Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-21
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Omaha Packing Company Moves cfioss
Into New Quarters
OLD PLANT GIVEN OVER TO STORAGE
Armour q Co. ana Swift and Company
Also Busy with Extensive Improve
ments at Their Respective
Plants.

with the transfer Of the general of1ces |
Of the Omaha Packing company to their |
new quarters tho plant is now about es-
tablished in the new location. The beef |
killing has been going on for about two
months and the hog and sheep slaughter
began about three weeks ago. The only
operations now being conducted in the old
establishment are the sweet picking and
the refining. These will be transferred in
the near future and after that time the old
building will be used for cold storage pur-
poses for cured meats. Some of the stor-
age will be offered to other packing plants
of the city II desired, The refrigerating
machinery is left to furnish the ice neces-
sary to supply the old plant
The new offices are stin in an unfinished
condition and It will require some time to
complete the work. The work Of renova-
ton in the main part Of the plant is still
incomplete and 1t will be three months
probably before the plant will be pro-
nounced finished. Three entirely new build
ings have been erected besides the large
sheds which have been constructed. Many
Of the nnal details have not yet been ar
ranged, but will be now that the ONCE force
has moved down.
Armour G. Co. has progressed far enough
with its oleo department to allow the car
penters to enclose the roof. The walls
have been raised. The interior work will
continue rapidly after the roof is on. The
plant has been running about to the full
capacity during the last month.
Swift and Company has the foundations
completed for the new beef house, but IT
is probable that the work will be slow
during the winter months because the walls
are to be OF concrete and cannot be erected
during severe weather.
brakeman Has n Close Call.
N. w. Lawson, living at 1909 South Elev-
enth street, Omaha, met with severe ac-
cident in the railroad yards last night
! The engines take on water at the foot Of
N street, and during the recent cold
weather the hose which has been utilized
, has not been so handled as to prevent the
/ accumulation of considerable ice at this
point. AS one Of the Union Pacific engines
ran up to the place to take wnter Lawson,
who is a brakeman, was busy with the at
tachments in front of the moving train.
Just as It was opposite him he slipped on
the ice and would have fallen under the
engine had he not thrown himself violently
backward with lucky push against the
foot board. As It was, he fell to the
ground and fractured his right shoulder,
bruised his right leg seriously and hurt
his head. The injury to his shoulder was
most severe. He was taken to the South
Omaha hospital and his family in Omaha
notified. DIR. Davis attended him in the
first instance.
Mans Actions Suspicious.
II is reported from several sources there
is a man operating in South Omaha with
a gas meter tester. He visited several
houses yesterday. among them being that
of e. p. Roggen, deputy city clerk. Though
no complaints have been uttered by any
! OF the residents whose houses he has
visited. It is, nevertheless, true that the
South Omaha offices of the Omaha Gas
company did not know that any person
had the right to inspect their meters. They
did not know that anyone had been sent
down from Omaha 1t was, therefore,
feared that the man might be an imposter
and was working the ruse of examining the
gas pressure for the purpose Of gaining
entrance into peoples houses with Interior
intent. No complaints, however, were filed
with the police Of any such misconduct.
Big Tax Payments.
The schiitz Brewing company yesterday
contributed it's share to the support Of
the South Omaha city government It's
taxes amounted to 1882. The South
ing institutions to pay, also paid up in
the sum of $500. Large collections Will be
looked for during the remaining days Of
this year.
Natural Gas in Prospect.
A former foreman OF the company oper-
ating the natural gas wells at Chanute,
Kan, which supply a great proportion of
J the gas used in Kansas City and st. Jo-
seph by means OF an extensive system of
: gas mains, is visiting friends in South
Omaha. He declared that plans had been
submitted to the board of directors for
the extension of the gas mains to Omaha
and other intervening Nebraska points.
He said that gas was furnished at ST.
: Joseph at Is cents per 1000 cubic feet
and at Kansas City at 30 cents. If the
: extension should be made to Omaha the
estimated price here would be in the
, neighborhood of 50 cents per 1000 cubic
feet.
I, Basket Hall at Y. NJ. G. A.
The South Omaha Leaders played q
lively game Of basket ball with a team
representing Boyles business college OF
Omaha. The Leaders are one Of the fastest
( teams at the South Omaha Young Mems
+ Christian association gymnasium. They sue
ceeded in outplaying their opponents with
ease. The final score was AZ to II. Tn,
| winning team eXcelled in team work anC
was more than usually lucky in throwinl
goals Numerous penalties were admins
tered on both teams.
Magic City Gossip.
Bridal Rose Silver. Godfrey's
4 Miss Florence e. Whittier and William
e. Chambers were married yesterday by
Z Rev George Van Wrinkle. The younl
couple left at once for Los Angeles Cal.
william z. Davis OF the Omaha Gas com
( pany, Is seriously Ill.
The Alpha dancing club will give dane,
| at the odd Fellows hall, Friday night.
Success lodge, No. IS, Royal Achates, Civ,
| a dance at Odd Fellows hall this evening.
South Omaha Country Club Spoons. God
1 frey's
An important meeting Of St. Mary
4 court, Catholic Order of Foresters, will b.
held tonight
d. c. CARAT, chief of the FIRE depart
ment has gone to New York. His fathe
s is seriously Ill.
Standard Loan Co.. 242O1a N. st. Specia
rates during holiday season.
Miss Zelma Hahn and her mother Mrs
c. Hahn Of Audubon, Ia, are the guest
OF +. ]. Freitag.
George Rasmussen Is visiting in the cit,
with a number OF his old friends. He
now a resident of Sioux City.
A GOOD OFFER.
Buy your liquors OF J. Klein and get
& forty-tWo-piece dinner set free
q Charles Price was given thirty days 4
u ] tka county TAIL for habituaI dr11n1rap negs