Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29

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suit lies in the fact hat the firm has
employed and still employs only the
best draughtsmen and superintendent
to work out and put in shape the ideas
Of the master minds OF the principal.
The fire and burglar-proof vaults and
safes in the First National bank build
ing were furnished by =. Boyer g. Co.
agents for the Hall Safe and Lock com
pany. These safes are world renowned
and are in use by nearly every business
man in the country. In the build
proof vaults. The burglar-proof
deposit vault contains 1000 boxes and
the burglar proof cast ~vaultin the bank
ing room contains nine burglar proof
safes. All the safes in the building
have the ~ advantage of all the latest I'M
provements and patents secured by the
Hall Safe and Lock company. An idea
of the size of the safes in the First
National will be gained when it is
stated that the combined weight of the
steel and iron in the vaults and safes
aggregate over 100000 pounds. Some
of the designs are the most beautiful
Boyer g. Co., feel highly gratified at
securing the work after such
hard competition as they were
subjected to-. Mr.. Herman Kountz
spent the greater part OF six months in
investigating the different makes and
prices from the various safe manufac-
tories of the country. but after careful
consideration he finally awarded the
contract to the Hall Safe and Lock Co.,
who have certainly given him no reason
for regretting his choice. =. Boyer 81
Co., make their headquarters at 1913
Farnam street, where they have on eX-
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featured by Halls Safe and Lock Co.
The Omaha house will furnish estimates
on safes, large or small, vaults, time
locks or Jail work, and do their work in
| the very best workmanship manner SO
long as the First National shall stand,
| which will be forever, unless deliber-
ately torn down, Halls safes, which
have been placed therein, will always
be found to do their proper work.
All the plumbing in the First Ma
tional bank building was done by the
well-known plumber and sanitary en-
glneer, William H. Spelman, whose
store and work shops are at 1912 Douglas
street, in the Millard hotel block.
Like other contractors who received
awards in the First National, Mr.. Spell
mar had to compete with the best con-
Germs in the country and came off vic
t~crious. The bank people feel highly
elated over the plumbing. and those
who know say it is h best job of
| plumbing in the United States and adds
as much as anything else to the beauty
of the structure. Mr.. Spelman Is the
very best of sanitary engineers in the
United States and can teach all of them
points in regard to the business. He
ciated with the best engineers
of the country in New York and Bos-
ton and is the recognized leader of his
profession. Among the many buildings
in which his work can be seen are the
| Murray and the Willard hotels and most
of the fine residences in The city. He
is now r%emodeling the plumbing in the
Paxton hotel. He employs a
large force of men who are on
the go from morning till night.
Mr.. Spelman himself giving all work
his personal supervision. He will
~cheerfully furnish estimates on plumb
ing, sanitary work or gas fitting at any
time, orders for which can be left at the
store or through telephone No. 946.
Samuel Burns, the importer and
dealer in c~rockery, gas fixtures, etc, at
1918 Farnam street, furnished the gas
and electric fixtures for the building.
They are of real bronze, made by the
Archer q Pancoast Manufacturing COM
pany of New York. The value of these
fixtures is over $1,000.
The elevators in the building were
made by the Crane Elevator company
OF Chicago, and are fine specimens Of
the perfection which their passenger
elevators have obtained. In this sys-
tenn are embodied every appliance for
the safety measures which art has
invnntnd Amnpp nfhor hpil6innS
equipped by this company in Omaha
are Range building, United States
National bank, Merchants National
bank, the chamber Of commerce, Shee-
ley building, Murray hotel, ETC., etc.,
and now have contracts for supplying,
among other buildings, the new Kirken-
dali building and Smith building on
Sixteenth street. We know of no other
elevator company that can show a bet
ter record, and it is we'll known that in
this building, as we'll as those above
mentioned, only the best Obtainable
material and workmanship would be
tolerated.
Eicher g. Kiplinger, the dealers in
imported and domestic cigars, smokers
articles, etc., occupy the east basement
room, No. 1919 Farnam, under the First
National. They keep first-class goods
and make q specially of the box trade.
Consplcuously prominent, not only on
account of the choice location in the
ground floor corner room, hut also by
its numerous and shining brass signs,
is the city ticket Office of the Burlington
& Missouri railway. OF course nothing
but the choicest room in the block would
do for this great road, and their otticeis
indeed a fine one. With entrances both
on Farnam and on Thirteenth streets
and immense windows, the room is as
we'll lighted and ventilated as if there
were no walls. White marble tiles
cover the floor and elegant ~engravings
of scenes along different roads coverthe
walls. The furniture is of antique oak
and was made from special designs for
this Office. Behind the counter is q
ticket case which is a model OF convent
ence. In it are tickets to every station
on every road in the country, as we'll as
Pullman tickets over every road. A
spacious vault affords security for the
cash and valuables Of the office. A cloak
room n toilet rooms are in the rear.
At the end Of the counter is the
private Office OF Mr.. II. l.. Hall, city
ticket agent, who is the presiding ge-
Mus, and who is assisted by Messrs. r..