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Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19
Big Stride Made
| By Ice Machine
Firm in lS Years
Baker Company Started With
Factory Force of -Four; Now
Has Plants All Over
World.

Just IS years ago, J. L. Baker,
president and general manager OF
the present Baker Ice Machine COM
pany, engaged in manufacture of ice
machinery and parts. AT that tine,
the factory force consisted Of four
men, and the office force OF one
man. Its production capacity was
not more than 20 machines and its
sales practically nothing,
Today, the company capnot keep
up with the demand made upon it
for ice and refrigerating machines.
It's factory force is over 200 men
while the sale force numbers over
100 men, including its different
branch Offices and agencies which
are located in the most important
cities in the United States and in
foreign countries. 1t has been forced
to work day and night to supply
the demand
The Baker Ice Machine company
has plants i'll practically every
state in the union, as well as i'll
Spain, India, South America, Mex
leo, Hawaii and other countries. 1t
has over 1000 plants in successful
operation in the United States alone.
The company manufactures ma
chimes for every user OF ice, large or
small.
In order to meet the present de-
mand for these machines, to fill
present orders and to take care Of
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

ness men in this line conceived ways
to accelerate the forward movement
of this line of business. If Omaha
was to be big jobbing center they
were determined to do everything
to make it as big as possible. Realiz-
ing that the territory supplied by
Omaha is vast one, and well served
by rami6cation of good railroads,
these jobbers decided to comb this
great region even more carefully for
more and more business.
IF there are any merchants in
this great area tributary to Omaha
who do not yet understand that
Omaha is their logical trading point
from which to get their stocks of
goods" these jobbers argued then
we want to do something to con-
vince them"
Extensive advertising was done
and this was followed up by we'll
organized trade excursions out into
the territory. For many years now
a half dozen big trade excursions
every summer have been made by
the jobbers out into the fertile belt
which Omaha serves.
Meet Customers.
Realizing that many of the mer-
chants who buy their stocks from
Omaha year after year, seldom see
any representative of the jobbing
house except the one travelling man
who calls upon them, they believed
too it would be an excellent move
as goodwill builder to let the
executives OF the firms go out once
or twice year and meet some of
their dealer customers on their own
ground. Thus these trade excur-
sions are made up of executives,
and salesmanagers of the various
jobbing houses, and the cordial re-
ception they have met on these trips
has proven that their reason for
making the trips was good and their
judgment was sound. Thus for
years these occasional swings into
the territory by the executives have
been popular both with the execu-
tives and with the dealers upon
whom they call.
Visit Jobbing Houses.
Dealers in all lines throughout the
territory, recognizing Omaha as
their jobbing point, have more and
more selected Omaha as the loca-
ton for their various trade conven-
tions. In this way they are able to
combine their convention activities
with visits to their jobbing houses,
and do their buying while attending
convention to large extent.
The Bureau Of Publicity of the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce, sup
ported literally by the local jobbers,
organized convention bureau to
encourage these dealers conventions
to come to Omaha. This movement
was so successful that approximately
100 conventions of one kind or an
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

