Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-31
STATE PRESS COMMENT.

Burwell Tribune: Hon. Peter Mortensen
| would be ideal governor.
Hastings Observer; II Paul Morton were
TO discuss Equitable AFFAIRS in Nebraska he
would subject himself to prosecution on a
charge of criminal libel
Norfolk Press: Senator Burkett was a
| delegate to and presided at the republican
! county convention OF Lancaster county.
This is good politics. Nebraska senators
have generally been more on the silk-stock-
Ing order and didn't mix with the common
herd.
Grand Island Democrat: The Democrat
| does not share that feeling of dislike and
distrust held by many against the city
Of Omaha and Is pleased to note the sub
| stantial growth Of the great metropolis of
Nebraska. We never saw so many splendid
buildings being erected in any city OF its
size.
Fremont Tribune: The business men OF
Omaha have just made a successful effort
to raise fund of 100000 in a single week
for the building of a home for the Young
Mems Christian association. The excellent
organization by which it was raised and the
liberality of the donations are worthy of
the city. This, with a fund already on
hand, will give the association $500 with
which to erect building. Evidently there
is sentiment in Omaha that the young
men are worth raising in a healthful, moral
and religious environment.
Stanton Picket: We like Governor
Mickey He is giving the state a clean
cut business administration. We admired
his attitude during the last campaign.
When the opposition press were doing their
utmost to pound him to death, he smiled.
said nothing N ratiirr tea ,,,ond
Now those same papers are coming to ap-
prove his acts. Not because they love him
more or would not pound him II they saw
an opportunity, but because his course is
such as to command respect and dsarm
criticism. He will retire from the guber-
Material chair as popular as any man who
ever occupied the place.
Kearney Hub: An Omaha newspaper re-
marks that no city in the Mississippi and
Missouri valleys will be better equipped
for handling grain and supporting a grain
market than Omaha when the new eleva-
tors are completed There are at present
fve elevators with capacity OF 2,7b5 900
bushels and the four new elevators pro-
jected will care for 2,625,00 bushels addi-
tional. To make Omaha a grain market
II will first be necessary to make the mar
ket as good as Kansas City and relatively
as good as Chicago. The grain business as
conducted on the exchange is a gamble at
best. Omaha has the advantage of being
close to the wheat fields and alongside the
elevators should be big Touring mills that
will dispose of the greater portion of the
product with the greatest advantage 20 the
growers.
Kearney Democrat: The Omaha Bee is
authority for the statement that Governor
Mickey and Attorney General Brown are
awaiting the investigation of the Worrall
gram case to learn whether there is
actually a grain and elevator or any other
kind Of trust in existence In Nebraska, and
II worrall Succeeds in establishing lndis-
putable evidence that "a trust does exist
the governor and attorney general propose
TO do their duty why do not the governor
and attorney general turn to and assist
Worrall TO establish fact that every per-
son in the state, including the governor
and the attorney general. knows only too
well does exist. Why assume the doubt
ing Thomas" IN case that is as plain
as the fact that the railroads charge more
for hauling ton of coal 800 miles than they
do for hauling 1t 500 miles?
Schuyler Free Lance: The Worrall inves-
tigation in regard to grain business as done
In Nebraska goes merrlly on ana the one
who watches II closely learns much OF
ways that are dark and tricks that are
vain" The newspaper man can well un-
derstand why the grain dealers do not
advertise and make no effort TO secure
grain. They are in a combination and
don't dare to. At Omaha It was shown
how the grain OF a farmer shipped in was
sold at thirty-eight cents per bushel when
the market was forty-two, just 10 teach the
fellow to be regular and to sell his grain to
his local dealer hereafter. OF course, in
this case he got four cents less than mar