Nebraska Newspapers

    THE DAILY BEE ,
E. BO3EWATBR : EDITOR
WHITEDJLW REID married a million
sire's daughter , and poor Anna Diet
Inson Is disconsolate. She couldn'l
match that $500,000 check.
willnever end. We bav <
justdiscovered ; through Brooks' tele
cope that THE BEE -was a alien !
partner with Wardell in the great con :
mining e nit.
Ora. Oily Council has committed
serious blunder In "postponing action
on the proposition to change the cart
lines of our streets. The change ii
bound to be m de sooner orJater. It
trill cost this city thousands of dollars
lars In re-Betting fire hydrants , and
no system of surface drainage can
ever be established until the curb
lines are made uniform.
Tuc { corporations and merchants
who own the grounds and factories
on our river front are not the only
sulferers from the flood. The work-
ingmeit who have been thrown out of
employment and for that matter every
man , woman and child in Omaha are
sharers in the Joss. The floods have
blockaded the railroads and the nil-
road blockade his caused scarcity of
provisions and articles of consumption
that every family needs. The consequence
quence Is a heavy advance in the pro
vision and meat markets and natural
ly an advance In the price of board.
BBIQGS AND VAN WYCK.
When JudgeBriggs was a candidate
for the United States senate , four
years ago he was assailed in the mrs *
bitter and vindictive terms by the
Omaha Republican. He was raked
fore and aft about bis political record ,
and denounced as a persistent officcr-
seoker. After the senatorial election
Judge Briggs was importuned to
sign a paper in favor cf Hitchcock's
appointment as consul general
Paris. He did : BO and he was a
once applauded' one of thi
most eminent and ssgaclon
statesmen th t the whol
hemiiphere has ever produced. Las
summer Judge Briggs ventured thfi
opinion that the Omaha primaries
needed radical reform and went so fsr
as to endorse the acts of the count ;
committee in requiring registration o
republfctn voters. This brough
down upon his head an avalanche o
blackguardism and abuse from whicl
he didn't even recover when he con
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eonted to preside ever the meeting t
ratify the noinKation of the leglel *
tivo ticket Steaded by Oontan
A few days age KifBiK iSabunce
that that the Judge would be tondera
*
an appolntmeutoa the court
claims , and thii irWjprth another
blast from the brass collared traar
that edits the Republican. Our in
tlmatlon that the abuse of Judge
Briggs would be sure to elect himtjt
the United State * senate , caused tha
political wrecltw to reverse his lover ,
and he trie * to Inulime JadgnJBrl
with the following dose of taffy :
It is not , wltbia 'oBr. baerva.t
daring the part six" years 'thai , Judg
Brlpgs hai been "a candidate for of
fioe , engagedJ fajipenerering strag
gle for a position In the publio ser
vice. " It Is true that his naffie baa
often been heard in connection with
honorable and responsible public of
fices , but It has beoif 'through no ef
fort on his part ; his aaiae < ha only
been hoird'tm the lips of his numer
ous personal and party friends.
* * * * *
If Judge Btipgi over takes "posi
tion In the publKueecrlce" the office
will have to seek'-'hlttr ; "ho Trill not
seek the office. There are not -few
in the majoritypirty , in this state who
are of the opinion 'that It is high
time that such an innovation should
be made , and that the chronic office.
Bookers stand aside and let the party
do its own nominating. It is safe to
predict , In that case , that Judge Brlggs
wonld be among the first whom the
people of the state would call upon to
represent and servo them in acme
public position of .high trust and
honor.
When Gen. Tan Wyck first asaum
ed prominence in Nebraska politics ,
In the spring of ,1876 , by becoming
the chairman of the state convention
at FremontprhoRepublican abused
and blackguarded the General in a
tyle for which . Brooks-hu ouch a
knack. In 'tbo'fall of 18 ? , Vhen the
General waa the regular republican
candidate for the atate senate , the
Rcpublicun encouraged every effort of
hit enemies to defeat him. "WhorTlhe
General made his fir tT lront inrthe
atatesenate , blackgu'a * < l Broekm eoaght
to belittle 6 mIbyr.icurrUloH flings
like the faltoVjng : & ? fel
Gen. Van Wyck la chairman of the
aenato committee'on mllitaryl It'I
to be hoped that- the General will ahow
abettor knowledge of the science than
he has exhibited of theart of war.
[ Republican , > Jan-Sh-1877. ' *
The effort of Senator Yin Wyck to
prevent Cams from packing the 'ten *
ate corpmlttcot with jnoaopoly. . cap
pers , waat ridleakd and SemUorJVan.
Wyck lampooned in the folio wine
HH
style : >
The reader of tha Wednesday ? * leg.
ialative record would be highly amnted
could he 'teadietweea the llnes"tbat
portion relating to. Van Wyck'a fill-
battering1 ? Tan "Wyck makes a pret
ty fair fifteen minute speech but when
he consumes three boors and that
"talking againat time , " -the Goda da-
liver aa. But thla waa not the point
to which werrefer. It will be seen
that General Yan Wyck mastered the
antl forceeagainat the proposition
to appoint a committee to report mem *
berahlp of jsUadiag committees. The
joke of it ia that thla waa Van'a own
device and he is another apeclmen of
an engineer "Jiolst . .with , hia
own patard. " It appears that
be got up a .caucus to "fix" tha
committees aforesaid , and than con
ferred with .nobody in making up the
slate. Thereupon , " the boya " wont
back on .thelc edoutable leader and
oar ac.ti-Bibaa'n speedily came to
grief. His rulea for the government
of a caucus are evldently"aT unlqu *
and Van Wyckan &Ethoae contained
in hi * forthcoming manual for the
government of parliamentary bodies.
