Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-20 | Page 22 | Omaha Holds Lead as Butter Center

OMAHA HOLDS LEAD AS BUTTER CENTER OMAHA; Neb.. Feb. 14 .More than 125,000,000 worth of butter was manufactured manu-factured In ' ma ha during 1 ! L'o. ac- cording to an estimate by the Omaha lehainbep of commerce, members of I w hich report that this city still retains lis position as I he chief citv of this in-'duslry in-'duslry in the United 8tales. j The figures on butter production ax given by the chamber for years shows a .steady Increase sine 1 ! 14 when ih-government ih-government census showed that the production hero for that year was $4.-1 $4.-1 840.849 compared to the following other oltlas: St. Paul. $3. 229. 303: Denver .$2,028.-;::. .$2,028.-;::. Minneapolis. 1.6sS.0l; Chicago. 111,147,091; Detroit. $i.i"T,io. n.-v.--(land, $1,064,076; Seattle, $90S.84; '.rand K ipid.s,$T47.1R4; Salt Lake Cltv, I606.42U; Kansas City. $52,348. No government figures, chamber of commerce officials say, have been made available since in 14, but the chamber of commerce has estimated produi Mm, sin, .- I m t ior . ni.iha us I follows: 1915, $7,860,805; 1916. $10-79.144; $10-79.144; 1917. $ 1 1,01 1,925; 1918. $20-387.182; $20-387.182; 1919. MS.966.210; 1930 $"T,'-623,630. $"T,'-623,630. oo- The Republic of Mexico celebrates 'nineteen legal holidays!