Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-02
ALLOWANCE A GOOD THING
Concession Made by Union Pacific Strikes q
Responsive Chord,
wATrLts SPEAKS FOR OMAHA EXCHANGE
says Action by All Roads viii
Have Tendency 60 Increase
value of Grain in
Nebraska.

The granting Of the elevation allowance
10 all elevators which perform the service
at Omaha, Council BLUFFS or South Omaha
on grain which comes OF its own lines by
the Union Pacific has given the situation
a new turn. Heretofore the effect was TO
be made TO break the contract with the
Union Pacific and the Omaha and Trans
mississippi elevator companies, but the
grain men now seem to be satisfied that
the right thing has been done.
The courts and the Interstate Commerce
commission had decided the Union Pacific
had a right TO grant to these concerns an
elevation charge OF IL cents per hundred
for the benefit Of getting its cars emptied
and returned Immediately. The contract
was In the nature of an exclusive agree
ment between the railroad company and
the elevator companies and was never pub
lished The Union Pacific has now come
out in the open and published the rates,
which are open to all who perform the
service and can return the cars within the
specified time
The grain men on the Union Pacific are
more than pleased with the arrangement
and the men who own elevators not on the
Union Pacific think It the proper thing II
the other roads will only do the same.
The elevator owners had feared that Stick
ney's campaign might have the effect Of
removing the elevation allowance at Omaha
while II was still paid at other points,
which would be a great discrimination
against this city. Omaha was said TO have
been the last to be given this allowance
and the dealers feared It would be the first
to have it removed.
wattIes Thinks Il Good Thing.
G. w wattles thinks the publishing Of
the allowance is a great thing for Omaha
and for the farmers as well, for. he says,
il will give those on the Union Pacific
about a cent more per hundred for their
grain. He added:
I'm my opinion, the action OF the Union
Pacific railroad in allowing elevation to
all the elevators of Omaha. South Omaha
and Council Bluffs is worthy Of commenda-
ton, as II clears up all ground for criticism
against this road of discriminating In
favor of any particular elevators. When
the contract of the Union Pacific was made
with two elevators at Council Bluffs several
years ago these were the only large ele-
vators either in Omaha or Council Bluffs.
Since that time numerous other large ele-
vators have been erected and in granting
them the same privileges and advantages
as their contract gives to these two elevat-
ors they have taken consistent position In
favor OF the Omaha grain market, which
will be of great assistance to this market
in the future. This act on their part, taken
with the other actions OF the managers
OF this great railroad in building great
terminal shops here and assisting in other
directions in the development OF the city,
should he appreciated by all the grain
dealers and business men of Omaha.
This general allowance Of elevation to
all elevators will have a tendency to in
crease the value of all grain raised on the
Union Pacific railroad in the state of Ne
braska by about 1 cent a bushel to the
producer"