Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-14
NOW IN ITS Big new HOME
Omaha Printing %. Moves Plant to
Thirteenth and Farnam.
GROWTH OF THE BUSINESS
Equipment Complete In All of It's
Appointments, with the Most
Modern Appliances for
Doing work.

Doing work.
The Omaha Printing company is now
At home In its new and modern building
at Thirteenth and Farnam streets.
As an independent concern the Omaha
Printing company came into existence
early In the sOs, and much earlier IL its
connection with the Omaha Daily Repub-
lican, a newspaper out OF which II grew,
A. taken into consideration.
The Omaha Republican, one OF the first
daily papers established in Nebraska, had
Job plant in connection with the news
paper end OF the business For several
years before Il suspended publication the
Republican frequently changed owners,
dying on the hands OF the late Jeremiah
c. Wilcox. early in the summer OF 1890
Some time prior to that however, the
paper had BEEN sold to Casper e. Yost
and Fred Nye, and they In turn sold 1t
60 Wilcox, +. l. Fisher taking the job
plant Fisher in turn sold this to Fred
Nye and Frank B. Johnson, who later or
ganized the Omaha Printing company.
The Omaha Printing company occupied
the Republican building at Tenth and
Douglas streets. and then moved to the
yHtrang building. Tenth and Farnam
streets. the present location. vacated
when a final move was made to the new
home at Thirteenth and Farnam streets.
In 1901 Frank /. Ellick came to the
Omaha Printing company as general man
ager.
AZ a boy he had been with the Ham
mond Printing company at Fremont, but
prior to this he had been vice president
and general manager OF the NJ p. Exline
company OF Dallas, Tex, and still prior
TO this was general superintendent of the
w. b. Conkey company at Hammond
Ind. and Chicago.
New Department Added.
Recently the Omaha Printing company
established an accounting and loose leaf
department. under the management OF NJ.
ID. TarlS, formerly OF Detroit He Is an
expert In office systems. and goes into
offices and systemizes the system OF ac-
counting and filing FREQ OF charge In
cidentally he sells what supplies are
needed to make the office a modern one,
but when he charges an office 500 for
fixtures ana filing cases he saves as
many hundred dollars worth OF useless
work and bunglesome operations per-
formed before. This is a new departure
in printing establishments in the west
Mr. Tark ls also a systematizer OF munich
pal bookkeeping.
c. c. Cope is manager OF the stationery
and office furniture department. He has
been with the company twenty-five years,
starting as an errand boy He is today
recognized as one OF the best stationery
and office furniture men in the country.
Clinton Miller is superintendent OF the
manufacturing department. He has been
with the company three years. He was
formerly with Miller a Jameson.
r. n. Baliman Is in charge of the rail-
road printing department. He has been
with this and the old printing company
forty years
Thirteen years ago the Omaha Printing
company was doing about s225. 900 Of busl-
ness annually Now Il is doing $3.50. .ooc
annually, covering twenty-five states and
territories Besides this, It does a large
mail order business issuing over 5000
catalogues.
Ordinarily the company has five travel
ing men upon the road and four city sales-
men working in Omaha.
After occupying the Tenth and Farnam
street location nearly twenty-one years,
the Omaha Printing company has Just
moved into the new building at Thir-
teenth and FarnAm streets, known %
the Omaha Printing Company building. a
modern seven-story reinforced concrete
building. built by George A. Joslyn on
the specifications OF the Omaha Printing
company. which has taken lease on the
building for twenty-five years, with tho
privilege Of renewal.
Moving IN Completed.
So quietly aud systematically. however,
was the moving accomplished that not a
day and not an hour was lost in the
operation OF the plant.
While one Of tho big cylinder presses
was being moved 20 the new location
several others were kept at work IN the
old building. While one part OF the steel
and eopperplate department was being
moved. another was casting plates at the
old plant and while a part OF tho type
setting department was being moved an
other was AT work in the old building.
20 that now that the moving is practi-
cally completed. there stands in the racks
IN the new building sOOo galleys Of mat
Ter ready for use.
The new building is said TO be perfect
20 far as light ventilation and santa
tion are concerned. II Is fireproof and
on each OF the seven floors a solid wall
OF NtnuoN NEHtH runs aIouhu Au1 eaeA
and north sides. So soft is this light, by
means OF dim glass. that although the
light Is perfect IL does not hurt the eyes
even when one faces the windows So
soft too Is this light. that while It gives
perfect light. IL is so universally dlffuset
over the building that not a shadow IL
cast anywhere on any floor.
Every employe has a steel locker FOL
his clothing. A sprinkling system foI
fire prevention is Installed and fountains
Of city water are provided for drinkins
purposes Mems and women's toilet
rooms are on each floor and are built fol
the best OF sanitation.
Plenay OF Elevators.
There are four elevators. one a iarg'
freight elevator and another is an cleo
trie dummy. Another Is the passenger
elevator and the fourth is the stree
elevator carrying goods from the base
ment stock room TO the sidewalk fol
shipment
The seventh OF upper floor OF the build
Ing Is the furniture storeroom. where d
kept the supply OF furniture. office fur
niture. handled by the company. kuct
OF this is kept packed for shipment jus
a. Il arrived. Thus Il is always read,
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