THE RUE: OMAUA, THrKKDAY, KK1MUTAHY fi IM.'l
COST TO FARMERS SLIGHT
Proposed Levy for University of Ne
braska Analyzed.
ONE CENT PER ACRE A YEAR
tax of 1 mill lcloi1 on the HWfsed
aluntloii of the state for a few years to !
build on efficient Institution Is like put
Uiik money Into a productive tndimtry
hlch pays larRc ami continuous divi
dends on the Investment."
In Manr Conntlcn of the Stntr the
Levy Will lie . Kycii Lni
Than Thnt Hencflta,
to Farmii
In order to brlnK before the Omaha
alumni of tho University of Nebraska
details regarding the proposed removal
of the state school to the state farm.
Amos Thomas, formerly secretary of tho
Omaha Alumni association, and now sec
retary of the Omaha University club,
has gathered some facts on the cost of
removal. Mr. Thomas was moved, pri
marily, to get data by the opinion held
by some persons that the cost of building
of a permanent university on large and
substantial lines, would bea burdensome
tax on the people of thl state. The
facts collected by Mr. Thomas are con
tained In the following article which ho
has prepared!
"A careful consideration of the cost of
the 1 mill levy will. reveal the fact that
few persons wtll pay aa much tax for
this purpose as they would readily sub
scribe for a local purposo of casual In
terest to them, subscribe even without
thinking the subscription In any way bur
densome. .
Cost to Farmer of Tax.
"In order to determine what a 1 mill tax
Would cost the farmers In different sec
tions of the state, the assessment roll
from the state treasurer which gives the
average value of Improved land In several
counties of the state was obtained. In
making these estimates the valuation of
unimproved land has not been considered,
find, as nearly all farms contain Vomo
unimproved land, carrying lower value,
the actual cot per farm would be less
In most coses than tne figures here
glvon. The cost here Indicated Is ob
tained for a quarter section by multiply
ing the average value of the Improved
land in Uie county by 160, to give the
lvalue of a quarter section and then by
& mill, which would Indicate the tax.
"The improved land In Adams county
Is valued for assessment purposes at
$10.30 per acre. A 1 mill tax on an
average quarter section of this county
would pay JL65 per year. Improved
land in Banner county Is valued at $1.19
per acre. A quarter section of suoh
land would pay a tax of lfl.cents. Buffalo
county Is valuvsd at $5.48 per acre, n
quarter section paying a tax of 8S cents
per year; Brown county vould also pay
the same tax. In Colfax county, which
has an assessed value on improved land
of $14.80, a quarter section would pay
$3.18 per year. Gage county would pay
$2.01, Madison county would pay J1.6C,
Merrick county, $1.42, and Seward county
$2.36 per acre.
"The university Is conducting many ac
tivities in tho state such as tho. Farmers'
Institute work, the short courses, agri
cultural schools, substations and tho
work, with farm demonstrators, to in
crease the efficiency of the farmer and
the earning power of the land. Experi
ment station bulletins giving the results
of methods which wlfc cneapen produc
tion aro published and distributed among
larmcrs. ,
Help to Farmers. v
, There -can be no question that thai ac
tivities of the university to help. the farm-
era "results In Increasing the profits on
tho JatKl many millions of dollars! per
year,' An extensive farmer In Saunders
county recently said hat the work with
corn (n his county had Increased the pro
duction 1,000,000 bushels per year. Ex
periments in feeding 'cattle have shown
that practical methods of combining corn
and alfalfa have Increased the efficiency
of these feeds from 10 to 20 per cent,
which would mean an Increased profit of
not less than $5,000,000 per year. The work
of the university in connection with meth
ods of bleaching flour for tho benefit of
thenlller and tho farmer alone increased
the wealth of Nebraska far beyond the
total cost of the university to the state.
"The protection, of hogs against cholera
by serum and the manufacturing of
serum by 'the university will save the.
state, when tho metnod is fully estab
lished, not less than $3,000,000 per year,
All the benefits from the plant now In
use make a saving to the state of at least
$10,000,000 per year.
"In order to take advantage of the
practical knowledge which the university
has made available to the formers by
locating farm demonstrators in the va
rious counties, many farmers of Seward
county, Oage county and Merrick county
have subscribed from $1 to $160 each to
establish and maintain a farm demon.
Btrator In their community. This Is
purely for their local benefit.
