Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-06

spection, and the secretary expects that the
result will be reports which will restore
confidence in American meat food products.
Millions OF dollars have been lost through
the so-called meat scare. But II the result
proves to be the establishment OF universal
confidence in the American inspection serv-
ice this loss will be regained and the
American meat producer will dominate the
markets Of the world, as OF right he should
photographic work Lacks Funds.
In consequence of the material cut In
the appropriation for the geological sur
vey work for the coming year, particularly
for the photographic work, this division
had been compelled to hew and cut to
meet the appropriation. The photographic
division has been at work upon these three
propositions:
L The measurement Of streams to deter
mine power which can be developed for
industrial purposes.
q Investigations Of underground currents
to determine the force OF the flow Of under
ground waters
a Investiga lions to determine the quality
of all water, its method Of pollution,
remedy therefor, and to determine now IL
may be improved in quality
Chief photographer leighton has taken
each part of the country according to its
economic needs and has made cuts where
the investigations progressing seemed to
be required the least. For instance in
New England the determination of the
water power which ms be depended upon
for commercial purposes is most important,
and the work i'm that connection already
commenced is being continued.
In the Mississippi valley the photographers
IL continuing work on matter affecting
ground water and quality OF waters gen
orally.
In the Missouri valley the same conditions
exist as in the Mississippi except at the
headquarters of the Missouri, where water
power is q considerable factor in the in
dustrial world.
Nebraska work Not Diminished.
Mr.. Leighton says that so far as Ne
braska is concerned he has increased the
apportionment rather than diminished 1t,
for the further study of underground water
and its qualities The gauging of streams
in Nebraska this year has not by any
means been cut of, on the contrary IL Is
being prosecuted with renewed viSor. MI
Leighton said that one principal reason
there had been no necessity for cut In
this direction for Nebraska was the fact
that the state had been cooperating with
the general government in the work by fur
nishing the services of State Engineer
Abner Dobson.
said Mr.. Leighton, stations at Columbus
Valentine Bridgeport, Mitchell, North
Platte, Lexington, Benkleman and Bost-
wick. We have also appropriated a con-
| siderable sum Of money to complete studies
| of ground waters in the eastern part OF
| the state, the western half having beer
| completed. This work will involve a de-
| termination at which water can be procured
| in each county. Many analyses have beer
made to determine the amount of harmful
| ingredients which the water contains from
an Industrial standpoint. Special investiga
tions are to be made in those districts
where the only waters now available are
| bad.
Probably Nebraska furnishes about as
bad boiler waters as have been encountered
In any state in the union. They generally
contain a large amount Of sulphate scale
which deposits upon boilers and shorten'
| their period of usefulness.
"In 1s97-96 the expense of cleaning anc
repairing locomotive boilers on the Ne
braska division OF the Union Pacific wa.
8 cents per mile of the distance travelled
in addition to which the total mileage wai
reduced at least one-half. This railroad
was equipped with proper facilities TO
solving the problem. but cities. towns anC
small manufacturers are practically help
less; therefore. the benefits to be derived
from such a work as is proposed by tn,
geological survey will be apparent.
means that in many cases the up-buldinJ
| OF localities heretofore Stunned by in
dustries because Of the bad water"