Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-13
SEYMOUR PARK FOR SHOPS
Old Home Of Dr.. Miller offered to Hartman
for Motor Factory Site.
SURVEYS MADE AND PLAN CONSIDERED
suburban Lines May Connect Place
with Omaha and Colony of
Homes BE Established
out There.

While definite plans have not been made,
there Is a possibility that Mr. Hartman
may locate his new motor car shops on
DR.. George L. Miller's beautiful old home
place, Seymour park. which is about six
miles southwest Of the heart of Omaha.
Such a plan is under consideration and as
an adjunct to the plan projections Of motor
car lines to the park and site Of the new
shops are being considered.
General Manager Mohler Of the Union
Pacific is devOting much time these days
to consideration of the motor car. subur-
ban lines and the shops for the construc-
ton Of the cars, destined to revolutionize
suburban railway transportation.
Mr. Mohler has made the statement that
II is the policy OF the Union Pacific. or will
be- to utilize these McKeen motor cars
whose success has been established beyond
a doubt, in building up suburban interests
in forming, as II were, new feeders for the
main lines. opening up new channels Of
trade and commerce into Omaha and other
cities and centers of commercial activity,
and Mr.. Mohler has even gone further and
confided to a friend recently that It is to
be the purpose of the Union Pacific to ap-
ply this policy with special reference to the
new Lane Cut-on which that company is
now building.
MOhIer Has Surveys Made.
Since he made this assertion Mr.. Mohler
has had the engineers of the Union Pacific
run surveys, three in number. from the
Lane Cutoff to the south end of Seymour
| lake. One survey disclosed a maximum
grade of one and one-half feet to the mile.
This discovery is very gratifying to Mr.
| Mohler.
Just what the details Of the plans at
| Seymour lake are is not known. but a gen.
eral impression has been given out. Ac-
| cording to this it is understood to be the
| purpose to establish the McKeen motor
! car shops there, buy part. If not all of the
| 800 acres and more of magnificent property
! and provide means for establishing a
colony of homes for the employees of the
! shops and others. Then, in this connection
to afford quick communication with Omaha
thus making this colony but a suburb bar
part Of { , metropolis, 1t is understood t
be the plan to run a service OF the motor
cars back and forth, carrying passenger
and light freight.
! Because Of the local history attached t
this beautiful tract and of its healthful an,
picturesque location, understanding area
crowned with forest, which DR.. Mile
himself planted and hedged by a bright
clear body Of water in itself forty-five acre
in extent, it is readily admitted the Noble
plan has attractice features.
Place of Historic Interest.
This place once was the home Of d.
Miller. But it possesses even another in
teresting touch OF history. The centra
portion of the park was originally pre-
empted and owned by the late Genera
! John NJ. Thayer.
When II was made known TO Omaha ths
Mr.. Hartman, under management dii
tinct from the Union Pacific, would hay
- built shops for the construction of III
6 McKeen motor cars, 0maha's enterprise in
r PEELED it to urge Mr.. Hartman to build II
q shops in this city. Other cities went aft,
| them. Mr.. Mohlor looking after Mr.. Ha
!. riman's interests here, asked the CONNIE
. cial interests OF Omaha to appoint con
!, mittee to take up the matter and a con
: mittee OF prominent men was appointe
: Thus far no report Of a completed missile
has been made Whether or not Seymol
park will eventually be chosen as the 81
: is not known. but Il is positively know
= that the property, or enough for Mr.. Ha
: riman's use has been offered for sale
him. A written proposition has been MAJ
and consideration of IL is pending. FIT
acres was decided on by Mr.. Hartman al
i Mr.. Mohler as necessary for the sho
u alone, without adjacent grounds.