Should Willingly ray.
"Surely tho farmers of these counties
and of many others will be willing to pay
the necessary tax In order that other
men may be fitted to assist rural com'
munltles In the Improvement of the' farm
and of the social conditions in the county.
In Merrick county it Is claimed that the
benefit from the cow testing ossocla
tlons alone will very greatly exceed their
part of the cost of building a greater
university.
"The demand is on for the teaching of
agriculture In the public schools. Teach'
ers for this purpose can only be trained
where agriculture Is taught in a thor
oughly scientific aa well as practical
manner. These teachers must be trained
In the agricultural college., Surely those
who are Interested In making the high
school practical and useful to the peool
will be willing to pay the small cost of
from $1 to $2 on an Improved quarter
section farm to build a greater university,
which In turn will help them to increase"
their profits.
. "There is hardly a person Interested In
education or In building up his local com
munlty who is net in some way affected
by the activities of the university,
Through ltav Influence on the public
schools, through the work of Its expert
nient station, through the assistance
which it gives by agricultural extension
the university attempts to serve the pep'
pie of tho state in every way which will
benefit the community. The amount of
such service depends upon its ability to
develop a thoroughly efficient institution
At the present time It Js unable to under
take any new lines or activity, because
has outgrown Its present buildings and
limited in its equipment.
Just llualneaa Proposition.
"It is a business proposition for the tax
payer of the state to make Investments
which pay dividends In increased pro
duction and In the larger education and
usefulness of Its citizens. No state ever
paid too much for its educational Insti
tutions. They are the foundations upon
which the prosperity of the state rest.
OMAHA BEST MARKET FOR
UTAH FRUIT IN SEASON
V. A. Starkweather, general agent for
the Clreat Western at Salt Lake City, Is
spending the dny around local head-
uuarteis. He says that business all
through Utah Is tho best In years and
there Is every Indication of a continu
ance during tho year. Wool, says Mr.
Starkweather, hna become the great In
dustry of Utah, and the paM winter has
been a good one for the flockmasters,
their lorses having been unusually light.
Mr. Starkweather asserts that fruit
growing in Utah has Increased by leaps
and bounds during tho lost few yeurs
and that the shipments last season wero
early double those of any former cor
responding period. Ho says that Omaha
has come to be looked upon as the great
est market for Utah fruit, and thnt dur
ing the shipping season thousands of
carloads are routed to this city for con
sumption here and distribution to other
points.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road to
Big -neturns..
CENTRAL PARK CLUB IS
AGAINST SALARY INCREASE
Members of the Central Park Improve
ment club at Its meeting last night passed
resolutions M.-ongly opposing the pro
posed Increase In salaries of certain of
ficials In tho court house. They took tho
stand that tho offlrlnl wore drawing
large enough suIkiI-s and In some ruses
too large. Tho resolution follows:
Whrreas. It has conic to our notice
that various bills have boon Introduced
Into tho legislature v. hlch will admit of
an Increase In salaries of nearly all of
our county officials, ngsregatlug about
$3a.0M per year; nud
Whrrons, All prosent salaries are very
large and In most cases more than It
paid for work of like character; and
Whereas, Our taxes aro already burden
some and must necessarily be Increased
on nreount of public Improvements;
thorefore. be It
Resolved, That the Central l'ark Im
provement club dlsnpprovq of tho demand
mado by our officials for said Increase
In salary as we believe It. Is an Injustice
to the taxpayers, and that the secre
tary be Instructed to communicate with
the legislative delegation Informing them
of this action and request tag their opposi
tion to said hills.
A Illooil) Affnlr
Is lung hemorrhage. Stop It. and euro
weak lungs, coughs and colds with lr.
King's New' Discovery. If and $1.(0.
For sale by noaton Drug Co. Advertisement.
SOUTH OMAHA MARKET BEST
Utah Ranchman Finds Better Prices
Than on the Coast.
BETTER FACILITIES HERE, TOO
Sn llnm-liiucii Aro V unl.t-uliiu to
tho I 'not thnt They Can li Hol
ler liy Milpiiltm; Sheen to
This Mitrkrl.
WH1.
ATTRACTIONS IN OMAHA.
Brandelat "The Wak X.a4y."
Emprcsst Vaudeville.
QaretTi Sxtravaranxa.
Xlppodromi Va.na.YlUo.
