By no means, an unimportant feature of the city's importance is its excellent newspapers, in number and quality of which Omaha is unexcelled by any city in the United States. It has at present five daily papers, the Republican, a morning paper, established in 1858, and now principally owned by S. P. Rounds and Cadet Taylor; the Herald, also a morning paper, established in 1865, now owned by Hon. John A. McShane; the Bee, morning and evening editions, established in 1871, and principally owned by E. Rosewater; the World, an afternoon paper, established in 1885, principally owned by G. M. Hitchcock; the News, an afternoon paper, started in 1887, by O. H. Rothacker, and the Tri-

In 1855 he left there and went to Page county, Iowa, where he was engaged in shingle manufacturing for three years. In 1858 he closed out his business there and came to Omaha, where he has since continuously resided. In 1861 Mr. McCreary was again building telegraph, this time for the Union Pacific railroad company across the plains to Salt Lake City, after which the engaged in freighting across the plains for about four years, then in contracting for the Union Pacific on that company's road for about a year, after which he went into the raising of broom corn in Douglas County, and the manufacture of brooms, which he continued for two years, since which time he has devoted himself to his real estate interests in Omaha and to his ranche and stock raising in Wyoming Territory. It thus appears that Mr. McCreary's pursuits and interests have been of a more than usually varied character, showing much energy and business activity, and the result to him has been a well earned competency. His ranche in Wyoming lies about the headwaters of the Little Laramie river, within 18 miles of Laramie City, consists of 2400 acres, all under fence, is stocked with 650 head of cattle, 250 horses and is the best timber sheltered ranche in the Territory. He is preparing to cultivate it largely, being convinced that farming will be more profitable in the future than the raising of large herds of stock.

of about 6,000, of which about 1,000 may be termed first-class, 2,000 second-class, and the balance of a third grade. The hotels of the city are always over-crowded, and are all prospering in an extraordinary degree. It is conceded by all that there is need for another large first-class hotel, and a number of capitalists are now considering the formation of a company which will construct a hotel, that will be unexcelled even in Chicago. Indeed it may be said the project is well advanced, and that the building will be started before a twelve-month. In the number and character of its buildings Omaha also ranks highly, as the illustrations in this work indicate. Brief allusion is here made to a few of them, of recent construction or at present under way. In point of height and cost of con-

struction the building in course of erection by the New York Life Insurance Company at