Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-07

UNION PACIFIC BUYS SITE
Hartman Secures Location for Pessquar
tiers at Fifteenth and Dodge Streets,
MAMMOTH STRUCTURE TO BE ERECTED
VIII Cover Place where Labor
Temple stands aud the Three
other Lots East
of IL.

At last money has changed hands on
Site for Union Pacific headquarters build
ing and It is regarded a matter OF but
a few days until the railroad company VIII
announce publicly that II is ready to pro-
coed with the erection OF the giant struc-
ture It has long promised.
The building is to be mt the southeast
corner of Fifteenth and Dodge streets, un-
less some Unforeseen hitch comes in the
real estate negotiations. Already three
separate pieces of property at this location
have been bought outright or secured UNI
der option and the deal is almost closed for
a third.
A site 1S2 feet square will be afforded by
the property under negotiation, fronting
on Dodge and Fifteenth streets. All four
lots involved have buildings facing on
Dodge street. The west lot was owned by
Frank Kennard is a feet in width ana IS
occupied by Labor Temple. building OF
three stories. Mr.. Kennard is to get SO'oVo.
The next lot east belongs to the Brown
estate Of Providence, r. 1. 1t Is twenty
two feet in width and has on It puildine
Of three stories. The third lot east of the
corner belongs to Mrs lsh, and an optiou
on this is said to have been taken at sale
pK,ce OF $4,000. The fourth lot is known as
the Willis block. 1t is twenty-five feet In
width and has a two-story structure on IL
The price is said to have been Sn'oOo
McCREue Acts for Road.
John L. McCague represents the Union
Pacific in its transactions, 1t has been
necessary to work with secrecy on account
OF the tendency of property holders 10
raise prices when they learn their land IL
wanted by the railroad company. TWO or
three deals have fallen through because
information has leaked regarding the plans
of the company, and on the last occasion
the utmost precaution was taken. Mr.
McCague worked on the purchase OF three
different sites at once. hoping TO be able
to get at least one OF them secured by
options or contracts of sale before his
activity in the matter should become pub
lie. Now Mr.. McCague has options ON
the Dodge street property, and 1t Is said
this will be the site of the new structure
While the Union Pacific has talked or
building all the way from six to ten stories
in height 1t has not finally announced the
size It is regarded as certain that
structure BETTING the headquarters OF the
great transcontinental road will cover the
entire four lots and will be at least six
or eight stories in height and possibly
twelve.
Last Chance, Says MOhIer.
After the first story on the headquarters
site had been published yesterday after
noon, Mr.. McCague said negotiations on
all the properly had not been closed. He
said options had been secured on two
other sites and possibly one of them might
be chosen, in the event that one or them
could be secured and in the event that
the deal on Dodge street could not DO
closed.
Mr.. McCague quoted General Manager
| A. l.. Mohler of the Union Pacific as as
surfing him that If the present attempt OF
the company to secure a site failed. as
two attempts have failed through the op"
posing efforts of certain non-progressive
business interests, the Union Pacific would
select some other city in which to erect
its building and would transfer its head
quarters to that city.