Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-12
FREIGHT CARS IN DEMAND
Firth Shipper Asks Court TO Compel Rail-
Rad to Keep Him Supplied
RAILROAD MAN WANeLED BY AN ENGINE
National Reform Association Attracts
Many TO state capitalization
lists Hold Their Pri-
m=riea.
CFrom a stan correspondent

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LINCOLN. March 11.-(SpeciaL)-W. j.
Crandall, owner of an elevator and mill at
Firth, this county, has begun an action in
the district court to compel the railroads
to furnish him cars in which to ship out
his stored up grain.
Mr.. Cran1all asks. in this petition. thai
the company be compelled, by a writ of
mandamus issued by the court, to forth
with furnish and supply to him all cars
for the transportation Of his grain and mill
products that may be rendered the Bur-
lington for shipment and that he be granted
equal grain facilities as his competitor At
that point and that no discriminst ton be
permitted.
The petition, which is quite lengthy, re-
cites hat the relator is the owner OF a
large elevator at Firth and yearly transacts
a big business; that IT is now and for some
time has been loaded to its full capacity.
He says that II is necessary for the trans
action OF his business that he have proper.
facilities and cars. He also operates a
mill. which grinds many hundreds of bush
els OF grain yearly. He has also a COM
petitor. the Farmers Grain and Lumber
company, and he insists that as a matter
OF Law and Of right he is entitled to the
same facilities as this competitor; but that
the company has notified its agent at Firth
to give preferential treatment TO this other
grain company and to count against him in
the distribution of cars as grain cars all
that he uses, both for the shipment of grain
and mill producta This-is a rank discr1m-
nation, he insists, and he wants IT recti-
fed. From January l until February 10 he
shipped thirty cars Of grain and forty-one
cars Of mill stuff, but could have shipped
thirty more II the cars had been available.
He insists that the company gives him for
| hnfh hnafnagena The gnraa V-,E~ ~ 49,
per month as furnished his competitor 70.
it's single business of shipping grain. not
withstanding he does much the greater vol
ume OF business. the result of which will be
TO transfer a part of his grain business to
his competitor. That this is wrong he sub
mits, is shown by the fact that there is a
separate classification for grain and mill
products.
Killed by switch Engine.
John Jonas, employed in unloading coal
for the supply department OF the Burling-
ton was run over and killed by a switch
engine early this morning. The body and
face Of the man were badly mutilated and
both legs were cut of below the knees.
The accident occurred near Havelock. The
switch engine was backing on the store
house track. Jones was standing on the
rear front beard and fell in front of the
th6Ahts ne uCdu man was 80 years OF
age and leaves a widow and five children.
National Reform Association.
The state convention OF the National
Reform association began it's session at the
st. Paul church last night and will con-
tinue until Thursday evening. Many prom
inent citizens from out in the state and
elsewhere are present. Last night Rev.
Mr.. McAllister and Mrs. H. H.. George Of
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livered addresses. At this mornings SEES
sion Rev. H. o. Rowlands delivered an
address on The Relation the Bible Sus-
tains to the Public School System" This
was followed BY a talk by Rev. Luther p.
Ludden on ''The Results That Must Fol-
low the Expulsion Of the Bible From the
Schools"
Fusion Caucusea.
The democrats and populists held eau
cuses last night and selected candidates
for membership in the city council and
delegates to the city convention to be held
Thursday. evening. The Seventh ward
democrats endorsed George Hiber, a silver
republican, for the mayoralty candidate
and it is generally believed that he will
land the nomination in the convention.
Husband and Wife Insane.
Mrs. Francis w. Brooks of Weeping
Water was brought to the Lincoln asylum
for the insane this morning. In May, 1901,
her husband, J. W. Brooks, was admitted
40 the asylum and constant worry over her
husbands condition has wrecked her own
mental powers. J. W. Brooks was formerly
in the grain business in Weeping Water
and worry over business matters dethroned
his reason. Every few weeks since his
Incarceration Mrs. Brooks has been a Wis
itor at the asylum to see her husband.
The constant worry over his condition
finally drove her insane.
Strike Situation ImnrnNea