They may-do for 'a country town in
the far Interior of' York alate , " but
Nebraska politicians and legislator *
kave rather too -much Intelligence ,
independence andwlll-of-their-own to
be thus led ; by the , noie blindfold by a
thmbleful of fcroi'u expended in a loud
voice , wild declamation , and under tht
lath of a fifth-rate mule dritr. [ Re
publican.
The boya that" outgeneraled Van
Wyck to the delight of Brooks , was
a gang of tricksters and monopoly
henchmen with Tom Kennard at- the *
head and Church Howe at the taili-
They floored Van Wyck by going
back on their party , after being beat *
en in the republican caucus , and com *
bining with the democrats for a div-
iaion of committees and patronage.
And this kind of support was given
General Van Wyck from that time
forward during hia entire legislative
career. In the campaign that culmi
nated in General Van Wyck's elec
tion , Brooks was the avowed chim-
pion of Paddock. Every line he
wrote at home , or from the battle
ground , waa In opposition to the major
ity of the legislature that elected Van
Wyck. Not & stcne was left unturned ,
by Brooks , * aa Paddock's principal
organ grinder to prevent the consoli
dation of the element to which Gen.
Van Wych owea his election. But ,
Tresto change , " Van Wjck was
elected , and Brooka flopped on his
belly with loud liudationa and the
lick rpittle followed the general clear
to Washington , and Insulted the
stalwart anti-monopolist by assuming
to act as hia mouthpiece. The man
who in 1877 had only a thimble-
fnl of brains , " tae noisy
"fifth rate mule driver" waa painted
in most gorgeous colon as a Nebraska
Webster , Clay and Sewnrd all in one.
General Van Wyck like Judge Brigga
la a man of good flense and instead of
being tickled by such flattery ho
naturally must feel as all men do who
have aeen Brooks IB his gyrations a
contempt bordering on disgust.
TRAirOB TO OMAHA.
'The overflow of the rii er is to be used
by the railroad organs in an anmraent for
another TJ" . P. rip-rap job. " [ Bee.
When thia traitor to Omaha and
enemy to every interest that Is mak
ing thia city great , sees the Union Pa
cific shops driven from their present
location , be will probably be satisfied
with the ruin he hci wrought to the
beat interests of this city.
* * * * * *
The Republican docs not see fit , at
present at least , to multiply words
upon thla matter. Jt contents itaell
witq asying plainly now that the
warfare which Roaewater and hia
backers have renewed on any
attempt" which may bemade to se
cure an additional appropriation to
maintain the river front , will , if suc
cessful , end in driving away from the
city the two largest interesta of libor
and manufacture within its limits to
day ! If the citizens and business
men of this city think they cap afford
to aid Rotewater in securing this re
sult , let them go ahead ; only , on our
own part , wa propose that they shall
go on In their disloyal and suicidal
ccurae with their "yes open. [ Repub
lican.
I am aware that ! alone am responsi
ble for the Mlaaourl river flood , the
cyclone that blow'off two spana of the
Union Pacific bridge , the burning of
the Grand Central , the removal of the
stockyards to Dillonvllle , the erec
tion of the cow sheds that ornaments' ,
the Union Pacific depot grounds , the
establishment of the terminus on
Sidney Billion's twelve hundred
acres , the ten dollar bridge toll , and
many other drawbacks lo the full
development of Omaha as a great city.
I am horrified and dumbfounded
that to all these calamities and
disasters , I am about to add the crime
of removing the U. P. shops from
Omiha by refusing to sanction a tri
fling donation of another $100,000 to
that great national pauper , known as
the Union Pacific railroad. Traitor
md enemy to Omaha , as I humbly
jonfess myself to have Tieen , without
; rial by jury , I plead in extenuation
if these crimes a few trivial benefits
that have , through me , been con
ferred upon this -city during a reii-
lence. of more than seventeen years.
Daring that period I have paid over
$12,000 $ in taxes .to the city and coun
ty , * laige portlonof which went to pay
the Interest on the bonds donated to
.he Union Pacific. As far back us 1868
[ owned the block upon which Mr.
