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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1899)
THE oar ATI A DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , OCTOKEH 4J5 , isoo. BEATS ALL CORN RECORDS Nebraska Farms Produce Two Hundred and .J , Forty-Four Million Bn hek GREAT STATE FAIRLY OUTDOES ITSELF Smnll CSrnli , Mho , u , , Vnttir - 'cll , lint DCICHot Conic lv to the Itccnril of KltiK Corn. ( Continued from First Page. ) . In Its Infancy In the state and Its poMlblll- tlca but briefly outline/I. llnnl Winter Hurtx AVhcnt. The wheat crop , taken as a whole , la not P to the average either In quantity or quality. The falling off Is In the winter wheat growing unction In the southeastern and south central portion of the state. The Plant suffered severely from the hard winter and thousands ot ncree wcrs plowed up and the ground planted In corn and other crops. That which was harvested was not ns a rule up to the standard In quality and wet weather after harvest damaged much of the Kraln. In the northern part of the state , where spring wheat IB grown almost exclu sively , the crop I3 fully up to the average both In quality and quantity. The net re sult , however. Is somewhat below the aver- nge , which la gcnorally about 30,000.000 bush- cla In 1897 , which was n good year with a fair acreage , the yield was 33,466,680 bush- OB. ! The extreme high price ot the grain that year stimulated the sowing of wheat and rcmilteil In 1898 In the largest crop of wheat the state ever produced Iil,081,20 ( > bushels. The average yield per acre In 1897 was 17.C. In 1898 It was 17.S , while In the present year It wan 11.4. Corn "Where AVc Sliliic. When It comes to corn Nebraska always occupies one of the front seats , and If It Is not In the flrsl rank this year It will not bo many rows back. Some states may lead In area , but It Is very doubtful If any exceed It In nverngo yield per acre. The total reaches the enormous sum of 244,125,093 busholo. The greatest crop over produced before wafc In 1B07 , when the yield was 229,007,853 bush- els. Last year It was above an average crop , but the total was only between 180,000,000 and 190,000,000 bushels. Raising the record 14,217,240 buehcls nbovo that of 1897 13 no small matter , and means the addition ot sev eral millions to the revenue of the farmers of the state , The average yield per aero this year Is 34.5. In 1808 It was 29.5 and In 1807 reached 35.7. The study of the table printed herewith discloses some peculiar conditions. In some counties the crop Is not a large ono , falling r.ithor below the average. This ot course is natural In any state covering such n largo area as Nebraska , but rather more so than uoual this season. Two causes contributed to this. In the first place , the year 1890 has been more prolific In violent storms than any In the history of the country. This Is not only true of Nebraska , but of every state in the union. In sections visited by these otorms the average for the county has been very materially reduced by * destruction of tbo crops In some porttone and the falling off in the yield Is not due to any usual cli matic conditions or lack of ( fertility In the soil. In a few sections unfavorable weather during the latter part of August cut down the yield. This Is n condition to bo met with In every state and every year. These conditions are not serious enough to cause anything Ilka a failure In any portion of the slate and only appear conspicuous by reason of the Immense crop raised In other portions , and In many states the general average does not como up to the llglifd lii'iho loa'st for1 tunnto.of . Nebraska counties. An average ot twenty bushels to the acre Is the smallest recorded In any county which Is considered within the corn belt and this is exceeded FIGURES ON THE GRAIN CROP , Ilctiirtift liy CmiMtlcx Compiled from llrtiorl * of The llcc'd Sl'rclnl Corrc- by several counties generally placed In the "grazing section. A full Idea of how fortunate Nebraska has been In the matter of corn crop cannot be obtained alone from the figures ot yield. Price cuts almost ns much ot a figure in the RETURNS FROM MINOR CROPS. Acrcnee nnd. Yield of Ilnrlcy , J'lnx , I'otntoon nml liny from Reports of Siicelnl CorrenpondcntH. results : ) s quantity. While Nebraska has produced an enormous crop the same Is not true of all the states In tbo corn belt , and the grand total promises to be leas than the average. In addition the high price nf beef produces an added demand which enhances us tuiuu. ivuiuaivti UUD LUV lutu , iiui money to enable feeders to convert the corn Into meat Is to be had In abundance. Ne braska farmers are in a better position than those of any other of the great corn-produc ing states to secure the cattle and to handle and market thorn with profit. With the orn , the cattle and the money to carry them hey will feed more cattle , hogs and sheep his year than over before In the history of the state , and In spite of the Immense crop the market Is liable to see less of Nc- iraska corn than ever before. Ontn About nil AvernRC. In yield per acre oals are slightly below ho two preceding years , In both of which hey were better than nn average crop. For some reason the acreage was not as grca n 1699 as in 1897. The total yield foots up to 55,675,007 , as against 60.380,094 In 1897 nnd 54,411,900 In 1898. The average yleli ior acre In 1807 was 35.7 , In 1898 35 nnd 1899 t was 33.1 bushels. A short spell of very lot weather about the tlmo the grain wa leading Is responsible for the falling off In yield , though the average Is above that o : he country taken ns a whole , The returns of the acreage of rye , barley flax , potatoes and minor crops arc far from complete , and the figures on any ot them with the possible exception of rye , affori but an Incomplete Idea ot the amount pro duced , While all of them do well In Nebraska braska , none of them have been looked upon by the farmers ns staples. For this reason they are raised ns a rule In small fields. little on each farm , and while the aggrogat Is largo , very little attention Is paid t them In giving In the returns of acreag to assessors. For the same reason grain dealers and others who are well posted o the acreage of other crops know compara tlvely little concerning thorn. Only a sma : percentage of the rye and barley over find its way to the market , being consumed o the farm , and this also renders It difficult t obtain accurate figures as to the total pro duct. As with other email grains , the ylel per aero Is slightly holow the great gral years ot 1897 and 1808 , though about up to the average year and equal to the average of the whole country. Nebraska will have potatoes to feed the nation this year. In every ecctlon of the state the yield has been something wonder ful. liny TuriiH Out Well. The stockman Is again favored when It cornea to taking account of the hay crop. It Is as essential to the successful feeding of stock to have plenty of hay as it Is to have corn. The two crops have gone hand In hand this year , fleeing which could make thn best showing. It Is about an oven thing with them at the finish. Not only In the crop large but of excellent quality and has been put up In prime condition. In money value hay Is one nf the most Important crops of the state and with the Increased acreage of alfalfa Is Increasing In Importance every year. Out In the range country It looked for a tlmo as though cattlemen would bo short of hay to carry them through the winter in epltn of the fact there was plenty of grass waiting to bo cut. The trouble wae to get someone to cut It. The weather came to their rescue however. The usual killing frost which spoils the grass for hay purpose * hela off from fifteen to twenty days longer than usual and AS a result there la an ample sup ply. In the feeding section of the state there Is also a bountiful crop which was put up In good condition. In addition to having enough for 1'omo corfiiimptlon there will bo a largo amount available for shipment. Jiiat what the hay crop of the state amounts to no one can oven approximately tell , There aio no figure * which can bo re lied upon to Indicate within several million acres the amount of hay land In the state. In the western part there are thoujinds upon houennds of acres of the finest "of Rrars which Is nsvcr cut even In yenrs when the rep In short. It Is too far from market , much ot It , to pay to ship , and there arc not aitlo enough In the country to consume It II. There nro few directions In which there s a greater amount of undeveloped wealth n the state than thl . M\e Stoi-U Intel-mi * . \Vhllo accurate In one sense the table of Ivo stock lacks much of conveying a com- 'Icte Idea of the extent of that Industry. The Igurcs nro taken