Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-24

Inc TdlroaQ8 are,
course, handling all such supplies
without cost and the people must re-
spond to calls for RELIEF
The largest single amount Of supplies for
the California homeless to be sent out of
Omaha by the relief committee left last
night in six cars in a special train on
the Union Pacific, carrying fourteen other
cars loaded with like materials. The lat
ter came from along the line of the North
western railroad east of the river and was
brought in by that company. At Valley
the train picked up a carload OF stun from
David City and at Grand Island four cars
of -four and other Nebraska supplies
gathered along the line of tho Omaha road.
The train left Omaha at SIS o'clock, run
ming as the second section OF passenger
train No. and scheduled to the coast on
regular passenger train time.
Two cars from Omaha were oiled with
clothing. bedding food and miscellaneous
material donated by Omaha citizens direct
to relief headquarters Sunday afternoon and
Monday morning, making three cars con-
tributed in this way through the plan OF
Superintendent Morris OF the Associated
Charities. Three cars were loaded with
| crackers, groceries. canned goods. coffee.
baking powder, rice, canned inilk and ap-
pie butter purchased by the relief commit
zee. and ana seaa 'ashsastcd of Hour ana
coffee sent in from North Platte.
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon the Union
Pacific took out a train of fourteen cars
of supplies brought in by the Northwestern
and originating at various eastern points.
Much more is expected in today.
Omaha Asks Instructions.
AS the result OF a discussion OF the sub
ject by the local executive relief committee
which met in the mayors Office Monday
morning Mayor zlmman has sent this tele-
gram to Governor Pardee OF California:
| Pursuant to your telegram. Omaha has
| thus far been shipping cars Of provisions.
We send five cars today. Shall we continue
to send provisions, or would money be pre-
/ ferable?
with food, clothing. bedding and tents
pouring in from all over the country. the
members Of the committee are In doubt
whether fresh supplies are not Of dubious
expedency. and IL the San Franoiscans
will not. in a few days, be needing cash
much worse than supplies.
Mr.. Harriman's telegram, however, sets
at rest all question about general needs
| The Nebraska Clothing company was one
of the first among the Omaha firms to sub
scribe To the relief fund generously coming
| forward with a subscription Of 500 In cash.
Through some inadvertency this sum has
not been reported I'm the published list.
The people OF Omaha did not stop with
the Sunday afternoons work Superin-
tendent Morris had TO keep four wagons
busy Monday morning responding to tele-
phone requests for the transportation OF
contributions to relief headquarters at the
city hall. In addition 20 the articles given
Sunday, 1880 was placed I'm the hands OF
the wagon crews by persons who had no
old clothes or canned goods OF cereals
| ready, and the amount has been received
| by superintendent Morris and deposited
| with the committee.
The contributions in the schools will be
taken up today. It Is likely the
articles will be used TO hll the car to
be attached to the American Relief asso-
citation train. Money has been named as
preferable in this collection.
Nearly Thirty Thousand Now.
Owing to the fact that Monday was Arbor
Day and a holiday, II was impossible to
get the amount Of subscriptions since Sat
urday noon when they were last reported
In full. It is estimated that there Is fully
or more than $4,000 to be added to the SIG.
S27.7O paid In Saturday noon. Both Treasurer
Drake and Cashier Hamilton Of the Mer-
chants National bank are attending the
udAhtIb tonNtAAAlRAA a. AANAAonA anu No
showing whatever OF the receipts could be
obtained
The call Of Mayor schmltz for architects
and draughtsmen from Omaha Is not likely
TO meet with much OF a response, prin-
cipally because these classes are too busy
here at home For months It has been next
10 impossible to obtain competent draughts-
men and engineers needed In Omaha for
construction work in this city and through
out the state. The big Omaha architects
have been forced to advertise in other
cities and pay extraordinary wages 10 set
any assistance of the kind whatever. Last
winter Il was necessary for the city "a
raise salaries in order TO retain a working
force IN the city engineers office. As for
expert architects. Omaha has none TO spare
Builders VIII Not Go West.
With the contractors and among the
skilled workmen much the same condition
exists. There is so much building IN
progress and contemplation close to home
that the builders think it unwise 70 80
elsewhere.
J. w. Phelps, a big local contractor Is
} in San Francisco. and his associates here
think IL probable he may remain for q
/ time and try to capture some Of the big
] Jobs sure TO be in sight Some Of the
d large firms may send out representative
20 look over the ground but nothing def
/ mite has been decided upon.
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