Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-23
braska chapter of the fraternity at Lin
coin.
COAL MEN OF TWO STATES
Iowa and Nebraska Association Holds
TwO-Day Session I'm
Omaha.

The Coal Dealers association OF Nebraska
and Iowa began it's two days annual ses-
zion Thursday morning at Creighton hall.
About seventy-five members were in at
tendance, but a much larger number Is
expected Friday.
The morning was largely taken UP with
the work OF organization for the remainder
OF the session. The president, c. II. Chisam
of Council Bluffs delivered an opening ad-
dress, and George Gregory of MARSHALL
town, Ia, talked on THE Association Its
| Use and Abuse" Following his remarks
came a discussion of the subject.
| Last evening the association was en-
tertained by the Omaha Retail Coal Deal
! ers' association with a Teeo at Krug park.
| Friday morning and afternoon will be de-
voted TO the discussion of subjects inter-
| esting to the trade, among them demurrage,
| consolidation and reciprocity. Friday even
ing the Council Bluffs Retail Dealers asso-
citation will entertain the visitors at Lake
| Manawa.
Those attending the meeting from out of
the city are follows:
Nebraska-Dean w. Fay. Blue Hill; G.
f. Summers. Geneva w. J. White, Platts-
mouth; d. L. Upton, Pierce G. ]. Harrison,
Seward; J. o. Rowland, Avoca; Harry
Newman, Columbus o. c. Holtz. Nebraska
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Harsch, Coleridge.
Iowa-G. b. Biddle. Shenandoah; S. c.
Liscomb, Dunlap; James D. Webb, Sioux
City; w. G.. Guard, Sioux City; c. w. Lane
Centerville; w. w. oliver, Centerville; w
d. Crane Imogene; r. H. Williams, c. H.
Chisam and L. NJ. Shubert, Council Blunsi
John Knox, Marcus; o. A. Tuttle, Green
field; j. G. Dorsey, Greenfield f. NJ. West
Corydon II. l.. Royce, Creston; Z. NJ
Neey, Grinnell; G. c. Allensworth. Rec
Oak; II. c. Jeffers, Shenandoah; p p. Sho
walter, Wayland; NJ. A. Moore Lemars; T
L. Mardis, Winterset; w. c. Stafford, For
Dodge; L. A. Stone. Tama; c.. r. Brown
Marshalltown; Theodore T. Roosevelt, Ack
ley; George Gregory, F. G. Haey, james
]. Cahill, NJ. S. Cochrane, Marshalltown
B. j. Carney, Grinnell; F. w. Carpenter
! Des Moines; s. e. Brown. Sioux City; E
Weakening, Percival; II. G.. Abraham
Prescott; d. Hunter, Hamburg; V. Jen
nings, Council Bluffs.
Thursday afternoon w. II. Hunter o
LaSalle ILL.,, made an address, In which h
urged the association to establish a burea
of information for the benefit of dealer
! who are members of the association. H
told Of the advantages OF such bureaus 4
other states. It is probable some action Wi
be taken on his suggestion today.
N. A. Moore OF Lemars, IA, talked o
Territory Rights"
THE Railroad Side of the Situation" wa
. discussed by F. H. Harwood traffic man
, ager for the Illinois Central. The com
. plant had been made by dealers that tn
: railroads had placed the maximum capacit
= of their cars too high and that shipper
: were compelled to pay for what the car wa
: supposed to hold and not for what 1t reall
= held. Mr.. Harwood stated that this cond
=, tion had been entirely remedied and tn
= capacities on the railroad books were no.
correct Mr.. Harwood told of the propose
closing of the mines in southern Illino
. July /, due to the disincination of tn
. operators TO comply with the shotfrer
!, law, passed at the last session of the legi
:. lature. 1t provided that in each mine
= separate body of men shall be maintaine
, for firing shots and that damage done
:, the mines by the explosions shall be r.
i. paired at the expense of the operators, tt
operators have been trying TO get II
% miners to agree to pay for the damage
- and failing in this have given out the wol
that the mines will shut down when Il
. law goes into effect.