Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-14
HAVE FAITH In THE FUTURE
Omaha Business Men See Brighter Times
Ahead Of Them.
ERA OF DEPRESSION is PASSING AWAY
QunrtcrIy Meeting of the Commercial
CIub--Rcyicw of the work Ac-
compIinhcd In that Period
omaha Holds Its own.


a well chosen menu and discussed the prob
Ions involved In the work OF the organiza-
tion with the after-dinner cigars. 1t was
one OF the most interesting Of the quar-
terly meetings that have been held by the
club and the toasts aboundcd in good stories
and happy witticisms, which cnlivened earn
est comment on Omaha's condition and pros.
poets. The tables were decorated with
potted ferns and artistic drapngs Of Ak
Sar-Ben colors bordered the walls.
In the absence of President Charles f.
Weller Chairman j. II. Dumont Of the ex-
ecutive committee presided. and among those
who occupied seats around the tables were
A. II. Comatock, c. N. Rawltzer j. b.
Kuony, Amos Field, J. 4. MuRroe. Fred PAT
fenrath, \. y. somers. l.. II. Watts, G. II
Palmer. James l.. Paxton Charles Il. Smith
Robert S. Wilcox, j. II. IIouse, Samuel
Katz, g. w. Clabaugh, p r. Her. J. c. Lord
u. NJ. Anderson, w f. Hitchcock W. A.
Watson. H. X. Burket Samuel Gamble. ]
II. Barrett, A. II. Rawitzer. j. ID. Foster
II. r. Lemist, l.. II. Foote, J. T. Mann. John
A. Wakefield, Thomas A. Creigh. Clinton
Franklin, II. J. Penfold, A. Hospe. ir., l.
G.. Medlar, Charles II. Pickens. W. b. Tay-
lor. o. c. Holmes, Henry T. Clarke Charles
d. Thompson. a. p. Turkey Charles L. Saun-
ders, J. II. Dumont, Theodore Ringwalt,
John Steel John h. Furay, c. X Urquhart,
James VI. Hendric. C. w. Hull. A. ID. Mar
rlott. Samuel Rees, NJ. II. Collins James
s. White, Rev. S. Wright Butler. I. w.
Carpenter, E. NJ Bartlett. w. r. Bennett.
j. e. UT and Dan Farrell, jr
WORK ACCOMPLISHED.
An hour was occupied In the disposition
OF the viands and then the oratorical fea-
lures OF the occasion were continued to
nearly midnight.
Chairman Dumont called the members TO
"A wa nf ,,
work OF the club during the past three
months, referring to the American Law
league tho Young Peoples Christian union
and the various other organizations that had
been induced to hold their national con-
Nentions here through the agency of the
club. The organization had also secured
some freight rates which were of material
benefit. Twenty national conventions had
Deen invited to meet in Omaha in 1898 and
several OF them were practically assured
Many things were hung up now on account
OF the election excitement but when that
was all over the club expected to bring about
union depot, a better outlet to the great
lakes. better railroad rates compared with
Lincoln. 5O0-barrel Touring mill a bicycle
factory and numerous other industrial es-
Establishments.
He then introduced w. d. McHugh as the
toastmaster OF the occasion. Mr. McHugh
complimented the club on the fidelity with
which 1t had pursued the objects for which
II was created. The public spirit of n com
muntty attained its best results through
such an organization as this.
a. Hospe Jr., discussed THE Relation OF
the Retailers to Our Commercial Prosperity.
He said that In starting a town the retailer
was the first business house. II was wise
for city to stand by its retailers. The Re
tallers association encountered the same
troubles that other organizations expert
enced. but 1t was hoped that the time would
come when all the work would not be left
to the president and executive committee
The future of Omaha was promising II the
plans that had been formed for the future
materialized.
PROMISE OF BETTER TINES
''The Future OF Omaha" was portrayed
by |. w. Carpenter from the jobber's stand
point. His picture was not what 1t might
nave been In more prosperous times. Buyers
were only purchasing what was absolutely
necessary. but the jobbers expense ac-
count continued to grow and flourish But
there was reason for congratulation in the
bountiful crops that had blessed the agri-
cultural territory tributary to Omaha and
which gave promise of better collections
In the future. One OF the most satisfactory
features Of the situation, in his opinion
was the fact that the Omaha jobbers con
tinued to hold their own and the outside
firms that had previously disputed with
them were being driven from the field
A. r. Turkey spoke of Real Estate and
Its Prospects" He referred to the decrease
In the value of real estate during the
past ten years. This, he continued, was
nut dH tnlnR. Nearly rich
man In Omaha had made himself rich by
holding real estate through Just such times
as were now passing. The idea that some
people seemed to have that Omaha real
estate was not worth anything and that
they might better sacrifice IL was a mis-
take. No one who held on to property had
ever failed to make money by 1t and those
who continued to have faith i'm their Omaha
holdings would come out all right In time
"Co-operation in Commercial Life" was n
ha
that cooperation had come to be a recognized
essential to commercial progress The time
had been when each insurance man had
believed that every other insurance man
was rascal, but they had got together and
gradually discovered that the other fellow
was not so bad after all. This was true
In all branches of business. Whenever the
best organization existed the greatest strides
were taken in advance.
h. Nj. Bartlett discussed "The Future of
Omaha" from general standpoint. He de-
clared chat although the present might con-
tain some clements OF uncertainty the time
would come sooner or later when confidence
would be restored and a full measure of
prosperity would return. All that had been
done for the good OF Omaha recently had
emanated from the Commercial club and
Secretary UT was responsible for most OF
the Ideas which had successfully been
carried out by the knights OF Ak-Sar-Ben
the Omaha Fair and Speed association and
other enterprises.
The speaker then proceeded to show the
natural advantages which promised future
greatness to Omaha. The flour output of
Minneapolis was $40. 900 900 a year The
output of the South Omaha packing houses
was nearly double that amount. Nebraska
had $50 900 900 bushels of corn this year. II
had beet sugar industry that might reach
mammoth proportions. There was land
enough around Omaha adapted to beet sugar
culture to supply twenty factories with 800
men each, From this would spring large
dairy industry with capacity OF 5000 600
pounds OF butter a year. What was needed
was the encouragement OF manufacturing
enterprises. through which the vast amount
OF farming land surrounding the city might
be utilized to the best advantage.
HAS SEEN OMAHA GROW.
Major John b. Furay was called on for
some OF his "reminiscences OF Omaha. He
stated that he had lived In Omaha for thir-
ty-one years. Then 1t was a small city OF
1000 people. Here he had planted his hopes
believing as he still believed that II was a
point destined to be occupied by great
city. Then IL was promise OF the expecta-
tions that have since been realized Then
he could have bought forty acres where the
Paxton residence now stands FOR 81 900
From this he had seen the city ggow to be
monument to the energy and enterprise