The Omaha guide., 1954-04-02
Henry c. GIissmon
Candidate For
City Commissions


Nebraska August 6, 1880 so I am
70 years old past.
/ have been in business for my
self, ever since / left the Uni
versity of Nebraska School of Ag-
riculture in 1897. My main bust
ness from that date to about
1922, was Dairying, and the
breeding of fancy dairy cattle
and farming. l taught butter
making for two years under the
late Prof. T. L. Hacker at the
Lincoln State School of Agricul-
ture 1896-1897. 1 specialized al
SO in Horticulture and Ento-
mology, studying under the now
world famous DR.. Chas. E. Bes-
sey, founder of the Halsey, Ne
braska, Pine Tree project, that
now, after about 81 years boasts
of the largest pine tree paintings
in tbs y S. and what was once
barren sand hills, now affords a
home for thousands OF Wild deer,
and affords the Nebraska sports
man the thrill Of a deer hunt an
nually.
In 1922, our farm home on
west Center St. was sold to tie
Happy Hollow Golf Club and
Shuler & Cary, who developed
the now popular Rock Brook adj
dition.
Since 1922 / have been in the
golf course construction business,
helping to build the new Happy
Hollow Club and later the Oma-
ha Country Club Golf Course,
north of Benson.
In 1926 l began to build on
my 80 acre farm at about 38th
and Center Street, the first pub
lie pay-as-you-play golf course in
Nebraska that was privately own
ed. This course was called Val
ley View.
Then we took over the old
Dundee Golf Course, across from
the Omaha University, operating
it for II years.
At about the same time we
built the Harrison Heights Golf
Course on 18th and Center st.
and operated it II years. Then
in 1889 we leased the5airy farm
at 84th to Goth st. south of Dodgsl
st. We personally made the
plans for this course, building
the same in 1939-4O, calling it
Indian Hills"
My wife and l still hold this
lease, and unless some arrange
ment is made to buy our lease,
we will continue to operate it
until 1868.
In about 1916 | turned the ac-
tive management Of Indian Hills
over to my children, Harold w.
Glissmann, who is also Grounds
Superintendent at Boys Town,
Nebraska, being the present man.
ager.
In 1884 1 filed as candidate
for Congress, but was defeated
and in that election Chas. F.
Mclaughlin was elected.
Retiring from active manage
ment of Indian Hills in 1916, I
have since that time built up one
of the largest Bent grass, for
green's, and other fancy grasses,
in the midwest and though ire
tired" still operate this grass
nursery.
In 1851 I WORKED FOR THE
CITY OF OMAHA AS LAND
SCAPE ARCHITECT, taking on
the job Of finishing the million
dollar municipal stadium at Deer
Park Blvd. and between 10th
and 18th St.
was an employ Of the City of
Omaha, not as a contractor, but
as a foreman laborer. While
there 1 had many of the colored
boys work for me and with me,
and | can only praise their faith
fulness and willingness to work,
though at times they may not
have been allowed to work full
time. / have many friends a.
mong the colored people Of Oma-
ha. A lot Of them play golf at
my golf course at present and
have in the past.
Although, threatened many
times by some narrow-minded
white" customer, that allowing
the colored man to play on my
courses, would ruin my attend
ance, l have made no discrimina-
ton, even at the threat of los
ing white" patronage, and to-
day our business is bigger and
better than ever and some of our
best customers are the boys
from tho 0nd DID 81 ~