Ipusel's residence stands , on the cor
lercf 'Twentieth and Burt , and 11mr
> roved I'nat property by expending
iver 1,700 in buildings , fences , it3. In
.869 I purchased a lot on
fcmham. street and erected a
> rick building thereon atji cost of
learly § 13,000. Thai waai m a
'ear when the bottom was ap-
larently about to fall out'of ;
) maha and confidence was Bhakon ln'
ler further growth. While others had
een importing iron fronts and'cut
tone "from Abroad , every pound of
ron and foot of atrtnelnray-building ,
rere purchased 'in * ' Omaha. When
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tmaha waa called on to don ate $200- o
00 for thfT BurchMe of 'the U. P si
epot groonds/and these bonds had 0
> be takes at par by Omaht property 0Pi
Pici
rnora , "I signed $2,000 for these ci
snds and'paid $200 to Augustus 01
ioantze to takoithem off myhands. . 01t t
fcen the Grand Central hotel waa m
rejected I subscribed $1000 towards'
is stock and p"kld every dollar of 4t Pi
( Aides donating$250 more towarda PiPi
IB purchase of , the hotel grounds. Picc
of the moat - ccm
ome loyal-friends of m
maha according to the U. P. standard
tpudlated their subscription to the
oiol or paid it in Babcock extin- it
ulahers. Within the pait ten years
nco I embarked In the newspaper
nainesa , I have given steady employ-
tent to from thirty to fifty persona and
aid out over three hundred thousand
oil rs in wages In Omaha Up to the time
'HE ' BEE was established , no piper in
maha had penetrated the South
latte . The brat
country. traveling PI
PIol
; enU that entered that section aa rep- olol
isentativea of Omaha enterprise were ol
invassers for TUB BEE , and our '
holesala merchants and mannfactur- T
s speedily followed. The first rep- ttbi
isentativca of Omaha In the Black bira
Ills region ware paid correspondents raat
! THE { Bui The firtt illustrationa tl
tlai
' the Black Hills were brought out aira
i THE BEE. The five annual illna- ra
ram
ated reviews iasued by THE BLE m
i a cost of over fifteen hundred dol- b :
raeich , advertised Omaha-in every
u rter of the globe through over
5,000 papers , and have done more to nc
: ake Omaha known than any other isan
edlum. Daring the past two yean CO
H BEE has expendad over $10,000
effort to advertise as
i an the advantages
ex
: Omaha and resources of Nebraska , lei
tying for advertising in more than BO
4,000 newspapers In every state o :
tha union , and Omaha ia now con
arantly advertised In every section o
the continent by THE BEE which circu
lates In all the states and territories
from Maine to Oregon.
My first treason to Omaha begai
when I represented Douglas county it
the legislature in 1871 , and stirtec
the movement for the impeachmen
of Governor Butler and the breakln ;
up of a corrupt ring , whose ramifica
tlons extended to this city. It wai
then that I exhibited those disloya
traits that refused to blindly follow
the directions of the Union Pacific
officers , who sought to gat a bill
through authorizing them to fix theii
own tolls over a wagon bridge , which
they proposed to build over the Mia
scuri at Omaha. In the perversity oi
my disloyal nature I caused a bill
to pass , which ia still a lair , authoriz
ing tha Mayor and Council of Omaha
to fix the tolls , if such a bridge Ia ever
erected. ( Page 25 , SUtntes of 1871. )
Another act of treason toward Oma
ha on my part was the abolition of the
costly , double headed school board
and tha substitution of the present
board of edacitlon system which the
Omaha Republican opposed and the
people of Omaha ratified by a vote of
ten to one. My last legislative act
was even more treasonable towards
Omaha when I palled through an ap
propriation of $15.000 for the estab
lishmsnt and erection of a deaf and
dumb Institute in Omaha , which the
state has since enlarged by
additional appropriations of over
30,000. All theaa treasonable
acts were insignificant , however , com
pared with the high treason I com
mitted when I refused to accept $500
which Thomas L. Klmball came into
my office to offer me in 1875 , as a
slight token of affection in case I
succeeded in inducing the county
: ommissioners to withhold their
proclamation for the narrow gauge
aond election. By stubbornly do-
ilinlng to oppose the narrow gauge
project , when the other pipers and
> ditors remained loyal to the TJ. P.
[ forfeited thousands of thousand of
iollara of patronage , and have never
inco b'eea forgiven for my treason.
My enmity to Onnha was manifest-
id in many otner ways which make
ne liable to the same charge of high
reason. For nearly ten years , be-
finning with Its championship of the
IBW constitution of 1871 , which the
lonopolles eo bitterly opposed , THE
SEE has been a stumbling block and
horn in the flesh to jobbers , political
ilunderera , impostors and common
windlers. From the days of Witch Ha-
el Hammond to the time of the great
lolly swindle ; from Stoddarl and
ilarvin , who went to the penltentia-
y ; to Mumey and Aldricb , who ought
o have gone , THB BEE baa been a
reasonable terror , and I , as its editor ,
lave incurred the deadly hatred and
Loatllity of the horde of scallawags ,
windlera , quacks andmonopoly bench-
aon for whom the Omaha Republican
taa been at all times the consistent
south piece.
Just now I am on the eve of com-
cutting another great act of treason
n opposing further donations to the
Jnion Pacific railroad which has al-
eady bulldozed and extorted over one
illlion dollars in bonds and lands
rom this city. For the twentieth
tme Omaha is threatened with the
omoval of the Uuion Pacific
hops if she doesn't submit t
nether levy of blackmail. Thes
Ighwaymen forget that they , by thei :
wn contract , have bound themselve
} maintain these shops in Omaha for
ver , and that the removal of thesi
iops from this city lays them liabli
> the forfeiture ot the depot ground
ad even the approaches lo the bridge. .
E in opposing such downright rob-
ery of the tax-payers of ihli city , I
ave become an enemy of Omaha I
m ready to take the cense nonces.
ave staked everything I own , my
resent prospects and my future sue
iss on the growth and prosperity of
maha. The labor of my best
sara has been expended iu
aildlng up this city through the par -
; r which is now recogn'zsd ' as the
test influential journal between the
akes and tha Rockies. My interests
e identical with those of the mer.
lants , manufacturers and laborers
ho have , made Omaha their home.
rhenever the interests of Omaha are
sailed or threatened , I am always
ady to defend and uphold , but 1
iver will follow in the wake of a set
mercenary rogues who hire them-
Lves out for paltry pay and pat
naha on the back while
: king her pockets , who
r down and hound down
ery man who darea to interpose ob-
> cles in the way of corporate cor-
irante , that hive on every occasion
ilated their sacred contracts , tram-
id on oar rights , oppressed oar peo-
and kept Omaha back , when she
ild to-day have been a greater com-
irclal centre than . .Kansas City. In
3 language of Patrick Henry , I say :
f thia be treason , make the most of
" E. ROSEWAIKIU '
FBEIQHT BATES.
