Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-03
Lncons Importance Commercial and Industrial Center

men find employment with the company.
Candies and other Things.
Manufacturing Of confectionery has be-
come one of the leading manufacturing
industries OF the city. The Ginen &
Boney chocolates are known the world
ever, and the increase IN the business
Of this firm, with some smaller firms,
has made the candy industry OF the city
one OF It's important trades In addition
TO the manufacture OF candy, u Is per-
haps TO include the manufacture OF Ice
cream Lincoln has several OF these man
ufactories The business OF these with
the candy industry last year amounted
TO over 100000 and the output Of the
factories was sent In all directions Lin
coins ability To make quick returns on
orders for ice cream especially. has put
tina; industry among the very most i'm
portant OF the city.
In speaking OF the iron and steel indus
try. ono Is not likely to associate a prai-
rie city. far from the mountains where
the raw product Is found, with the prod
uct which has become such an important
part OF the industrial world. But lust
the came, Lincoln has structural steel
factory which IL doing a great business
not only In this state. but I'm other states
OF tho Missouri valley. Perhaps n was
the hard knocks and the iron will and
the steel muscles OF the owner OF the
John Westover structural steel works IN
Lincoln which carried him successfully
through many a hard fought foot ball
game and won for him glory and honor
as one of the hardest fighters that ever
wore foot ball toys, and made the name
Of Westover a college word In every uni
versity OF the west. that prom pied him
to engage IN the iron and steel business;
but be that as II may. with the same
determination which forced him through
the lire of an opposing enemy. he has
forced his way into the industrial world.
and the name OF John westover is a
guarantee of strength wherever his name
IL back OF a contract.
To give to some extent the increase in
business which has come to Lincoln be-
cause OF its manufacturing industries,
tho following will show to what extent
the increase has been made:
1910 .......S1i. O2b. 900 1912 ..... t1s. $4,000
1911 ...Sll $4,000 1918 ...... SIS, 10000
How this amount for the last year WAS
distributed, the following table Is given;
Butter and cream products. .,....t $3.50. 900
Printing, publishing and binding. 1.lz5,O0O
Confectionery and ice cream. $4,000
Flour, feed and mill products. l2s5, 900
products INSTRUMENTATION. $4,000
products Observation-Disclosures. l.O25.OOO
ments and tailoring ing, ...'.....e''.. $4,000
Manufactured paints and lubrtca-
tors ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Nb,V1O
Iron work, lightning rods and
Cornice .t...,.................. b25,O0O
Gasoline engines, motors and
castings OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. bsJ,Vn
Manufactured whisks and brooms $4,000
Mattresses, upholstery. tents and
awnings NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 320,OOD
Artificial ice and refrigeration. $1,000
Gas and electricity. ................ 455,O00
leather work ...................... Ai5Oo0
Silos, tanks and water supplies. $4,000
Cigars, bottling and bottled goods $4,000
Monuments, granite and cut
stone work. .,..,.......,...,...,... $500
Extracts, pharmaceuticals and
cones OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. LlO,UOO
Forty-two minor manufacturing
lines .,s..s....s........ss..... 4ootVOO
Total Lincoln manufacturing.
1913 .Slb,llO,VVV