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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28
The Story of G. T. Odell, General Manager of
Consolidated Wagon and Machine Company, and
His Great Triumphs in that Rapidly Growing
Western Commonwealth Where Riches Abound

OF the west had come to the management
Of that great business on whose pay roll
there is an army Of men; on whose books
there are the names Of a multitude. And
the farmers garnering their grain in Bear
lake; reaping their hay in Twin Falls; ir-
rigating their orchards at Richfied. are,
each and all Of them because Of the greater
of any character in all the intermoun-
use and service they thus get, contributing
to the greater and greater growth Of the
business conceived created and now held
together by George 7. Odell. From the hills
where the road through Emigration Can
yon opens on the plateau above this city
Of 10O0 600 people. he had come; had come
when the present beautiful city was a
group of ten acre farms; adobe huts and
barn yards Within his own life time there
has grown up here this magnificent metrop-
oils whose assessed valuation exceeds SGO
100000 of gold. There are sky-scrapers,
banks, great mercantile houses, miles upon
miles of paved streets, theaters, great ca
thedrals and churches of every denomina-
ton, standing on the earth where, when
he first came, the pigs were roofing, the
cocks growing and the homing kline were
changing their vesper bells.
Great Men Avoid Detail.
And just here it is worth while to make
note. There are a lot of those old copy
book maxims that are very much to the
blink" remember writing in the panied,
cramped hand of a school boy: Genius is
the capacity for taking infinite pains" 1t
is nothing of the sort. These big men,
really big men, avoid detail. They give
the other man chance. They give far
moi lima 70 nfp ptg n n
they do to messing with the little things
of business, even in its tine of growing
pains. 1t is the same with that other bit
of verse we used to declaim with such ac-
ton about 1.-THE Boy Stood on the Burning
Deck" and that other one about Hang
On" George T. Odell would never have
wasted good time standing on the burning
deck. And instead of hanging on he just
kept moving; kept moving with fine and
dandy little dance always upward, always
onward. Throughout my interview with
him, he made this clear. He was continu-
ally referring to the fact that other men
had done the work And he seemed to
believe 1t himself
He called them by name; knew when
their test had come; their time OF trial /;
knew when they had to show themselves
fit for the game. He seemed to know the
method by which each man overcame his
trial, fighting for his place Of power among
men. He seemed to regard this business.
made up of human entitles-much the same
as an engineman looks upon his locomotive.
Each man was a part with here and there
controlling piece of mechanism; AM ex-
haust a governor or a throttle.
"Gib" Wright, His Part.
Thara WRIGHT Mayhan 7
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28
Cnsey Jones, Insurance.

Did Engineer Casey Jones carry fraternal
insurance? The following parody implies
that he was not only an acceptable risk
but booster for the fraternalS, clad In
the panoply OF Woodcraft and imbued with
the ardor OF Achates, the loyal friend OF
Eneas The occasion for this version Of
Casey Jones was the visitation and exhibit
ton drill by the Foresters OF y. & NJ. camp
No. a45 Modern Woodmen OF America, al
the hall OF Omaha lodge, No l. Roya
Aohates, last Tuesday evening the sons
being rendered by Cyro Shngerland, who
announced that Il had been prepared t1l
the occasion by the secretary OF Unior
lodge, No no, Royal Achates:
Come, all you timers and IN tell IL car
The story Of a bold lodge man
For Casey Jones had got onto a plan
OF taking out insurance IN fraternal clan
Casey Jones, Casey was booster.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28
RoYaI Achates.

Omaha lodge No. /. Royal Achates, en-
tertained the forester team OF b. & NJ.
camp No. 945. Modern Woodmen OF
America, and the Buffalo club, an auxil-
larry OF the forester team. lRst Tuesday
night. May g This team goes to Buffalo
next month TO compete for the Modern
WooOdmen OF America head camp prizes,
aud II is the hope Of Omaha lodge No. l.
Royal Achates, that it win carry off the
honors.
Union lodge, No, 10, win elect Off
GERS for the last half of the year next
Thursday evening. This lodge held a
very enjoyable card party and dance
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28

and determination shown by the aerie not
to be discouraged.
Chris Lyck is chairman of the committee
which will conduct the carnival, and he
has able assistant in George Hin, Phil
Mergen William McCune and E. A. Chap
pell. This hustling committee will devote
its entire attention to the proper conduct
of the carnival entertainment during the
week Of June to TO- One of the features
will be an electric arch on Twenty fourth
street al the street leading to the carniva,
grounds The Omaha, South Omaha, Flor
ence and Council Bluffs aeries will pitc..
in with right good will to help the Benso.
boosters,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28
Improved order of Red Men,

