The Van Buren press., 1903-08-01

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90. but must say that during our stay
in that city the heat was something
more than uncomfortable.
The city is well supplied with educa-
tional facilities. There are fifty school
buildings wherein knowledge Is dis
pensed to the young. Parents ana
guardians are required simply to furnish
the children and the clothes, the board
of education supplying all the books
and stationary necessary for the pupil
Not alone this but also everything needed
in the kindergarten schools and in the
music and manual training departments.
The high school building, located on
an eminence near the center is one of
the imposing buildings of the city.
As regards railroad facilities Omaha
is greatly favored. Thirteen trunk
systems, with their connections radiate
to all parts OF the United States This
gives the opportunity of reaching every
section of the country with the products
of the central west under the most favor
able traffic conditions. As a jobblng
center Omaha during the past ten or
fifteen years has risen from almost
nothing to position that commands the
attention and respect of the commercial
world. From a business aggregating
in 1890 s47 900, 900 it had grown il
1902 to $95 900 900, and the value Of
products from its factories, packing
houses and smelters had risen from
$6s 900, 900 in 1890 to sl65, 900, 900 in
1909.
The total banking capital of the city
runs up to 1850, 600 with deposits
aggregating nearly thirty three millions
of dollars.
South Omaha is the center of the
packing industries and to this we wish
to more particularly refer, since as
guests of the city of Omaha the delegates
were taken there on special trolley cars
and taken through the mammoth plant
of the Cudahy Packing company. This
mammoth establishment, the delegates
were given an opportunity to examine
from cellar to garret' and as one of
them remarked after seeing it all the
only thing allowed to escape is the
suueal and the SMELL all else is made
use of in one way or another. The
expedition the animal was disposed Of
from the moment it was killed until cut
up and packed in cans ready for the
market was something wonderful in
the eyes Of the novice Everything was
shown us, from the killing of the animal
through the various processes of cutting
up, sailing smoking, canned products
and finally winding up with the can.
making department, which in itself was
an interesting sight, with its capacity
for making half million cans each
day. The visit to this plant closed
with luncheon at the Stock Yards
Exchange to which all were prepared
to do ample Justice, and to cap the
climax, through the courtesy of the
Fowler Packing company each delegate
was decorated with u handsome bouton'
iere, at the hands of handsome young
ladies.
On Wednesday evening it had beer
arranged TO give the ladies theatre
party, while the gentlemen were taken
by special cars to the den Of the knights
Of Ark. .Sar. Ben and there initiated into
the wonderful mysteries Of his Royal
Majesty Samson TX. 1t goes without
saying that the entire affair was a
grand success
Thursday afternoon the ladies Of the
party were given trolley ride around
Omaha.
1t will not do to omit mention of the
elegant invitations issued the delegates
to visit the Woodmen Of the World
headquarters building which IL located
In Omaha, Many Of the delegates ac.
cepted the invitation and were well
repaid for doing so,
Friday was the wind.up Of the con,
vention, That afternoon the citizens Of
Council Bluff, one Of the thriving cities
Of the central west situated five miles
southwest of Omaha In the great state
Of Iowa, became the hosts Of the asso.
citation The delegates were taken IN a
special train Of trolley cars 10 that city
and unloaded at the handsome Bayliss
Park In the center Of the city, Here
on long tables under the trees an elegant
luncheon had been spread, There were
speeches music and good cheer, From
there they were taken 10 Lake Manawha
where several hours were spent IN boat
Ing and listening TO some excellent
music. Only at too early an hour was
the writer compelled to leave there to
repair to the union station, where two
special Pullman cars were waiting 70
carry portion Of the party to distant
Salt Lake City, Yellowstone Park and
other places Of interest A description
Of this trip we will leave for next week
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DR., II, w, Wiley chief Of the Bureau