Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-02

when the victim comes in to inquire why
| returns have not been madc for his ship
| ment he Is received by the manager who
sternly calls up the bookkeeper and de-
mands to know why this man has not re-
Cetved his check. The bOokkpeper goes
back to his books and in q few moments
| returns with the explanation that he was
/ behind with his work. but that he had
\ mailed a check that very morning. The
| 9 check waiting for him, but OF course is
| disappointed. Under such circumstances
! the average American citizen makes up his
/ mind that he has been swndled and lets
/ the matter drop. However, IL he is so fool
! lsh as to make another trip to the city he
| Is met by the manager who again calls. UP
| q check as stated at the time Of the first
| visit. The manager makes profusc epolo-
| giles for the faulty mail service and ends
! by ordering the bookkceper to make out a
| duplicate check. While this Is being done
| tho victim Is invited out to see the store
! and perhaps taken across the street and
| treated TO a &c glass of beer Returning to
! the office the manager demands the check,
| but the bookkeeper Is completely frustrated
| and for n few seconds Is too scared to
speak. but at last manages to stammer out,
II thought he had gone and put his check
other mail There Is no help for H. and
the shipper goes home again to look for the
check that never comes.
METHOD OF EXPOSED FIRM
Legitimate commission houses do all they
can to protect the country shipper against
| these frauds, but IL is hard work to make
| them believe that 1t Is a fraud Until they
nave been caught. IL regular commits
| sion house interferes the shipper is almost
sure to look upon 1t as case Of jealousy.
! II a newspaper with any financial standing
was to take the matter up and make n per-
sonal fight against any one firm, the firm
thus exposed could easily pay for the goods
received and thus place itself in good stand
! ing and commence suit for damages against
the paper. II the paper making the expos
nTs Tas not p n2n9ally n responsbe MS the com
| victims the Daily Blank Is making fight
on me; 1t is only an attempt to blackmail
Is going up" and the goods would come
| pouring I'm faster than ever
II seems impossible to make people see
ana the Swindling goes on.
TALKING OF FACTORY FACTS
The proprietors of the Blair Horse Collar
factory have arranged to move into new
They buy hides from dealers and convert
them into leather and then make up the
leather into collars.
pany OF Beatrice has arranged with the
owners of the patents to manufacture the
King press drill.
J. Fl. Gayhart. manager of the Linseed
Oil works of Omaha, has been appointed
manager of the Omaha Shot and Lead
work, works and VIII look after the interests of
President Oldheld of the American Chic
Cry company, which recently located in
Omaha, says that he never did business in
= country whore the people are so loyal to
home as are the people or Nebraska, He
state as the merchants give his product
the preference every time It may be of in
tereSt to note in this connection that the
"bicorv manufacturers Of the United States
have been wont in common with many
other manufacturers, to use foreign Labels
on their goods. The American Chicory
company has now adopted label that is
distinctly American.
1t Is a noteworthy fact that the cereal
business is attaining proportions of no
moan size in Omaha. There are number
of frms that are putting up a variety of
breakfast foods, and they all appear to be
meeting with a very fair measure of sue
cess.
The manufacturers of the city are very
much pleased at the action of Architect
l<imball in specifying Nebraska materials
for the building to be erected ut Fifteenth
and Farnam streets The brick architect
ural iron and mill work will all be manu-
factured at Omaha. Mr.. Kimbal says that
wonderful progress has been made in the
art Of brick-making in Omaha during the
past two or three years, and that no com
nany In the United States can manufacture
better pressed brick than Is being turned
out at the plant at Avery, Just outside of
Omaha. Clay banks Of very superior quail
ity have been located and any shade of
brick made in any section of the country
can be duplicated here
The Seymour Engraving company is the
title of a new firm that has been organized
in Omaha. For some time past it has been
necessary to send away for all work in the
line of photo-engraving, zinc etchings line
work, etc, but it Is proposed by the new
firm to keep all that business in Omaha
in the future.