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The Omaha
HOUSE CAUCUS-
NAMES CANNON
Republican Memben of Lower Home
Nominate the Speaker for
Another Term.
M'DOWELL WILL AGAIN BE CLERK
Other Officials of Last Congress Are
Slated to Succeed Themselves.
MR. CANNON MAKES ADDRESS
Says His Efforts Will Be to Further
Interests of United States.
TARIFF PROBLEMS ARE UNIQUE
eaSHnasSMBV '
l.ea-lslatlnn Will Brine with It
Peraltar Difficulties and Unusual
Temptations BrriiM ( Spe
cial aad fleneral Nature,
WASHINGTON. March 1.-Followlng In
the personnel of the house organisation
an chosen by the republican caucus to
night:
For Hpeaker of the House Joseph O.
Cannon of Illinois.
For Clerk of the House Alexander Mo
Dnwell of Pennsylvania.
For Postmaster Samuel A. Langum of
Minnesota.
Kor hergeant-at-arms Henry Casson of
Vt Isconntn.
For Doorkeeper F. B. . Won of New
York.
For Chaplain Rev. Henry N. Couden,
ihe blind preacher.
All theso were selected as candidates to
succeed themselves.
Representative Currlrr of New Hamp
shire wa.1 elected chairman of the caucus
and Representative Loudenalager of New
Jersey elected to succeed himself as Its
secretary. Rpreaentatlve John W. Dwtght
of New York was chosen "whip" of the
next house.
Representative Loudenslager of New Jer
sey, secretary of the last caucus, called
tonight's meeting to order. As Colonel
Hepburn of Iowa was defeated for re-election,
there was no chairman to preside.
The honor of being the successor of the
Iowa statesman fell to Representative Cur
rier of New Hampshire.
To nominate Mr. Cannon, Representative
William A. Rodenberg of Illinois waa rec
ognised. Ills first reference to Lincoln
and the other great men of Illinois stirred
the members. He spoke of the proud
privilege of presenting a candidate for
speaker at this time, when Individual In
itiative Is assailed by the discordant and
destructive.
"Illinois Is justly proud of its most dis
tinguished son," exclaimed Mr. Rodenberg,
as lie approached the mention of the name
of Mr. Cannon. "We are proud of him. be
cause In all of the vicissitudes of public
life. In the storm and stress and the strife
of political combat. (n the sunshine ; of
victory a4irt in the shadow of defeat lie has
stood four squares to all the winds that
blow.
"Mr. ChHirmitn. catching the spirit that
breathes upon us front the glorious memorise
of an earlier day, the spirit that gave birth
to the republican party, of which ha was
one of the founders. In response to the
admiring sentiment of the republican mem
bership of this house, I nominate for
speaker of the Flxty-flrst congress, the
iron duke of American politics, Joseph O.
Cannon."
Response of Speaker Cannon,.
in response lo the demand for a speech.
Speaker Cannon addressed the caucus.
. "Mr, Chairman and Fellow Republicans!
I thank you for the mark of your confi
dence and esteem, and In the term to come,
as In the past, shall endeavor so to con
duct myself in the high office for which
you propose me. to further the best Inter
est of the United States and merit your
approval." .
"We have before us a most difficult ses
sion. Tariff legislation Is in a class by itself
and from the standpoint of practical legis
lation, presents more difficult problems
than any other kind of legislation. A tariff
bill U general, in that It affects the whole
great subject of revenue; hut at the same
time. It Is private nnd special In Its na
ture as it enters every district and affect
the products of every farm and factory.
The approaching legislation, therefore,
will bring with It peculiar difficulties and
unusual temptations. .
"While to must regard with solicitous
caro the Interests of the people we repre
sent Individually, we must on the other
hand, keep constantly In mind that our
first duty Isto the United States as a
whole, that Its revenues may be sufficient
for Its needs and that Its Industrial life
may continue to flourish In the future,
under our care, as it has flourished In the
past under the distinguished men who have
preceded us as the trustees under the con
stitution. "The work before us will oall for much
Industry, for unusual self-restraint and
forbearance, and for a patriotic and de
termined purpose that the responsible po
litical party In the house of representa
tives shall In due time return to the people
with its trust fulfilled to the satisfaction
of all reasonable men.
