Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-24
SUNDAY GOSSIP.

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tween Howald d and Ninton streets, The his
tory of the improvement Of Sixteenth street
during the last tour years Is an interesting
chapter. No one who stood at the corner OF
Farnam street and looked toward the south
part of the city would ever have imagined
that within few months there would he
level and unobstructed thorOughfare extend
ing from one end OF the city to the other,
and paved its entire length, making one of
the liyeliest and busiest streets in
the west To-day there is more
travel on Sixteenth, from Douglas to
Nicholas, than on any other street in Omaha.
Being the only paved north and south street
for any great distano il attracts traffic from
the mil Is, factories, lumber and coal yards,
and freight yards, which are so rapidly grow
ing up in the north part OF the city, while it
also draws the heavy wheeling for distribution
on the side streets running from it westward
to the hills. AS pleasant drive for light
vehicles il has long since become ihe most
popular in Omaha. Between , and O'Clock
In the evening it becomes almost impossible
from Dodge to Nicholas, while the newly.
paved portion from Nicholas north to
Millard Il Caldwel's addition is filled with
the handsomest turnouts in Omaha. From
Ninton street to the grounds is about four
miles, and one can readily imagine how much
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when the whole length is laid with n smooth
and attractive pavement.
"WUEN you next come TO Washington
said Colonel Switzler, who has been visiting
his son in this city, "l will take pleasure in
introducing you TO the present president as
well rs the next president They arc combined
in the same individual Grover Cleveland. II
has been rather amusing to me to read in
many of the western republican papers so
far from the scene of political action the bold
predictions that Cleyeland's denomination is
out of the question or at least problematical.
He is stronger in New York to-day, in spite
of reports to the contrary than he ever was,
and Governor Hill, whom he made, is his
able and faithful lieutenant. Mr. Cleveland's
course so fay has given satisfaction to the
conservative business interests of the east,
and men of both political parties who believe
in strong and well administered
government will come as earnestly to
his support in 1855 as they did in
1884. As for Abe Hewitt's alleged opposi-
ton don't believe there is word Of truth
in it. Hewitt has resigned from congress be-
cause he Is a worn out man. He Is afflicted
with insomania and has scarcely had n
healthy nights sleep for years. The wear
and worry, the clashing of factionalism in
the house, the difficulty experienced in secur-
ing the passage of measures which he believes
to be vital to the interests of the nation, have
led him to retire for the present from active
national political life. The idea that he has
left congress to secure the mayoralty of New
York simply in order to oppose the president
in his own state and WELD the patronage of
the great metropolis in favor of his supposed
adversary is simply absurd"
49,
Colonel Switzler, who halls from Missouri,
is an oflice-hoder. He holds down the chief
chair in the bureau of statistics Had he
been disappointed office-secker, his inter
view might not have been quite SO favorable
to President Cleveland. Circumstances alter
cases.
TWAS rather amused said a prominent
railroad man the other day, "at hearing one
| of the clerks in one of our railway headquar-
ters complaining about the drudgery of his
work and the poor prospects of advance
ment. AS matter of fact there is no busi
ness in which brains, energy and willing
ness to learn its most minute details, tell as
thoroughly as in railroading. Many of our
most prominent railroad managers and presi
| dents have begun work at the lowest round
of the ladder, and have advanced steadily
by Showing ability to hold subordinate posi-
l
offices. George Roberts, president of the
| PENNSYLVANIA railroad, began his career as
| workman on the road. Tom Potter, as is
well known, was station agent. S. III. II.
Clark was brakeman on the New Jersey
Central. An instance of what push will do
is the career of George w. Hodrege Gradu-
ating with high honors at Harvard, the
stroke oar of winning crew for several
years. popular among all classes Of students
by reason of his position in athletic
sports, he left Boston and joined
his fortunes to the Is. & NJ railroad as a
| brakeman, He worked his way steadily up,
mastering the details of every branch of the
service until finally he occupied the superin-
tendent's position with a knowledge of all
| the details OF railroad construction and oper.
alton. Mr.. HOldrege Is now general mana
ger, and there are few men in the west who
have brighter prospects. lie is backed
by the strongest controlling influence
of one of the largest railroad systems in the
country He has proved himself able to hold
| any position, from a orty-dOllar-a-mOPtn
place to that of five.thousand-dol!ar berth.
There are plenty of other men who have
risen from the ranks TO high positions. j. T..
Clark, formerly general superintendent of
the Union Pacific, and now holding the same
position on the Chicago, Milwaukee * st.
Paul. at salary of $4,000 year, started out
as brakeman. p. p. Shelby, general west
ern traffic manager of the Union Pacific, was
formerly clerk. Paul Morton, who is moi
yet thirty years of age. has risen on his mer-
its from cerkship to be general passenger
agent of the great Burlington road, after hav.
ing ably filled for time the Office of assistant
general freight agent"
w. A. ALsTADT CLitte Bismarck'')
wants 1t distinctly understood that, although
he Is republican, he is not for Church Howe
whom he charges with being prohbitiOnst
Bismarck is the man who made himself
famous by oyerruling the supreme court
while he was justice of the peace at North
Platte. 1t was at the time an effort was being
: made to enforce the Slocumb high license
law. test case was brought before his
honor and without any explanation or delay
. Bismarck decided in favor or the defend
ant, and threw the case out of court. The at
tOrney for the prosecution protested yigor
ousy against summary action, saying that
there was but one side to the ease, as the
supreme court had passed upon the Slocumt