Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-20
Business Going Up the Hill.

It Is only a dozen years. ago when The
Bee building and New York Life building
were located on Seventeenth street, that
all except a few far-sighted business men
thought a location so far way from the
business center a rash move. The business
center of Omaha at that time was at Thir-
teenth and Farnam and Thirteenth street
was a busy retail t~horoughfare. Sixteenth
street now has the right-of-way as the
business center and what another ten years
will bring forth none OF us can tell.
The location. however, of the newest and
one of the most promising business enter
prises at 1912 Farnam street in The Bee
building. next to the city hall, by the Nc
Carthy Tailoring company shows the tend
ency Of business to move west on Farnam
street and also the promoters faith that
the business center will in time be beyond
them.
In fact. Mr.. Mccarthy. who is a business
man who has been familiar with Omaha
for fourteen years. in talking about the en-
terprise says: when 1 first came to
Omaha, fourteen years ago, most OF the re-
tail district was on Farnam street, east OF
Fifteenth. In the meantime. having been
In business in st. Louis and elsewhere, I
have made a close study OF the changes in
the center Of business In different towns.
In studying Omaha l really believe that It
is only a question Of q few years before wo
will see the corner OF twenty -fourth and
Farnam one Of the best retail locations in
the city. Sooner or later there is bound to
be a crosstown car line through Twenty
fourth street to South Omaha. When this
happens Twenty-fourth and Farnam will
be a business corner. and business will fill
in the gaps between Sixteenth and Twenty
fourth streets.
"In n event, we have located our store
right in the heart OF the class Of men
whose business we are after-the popula-
tion Of once men in the public buildings
and In Omaha's two largest once build
ings. These are the kind Of men who need
and are seeking something better than they
are getting in made-to-order' garments at
less prices than are asked by the so-called
swell %tailors,' but goods and workmanship
that are equal to the very best. Besides
reaching this once population we know
that business men will walk the block from
Sixteenth to Seventeenth street in order TO
see a display OF fine Woolens shown in our
1,600 square feet Of floor space. In fact.
our goods are necessarily all new and
fresh. selected from the best fashioned
markets.
II am certainly delighted with the won
d~erfully beautiful plate glass show front
which the owners of The Bee building have
arranged for our window display. I have
not seen the new store front before since
it's completion. but 1t certainly is an orna-
ment both to The Bee building and Farnam
street. I, Of course, have charge of ouI
st. Louis establishment and will not bS
located here. but my active partners, Mr.
J. W. JOsseylyn and Mr.. z. H. Wilson, are
we'll known to the Omaha business meE
and We have brought Mr.. W. d. Fowler
from Philadelphia. a cutter and litter VIII
is really an artist in his way and cannot
help but meet the wants Of the young mel
who desire thoroughly fashionable fabrics
perfectly lifted, without having to pay en-
travagant prices for them.
w expect TO find plenty Of good work
men tailors In Omaha. II they are not her
we will bring them and their families L
Omaha"