from the returns of the as- eteors. These are taken on April 1 , which iractlcally eliminates from the showing the argc cattle nnd sheep feeders. From re- urns made to commission men It Is abso- ulely known that more sheep arc shipped nto the state during the fall and fattened tiring the winter on Nebraska corn than ae entire number returned by the assessors , 'hose are nil out ot the feeding pens by the Imo the assessor gets around nml there- ore'do not figure In his returns. The umber of sheep shipped In for feeding pur- oscs Is variously estimated at from 500,000 o 1,000,000 head. The Industry Is a rapidly rowing ono and It Is altogether likely that tic latter figure Is not far from correct. The mount given In the table , 381,367 , rcpro- ents the number of sheep resident of the tatc , it the expression is allowable. The assessor's returns show 1SUS,7S2 head t cattle In the state , The assessors do not st anything under 1-ycnr-old and icso figures represent the number of mature attlo owned In the atalo on April 1. What las been said In regard to sheep Is also true f cattle. The assessor's returns practically tlmlnnto the big cattle feeders who draw heir supply nlmost exclusively from the an'gcs of the west. Some of these of course ro from western Nebraska , but a very largo icrccntngo como from other states. Thceo attlo are bought every year after the size f the corn crop Is determined , feeders buy- ng as many cattle as there la corn tributary o their market to fatten. In view of the mmcnso crop of corn nnd the good prlco In rospcct for fat cattle , the number which vlll find their way Into Nebraska feed lots vlll bo larger this season than ever before. The records of the South Omaha stock yards hnxi tlinf thta IQ rmt ntnr < i nnaniilnHn. * MA umber of feeder cattle being In excess of ny previous year. Up to the tlmo the cmntul for feeder cattle became brisk the attlo receipts nt the yards wore many thou- and head short of last year. Since that Imo the receipts have- grown rapidly until ow the total Is In excess of last year. LeadN nn 11 I'eccllnu State , In resjiect to cattle feeding Nebraska lands without a rival. No other state which has the corn Is better supplied with hay and ough feed and few as well. No other Is so losa to the great ranges where cattle of ; oed grade can bo procured so readily. iloney Is plentiful nnd easily obtained for his purpose and the great bulk of Ne- iraska corn will flnd Its way to market In the hope of beef , pork and mutton. Thcru are nany of the largest corn growing counties n the state which ehlp practically no corn nt all. Where cattle feeders take the corn It means from 1 to 3 cents per bushel added to he prlco for the benefit of those who sell and still more to those who feed their own corn. The 1,020,178 hogs returned by the asses sors represent the number of mature animals returned for the purpose of taxation. Pigs are by law exempt from taxation and under the system of low assess ments prevailing in this state nothing less than a mature animal ever cathca the assessor's eye. As with cattle and sheep , the stock is the lowest at that tlmo of the year. These , In brief , are the principal resources which have made Nebraska one of the most prosperous states In the union and which will this year send it along > stlll further up ; oward the front. The entire country Is en joying a season of prosperity and the Ne braska farmer , thanks toi a rich soil and favorable climate , added"'to his own In dustry , Is going to have his share all of the time and this year a little more. I-IVE STOCK INTERESTS OP STATE. H irltli Io'ifi : ! , Samuel Marks spent * 54 Sunday afternoon i before It dawned on him th.it ho and his I companlonB were fihitkiiif ; with loadt-d dice i Yf sterility ho appeared at the pollc * sta- I tlon nnd filed , a complaint against Arthur ! lllttfr nnd two men. whoso mimes he did i not know , on the charge of gambling. Ho explained that he met the three men In the Klondike hotel nnd they Induced him to Join thorn In the game which caused his nnanclal depression. President King , Fzrrr.era Dank , Drooklyn. Mich. , has used DeWltt'i Little Early RUer * In bis family for years. Saye they are the teat. These famous little pills cure con stipation , blllousocsa and all llvar sud bantl troubles. TROUBLES ON THE MIDWAY Wild EcramWo of the Nations for a Share of Mike Gabriel's ' Stock , THEY HAD STAKED A FELLOW MERCHANT I'rlncr of ( lie Orient S < nr < * n Hun nil .Mlkc'n Hunk nml I.onvr * Him niul With out Good * . Two lone men stooil In the center of n jostling , jabbering , gesticulating preffl ot luuptu in the International building at the exposition Monday afternoon nml listened to euch a wild contusion ot tongues as mnn liaa never heard Blnco that summer dny when a eupcrnnlural Incident hnppcned at the tower of Unbel. Swedes elbowed Italians , excited Frenchmen shrieked high above the rauttcrlngs of slow Turks , Greeks pushed , against brorul-shoiiUlerctl Oerninns to get to the center of the crowd and when the uproar was at He height Long Sing Leo cnmo run ning from afar , shouting Chinese profanity backwards. The men at the center of things were Constable Hardy and his Interpreter , the former holding In his hand the slip of paper that represented the authority of the law to stretch out Ita strong nrm and sclio Mlko Gabriel's stock ot silver filagree work , cl- Kurctto cases , perfumed wood and the thou sand and one other things that make up a stand of oriental goods. Hut It was not really Mike's stock , but that of fifteen or twenty other dealers who had "staked" Mlko because ho was pemillcffi and honest. Mike's principal creditor IB Hablb J. Farah , who Is known on the Midway ns the "I'rlnco of tlio Orient , " and Is the helpful patron of many a swarthy-skinned merchant ot the White City. Hablb IB the man who supplies all the dealers on the exposition grounds with oriental goods , and on account of his willingness to furnish the goods for a new start In business ho Is universally beloved among American orientals , it was Hablb who did the most to sot Mlko Gabriel on his feet with a select stock of articles lu the International building and It was largely on account of Hablb's confidence In Mike that the other concessionaires save him goods to Boll on commission. Mlko had no capital of his own , but his fellows were \vllltng to trust him and ho was started In business with a stock contributed by Germans , Ital ians , Greeks , French , Turks , Egyptians , Swedes and Chinamen. For a while Mlko seemed to prosper. Ilablb's face was serene , and the others , watching Hablb , had faith In Mike. Out ns the end drew nearer and nearer , and Mike was still unable to settle the scores , Hablb became uneasy. He believes in encouraging the under dog , but at the same time his property Is his own , and so finally ho sued out an attachment on his goods. And It was when ho went to serve this attachment' that : onstable Hardy learned the words of all anguages that express grief and consterna tion. tion.Tho The watchful eyes that have been on Mlko Gabriel's booth for several days Instantly detected , the man of the law on his entrance and the rumor of bis Intentions spread like : ho tidings of a plague through the building. There was a rush for Mike's stand and forty Sands were stretched out to divide Mike's stock and claim their own portion. But Jus tice can hear , If she Is blind , and she Inter posed. Constable Hardy left his man to stand between 'Mike's stock and the nations ot the earth while he called up Hnblb's lawyer. Hablb was willing to let the claimants take their goods If his lawyer was , and the lawyer replied that If Hablb would be satisfied with what was left a settlement out of court would be the best thing. Then the ccn- stablc marshaled the creditors In an orderly line and ono toy one they picked out their own goods and left. As each did so be slcned a receipt. Hablb lost money on the deal , but as ho knew the risk from the start , he had no ( complaint to make , illke is "busted , " but yet he counts himself more fortunate than ho might have been , for he still enjoys the respect and confidence of his countrymen. They know that selling souvenirs at the ex position has not 'been tbo royal road to affluence this summer. PUSHING AMES SUGAR PLANT I'reMldcnt Leavltt StnteH tlmt New Factory Will He Heady for Oner- ntlon ! > > December 1. II. G. Lcavltt , president of tbo Standard Beet Sugar company nt Ames , arrived In the city yesterday for the purpose of having a conference with President C. E. Perkins of the Burlington , who Is one of the principal stockholders In the new plant now being erected. "Our factory nt Ames , " said Mr. Leavltt , "Is rapidly neartag completion. We are pushing the work Just ns rapidly