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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
Ole Nebraska Independent

nopoly of the public streets in the
different cities Of the land.
Until very recently, and since this
general movement was organized, no
two of our large cities have kept their
books in such shape that receipts
and expenditures for particular pur-
poses can be compared with similar
receipts and expenditures of other
municipalities. 1t goes without say
ing that, given half dozen cities
of practically the same population and
the same geographic and climatic con-
ditions, the costs of government, for
police, fire and many similar services
ought to be substantially the same.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
Work for Land Leasing

A determined effort is to be made
at this session of congress to enact
some sort of land-leasing bill. Al
ready the forces in favor Of such a
measure are gathering in Washington
and they come from all sections of
the west. G. III. Cornell of Valentine
and w. H. Reynolds of Chadron, rep
resentatjyes of the Cattle Growers
Association Of Nebraska, were intro
duced to the president by Congress
man Kinkaid According to Mr.. Cor
nell, the president stated he was in
favor of some kind Of a land-leasing
bill, but suggested that the delegation
see Secretary Hitchcock with view
Of ascertaining his disposition In the
matter. Thereupon the gentlemen
mentioned saw Mr.. Hitchcock and he,
too, sides with the land leasers.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
Boycotting in Earnest

Chinese dealers in Singapore have
refused to buy Manila cigars from
Singapore merchants, on the ground
that Manila is an American colony
Still the China-Manila vessels which
go fran Manila to Hong Kong every
few days all carry large consignments
of Manila cigars and cigarettes.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
Increase Generous

These stations were established by
the Hatch act of 1887, under the opera
ton of which forty eight states and
territories are at the present time
each receiving $4,000 annually for
their agricultural experimental sta
tons. The act passed last week pro-
vides for an increase Of $4,000 to each
station for the year ending June 80
1906, and an annual increase of the
amount for five years by an additional
sum of $4,000 over the preceding year
until the total increase shall amount
to $4,000 annually to each station.
In other words, at the end of the
five years each of these stations will
be getting 100000 annually, instead OF
$4,000. The total additional appro
priation required for the first year will
be $4,000. The bill provides spe
officially that the additional amount
appropriated shall be spent in the
work of experimentation only, except
that 5 per cent may be applied to
the rental Or purchase Of land Or the
construction of buildings. Ample pro
vision is made for the supervision OF
the expenditures by the secretary OF
agriculture.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22

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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22

is held responsible by those who wish
TO avoid the semblance or Imperialism
though we have not escaped the
reality.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
Have Shown Their Value

The. state experimental stations
have done remarkable work in de-
veloping the agricultural interests of
the country. 1t is believed that hardly
any other single agency has contrib
uted SO much to agricultural educa-
ton, eliminated more errors from
farm practices Or added more to the
profits and comforts of farm life.
Last year there were $1,000 names
On the mailing lists of these stations,
an increase of more than 100000 in
two years. These lists are made up
upon the request of men who want
the literature of station and they
indicate the estimation OF the work
by the farmers of the country.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
Director North's Hints

Director of the Census North, in a
recent address here, pointed out the
great need of standardizing municipal
accounts. Among other things he
said:
sWe have in the United States IT'S
cities with population of 10000 or
more-the most magnificent group of
cities, the wealthiest, most progress.
sive, most prosperous group of cities
in the world; and they are resting
today under the stigma of being the
most extravagantly and inefficiently
governed group of cities. The finan.
cial officers of these cities annually
collect and disburse a sum exceeding
$765, zoo, 000-or more than the annual
cost of all the state governments and
more than the annual cost of main.
tanning the national government
These cities have bonded or funded
Indebtedness equaling $1,5OO,57S, 900,
after deduction for sinking fund as
sets--an Indebtedness greater than
that of the United States. This mu-
nicipal Indebtedness is increasing at
an enormous rate, probably not less
than $150,000,000 year.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
Standardization of Accounts

IF there can be a standardization
of municipal accounts it will be easy
to ascertain from the annual census
bulletins the exact amount by which
any particular service in any one of
these cities exceeds the corresponding
cost in others. Whenever the cost is
shown to be excessive it will appear
at once that something is wrong in
the government of that city. 1t will
then be possible to put the public
finger on the precise spot where the
peoples money is being wasted or
stolen"
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
MONEY FOR KNOWLEDGE
MORE FUNDS FOR EXPERIMENT
STATIONS.
House Passes a Bill Doubling the APP
preparations Because of Valuable Re.
suits to Agriculture Already OBJ
tained-Nebraska Benefits.