"It Is not only necessary that we do our
work well, It Is essential that we do it as
quickly as Is consistent with thoroughness.
The Industries of over Su.MO.000 people
await our motions. The newspapers tell
us, as one of the symptoms of Industrial
prostration, that 300,000 freight cars It Idls
on the sidings. The power of the people
of the United States, through their repre
sentative, to fix their own revenues and
control tlielr own expenditures. Is on of
the subltmrst attributes of our liberty con
secrated by the suffering and the lives of
generations of patriots. We must exercise
that power with Industry and diligence,
that the expectations of the people msy b
rvallsed without undue delay.
"The wisdom of those who have preceded
us In this house has left us a system of
rules the moat efficient that ever guided a
Kgislatlve body as the house of repre
sentatives. Every step In making those
rules effective wss resisted bitterly, and
the men who stood up (or the rules ware
misrepresented by every Interest affected
by their action, and criticised by a large
army of Innocent victims of misrepresenta
tion. But misrepresentation dies with the
day. Now those men so much critlclsvd
thin are commended on every hand, while
' a new brood of misrepresentations spouses
new criticisms sgslnst those who today
continue th work of the past. These things
will also pass away, and when present mis
understanding bsve died away, we also
shall have the commendation of the future
If only ws remain true to ourselve and to
ur trus-
Taft Cabinet Will
Be Kept on Move
by the President
Many Trips Are Already Planned by
the Chief Executive for
His Advisers.
WASHINGTON. March IS. If President
Taft's desires are carried out. his advisers
soon will become known as the "traveling
cabinet. Experience has tnusht the now
chief executive that first hand Information
Is the best and he will have each of the
heads of the various departments of the
government make frequent tours of Inspec
tion. Secretary of Wsr Dickinson will make sn
early visit to the Isthmus of Panama to In
spect the canal.
Secretary of the Interior Bnllinger will go
to Alaska to investigate conditions In that
territory, particularly in regard to public
lands.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer probably
will visit the various nnvy yards of the
country to acquaint himself with existing
local conditions.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson expects
to visit the various state experiment sta
tions this summer, also inspecting the pack
ing houses of the west.
Just whst program Mr. Tsft has outlined
for Postmaster General Hitchcock. Secre
tary of the Treasury MacVeagh, Attorney
General Wlckcrsham, Secretary of State
Knox and Secretary of Commerce nnd
Labor Nagel, Is not now known, but the
nation's energetic "traveling man presi
dent," as he has been called, doubtless will
find some way to keep all of them moving
Host Kills Self
in Sight of Guests
at Close of Revel
Wealthy Parisian Ends Banquet by
Blowing Oat Brains Whjle
Friends Look On.
PARIS. March 13. Ferdlnan Ravens a
wealthy young Parisian, committed suicide
at Monte Carlo under sensational circum
stance a.
The young man gave a supper to a num
ber of his friends, at which the pleasure
was fast and furious. Several tlmea during
the evening Ravenes cried: "This is noth
ing; a big surprise Is awaiting you st the
end." At dawn, when the party were
separating Ravenes shouted: "Now for the
great surprise." ,
At the same time he arose abruptly and
walked toward the gypsy orchestra, which
was playing a Hungarian rhapsody. His
friends, expecting a practical Juke, watched
him expectantly. They were stupef'rtoV to
see him suddenly place a pistol at his t-
ple and fire. He tell dead.
The only reason for this act Is described
as "sheer boredom. Rsvenes was only 10
years old and he hsd been a familiar figure
on the Pari boulevards, where his liking
for vivid clothing attracted attention. Three
years ago the young man figured in a sen
sational duel.
Graft Charges
by Boston Jury
Five Men Accused of Conspiracy in
Connection with Purchase of
City Supplies.
BOSTON. Mass.. March IX Several secret
Indictments charging larceny and consnll
acy In connection with purchases by the
city of Boston were made known today,
when five men were arraigned before Judge
Achoflcld. They Indicted former Alderman
William Berwln, Samuel Kelly, Marks
Berwtn, Owen Kane, an attorney, and Ol
iver Oragg, real estate agent. All
pleaded not guilty and furnished bail.
