engaged fu varlous e terprises of national importance like the building of Commodore Evicsou’s *Monitor." But her own simple, unostentatious life, so franght with Christian charities and helpful influencos best record one could leave, and will bo treasured in the loving memory of a large civele of frienas. The immediato Horaco nily circle surviving Mrs. Doolittle are her husband, a davghter, Mrs. Willinm eming, a son, Wallaco of this city, and ) sons living in the far northivest, The fuueral will be held from tho Iirst Congregational church at 5 o'clock this aiternoon, Dr. Duryea oficiating. bbb Birnoy's Catarrn Powdor eury For sale by all druggists. 5) conts Acquitted the Al od Boodlers, Cmcago, 1L, June 11.—The trial of Alde men William O'Brien, Daniel R, O'Brien, Nichoia Cremer, Patrick Gorman, John D, Gorman, Philip Jackson and Stophen Gos- lin, charzed with boodlinz in councetion wilh tie granting of franchises to the rail- roads ard other corporations, cuded today, the court instructing the jury to bring in & verdiet of acquittal. ST Stricken with Faralysis. NoGALEs, Ariz, Juno 11,—The States consul at Guaymas, Mo., stricken with paralysis. There s iittlo hopo for his recove He has been in ths con- sular service for twouty-seven years. Dr. catarrh. United has been tlors Gathering, NoGar June 11.—A band of rustlers are reported to bo gathering on the line between Nogales and Bisbee, e Building Permits, The following permits wero issusd by the iperintendent of building yosterday : additional stor, weh G rge W. Weari 10 dwoelling, 1503 avenuo 11, I Empke, e pwenty-eight and Spring str TWO mNOr PErniits.... ...... Total ... Seventeenth __ AMUSEMENTS, ’ R I ™ BOYD'S /¥, [ Ono Week, Commencing Sunlay, Juno 12. Engagemont of tho LESLIE DAVIS FITI AVENUE COMPANY MR FRANK d talented iR SEAS0) Supporting th LINDO; storling bl hand . ISDNA EARLLE LIND: Presenting the first four nights of the engagemoent ALBERTERI (The Son of Monte Cristo.) a Change of bill Thursd 15c, 2 nd Toc. WONDER LAND Week Commencing June 13, OCURIO HATLIL, Brouillurd’s Fumous Wux Groupe, “The Birth of Christ.” Prot. Hora's Troupe of Trained Birds. THEATHR, SULLY’S PLAYERS. ‘ ‘Uncls Josh” an1 “Tom Sawyer. The Great Double Bill, Vriday, Bouvenir Day. Saturcay, Children's Day, netor, mo ' dauy Prices e, IOQ TO__ALI. 10c BARGAINS o N Refrigerators and Gasoline Stoves. 50 pu el Off to Close, These goods ure from the fire stock of the Omaha Hardware Company, and are in good condition, Come early and take your pick, 1208 Douglas Street. ESTABLISHED IN5N. No Horse Moton - Noy ated. MPSON Eide lug Atiachment Ay e 1409 and 1411 1V ouglus 50, PAanufucturer of HIGH GRADE SxwHIAGES