Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-13
COMPLIMENTS FOR WATSON
Secretary of Grain DealerI Association
Thinks Acreage Figures Accurate,
FUSloNlsTs NAME LEGISLATIVE TICKET
only = Handful Of Delegates 10 Ench
Convention Assemble and Go
Through the Form-New
Food Permits.
(From a stan correspondentl

'TIum n CAhH NOITeepDuhtuN
LINCOLN. Sept. 12.-Gpecial.)-The re-
port Of the acreage OF grain in Nebraska
this year, as compiled by the Bureau Of
Labor and Industrial Statistics and printed
exclusively in The Bee on September 2.
has been pronounced by competent authori-
ties TO be the most nearly accurate compila-
ton OF the kind ever prepared in the state.
Secretary Bewsher OF TIE Nebraska Grain
Dealers a~ssociat on writes 20 COMMISSIONS
Watson that he finds by comparison with his
figures, which are obtained from private
sources, a discrepancy Of only a few thou
sand acres In wheat and corn. His COM
nent follows:
I find In comparing the acreage received
by me from the county clerk of Harlan
county and that published by you recently
n The Bee, under date of September, o.
ures all the way through. For instance, I
inclose you my report as received. Yours
gives the winter wheat acreage as $50;
spring, 1,S4; corn, 62,ls4i oats, $685.. rye,
IKB6 ] was In a quandary as to which is
the nearest correct. My figures ! believe
to be entirely too high. while yours are
somewhat low. AS / am anxious to have
our forthcoming report reflect. as near the
true condltion as possible could you assist
true estimator Kindly return the inclOsed
with your reply and accept my thanks in
/ want TO compliment you on having is
sued a list of acreage that ! think the
ANhitb CbIItGl ever COI1rlleu LOT InlS
state. AS a verihcation Of this acreage let
me say that based on a report made by us
acreage for this state for the year would
port as published shows $4,000 acres of
merely speak Of this as a source Of verih-
cation Of your figures and to show the re-
liability IN mine. an estimate made at that
time, and yours, based on facts as obtained
from the various sources. You are doing
good work, the best that has been done
Convention n Farce.
A handful Of democrats and populists
gathered In the Auditorium this afternoon
and held conventions in opposite sides Of
the rooms. They met for the purpose of
completing the work begun several weeks
ago, when they formulated platforms and
selected delegates to congressional conven-
lions, but ran into a snag when they came
to nominating county candidates.
Following is the ticket named this after
noon, six Of tho nine candidates being
democrats:
For the senate, william Maupin. demo-
crat Lincoln; II. e. Dawes, populist.
coin; John Loder, populist, Wsveriv.
Hjalmar Ballinger, democrat, Lincoln; j.
II, Becker, democrat, Havelock; Milton
sehwind. democrat, Lincoln.
sor county commissioner, Lee Newton,
ulist, Lincoln. " pup
New Corporations.
Secretary Royse OF the State Banking
board today issued a charter to the First
state bank Of Harrington, which has been
organized with a capital stock of $50, 900.
The ~incorporators are j. G. Beste, George F.
Scovtlle, ]. c. Robinson. W. S. Weston, L. e.
Jones' jr., Stephen Seim, C. d.. Chandler.
Amends Water Claims.
J. e. Riley OF Plattsmouth today filed an
amended application for permission to use
the water OF the platte river for power pur-
poses. The ,ehange4is IN moving the head
gate two miles farther up the Platte river,
making it come almost Immediately below
the Ashland bridge and increasing the al
lowance from 1850 to $500 cubic inches Of
water per second. eg
Arranging to Receive President.
Arrangements for the reception Of Presi-
sent Roosevelt In this city will be outlined
tomorrow night by a committee consisting
Of Governor Savage, Congressman Burkett
C. H. Ridge, J. Z. Miller and C. II. Gere.
The committee will meet In the parlors OF
The Comemrcial club. Any arrangements
made will. of course. be in accordance with
he arrangements already made for the pres
dents trip.
De rance Appeals Political Case.
The case begun In the district court by
Chairman De France of the populist state
eommittee, in which he sought to have in
validated that section of the statute provid
Ing for the recording OF party Affiliations Of
voters at registration. has been appealed tC
the supreme court. The law was sustained
BY the trial court.
Hank Omcers Put Up Bonds.
The officers Of the Chamberlain branch
banks In Vesta and Graf have filed bonds
with the secretary OF the State Banking
board under which they agree to pay tn,
claims Of all depositors In full within tn,
ensuing six months. The bonds have beer
approved and II Is understood the officer
began paying this afternoon. The receiver
Of the defunet bank at Tecumseh was in
Structed to Felinquish all securities helC
from the two branch banks.
food Permits Issued.
Permits have been issued under the pur,
TODD law to the following parties: Swift an,
Company, Omaha, wholesale dealers in un