Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02
NEW YEAR CONES WITH CLEE
JoyOuSly Drives the Old Year Out and
P.epares for Business,
YoUNesTER HAS MANY THINGS IN VIEW
Outlines n Business Program and
states n Few Things CONCERNING
which lie Desires More
Complete Information.

A very old man with a long white beard
tFas chased out Of Omaha at one minute past
W O'Clock yesterday morning by a very
young man with no beard at all. The for
mer was the year 1902 and the latter was
the year 1903.
Nineteen Hundred and Three proved a
very healthy cherub, as full Of promise as a
circus poster and as cordial as a candi-
date. He brought with him a schedule OF
prospects printed in the superlative de-
gree and Italic capital letters. Last night
he gave out an interview, in which he said
you may tell the folks for me that I am
hereto do business, and that I like the way
things are opening up. When | got In this
morning / found a lot Of people sitting up
for me, including some Of the younger fry
whose mothers, no doubt, we're sitting up
for them. Somebody blew a whistle and
that started all kinds Of racket. For a
while ! didn't know but 1t was the Fourth
Of July, the Day of Judgment or the hour
OF the Auditorium's completion.
when l found out II was all for ne l
took right hold and helped out what /
could. / went to a dozen watch parties on
the highlands. the lowlands and the bad
lands before morning. During the forenoon
I grew religious and spent a while at the
Episcopal CHuTCneS. IN the AFTERNOON l
curled with one club, shot with another,
went to two shows and so many house
functions / lost count. This evening l was
received by the Young women's Christian
association. the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION and the Woman's Relief corps. I
danced with the best looking girls at the
High School Cadet officers ball at the
Metropolitan club and slipped in for a few
minutes at several house dances.
Out for Business.
Certainly I started off with plenty Of
pleasure. but today I propose to settle
down to business. There is much ahead Of
me. Just how much. heaven, the city
council, the county commissioners, the
Board OF Fire and Police Commissioners,
the editors and the preachers only know!
I learned before I came that my predecessor
did we'll. but it's part of my business to
Guido him. In som ways he was a back
number, with old-fashioned ideas, and 1
shall have to do a little shaking up.
One of his mistakes was to mix up the
weather the way he did. My, but IT was a
clumsy job You observe that l start of
with clear skies, clear air and decently
warm. / may grow a little chilly later on.
but ! shall not keep it up longer than
necessary. and what precipitation is needed
l shall precipitate in time for the farmers
to know what to do about the crops.
what He wants to Know.
"Reforms? oh, l don't care to pledge
myself until / can find out certain essen
tial things. Like everybody else. I would
like to know what the deuce the Douglas
county legislative delegation proposes to
do when II gets It's seats. l would like to
knnw what tho rouncl &c uoipC IN do IN
that canal franchise and what the public
is going to do to the council, l would like
to know what has convinced the county
commissioners that the county should pay
three men to do the work a private con-
Germ would pay two men to do. / would
like TO know how soon the railroads of
Nebraska are to be made to pay taxes as
others do. | would like to know where the
DAILY" World Herald is printed. / would
like to know the home address Of Pat
rick Grove. l would like to know when
tn Union Pacific machinists are to return
to work. / would like to know what the
Coal trust thinks of John Mitchell. Il al
ready know what the public thinks of the
Coal trust.) l would like to know II Mar
conf will make good. / would like to know
what additional resolutions we may expect
from the Woman's club. l would like to
know II society really means what 1t says.
1 would like to, know how much longer the
ping pongers will continue to ping. I
would like to know II PA" Rourke is
going to spend real money his year. I
would like to know when the insurance
companies propose to tell the truth. I
would like TO know when all mankind pro-
poses to tell the truth-but of course that
is merely to satisfy speculative curiosity.
1t won't be In my time"