THE OMAHA DAJJr/V 13EJC : fllOJS'DAr , .SEPTEMBER 21 , 1801.
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In order to pivo every render In this
Btiito and Iowa un opportunity to keep
posted ou the progress of the campaign
In both tlieso states wo have decided to
offer TIIK WKKKLY Bin : for the balance
of this your for twenty-live cents. Send
In your orders early. Two dollars will
bo accepted for n club of ton names.
TIIK BKK PUIILISIIINO Co. ,
Omaha , Nob.
PATUONI/.H Omaha industry is not a ,
plank in the council platform.
IN TIIK great gatno of international
cliuaa in Europe , England invariably
manages to checkmate Russia.
COUNTY ATTOHXKY MAIIONKY will
lese no sloop because Governor Thayer
does not like him. Mr. Mahoney has
company. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TIIK State Board of Transportation
wont to a great deal of trouble and fired
off a good deal of pyrotechnic powder in
reaching a foregone conclusion.
No man can afford to allow business
engagements to prevent his attending
the meeting of manufacturers at the
Board of Trauo rooms today. Work for
Omalm and Nebraska.
LKT every delegate who believes the
time has como to retire the railroads
from politics bo at the state convention.
Ho will bo needed. The other fellows
will be there on passes.
TIIK arguments of Messrs. Koontz ,
Dilworth and Johnson in behalf of the
.existing schedule of rates would liavo
boon more convincing if loss time had
boon taken in their preparation.
IF TIIK Douglas county delegation
numbering sixty-three delegates should
vote as a unit in the state convention its
influence would decide most of the im
portant questions to como before that
body. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
JUDOK BHOAUY preserves n , discreet
eilonco ns to whether or not ho will ac
cept the nomination for associate juatico
of the supreme court , unanimously ten
dered him by the democratic state con
vention.
ADMITTING the correctness of their
conclusions for argument's sake , what
prevented the railroad secretaries from
announcing this for full four months
after their tabulated comparative state
ment was prepared.
\7llKN everything else fails in the way
of iin.ws to the Washington correspond
ent ho always falls back upon the "pro
posed changes In the cabinet , " and ho
Invariably moves Secretary Noble out
of the Interior department.
CONSIDKHAIII.K discussion is going on
In railroad circles as to the effect of cer
tain movements relative to the Denver
& Rio Gninilo railway. The question is
asked whether or not Gould will got it
The answer is o\sy : Not unless ho
wants it.
LIFK is short and tliuo is Hooting. It
took the Board of Transportation four
months to decide tlmt long haul rates
are delightfully in our favor and against
our eastern neighbors. This board will
not Hvo long enough to got at the facts
regarding discrimination against distributive
tributive- centers and individuals.
Ouit democratic friends out in the
atato are not making n fair open fight.
They are directing their attacks against
the court houses under cover of the In
dependent guns. The democratic party
will still boar watching , notwithstand
ing its demoralization. It is broken
into bands of j. oUtlcivl guerrillas and
they are all out foraging for otllccs.
JUDOK AMASA Conn was allowed to
select the Lancaster county clolegtlon to
the atatu convention , though the vote
giving him the privilege waa not unani
mous. This clearly Indicates that the
venerable chief justice Is in hU political
dotage. Any man who can see any
thing will perceive th\t ( Judge Cobb's
nomination is altogether improbable nnd
his election would bo Impossible if nomi
nated.
KXCOUItAfllXa OUTLOOK ,
TIIK DKK'B special dispatches from
nearly every county in Nebraska clearly
show that the republicans of the fttato
nro full of energy , enthusiasm nnd hope
for the approaching campaign. Tito
surprise of n year ago will not bo re
peated In November. The party IB har
monicas In every county and will not bo
torn asunder by factional conflicts In
the fltato campaign. The expressions of
the local conventions on the state tlcuot
nro along the line of policy indicated by
Tnr : BKK. Kvorywhoro the fooling pre
vails that If the state conven
tion makes no mistakes In Its
nominations and adopts a ringing plat
form demanding among other things ,
that the corporations shall keep their
hands out of the politics of Nebraska
henceforth and foi over the republicans
will redeem Nebraska in November.
The prospect of wise action on the
part of the convention is sulllciontly
promising to anticipate with iv good
degree of confidence , and THK BKK
congratulates the rank'and ilia upon
the happy conditions under which the
party will bo able to conduct the
campaign. This newspaper regards
the coming election ns by far the most
important In Ha ultimate results of any
over hold In the atntc.imd it IH therefore
hopeful that the deliberations of the
state convention will bo so judicious , as
to keep awake the fires of enthusiasm
already kindled in caucus , club and
county convention all over this great
htutc.
Thcro is no mistaking the signs of
today. The rising sun of the morning
is no moro cortnin to roach its zenith at
noon than the rekindled blaze of repub
licanism to sweep everything before it
in November if wo give the people that
proof of fidelity which n ticket and plat
form uninfluenced by railroad rings and
corrupt bosses affords.
A HACK i un niK XK\r \ LAXDS.
At noon tomorrow about 800,000 acres
of land in the eastern part of Oklahoma
will bo opened to settlement , and the
raeo to got possession of it promises to
bo as lively and as full of incident as
was the 'rush into the now territory
when it was opened last year. For
weeks people have been gathering at the
starting line , and the number there at
present is probably not less than 2o,000.
According lo a statement recently
made by Governor Steele of Oklahoma ,
men have been training horses for the
grand rush. A race track was made
just outside of the town of Guthrie , and
hero horses have been o.xeroised daily
so as to bo in good form for the great
race. This is altogether a novel expe
dient , and the race will form an interest
ing chapter in the story of the opening
of these new lands. In the meantime
thn troops have been kept busy driving
"boomers" out of the now territory
and assisting to maintain order.
