Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-24
MORE COMPLAINTS ARE FILED.
Several Nebraskans Seek Relief
% ,.. From Railroad Extortion,
A RAILWAY TRANSFER RECORDED.
Incorporation OF the Nebraska Mcr-
.cantiIc Company of kearncy-
New Notaries Commits
stoned Yesterday.
I1SCoLN BUREAU OF THE OMAHA BEE,
1929 Il STREET,

day filed complaints from Pallsade.
Sutton and Tckamah, which allcge
grievances, dlsobediencc and eXtortiOn,
and pray the intcrpositon of the state
board Of transportatio The people Of
the state have certainly come to the
conclusion that they will no longer SUI
fer robbery without rigorous protest,
and they strike right where there seems
20 be II prospect for speedy redress.
While complaints come before the
boarG over which it has no jurisdiction,
the state becomes aware that grievances
exist that ought to have equitable
remedy, and the statement and agita-
tion OF them can not help but do good
and ultimately result in fruitful adjust
mcnt.
w. +. Brickey. of Palisadc, Il small
town near Culbcrtson. Hitchcock county,
writes the board of transportation that
the b. & NJ. railroad company pur-
chased tho right Of way, and graded
line Of road from Culbcrtson to
Holyokc, Colo, and through the in
ducements OF the road and the Lincoln
land company. great many business
men were induced to invest their means
in town property along the line under
The promise OF the railroad iluctuated
the value Of property, and the failure to
finish the construction resulted in great
loss to all who invested in town prop
ertv, and to those who located in the
tributary country settlements. Mr..
Brickey further states that the Burling-
ton is holding the grade to bide their
own good time in completing it, and to
keep out competing roads, and that they
have been eminently successful in doing
it. This he claims is clearly unjust to
his people, and to the people all along
the line, and he asks the state board to
help them in the matter. Answer was
sent to Pahsade to-day. simply
stating that the question OF re-
dress was beyond the juris
dction of the board, but ex-
pressing sympathy for the unfortu-
nate and unjust situation.
The village of Nelson, Nuckois
county, filed an affidavit, setting forth
that an ordinance was passed ON the
Bird day OF October, 1887, by the village
council, establishing "a street grade;
that II. Hollingsworth, the village
clerk, served notice on the Burling-
ton that such an ordinance had been
created, and that the right of way OF
the road touching the streets did not
confom to it; that the street approach
ing the depot was narrow, and that it
was dangerous for footmcn or travellers
to go to on to come from the depot at
tram time; that the ordinance
was being enforced and that the
road was given thirty days from the 18th
day of June to comply with the require
ments of the ordinance.
Mr.. IIollingsworth writes that the
road deliberately disobeys the order of
the village council. The board of trans
portation to-day served notice on the
road touching the matter, as is the
custom whenever complaints are sup
ported by affidavit.
The third complaint filed to-day came
from Messrs. Wilson & Sutherland,
hardware merchants Of Tckamah, but
they tell their own tale as follows:
"TEKANIAU, Neb.. July l6.-We wish
to call your attention to what we con-
slider an extortion or highway robbery,
practicod by the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis q Omaha railroad COM
pany. The published tariff rate of the
road on gasoline is % cents per hundred
pounds. Now, can the road bill n barrel
of oil at 400 pounds that does not weigh
more than 300 pounds and charge us 81
freight. Our distance from Omaha is
forty-three miles. Can they collect on
an estimated weight that is largely in
excess of the actual weight? We are
handling oil in barrels quite exten-
sively and this excessive freight runs
into quite an amount. Would we be
justified in rendering the company this
published rate on actual weight and re.
fuse to accept goods unless accepted?
'WILsON IL SUTHERLAND"
AN IMPORTANT RAILWAY CONVEYANCE
On the Sth of June, 1883, the North.
eastern Nebraska railroad company SOLD
q, to h,
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omahs
railway company, to the mutual salts
faction of all parties to the sale anC
purchase.
Secretary Laws to-day received the
deed OF sale and conveyance, which waE
duly filed. With it came resolution!
ratifying the sale and purchase, which
were also made matter of record
The resolutions of the Northeastern
company recitc that the sale of the roaC
by the board of directors meets will
the approval Of every stock holder, a
well rs every act on the part of tn,
board that led to the sale. The capita
stock of the company consisted of ,OO
shares, valued at 800 each. Nj
Hughctt, president of the company
owned 993 of the shares, AM
T.. w. Winter, T.. f. Wood
man, II. S. Jaynes, S. l.
Perrin. J. II. Howe and J. NJ. Whitman
l each.
Edwin f. Woodman, secretary of th
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis Il Omah
railroad company, certified that th
purchase Of the road was authorized b.
the board Of directors, and that the pur
chase was ratified ut the annual meet
ing of the stockholders, held at Hender
son, Wis. on the 9th day of June, 1SSs
and that the papers of ratification wer
signed by over two-thirds of the mem
bers of the company.
The consideration Of this conveyanc
was S257 1902.
A NEW MERCANTILE CORPANY.
The initiative steps for the organiza
ton of a mercantile company wer
taken at Kearney, Buffalo county, by L
A. Moore, j. T.. Snipman and w. +
Hotiheimer, on the 18th inst. Thes
gentlemen associated themselves i
business on that date and organized tn
Nebraska Mercantile company, with u
authorized capital of $50, 900, and fixe
upon the 9th day of July, lSSS, as til
date upon which to commence business
and the same day of the same month
1888 as the time to conclude, unless fat
or n majority of the company etherwls