Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-10
There are also sood balances IN the other
funds u % proposed 70 reduce.
TALKS WITH THE TRAVELLERS
@. d. Baker of seott's BIuns says His
Country Can Feed Mach Of
the world.

c. d. Baker Of scotts Blum county is
stopping at the Murray
Never knew agricultural conditions 10
be finer in the North Platte valley than
they are this year; we have had fine
rains" said Mr.. Baker, but then we are
independent Of the rains in a measure. for
we farm by irrigation methods Our hay,
poteto and alfalfa crops are in fine shape,
and We are in shape up there to feed
much OF the world. We are having a
little scrap with the irrigation canal mo-
nopolies, but 1 guess we will hold our own
against them. We hold our water rights
in perpetuity from the old Farmers Canal
company. although the canal has been ac-
quired recently by the Tri-State Land
| company 1t claims that our right will
have to be reaffirmed by the Tri-State
Land company, and we are going to law
about Il. The company holds out the idea
| that II wants to shut on the water from
| the canal so as to enlarge it. This we
are protesting against, as we need the
water until after September to insure the
potato crop and our last cutting OF alfalfa
After that we are not kicking"
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Kountze have re-
Gently returned from three months tour
through Japan.
There is but little I could say Of our
trip other than that 1t was very enjoy
able one" said Mr.. Kountze. 1--WE left
Omaha April l and spent about two
months in japan, chiefly at Kioto. The
Islands are extremely beautiful and the
Japanese are hospitable and intelligent
We found very little diffl6ulty in making
our wants known, as the japanese are
| rapidly acquiring a knowledge Of the Eng
lish language. We went over on the Pa
clfo mail steamer Siberia and returned on
| the Nippon Maru. We stopped one day go
| ing and coming at Honolulu. The trip was
a delightful one. but then you have heard
and read so much about Japan and the
Hawaiian islands that there is nothing that
l could say that would add to what you
already know"
A. c. Christensen Of Minden, member
Of the legislature from Kearney county, is
| in Omaha.
while politics is cutting much Of a
figure up in Kearney county" said he, I'VE
are much more interested in the splendid
agricultural conditions up there, which are
the best ever known in the history of
Kearney county as an all-around PROPOSE
ton. We will average somewhat over two
| thirds of a corn crop and we, always put
| The general average pretty high up there.
The rains have been coming just in the
right time and in sufficient quantity to do
| the maximum of good"
Representative Fishback OF Clay county,
member of the last two legislatures, was
in Omaha Thursday buying some cattle to
feed. Fishback said he would not be in
the next legislature, having got that side
al "a
telephone scheme.
Mike Lee. who heard Fishback say he
would not be a member Of the next legis-
| lature. suggested: "Oh, I guess you will;
you're too modest to admit it, but from
couple of Mr.. Fishback's constituents
who also happened to be In the city II
was learned that Fishback probably was
| not joking-the chances are he will not
be one of Nebrasks's lawmakers next win
| ter. ras-r
CLAY county wants a place on the State
Railroad commission" said Fishback. "and
is going to put UP Representative Caldwell
as candidate for that place"
Caldwell had one of the many railroad
| rate bills in the last session.
Mort Simons, former Nebraskan, but
now travelling out Of Denver, is an Omaha
visitor.
Il have just returned from trip through
western and southern Nebraska and east
ern Colorado, and / do not know that
have ever seen the country in finer con-
dition," said Mr.. simons. "Trade along all
lines is exceptionally good and the farm
ers all through the Republican valley are
prosperous and are looking forward to big
prices for crops OF all kinds this fall. The
sheep industry in eastern Colorado is in
the best of shape, and times were never
better in the Missouri river and the noun
tains than at the present time"
DAHLMAN PICKS HIS TWENTY