Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-26
HAKM TURNS CUNNING COUP
st. Paul Brewer Enters Omaha BY Grace Of
Arch Rival eohlitA
LATTER GIVES DEtO WITHOUT KNowlNC
Minnesota Company Buys Fine Site
for Large DISTRIBUTING Depot
Down on Lower Doug
las street.

Paradoxical as II may seem, the Theodore
Hamm Brewing company Of St Paul is to
enter Omaha by grace OF the Schlitz Brew
Ing company Of Milwaukee an arch-rival
and all OF which is unknown to the man
who made Milwaukee famous. And here IL
the tale:
Negotiations were closed Monday by
which the Theodore Hamm Brewing COM
pany OF st. Paul, one of the largest con-
eerns in the northwest, will maintain a
large warehouse and distributing depot for
It's products on an L-shaped tract OF land
bought from David Cole near the corner
Of Eleventh and Douglas streets. The
property In question is the site Of three
story brick building at 1920 and 1922
Douglas street, now occupied by Chase
& Co, spice merchants, which extends
through to the alley, and 1iS and 116 South
Eleventh street. which Is occupied by the
Council Bluffs and Omaha Transfer COM
pany. The sale was made through the
ID. V. Sholes company, and the whole tract
cost the brewery company $4,000
Efforts have been made for some time
| by the Hamm company to secure a site
! for a distributing depot with ample track
age facilities, and John J. Ahern, auditor
and superintendent Of agencies, was in
| Omaha about two weeks ago looking at
various sites under consideration. The Inn
/ mediate negotiations were made by e. p.
Roberts, a st. Paul realty broker, who
/ transacts all business of that nature for
/ the brewing company, who was in Omaha
! for four days recently in consultation with
/ Mr.. Cole and the ID. V. Sholes company.
| Application was made for a license to sell
! liquors at HOS Farnam street. but this was
1 merely technically, as the license, II
| granted, will be transferred to the new
site secured.
Dimensions of Building.
The building occupied by the spice COM
pany has frontage Of forty-four feet on
Douglas street and extends to the alley, a
| distance Of 1872 feet, which is to the south
of the grounds of the city Jail and through
which tracks are in constant use by the
Marshall Paper company and other mer-
chants in the neighborhood.
The Eleventh street site Of the tract
bought by the new concern has a frontage
Of forty-six feet adjoining the alley on
the south, and thus affords, with the track
age behind the spice building. total track
| age of sixty-six feet.
The corner lot at Eleventh and Douglas
streets, which was not secured by the
Hamm company is owned by the schlitz
! Brewing company and Is occupied by the
saloon of James Boyle.
A neat coup was executed in the acquisl-
ton Of the land used by the transfer COM
pany on Eleventh street, which was owned
by the Schlitz Brewing company, which has
thus sold valuable trackage rights to a
competitor
The Hamm Brewing company will tear
down the old brick building used by the
Council Bluffs and Omaha Transfer COM
pany and will erect three or four-story
cold storage plant. with the basement as
stables. The present building Of the spice
company will be remodeled for the new
purpose to which 1t will be put
The entrance into Omaha by the new
brewing company is deemed most import
ant and the move has been considered by
the company for some time on account OF
| the advantages offered by this city as a
distributing point. The new brewery now
operates in seven western states and owns
more real estate in st. Paul than any SINH
lar concern.