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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1921)
Senator Norris Asks Advice on Highway Tangle - i Acting Cabinet Member Dis cusses Probability of Fed eral Aid in Building Road Paralleling U. P. By E. C. SNYDER. Washington Correspondent Omibi Bee. Washington, D. C, Feb. 13. (Special Telegram.) Senator Nor rU, who has been active in an effort to straighten out the tangle over the Union Pacific right of way in Ne braska, where it parallels the Lincoln highway, in order that a satisfactory deed might be made that would justify the government in extending federal -aid in the building of th-j highway, recently was called upon by Representative Theodore M. Os tenna'n .of Central City for informa tion that would strengthen his bill before the legislature looking to the completion of that great national road. Senator Norris, who succeeded in curtailingthe right of way of the Union Tafific in the counties through which the Lincoln highway runs parallel to the railroad, finds that the road still cl.iinis certain rights which it rtfuses to forego, notwith standing that the width of its right of way has been cut down consid erably. Asks Secretary's Opinion. In order to ascertain the positioli of the Secretary of Agriculture on this rather involved and much dis cussed question, Senator Norris asked for the department's opinion as to whether federal aid could be given toward constructing that por tion of the Lincoln highway located in Nebraska along the Union Pacific. Today Judge ' Norris received a letter from Acting Secretary D. W. Ball with respect to the legal diffi culties that surround the construc tion of the highway. Mr. Ball said: "You submit the question, 'can federal aid be given for the purpose of building a road located on land, the title to which is not absolute in the public and which may be re voked by some provision of revoca tion allowed in the deed of convey ance.' , "Under the act of congress, ap proved October 22, 1919, the Union Facific railroad was authorized to convey any portion of its right of way to be used as a highway oi street, and under the act of May 25, 1920, railroad companies, to which grants of public land had been made, were authorized to convey to any state, county or municipality a por tion of their rights of way to be used as public highway or street. Railroad Within Legal Rights. "Neither act makes it mandatory for the railroad to convey 4and, nor prohibits the railroad from imposing any condition in the deed which it may see fit; hence the railroad com pany appears to be within its legal rfghts jn making its conveyance sub ject to reversion for breach of con ditions, assuming of course that such conditions are not void as being against public policy. ' . ' "The federal road act does not re quire that a state furnish a right of way, but under the regulations pro mulgated by this department this is required nd in order to avoid a waste of government money the department has, generally speaking, required and has always devised that a state have a title in fee. However, in Nebraska the department has granted federal aid where the state held under a 50 year lease, there be ing a provision therein that if the railroad should resume possession of the land for railroad purposes, it would pay the expense of re-establishing the highway in as good con dition as it was at the time of taking possession.- Believes Government Protected. "It was thought that this provision absolutely protected the govern ment's interest. If the deed granted by the railroad company should con tain a condition that the right of way should revert to the railroad on failure to use it as a right of way or street, no other condition being made I think the government would be amply protected and would be warranted in expending federal aid upon such right of way." On the other hand should the con veyance be made upon condition that the way should revert to the railroad at any time the company desires to resume its use, no provision being made that the company would pay all the expenses in connection with establishing the new road and put ting it in the same condition as the road involved, Jhen I do not think the government would be warranted in expending federal aid thereon. If you will procure for me a copy of any deed given, or proposed to be given, by the company covering the grant of a right of way, I shall be glad to advise you more particularly in the premises." Ladies Let Cuticura Keep Your Skin Fresh and Young rnnrtitr irrn riTrrtri'TTn. irtjn inn. The scientific blending of of benefit to persons who NervouncM Sleeplessness' Depression Loss ol Appetite Brain Fag Digestive TroaMes Slow Recovery from Influenza and Kindred Ailment Are yen run down? Are you irritable T Are yea .overworked? 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Nebraska mink that could not find a purchaser at $2 in November now brings $6 to $6.50 and Nebraska muskrat, which went begging at 25 cents last November, is now selling at from $1 to $1.25 a skin, Mr. Loomis said. Mr. Loomis' attributes this strengthening of the market to a feeling of optimism in the fur trade and to the possibility that the very small catch of furs during the win ter will result in a shortage. Prices offered last fall were not sufficient to induce trappers to work their trap lines and resulted in few raw furs coming into the markets, according to Mr., Loomis. "Russian squirrel is leading in popularity at present," said Mr. Loomis. "Mink is in good demand and' Hudson seal maintains its popu larity." The leather industry in Finland can produce nearly twice as much as is required for domestic con sumption AltYKRTISKMEVr "They WORK while you sleep" Do you feel bilious, constipated, headachy, upset, full of cold? 