UT1CA, N. Y., March 13. In connection
with the Oneida county "graft" investiga
tion, the grand Jury returned Indictments
against F. R. Swancott. chairman of the
republican county committee; John Collins,
a merchant; ex-Sheriff 8. J. Jones and A.
If. Van De Walker, democratic clerk of
the Board of Supervisors.
Filipino tirafter to Prison.
BOSTON. Mass.. March 13. Raphael
Blnayage, the young Filipino chanted
with obtaintn money under false pre
tenses by displaying letters from former
President Koosevelt and Cardlnay tiib
hnna. a as today sentenced to serve an In
definite term In the Concord reformatory.
Democratic Senators Are
Denounced by Party Leader
George Rogers, democratic boss and for
mer president of the Dahlman Democracy,
calls a spade a spade In denouncing Doug
las county's three democratic senators and
Incidentally contributes some interesting
facts to tha history of local democratic
politics.
Leaders of the Dahlman Democracy can
not say mean enough things about the
three Jak senatora. The near approach of
election and the advisability of keeping
quiet and not stirring up strife In th party
has had no calming effect and Ransom,
Howell and Tanner are scorned and scored
and no attempt Is made to present a solid
front to the common enemy.
"To say that our senators are Inconsist
ent Is about the least that can be said
about them." sa'.d George Itogere, former
president of the Jlmocrals, in speaking of
Howell, Tanner and Ransom voting agalnat
Senator Donahue's bill which "contained
the very essence of home rule and would
have given Omaha Just what It wants. How
our senators can claim to be In favor of
home rule and then vote agalust the meas
ure of Senator Donahue la beyond me."
Mr. Rogers then recalled the meeting of
the committee appointed to prepare ths
party's stats platform 'last fall and the de
feat at that time jf bdgar Howard's plank
to make the fir and police board elective.
He said that ths committee was about
evenly divided on the proposition and It
was a question whether the platform would
declare for an appointive pr an elective
board until the three senator appeared.
"Our senator had then been nominated
nd they cam before the committee and
told u that If th platform declared fur
ONLY FfrfORE
DAYSWITHPAY
Eleven for the Senators and Eight
for the Members of the
House.
SESSION LIKELY TO END SOON
Would Take Three Weeks to Corn
plete the Work Laid Out.
NOT A PARTY PLEDGE FULFILLED
One of Them, Initiative and Refer
endum, Has Been Killed.
SOME OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD
Senate Irnm Now on Will Have
A boat All It fan Do to Dispose
of the Appropriation
Bills.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 13. (Speclal.)-Eleven
days more In the senate and eight more In
the house. Then the pay of the legislators
wll Istop. By that time the senate will bo
well Into the consideration of the approprla.
tlon bills and the farmer members of the
house will be thinking of their plows. Pos
Hlbly the latter may decide to tarry and
pass a few senate bills. If they do not.
the senate will fix the appropriations.
Sandwiched In between the bills for spend
Ing money may be some of the party pledge
easures, for not a single one of them has
yet passed both houses decidedly a con
trast wtlh the last legislature, which had
practically completed its program by this
time.
Monday morning the senate sifting com
mittee wll ltake hold of the general file,
on which there are 100 bills. The house
sifting committee has not been named In
Its entirely, but the understanding is It will
take charge of the general file early In
the coming week. The house file is loaded
with measures, there being between 200 and
300 bills ready for consideration in com
rnlttee of the whole, all of which must now
pass muster with the sifting body.
The session will last three weeks more
at least. This was the verdict of a num
bers of the senators today as they dls
cussed the outlook, A coterie of senators
among the mine' Douglas delegation
would like to see adjournment on the six
tieth day or sooner, If possible, but as
business Is shaped now, this will be prac
tically impossible. An early adjournment
would prevent the consideration of dan
gerous measures and It might also endanger
the pledge bills, but the latter are of
minor consideration from some aland
points.
Incidents of Past Week.
The noteworthy Incidents of last aeek
we'o (he 1-.oi cWy wptlon by tliu
e',P.trve ut x.te mlHatlva and ref
erendum In that body and the nuAtUs ac
tion of the house on the bill to accept the
Carnegie foundation fund for pensioning
aged teacher In the state university.
