Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-02

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no reason to complain when conditions
which prevailed throughout the country
are taken INTO consideration Business gen
orally wa good and there was no lack o.
employment for the KILLED artisan and the
unskilsd lAborer. In fact owing 10 the eK-
tensive building operations the supply o.
skilled Labor during certain seasons Of the
year was Insufficient 70 meet the demand
Merchants report an excellent Christmas
trade Everybody appeared to have money
and seemed anxious % spend Il The Christ
mas trade. he merchants say. is a pretty
sure index OF the financial condition Of the
community.
Commercial Agency Report.
Z ". Peterson. local manager Of the
mercantile agency Of r G. Dun q Co.
makes the following report on the business
record Of Council Bluffs for z5S and the
osp for The coming year.
In speaking Of me financial conditions OF
Council BLUFFS and vicinity tor the last
twelve months a ven Lattsring report
cannot be truthfully given, owing largely
10 the unsettled state OF finances DUNG
the early months Of the year, caused by the
New York However. there have been re
oeemtnE features connected with the his
tory Of 1915 which are encouraging ana that
should 80 on record as indicating the re-
Operative power o. the financial insutu-
tons Of our COUNTY,. The fact that not
NE 4AHEAE -AA-A-ANAA1H az
marked the advent OF the year lSH, and The
unfaTorable influence OF the presidential
campaign. The year has closed with salts
council Bluffs has somewhat felt the
general depression. but az Interview with
the majority Of cur retail merchants ebcits
from them expressions q congratulations
Trade conditions. t5ey say. have terminated
much better than we bad anticipated g year
ago and q number % our retal merchants
report q VEN satisfactory holiday business.
one OF our leading houses claims that they
have had the best trade experienced By
them for a number Of years. AZ evidence
that there were only two failures in
CouBcl Bluffs during the last year and one
q them being very inslgnlhcant Is an in,
them prosperous
The Jobblng houses Of the city generally
report a satisfactory year ali things con
Eloered The good price Of grain. coupled
with quite a bountiful corn crop and plen-
on the whole satisfactory The outlook for
1919 IS regarded by most OF our !obbinE
houses as avite encouraging
Some Of the noticeable features Of loral
advancement Is the erection Of a handsome
City National bank building and Monday
The large Pioneer Implement oompsny'E
automobile warehouse. the Bertsch Motor
compauv's automobile factory now IN pro
Congress huildinE and new Nuupare1 news
paper building are worthy ~ special notice
and mark the principal dDo TO the
business portion q the city A large nun
her 81 nice residences built during 1sE and
q large amount OF ET-Nh kGA ing ~ dArl
lorsl evidences % prosperity
gpeakinE a word in behalf ~ Council
te-nas.s r,ap+-r 1870 81 csn Re ner-
tened that We have eight trunk railroad
lines and nrch room for factories seeking
new locations
Good Building Tear.
The year just closed witnessed the cree
ton Of g number Of important buildings
in Council Bluffs. the activity In this d.
recuon being II anything greater than II
1907. which was considered a banner year
in every section Of the city handsome an
in many Instances costly residences wer'
erected while on every hand are 70 be seeI
hundreds Of Dew cottage homes
one Of the handsomest business struc
lures in the city is the new fouT-st5-
building erected bg the City National banl
at the corner OF Broadway ana Main streei
Another notable building erected durlnl
the year Is The Auditorium a. the come
Of Washington avenue and Bryant stree
by a number Of leading business men T.
order 70 provide q place In which 10 mol
the National Horticultural congress Al
other semi-public building which IL near
ing completion and which viii be AZ orns
ment and credit 70 the city Is the Youn
Mems Christian association building at III
corner o. First avenue and Seventh stree
The large brick Catholic church Of n
Holy Family erected as a place Of worshi
for the new conEregAtion OF that denomina
don in The western part Of the CITY
nearing completion. II represents an out
Law Of someghlng over tz5e5a. Work on n
new tabernacle for the First ChTisua
church al the corner Of Mynstsr and Sco'
streets is well under way This churc
which VII be CT ornate pressed brick an
stone viii represent IN expenditure {
shout S090D when completed
One new modern school house "a
erected during the year. thar al Sever
teenth street ana Avenue z which CT
approximately Sea90 During the new yes
another school win be erected Al Broadws
and Oak street
OF three large garage
planned for Council Bluffs. that crecle
by the Pioneer Implement company
practically completed That Of n
Bertschsy Motor company viii be read
for ~eoupAnc Il is expected by sprini
as work on the foundations IS well u
der way. Foundations for the one % .
erected b. the Van Brunt company c
Fourth street are being exesvAted ar
work on the walls Will begin as soon q
the weather permits With this lar
garage Council Bluffs expects 20 beoou
Distributing center for the autonobi
trade this year.
one new elevator. that OF the SsbraSl
Hay ana Grain mpan Nas built durtE
The last year. while that q the Cave
company vas ADDED 10 50 as 20 double &
capacity
Among the smaller business building
erected during the year vas one by N
Rohrer on Pear and Main streets Nfi'
filled an unsighuy gap opposite Bsyii
park
The Ersf Congregational church Is "a
Ing plans drawn fer a new house o. ~
ship 10 be located on FIRST avenue :
tween sixth and Seventh streets. and l
Rpuorth Methodist church expects
erect a neW church this year n
there ala he The addition 20 The pos
ofnue building Upon which the COVER
ment expects 10 eXPend about Atee
this year.
The record Of building permits issu
during the year is notably an inccmpls
index 10 the number 81 buildings erecti
Only lsg permits showing the aggrega
cost OF The buildings 10 be S-s---te. "
issued No permits were taken out
the Auditorium Young [en-s Chrisu
associattoh building and other lar
structures
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