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This is the message of the advertising columns, and particularly is this impressed by the business cards of manufacturers, merchants and other business concerns which ap pear on this page once each week. It is Omaha as a market place, as the city of opportunity for investors, consumers and labor that is on display here. In co-operating in this effort to bring to public attention the variety of products that are manufactured and sold here, greater em phasis is obtained for the idea of Onward Omaha. The motive here expressed is not solely for an increase in sales, but goes much farther than that. These business men have a vision of Omaha as a greater city in which their businesses minister to the public welfare, as well as to private profit. In calling attention to the diversity of goods and serv ices which may be obtained here, they are adver tising the city as a whole. Those persons who are drawn here to buy from one of them will more than likely not leave before they have bought some other product in another store, too. As the volume of business is enlarged, work becomes more plentiful and all share in the benefits. You all know the old saying about .the man who made a better mousetrap than anyone else, f and how, though he lived beat a path to his. door. That may have happened, but think how much sooner the trapmaker could, have found his customers if he had exerted some effort to inform them of what he had and made it easier for them to reach him. If he knew he made a .better mousetrap than' his competitors, it would have been to the good of the public to scatter the news around and save it the expense of buying an inferior article. Indeed, it is easy to see that this man was not only a poor business man, but a poor-spirited citizen as well, indifferent alike to his own good and that of the people. Omaha is not in a wilderness, and it possesses certain natural advantages that make it a good platfe to trade. Who will say it would not be foolish to follow the plan of the excellent trap manufac turer and calmly sit down to wait until buyers came along? Enough has been said to indicate anew the value of advertising as a public force. In produc ing a growth in the volume of business it saves in the cost of production and distribution and so in creases the profit by decreasing the selling price. This is part of the Onward Omaha idea, and gives assurance that in going onward Omaha is not tak ing the wrong direction. 1 Communities may advertise as well , as any private concern, and in doing one it usually hap pens that the other also is done. A spirit of unity among the people of Omaha and of the state, no matter what the class or occupation, is encouraged by the knowledge of how we may prosper through helping each other. Community advertising is a great tool. Its ef fect upon the public welfare rests on its power to raise the standard of living all around, to encourage a sane dissatisfaction with anything less than the best, and its repeated message, that Omaha can fill any want and do it more quickly an(d better than it can be done elsewhere. It In Omaha in the woods, the world BURGLARS ARE STILL Protect Your Stores and Residences The Sholes-Dunbar-Thomas Co., Inc. General Insurance and Bonds 9IS City National Bank Bldg. OMAHA Douglas 0046. CITY BROKERAGE AND STATE BUSINESS SOLICITED. Omaha Real Estate J. J. MULVIHILL REALTOR Brandeis Theater Bldg. O. L. WIEMER Wall Paper Paints Glass Get in early to save on wall paper and paper hanging; also new and low er prices on paints. New Location 1708 CUMING ST. Douglas 8753 Use Western Bond Paper For Your Office Stationery Wholesale Distributors Carpenter Paper Co. OMAHA mmmwm PAXTON - MITCHELL . COMPANY Manufacturers of Brass, Bronze and Aluminum Castings. You are practically sure to receive Soft Cray Iron Castings from us aa we machine in our own shop a large part of each run iron. Why Not Save 52 We will shin you lumber, mill work. hardware and paint to your nearest station and pay the freight. C. Hafer Lumber Co. 13S W. Broadway Council Bluffs NOVELTIES in Pleating Buttons Hemstitching Embroidering Braiding Beading Button Holes Ideal Button & Pleating Company 3OO-308 Brown Bldg. 18th and Douglas Opposite Brandeis Stores Phone Doug. 1936 Omaha M;W.f.l:l.l Stationery That Satisfies Loose Leaf Books Filing Devices The Omaha Stationery Co. 307-309 So. 17th St. Phone Douglaa 0805. This Shield on Your Store Front Means , Protection Against possible loss, such as from Theft, Burglary, etc. It is your assur ance of Safety. Pipkin Service means real Secret Service. Private and industrial work. Pipkin National Detective Ag'cy Doug. 1007. 30S-6-7-S Paxton Block Omaha. Omaha Sidney Sioux Falls Common Brick RALPH DeLONG Yard oa C, B. & Q. R. 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