The senate treated the Initiative and ref-'
er Mid um with scant courtesy. As an Indi
cation of the feeling in the upper house
toward Mr. Bryan, the vote on this meas
ure and the discussion upon It, serve as
in excellent guide. While the house voted
lown the Carnegie bill, the vote Was so
cirge It but serves to show what a narrow
margin of authority is left the Peerless
Leader in Nebraska. By exerting every art
and influence of which he waa capable,
he was able to secure a bare ma tort ty on
a bill, while In the senate his word counts
for nothing.
Though striving to emact a physical valu
ation law which shall give the Railway
commission the right to go out and Inspect
every parties of railroad property and
place an actual value upon It, the senate
refused, by what was practically a party
vote, to give consideration to a bill of
three republican senators Intended to make
the orders of the Railway commission more
effective and removo from the procedure
before the commission the delay and litiga
tion which followa nearly every order, no
matter how trivial. The railroads charac
terised .the bill as one calculated to mako
a supreme court out of the Railway com
mission, but the eponsers of the bill de
clared It would have resulted In milch bene
fit and would not have Injured the rights
of common carriers.
neaaoas for BUI.
When the railway commission law was
enacted, one question in dispute was the
manner of an appeal. A compromise was
finally reached whereby persons affected
(Continued on Third Page.)
an elective board that they would be de
feated. The plank waa dropped, th sen
ators were elected and now they are eating
their words of a few months ago," said
Mr. Rogers.
MAKING BUST OF ROOSEVELT
l.lkrars of Ex-Presldeat Will Shortly
Occupy Nlrhe in Senate
Chanter.
WASHINGTON. March II Theodore
Roosevelt Is the only one of the vie
president of th Unltsd States a bust
of whom does not occupy a nlch In th
senate chamber, the white marble bust
it Mr. Falrbank. the work of Franklin,
an American sculptor, having been placed
yesterday. Mr. Roosevelt Is to be simi
larly honored, however, as soon as th
bust now being made by Jams Frailer
of New York I completed.
UNITED HATTERS GO TO COURT
Ask Injunction to Prevent Fining of
Unionists Who Retara
to Work.
NEW YORK, March U Paper In an
Injunction suit brought by the Samuel
Uundhelm company were served upon John
A. Moffltt, president of th United Hat
ter of North America, at Orange, N. J.,
today. Moffitt and sixty other officers of
the United Hattars are ordered to show
cause on Maron 21 at Trenton why they
should not be restrained front fining arid
Intimidating union members who, U Is al
leged, desire to return to work at plants
where a strike Is now In effect.
There Is Always
From the New York Journal.
MINERS MEET IN SCRANTON
Tri-District Convevtion Will Con
sider Wage Conditions March 23.
DEADLOCK SEEMS PROBABLE
Statement by President Lewis Says
In Ion Mast Re Reroarnlsed and
Another by Operator Hays
This Is Impossible.
PHILADELPHIA, March I3.-Aft.er issu
ing a call for a tri-dlstrict convention at
Bcranton, Pa., on Tuesday, March 23, to
take up the qeustion of a new agreement
between the anthracite mine workers and
operators, the members of the three execu
tive boards of the United Mine Workers of
America left for their homes today and no
important developments are looked for by
them until the convention meets. Thomas
L. Lewis, international president of the
union, left tonight for Indianapolis. Mr.
Lewis said he wis still hopeful of reaching
an agreement.
The call for the convention states that
It la summoned for "the purpose of taking
such action as will regulate wages and
conditions of employment after April 1,
1909."
President Lewis reiterated his former
statement that If any agrceent I reached
It must be with the United Mine Workers
of America and not with the representa
tives of the anthracite mine workers .
NEW YORK.( March 13. A tatemenV of
the attitude of the anthracite coal opera
tors on the question of recognition of the
United Mine Workers of America was
given out here today by the operators' com
mltloee of seven. The statement sets forth
that the operators will treat union and
nonunion men alike and that they will
exercise no discrimination against or !n
favor of ajiy man because of his member
ship In any labor organisation. The com
mute declares that it Is Impossible to grant
the demands for increased wages and
shorter working day without Increasing the
price of coal to the consumer.