It is said that many of those who have
gathered to invade the new territory
have their claims picked out , but it is
highly probable that a largo number
will fail to secure thorn. It is absolutely
necessary that the settlers shall bo
guided by the list of patent lands , and
those who do not take this precaution ,
as many doubtless will not , are certain
to bo shut out. Allotments of land have
boon made to the several Indian tribes
but the Indians are not yet in these
allotments , nor is there any mark on
the ground showing the tracts allotted.
The settler is therefore liable to get on
land belonging to the Indians unless
guidca by the list of lands patented. If
ho ignorantly should settle on an Indian
allotment ho would lese his opportunity
ana bo defeated , and it will bo the duty
of the military now there to protect the
allotments' drive out persons who
may attempt to settle on them. It is
not unlikely that some interesting in
cidents will grow out of the exorcise of
this authority. Another source of pos
sible serious trouble Is the hostile atti
tude assumed by the whites toward the
negroes who are proposing to settle on
the now lands. A bloody conflict is
threatened , and It would not bo surpris
ing if n number of people wore made to
bite the dust in Oklahoma tomorrow.
At any rate the opening of this little
strip is pretty sure to furnish some in
teresting episodes during the next few
da vs.
TIIK nniTisn GATTI.K IIKSTIIWTIONS.
It is announced that the next stop to
bo taken by Secretary Husk in the In
terest of the American farmer will bean
an effort to Induce the British govern
ment to remove the restrictions upon
American cattle. The secretary hopes
to bo able to demonstrate to the British
government that pleuro-pnouinonia and
other contagious diseases are absolutely
prevented by our system of Inspection ,
and while this could bo done at otico ho
will wait n few months until results
shall provo absolutely that our system
is perfect. Speaking of the advantages
that have already resulted from the now
regulations , Secretary Kusk stated that
they have boon of n nature that every
American cattle dealer will appreciate.
The shipper can now count on receiving
from 818 to $10 moro for a good steer
than ho did under the old syatom. The
care taken in loading the cattle and
the proper inspection of their feed
ing have reduced the death
rate per cargo from 16 per cent
to 1 per cent , ana it linn lessoned the
cost of insurance Jrom $10 to $2 per head.
Should the ro"trlclion rogardlng the
killing of nil cuttle ton days after land
ing bo removed it would , in the opinion
of the secretary , bo still further to the
advantage of the American shipper. Ho
stated the interesting facj that Canadian
shippers had already soon the advan
tages of an inspection system and had
asked the privilege of shipping through
our ports. Ths | they nuij ? do , buttholrcar-
goes must go through without an Amor-
lean cortillcato. Ho also stated that the
fact that our moats are free from disease
id being appreciated in England , and
American beef Is in greater demand
than tlmt from Canada.
The British restrictions have not boon
maintained wholly upon the ground that
American cnttlovero believed not to bo
healthy , though this pretext has been
steadily outplayed ns a defense of the ac
tion of the government. It Is well un
derstood , however , and hajj moro than
once boon virtually acknowledged by
the English authorities , that the protec
tion of homo cattle raisers was a strong
motive In establishing the rostrlcltoiiH.
It will bo n very easy nmllor , ns Secre
tary Itiisk says , to provo that our In
spection system is as novriy : a ported
safeguard against the exportation of
diseased cattle nnd meats as it is
possible to provide , but it may not bo so
easy to overcome the other reason for
the restrictions , that of protecting the
British cattle raisers from unhampered
American competition. It is interest
ing to note that our foreign trade in
cattle nnd beef products , notwithstand
ing the obstacles to its progress , has
grown enormously .during the last few
years , nnd will amount in value this
year to fully 80-3,000,000. It would
doubtless Increase to halt tw much moro
with all restrictions removed.
SHOULD UK ttUl'UDlATBIi ,
The late ox-Governor David Butler
presented to Charles II. Gore the orlgU
nal plant of the Nebraska State . /mmm/ / .
Its editor had neither the ability not
the monoyto own or build up a newspa
per. From the day It was started until
now it has subsisted upon the gratuities
of corporations and politicians and the
corruption incident to their manipula
tions. Without its extensive job depart
ment , supported chiefly from the funds
of the people and the printing of the
railroads , the newspaper could not exist.
It Is recognized in Lincoln as the organ ol
local corruptionists and ringstors anil
in thn state It is regarded as the mouth
piece of the B. & M. railroad. It
scarcely over takes an honest , candid
position upon any loc-tl or state topic ,
but is conducted solely for self and the
bunolit of the bindery and power p/'osses
in the Jonrnnl building. Its owners have
boon enriched at the expense of their
manhood and the state has boon regu
larly mulcted to make them arrogant.
The editor of the Journal has always
been tv supple tool of the capltol , peni
tentiary and olhor rings. Ho has licked
the boots of every man who has over
boon in a public position who
would contribute business to the
Journal company or aid his ambi
tion. Ho lias been consistent
only in this particular. A moro saltish ,
unblushing political purasito than Gore
has never achieved prominence in Ne
braska affairs. A man who will stoop
lower to do the bidding of corporation
masters than this same Gore has never
been given a place in a state convention.