heating and plumbing jobbing busi-
ness in Omaha up to the handsome
figures. of ll,625,00O in 1920. This,
too, showed an increase of something
like IS per cent i'll the last 10 years
alone.
As new inventions came into the
field and took their places in Ameri-
can industry, Omaha readily became
the jobbing center for any such
articles which would be in demand
in the tributary territory. The last
10 or IS years have seen many such
inventions forge to the front, and
consequently have seen Omaha swell
its jobbing figures to that extent.
Thus, for example, 10 years ago there
were not enough automobile tires
and accessories distributed out of
Omaha to be worthy of considera-
ton. Statisticians did not even take
account of the figures at that time,
in listing On1aha's jobbing activities.
In 1920. however. this item had
mounted to SIG, $4,000.
Auto Industry Booms.
Ten years ago so few automobiles
and trucks were distributed out of
Omaha, that no one knew the fig
ures or cared. The figures are not
on record today. Then this industry
began to assume more and more i'm
portance and Omaha grew more and
more into a jobbing center for auto
mobiles and trucks until in 1920 this
item reached the enormous total OF
$o7,ooO,o00.
Ten years ago tractors were un-
known except as some few large
wheat farms in the Dakotas were
using heavy steam threshing en-
gines to pull their plows. The trac-
tors sprung into the harness with
such vigor that Omaha, being in the
center of a great agricultural region,
was again chosen as the logical dis
tributing center, and distributed in
1920 the total of $3,967 ,480 worth OF
farm tractors.
Only a few lines of jobbing ac-
tivity are mentioned in this article
by way of giving representative lines
and illustrating the rapidity of the
growth of Omaha as a jobbing CEN
ter, from the little trading post on
the west side of the river, across
from Council Bluffs, to the throb-
bing metropolis of the middle west.
Nine trunk lines of railroad and Is
branch lines now carry produce into
Omaha and draw the finished pro-
ducts out. Leaving aside the manu-
featuring of the city, which is alone
s433,0o0,o00 year, these lines of
trict of Omaha annually $458,000,00O
worth of goods, which represents an
increase in only the past 10 years of
244 per cent.
New Ideas introduced.
As the jobbing business swelled
in Omaha year after year, live busi-
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

other, mostly trade conventions, are
held in Omaha each year, averaging
approximately two a week the year
round.
Still another. trade idea grew up in
the minds of Ljobbers several years
ago. This was the idea of organic.
ing Merchants Market week. Two
of thes0 events are now held an
nually, one in the spring and an
other in the fall. Here the jobbers
create joint fund to provide special
entertainment for one week for the
visiting dealers who are invited and
encouraged to come in at given
time and do the spring and fall
buying of their stocks. From the
very outset this was a successful en-
terprise. Merchants from all over
the trade territory who wanted to
make buying trip to Omaha at
least once or twice year were only
too glad to learn that special prep
aration had been made, to receive
them at a given time in the spring
and fall, and consequently came in
in strong numbers from the first. So
successful was this plan of the job
bers that Merchants Market week
in Omaha is regarded over the ter
ritory as real outing, and many
other jobbing centers in the country
have written to leading jobbers in
Omaha repeatedly to learn the de-
tails of this plan, which outside OF
Omaha is known as the Omaha plan.
On the West Banks.
Omaha has won its spurs as job
bing center. Its growth has been
natural and inevitable. Searching
for the reason for this development
one cannot say that it is the result
of anything but natural advantages,
location and the enterprise of its
citizens.
There is an old theory in America
that the town situated on the west
bank of an important river becomes
the important city, while the one on
the east bank does not especially
thrive. Those who have studied this
will tell you that this is almost uni
versally true up and down the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri rivers. Those
who hold to this theory, while they
cannot explain it, will dismiss the
question Of why Omaha became
great as a jobbing center with the
words:
swell, it's on the west side of the
river"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

future demands, the company is
erecting new factory and Office
building on Grand avenue, between
Evans and Pratt streets. The plant
will cost i'll the neighborhood of
$2s0000 and will be the last word
IN modern construction. The fac
tory building will cover nearly two
blocks.
Officers OF the company are 7. L.
Baker, president and general man
ager; Charles Knox, vice president
and erection manager; X. L. Baker,
treasurer; L. l.. Vettc, secretary :,
Office manager; c. A. Baker, pur-
chasing agent; II. G. Veneman, sales
manager, and ]. c. Vaught. manager
drafting department,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19
Woman Gets High Degree.