The statement says: "From assertions of
Mr. Lewis It appears that he puts most
emphasis now upon ths. question of recog
nition the question as to whether the oper
ators shall make a contract with the United
Mine Worker of America. He say that
he and hi fellow committeemen represent
the union and that a contract signed by
them except as officers of the union would
be binding up nobody but themselves us
Individual.
"The operators have stood In the past
and they stand now for the 'open shop.'
They will treat union and nonunion men
alike."
A new classifica
tion, on the Want
Ad Page today
"Everything for
Women."
Don't overlook looking over It.
Men won't find much to interest
them la this column, but every wo
man will.
It tells about a number of
things you want and where to
get them,
Have yem read the want ads,
yet, today!
The Hand that Rocks the
. h
a Mother and a Baby at the Foot
Both Presidents
Deny War in
Central America
Messages by Heads of Two Countries
Say Reports of Skirmish Are
Without Foundation.
NEW YORK. March 13. The presidents
of both Nicaragua and Salvador deny that
there has been any outbreak of hostilities
between the two countries. Messages of
Inquiry were addressed today by the As
sociated Press to General Zelaya, presi
dent of Nicaragua, and General Flgueroa,
president of Salvador, concerning the re
ports of warlike activity between the two
republics, and the following replies have
been received:
"MANAGUA, March 13.-The reports of
war between Nicaragua and Salvador are
without foundation. Peace reigns In Nica
ragua. "ZELAYA."
"SAN. SALVADOR. March 13.-There is
no truth in the report that war has broken
out between Salvador and Nicaragua. "'
"FIGUEROA."
HOME LATE, STABBED BY WIFE
Chlcaaro Man Says Rpoaie Polled
vKulfe from Under Pillow While
He Was I'sdretnlnf.
CHICAGO, March 11 James Gibbons, S2
years old. wss stabbed by his wife,
Josephine, at his home here early today.
Gibbons asserts that he came home late
and found ht wife In an apparent stupor.
He asked her where shei had been as he
sat down on tlie side rf the bed.
Without a word of warning, he aays, she
seised the knife -which she had concealed
under the pillow and slabbed him In the
left lung.
War on Black Hand Follows
Murder of Officer in Italy
ROME, March 13 A dispatch has been '
received from ' the American consul at
Palermo, Sicily, atatlng that Lieutenant
Joseph Petrnslnl of the New York police
department had been assassinated In that
city. His murderer, who was a memls-r
of the Black Hand, fired four shots from
a revolver.
Petrosinl arrived in Sicily only a short
time ago and he waa engaged In conducting
an Investigation regarding Italian crimin
als. NEW YORK, March lS.-Relcntless war
fare will be waged against the "Black
Hand" societies by the police f this, and,
it Is hoped, other cities, as a result of the
murder of IJeutenant Joseph Petrosinl, the
noted detective, In Palermo.
For years Petrosinl had been active In
his work of bringing to Justice members of
his own race who carried on blackmailing
operations In this country through threats
of murder made In the name of the "Black
Hand." It la believed here that his murder
was the result of a plot that had Its In
ception In the United States and that th
persons Indirectly responsible for his death
are still within th reach of the American
police. If ao, every effort will be mad to
bring about their arrest and conviction
snd with this end in view Inspector Mc
Caffarty, head of th New York detective
bureau, sent telegrams today to the author
ities In the principal cities of the country
ssklng that Increased activity be exerted
against sll Black Hand auspect. Th tele
grams were first s-nt tc Chicago, Philadel
phia, Boston, San Francisco, Pittsburg,
Baltimore and 8L Lout. Immediate ardors
Cradle
of the Ladder
CONNOR WILL DP TO JUDGE
A ., esnnasBB
Three Days of Oratory End Contest
for Estate Worth Half Million.
LAST TALES MAKE SPARKS FLY
Judge Salltvaa, In Address Satarday
Mornlns;, Likens Smyth to Sir
Matthew Hopkins, Noted
Witch Hanter.
Disposition of Joseph Connor's $500,000
estate rests with Judge Leslie of the
county court. After three whole days of
arguments, eloquent and occasionally bit
ter, the last address was made yesterday
afternoon by Attorney E. P. Smith, who
closed for the proponents, who are the
trustees named by Connor In his will.
