Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-28

tie and said: Il should like TO see a trans
portation committee appointed entirely of
grain men. If Allen Bros. or Paxton &
Gallagher want to have rates adjusted on
groceries, they don't have a grain man
talk to the railroads. Why should we have
the iobbers on our transportation commit
tee?"
The present transportation committee
consists of F. p. Kirker DALI f. f. Bruce,
Nathan Merriam, w. ]. C. Kenyon and n.
b. Updike.
Talk thus came about on the transporta-
ton committee of 1904 and one man said
he did not think it the proper thing TO
have had two railroad men in that body,
since at times the exchange had TO fight
the railroads. The annual report for 1905
shows that the members of the transporta-
ton committee are f. p. KirkendaI F. A.
Nash, F. d, Parkhurst, w. ]. c. kenyon
and John c. Wharton.
"The matter has already been decided
as far as the Commercial club is con-
cerned," said one OF the men who was
at the meeting, afterward. although 1
do not believe IL has been put up to the ex-
ecutive committee. the combination has
been agreed upon by the men who control
things In that body. l believe that most
of the members of the exchange who favor
! such action as the resolution suggest, as
members also of the Commercial club They
want the exchange to pay half the salary
of their commissioner. l understand that
the proposition was being held back to nav
Mr.. McVann $3.50 month from the Grain
Exchange treasury, and was only to be
preached after the passage Of the first set
! of resolutions. The movement will never
! be successful"
Resolutions Not Seriously Intended,
II was suggested by a man who did not
attend the meeting that the resolutions
were never meant TO be passed, but were
introduced to bring out as much comment
| as possible unfavorable to the proposition
in order to influence the board of direc-
tors against making the combination. The
| resolutions are:
whereas There exists in Omaha a Com
J merclal club of nearly 1,OO members, made
up OF men representing all the important
| commercial interests OF the city; and
whereas, This Commercial club was or
| gained TO encourage, to foster and ad-
vance IN every way possible all kinds OF
GOOD business enterprises, on the way to
success and prosperity. and especially 10
safeguard such Industries against unjust
and unreasonable freight rates: and,
| whereas, said Commercial club has in its
lemplOy tramc commissioner whose spe-
and.
NheIeds, Inc -Omaha Grain Exchange Is
one of Omaha's most important industries
a link In the chain of its commercial activ-
lues-an important spoke In its wheel OF
! commerce-a component. or integral part of
that which makes up a prosperous western
Whereas, a majority of the members Of
the said Grain Exchange are also members
of the Commercial club; and,
! whereas, The success OF a grain exchange
al t5@ Is very largely dependent on the
compared with other market centers; and
Whereas, In itself Il may not be able 10
| Hring about such rates from various sta
lions throughout our own state and other
tributary states, on account OF lacking the
necessary force, which force or influence
therefore it -
Resolved. BY the grain committee and the
l active members of the Omaha Grain ex-
change, assembled In joint session, as fol-
First-That the important freight matters
Of the exchange be handled by the traffic
commissioner OF the Commercial club. Or
in other words, that the Grain exchange
should be put on the same footing as the
tobbing interests, or other commercial In
terests OF the city.
Secondhand bureau of transportation
be created from the active members OF the
Grain exchange, to be composed OF hve
members, as follows: One representative
Of a line levator company, two representa-
tives OF strictly terminal elevators and one
either brokers or receivers, who shall have
no interest IN any country elevators
shall pass to the traffic commissioner
| Third-That the inspection and weighing
| department be separated from the secre
| tary's once and made a distinct deaart.
ment which will attend 10 all its clerical
work. Al present time, and possibly wheI
business is double what Il is now, the pres,
ent force appears to be competent and SUM
| cent.
Fourth-That a secretary be employed a
a salary ranging from 1925 to $50 per month
| according TO ability, whose duties will bs
| those that naturally fall to a secretary
according to the bylaws OF the exchange
and In addition thereto, assist as far az
| possible and advisable In freight matters
F1fth-Be Il further resolved. that II il
the sense OF this meeting that the territOr,
IN which the Omaha grain dealers may
operate. must be largely Increased, since thI
| handling capacity OF the elevators a
| Omaha and Council Bluffs has been IN
creased tenfOld or mOre-ahd that. too, a
the earliest possible date,
Turks busy on FrOntter Problem.
CONsTANTINOPLE, March filth,
Tabah frontier incident is engaging tn
earnest attention Of Turkish government
and the opinion prevails that a satisfactor,