Knurl BaiUsau.
Orpfi.umt Vaudeville.
Matinees at all theaters today.
Tueadar Horning Musical.
The Tuesday Morning Musical club held
Its regular monthly meeting yesterday
morning at the home of Mrs. O. C. Redlck
on Thirty-ninth avenue. Mrs. W. W.Tur
ner had charge of the program, which was
divided Into two parts. The, first part
contained a double number for1 the violin,
Romance (from the D minor concerto)
by Wienlawskl, and Gavotte by Oossec,
played by Miss Helon Sommer, with Miss
Elolse West at the piano. Tho second
number was Impromptu (Ischetlszky)
and Cantlque d'Amour (Liszt) played by
Miss Catherine Bell.
Part II was "devoted to 'a new song
cycle by Charles Wakefield Cadman,
The Morning of the Year March, April.
May." The quartet were Mrs. Louise
Jansen-Wylle, soprano; Miss iyith Gan-
son, contralto; ur, j?TeaencK s. re
mantel, tenor, and George C. Mclntyre,
boss. Mrs. Howard Kennedy, accompan
ist. The words of the cycle are taken
frcm the works of modern poets by
Nellie Richmond Eberhardt. The "Spirit
of Spring" Is followed through these
months and furnishes the composer a
plendld opportunity to write some beau
tiful music. The cycle opens with a
chorus to the "Spirit of Spring." fol-
owed by a bass recitative Invoking the
spirit of March, which develops Into
a song by the "Spirit" of March," assign
ing Its warlike character to jealousy be
cause it no longer led the year. This
was followed by a recitative to April,
followed by a beautiful contralto solo in
the- "Spirit of April" .describing its char
acter. .The, next solo was tenor, fol
lowed by a chorus, and gradually,
through recitatives, arias and solos, the
thought of May Is brought out, and
flnaly, as Summer approaches, the
'Spirit or spring" is Diaaen gooaDye.
Tho music for the most part Is charm
ing arid of the high standard we have
grown' to' expect in Cadman's work. The
first part seemed a little slow of de
velopment, and did not seem equal 'to
the gorgeous beauty In the second part.
The soloists are to be congratulated upon
the- way in Which each sang his part.
The duet for soprano and tenor was so
heartily applauded that it had to be re
peated. The quartet was carefully bal
anced, nnd Mrs. Kennedy's accompani
ments and piano Interludo between the
two parts of the cycle are worthy of
especial mention. H. M. R.
Promise of Vrrnn Agent.
- . . ...... n...r...ni.iiii.na nf k IIW Ac
Krlanger's big musical success, The rink
, in v... .rU.Ar, nt tho 1lrn.nnoln the
ater today. Judging from tho ticket allies
this has been one oi inn iwii,'.'""'''
financially that has ever visited the cil.
The evening performance will be given
at 8 nnd tho niatlneo will be given at 2
o'clock.
.....In nt (tin flrunrtola theuler
Joseph Ualtes will present Kitty Gordon
In the oest or an nor musn-m
i!iiKhnntu." A company of over 100
people Is carried.
Scats for tho engagement of Miss lCva
lAng will bo placed on sale this morning
at the Boyd theater. "Making a Man of
Htm" will be the first weekH offering by
the company, followed by Green btock
Ings" for the second week.
An interesting figure in "The lllue Bird'
production at mo uranuein
Miss Allda Cortelyoi . cousin of ex-boc-
you. Her role Is that of Night, who At
frights the children Tyltyl and Mytji
with tne norrorE, u., "";,,"' ,.,, ';
nesses that afflict tho race. Cortcl-
you received nei j """'-
Wilson Barrett
Although Harry Lester, at the Or
phe n this wee?. Is now the Picture of
Bealth. a year ago ho was at ta g
nf rieAttl Willi iuui'ivuiuow
told him there was absolutely no hope
for hltn. out air. iesier
ffigra" Vffi jE ;s, K
Carolina .....-;-
hhT'ti erol c effort si s t hat today he I. en
oy. biu;rl,ealth than th.avorwo per.
thVrncfpVlVor
Rainmaker," by Kdgar Allen oolf.
Two girls by the name of Curtis and
WHtrht are making a big hit at n
HlDMdrome this week. They botn have
remarkably sweet volces-ono a Hoprano
and the o Ker n rich contralto. They sing
S.voral songs In perfect harmony and
this with their charming, personality and
unassnming way of working making
them the favorites of' tho current bill.
