The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-27
To AID NEBRASKA SUFFERERS,
The Express" Starts o Good
Movement.
Free Transportation Offered By the
Southern Pacific.
Appeal to Southern California for Az
sistnnce for Famin Stricken Peo-
pie of the Corn State.

augurated by the Evening Express, q
newspaper OF this city And the South
ern Pacific company has given valuable
assistance to the movement by offering
free transportation as far as Ogden to
all contributions in the wsy OF clothing
and food supplies that may be donated
by the citizena of Los Angeles and South
cru California.
That sunh assistance is sorey needed
by the starving people OF the drouth-
stricken regions of the western part OF
Nebraska is amply attested by the press
dispatches that have been sent out from
there and by the letter of appeal aent
out by the several counties whose in
habitants are most sorely in need. Some.
thing of the widespread destitution that
prevails there ig told in the letter OF
John d. Wier of North Platte. Nsb.,
that is published in the circular OF APP
peal. Mr.. Wier writes:
hear of many cases of suffering in our
county, as well as in all the other counties of
Western Nebraska. Hundreds of families in
this section are about on the verge of starva-
ton, and if help does not come very soon do
not know what the people will do. Our people
need food most, and wOald be very thankful
estimated that there are 10000 needy people
in Western Nebraska. Our people are doing
all they can, but cannot meet the demands
made upon them. We thank the generous
south for all they send us in this time of need.
The picture OF suffering in section is
dark one, but it is not overdrawn.
The people OF Los Angeles and tho en-
tire southern country will doubtless res
Bpond heartily to this call fox msterisl
assistance that comes from thousands of
men and women and children on the
verge Of starvation. Many, very many
OF them ars actually hungry. and come
have died from starvation. Nearly all of
them are efficiently clad ana asa lack.
ing sufficient fuel to keep them warm ic
climate where there ia ice and snow,
and the mercury often hovers near the
zero mark. Some have frozen TO dssth
already, while othera have died from ex-
posure to the cold, and ell of them are
suffering more or less from O lack OF
fuel.
Monday morning the Exprsss will
open q storeroom somewhere down
town, at which all kinds of food, cloth
ing or fuel supplies will be- received and
in due time forwarded to the Nebraska
sufferers. This 10 a commendabe en-
terprise, and will doubtless be heartily
responded to by every one. Contrbu-
tions of all kinds will be received,
whether of little or great value. Ali
kinds of foodstufs are needed from
-four to oranges, and oil manner OF
clothing, whether OF cheap or OK pensive
texture, new or old, 60 that it be warm
and whole, will be gratefully received.
And when large amount of supplies
has been accumulated they will be-
transported by the Southern Pacific
railroad, as ie shown by the following
letter from the locel freight agent:
Mr.. II. 2. Osborne President Evening Express
Company, Los Angeles:
DEAR sIR-The Southern Pacific company
will take pleasure in hauling flee to Ogden the
terminus of the Southern Pacific line. any con-
tributions of food or clothing which may be
donated for the Nebraska sufferers by the PEG
pie IN this city, to the extent OF one carload;
the shipments to be consigned to Mr.. l.. p .Luh-
den, chairman OF the Nebraska state relief
commission, Lincoln, Neb. 1t is the request of
the relief commission that all contributions
shall be consigned to Mr.. L. p. Ludden
AS 1T is possible that you may receive contri-
buNons OF food and clothing from outside
q points to make up the carload to be shipped
from here, we will, if advised OF the points
from which they will be shipped, haul the
shipments to Los Angeles free, where they can
be consolidated by you some one under
your direction, and a full carload made up
and sent forward.
We cannot speak for the lines east of Ogden,
but we have no doubt that the commission can
make arrangements for the hauling OF these
con ributions free, if they have not already
done
Kindly note that this applies to one carload
only. and hope you will be able to get consid-
cradle in the car. Yours truly
JOHN NJ. CRAwLEy
Though Mr.. Ciawley's letter limits to
one carload the amount of supplies that
will be transported free to tho Nebraska
sufferers, there need be no apprehension
on this score, and no stintng of the
contributions. From 80 prosperous a
section of the country as Southern Cali
fornis and from citizens so famous for
their generous impulses as those OF Los
Angeles, there surely ought to be more
than one carload of supplies contrih-
uted. and without doubt the Southern
Pacific railroad will transport them all
free of charge, at least to the end of
their line at Ogden. When the one car
load has been made up, and it ought to
be done speedily. Mr.. Crswley will
doubtless be instructed by the officers of
the Southern Pacific company to place
Htill another car at the disposal of the
Evening Express for this charitable and
humane object.
Again, SO to the need of these people
for immediate relief, the Rev. Luther
2. Ludden, general manager of the Ne.
braska state relief commission, at Lin
coin, writes es follows:
/, A., have 10000 people in our state who are
Deen mosSNy on the charities of the generous
nlaoM ecf Pebple OF the United States. We re-
greet their condition; it is not fault OF theirs
They are in what is mainly known as the
frontier counties of our state. While the en-
tire state has Suffered from the drouth with
possibly a few exceptions, the older settled
parts OF the state have credit and are able to
help themselves. The needy that we are sup
plying with provisions and clothing have
spent thciyall in trying to establish home
or the pratries and two successive crop fail
ure or partial failure last year and total
failure this year. having no credit, they are
simply left at the mercy of such donations as
may be sent for their relief
There should be no hesitancy ON the
part of any one in giving all they can
afford for the relief of thoeo suffering
Nebraskans, THE HERALD means to aid
in the good work. and to this end opens
ito columns to give it s. still wider pu e.
licity, and will receive all contributions
that may DO brought to the Office. and
zee that they ars duly forwarded to the
etoreroom 70 BIS provided by the Ex-