Atlanta City, June 18.-An honor
.ary degree of doctor of literature, as
"an author, essayist and revealer of
life's beauty" has been presented to
Mrs. Cora Harris by Og1ethorpe tini-
versity. Mrs. Harris is the first wo-
man to receive such a distinction
from an educational institution in
Georgia.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-05-13
LOCALS TOSS OFF GAME
TO INVADERS FROM HELIX
WHEAT prLr LEAGUE

The Weston Mountalneern suffered
from bad case Of heavcs Sunday on
the local lot, and literally threw the
game away, Unless the boys recover
from their tendency 10 hcayo 'cm
high they'll have 10 get FIRST base.
man who could stand At the base OF
Mount Hood and claw snow of the
top. Once or twice they threw 'eni
low by way Of variety. but IN general
the sphere went high by mile.
Canuck Kennard would have had
the game well In hand but for the
erratic fielding and throwing Of his
teammates. The boys showed big
improvement In batting, but not af-
ter Kelly Pierce went In for the In.
yadcrs. This briek.topped veteran
cruelty whitfield ton Of our gallant lads
In the Ave innings he worked.
Ono Mr.. Clark of Helix smashed
out homer in the seventh. The ball
sailed aloft into the right garden and
didn't stop sailing for twc.thres
milcs--mebbe four. VI wasn't con.
sidcratc Of Mr. Clark, but perhaps he
was entitled to act that way. IIes a
real American. you know. lils re.
ycrcd ancestors didn't come over In
the Maynowcr. but were here when
the Mayhowcr came.
West0n's outheld again worked
beautifully. and Oliver In ccntcr
made what looked 10 be- an utterly
impossible catch. The luaty blows
for extra bases Of Kirkpatrick and
Kcnnarl helped In the local aeoring.
But they beat Us. twelve 10 nine,
"And that's ali there arc too Il" IN
the final analysis. pcndieton de.
feated Pilot Rock Sunday. AK TO five.
Next Sunday the locals 10 10 Helix.
Listen to the scorers wall.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-05-13

Officers were chosen as follows
President. Juanlta Tanning; vice
president, Ada Calder, secretary,
Margaret Calder treasurer. Amy
o'Iiarra. Meetings win be held IN
the homes Of members every two
weeks. and interesting programs pre-
sentcd.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Z, u. Miller are
leaving Milton May rs and will af.
terward sail on nm extended tour Of
the orient. They win be accompanied
by their adopted son, Eugene Foster,
son Of N. u. Foster Of Weston. Eu.
gene. who Is only seven years old,
possesses remarkable gifts as
violinist, and but for hIs departure
prior TO that event would have been
secured for the Pioneer Picnic pro-
gram,
Mrs. Sarah Jones, who spent the
winter months in Portland, has re-
turned to be with her daughter, Mrs.
NJ. Walter Petersen. during the
summer season.
Rev. w. $. Payne goes to Touchct,
Wash, Sunday 10 give the address at
the baccalaureate exercises Of the
Touchct high school.
Accompanied by two college chums,
Gail Williams came over from walla
Walla Saturday 10 spend the week
end in the welcome glow Of the J. II.
Williams Grenidc.
Mrs. Lucy DcMond Of Dayton.
Wash, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Snidcr. and witnessed the
graduation Of her grandson, Claude
Snidcr.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-05-13
BUEVITES

Special sale bargains IN rugs viii
interest you at the Ross Furniture
store.
Driving a new Studebaker, Claude
Warren came down Sunday from FL
topla, accompanied by his sisters,
Mrs. Win NorDcan Of Portland,
and Miss Fay Warren, teacher in the
Pasco schools. Together with their
guest, Miss Ada Wing, another Paseo
teacher. they spent the day very
pleasantly at the home Of Mrs. E.
NJ. Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nanncmann
and family Of lone, Morrow county.
were visitors the first Of the week Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Lindckon. Mrs.
Nannemann and Mrs. Lindeken arr
sisters. Mr.. Nanncmann, who oper-
ates what he calls a small farm but
which contains 1000 acres. reports
good crop conditions in his section
Of Morrow county.
Misses Esther Husbands and Lillian
Sheldon were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
y. A. Lumsden Sunday on n motoring
trip to the Reed and IIawlcy up.
lands.
The Willing Workers class Of the
NJ. r. Sunday school recently per-
fccted an organization at the home
Of their teacher. Mrs. w. II. Gould.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-05-13