For the relatives Judge J. J. Sullivan oc
cupied the morning session.
If FTngllsh snd Bulllvan trampled on the
sensibilities of C. J. Smyth, they were
repaid In kind by Bmlth, who also came
vigorously to the defense of Bishop Scan
nell and' the parochial schools, both criti
cised by Judge Sullivan In the morning.
Mr. Smith denounced this "scathing ar
raignment of the Catholic church. There
may have been a time In Douglas county,"
he continued, "when an assault upon the
Catholic church met with a response.
There may have been a time when an at
tack on the church' could be made in the
courts of Douglas county, a time when
It was possible to appeal to religious
prejudice. But that ha not been sines
the day when Archbishop Keane of Du
buque, then rector of the Catholic univer
sity at Washington, was welcomed st the
Omaha club and the leading address of
welcome made by a leading clergyman of
(Continued on Second Page.)
war given to arrest at once all men in
New York City who have been connected
with "Black Hand" operation.
Petrosinl went to Italy more than a year
ago to work on a plan suggested by Police
Commissioner Bingham, the basis of which
waa to be the adoption nf means to check
th tide of undesirable Italians and Sicil
ians to this country and particularly to
New York City. A private ubcrtptkn
waa started and $30 00 was raised. With
this to defray the expense of the. under
taking, Petrosinl left for hi native land
to establish bureau through which it
was hoped to keep such complete record
that the new of the departure from Italy
or Sicily of any criminals could be flashed
to this country almost Immediately, so that
the authorities here could be on th alert
and prevent their landing, or place them
under arrest.
Petrosinl was so accustomed to receiving
threatening communications and of hearliir
of threats against hla llfo that he paid
little attention to them. It Is said that
he had been warned agalnat going to
Palermo, where he Is reported to have ix-en
assassinated, but that he ignored the threat
snd scoffed at the idea of being killed.
Prominent Italians in the city sre of the
opinion that the detective met death among
his countrymen as a direct result of his
untiring efforts to suppress the Mafia, the
Camorra and the Black Hand, but they
think hla sudden death will only sen to
kuidl anew the feeling against these crim
In sis, which will bring about even a more
drastic cruseds against thm than ha
heretofore boon conducted.
NEBRASKA HERDS
HAVE IilU VALUE
Growth of Stock Business Strikingly
Shown by National and
Local Statistics.
ASSESSORS' FIGURES ARE TOO LOW
Establishment of Live Market Here
Great Thin? for State.
SHIPMENTS FROM VAST AREA
Twenty-Five States Represented in
Receipts Last Year.
HUNDRED MILLIONS PAID OUT
Relation of Market Here to Nebraska
and Snrronndlaar states Potent
with tireat Possibilities
for the Fa tore. i.
April 1, 1SCIS. there were In Nebraska
2.649,17 cattle, Including cows, according
to the returns made to the state board of
equalisation by the county assessors.
These rattle had an assessed value of
JtO.aJi.741, or an actual value of over
At the same date the hogs In Nebraska
numbered ,K!0,MT, with an assessed value
of S2,7ft1,H9, and en actual value of almost
114,000,000. The sheep listed by the assessors
numbered S18.T54. with an assessed value of
1113.031 and an actual value of at least
$1,600,000.
Horse returned by the assessors num
bered S44.0M), valued for assessment pur
pose at Sll.HSn.TS2. which would make their
real value $56,118,910, or five times the as
sessed value. Of mules we had 70.483, with
an assessed value of $1,209, 4tl, and a mar
ket value of tri.29u,3nr.
Hern Is a total value, at modest market
figures, of $128,072,616 for tbo live stock of
Nebraska, at date of assessment In l!n.
Assessors' figures are notoriously low, both
as to number and value; and to show that
this Is true, take the following government
figures on Nebraska live stock, January
1. 190S:
Num- Aversge
her. Per Head. Value.