Even though the weather has been ex
tremely warm, heretofore causing the
members TO prefer the outside Of q hal
to the inside, No. 2 has been having ex
ceedingly large meetings in the last few
weeks. A campaign for new timber viii
soon begin, and judging from the amount
of enthusiasm at the last meeting, the
season should certainly prove most salts
factory. Next Monday night the semi
annual election of officers will take place
and preparations are being made for the
accommodation and entertainment OF q
large gathering.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28
Modern woodmen of America.

b. q Nj. camp No 9i5 will have mucl
work to do at - meeting next Tuesday
evening. Besides an accumulation of rou
tine matters there will be several candi
dates for initiation. The camps forester
team was the guest of honor at very
enjoyable open meeting given by Omaha
lodge No, l, Royal Aehates. Tuesda
evening.
The camp at Benson will initiate large
class Of candidates on the evening OF
June G. The forester team Of Omaha cam
No 40 viii asnist in the ritualistc work
Many prominent Woodmen wiz be in at,
tendance. including State Deputy Head
Consul Il. Il. Kester OF Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28
FraternaI Union of America,


Banner lodge No. II held its memorial
services Thursday evening at the Modern
Woodmen of America hail. Fifteenth and
Douglas streets. The services were opened
by the Rev. Charles w. Savidge OF the
Peoples church. The roll call of the de-
ceased members was read by Brother j..
b. Mason, secretary of Banner lodge. As
the names were called beautiful white
carnations were placed upon the grave,
fitted for the occasion by each member
of the drill team, which was beautiful,
and very Impressive. The work was eX-
emplified under the guidance OF their cap
tain, Mrs. Bertha Walddlsh, Then the
fraternal master, Brother A. Langfelt gave
an address, followed by Miss Carrie Neff,
with a selection of sacred songs Miss
Goodnow also played several pieces OF
music for this occasion Sister Skintaw
of Banner lodge. sang several numbers
and recited a beautiful poem for the dead.
Rev. Charles w. Savidge then gave an
interesting sermon. The ceremony was
closed by the drill team leaving the graves
TO the music of Nearer My God to Thee, "
played by Sister Gore. The lodge will hold
open meeting Thursday June l.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28

tropolis Of a section as large as all OF
Iowa. And at the Southern hotel one
night, some men were discussing a great
irrigation enterprise which was to take
the waters Of the SEWER river and distri-
butte the flow of 1t over some 30, 900 acres
Of farming and fruit land. II was to be
an enterprise OF great magnitude And
among those who talked OF it one man
stood out as the man with the idea
III we can persuade Odells company
to become interested" he said.
Provo and Mines.
At Provo, where the United States gov
eminent is retaining 30 900 acres of fruit
lands with waters from the strawberry
basin, there is a man who promotes mines
And on the way to Sprngvine there are
great hills, the rock of which is highly
mineralizcd. There one night l sat at the
Hotel Roberts, at dinner. At the next
table three men were discussing an organi-
cation to take one of the prospects from
the man who had discovered it and make
Of it a copper mine. 1t Is no market for
copper stocks now" said one. 1T is not
time to organize a NINE said another
1T is most difficult to get men to listen
to any sort Of promotion" said another
But the one among them who seemed most
to know. said;
Il wonder would odell take an inter.
est with US"
At Salt Lake City there is cafe very
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28
FraternaI order of Eagles.

