Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-18
EcoROs, IT is SAID, HAVE BEEN BURNED
Holds THIS As CONFESSION OF CHARGE

Ohicial announcement of the dissolution
OF the Nebraska Grain Dealers association
was made yesterday. After a meeting OF
members OF the association in the rooms
of the Commercial club. Secretary H. G.
Miller made the following statement;
The Nebraska Grain Dealers association
met this afternoon, with about fifty MEM
bers present. and decided by an almost
unanimous vote TO dissolve"
Mr.. Miller would, not disclose any of the
details OF the proceedings and would not
tell why such action had been taken.
When asked the meaning OF the action,
he said it signifed that so far as the as
ISOLATION was concerned, there was after
the meeting. and would be hereafter no
organization Of Nebraska grain men.
N. s. Dun Of Nebraska City, president
Of the organization. said
Il do not think there is anything 10 talk
about We have dissolved the Organization
and that is all"
secret MeetinE is Held.
The grain dealers were locked in a room
at the Commercial club the greater part
of the afternoon. II is understood there
was conference Of the officers in the
morning. Among those present at the
meeting were II. G. Miller. E. p Peck, A.
II. Bewsher, j.. S. Cowgirl, T.. s. West
brook. Floyd Campbell. ]. W. Holmqust
and Attorney f. A. Brogan OF Omaha:
Bell and Spelts of David City Evans and
| Crittenden of Lincoln, Gillespie OF Maynard.
Conrad OF Wood Rivor, Erickson of Stroms-
burg, Rundberg of Ong, Erskine OF Tilden.
| Warner of Beatrice, N. s. Duff CT Ne
braska City, and Ralsback of Ashland
| Several of these are men who withdrew
from the association in the summer and
| what fhafV af gfor a
| fled is not known.
Yesterdays developments explain the
mailing of an enormous bundle of letters
from Secretary Miller's office early in the
week The mail from the office stree the
filing of Tom worralrs suit has been
hscanty.
The Bee forecasted .he dlsbanding Of the
association aasy early as two months ago.
and again two days ago when the letters
were sent out calling the members 10 the
meeting, the paper reported the rumor that
the dissolution had come.
1t is now reported a large part Of the
associations records were consigned to the
flames at the time Attorney General Brown
began to look into the alleged grain trust.
Howell Makes Statement.
f.. S. Howell OF Jefferis & Howell. attor-
neys for Tom Worrall in his fight upon the
Z aSEOcldllOn OF lnb SO-Cdlle1 gram ITuSts
last night had this to say when asked what
effect upon the prosecution this dissolution
would have
"oh. from a legal standpoint don t
know that 1t will have any effect. 1t GER
tainly will have the appearance of a vlr-
tual confession on the part OF the grain
men, though. 1t is practically a confession
of the charges we first made-that trust
( or conspiracy existed between the members
} of this association against the independent
grain dealer. The members simply came
TO the conclusion that the further exist
ence of this organization was menace
TO them and they ought to disband."
las a matter of fact, was the associa-
! tion virtually dissolved some weeks ago.?
: well, the members became uneasy and
dissatisfied quite while ago, as The Bei
stated at the time. but l guess the dissolu
ton didn't take place until today few
. days ago a big batch of letters was sent
out TO the members over the state calling
them TO a meeting That meeting was the
one today, poorly attended, at which the
trust was dissolved 1t goes without say
ing. from the fact that 30 few members
took the pains to attend this meeting
they had long ago decided to drop thing
and took no further interest one way o.
the other"
. 'Do you consider this a signal victor!
: for your side?"
. "It is a victory, but we are not through
4 We have not yet got all we set out to &C
, complish We are not thrown OFF ou
: guard by this action. Something else is 4
come. we have stood the brunt OF thi
n fight and are not through just yet"
: Mr.. worrall could not be seen last night
y nor could Mr.. Jefferis. his other counsel.