Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-27
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Business Men Very Well Pleased with
Prospect Of Trade.
FALL SEASON OPENS ENcsURAelSGIY
Dull Summer Gives way 60 Busy Fall
and Every Indication Points 10
an EARLY Renewal of
Activity.

South Omaha business men are COM
mencing to feel encouraged over the pros
poets OF a good business this fall and win
ter. The summer was 50 dull that many
OF the merchants began TO think that
turn for the better was long ways of.
Since the heavy receipts Of live stock at
the yards commenced there has been a
noticeable increase in trade, although the
merchants says that 1t is really not what
It should be yet.
Those in business here are feeling better
than month ago and the prediction is
made that within the next few weeks there
will be a general revival OF all lines OF
business. At the packing houses a large
number Of men are employed, a great many
getting In full time and some extra time
superintendents at the plants declare that
they can find work for good, competent
men, and that there Is a scarcity of good
men at THIS time. Just as long as the
heavy runs OF live stock continue, the
packing houses will work full time and
there Is hardly any chance now of slack
times until there is a big falling of In
the receipts.
with feeder cattle and sheep arriving
in droves every day and finding ready pur-
chasers, the outlook for a good winter is
certainly bright. When there is plenty Of
work at the packing houses business in
South Omaha increases and good times pre-
vail Merchants say that the effects OF
the last packing house strike are just be-
ginning to wear away and when the set
back caused by the strike is overcome
there will be an increase in trade all along
the line. Deposits at the local banks show
an increase, as compared with year ago.
and this is considered favorable to pros
porous fall and winter
CurbinE Not started.
Although John MCGOWAN, the contractor
r who is to lay the curbing on Missouri ave-
niue. gave the city authorities to under
Istand that he would start to work on this
Ncurbing Monday, nothing has been done
Yet. The city engineer is setting the stakes
for the curbing and the lines have been
run far enough to permit the work to &c
ahead. MCGOWAN has not been seen by
members of the council since September IS
when he agreed to commence curbing or
September "a. At the time MCGOWAN made
the promise, he wanted two weeks delay
as he said he had other work that mus
be done. 1t looks as II he is taking his
+ time, regardless of the agreement. The
price OF cement has gone up 20 cents g
10barrel since MCGOWAN made his bid and
1t may be that this has something to dc
with the. delay.
An effort is being made to get the stree
railway company TO adjust and level III
tracks so that the paving can go ahead
General Manager Smith said a few day.
ago that he was having difficulty in Sc
curing material FOR this work. but he would
do his best to secure material in some wa!
so that the paving would not be delayed
Hugh Murphy has the contract for paving
and he is allowed ninety days from thu
time the curbing is done to complete thu
paving. Residents Missouri avenu.
begin TO feel that the work will be put of
so long that the paving will not be dom
this fall, or winter
Bruce McCulIOch Home.
Bruce McCuIoch has returned from
fortnights hunting and fishing trip in tn
Big Horn mountains. He has some grea
stories to tell of his trip, which was tn,
first he had made into the heart of the BIZ
Horn country. The party of which Cap
tain MeCulloch was member travelled oil
horseback, but a large four-mule arm,
wagon was used for the camping outfit an
supplies. His experience on the hurrican
deck of bucking COW pony was the rea
thing and several scars attest that he an
the pony were not always on cordial an
friendly terms. Captain McCulloch &C
counts for having his left hand in a slim
by saying that a bear kicked him. Her
is the way Captain McCulloch describes
portion of the trip
A About The time we got near Finger Roc
n We struck a particularly crooked, EbarI
steep hill II was almost straight up an
u down and covered with loose granite bout
ders varying in size from that OF a marbl
20 that OF small meeting house. BefoT
making the ascent 1t was necessary to re
move several of the larger boulders an
hitch on the saddle horses. Again an
again the effort was made to get up IN
hill and II seemed as II there was nothin
10 DO but unload and carry part of I'll
stun over The old driver was equal to tn
emergency, however. and with a burst c