The usual weekly meeting of Omaha
aerie No. IS, was held Thursday evening
in the aerie rooms, 14l0 Harvey street,
Worthy President kennedy occupying the
chair. Much business of Importance was
transacted and great qualification was eX-
pressed over the success of the worthy
president in securing a special dispense
ton, effective for ninety days, permitting
the election and initiation OF eligible can
didates at the reduced initiation fee Of So.
President kennedy gave a very interesting
account of his flying trip 10 the metropolis.
1t was announced that in view of the
state convention to be held in Columbus,
Neb., second week in June and he having
been appointed deputy state president for
Blair, Plattsmouth and Omaha; that an
official visit would be made to Blair next
Wednesday evening and to Plattsmouth
Thursday evening. All brothers who can
find it convenient 70 accompany Worthy
President Kennedy on these trips are re-
quested to communicate with the secretary.
1t is planned TO make the trips by auto
mobile.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28

who cares for it all. Brought into the
business and trained to it by Mr. Odell,
he has come to be the successful general
Of the second division of the largest COM
petitive business throughout all Of this
boundless west
Only One Underlying Motive.
In the mind of George T. Odell there is
one underlying motive in this business that
overshadows all else That is the actual
material development of Utah and Idaho;
these two beautiful states in the inter-
mountain west; these states where God has
done so much and man so little
Not only does he know and think, but he
acts his belief that he and his associates
can afford to spend time and money for the
development Of his fellows, sure that their
growth will most certainly promote his
own spiritual, intellectual and financial re-
ward.
You can't do business with people unless
you have the people to do business with, -
he explosively remarks. you've got to
have people; lots of them, to do any real
business"
And when you have lots OF people they
must be helped; materially and practically
helped to get a start" That's his creed
the big policy Of the big business he han
dies, as an experienced driver would tool
his coach and eight over the passes through
Provo canyon and down the slopes to
Heber City.
THE opportunities are better than they
were when l first came here" he en-
couraged me- Then there were no people
The handful that was here had left a trail
blood soaked in the snow-from the Mis-
souri, river to Emigration canyon. They
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28

good because he
had the make
good quality" in
him. The story Of
him Is not to be
told here. AS Nor
ris Perlmutter
would say, That's
another thing yet
1t Is enough to
say that half of
this enormous BUSH
ness is done in
Idaho; half of its
money invested in
Idaho; half of the
great army OF men
who depend upon
1t for the very tools
wherewith to ply
their trade live in
Idaho. And "Gib"
Wrlght Is the man
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28

among so many. But he referred to Wright
as My Idaho Man" Wright went up into
Idaho with a dog and gun. He lost the
dog, sold the gun. Now they call him
Carnegie, the Second" and Wright most
thoroughly knows Idaho, the best watered
state in the mountain west and has
large and valuable interests in the Snake
river valley. Wright is q man who made
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28

had come in OK carts. They had tramped
the distance across the plains, suffering
incredible hardships. Some were without
clothing; many without shoes; but moved
by a desire for spiritual peace, they came
overland to this valley, then a desert, and
pitched their tents, without friends. prop
erty or money. They were forced to wrench
this country from nature in her most I'M
natural mood in this rainless country; they
had to build their irrigation bitches before
they could raise hill OF potatoes. They
had to stake out their ranch claims rudely
so that their property rights could not be
invaded. on a less fertile soil they would
have starved. only the extraordinary
wealth Of this country made their survival
possible"
Facts About the MOrmons.
And right here is a paragraph 1 want to
father. AS curious newspaper CORE
spondent, l have lived with these Mormons.
have been in their homes, at their theaters,
their dance halls, and at their ward meet
ing houses; l have talked to them of the
big progressive hurryng world beyond
their ken. Better than any man that ever
came to Utah have been permitted to get
at the inside facts. From the morning /
made a little Help Talk to the students
of Brigham Young university of Provo to
the night l spoke in the ward meeting
house at Oakley, Idaho, l have picked and
CLEANED and absorbed. And 1 know 1t was
not the Mormon desire to practice polygamy
that brought the pioneers to Utah. l know
that at no time did more than two men
out of 100 embrace and practice polygamy.
1t was their desire to worship God in their
own way that caused them to make great
sascrifices of friends, property and wealth
to endure the hardships of the winter trip
across the plains. 1t was religion spelled
with big r. that sent them to this in
hospitable wilderness. Peter the Hermit
with his Crusades, was not more sincere
than they. And the Mormon church-as a
church-as people-have done more to re-
claim these vacant spaces than any other
influence in all Of our American civiliza-
ton A great halabaloo has been made of
the political danger Of the 275 900 Mormans;
body Of people including men, women
and children, not numerically so great az
one Of the larger Chicago or New York
wards. Much danger these patient peopIe
pitiful in their isolation. pitlful in the op-
preston which has made them alertly sus-
picious of the stranger, can be to this
great nation; made up of every country
every shade Of color every sort of political
and religions belief, gathered from the four
quarters of the earth. To me II seems
shameful that they may not be allowed 10
go their way peacefully out here in Utah:
building their homes, educating their
children and making their two blades of
grass grow where but one grew before
Ihey reclaimed the state to production.
They raised the flag common to all of us
above It's hills and valleys they have
faithfully striven, sincerely believed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28