A class of three members was
graduated last evening from Weston
High school. with appropriate and
interesting exercises nj Memorial
hall. They arc;
Harold NJ. Phinney. orrille william,
Claude Snider. Harold Phinney viii
receive n scholarship from one, Of the
six associated colleges IN Oregon.
Outstanding features Of the exer.
ciscs were the strong address BY Rev,
q. L. Clark Of the First Presbyterian
church, pendlcton, and the beautiful
soprano solos sung by Miss Anna
Peyton Compton Of Whitman Con-
servatory, Walla Waila. Miss Comp
ton was accompanied by Miss Louise
Smith, also Of the conservatory. The
program included:
Professional, Miss Nina Price; In
vocation, Rev. Mark A. Phinney;
solo, Miss Anna Peyton Compton;
address, "The Trademark Of
lluilder,' Rev. G. i. Clark; solo,
Miss Compton; announcements, Supt.
+. G. Fitzpatrick; presentation Of d.
.plomas, Chairman J. NJ. Banister;
bcnediction. Mr.. Phinney.
The baccalaurcate service was held
Sunday evening at the NJ. u. Church.
South. An effective address was CIV
en- by Rev. Mark A. Phlnney, and
special music was q pleasing feature
Of the service. Elder John Bonewits
offered prayer, and scripture was
read by Rev. A. j. Starmer.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-05-13

Mrs. Geo. W. Proebstel ST., accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. Gardner,
and nephew. Fred ID. Smith, were
passengers for Portland Sunday
morning. Mrs. Proebstel plans TO re-
main indefinitely with relatives and
friends IN the Rose City.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-05-13


Home runs Clark |.
Two base hits-owens !, kirkpat.
rick /.
Three base hits Kcnnard !. Kirk.
patrick 1. I.iauallen /.
Sacrifice hits Noes !, Pierce l.
First on balls OF kennard ., Gar.
tiez /. Pierce /.
Struck out by kennard z. Garties y,
Pierce 10.
Left on bases Weston 4, Helix y.
Innings pitched, by Garticz, Pierce
~ each.
Hits, Off Gnrticx 10.
Passed balls Blomgrcn ., Mulkey !.
Wild pitches kennard !. Gartiex 2.
Earned runs Weston 4, Helix 2.
Umpire Grove.
Scorer Payne.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-05-13
For Coatless Days

DETTER stock up and get the
ID benefit of the prices we are
now giving. Shortly Old Sol will
be making it hot for u.s." When
it gets to be 10 in the shade and
no shade you will wish you had
bought some of our half-price
shirts.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-05-13

Good secondhand piano for si60--
so cash, balance $40 per month. IN
quire at this ofiee.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-19
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E.
Homes Celebrate
25th Anniversary

on oE tha loy-i.est socigi eveut 81
the season Was the party cu FRIDAY
cverus piveu ~ Mr- and Mrs. l. f.
Halmcs ri thef beautiful home On
NORTH Iu8eeaood avenue, IN honor ol
the Twentieth anniversary o. their
wedding day Nr and Airs Holmes
are u,nons DAyioua's most popular
and best loved residents and ON this
happy o4aa-ioa fhev We're the recip
tents af many good wishes and beau
trul presents A delicious luncheon
was serve alter which the guests re-
paired to the bali room and enjoyed
dancing and the hours slipped happily
away. Many Of The guests 10 enjoy
the occasion were from the PRINCE
Gorge hotel a"d these presented Mr.
and Mrs Holmes with china tea set
appropriate 70 the occasion.
The following friends Of this worthy
couple made UP rhe party: Mr. and
Mrs James KELSEY. Mr. and Mrs "
w Hayatd. Mr. and Mrs Fred Amer
Nj ana Airs Havey. NJ Vaughn, Miss
Margaret Mitchell. Mrs. Mary T.. You
lin ana James Kelsey.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-19
Mrs. William Asher
of Sunday Party Is
Called to St. Louis

