Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-25
new RATES ON LIVE STOCK
Governor Holcomb Writes the Board Of
Transportation Concerning the Matter.
COMPLAINTS OF SHIPPERS NUMEROUS
Comparison of Freight Bills show
that Charges Have Increased
Heavily since the First Of
the Year.

| rates on Cattle urOp, as was recently SuB-
gested by the Board of Transportation in a
communication relative to the complaint OF
Mr.. Dick Woodruff Other complaints have
come to the governor, and today he sent the
following letter to the board:
communication from Mr.. Dick Wood.
pn sSnpap farmer of cs,ar eoSnty sSGM refn eGm
nRd pl%innF 9'ePes eF an alleged aavanSe q freight
rates on live stock shipped to South Omaha
| of nearly % per cent over the rates as
munieation was referred to. your board and
| an answer made by one of the secretaries
shsrses sSnS toe for the Snd Of shpmes
to as existing prior to January L. and since
date and hdvs yng RI in os at ssrSs the Gn as
vance in rates have been made between
said points by the change unless it might
! to the press as a matter of news of public
interest and called forth a number Of com
| ing that there had been a considerable in
| crease in the rates charged for the kind
OF shpments Referred to- 10 MIR NE WEoaTnt in s IN
stance that the number of pounds given as
the capacity of the car upon which, the
| not more than thrce-fourths of the weight
of carload of fat cattle. or. in other
wo worsS' tds the capacity of a car is unaeresti-
I am also in receipt Of a similar, COM
residing at ogaiaiia, making complaint Of
similar nature s and and, migrating I BY actual
advance Of slsio per ear had been made.
munication in The Omaha Bee from another
shipper at Qgalella, and also It. to resolutions on,
complaints @ Ants This ussi ssbeet is a Of much sinr m
pf hs the he nat%re o tse
information which have received, II would
appear ,prima facia at least. that ma.
terial advance I'm the rates of shipments of
live stock between different points in this
state has been made by the adoption of the
AS understand it, there is no contention
upon ,L tt the part of of the & railroad company that
ne oW Or that ar and as
compensation was not received for services
In bv fact r., that it
panies that there has been no advance in
the rates, and for that reason there exist
therefore, that If there is any serious dis
pute. it relates only to the question of fact
of the character mentioned are in advance
of the old ones. The shipments Of live stock
within the state Comprises G very ' Consider pHers
Poartation carried on within the state, An
very seriously the welfare Of these people
In view of these facts, it occurs to me that
the statutes G to make "a complete ain investiga gar
saa tion as to the merits Of the complaints
ton. it should be ascertained that the pres
ent rates are IN advance Of those in effect
Of rate sha be an bY
suitable order a rate established that will
be reasonable and just to all parties inter-
These complaints may be summarized as
That the rates existing prior to January
!: 1896, were based on carload lots at a speci-
fled rate per car.
or higher than required to yield a compen-
sation for the services performed that would
be lust and reasonable to the carriers of
That. by the adoption of the schedule of
load ots made Upon basis sipsnt of Certain Se
price per pound for the number of pounds
actually and ordinarily shipped. an advance
is made; and
That such rates so established are unjust
y, A short time ago l called the attention Of
guessing Information as to the alleged in
crease In the rates now applying. To this !
haps might be reps as an Wneh
of the justness Of the complaints referred |
to- This IS subee. being Of such general in
braska farmers. stock raisers and shippers, |
| am under the impressiol that it Is |
sity Of formal complaint, being filed by |
any individual in one particular case If, |
formal complaint be filed as a basis for an |
nTGmiry tTsrn doubt not that either Of the gen
would readily file charges. e''''p'''''s
enclose herewith copies of all communi-
cations received at this department relating
Trusting that your honorable board may
be able to make "a tbas an early and thorough
that equal and exact justice may be done
sILAs A. HOLCOMB. Governor.
NJ
Articles OF incorporation of the Nebraska
club were today filed with the secretary of
state. The principal Office of the enterprise
is located at Omaha. The object of this
association. as developed by the ccntext of
the articles is the crystalzation of the en-
listing sentiment in favor of keeping the
state OF Nebraska to the front and to in
crease the present population by 1000 900
citizens by the year 1900. The capital stock
is placed at 100000. in shares of 81 each,
with the privilege of doing business when
5000 shares shall have been paid up The
club can incur no greater amount Of indebted
ness than the amount in the treasury no.
appropriated. The board of di-
recor9 consists of not less than fifteen mem
bers, one to each county having an organized
club. The incorporstors are j. E. Smith, !
Ross l.. Hammond o. c. Holmes, Clinton ~
Until the first annual election the following
comprises the board of directors: Samuel
fees. c. N. Powell. C. S. Hayward. A. Hospe. |,
r., o. C. Holmes, Omaha; G.. H. Clark, G. S
1. Morrill,, C. J. Ernst. Lincoln; Ross l.. $
hammond. Fremont; b. w. Wolverton
Fierce; j. e. Smith, Beatrice; George Schwes- t
er, David City; w. T. Pruitt, Arapahce; W. (
!. Lanning, Hastings; s. B. Thompson t
Broken Bow; S, C. Bassett Gibbon; j. A.
fort, North Platte: Il. A. Barnes, Grand
sland; Joseph Oberfelder, Sidney; c. E.
'urnham. Tilden; j. A. Price. Albion; Clar- /
nee Selah. O'Neill; w. f. Lucas, Cregh On; {
'harles S. Coney, Stanton; Joseph A. Hays, S
,entral City. No one county is entitled to {
lect more than five members Of the board
( directors.
Articles of incorporation OF the Anthony
iope Loan and Trust company. Omaha, were
lso filed. The corporation is allowed ty r
he terms CT the articles TO transact bust q
ess in Chicago. Peoria, Denver and other /
tiles. The capital stock is s265 900 and the {
are G, e. Anthony, Clifford M, a
.rthony and George W. Curtiss.
At the governors Office requisition papers Q
zero issued for George Smith, charged with /
rave robbing in Douglas county. On the I
light Of February 20 he is said to have b
roken into the grave OF and removed the j
ody Of Jacob HELM. Smith is now under 4
rrest In Polk county, Iowa. and Detective
OK has been appointed agent to return him