Charles II. Gore has long been the
resident regent of the Nebraska
university , and in this capacity ho lias
been known chiefly as a trimmer who
would sacrifice the dignity of his ollico
and b'ring disgrace upon his associates
by trickery in awarding con
tracts , by perfidiously abandoning his
friends in the face of probable victory
and by a constant effort to secure job
work for his printing establishment
Thcro has never been an ollico with a
salary attached which could bo held
without releasing his hold upon the
printing pap of the state which Gore
was unwilling to take. As a member of
both houses of the legislature ho was
always in the railroad and appropriation
camps. As n secretary of the railroad
commission ho was not canton t with
serving the railroads , but in a cowardly
manner sought to strike down the bene
factor and friend who gave him his
position. When u better man was a can
didate for postmaster it was this parasite
that plucked the plum.
The republican party has had enough
of this self-seeking individual. It has
helped the railroads and rings to make
him independently rich. Ho can live
upon his ill-golton gain for the balance
of his life and ho should no longer im
pose himself upon republican conven
tions ns a candidate for oflico. His pur
pose in seeking a ronomination for
regent is to retain for the Journal com
pany the $10,000 per annum now ex
pended for university printing.
This is the style of individual
who reads THK BKK and its
editor out of the republican party
in a recent issue of the Journal.
This contemptible" traitor to all that is
honorable in publio life , this miserably
avaricious parasite who never earned an
honest dollar by honest labor in his lifo ,
this pampered pot of the corporations ,
this creature who has fattened upon
state contracts at the public expense ,
this utterly conscienceless political
hypocrite has the infinite assurance to
deny TIIK BKK and its editor the right
to advise the republican party of
Nebraska as to its duties in the coming
campaign. It is this tool of corpora
tions and advocate of all the jobs over
perpetrated , or that have been at
tempted at Lincoln since the state
was admitted to the union , who pre
sumes , in the absence of Mr. Rosewater ,
to call in question his loyalty to the
republican party. Tlioro is no danger
of Churlas II. Gore being again elected
to a state oflico , but the people of
Nebraska must bo nauseated by the fel
low's unblushing cheek.
TIIK eminent attorney of the asphalt
company and councilman from the Sev
enth ward gives it as ills opinion that
the alleged confirmation of John B.
Fumy as a member of the Boara of Pub
lic Works is illegal. The chief trouble
with the opinion is that it is worthless
and windy , though characteristic.
A LKADINO cigar manufacturer in
this city Is authority for the statement
that if the pcoplo of Omaha will buy
one-half of the cigars they smoke from
local manufacturers thn Omaha demand
will give steady employment to COO men.
TIIK Omaha man bid 822,105.21 on
city hall furniture ; thu Kotchum Furni
ture company $24,721.50. The Omaha
bid was not accepted. Comment on thl- -
state of facts is exasperating and under
the circumstances apparently useless.
THK vote on city hall bonds will not
bo increased any by the recent notion of
the city council in shutting out n homo
bidder who was 92,000 below un outsider
in his proposals for furnishing the city
hall.
CHOP reports from Nebraska show the
corn to bo out of dnng'or from frost. If
this bo the case Uncle Jerry will please
turn oti.tho cold air a whilo.
IT should bo accepted as < \ principal
of action by all citizens and corporations
In Omaha that Omaha manufacturers.
Omaha jobbery ipnnlin retailers am
Omaha rnprosmittvtlvos of houses In the
east doallng In jxls not made in this
city should ln > .r ; lvoa preference in
purchases whether lor prlvnlo or public
purposes. Wo rmM stand by each other
OMAHA worUftjgmon and Omaha people
ple favor Omulin/iJnduslry in preference
to that of ChlcngA or any other eastern
ud
city.
A nnw Phlladojjitiln cnmiot bo built on a
sound sanitary bil > Hvlth the corruptions o
the Koyitono bank covered up and hlddct
nwny. They must bo dragged lo the llgh
nnd air , the boat of disinfectants , and thin
can host bo ilono by the Rovornniont experts
Kilttcnt Inn and Matrimony.
Diituth JVCIW.
The Oranlm Board of Kducntlon hna pnsaoi
a rotolutlou prohibiting the ninrrlnRO o
school touchers during the school year. Other
school hoards Imvu decided not to employ
married teachers. All this Is the height o
noinonso. IiulooJ it clotoly approachns ni
outrage. What good reasons cnn any schoo
board assign for excluding teachers from
employment merely because they nro married
Union Paillo ( jrnnd Pounce.
A'eio Vor/c / I'rc < t.
There probably never was sucb n slaughter
tor of railroad oftlcinls ns President Dillon
hns made stnco the last minimi inoottnK of
the Union Pacific company. As ono man
puts it , "heads of Harvard nnd Yale grndu
atcs nro fulling Into the basket so fast thnt
you can hardly keep track of them. " Ono
after another of the old officials of the roat
have boon put back In their old places from
which Mr. Adams romovcd them , nnd now
although you muy miss n great deal of Lntln
and ( Jroelc , you will see more railroading.
Omalm nnd tlio Convention.
Lnniinte lleitiMtcan.
Omaha has started out to ralso 5100,000 asn
ropuullcmi national convention guarantee
fund. This will bo raised by subscriptions
and 3 per cent will he collected by October 1
to defray preliminary expenses. Theromnln
ing 97 percent will only bo payable In case
Omaha secures the convention. As drawn
up , the subscription paper docs not become
binding until $100,000 shall hr > vo bcon sub
scribed. It Is hardjy necessary to add that
the full amount will bo signed for in the
stipulated time. And oven if Omaha does
not put the convention , her effort to got It
will glvo her moro than $3,000 worth of excellent
collont advertising. In no ovcut can the
plucky city quit loser.
XKir voitii t .v ffMirjsit.
