Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-26
WHAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT,
Views and Interviews Caught in Hotel
Corridors and EIsnNYhrrc.


The managers of big operate and theatrical
combinations are plungrng into another
heated controversy with western railroads
over rates and fares. 1t seems that the lat.
ter have entered into an agreement which, If
enforced, will not only abolish all favors
heretofore shown these people, but add
something like 25 per cent 10 their travelling
expenses. Naturally they protest, and pro.
pose TO take such action soon as will compel
the railroads TO abolish their scheme or lose
n class of business they have always been
anxious to secure. Willard Spencer, the
Little Tycoon" man, said while here, that
Messrs. Duff, Mccall, himself, Kiralfy, DAILY
and other leading lights expect to meet in
Chicago this week. Unless satisfactory ar
rangemcnts can be made, IL is their intention
to abandon all territory west of Chicago
after this season and turn IL over to the
small, cheap shows that have few people, no
baggage, and can afford to pay full rates.
This information was conveyed yesterday TO
n prominent passenger agent here, and you
should have heard the speech that cmanatcd
from him. He characterized the dramatic
people as u crowd of uncivil, merCenary mem
dicantS, who are no more entitled TO
favors than anybody else, and declared
that so far as his road was concerned they
could withdraw their business. Another
party suggested that the railroads were en-
trely responsible for a state Of affairs out Of
which they would like to cXtricatc them
selves but cannot. The time was, and not
very long ago, when every advance agent
rode on pass and had his baggage sent
through free of charge Any road that could,
by extending him these favors, secure tho
patronage and transportation of his attrac-
ton, gladly did 1t. And they all did it.
Twenty to one goes that they continue doing
il. Much blu1ing III the shape of agreements
may be iudugcd in, but IL amounts to moth
ing. City ticket men deal direct with the
profession and you can bet, any big com
pany wanting to come west of Chicago will
find way to secure about the concessions
they want. If the agreement should be
signed to-day and MIR. Duff wanted to bring
his attraction to Omaha tomorrow, he could
break 1t.
f. G.. Moon, secretary of the Kansas State
Fair association became very much infatu.
ated with this city during his two days visit
here as a delegate to confer with the Ne
braska and Omaha associations. He thinks
Omaha is destined to become the greatest
city between Chicago and San Francisco.
including everything from north to south in
the list. Mr.. Moon expressed himself very
enthusiastically on the prospects of organic.
ing racing circuit that will be second to no
other like affair in the country. He thinks
that the circuit and associate purses that
can be offered will bring the very best horses
in the land and undoubtedly add greatly TO
the success of fairs.
Frank Weston, the husband of Effic Ellis
Ter, resided in Omaha twenty years ago,
ard for three seasons was property man at
the old Academy of Music. Sunday night
he entertained several friends with racy
stories of special incidents that occurred
there during his engagement. Sand he:
"Thosc were pretty tough days for me. /
counted the Northwestern's ties from Chi
cago here and struck the town without
cent. l was rot in condition to meet very
respectable people outside of those connected
with the theater, consequently made no ac-
quaintances among those who were citizens
then and still reside here.'
Postmaster Gallagher-The admission OF
Dakota, Montana and other territories to
statehood must be a sad disappointment to
many men who expected fat appointments
from President Harrison.
''What makes you think so!"
"Well the fact just occurred to me that
the supply of governors, supreme court
Judges, marshals, Indian agents and many
other places, filled from residents of old
states has been cut off. A great portion of
them must now be elected and positions re.
quiring appointments must necessarily be
filled by men living within the common
wealth.
j. A. Cavanaugh, the attorney for the
Union Trust company, has discovered a new
location for the government building 1t is
one that has not been thought of before.
though said the gentleman last evening: 81
heard several parties talking about it to day,
and so far as | am personally concerned, it Is
my opinion that the old Casino grounds
would be an admirable Site.h