One of the most gorgeous of spectacles
Is the Imperial Russian ballet, whlen
.ilL tiV,. nnorilnir of the second act ol
"TTe Gulden CrSok" at the Gayety this
week. Thirty people participate In ft. tho
costumes befng Russia,, throughout. It
Is led by Morre and Hllo. Golden or tne
famous Golden family of dancers. La
dles' dime matinee dally.
Blllv HonBon, German comedian, and
the famous Mafble models are two of I o
feature of "The Lady Buccaneers" at the
ttHTiW this week that aro making a lilt.
Enn a scream in two of hi songs
"nd" has 'to sweBr four and live encores
at each performance.
Kor some reason tho sheep buyer
representing tho packing Imusoa of th.
l'arlflo const have not ben able to w:
the' pi Ire demanded by the sheep growcri
of 1'tnh this winter, according to Orson
Jensen of Treetnont, Utah, who Is In
Omaha with a band of sheep on tho
South Oiimlm market.
'Tho sheep men In our part of tho
country have been shipping u gient deal
to San Francisco and other const points
In tho last few yours, "said Mr. Jon
sen, "hut this year- tho bids those fel
lows made us did not come tip to what
wo could got In South Omaha. I havu
boon holding my sheep for somo time
waiting for them t raise their bids, but
I finally loaded and came on to South
Omaha.
"Many of tho sheep mon In my pint
of tho state nro still holding their sheep
In tho hopo thnt tho western buyers
will raise their prices, but If they don't
mnkn Iwtter bids very shortly most of tho
sheep from that section, 1 believe, will
come to South Omaha."
Mr. Jensen says, while In tho past n
groat doil of stock has been shipped to
tho west coast, packers on tho roast aro
hnndlcnpped by having no stock ynrdj
to speak of. That mentis that the parking
houses must solid thalr buyers out to buv
the stock and ship It In Just nv fast as
there Is a demand for It. There Is no live
stork commission business nt Sun Krnn
rlsco, according to Mr. Jensen, and this
inakct It Impossible for the ranchers to
load and ship there, with a view to sell
ing after they arrive Tho stock that goes
to tho west coast Is bought and paid for
on tho range.
Mr. Jensen say a, the sheep uro winter
IngyVcry well In northern I'tah, and h
believes there will ho little or no los
this winter. Ho hopes to try a now Hystcm
of raising winter food for his sheep, he
says, and he will turn to tho dry farm-
UK method to do It lie SHs h. ctlM-ctt
t. plant Hinnit 1W acies of mm In th'
spring.
"I will tend It ami wIsn as mm h m I
can, but 1 don't o.xpecl to husk a. I will
leave it In tho fleW nml as wo don't haw
very heavy winds thoro 1 evHet It will
stand up In tho field In tho winter and
keep out fixnn under tho snow. 1 will
tut n tho sheep III and let-them winter
thr There will ho enough com nnd
roinchnras to bring Uiom through In good
shape. I believe."
YEISER IS AFTER LIGHT
COMPANY IN LEGISLATURE
In addition to tho ordinance to rut
electric light nnd power pi lees and pre
vent discrimination n.s between largo nnd
small consumers In Omaha, which he
had Introduced in the ctt council by
Mayor Pnhlmitu, John O. Tolser Is the
author of another measure alined nt the
Otnahn Klertrlc Light and Power com
pany. This one Is lioiit-o roll 8W. which
Representative K. A. Smith introduced
In tho teglslatuic.
Tho legislative measure would place the
electric light and power company under
tho regulation of the Mtato Railway com
mission, tho same as certain other pub
Ur utility corporations.
"1 think both my measures will havo
mighty good dinners of passing," says
Volser. "As 1 told tho mayor, 1 nut pre
pared to face the council, or any other
body of men with farts nnd figures. 1
have gone Into thl thing thoroughly and
am armed with all tho ammunition neces
sary to show that Ontnlm Is paying too
much for electric light. I will ulro be as
well prepared tit Lincoln and expect nr.
dent support for my hill ft om somo of
the strongest members of the homo delegation."