Now York Times ( mup. ) : Nobody nan
seriously pretend that Mr. Flower Is in him
self n strong candidate. In respect lo native
ability , In rosneet to experience In state af
fairs and to fitness for executive duties , he
is vnstlv overmatched by Mr. Fassott. In
deed , Mr. Flower's deathless ambition to ho
governor of the state of Now York has al
ways seemed to bq ribsurd.
New York Suna'dem. ( ) : This year Mr.
Platt has his own c-indidato , and , besides ,
moro strength is 'iiictuo republican manhino
than was In It .even In the days of Koscoo
Conkling. Against these the democratic
forces uro to follow Mr. Flower , and they
must follow him to 'victory. ' Ho Is an able
and popular democrat. Ills success will bo
the corner stone of 'ylctory In 1892.
Now York Morning Advertiser ( dera. ) :
As between Mr. Fa'ssett and Mr. Flower , the
personal comoarlsoji Is in favor of ttio
former. In nildi-css , intellectual equipment ,
magnetism ana parliamentary skill , the odds
are largely ou the Vide of the young man ol
Cbomuncr , but the two.mon must bo taken
for what they rtiprqsqnt. Upon this point
the voters of the state are competent to pass.
New York Times hnupr. ) : If Mr. Fassott
were not carrying air. I'latt upon his bnclt
ho would defeat Mr. Flower , wo think. Ho
is so much tbo moro prcsentuulo candidate of
the two , bo could bo fought for with so much
moro heart and spirit and genuine ulc'asuro ,
and ho has such special nnd valuable qualifi
cations for the ollico , that , the contrasts of
the canvass would work uniformly and
powerfully in his fnvor.
Now York Recorder ( rep. ) : ThoTammany
Junta-Black Rock Canal ring slate wont
through without a scratch. The ticket is
appropriate to Its mission nna Its origin. It
represents private corruption ana public
plunder. The names ou it matter little , for
if the dummy candidates should bo elected
they would not bo able to raise a finger to
ward the execution of- their own will or the
people's ' doslro. They are ono and all the
slave * of an atrocious cabal which prosti
tutes , the forms of free assemblage to the
vulgar tyrant's lust for power and pelf.
New York Tribune ( rop. ) : It Is n sham
ticket and a sham platform. Ttio nomination
of Flower nnd Sucehnn for the two chief
places on the democratic ticket is un abso
lute surrender of the cardinal principles
upon which the nomocracy pretends to
stand. Professing to bo distinctly the party
of "tho plain people , " of "tho masses , " of
"tho bone and slnow , " of the "poor man , " It
selects for governor n Wall street mllllmialro ,
who Is distinctively what ono of the Brook
lyn delegates named him yesterday on the
floor of the convention a boodle candidate.
1'ASSIA'H JKSTS ,
The lamentations ot Now York democrats
when the Kassott was turned on promises to
develop Into a mighty roar when the hose Is
turned loose In November.
A Halt Lake minister called down blessings
on the Irrigation convention. I'lcklo nature
responded with copious uhuwors.
Ohlcuuo Tribune : Laura I have .hoard.
Irene , that Air. Wuutplt , the young Hoard of
Trade broker , who comes to see you , Is what
they call a hoar.
Irene ( blnsbhiL' vividly ) A hour , Laura ?
Tlmt doesn't bmln to express It. He's a per-
foot boa-constrictor ! "
Jewelers'Weekly ; Cholly ( to his country
undo ) I ciiwn'tsi-t : how yecitn bo contented
In tills dull place , donuhornaw.
Unulo Abe Wall'fjru'll tulip that tarnul
thin * onleu yor eye mebbu yu can.
WashltiKton Slur : " 1 want to prefer charges
'Kin dat man"mild an.old colored \\oniiin to u
police ollh'or In South Washington.
"What for , Aunty ? " limulred the olllcer.
" 1'or fo' dollars for wbltowasliln' , boss , " and
the charges wore entered.
TOO .MUCH OV A OOOI ) TIIINtJ.
Ills head 1 Ike * tnnn grout wind-mill whirls ,
Kn aced to fonrU'jm summer ulrls.
A sudden tnoirjlil Ills ebuolc Inllaines
lit ! can't romoihnlir all tlielf names.
New Orleans I'lqi une : When
strikes a political , .convention the members
luivti no time to bolt0' ;
Texas Sifting * : , 'fine hen tlmt sits on u
porcelain o inuv. not uccoinplUh much , but
uho lias utmost Intentions.
/ ) I . .
Itochcator I'ost : We have noticed that no
mailer liuru a man hits u pain bo is always
sathlled that he w-ould be very bravo and pa
tient If It was only somewhere else.
Jlvff '
She never wen } JEan auction store ,
ThU ulrl wltM BO serious face.
1'or she mild thuUu always seemed to her
A bert of for-blddltiK place.
Philadelphia EcJlfU : A younic Jiumneio
; lrl has entered a dental college In Chicago.
'determined to push her way to snccen. "
lutsho'll find that oho'll have to pull her way
to success In that profeivilon.
Chicago Tribune : Ousiomor ( turnlns one of
the pockets Inside oiii"llliimed ) If here ain't
i spider and two cockroaohes ! " .
Salesiinni--"Vei. sir. Yon didn't expect to
get a whole munucerle fpr 31 , d.d your"
l.NdKUIUJIA.
-I Innde t' ( > ii ( ftuii ( i ,
Ilohlnd the SIIIIUW'K 'light hlrch cunou
Thu wild hook naunt ravet ,
And headstones there uro not u few
Above book m < | it'a itravut !