as wo pos- elbly can and expect to be ready to make sugar by December 1. This will put us about two months behind the time wo had originally expected to open , 'but ' we con sider that wo have done very well In the face of the dllllculty to secure labor and the delay caused In getting material. "Our plant will bo three times as largo as either the plants at Grand Island or Norfolk. Its capacity will bo 1,000 tons of sugar , al though we will not bo able to produce moro than half this amount after wo first cot started , ( or tbo reason that all our ma chinery will not bo In place. By next year everything will be In readiness to work the plant to Its fullest capacity. The building now Is being constructed largo enough to accommodate the plant at Its maximum capacity , so that all thut wlllbe necessary after wo tlnlsh the tint season's run , to prepare It for Its full capacity , will bo the placing of the additional machinery. In the future wo shall start making sugar about the middle of September and flnlah the sea- EOII'H work along In February. "This year we will continue the plant In operation until about the middle ot * March owing to our being unable to get started be fore the 1st of December. The beets from which wo will produce sugar are under cul tivation by the Standard Cattle company , which bos 2,000 acres planted. As soon as the harvesting of the beets Is completed the crop will bo placed In silo that is , piled up In hugo plica and covered over with dirt. In this way they will bo preserved until tbo factory Is ready for operation. Ordinarily a portion ot the crop Is placed In silo and used as rapidly as the plant IB able to con vert the beets Into sugar , but this year all the beets will bavo to await the completion of the plant. "Yes , sir , President Perkins of the nur- llngton Is ono of the largest stockholders In the Standard Beet Sugar company. I may eay that It ehows a commendable Interest In the advancement of Nebraska on his part , Inasmuch as our factory Is not located on hla line. Among our stockholders are eevcral . . Bears the Hava Always Bough' , Signature # ' L. Bears the You Have Alwys Boti hl Bean tt 1tl3 Kir.d Yea Hate Always BoutfiJ Blgaattue of There is a "comfortable feeling" that comes after a bath with Ivory Soap which is conducive to a good night's rest. IT FLOATS. . COPYRIGHT i sea or THC pnooiiit k QikuoLt co. CINCINNATI other railroad men. E. II. Harrlman of the Union Pacific and President KIsh of the Illi nois Central are both Interested to a con siderable extent. " REPAIRING CRUSHED SEWER Itnlnc In the ( irnile of Twentieth Street AVnrkN Dextriictlcm to Masonry llcloyv. The public works department Is engaged In repairing the sewer on Twentieth street nt and near Harney , the masonry having been mashed out ot shape by the weight of the earth. When the sewer was first de signed It was not nearly so far below the surface as subsequent tilling In ot the street has made It and when built It was strong enough to resist the pressure. Now that the grade has been raised , the car trades laid and trnfllc has Increased the walls have not had the necessary power of resistance. Brick sewers In several pnrts of the city have been mashed more or less out of their original shape by the weight of the superImposed - Imposed earth and all euch places are care fully watched by the public works depart ment. The department has apparatus which can bo Introduced Into a eewer and made to register an exact outline of the cross- section. A sewer stands a certain amount of distortion without being seriously im paired. While the repairs on Harney street are being made the car service on that street Is Interrupted , as Twentieth street Is closed for half a block. Cars will run from Twentieth and Farnom streets north and west to the end of the line and from Tenth and Harney to Sixth and Pierce. The Immense sewer In North Omaha Is expected to be completed by Christmas. The south branch will be United this week. Work will bo begun on the sewer culvert at Forty-eighth and Leavenworth streets In a few days. PRANK OF THE LIGHTNING Inimciiflc SmokeNtiiuk nt Hurt Street AVnter .Station Hlplictl from Ton to llottoin. Lightning played havoc yesterday mornIng - Ing with the Immense smokestack towering ninety feet above the Burt street station of the Omaha Water company. The bolt struck the smokestack at the top a i stripped away a