IW TO RESTORE THE 1AVT OF COMPETI
TION TO THB BUSINESS OF THB COM
MON CARRIER , - * -
The political economists insist that
e great law of supply and demand
jnlates the resources of society as
rfectly and completely as the law
gravitation controls the movements
the heavenly bodies. The rule ,
wever , does not hold when its ope-
tion has bee ? artificially disturbed.
tat the common carriers have dls-
rbed the operations of the rule will
conceded , notwithstanding that
Iroad managers with an air of
petior knowledge , continue to quote
3 doctrines of the economists aa
lams. As a matter of fact , freight
s are not fixed by scientific
aims. The development of the
Iway system of transportation has
> nght out a class of so-called ex-
rts , whose calling , Including high
ary , depends upon perpatnating the
tion that the sabject of freight ratea
! 0 intricate a character that one not
expert is not to be expected to
nprehend it.
Dne system of railway management ,
we ntve It , has no doubt become
jeodingly complicated. The prob-
i given to the railway mignate to
ve Is how to get the highest r. to
out of the traffic accessible to his
road. Too high a rate Icsss freight
entirely , as the commodity declines '
to move. Too low a rate discredits'
his skill as an expert in the showing
ot the groes receipts of his road.
The questisn ever in his mind Is what
rato.will tha business bear. To an
swer this question involves the know-
ledga of an infinite variety and num
ber of subjects. A car load of ono
commodity of a given weight is
charged two , three , and often ten
times the rate thai another car load
moved over the same track of the
same weight is charged , and the rate
for the same commodity varies with
every fluctuation of the market.
Countless illustrations might
be picked out. One would
snnpoae that the rate for a car-load
of silver ore from a given to a given
station would be the sanu. Not so.
Ask for a rate and the first question
is , What is the yield per ton ? If it
be high grade ore the shipper can af
ford a high rate and he must pay it or
haul by wagon. Complain of the
rate , and say Smith Is shipping ore
at a lower rate. The answer is , his
ore does not yield o e quarter that
yours doos. The shipper answers , I
have nothing to do with that. The
expert tells him he does not under
stand the intricacies of railway
management. If I charge Smith full
rate he will not ship. I must have his
freight , and to get it must chirge a
rate to induce shipment. You can
afford to ship &t the rate I offer you.
As to you , then , the charge is reason
able. You ought not to c implain if I
haul Smith's low-grade ore at a rate
he can ship. The only question for
us to consider is this : is your rate
ralr ?
Another familiar illustration : Say
cam is 70 cents in New York , and a
full crop west. A rate Is fixed that
will give the western f&rmer about 30
cents. The next year perhaps there
is a smaller crop west , but the demand
in New York is not so strong ; the
market is down to 50 cents. Last
year's rate will keep the corn at home ,
because the farmer could not get more
than 10 cents for his corn. Some
thing must be done. Freights mubt
be had. Down go the rates. The
western farmer gets 20 to 25 cents for
his CDrn. The common carrier levies
for his blackmail all the difference in
price. It ii amusing to note
the excuses exports give for
these fluctuations of ratea.
Wnen rates are high , we hear learned
disquisitions upon the costs of trans
portation. Figures that look like
pages of logarithms are produced.
Statistics about grades and curves ,
cost of construction , repairs , and re-
vivalsj idle ca , empty return car
goes , etc. , and nice calculations to
show that It coats a cent , or a cent
and two mills , or a cent and seven
and one-tenth mills ( we have seen one
such where the fraction had been car
ried down to .0199) ) , per ton per mile.
When the rate Is low we hear as
learnedly that the freight must be
had. That the market will not stand
a higher rate. Wo are interested In
the prosperity of our customers. Wo
must build up the business tributary
to oar line.
We hear no such discussion with
reference to any other business. The
farmer sells his wheat , the shoemaker
his shoes for whatever he can get , and
he would bo laughed at if ho attempt
ed to argue up the price. This modern
principle upon which rates are fixed
makes the carrier a partner in the
profits of an infinite variety of busi
ness. He must be an expert , indeed.
Thia doctrine of what the -business
will bear has lad directly to the con
solidation of the great lines under the
management of a few , and to the
"peeling" of the rates at competing
points and to mutual understandings
not to invade the "territory" of each
other for freights. Now and then
there are little quarrels and short
pouting ipalls tu be followed by
closer alliances and higher 'rates.
We have at last reached
this point that the business
of the cemmon carrier is the only
great industry that baa carried without
competition. Statesmanship stands
bewildered in face of the fact. Low
mutlerings are heard all along the
line. The producer and the consumer
are pinched and suffer. Mad blows
have been struck here and there. The
grangers have shown their teeth ; have-
driven legislation through legislature
after legislature. They have knocked
loudly at the doors of the supreme
court , until it answered that the people
ple could regulate rates. That court
has thrown to the winds the whole
doctrine of the vested rights to fix
rates. Investigation has followed in
vestigation ; volumes of testimony have
been printed.