National Tribune , Pastor's wife ( to tramp )
-Here , my poor man. Is R I'rlnco A ( hurt coal
of my husband's , UN hut llttln worn , and
vlll bo unite u good tit.
Tramp ( with ulunllli-'d liiimillty--Mnch ) as t
iced a out , madam. 1 .cannot accept ono of
hiitHtyli * . If 1 were to wear a I'rincu Albert
might be mlslai.eii fur an a'.1 tor. I come
mm good olil I'urltun ntocU. madam , and
could never end uro thu disgrace.
OMAHA AS A GRAIN MARKET ,
Advantages to bi Reaptd From an Opjn
Beard" at This Point.
CHICAGO'S ' PROFIT FROM NEBRASKA ,
Iiilcrofltliif * Interviews ( in n Topic of
Vltnl Importance \ tlio Stnto
Opinions nnd Snjjo
"Thoro seotns to bo some llttlo friction In
storting the machinery of the now warehouse
law. "
The speaker wa * n well Itnown banker
who hns boon closely Idontlllcd with Omaha's
growth nnd progivss , nnd who has watchotl
the development of tha now warehouse law
and the emerging of the Hoard of Trade from
Us chrysnllls stntc.
"Of course , " ho continued , "It was not ex
pected that it would move off with the grace
ful regularity of our now 18,000,000 gallon
Omalm pump for various reasons. In the
lirst plnco tbo chief grain Inspector , If all
reports nro true , may ho u good republican ,
but ho evidently lacks experience or ox-
ccutlvo nhillty to organl/o this very Im
portant department. I hope reports
nro not true. It may bo that n
n politician his linnds nro ttod ,
but there should ho no politics in this ofllco.
It should ho organized on n business basis ,
and manngcd in the Interest * of the pro
ducers and business men of the stato. Those
olllccsoro created to nid in bringing Into
active lifo a great business wbich directly
or Indirectly has to do with evorv business
man in the stato. They should not bo tilled
by politicians looking for soft snaps nor by
Incompetent men , nud I hope public rumor is
not correct in tuts respect.
"I regard this warehouse question as
ono of great importuned to Om.tna nnd the
stnto of Nebraska. The Inw may bo imper
fect , but It can bo strongthonoa in its \vualc
points. In the ropon ot the mooting of the
state Board of Transportation the otbor d ay ,
I noticed this paragraph : 'Somo members
claimed that a public warehouse could not bo
maintained In Omaha , for the reason that to
ship there and then roshlu would pruvent
them from competing with the western
through shipper. '
"Now , thut Is exactly what Omaha wants
to do , nnd It Is what must bo done , If we are
to become n grain center. My friend , General -
oral J3. F. Test , who Is perhaps
better posted on this subject than
nny other Nebraska citizen. nnd
who was really the father of the now law ,
appreciated the absolute necessity of unload
ing , cleaning , warehousing nnd Inspecting
nil thli grain in Omabn , rather than Chicago.
Ho lias been familiar with the grain trndo of
Chicago from its Infancy , and hns long con
tended that Omaha could bo made a great
grain center , if railways would extend the
same facilities ns nro enjoyed by Chicago
elevators. It Is n publio misfortune thnt
General Test was not chosen chief grain inspector
specter to organize the stuto inspection.
"Thoro is euougn suggested in the para
graph quoted to call out tno boat thought of
Omaha business men. The utter class has not
yet caught anything but n faint glimpse of
what it moans to the business of this city to
have Omaha the chief grain metropolis of this
great agricultural empire. If TUB IIK ) and
other papers cnn spread out tbo wbolo pic
ture it will astonish them. I have not tlmo.
Nor have you the spaca for the many reasons
thut could bo given why the city of Omaha
should wake up to the advantages of this ware
house question. Among other thlngs.if a suf
ficient number of elevators are built to accom
modate the demands ( nud they can bo con
structed In ninety days ) , before n your our
bank clearances will bo nearly doubled , the
largo grain buyers In nil eastern cities will
have ofliccs in Omaha and deposits in our
banks to tniv trnUn. creating a demand fcr
moro ofllco buildings , the banks will also
have n gilt-edged collateral warehouse cer
tificates upon which to loan money ; Omaha
grades will become recognized in the markets
of the world , and our city will nerve up and
occupy the position in the grain mantots
which is hers by right of location , but which
is new denied her by reason of a cheerful
neglect of bright opportunities.
Good Food lor Thought.
"This whole wnrehouso question is nn In
teresting study. For the present tbo railway
ofilcmls hold the keys to the situation and I
suggest that some plan of action may bo de
cided upon which will nt least place Omaha
on n par with Chicago. That is only fair. It
is my flrm conviction that if the railway
managers of lines centering in this city will
nnswor this question in the afllrmatlvo , at
least ono , nnd possibly two or three , 1,000,000
bushel capacity elevators will bo erected before
fore the snowfllos. TheloMi nnd trust company
with which I nm connected is already nego
tiating with ono flrm for the location of such
nn elevator , but nothing further can bo done
until the railway people show a disposition
to aid the upbuilding of the grain trade of
Omaha. How this ran best bo accom
plished remains to bo scon. It Is claimed
thnt one grain firm in Omaha has
exclusive privileges not extended to others
and which makes it impossible for other
houses to compote. Moro than this , I am re-
inbly informed that if all clovntor men can
be treated exactly allko and assurances can
bo made permanent nnd reliable capital will
bo forthcominf to develop the elevator sys
tem of Omaha on n larzo scale. This city
can then store , clean , inspect and load fo'r
shipment direct to consumers In INow En
gland , the south nnd seaboard points without
stopping in or paying tribute to Chicago.