CEMENT USERS' CONVENTION
i
Opening Session is Held nt the
Rome Hotel.
i PALMER NAMES COMMITTEES
j Kyiler nnd Pnrrlsh Welcome tho
Mouther of (he t'on ent Ion
Itetil WitrU to lie Dono
Tlinrsdn
The eighth annual convention of the
Nebraska Cement Psora.' association be
gan M'stordny nt t he Itomo hotel
When the first meeting wns called t.
otiler by President Palmer thorn w
ttearl.x MM cement men icgistered nl .tin
hotel, about StM of whom wero present nt
the opening session.
The addremioM of welcome wore dr.
Ilvered by Commissioner Ryder nnd
Manager H. V. Pnrrlsh of tho commercial
rltih ptililtrlty bureau. The business
session of the morning coinptlscd tin nit
dress on "How Concrete- Meets'tho Farm
ers' Needs," by A. J. It. Curtis of
''Chicago. It was Illustrated by store-
optlcon, shotting silos, barns, walks nml ,
j tlm like used on tho farm.,
I President Palmer nnuouueed the fol-,
I lowing committee to do tho work of the
ci'.ventlou: Nominating Swan lirson,
South Omaha; N. .1. Peterson: 11. C. Me
' Cord, Columbus. Resolutions Jnrob
Kelnt. Toknnmh; (1. K, Lllllo, l-'retnont;
Kted Oberg. Ponder. Auditing V. H.
Debolte. Heat! lee; II. R. Park, limning;
V. II. Tcrrls, Albln. legislative-W. H.
Debolte; Kninlt Merger, Hastings; Mllo
Mrown, Sutton. Specifications and Co
operation K. L. Martin, Woodbine, la.;
J. W. Snyder. Red Kox. la.; J. V. Nenllo,
West Point.
DSere's the Man
TlmC. Chics Slrk Heartache, Hour,
llltmleil Slotnnrli, Jnnrtlvo Kill
ih'j.n, ItlteiimiitlMti nttd thnt
DrtMiry, ImiiRiilrt. Do
xpoiulenl Keeling.
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BROTHER OF W. A. PAXT0N
DEAD INjVIISSOURI HOME
MONTGOMHUY. Mo.. Veil. 4.-iHprcldl
Telegram.)- Preston Pavtotr. a. woll
ktiown oltlren here, brother of the la'o
Millionaire Cattleman William PaMon ;t
(Inuilia, died after an Illness of several
mouths which affected his mind, lie was
73 years of ago.
Tito Persistent and Judicious Use of
NewsptiHr Advortslng Is tho Road to
Business Success.
COLONEL CODY SIGNS
UP WITH SELLS-FL0T0
UHNVHR. Colo.. Veh. R.-(Spochtl Teli-
j gram.) At tho orflro of tho Denver Post
I lo'lny. Colonel William Cody (Ilttffulo
Mill) signed a oontrnct that ho will uppoar
In conjunction with the Sells-Vloto cirrus
during the season of 1011 and thereafter.
This Is the first time thnt n circus of
consequence and tin attraction such as
Colonel Cody exploits, have, ever Joined
forces.
Tho union of these two big attractions
means ono of tho largest nnd most vor-
j satllc exhibitions offered tho public.
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cannot help but have faith in its merits as an
honest, delightful beverage of rare tonic properties.
It should be in your home for hospitality's
sake, at least. Phone for a qase.
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to Tolling llii Own Medicine, At
Needed, for the Pull 25 Yean.
It won't take Ihlrtv days, but any drug
gist In this vicinity wt:l give you thirty
flnjB to prove, that Dr. Murkhart h eg
tnhlo Compound Mill dire you for only '
cents. Just think of Dr. Murkhart lmvltK
cart led out this policy for twenty-fle
years! Do you wonder that twelve mil
lion of ids treatments are used every
year?
Imagine if you can. tho wonderful relief
to such n host of people, who learned
through tho doctor's, generosity, thnt hla
Vegetable Compound does till he claims
and ho guarantees the result.
Isn't It a fine thought that nil tho dntiT
gists agree with him nnd all you do. Is
to deposit tho. small price, Zi eenle, and
If you nro tint cured or satisfied, you can
get your 25 cents hack, by merely asking
for It tint the treatment today Mo sure
to nslt for and (too that you ge,t Dr
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ith and f 1 f
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Brandeis Stores
Talking Machine Department
in the Pompeian Room
any Victrola you choose as the in
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record in the Victor catalog, and will
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the Victrola XVI, the instrument by
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