Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-21
PAY INTEREST PROMPTLY
People Who Lease and Buy School Lands
Keeping Up Their Contracts
ASSESSORS GATHERING STATISTICS
State Chairman Lindsay Anxious 10
Bave County Committees Or
saRtsed Early in the
Campaign.
Trom a star correspondent.l

Hrom a STAN Correspondent.D
LINCOLN. May 2o.-Cspecial9-A notable
feature Of the semi-annual spportionment
Of funds for the public schools is the In
crease in the revenue Of interest on school
and saline lands leased and sold. In the
half-year period ending May 10 the total
amount received on sale contracts was
1922. PSI. while In the corresponding period
q year ago the receipts were oply sos 200
The revenue from lease contracts was s7S.-
832. while for the same period a year ago
only 500. sss was received from this source.
These increases are still more gratifying
when It Is known that over $500. 900 Of
school land contracts have been paid of
since January /. 1901. thus reducing the
source from which the interest money is
derived. All school land. with the eIcep-
ton OF a few hundred acres has been
leased. and collections Of interest money
wGe never easier.
This showing makes a boomerang Of the
plank in last years populist platform, in
which the party patriots declared that
they Viewed with alarm the great shrink
age in the revenue from the state school
and saline lands" The comparisons are
made with the figures OF q period that
averaged as high as any corresponding
period during the fusion sdministration
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thousands OF acres have been paid on the
interest money has steadily increased.
other money In this ~semi-annual appor-
tionment was derived as follows: State
school taxes, 1922 ,514; interest on United
States bonds. 5000; interest on ccunty
bonds. S64, 424; interest on warrents. ST.
05s; interest on school district bonds,
s4s7: game and hsh license fees, 2.05s;
peddiens' license, $50; embalmers' balance.
t1.O5. Total. s~4l7,54s.
Counties Gathering Statistics.
County commissioner throughout the
state are awakening TO the meaning Of the
recent decision OF the supreme court whlch
pheid the law requiring preciect assessors
70 gather Information for the State Bureas
II Labor and Industrial Statistics, In many
II the counties extra assessor have peen
Employed TO do the work.
zone county clerk has informed US that
Il will cost this county at least $5VO 20
comply with the law" said Chief Clerk
Hodge. The authorities OF TINS counry
nave heretofore disregarded the provisions
or the act. but are now willing 10 do a
commanded. The expense is for Additiona
men TO 90 the enumerRting.
I'VE find there Is a very general senti-
ment throughout the state to obey the
mandate Of the court. Severed county
clerks have asked for more schedules and
others are seeking instruction as to how 10
proceed with the work. We have yet 10
find any county wherein the commissioner
are intending to disregard the law. II all
Of the counties return the schedules with
the Industrial and agricultural Information
properly recorded. we will be able to pre-
sent within the next few months statistics
that will be more nearly accurate than any
Of the same character ever compiled by the
department."
D~eprecafes Two C-OnvensiOns.
State chairman he. Lindsay sdeprecates
the fact IN several counties the republican
central commuters have decided to have
two separate conventions held FOR the pur-
pose OF selecting state and congressional
delegates. and for nominating candidates.
81 had hoped that with an early state
convention the various county committees
would arrange 10 have all OF their work
done in u single convention" said Mr.
Lindsay. "where two conventions are held
the reorganization Of the county machinery
IL postponed until the last one. My idea
was that Il would be an advantage to have
the committees reorganiEed early in the
season. thus giving sufncient time for ef-
fective campaign work"
announcement Is maze tnat the Neddtne
of Miss Emile Savage Of this city and
Mr.. Adrian r. Harvey OF Omaha will bt
eolemnized at the executive mansion or
June T. The bride-elect k a daughter o.
Governor Savage. Mr.. Harvey Is secretary
Of an Omaha bonding association. After the
bridal tour Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey will make
their home in Omaha
Another change in the management o.
the Lincoln Gas and Electric company viii
take place une /. when Edgar l. PowerI
will be succeeded as manager and superin-
/, tendent by c. D.. Strong Of Long Branch, n
J. Mr.. Powers has resigned TO accept thu
position OF consulting engineer OF the Chi
ekgo Gas company.
The State Dental association began Id
An7eal meeting tonight. The session wa
preliminary te work which win follow to
morrow.
Fremont Boy sueeumbs 90 Hurts.