Camp Lee Forby, No. /, United States
War Veterans invites all veterans " parti-
cipiate in exercises at Fort Crook cemetery
on Sunday at p. m. sharp; and in Me-
mortal day exercises, Tuesday, assembling
at sixteenth and Capitol avenue at p. IN.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28
Royal Neighbors of America.

Ivy camp No. 2, Royal Nelghbors OF
America will give a card party at the
Modern WOodmen of America hall, Fiji
teenth and Douglas streets, Wednesday
evening May 81. Prizes will be given and
refreshments served
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28

new homes; so long
neglected for the
Pacific coast. Flor
ida, the southwest
and Canada. And
one night, in the
cafe of the Reed
hotel, above the
hum Of voices l
heard two men
talking OF the or
ganization of a
new fruit canning
company. And one
of them replied to
an earnest ques-
ton:
"If we could get
Odell to join us.
Away to the
south there is
Richfield, the larg-
est town of south
ern Utah the me-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28

last Thursday evening, Mrs. Charles
Stanley winning ladies' first prize and
Mrs. Nellie Norman winning second
prize.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28
"Gib" Wright, His Part

There was Glib" Wright. Mayhap 1
will be blamed for picking one man from
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-21
Death Of ESQ. Hunt.

Esq. T. j. Hunt, aged sc years, died
at his home in Number Seven on Sun
day morning, April 16, 1911, after a
short illness resulting from disordered
lowels.
Mr.. Hunt was born and reared in
Summer County and from that country
joined the Confederate army, enlisting
with Bates Regiment. After the war
in 1865 Mr.. Hunt was united in mar
riage to Miss Jane Armstrong, Of Sum
ner County, and to them were born
four children, one Of whom is number
ed with the dead. The names OF the
survivors are Hughes, Henry, and Mrs.
Lucille Hardy, who, together with be-
reayed wife, mourn the loss Of a very
kind and indulgent husband and father.
ESQ. Hunt was member Of the
Christian Church. He was honored as
a man Of moral force and character, Of
Christian influence and OF personal IN
tegrity and value as citizen. Five
years ago he was elected Justice Of the
Peace in Number Seven and has served
his people intelligently and worthily.
He was in the esteem OF the neighbors
and friends good man, and his demise
is bereavement to the family and a
distinct loss to the community
The remains we're brought to Union
City and inferred at East View, with
services by his pastor, Rev. Smith.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-21
Death Of Good Man.

James B. Norman was born in Henry
County, Tenn, February, 1927, and
died in Obion County, Tenn, April,
1911, hence was in bis eighty-ffth year.
When he was but boy, his father
moved to Weakley County, settling near
what is now Gardner Station Here he
grew to manhood, and in 1849 married
Sarah Underwood. To this union were
born six children, three Of whom sur
vive him.
He was genuine man, Of robust
physique, great powers Of endurance,
unlimited patience, warm heart, a
liberal hand and exalted integrity. I'M
learned in the lore Of the schools, he
was graduate from the University OF
Nature He learned geology delying
in the fields, botany in the flowers, his
astronomy under the burning stars and
his theology walking with the man Of
Gallilee.
Through all this tract Of years
He wore the white flower Of blameless
life. =
A. J. LAWSON
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-21
Death Of A. ]. Murphy.

