Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
CTO FACTS.
Notes Concerning the Men Who Make the
Whecls 90 Hound.

Secretary Holmes Of the Manufacturers
and Consumers association is in Chicago.
+. T.. Williams, who has a hat store in the
Willard hotel, has put men at work manu-
featuring hats.
A. j.! Nierling of the firm of Paxton &
Vierling has returned from u visit TO the
Worlds fair.
Omaha flour is growing in popularity at a
rate that promises sooG to crowd out Hour
from other states.
y farmer near Omaha was paid 1919 for
cucumbers and another farmer 500 for on
ions by tho Gcdney Pickle company.
G. II. Hemler, representing the Dempster
Mill Manufacturing company OF Beatrice,
was in the city the other day and reported
business in his line as improving.
Among the applications for membership in
the Manufacturers and Consumers assocla-
ton filed during the past week are the follow
ing: =. NJ. Gunsaul, planning mill +. F.. Will
liams, hat manufacturer; Lew w. Raber, job
printer, and the Western Newspaper Union.
The above applicants are all doing business
in Omaha.
The w. A. Page Soap company has its
new toilet soar department. running full force
and is putting its new brands on the market
as fast as it can make the goods. East.
ern laundry soap has been pretty well
driven out of Nebraska by the home fac
tories and 1t looks now as though eastern
toilet soaps would have to go next. The
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Importance to 4 city than laundry soap. as it
gives employment TO n large number of paper
box makers and other workers which laun-
dry soap does not.
There were manufacturers in the state
who were fearful that the home p patronage
movement might prejudice buyers in other
western states against goods made in this
state. II has been pretty thoroughly dem
onstrated that the movement, instead of
prejudicing merchants in other states
against Nebraska, has really caused them
to have more respect for the manufacturers
who are able to secure the patronageo OF their
home people. A few days ago }. b.. Porter,
a prominent merchant of Hanna, Wyo., was
in Omaha and bought several thousand dol
lars worth3of goods. He was careful to in
form himself of the different lines or goods
manufactured in Nebraska and in every case
he filed his orders for Nebraska goods. The
only eastern goods that he bought we're such
lines as are not made in the west. He wants
to see more factories west Of the Missouri
river.
On Wednesday, October %, the directors
OF the Manufacturers and Consumers aSSoci-
alton, located in the different cities of the
state, will meet in Omaha for the purpose
of electing officers for the ensuing wear. The
meeting will be held Mt midday in one of
the private rooms Of the Commercial club
and lunch will be served whilo the manu-
facturers discuss the questions brought be-
fore them. Lincoln manufacturers have
sent word that they will have all their
directors present and other cities will be
fully represented. Those having the mat
ter in charge are very anxious that all the
Omaha directors should be present and
assist in entertaining those from out of
town. As the association is growing ard
becoming of more Importance to the state
every year. the election of officers, upon
whose efforts depends The future success of
the home patronage movement, must not be
| neglected