Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 31, 1916, Page 22

BT R PR B The past year showed a marked ad- vancement along business lines in Nebraska, but this was particularly marked in the city of Lincoln where deposits in the banks of the wg showed an increase of near $1,500,000. The nine banks of Lincoln have all done a good business and this has continued so far in the present year, Just to give some indication of the business done by these banks the sur- plus and profits of each is given: Surplus and Capital. r:l; ) Firet Natlonal, il tlol Na 260,000 N:{ Bank 200,000 Central Ni 160,000 Nebraska 100,000 First Savin 100,000 coln Btal 100,000 rman-Al 60,000 American 80,000 19,270 . Bank clearings for 1915 over the &;&vinua year increased over $8,000,- ,. the total being $118,406,431. Lincoln is the home of some of the most solid insurance companies in the country and has one of the largest life insurance companies in the west, the Old Line Bankers Life. This company has been making a steady increase for the last twenty years and now owns its own building with a stit of palatial offices in which are mfloyed over 100 people, is w&w has assets amount- ing to $9,800,000, which has increased %’flu last flhe_en years from $408,640. is is itself is an indication of the growth of the company and speaks well for its stability, " The Security Mutual Life is a com- any which also has a part in the up- e CITY HALL, GOVERNMENT SQUARE i |increased to $125946, but in 1915 it it purchased the Burr block, a stone corner of Twelfth and O streets, It is now remodeling the same com- pletely inside and out and making a twelve-story affair out of it with modern offices~complete. Another insurance company which has made a phenominal increase in its building eight stories high at the business during the last two years is the Old Line Insurance company. This company’s premium receipts for 1913 amounted to $14,129. In 1914 it jumped to the very nice sum of $250,- 000. Probably this is a better show- ing in increased business than that of any company in the state. The Woodman Accident Insurance company is another company doing a good business. It is one of the old- est companies in the city, being or- ganized in 1890, The Pioneer Insurance compan another company with its main office in Lincoln. This company is one of the best in the state and occupies the full second floor of the Nebraska Central Building and Loan associ- ation building. And so on down through the line | G of insurance companies which are adding a great deal to the business interests and prosperity of the capital city. gulld‘ing and Loan association have a part in the business activities of the city, Among the most prominent which are adding to its upbuilding are the Occidental Building and Loan, the Nebraska Central Building and wilding of Lincoln. A few years ago “Old Doc” C How would you like to have the! title ‘ol “high priest of state boost- ing?" l’Lmlu alluring, doesn’t it? Sounds nice, too? Bm{iflqu;: l;e lzpw it‘sbentned you may feel like balking at becoming a candidate for the honor. The only chap in the state upon whom the title fits easily, and who by common consent of a myriad of * other mighty disciples of Nebraska boosting, deserves it is Dr. G. E. Condra of Lincoln. Now Dr. Condra is a member of the state university faculty and those who do not know him may think of him as secluded from the rest of the world and utterly incapacitated as far as mhin! with the world at large is concerned. Not a bit of it. “Doc" Condra is very much of a mixer. He rises early every day and retires late. He is on the move con- stantly and accomplishes things on the basis of efficiency to the “nth” power. He is here, there and everywhere. He has covered practically every foot o d in the state, knows more lhl”:::ut the state, first hand, than any other individual and can speak more impressively and appealingly about the joy and financial advantage of living in Nebraska than any other individual. He is the \tl_up who took some 176,000 feet of film on various indus- tries of the state, It was he who ob- tained movies of a dozen men whose names are famous in the various walks of life in the world—Dr, Bes- sey, the botanist; Charley Mann of Chadron, among others before they passed on—and it was Doc D. Con- dra who led to the discovery of the potash fields near Alliance; it was he who suggested ways and means for makin| ‘3& sand hill region a Gar- den of Eden and who is working upon that problem yet; it was he who lhlmf with Frank Odell the boost- ing of the big red apple of Nebraska, and it was he who spent days and nights and rights and qll{s going over the state zathering information on the geological formations to be found in the various counties, The doctor is too modest in telling about himself. One cannot get an interview from him on things he has done, The only thing he will talk about is the state, For instance, if you can sidetrack him for a few mo- ments some day you can have him