' "Now , I speak advisedly , when I say that
general managers , or general truffle man
agers of our splendid railway systems , can
decide this question In Omaha's favor. Will
they do it ? IR it to their interest to do HO ?
If not wholly so at present , can not steps betaken
taken to win them over to Otnnbn )
"In the investigation of this subject nome
things have come to my knowledge which I
am not nt liberty to make publio. Hut I
have endeavored to Indicate in ngeuoral way
what can bo done by tbo Board of Trade ,
Ural Estate Owners' association , or .some
other organization. Lot them go to work on
this line , and if they succeed , I predict that
wo Rlinll see a development In Omaha of the
warehouse or elevator system unequnlod in
tbo west , nnd wbich will ndd millions upon
millions to the business of the city. Why ,
Just think of itl Nebraslcn corn
Is rocoirnlzcd as the best in the grain markets
of the United States. It goes to Chicago , is
Inspected uud dubbed Chicago , No. U , while
wo sit down hero quietly like n lot of
chumps and allow this condition to exist.
As n prominent statesman has said , 'Wo nro
confronted by a condition , not n theory , '
I'ho cotidltlon'is that Nebraska Is furnishing
Jblcngo with No. B corn for the world's best
markets. Wo must buildup a homo market
nnu Inspection and call it Omaha No. ' _ ' . The
theory Is ns yet the now warehouse law ,
which may bo ridiculed und suffer at the
muds of politicians , but It must bo reclaimed
and changed from n 'theory' to u 'condition *
> y thn business men of the city of Omalm
ind state of Nebraska. In thU Important
vork , ns In almost everything else , one must
eel : to the press of tbo city to pull the
strong oar. "
KnilfoiKl Vioiv of It.
"Tho Union 1'nciflu stands ready to do
everything In IU power to aid in the ostab-
Uhmont of n grain market at Omaha. " re-
died n prominent olllclal of that road to a
[ tio-itlon embodying the main points con-
ulncd in the Interview quoted , particularly
hat part of It referring to the elevator com-
> any already established which is referred to
m having exclusive privileges not granted to
othet-j , thereby making It impossible for
other houses to coir.iwto , it being understood
hut the Union Kloviitor company was tha
ono referred to.
"Thn Union Elevator company Is not given
nny privileges which would not bo given to
any other concern under similar conditions.
Jno thing mum be borne In mind , howover.
. 'ho Union Eluvuuir company him n largo
amount of capital invested In elevators
hrougliGut the state and collocU thu grain
rom the surrounding country nnd stores it
n these elevator. ) . When rn.idy to ship It
lotllles the proper persons nnd n whole train
f grain uars N run out on the sidetrack nnd
oadcd In ono day from the elevator. This
rain U then hauled to the elovntorln Omaha
ml unloaded , thus releasing thu cars.
"Now , compare this condition of cffnlrs
vlth thut of a wildcat speculator who noti
fies the railroad tlmt ho wanli a single car
or , perlmpi , two or three cars , which nro run
onto n sidetrack out in the country and slay
there for ten days or two weeks , whllo the
buvor chases around nftor the farmer nnd
Imvs grain enough to fill them. It is ns
mtichof nnoxponaoto the rnilwny company
to put these two or thrco car * on n sidetrack
ns to run n whole train on the same truck ,
besides , the company ladoprlvcd oftho use of
Its caw for n long tlmo whllo they nro being
loaded. Tnon , when the cars nro loaded n
regular train Is delayed there whllo these
cars nro being Uikon up. The cars
nro hauled to Omuha nnd nro kept
hero on n sidetrack Ihrco or four
days while the owner looks fern
n buyer. If ho doosn't find ono ho orders the
cars hauled to St. Louis or Chicago to
another market. Now , this man ox poets the
same terms ns are given the olovntor com
pany here , notwithstanding the difference In
the conditions. These uro the people who
ranko all the nolso about rotes nnd expect to
bo given the snmo or bettor tonni thnn nro
given the company which has its capital
Invested in lurgo elevators whore it is tied
up nil the tlmo. "
No Hcorct Contrnot.
"Is it true , tu is reported , thnt the Union
Klovntor company tint n secret contract with
the Union Pacific whereby that company is
given n lower rate on grain than Is RIVUII
other grain dealers 1"
"Most emphatically not. As I said before ,
nny other coinpnny or person would bo given
the snmo rates ns nra glvon the Union
Elevator company. The Union Pnclllo is
Interested In the development of Omnhn by
reason of its being the eastern termini s ,
practically , of the road , nnd there need bo no
fcnrthal there will bo any discrimination
between dealers.
"My opinion , ns a citizen of Omaha , Is
thnt this Is the natural center for grain , but
wo must make this n storehouse for nil kinds
of grain , and that will ( orco the buyers from
all over the country to como noro. You
know that Nebraska U not what might bo
bo called n 'reliable' wheat stnto. Wtlinvo
plenty of corn , nnd can always
ho depended on to produce plenty of
thnt , but the state Is still young in
the wheat business , nnd It will tnko some
llttlo tlmo to establish n reputation in thnt
direction. This can only bo dor.o by the es
tablishment of liuxo olovutorj hero nnd stor
ing the grain of the stnlo hero. Whcu thnt
Is done the buyers or the world will como
hero fast enough. "
"Hut nro not the rates on grain Into Omaha
practically prohibitive when It is considered
that the grain must bo rcshippod after going
through tbo ulevntors ? "
"That difficulty Is overcome by n system of
through billing , the snmo n.i In use on live
stock and dressed moats in and outcf South
Omaha.
