The morning call., 1894-04-07
CITY DADS HERE
Omaha's CounCiIn1en on
a Junket.
They Will View the Visible Works
of Our Own Officials for
Their Entertainment.

The party comprising members of the Omabs
City Council and other officials arrived IN The
city yesterday morning by train from Portland
and followed their own inclinaIions during the
day, no special programme guiding their move
ms nts. To-day will be spent IN the same man
ner, and tomorrow the Supervisors and Other
officials will take the party out TO The Cliff
House, park, fair and other places. and vii
probably wind up the day by trip around the
bay Oh lug.
Last night Supervisors Denman. Rogers, Dun
don, Ryan and James met the visitors in the
reading-roOm OF The Palace and spent seyera
hours in an exchange of opinions formed anc
experiences undergone in The matter of city
government.
Among the party are James Stephenson, who
established the first pony express across tht
continent and OF whom THE CALL published
short biographical sketch in February, during
his visit here TO attend the trans Mississippi
congress; Jack Galligan. Chief of the Fire De
parfment, and who has, In his twenty-five ee
years of active service, gained more than loca
reputation. and Judge j. s. HaScale, the only
Populist member OF the Council.
The latter was at one time Lieutenant G ov-
ernor OF Nebraska ana IL is said developed Ger
tain marked Populistlc tendencies in no small
degree at that time. lie was the originator Oi
what was locally known as the 'Hascale bel
llon,' during which, 1t Is said. he fguratiyey
TUNED The Stale Government upside down foI
time, and himself occupied The executive
chair.
He spent three years in California and the
Terri cries i'll The '60's and finally drifled To
Oregon. where lie was admitted TO the bar
Turning his attention 10 mining matters lie at
one time acquired gold brick, valued al
$1,000, tor which he was offered twenty-four
acres OF land. now situated in the business ecu
Ter of Portland, but refused 10 make the deal.
he was informed by friend that If he
shipped the brick TO San Francisco the firm of
II nj low i'm half
cent premium on the bullion for shipment TO
Japan. The Judge brought the brick TO this
city, and when he got back TO Oregon several
months laIer all that remained OF The proceeds
of the sale was few dollars and the memory
OF Il good time While in Portland on this lfip
lie pointed out 10 his companions many blocks
OF stately buildings, erected upon lard now
worth millions and which lie might have ac-
qulred Tor paltry sum in the early history oil
the town.
While the Omaha statesmen are junketing
along this coast, principally for pleasure. they
are not unmindful of Tie material interests OF
their town and The advantages Of letting the
world know about them.
Their itinerary, published in neat form, also
contains the following statistics of Omaha
The city has az miles OF paved streets, which
cost $500, 600; 112 miles of sewers, represent.
Ing an expenditure OF S1,74O,0 600; $50 miles OF
graded streets; 142 manufacturing establish
ments. representing capital invested 10 tile eX-
tent OF S24000oO0; 125 churches; 40 public
schools, with 10000 pupils enrolled, and a
population of over lao, 452. which has in.
creased from 81 $40 since 1880.
Regarding the large increase in population
shown by Omaha in The ten years mentioned
one OF Tie san Francisco Super visOrs evipced a
good deal Of interest last night and solicitously
Inquired what methods were employed 10 Sc.
cure The desire d result, explaining at the same
time that San Francisco seemed TO be handi-
capped In this matter. and lis residents were
becoming alarmed.
Various explanations were offered, the con.
census or opinion being that the railroad facili-
ties enjoyed were responsible for II, until Coun-
Gilman Buckley suggested early marriages
after which the aged Supervisor sat down.