Horses l.Olft.O'- $X7.00 $.i6.onn
Mulea 6R.0H0 GR.tt) 6.ttW,nnO
Milch cows RTS.ODO 2R.CO 26.,0IW
Other cattle S.HiMflrt 1K.00 62,036.000
Bheep 431,000 J.7 l.ffn.OM
Swine 4.:4B,COO . 2S,61.0O0
sao,907,aoo
By the United States figures issued In
February of this year, the showing of value
made by Nebraska live stock cm January
I, 1909. was better than the above amount
by $U6.000. Hero are the figures:
Nnra- Average
rw v. Per Head. Value.
Horses 1,WS,0n0 $91.00 , $94.1M.fno
Mules 71.000
JO4.0O
si. on
2000
S.nO
7.36
7.884.0OO
Milch cows ST.OO
J7, 807 .000
64.00,()n0
1.4S2.000
28,304,000
Other cattle S.ann.ono
Sheep 409.01)
Swine 3,904.000
S3. 112,000
Surplus Nebraska Farm Stork.
Live slock shipped from the farma of
Nebraska during 1907. the last year for
which statistics are available, was aa fol
lows, according to figures furnished the
state bureau of statistics by the railroad
and express companies: Cattle, 1,300.719
head, valued at S49.752.167; hoga, 3,104.94.1.
valued at $42,ft82.563r sheep, 418.701. valued
at $2,125,176: horses and mules, M.J48, valued
at $6,14140; goats. 300, valued at $1.R0.
These five Items total $in0,71.1,826, which can
bo credited to the producer on the farm
on the credit side.
Of the principal products of live stock
shipments reported during 1907 were as
followa, excluding South Omaha entirely,
but counting In Nebraska City: Dressod
meats, 3S.9'i7.S00 riounds, with a value of
$4,339,170; hides and pelts, 10.i3.423 pounds.
valued at $1,620,879; wool, 1.Z12.94K pound.
valued at $1M.43; tallow, 1.277.275 pounds,
valued at $ri3.8t3: other products, $3,935,266.
Added together-these sums total $110,706,438.
Thus we have an aggregate of $211,430.$
as the value of live stock and principal
product of live stock shipped to market
from Nebraska farma during 1907, placing
the average value at a very reasonable
figure. This of Itself would constitute ex
cuse for the existence of stock yards and
packing plants In the state, but to the
Nebraska figures must be added the con
tributing elements from surrounding states
that help to develop the Immense Industry
which reaches Into all parla of the world
frem this vicinity.
Capital Involved.
In times past, for many year, the stock
business of this and adjoining states was
done very mrgely on imnney furnished by
the commission men and banker. The
great point In favor of this arrangement
was that It enabled the ambitious and prac
tical stock raler to carry on hi business
practically to th limit of his capacity for
management.
Asked the question, "Whit Is the approxi
mate total of working capital represented
in this business?" Secretary Stryker pf tha
Union stock yards ssld:
"A moment's consideration will convince
you that no person can estimate that, even
approximately. For Instance, something In
the neighborhood of $10y.ou0,000. mor or less,
was paid out by the firms buying and
dealing In stock here last year. Who can
presume o compute with any degree of
accuracy the Individual investments of the
raluera of common stock and of the thor
oughbred and high-grade stock of this
state and our sister states from whk'h ae
draw? ix-vclopnient of thia industry in
the last few years is pretty strongly Indi
cated by tha United States figures, but be
yond that starting point we would be
merely speculating, so far as money totals
are concerned."
Twraty-I'lve States Shi ITere.
That the secretary's comment 4 Justified
will be more readily believed when It Is
known that In 1"J live stock was received
at South Omaha from twenty-two states
west of the Mississippi river and from
three states south of the river. Live stock
was shipped from South Omaha to fifteen
states. Plreclly tributary lo this markst
are Nebraska. Iowa, Missouri, ttouth Ou
kota and Wyoming. Indirectly the tribu
tary territory comprises all the north cen
tral, western and northwestern states. Ap
proximately, the number of stock raisers
and feeders marketing here Is 113,000. The
$H(i.(4).0ii paid out last year may be roughly
distributed as follows, by states; Nebraska,
three-fifths. $J.OuO.00O; Wyoming, one
seventh. $14.96,714; Iowa, one-ninth, $U.-,
ioe.000; Idaho, one-twenty-elghth, t3.l71.4C;
South Dakota one-forty-siath, llUlal'jl