"To Illustrate : The rate on wt nt from
the Missouri river to Chicago is 10 cents per
100 pounds. From the first tier of towns
west of the river the rnto to Chicago is IiO
cents ; from the sacond tier it is til cents ;
from the third , ! )2 ) ; from the fourth , 2U ; from
the llfth , ! > 4 , nnd from the sixth tier It Is 25
cents. The latter rate , 25 cents , is the max
imum and obtains nt all points west of the
fifth tier of towns , which Is In nbout the cen
ter of the state. That is to say , wo take a
car of grain from the western part of the
state consigned to Chicago nnd haul it to
Omaha for ti cents moro thnn n shipper
could take the same cur und send it to Chi
cago. At Omaha the grain is run through
the elevntor , the car is reloaded within n
reasonable time and sent to Chicago on the
original billing.
"Now no ono will pretend to sny thnt any
railroad could haul wheat from the western
und of tbo stale to Omalm for 0 cents per
hundred , and of course the railroad gets
more than that much out of thu business
when it comes to dividing tho- through rato.
"All thcso things go to increase the facili
ties for doing a largo share of the grain busi
ness right hero in Omaha. "
Hero's KiuhncRS.
Mr. C. Crow , now of Whltowood , S. D. ,
but formerly of Omaha , was in the city last
week. Mr. Crow is connected with the
Omaha Milling company and when in this
city acted as manager of that concern. Ho
has n large milling plant in Whilowoodand
is an extensive shipper and thereby hangs n
tale.
tale.Mr.
Mr. Crow charges that Discrimination ol
tbo rankest kind is practiced against Omaha
nnd In the interest of Minneapolis nnd St.
Paul by the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri
Vallov rallwav. So rank is this discrimina
tion thut tha grain dealers and other ship
pers in the vicinity of Whitewood are vir
tually compelled to bo n narty to tho. boycotl
established nguinst Omaha and to ship their
products to the Minnesota towns.
"I am nn Omaha man , " exclaimed Mr.
Crow , warmly , "and it mnk < M mo hot to sco
the way that road works against Omuha. It
charges us 27 cents per 100 on wheat to
Omaha and hauls the same wheat to Minne
apolis for 35 cents , 8 cents moro. Now , Just
call up the Omuha Milling company nnd ask
Mr. Boudlnot how much ho pays the snmo
railroad for bringing wheat to Omaha from
Minneapolis "
Mr. Boudlnot was called up by telephone
and asked what rate ho paid on wheat from
Minneapolis to Omaha. Ho replied us follows :
"Wo pay 25 cents per hundred. "
' Do you think thnt is a high rate ? "
"It is very high , but it is the best wo can
do. Wo have tried several times to have it
iowored , but the railway pcoplo won't listen
to it. "
" 1 have had some experience with that
railroad myself , " continued Mr. Crow as the
telephone was hung up , "and I say it is an
outrage. I have tried to got butter rates , but
they say , 'Wo don't have to make hotter rates
nnd wo never do anything until wo nro
obliged to. ' As a consequence wo nro com
pelled to patronize Minneapolis and Uioux
3ity when our best interests demand that wo
patronize Omaha.
Sonic ilopo in Sight.
"Tho U. & M. Is disposed to do hotter bv
1.1 , but the ngent of thut road nt Whitewood
old mo ono day thnt bo had instructions to
throw everything for Lincoln. ' Ho said Lin
coln was their town nnd no turned every
thing that way.
"There is another thing. If Omaha wants
to be a grain market she must establish a
narket and then get the grain hero. She
can't expect farmers to shin grain in hero
and not know what-thoy uro going to got for
t or whether they nro going to sell it at nil or
lot.
lot."Tho trouble is right hero. Tboso people
vho have elevators here , thu Union Elevator
company nud nil the rest of them , uro Inter
ested in keeping 'this from being nn open
grain market lust as long us they possibly
can. They know that just as soon ns there
Is an open market established hero nud
prices are quoted , Just that noon they will bo
compelled to operate on u small murgin , an
eighth or n quarter ot n cent , und that will
destroy the nice llttlo snap they have bcon
enjoying for lol these many years. Why , I
can cite you Instances where. I know
these people have bought grain on a
margin of ! 10 cents per bushel I Think of
it. Is It nny wonder that they don't want an
open market ? They are Interested In keep
ing the thing dormant us long as possible.
As a result there are no Omuha prices quoted
and farmers have no Idea what grain will
bring in Omaha.
"I sent those people some samples of gram
some tlmo ngo and asitcd If they would handle
It. I received u iiico loiter In reply , thank
ing mo for the samples , saying they were
wo'l ' pleased with them nnd would ho glud to
liandlo my grain , but could not do so on ac
count of thu distance I What hns the
Ulstunco to do with it ? I would like some
explanation for tills sort of thing.
"What tbo Hoard of Trade ought to do is
to establish prices and announce them through
the papers. Then when n farmer had any
grain to dispose of ho could &co what the
Omaha prlco was nnd could docldo what to
do. Then there ought to bo buyers hero with
money enough to buy irruln when it gets
hero. A farmer can't ' ntTord to ship a car of
grain In libra and then cbuso all over town
looking for u man to buy It , paying demur
rage ou the car nnd perhupi' not finding u
purchaser after all. "
THEY WILL FORCE RATES UP ,
Iowa Railroad Mou Organizing for Politick
Purposes.
FAVOR CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATS ,
Rtnptoycfl of All Ijlnns Preparing n > r
ttio CnintmlRti wltli Dullnlto Mcai
oT Their Olll iitloii9 In tlio
I'rontlso.s.