The monopoly Is , nevertheless ,
stronger -day than ever before. On
the floor of the senate , the other day ,
[ t was stated that to-morrow four
men may meet in New Yort and tax
the people two hundred millions per
innnm for their own benefit , and
there ia no way to prevent it. States-
iien hoped , economists promised ,
: hat cempetition wonld ultimately
solve th'o problem. Wait a little
while , said they , and the lans of
trade will assert their power. Wo
iavo waited until wa have seen that
what little of competition there was
las been destroyed. We may aa
irel ! admit openly and frankly that
: ho attempt to make ono railway to
rompete with another railway is a
allure , It is naeless to experiment
'urther in that direction. 'For moro
ban a generation we have baen work-
ng by this rule , and have succeeded
n perfecting monopoly. Little faith
teed be placed in legislation simply
egulatlng or fixing ratea. Stops that
lave been taken are iu the right direo
Ion. Many paints of controversy have
een settled thereby. But 'the 'whole
f atom mast be remodeled. Our notions
f railway property , of railway fran-
tiisos , of the business of the railway
Drporations are all wrong. Instead
E building ona railway to compete
1th another we must create competi-
on on ihe same track. This wa the
rat idoa. It waa contemplated in the
irly charters. The idea. that a rail-
ay company should act as a common
irrier 'was an afterthought 'The
igerness of localities to get the ben-
it of the highway of Iron and the
> eed of steam harried us all into the
ice of construction. Charters were
ranted carte blanche. We all ro-
lember it When one road oppressed
o built another , If possible with
lore libertl grants as a counter-irri-
mt , as you would put a mustard piss-
; r on your stomach. When" that
died we.fixed rates by law , or we ara
to.
There is no reason why the corpora-
on that owns the franchise , that
instructs the highway , and that
irnishes tha motive power , even ,
lonld be the exclusive common
irrier on the road. Charters used
> be cranted t'o corporations to con-
rnct toll roads , turnpikes , aim canals.
he corporation owing the franchise
instructed tha highway , collected
ilia for the use thereof , and whoever
aveled thereon and whoever had a
> am or boat could carry for hire. A
milar system may bo easily built up
ad adapted to railroads. The experts
lay be expected to J3neor _ at such a
reposition. We will , however , take
issona from them. We have not for-
Dtten the Blue lines and Red lines
id White lines run by corporations
hose stock was owned by and paid I
, rge dividends to directors and mana-
: ra acd general freight agents'of rail-
ays then hurrying into the hands
: receivers. These lines furnished
10 care , sent them to ba lutded , * J
intracted with the shipper , con-
tinned the freight to its destination.
The rallwiy company furniihed the
track and motive power and was
paid by Iha owner of the cars. There
ore now In operation several com-
pafaiea that own and leaaa rolling
Block. We hare but to enlarge the
system. Thcae lines are mete crea
tures of favoritism ) were used oatenai-
bly for conveniencs , were permitted
only by consent of the railway com
pany , and were generally for the pri
vate profit of its managers. One step
farther need be taken. Annonnce and
enforce everywhere the doctrine that
a railway is a public highway , that any
person or corporation may have his or
their cars hauled thereon as often and
to any point he or they please for rea
sonable toll. Let this be understood
ss the established methods of railway
management and rival lines of car
riers will compete for freight at every
station
If the railway companies wonld
heartily encourage the new system it
could bo adopted at once and without
friction. This need not be expected.
So long ns a railway company Is a
common carrier on its own track It
will be unfriendly to any competition
thereon. Such unfriendliness means
destruction. A week or two ago we
had an illustration. One trunk line
had leased to another line the right
to run its trains over some ten miles
of track. There was no trouble for
years. AH at ones difficulty arose
over tV.e contract. Trains of the les
see were delayed hours in putssgo over
that ten miles. Freight trains were
wedged in en side tracks. Passenger
trains were sided In between stock
trains and left there for half n day.
Each day lud a new excuse , and each
delay was eatiafactorily explainedwith
apologies. The difficulty was adjusted -
od and the delays ceased. The suc
cess of the now system depends solely
unen the prevention ot such unfriend
liness. This is the only obstacle , but
that is not insuperable.
The movement of trains is now tin *
der the control of a train dispatcher ,
who , by means of telegraph , is per
sonally present on the foot of every
locomotive. Let legislation provide
that the tenure of office of the train
dispatcher is in the control of a state
officer or btard of ccmmissionere.
If you please , lot him bo appointed
and discharged by the state. The rest
is matter of easy detail. To him shall
ba filven absolute control of the motive
power and the advance of freight. By
proper penalties , under constant super
vision , let himbo required to move all
freight and cars and trains , without
discrimination * , on the highway from
station to station. A griia shipper
will announce him by telegraph
that to-morrow at noon he will hard
a given number of cars of grain loed-
ed at station "A" to go to station
"B. " The dispatcher will then make
the best arrangement for transfer.
Railways so transact their own busi
ness. A and B open coil mines to
supply a city. Each connect by track
with the highway. Eich buys cars
and a locomotive , if you please , for
their business. When the trains have
been made up they move on to the
track andproceed ! to market nnder
the direction of the train-dispatcher ,
where A and B compete with each
other lu the saio of their coal. The
boll should be fair and equitable for
the USD of the highway. If the mo
tive power be furnished by the rail
way compacy the compensation tor
that should be fair and just.
The rates of toll should ba fixed
and published and well known , the
saino for every customer , and should
not bo changed wiihont reasonable
notice , as'turn-pike ' , canal , and ferry
rates are established and published.
