Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-25
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Armour & Co. Decide to Spend a
Quarter Million on New Sheep
Department
OFFICES AND CAR SHOPS ALSO

An expenditure Of between S250OOO and
$4,000 for building purposes has boon
announced as the financial policy OF
Armour & Go. during the next year. Gen
eral Manager II. c. Howe of the Omaha
plant stated that bids are now open 90
the officials OF the company for the
construction Of new sheep department.
office building and car shops.
The Armour heads have long contem-
plated erecting these buildings. Private
announcement was made some months
ago. but not until last week came def
mite word from the Chicago officials that
the proposed expenditure was authorized.
Coupled with the enormous sums the
Union Stock Yards company has been
spending in improvements at the yards
in the hog and sheep divisions, the Ar
mour proposition indicates that the
Omaha market Is growing fast.
The new office building will be erected
just east Of the Armour cottages. on the
vacant ground west OF the ice plant and
owned by the company Space Is limited,
which indicates that the buildings will
be high structures, probably seven or
eight stories. An engine room will be
made Of the present office site at Twen-
ty-eighth and q streets.
"SuueaI and Grant" Reception.
The local stock yards officials viii be
hosts TO the Kansas City Hog Mems as
sociation and also hog men from the
Sioux City and st. Joseph stock yards
next Saturday afternoon at the local eN-
change building. II Is expected that more
than 125 hog men from the three yards
will make the trip. The Kansas City
association Is known as the "eTleai and
Grunt" club.
Charlie Cannon, Cudahy buyer. who re-
turned recently from a trip to Kansas
City and st. Joseph. said that all expeo-
tations OF local men will be gratified. The
hog men OF the three representative yards
are taking marked interest in the ex-
cursion and will be on hand with a COM
plete list Of expected guests.
Local officials will spare no effort to
make the reception as fine as possible.
The visitors will come in a special car.
making the rounds OF the three stock
yards cities before starting on the trip to
Omaha.
Magic City Gossip.
The Girls" and party picnicked at Elk
horn Sunday,
=, George Jacobsen is reported as seriously
John Dohse Of Howells was visiting
with friends here In the city yesterday.
John Van VIE has returned from a
weeks visit with friends at Clarks, Neb,
The West L Street Base Ball club will
give a dance at Rushing hall Wednesday
evening.
II will be ladies' day at the municipal
winning pool at Spring Lake park to-
morrow afternoon.
Charlie Cannon, buyer for the Cudahy
facking company. has returned from a
rip to Kansas City and ST. Joseph.
Mrs. Jess Tromell and daughter, Flor
'nce, or Montrose, Colo, are guests for
ne week OF Mr.. and Mrs. Martin, 1915 7
street.
j. NJ. Tyrell of Kimball, Neb.. was rep !
'esented on the local market yesterday
With load of cattle. He also stopped
'Ner until today and visited with friends
The Ladies' Aid society OF the First
Presbyterian church will meet at the
ZONE of Mrs. c. NJ. schindle, 92S North
Iwenty-second street South Side.
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. j., e. Philips, 2il3 ] street and
mother. Mrs. A. j. Bluebagh, $40 North
nineteenth street. left yesterday for era
lot W Is, where they will visit with Mrs.
Ihilips sister. Mrs. Henry Winters OF
nat town They will spend a month at
he Winters home.
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