BY practically a unanimous vote
the house recently passed bill in
troduced by Congressman Adams, of
Wisconsin, providing for increased an
nual appropriations for all of the agri-
cultural experimental stations through
out the country, one of which is the
Nebraska station located at Lincoln.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
Willard Opposes Leasing

This is as far as a direct appeal to
the powers that be has gone, but it
is only the beginning, and those who
realize the tremendous interests which
are back of this movement appreciate
the power of combination when it be-
gins its work. Decided opposition ex-
lists in both the senate and house
against land leases. Senator Willard
said that he was opposed to this legis-
lation. He believed the people of Ne
braska also were opposed to the con-
templated legislation and for one he
would vote for a bill to sell the land
outright in order that the state might
receive some benefit from the lands
thus sold in the way of taxes; that
a land-leasing bill to satisfy all inter-
ests was impossible of passage and
he did not believe legislation of the
kind desired by the cattle interests
could be enacted at this time.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
Municipal Ownership

Another aspect of the subject can
not fail to impress the thoughtful OBJ
server of present-day conditions
There is arising throughout the land,
the result of systematic propaganda,
movement for municipal ownership
and management of public service
utilities. Sooner or later we have got
to face this question, and there is
bound to be increasing experiments
tion along these lines. 1t is impos-
sible to intelligently study and meas
ure these experiments until we possess
definite standards by which the re-
suits of private and public manage
ment of these utilities can be COM
pared. In the existing chaos of mu-
nicipal accounting this is impossible,
and we grope and founder in the
dark. What an object lesson it would
be, in the consideration of this i'm
pending question, if. it were possible
for the census Office to present a COM
plete statement of the relative sums
which private corporations have paid
and are paying for the use and mo-
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
La Toilette Exposes Graft

ia SIiCktC EAROSCS 0TdtI
The Chickasaw and Choctaw In
dams stand to lose perhaps half
billion dollars if a proposition now
pending before the senate committee
on Indian affairs be made effective.
An amendment has been offered to
pending bill authorizing the sale of
coal lands belonging to these tribes.
All the circumstances connected with
the suggestion are suspicious, and the
impression prevails that a gigantic
steal is under way. Senator La-Fol-
lette unearthed the alleged job.
1t is proposed to sell 100000 acres
OF coal land belonging to these In
dians. Of this land 100000 acres are
under lease. Provision is made in
the amendment to sell these lands.
and a commission is created to ap-
praise them. The commission is to
be composed of three members, one
appointed by the secretary of the in
terror, one by majority of the lease
holders, and these two to select the
third. The Indians are not to be rep.
resented on the commission.
suspicious PIahS
1t is stipulated that the commission
shall not consider the present value
of the land with the improvements
and developments placed there by the
lessees but the price must be fixed
at what it was before the betterments
were made.
Senator Clark, of Montana, a mem
Der of the committee and an expert
on mining property, points out that
the Indians now receive a royalty of
8 per cent on the coal output, and on
that basis the lands are worth $500
an acre, an aggregate of sos, 000, 900
for the entire tract. Mr.. Clark says
the lands are easily worth $4,000, 900.
In his opinion the proposition to sell
the lands through a commission is an
infamous, job"
When these lands were offered for
sale few years ago 81 an acre was
the highest bid received. 1t is now
estimated that if the lands are ap-
praised and sold as provided in the
amendment, they will bring Sc an
acre.
1t looked as if the proposition was
going through without trouble, when
Senator La Toilette began asking
awkward questions about the price of
the land.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 19--The sprink-
ling of liquidation which came upon the
stock market today served to lift the
trading out of the lifeless condition into
which it had sunk last week. The
growth in the volume of transactions,
however, was slight, and the most i'm
pressive fact about the market was the
easy way in which prices yielded under
offerings that were comparatively in
significant in volume.
No attempt was apparently made to
sustain prices at any stage of the SELL
ing and the, professional operators in
terested in having the level of values
maintained were led to the discourag-
ing conclusion that the market was
without organized protection.
Monday mornings operations on the
stock exchange are likely always to re-
fleet weekly readjustment of position
on the part of the class of operators
who conduct their operations from a
station more remote from Wall street
than the average commission house con-
tingent orders from this class of GUS
toners swelled the list of selling ope-
rations today and the resulting decline
in prices seemed to aggraVate the dis
position to sell off.
News of general conditions continued
highly encouraging and authorities in
different trades protested with a de-
gree of emphasis that prospects con-
tinue brilliant for sustained pros perity.
but the reports of this character do not
entirely offset the fact of the lull in
demand for iron for future delivery,
pending the defining of future require
ments.
A tendency towards contraction in the
volume of bank clearings in the princi-
pal reserve cities also constitutes a
note of warning of a lull in business
activity.
The persistent drop in prices of Sc
curities is regarded in itself as some :
what ominous and is a possible herald
of less hopeful promise in the business
prospect.
Money was somewhat easier in this
market today. A rather feeble rallying
tendency in the last hour of the market
gave way to new declines and the mar
ket closed weak at the lowest
Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par
value, $1,925,000
Government As advanced Il per cent,
on call.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
HIGH RECORD FOR NURSERIES,
Los Angeles County Heavy Purchaser
Of Pear Trees-Frult Ship
n1ents Abroad
BY Associated PresB.