The franchise and property belonging
to a railway company will be as val
uable as now and the publio will be
better served by these highways. In
thii way the great economical law of
supply and demand will operate
without artificial hindrance , and com
petition , the very soul and lifo of
healthy trade , will guide- traffic
everywhere and perpetually. Each
state ha * ample power to bring about
this great revolution within
its territory , and the con
stitution has delegated authority
to congress to enforce it upon
commerce between the states. Outcry
against governmental interference
may be expected. No argument can
ba offered , however , that would not
be of equal force against government
al management of tha postofibes. Thereat
} roat ansstion of inland commerce Is
forcing itself upon congress. Great
ivrongs will not , can nol long bo on-
Jured without a remedy. That there
ire great wrongs seems to be conccd-
> d. The questions here discussed
present the great problem cf the age.
Public opinion will turn more and
aore strongly toward it. It may bo
nlnistries and parties will fall before
a final solution.
WM. H BARNEH.
1 SUBJECT OF POPOLA.R IN
TERE3T.
The expression of a thoughtful man
n other than political matters , is oft-
n of great use to hia constituency.
Dho Hon. S. H. Yoder , of Glebe
klllls , Pouna. , has thus recorded his
iDinionon ( a subject of popular inter-
st. I have been selling St. Jacobs
hl'for the lust yo&r. I have never
i card a { person epoak of it , except as
eplendld medicine , and. aa tha great
pecific for rheumatic affcctlocF , wbo-
her iniUtrmatory , acute or chronic ,
selling's , sores , sprains , burns ,
rounds , etc. I Bell mure St. Jacobs
> il than any other kind of liniment ,
nd it gives universal satisfaction. I
' 111' always keep it on hand. The
irmersjsay , that for man jmd beast ,
bey ; find nothing equal to it.
Mover Give Up.
If yon are suffering with low and
apreesed spirits , loss of appetite ,
jneral I debility , disordered" blood ,
eak constitution , headache , or any
isease [ of a bilious nature , by all
leana procure a bottle of Electric Bit-
irs. Yon'will ' be surprised to eee the
ipld improvement that will follow ;
an will be inspired "with new life ;
rength and activity will return ; pain
id misery will cease , and henceforth
jtrVtll rejoice in the praise of Elec-
ip1 Bitters. Sld at fifty cents a
ntle , by Ish & MoMabin (3) ( )
rAlST INDIA
\
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P
.TS
ji F
? AAPJ UPAOTTJKBRS ,
' 535IAHA , Neb.
AOEM3 WANTED FOR
Fastest Selling Boot of tbe Agel
oundatjkms of Success ,
EUSISESS ANP SOCIAL KO RM S
[ he Uw of trade. le/al forms , how to tranv
bminers , valaable tables , < ocul etiquette ,
tliamentary araage , how to conduct pub ie
slBe ; ln bet It Is a complete Guide to Succeta
' all c atgoa. A family nece ity. Address for ,
culari and special terms ANCHOR PUBUSH-
Q CO. , St. L.tiia , ilo. J
Great German
I REMEDY
fos
RIEUmiSH ,
SCIATICA ,
LUMBAGO ,
BACKACHE ,
GOUT ,
SORENESS
oruic
CHEST ,
SORE THROAT ,
QUINSY ,
SWELLINGS
aao
SPEAINS ,
FROSTED FEET
AXD
EARS.
SCALDS ,
CEHEEAL
TOOTH , EAR
iSD
HEADACHE ,
42ID
Ali oilier Pain ?
ACHES.
No rrcparatioa oa earth equals ST. Jicoas OIL ai
a 31FE , SURE , surtr. and CHEAT ExUrnil Itemed/ .
A trial entails tint the compantlrelj trifling outlir of
fiU Cinrs , and ererj one Buffering vrlth pain ctu aT
cheap and roiltlre proof of lu claims.
DinEcriONs ix ELETEX USGCIOES.
SOLD BY All ORUGQISTS AND DEAUBS IH MEDICINE.
A. VOGELER & CO.
JtaltiK-ore , 3ftl. ,
Gentle
Women
Who want glossy , luxuriant
and wavy tresses of abundant ,
beautiful Hair must use
LION'S KATHAIRON. Tills
elegant , clieap article always
makes the Hair grow freely
and fast , keeps it from falling
out , arrests and cures grayness -
ness , removes dandruff and
itching , makes the Hair
strong , < giving it a curling
tendency and keeping it in
any desired position. Beau
tiful , healtnyllalr is the sure
result of using Jiatliairon.
Geo. P. Bern
. . is
BEAL ESTATE AGENCY.
16ih < t Douglas Sit.t Omaha , Neb.
This agency docs BIRIOTLT a brokerage fccil
neea. Doee notdpeinlate , and therefore any ar-
gains on Ite'bcoka ' are Insured to Ita patrons , in
Etuad of bclntr gobbled up by the atcnt ;
HOGGS & HILL.
REAL ESTATE BROKERS
No I)3 Farnham Strut
OMAHA - NEBRASKA.
Office North Slda opp. Grand Central Hotel.
Nebraska Land Agency.
DAVIS & SNYDER ,
1505 Farnham Si. Omaha , Nebr.
aOO.WO ACRES carefully selected land InEasteru
Nebraska for sale.
Great Bargains In Improved firms , and Omaha
citypropert- .
0. f. DAVIS. WE 8STER 8NYDER.
Late Land Coin'r U. P. R. R ip-tob7t (
STBOM RK3P. blWID HMD.
Byron Reed & ( Jo ,
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
IN NEBRASKA.