section two feet wide from top to bottom on the north west side. Pieces of the brick were thrown for a distance of 300 fcot and the ground In the vicinity of the station was covered with a Ehower of broken brick. At thu point where the stack emerges from the station there is a steel brlchen encircling It. When the lightning bolt encountered this It was conducted Into the boilers and thence through the water pipes to the ground. In speaking of the lightning phenomenon Superintendent Hunt of the Water Works company said : "Thla Jiows that It Is al ways the unexpected that haopcns. All tbo smokestacks on our various stations nre protected with lightning rods , this being the only exception. It was built In 1881 nnd we thought because of He long oervlco that It was lightning proof. We have not contem plated what the damage might have been If the lightning had not been grounded by means of the steel brltchcn. As It Is , no great damage was committed , and we have contractors figuring on repairing it , which can easily bolonc , we believe , as only n section wnti carried away. Part of the Inner course of the stack was not disturbed , so that no Interference was caused In the opera tion of the station. " RETENTION OF FORT OMAHA r Cciiornl Miles Knviir * I.ociitluir Aniithur Military 1'oMtiMir the City. Yesterday , accompanied by President Miller and other olllecrs of tbo exposition and a number of prominent citizens , General NcUon A. Miles visited the slto ot old Fort Ontaua. He drove over the grounds end along the deserted avenues. On his way back ho remarked : "It Is too bad that this tract of land can. not bo used ns n elto for a fort. Twice 1 have recommended to the War department that this ground bo retained by the govern ment. "Tho time will come , I apprehend , when an army post , a sort of an adjunct to Fort Crook , - willbo - built up here. Fort Crook Is all right In Its way , but this tract ought to bo used. Omaha Is centrally located , and has railroad facilities so that troops can be shipped to any point In the United States on almost a moment's notice. This being so , It cuaht to bo the one point In the country for mobilizing the- army In tlmo of peace. "Of course at this time there Is no danger of an Indian outbreak , 'but ' If there should bo trouble Omaha would be the natural point for concentrating the army. Dy all means Fort Omaha should be retained nnd an effort made to secure the location ot an army post bore. I believe this will .bo done In time. " Deny Hint Fault Kxlxtcil. The Now Omnhn Thomson-Houston Elec tric Light company has Hied answer In the district court -to the damage suit brought by John G. Trouton , administrator , on ac count of the death of Fireman James Adams , who \vna electrocuted August 9 while attending n lire. Tne uorenannt com pany denies that Adams' dnath was due to any fnult In the construction or condition of 'itn wires and the court la prayed to ren der Judgment accordingly. No Knuiiiie for ALBANY , N. V. , Oct. 21. The court of appeals has afllrmed the verdict oC convic tion In the cnsc of Howard licnhnm. the banker of Dntavla. sentenced to death for wife murder , ana ho will be re-sentenced. CRUTCHES The best quality of maple crutch , per pair , $ J.50. CRUTCH TIPS 25c A Pair , Postage , 3c. The Aloe & Tenfold Company , Deformity Urnco Manufacturers , I40H Tarnam Street , Omaha. The Silver Mounted Kimball Is only ono of u hundred Klmbnll plnnos tlmt can bo seen nt our music nnd nrt rooms We arc prepared to liialto the cnfileHt kind of turniH and lowest prices We buy and HC-11 BO many KlmhallH tlmt wo can Bavo our friends money- All the late woods and duslRns now on display including San Domingo ma hogany walnut curly birch , etc. Wo guarantee every Klmball piano wo sell So does the factory. A. HOSPE , Music and Art , 1513 Douglas , Looking Backward Drex It. iShoonian can see a vast differ ence between the shoes of then nnd the HhocH of now that nro sold at $ . ' { , & ( ) ( he three- fifty shoe of today for men's wear IH made by the name careful manu facturers In the same styles and dif ferent leathers us the Jffi and ? ( ) klrnla the winter tans and blacks of our new Htock nro particularly good oven bettor than tliosc of last year and thu last year's lines were trade winners Why pay $ : i.r)0 for $ : t.f 0 shoes when you can get thcso at the same price , Drexel Shoe Co. 1410 FARNAJ1 STUKET.