Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-20
NEBRASKA FACTORY OUTPUT
Total Production for the Year Sl54, ,9l8,-
220, an Increase Of Nineteen Per Cent
GAIN IN OMAHA FoRTY-Two PER CENT
sIauEhterinE and Meat Packing stu
Leads, with Flour and Milling
- Products second-Other
Figures.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-According to a
bulletin issued today by the census bureau
there were at the beginning of the present
year 1879 manufacturing establishments in
the state OF Nebraska. as against 1,76 in
1000, and the capital employed amounted TO
$50 2S5, $40. as against S66OO23l3 There were
3ls2 officials employed. who received
salaries amounting in the aggregate to
S3,074e11. The wage-earners numbered N,-
2n and they were paid $i,O22lT annually.
The products for the present year are
valued at 1854 90. a gain Of 10 per cent
since 1900. OF the principal cities Lincoln
showed the greatest gain, amounting to 50
per cent The gain in Omaha was AZ per
cent and in South Omaha per cent
saughtering and meat packing continues
to be the principal industry, with produc-
ton for last year Of SIS, ,243, ass. a decrease
of almost 100000 when compared with
1900. Flour and grist milling hold second
place with n total OF S12,19O,3OS, against
81, 1874 100 for 1900.
Output of Omaha.
The report for 1906 shows Omaha has 3is
establishments with value OF products, In
cluding custom work and repairing, S54,0O3,-
7O4; South Omaha, Al establishments, value
Of products, including custom work and re-
ments. value Of products, including custom
work and repairing S5,22262O.
The report also gives the value Of prod
ucts. including custom work and repairing,
OF the following industries of the state for
1906: Bread and other bakery products,
s. 1851. .0Oe; brick and tile. s1131,913; cheese.
butter and condensed milk. S3326,110; liquors
and malt, 81, ,663, 49, printing and publishing,
S4 97S, ,9O2
Hon. George D. Meiklejohn, former secre-
tary Of war, was in the War department
today calling on his old friends.
Analysing Patent Medicines.
Inquiry made today in regard to his ruling
made September IL in regard to the sale OF
proprietary and patent medicines composed
largely OF distilled spirits or mixtures
thereof, Mr.. Yerkes, commissioner of inter-
nal revenue said:
In my judgment there is a possible mis-
understanding regarding the matter. I sim
ply ruled that manufacturers of compounds
Of the character named must pay to the
government under the federal statute the
special tax required of wholesale liquor
dealers and rectifers. In addition It re-
quires the payment by the retail dealer
who handles these goods the special tax re-
ouired of retail liquor dealers, amounting
construction Of the statute in view OF the
character OF some OF these compounds.
Mr.. Yerkes added that he would proceed
as rapidly as possible, through the use o.
the chemical laboratory Of his bureau, t.
determine which of these alcoholic com
pounds would fall within the scope OF tho
ruling of September 12.
Beavers Must stand Trial.
A decision has been reached by the De
partment of Justice not to allow former
Superintendent George w. Beavers, former
chief of the division of salaries and allow
ances of the Postoffce department, to
plead guilty to charges of conspiracy in the
Doremus cancelling machine contract with
out trial. II is said to be the intention OF
the government to bring Beavers to trial.
The suggestion that he plead guilty to one
count OF the indictment contemplated the
dropping of all the other counts.