One Of Union City good citizens, A.
]. Murphy. died at his home in this
city Oh Sunday afternoon at 345, April
16, 1911, from an acute attack Of pneu-
monia lasting only ten days,
Andrew jackson Murphy was born
in Florence Ala, November IA, 1S45,
reared there and about the year 1869
moved with his brothers to Metropolis,
His thence to Troy. Tenn, and estab-
lished at that time very large and ex-
tehsiyp wagon and buggy manufactory.
The enterprise was one Of the leading
business institutions OF the county, but
the proprietors sought better field and
moved to Arkadelphia, Ark, where
they established still larger factory.
From. Arkadelphia the subject Of our
sketch moved back to Troy in 1879, his
brothers remaining in Arkansas, where
they died some years ago.
Before moving to Arkansas Mr.. MUIR
ply was united in marriage to Miss
Annie Jackson, Of Troy, Dec. 16, 1874.
TO the union we're born four children,
two dying in infancy, the survivors q
son and daughter, Mr.. Vivian and Miss
BERTHE. In 1886 Mr.. Murphy became a
member Of the NJ. f. Church at Troy
and short time afterwards was elected
superintendent of the Sunday school,
serving in that capacity until the family
moved to Union City in 1883. After
moving TO Union City Mr.. Murphy was
constant worshiper in church and was
entrusted with class in Sunday school.
He was also member Of the Knights
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-21
Iohn Mitchell.

Last Saturday, April s, John Mitch
ell, one Of Obion County y aged citizens,
died at bis home near Elbridge. The
funeral was preached at ii O'Clock by
Elder G. @. Brown, at Oak Ridge, and
the remains were laid to rest at Oak
Ridge cemetery Mr. Mitchell was q
good citizen, a conscientious member Of
the Christian Church, and has done
much good to his fellow men. He was
sixty-one years old and was the father
OF large number Of children, most Of
whom live in this county. He will be
greatly missed in his community.
Obion Enterprise.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-21
FOR POPULAR ELECTION.
Bill to Change Mode Of Electing
City Officers.

NfA~J Nre-tA~s~~ -
A mass meeting OF the citizens Of
Union City was held at the City Hall
last Monday night for the purpose Of
taking some action regarding a bill
which has passed the House and two
readings in the Senate Of the Tennessee
General Assembly. This bill, it seems,
Ithorgh no one at the meeting seemed
to b. familiar with its contents, was a
local measure affecting only the munic-
ipality Of Union City and providing for
the election Of city marshal, city re-
corder and superintendent Of municipal
water and light plant by the voters Of
the city. Under the present charter
and for many years these officials have
been elected by the Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen. The meeting was repre-
sentative in many respects, as fully
possibly, as could be assembled. a
large number filing the hall we're pres
ent
The president OF the Business Mems
Club, Geo. Dahnke, called the meeting
to order, and w. L. White, in the abb
sence Of Mr.. Carter, was asked to serve
as secretary. Remarks we're made in
opposition to the bill by General Cald-
well, Jno. T. Walker, H. 7. Robinson,
Geo. Dahnke and w. L. White. Mr..
John Adams was in favor Of the bill if
he understood it correctly. Attorney
W. M. Miles favored the election Of the
marshal by the voters and the election
OF recorder and superintendent by the
Board Of Mayor and Aldermen
Opposition to the bill was to the effect
that Board would be seriously handi-
capped If the officers Of the city elected
by the voters should oppose the plans and
purposes Of the administration and that
q city government Of this kind would
be unsatisfactory. In other words the
sentiment was that city government
divided against itself could not give the
people satisfactory administration II
the members Of the Board wanted a
wide open town then the officers Of the
city should be In sympathy with the
Board, so that the administration could
be judged and caused to stand or fall
upon its record; or, if opposed to wide
open town, the Board should be sup
ported by officers in sympathy with its
work for the same reason. Mr.. Adams
was in favor Of the sovereignty of the
people in all cases.
A vote was taken on motion noti-
flying the Legislature Of opposition to
the bill, which carried with the excep-
tion Of one vote, and committee APP
pointed to notify Senator Caldwell Of
the action taken, and the committee
instructed to meet Mr.. Caldwell, who
was here Monday night.