DBS MOIXKS , In. , Sept. 20. fSpeclal to TUB
DKc. ] For some tlmo past there has bosn n
movement among tbo railway men of tint
state In the direction of organization differ
ent from the usual form. Just what tiui
motive ot the organization was hni boon dif
ficult to determine , though It ha * nil along
been believed to bo of political tendency
Burlington , Ottumwn , Council UlniTi and
other rnllxvay towns have boon organized ,
but it was not until Thursday evening lust
that nny attempt was made In this city.
The meeting wat not what might ho calUl
n grand success , but few being In attendance.
The ouly credentials n member must possess
Is the fact of boirig employed In some capacity
by n railway company , and those \\lio could
not show this were barred. As In moat
cases , secrecy is no bar to the ubiquitous re
porter , so It proved In tbls , and something of
the insldo workings of the now "Nou-1'iim-
san Political Association of Hallway Km-
ployos" was learned In tliu conyors.itlon Hint
was carried on. Ono man sain : "Yes , wo
nro going to organize nnd go Into politics.
All of the other classes of society have or
ganized nnd why not usi The farmer has or
gnnlzcd to hotter his condition nnd force
railroad rates down , thus Hitting the
railroad men. Now wo nro onjimi/mg
to force rates up , defeat radical can
didates for stn'.o oHlccs nnd place in
power such men as will lot thu rallro.uh
have n mandatory power. Wo are going to
organize clubs ' in every railroad city ami
town in Iowa , nnd each member of these
clubs will ho instructed to vote the demo
cratic ticket nnd Induce at least ono of hit
friends to do so. V'o ? sir , wo mean binmest
nnd when we get things to going something
it ffoinir to drop , ain't that so Uilli" ho sola
to n brother railroader.
Bill said it wiw.
"How is your order run ; who pays the
bills I"
"Well wo each pay 5 cents n month for
general expenses , " was the answer.
"How many clubs have you ? "
"Wo have ono of ill ) at Ottumwa and
many along the river towns and they are
growing. "
IOWA COAT. MINES.
Tlio reports of the state mine Inspectors
have been submitted to the governor. Tboy
nro moro voluminous than over before , and
contain much Information of value on thU
subject. The fpHoxvlni ? comprehensive tubla
gives the statistics In a nutshell :
uio sjonio | | g jo jnqiiinii 0.11
culm -I rat HI1.IJ-.1H |
" | * " " | -Him 101 " 01 Jail piud ooiail U.IUJJAV
' njaatu iipnl iiinoiiiu | uio. [ ,
" ' .i.fiit |
Iu ( pjuil iinuiuitt piio.i
a s s a
citofKiit : muoADK miu.viox.
The chief attraction in Dos Moines this
week will bo the biennial reunion of the cele
brated Crocker's ' Iowa brigade on Wednes
day and Thursday , The organization is in
tbo best condition nnd there is every pros-
poet that this reunion will bo u grand ono ,
eclipsing nil previous efforts ol tlio associa
tion. The brigade Is composed of the
Eleventh , Thirteenth , Fifteenth nud Six
teenth regiments , or rather the survivors ,
who number in the neighborhood of 800.
There has boon earnest effort on the part of
tbo members of the association in DosMolnos
to make this meeting the host over held.
Next Wednesday morninc nt 10 o'clock
they will assemble nt the Savory and make a
short parade of a few streets nnd hold a short
business session nt the Grnnd opera house.
Afternoon inoalinxs nnd evening campliros
will bo hold , also rngimcntul meetings lit the
court house , Grant club rooms nnd the Ex
change. A grand banquet will ho had at
Crocker park , in Prospect park will bo so
christened , Thursday afternoon. A very
largo tent will bo' the banqueting hall.
Among the distinguished men expected at
this reunion are General MeArthur , Senator
Allison , Colonel L ) . IJ , Henderson , Colonel
Stibbs , John A. Kusson , nnd among the hi-
rtlcs will bo Mr * . General Crocker. It. N ox-
pooled the city will ho handsomely decorated
nnd brilliantly Illuminated at night.
AVIiilo < : tirliii < : Her Ilnlr.
Four Doom : , la. , Sept. 20. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TIIK Mm : . ] The vanity of n pretty
chambermaid caused n f 1,000 fire hero today.
Tlio girl was nn omnliyo of the IJuncombo
hotel nnd was curling her hair in her room
on the third floor this mornlne with n lamp
to heat the curling Iron. The lamp was over
turned nnd exploded , starting n blaze that
kept the firemen busy for two hours boforn
it was finally oxtlngulsbud. The damage by
lire nnd water will amount to $5,000. , Fully
covered by insurance.
TIIK VXKXl'KCTKH.
II' . J. iMmp'tm in Dc'roit Vrtt lrci * .
Como. listen , llttlo boys and girls ,
Whllo I n tnlo relate
About n little boy named Tom ,
Whoso ago was almost eight.
Tom was n headstrong kind of boy ,
Who thought it Jolly fun
To scare fib mother half to death
My blowing In u gun.
Ono day n stranger carne thnt way ,
As stningerj oft had done ,
Hut this ono loft behind the door
A doublu-linrrnlod gun.
"Ha , ha I" quoth Tom , the nnuphty boy ,
"I never saw ono ouch ;
If single barrels make such sport ,
This should make twlco as much. "
So Tommtr took thn don bio gun
Straight to his mother fast ;
"U isn't loaded , maw. " ho yelled ,
And blnw n mighty blast.
* * *
And Tommtol Where U Toinmlo nowl
A halo 'round his head ?
Not much. It wimi't loadod. just
As llttlo Tommlo said.
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