fire this.at you—and then deny it if you dare: Loan, American Savings and Loan, at ondra, Mixer les fr at Vi ~ fa : DR. GEORGE E. CONDRA. “Nebraska is the greatest state in the union,” said he. “I mean that from every standpoint. It is better situated for the development of more kinds of activities than any state I care not what one you name, “Some day there will be Nebraskans boasting about the versatility of in- dustry here—and they will point for prcof to a multitude of industries which we now think impossible. “The southeast counties of the state have the best soil in the word for apple and fruit growing., It is du- ps)icated only in two other portions of the world and then only in small ways. Nebraska's loess soil is sev- eral hundred feet deep and will run us forever, “No better agricultural section ex- ists than in northeast Nebraska and the south Platte country from Lin- coln west to Hastings and alopg the Platte river throughout its course in |= this state, We will get dollars out of the soil in years to come where we get only a dollar now, “The irrigated section is just open- ing its eyes. From now on it will awaken to the tune of several mill- ions per year, in a steady growth, “The sand hill regions will be worth infinitely more some day than they are now. Gigantic industries will thrive there. Trees will cover the town plats and the country will be green from its abundance of w: # Spirella ““Made to Measure’’ The Spirella Company - (Ine.) 211 S. 11th St., Lincoln,-Neb. Corsets 5 55 1 0 4 ) 28 3 0 1 ) S R O R Savings and Loan, Union Loan and Savings, Fidelity Savings and Loan and half a dozen others, added much to the upbuilding of the out of place to refer at a little greater about the two big, attractive amuse- ment have litt city of considerable size. siderable of a treat after the stren- uous work of the day incident to state somewhere and rest out in the cool air or perhaps take a boat ride on the water. state fair visitor when he comes to Lincoln and he can visit either or both of the parks before he leaves. Capital beach is a beautiful place, with its fine shade and its large body LT THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1916. WATCHING A VIPER GET BAD The Lincoln Commercial Club’s Own Home - 1% and P Sts. erman Building and Loan, Lincoln |city and many a man who could not otherwise have afforded a_home of his own owe to these associations the pleasure of being able to live in his own domecile, These have City Park Attractions In connection withtheamusements 7 lot the fair, perhaps it would not be [or more wide, giving the best of op- portunities for boating. And then, ngth than mentioned elsewhere | Fey people have had the pleasure of arks, only ten minutes’ ride om the city. Many reoplq from out in the state e chance to enjoy the real, tractions of a-good park unless they sit Omaha, Lincoln or some other It is con- Capital beach is a large pool of water big enough for several hundred to want to. This lake is kept full from an artesian well which taps the salt beds which underlie the beach. It is a treat to take a bath and you should try it. Then there is Electric park with it bright lights, This is a fine nat- ural grove fimd up with modern con- veniences for dancing and one can also boat ride in the river which runs through it. A fine program of at- tractions is Eut on free there as well as at the other park and one canpot fail to have a fine evening by attend- ing either of these parks. ir sightseeing, to be able to go The opportunity will come to the LT T T T T T Something New For Farm Boys and Girls— SHORT COURSE IN. FARM ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS Leadlng‘to the Short Course Diploma, Also courses in Stenography, Banking, Bookkeeping, Normal Training, Civil Service, Ete. Several students placed recently at $100 per month or better. Write For Free Catalog. Normal Graduates Receive State Certificates. 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Charley Snyder snake house up at the Bronx park e i " A 200, got a new hunch yesterday for [throw itself into grapevine twists, his old scheme of crossing the hoop snake with the puff adder, and there-|also write its name with itself, but| ' by turning out a constant supply of | this feat seemed beyond™it. e living tlres.for automobiles. For the first time in the experience | something, however, is the time that of even the noted snake expert of|its great mental and physical gifts| the Bronx park reptile house, Dr.|are displayed at their best Raymond Ditmars, a snake came to!ment the crowd yesterday saw a the park yesterday which can blow like a Wall a broom handle. {that enough is enough. The minute that sightseers stop in | front of its glass house it first seems | to become obsessed with the notion it is another Charlotte of the Hip- podrome ice ballet and begins to| tire—New York Sun. of the en't I treated you right?” “Oh, yes, ma'am. figure eights and capital S's. 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