Keep a complete abtr.xc : of tltlo to all Keal
Estate In Omaha and Doai. f' " " " * mayltl
UNO. (3. ( JAGOS8 ,
( ronuarly o { QUh & Jacob ] )
. 1117 Farnham 2i , Od ! stand ol Jacob Gl
JRD/M9' lir
G. J. KUSSELL , M. D , ,
Homeopathic Physician.
DNeitra of Children and Chronic Diseases a
Ipecialty. Office at Residence , 2009 Ca s Et.
louts , 8 to 10 a. m. , 1 to 2 p. m. and after 0
' . m.
NEW HARNESS SHOP.
The undenigned hiring had nine years ex-
wriencc with Q. 11. & J. S. CoIIIn-t , and twenty-
our J oars of practical harness rruklmr , > as now
ommenced business for himself in i'ie large
lew shop 1 door south of tha southeast corner
'f ' Hth and Uarncy fcts. He tn\l \ employ a large
orco of skilled workmen and will fill all orders
n hia pline promptly and cheaply.
fRANDlS II. ItUKDICH.
3STOTICE.
Any ona [ bavin ; dead animals I will remove
lemfrec of charge. Leave orders lonthcaa
om r of Harncy andlith St. , second door.
CHARLES SPLITT.
J. R. Mackey ,
DENTIST.
Jorner 15th and Douglas Sts. ,
Omaha.
Prices Rejscuib'e. a 32-2w
"Manufacturer and Dealer in
IADDLES AND HARNESS.
1412 Parn. St.
Omaha Neb.
AgCLt for the
elebrated Concord Harness !
Two Med Us and a Diplo ma rf Honor Wtl h the
trylllrfheat Awarltha Judges Could Bestow
is AnarJed tnij lla-ncjs at the Centennial
thibition.
Common also. Ranchmen. ' * ) and Handle's Sad.
ai. Vfo keep the luces * , stock In the West ,
id invite all ho cannot examine to send for
icea. ap3-U
H. 3. RISDOK.
leucral insurance
, . . < A , . . J
ion , CaahAaseta . „ . . , . l5J07.ni
EaTCHGSTEK , N. Y. , Capital . 1.000.CC3
IE MKRCnANIS , of Newark , N. J. , l.OCC.OO
RARU FIHEPhUadeIphlaCapltal. . l.OX.OOO
> RTHWE3TKRK MATlONALCap- 0
tal . ; . 90C.WX.
RKMEN-S prjuo , California . 800001
UT13H AMERICA ASSURiKCKCo 1,200,000
: A IK TIRE INS. CO , Areets. . . . SoO.OCO
1KRICAF CENTRAL , Araota . 300(00
S ast Cor. of fifteenth & Douglas St _
OUAHA.NhB. I
BAMKIKS HBBSES.
THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED.
BANKING HOUSE
IN NEBRASKA.
CALD WELL , H AMI LTOHICO
Business transacted came u that o an In cor-
Accounts kept la Onnoncy or gold ( abject to
Sight check vrUhout notfcl
CerUflatw ot deposit Issued p r blj ! s 'hits ,
six and twelve months , bearing Interest , or OB
demand without Interest.
Advances made to customers on appioreJ so-
curltln t mark-t ratea of Interest
Bay and Bell gold , bills of oxchvi e Govern-
meiit , State , County mil City Bonds.
Draw Sight Drafts on EnUnd. IroUnd , Scot-
Una , and all parta of Europe.
811 European Ptunaye Ticket * .
nOLLECTIOHS PROMPTLY MADE.
aneldt
U. 8 DEPOSITORY.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Of OMAffA. .
Cor. IStb ana Faraham 3treats ,
OLDEST BANKING ESTABLISHMENT
IN OMAHA.
( SUCCESSORS TO KOONTZE BROS. , )
Organized aa a National Bank. Angrat SO. 1M3.
Capital and Profits 0 ver$300,000
Specially kuthorlsed by the Secretary or Treasury
to racelre Subscription to the
U.S. 4 PER CcHT. FUNDED LOAN.
OFFICZBS AKD DIRECTORS
Hnuu * Kccimi , Frcddent.
AoaoBTCa KODKTZI , Vice President.
H. W. Tana. Ouhtcr.
A. J. Fomnon , Attorney.
JOHX A. CX'iaEioa.
f. H. DATIJ , Aest Oajhlof.
ItU bank iccelyes Jcpoelt without regard to
amount ! .
Issues tlma cfrilQcatesbea/lnz Intertat.
Draws drafts CD San Fianclsoo and principal
cities of tha United btatcg. * K > London , Dublin ,
Edinburgh and thd principal cltlea ot the conti
nent ot Kurope.
Bella paasage tickets toi Emigrants In the In.
man lie. ra. yldtt
HOTELS
THE JRIQINAL.
Oor. Randolph St. & 6th Avo. ,
CHICAGO ILL.
PRICES REDUCED TO
$2.00 AND $2.50 PER LMY
Located In tha busluoea centre , convenient
to places of amusement. Elegantly famished ,
containing all modern Improvements , paasenzer
elevator , fte. 3. H. CUMMINOS , Proprietor ,
ocietl
Cor. MARKET ST. & BROADWAY
Council Bluffs , Iowa *
On line o Street Rallnay , Omnibus to and from
all trains. RATES Parlor floor , } 3.00 per day ;
second floor , 82.M per day ; third floor , (2.00.
The best furnished and most commodious honsa
In the qtr. OEO. T. PUELTS Prop
Laramie , Wyoming.
The miner's resort , good accommodations ,
ar < e sam pie room , charge * reasonable. Special
tttention given to traveling men.
