Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04

Located, az II were, at the very portals
Of Omaha, the business men Of South
Omaha have to meet conditions unlike
those presented TO any other town OF the
slze Of South Omaha. without railway
depots worthy the name, and with rapid
transit passenger service between here
and the business district OF Omaha, the
local merchants have to compete with the
strongest and most successful dealers Of
the west. But for all that, South Omaha
has a class OF business men and mer-
chants which, while not large. is none the
less sturdy and successful Many Of them
while working and living in South Omaha
are members Of the Omaha Commercial
club and assist in boosting the whole ter
ritory regardless of their own individual
interest in South Omaha.
From q rough western cattle station
these business men have built up city
with business district worth the notice
of any observer of American push and
progress. -Four banks, many lumber
yards and material centers; serum plants
from which hundreds of gallons OF cholera
preventative is shipped annually to the
farmers of the state: liquor house whole
sale and retail, a great brewing plant
built and owned by local men; tlNeaters,
furniture stores, clothing houses, hard
ware centers. grocery companies novelty
Ftores and loan associations-these have
all contributed to the upbuilding Of the
city's business.
Some of the winners.
Among the men and the firms who have
done much to build up the business of the
city by persistent boosting and good SER
vce are the following: The Packers,
Live Stock, Stock Yards and Security
banks of which number the last mem
toned lie a state bank, the G. H. Brewer
Undertaking company, the Hamr Cigar
company. Wigg Brothers Dry Goods
Company, tho b. J. Larkin Undertaking
company, the Five and Ten Cent store,
the Wells Grocery company, the Novelty
Repair company, the Harry Rothkop Dry
Goods company, Frank Haney Electrical
company, the o. X. Hardware store, the
Koutsky-Pavlik company, lie Royal Mil
linery store. the Schlitz cafe, Taylor &
Michaers Hardware company, Sol Gold
strom's Wholesale Liquors, Bakke's Bak-
cry company, the Louis Bradford Lumber
company, the Offerman Plumbing COM
pany, the o. K. Serum company, the
Michaelson Hardware company, the Glas-
cow Tailors, the Mayes Serum company,
the Johnson Karlquist Shoe store, the Re-
liable Furniture company, the South
Omaha Ice company, the Brown Park
Mineral Springs, the Star Livery, p. j.
Boyce, the Howland Lumber company
South Omaha Van and Storage company
the Besse theater, the James Parks Con-
struction company, and host Of others
These men and firms are today as in.
terested in pushing along the fortunes OF
the city as a whole as they arc in in.
creasing their individual businesses.
Argument as to Annexation.
The city within the last few years has
experienced invitations to become q part
of Greater Omaha Gradually the senti.
ment OF annexation seems to be growing
AS always before there is some opposi-
that annexation would mean a diversion OF
trade from South Omaha to Omaha. It IL
contended by the opponents of the merger
that visitors and even residents Of South
Omaha would moro than ever pass UP the
local tradesmen in favor OF Omaha II an.
nexation were to take place. Other mer
see in annexation a saving OF money and
a more rapid development Of this part OF
a greater city.
These latter see here in South Omaha 9
trackage area that can not be equalled ir
Omaha They see great factories and