Mrs William Asher Of Winona
Lake. Who has been in charge OF the
womens meetings IN connection with
the Billy sunday evangeisue cam
paign. received Tie sad Intelligence Of
The serious Illness OF her husband S
mother at 81 Louis. and left today
for that city
Mrs Asher is the vile Of the pas
tor OF one Of the Winola Lake church
IS and mas been Instrumental IN hei
conduct vi womcn's classes during
the sunday services. Her duties here
VIII be taken over by Miss Florence
kinney Of Spris g6eld, Ohio. who viii
continue the work among the women
as commenced bv Mrs Asher.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-19
c-uac- o. c-srsr

- F'Hsmeffn see sAm 81 ku~m
iasfor s4nazs sftsui 81 e n s-~
oae H.athau. ~un+ Cs-z $50 -
I'LL rsak u7arainx fawFu~ Ia go.
hsta 81 iaf rsv W-hirh - 49,
FtenuE rersaip q p. sus,~-4 a
III ca rRn Gfsssa raa4@r Al srs
.ut. tasi IS s,seHd these ser~Ec~-
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-19
81 CONGREGATIONAL c4uRcs

grr Violin &. snd Palmetto SIS. R~x
WI Lewis minister s.4s Tz- SEn
day -ehool = Blair Danu. sept. Ii
ul morning worship. serEnon 4sse-ne-
llaa Should i'rOsestsnts Keep L-ax7-
Spec ~ music - quarter ellolr. rrsv
or meeting "Wednesday evening COS
timing the Lensen sfuaaes on fhs. xen
eral theme. Ths Light IS LIE a.
welcome sivsys No e~enFrs s.r-n-s
on account q To- SUNDAY n~.tlsg
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-19
raE rousisr crusc-

A. III fh- Tua-lsf es-rF 3
SIS ~-~ tha Ter ~ t-h<-s.s
ffs drre Gus ~fa drArer s-~ps@n
frgut fh- t~kt Hha suo--fa -n-sA~r
t9eu ar~ nu9 rpu- as ~ ki-x1u-
lar -ath ftuls - tk.sy Ezher a.
- AZ Sc - Snnds- seha-sl 1rse-
csr- ef Rev ~ F3erspa ard Esh4s
class under l.asiershlp y Rev ~
Mar are bIad
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-19
ST mARy-s EPISCOPAL cs4usc4

torner R11sWood ard Orzaxs
Av- Row u Robert NeEsv. r~cfr-
Services t-r ta@ seeuua SUNDAY =
Lesf. 80 IN halg eou1ruafon.
q - 81 m. sHudsy aeH II mo-nias
PRAYER snd sermon A-eA dag service.
during L~Hf Tuesday Thnrs.ixv.
fiaat 81 . m WEDNESDAYS : - =.
Ar- Elizabeth Toner Hnnttm.. ~
rhe First ~ e. ysarra = Ps-tsbslrs
wll ia ta- sei0tsF "a - Mary ehesr
SUNDAY
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-19
Sunday Takes a Rap
at Those Believing in
Monkey Ancestors
Continued from Page one)