11-tl II. C HlLLUr.D Proprietor.
INTEIl - OCEAN 230TEL ,
Cheyenne , Wyoming.
First-class , Fine arge Simple Kooma , one
Slock Iroru depot. Train ? stop from 20 minutes
Lo 2 hours for dlnier Fret Ha * to and from
Depot. 1' tca 2.00 , 92.10 and J100 , uccordlmj
to room ; : ule meal 76 cents.
A. D. BALCOil , Proprietor.
W BOr.DKN. Cnfe/ Clerk mlO-t
AQENT3 WA.NTED FOR O2K NEW BOOK ,
"Bibie ior tiic
Bemi : the story cf the Scriptures by Rev. Geo.
Alexander Croot , D. D. . in simple and attrac
tive language for o'd and young. Profiuely
Illustrated , a.nkln a mo t interstice and im-
preaslva youth's Instructor. Evcrr parent will
iecuro tills work. Preachers , ion should clr-
rolatel' . PjiceJOO.
Sen < ? for circular * with xtr encs.
J. ft. CHAMBERS & C0. , | St. Lonls , Mo
ANDSTiLLTHE LION
Continues to
Eoar for Moores ( )
HARNESS & SADDLERY ,
asa
sr
I bave adopted the Lion as a Trade
Hark , and all my Goods will be stamp-
id with [ the Lion and my Name on
he same. No Gooda are genuine
rithout the above stamps. The beat
naterial ia used and the moat skilled
rorkmen are employed , and at the
owcat cash price. Anyone wishing
i price Hai ot goods will confer a favor
iy sending for one.
) AVTO SMITH MOORE.
, Vis CA , Jr. D. K. L. Siaocts , U. D.
NEBRASKA
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL
INSTITUTE ,
s * ? K = T = - ' - , rrsKS -
PKIYATE HOSPITAL.
Now open for the reception of pa ienta for th
IEATMENTOKALL CHRONIC ANDSU80I
IL DISEASES.
ES. VAN CAMP & SIGGIKS.
Physicians & Surgeons ,
Proprietors.
A. W. NASON.
3D E 3ST07IS T ,
nci : Jacob's B ck , corctr Capita 4.76. and
U i Street , Omaha * aM
IRIEIMIO IBID !
THE NEW YORK CLOTHING MUSE
Has EemovecT'to
-1309 FARNHAM STREET ,
( Max Meyer's Old Stand. )
Where They Shall Keep Constantly on Hand an Immense
Stock of
MEN'S , BOYS'AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING ,
HATS , CAPS AXD GENT'S FURNlSJUNC GOODS.
PK1CES ALWAYS THE LOWEST.
jSSr-Call and Examine Goods and Prices. *
HI. 3VC. H HVL JPIE.A ! _ V
1309 Furnlmm Street , Omaha , Scb.
MORE POPULAR THAN B/ER.
The Genuine
SINGER NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE.
The popular demand for the GKJfOINE SINGER hi 1879 exceeded that of
any previous year during the Quarter of a Century in which this "Old
Reliable" Machine has been before the public.
In 1878 we sold 356,422 Machines. In 1879 we sold 431,167
Machines. Excess over any previous year 74,735 Machines.
Our sales last year were at the rate of over
1400 Sewing Machines a Day I
For eiery business day In the jear.
x&xinxx" * 233 * Tha "Old Eeliable"
That Every REAL Singer is the Strongest ,
Singer Sewing Ma-
the Simplest , the Most
chine baa this Trade
Mark cast into the Dnrable Sewing Ma
Iron Stand and em chine ever yet Con
bedded in the Arm of
structed.
the Machine.
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING GO.
Principal Office : < r4 Union Square. New York.
1,500 Subordinate Offices , in the \j nited SUtea and Canada , and 3,000 Offices in the Oli
World and Sonth America. epl6-d&wtf
PIANOS i ORGANS.
0" . S. W JbilG-IHIT ,
MH5. CHICKERING PIANO ,
Sole Agent for
Hallet Davis & Co. , James & Holmstrom , and J. & G *
Fischer's Pianos , also Sole Agent for the Estey ,
Burdett , and the Fort Wayne Organ
Go's , Organs ,
II deal in Fianoa and Organs exclusively. Have had years
experience in the Business , and handle only the Beat.
J. S. WRIGHT ,
218 16th Street , City Hall Building , Omaha , Neb.
HALSBY V. FITOH. Tuner.
DOUBLE AND SINGLE AOTINO
POWER AND HAND PUMPS
Steam Pumps , Engine Trimmings , Mining Machinery.
BELTING HOSE , BRASS AKD IHOM FITT1KC8 , PIPE , STEAM PACKIKS
AT WHOLESALE AKD RETAIL.
KALIADAY WiMD-MILLS , CHURCH AND SCHOOL BELLS
A. L. STEANQ. 206 Faroham Street fhcnba. Sob
J. A. W A K E F 1 E L D.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IK
LUMBER , LATH , SHINGLES ,
Pickets , Sash , Doors , Blinds , Mouldings , Lime ,
Cement , Piaster , &c.
STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMEHT CO. ,
[ fear Union Pacific Depot. OMAHA , MB.
3VL O "V. IE
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J
T "
J. B. DETWIL
THE CARPET
-las Removed From His Old Stand
on Douglas St. , to His
JEW AND ELEGANT STORE ,
1313 Farnham Street ,
fliere He Will bo I'Icascd to Meet all His
Patrons.
H-l-