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A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO
POLITICS, AGRICULTURE AND HOME LIFE
Vol. 19. No. 956.
Lincoln, Nebraska, October 4, 1906
Subscription $1.00
SAYS PRESIDENT IS SLOW
Federation President Says He Told
Him of Eight-Hour Violations
Three Years Ago
Washington "Impetus has been
given to the labor movement in poll
tics by President Roosevelt's order
directing the rigid enforcement of the
eight hour law," declared Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor. "We are much
gratified that the president has is
sued the order, although we conceive
it to be a little late," added Mr. Gom
pers.
; "The original request for the en
frocement of the eight hour law on
government work was made by me
nearly three years ago. During the
intervening time I have repeatedly
called 4he president's attention to the
continued violation of the law and
have cited specific instances, backed
tip by . affidavits. i -
"On March 22, 1906, the president
requested Frank Morrison, of the
American Federation of Labor, to
bring to his attention specific viola
tions of the law, which he would refer
to Mr. Neill for investigation. This
was done on April 21, with the result
that the order requesting the enforce
ment of the law was issued yester
day. V
"It certainly will encourage labor
to pursue its work of organization in
the. campaign which has been mapped
out, in the hope that a large degree
of justice may be attained."
WILL BOOST THE AMERICAN HEN
Agricultural Department to Try to Add
Billion to Egg Cro'p
Washington In addition to its act
ivities on the subjects of meat in
spection, pure food, grain inspection,
and like matters, the department of
agriculture is devoting some time to
the American hen. Secretary Wil
son has set on foot some experiments
to make her even more valuable than
now.
Statisticians do not usually make
much of the plain, every day chicken
in figuring on the wealth and re
sources of the nations, but last win
ter Secretary Wilson gave some fig
ures that opened every one's eyes. He
showed that the farmer's hen was
rapidly becoming a worthy companion
to his cow, and that the annual pro
duction of eggs is now no less than
20 billions.
What the department of agriculture
intends to do now is to test the food
of hens and find out on what they
thrive best and lay the most eggs.
Poultrymen have long quarreled over
whether mash fed to hens should be
moist or dry. The introduction of
the hopper feeding system has also
caused doubt and uncertainty as to
whether it is effective.
Robert R. Slocum, an expert, has
been added to the staff, of the animal
husbandry office to give his attention
to settling these problems " and others
connected with poultry raising. He
will feed fowls on different diets and
watch the results. It is hoped to show
that by using certain diets the egg
crop can be materially increased. Con
sidering there are 20 billion eggs pro
duced in a year, if Mr. Slocum can
find some diet that is especially suited
to the hen he may increase the egg
crop 5 per cent. This would mean
a billion more eggs in a year the
country over, something the agricul
tural department believes is worth
striving for. '
HIGHER MEAT UNDER NEW LAW
Washington Agent ef Packers Predicts
Raising of Prices
Washington Frank E. Graham,
Washington manager of Armour & Co.
tlon the United States will continue
to collect the customs revenues of
the island, and out of these revenues
create a sinking fund for the liquida
tion of the foreign indebtedness of
Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo will
obligate itself to this country to use
a specified proportion of the customs
receipts for the payment of its in
debtedness, but the United States will
not act as paymaster.
Effect of Two-Cent Fare
New Haven, Conn. An estimated
yearly loss of nearly $750,000 to the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad company as a result of re
ducing its passenger rate 2 cents per
mill several months ago already has
turned into actual gain in gross re
ceipts, as compared with other years,
through an increased volume of busi
ness. In addition to the reduction
of passenger rates the tariff on coal
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Address, THE INDEPENDENT, Lincoln, Nebraska.
is quoted in an interview today as
saying he has no doubt that the new
meat inspection law. which goes into
effect October 1, will cause an ad
vance in the prices of meat food pro
ducts. "The prices of meats are al
ways controlled by demand and sup
ply," said Mr. Graham, "the same as
almost any commodity. When you
take the under grades of meat not
strictly first class off the market and
consider that that class forms a large
percentage of all meat sold, then you
can readily understand that as the
supply is shortened and the demand
just as great the consumer will have
to pay a few cents more for his beef,
because he is getting first class meat."
to New England points was also re
duced to a figure which, on the old
volume of coal business to New Eng
land points, would have resulted in
a yearly loss of $150,000 to the rail
road company. Receipts to date indi
cate that not only has this estimated
loss been overcome, but there will
be an actual gain over other years.
LOWER RATES THE ISSUE
JUDGE LINDSEY FOR GOVERNOR
NEW SANTO DOMINGO TREATY
Proposed Plan Eliminates the United
States as Paymaster
Washington A new treaty with
Santo Domingo probably will be nero
tiated. Under the proposed conven-
Popular Colorado Jurist Is Nominated
by Convention of Independents
Denver, Col. Judge Ben B. Lindsey
was nominated for governor of Colo
rado at a convention of independents
made up of republicans and others.
The matter of nominating an entire
ticket was left to a committee to bo
appointed by the chairman of the con
vention, N. S. Gandy of Colorado
Springs.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
Notes a General Demand for
Lower Railroad Rates
Washington, D. C. The information
comes to the interstate commerce
commission that efforts are making
to start a general, agitation for lower
railroad fares and that legislation will
be pressed in many states the coming
winter. In addition, a federal two
cent fare movement is under consid
eration. Ohio last winter passed a . two cent
law and the schedules of fares all over
the east are being revised to comport
with it; Ohio gets two cent fare and
adjoining states " two and a half or
three cents . which displeases them
greatly. "
The fact that all free transportation
and even newspaper mileage has been
cut out by the new law is accepted as
ample reason for reduction of fares.
It is pointed out by an officer con
nected with the commission that the
last annual report of the Burlington
railroad system showed a net revenue
of $1.49 per mile on all passengers
hauled; yet in every state on its
line the Burlington charges three
cents or more per mile. The North
western system, likewise, in its annual
report claimed but $2.05 per mile net
revenue for passengers; yet it, too,
charges nominally three cents. The
difference, it is explained, shows the
proportion of passengers hauled free
or practically free.
That the passenger traffic would be
even more renumerative if fares were
greatly reduced and everybody forced
to pay them is the opinion of the ex
perts; and to this end much effort
will be ;devoted in the coming sessions
of congress and many state legislatures.
JEROME BOLTS HEARST
Says He Will Work in Any and All
Ways for Hughes
New York The day after the close
of the two state conventions was not
marked by any degree of activity in
the working of republicans or demo
crats but. was given to discussion and
a preliminary straightening out of
the ranks into lines of battle for the
campaign. -?
District Attorney Jerome came In on
one of the Tammany, specials. In re
ply to a request for an expression of
opinion he said: "After watchiig
carefully and being in a position to
know what happened at the alleged
democratic convention at Buffalo, I do
not believe that any man who Is a
real democrat is bound by his alleg
iance to the democratic party to abide
by the action of such fake convention.
I shall work all I can in every way
and in any wav I can to serve the
democratic party by securing the elec-