organization including religious Uacs
Bi!lv announced that be- was re
publican aud this brought out
round of applause He said he lived
IN state where Democrats were es
scarce as Republicans were here had
b. lived his life il Florida rs doubt
he too. would be a Democrat Biiy re-
fuses 10 accept ths theory oi cvuiu
lion and says he IS quite sure Dts
forebesrs never Lived b trees ana
amused themselves by laraNiu- ~
coauutg AZ theif neigahJrs 81 ala af
who wished 70 aa so aia 81 tn hr.I
with their monkey ancestors uui fF
him W. wanted to ST le.t uuf ~ E l
he IS convinced hat n8at e. u 81
Snd made aim The IaoI -aFs Cod
urpsAhed tl, breath ~ M Is mat
nd se SAYS had mn aaer writing shs
fih'a there wsuI have heaa q great
miy uu iat Ne uuula have had Gpd
4rcaihir.- hs hrsia af 8I ln he eir
phsut the ruu-eerlus. tge aGlestHf
AMI ail auHals. hut the H8ps
',,ee brratay5 Tbs breath % iilr tufe
msn
.:aia saR he doubiefs. tha arnne
tirs and ths iuGdel> always bIiu- up
the ssmc lool qutst.o a,e af ahirh
Where dad Cam =et hl~ Ntfe9- Iflit
saws be does not know 81 carr vbers
cain gUf ISIS Uile and THAR ~ doe
not think il looks well f1r men fo hr#
so Interested iu Other mems wives
lie SAYS that students have shown
that the population doubles every ~
years and as Cain was p mere youth
Of LIS years. when be e1urte8 and won
his wife whoever she ~ sht have
been that he had qu.is a crowd from
which 90 choose Another question al
ways brought up h. says Is thai of
.he immaculate Conception" ana he
SAWS that these douhters say Ih5t
God never has upset the Laws ~ ma
ur" hut the Rev Billy says tae I'M
maculate Conception Is scientific
fac proven IN MANY instances Uu the
lower planes at life
In passing the Rev HDy gave OLE
John Barieycoru slap AND >a51 bad
thc people Of all churches Ea'h3He
and Protestsnts alike. voted rs thet
should, the saloon would have been iu
he'll 80 years sooner than FL w-s
He said ht was often asked Why
ala God make woman out OF ths nib
of a man" and answered by saving
he did not know a. be was not there
ii the time, bur said YOU might a.
weu ask why when making a .sad-
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-19
ST. nAsqs MISSION

fEttfeua fsa@eh. regular ehurrs ~~r.
vices every sunday eveaiuE - 7sss u
LsI1s theatre. Sersneu - Rev g
MeKsg The matter g : ny camrr.
building iH b. aiseuss=s ~ -. slas~
"a the stFv8ce Al intrrs I'D ~ BE
aAiett az urged sa atf@nd
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-19

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

First Church q Christ Scientist
corner Palmetto and I-iEe Ca A~es-
services sunday fe - - N .asfeef
81 iasson sermon Mind San&@y
school aso "a. m- Testimonial Noel
ing Wednesday evening - 5 o,csola.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-19

health, but Manager HAYNES OF the
Princess Issena saws he viii send him
away from his hotel with a genuine
John Bunny" physique
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-03-11
The Commercial, Union City, Tenn.
FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1921.
Million Packets Of
Flower Seeds Free

We believe in flowers around the
homes of the South. Flowers brighten
up the home surroundings and give
pleasure and satisfaction to those who
have them.
: We have filled more than a million
packets of seeds, of beautiful yet
easily grown flowers to be given to
our customers this spring for the
identifying Of their homes.
Wouldn't you like to have five
packets of beautiful flowers free?
YOU CAN GET THEM! Hastings
1921 catalog is 116-page handsomely
illustrated seed book with twenty
beautiful pages showing the finest va
rieties in their true natural colors.
1t is full of helpful garden, flower and
farm information that is needed In
every home, and. too, the catalog tells
you how to get these flower seeds alb
solutely free.
Write for our 1921 catalog now. It
Is the finest, most valuable and beau
tiful seed book ever published, and
you will be mighty glad you've got it.
There is no obligation to buy any.
thing. Just ask for the catalog.
H. G. HASTINGS CO., sEEDsMEN,
ATLANTA, GA.