FRESNO. March 19.--The nursery
season closes with record of business
unequaled in the last twenty years:
Local yards are absolutely sold out t. OF Q
age planted in this district alone ex-
coed 1000.
The demand for muscat grapes has
been very large notwithstanding. the
unsettled condition of the raisin situa-
ton and over 5000 acres of new vines
have been set out. Apricots and citrus
stocks are also favorites, in fact, every
variety of fruit tree has been sold as
never before, except prunes. Prices arc
reminiscent of old boom days. Peach
trees have sold at an average of $22J
per thousand as against s140 last year
and sales are on record of the unprece-
denied price of $3.50 for the Muir va
riety.
Los Angeles and Sacramento counties
have bought all pear trees in sight.
Large shipments of deciduous fruit
stock of all varieties have been made
to Mexico, South America, South Africa
and Australia. The local result viii be
a great increase in output of fruit in
two or three years
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
Advance in Tin
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 19.-There was
an advance of los in the price of spot
tin in the London market, which closed
at f167 SIS, while futures We're un-
changed at f165 los. Locally the mar
ket was firm in tone with prices flrmer
at $36.7O@37.0O for spot.
Copper was 15s higher in London With
spot closing at ISL IS and futures at tt9
SIS Locally no change was reported,
but the market showed continued firm
tone with lake quoted at $1S.50@ 1919 /;
electrolytic $1S,25 q 1850; casting at
Lead was unchanged at $5.35@5.45 in
the local market. but advanced Is Sd to
f16 IS Sd in London.
Spelter declined IS to f24 15s in the
London market. 1t was unchanged at
$6206630 locally.
Iron was reported unchanged in the
local market.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
HEAVY SELLING,
LOWER VALUES
PRICES CRUMBLE UNDER ACT
(, I'VE PRESSURE
Stock Market Is Without Organized
Protection-Drop in Prices Locked
Upon as ominous-Money
Rates Easy
VALUES DECLINE

Deals were limited at the open
! ing of the stock market yesterday
} Great Northern preferred lost A.
J Lead l 81, Smelling. and Amalga
) mated Copper 2Q2& and seyeral
! other prominent stocks were down
! n point. Minneapolis, st. Paul q
! Ste. Marie rose rs and Louisville
J & Nashville and National Blscull
Anaconda declined Az. Lead,
Erie & Western, Colorado Fuel ana
J illinois Central u to rs; Pressed
} Steel 1 u, and Peoples Gas, Anal
gamated Copper. Brooklyn Tran-
) sit Reading, Missouri Pacific,
! Union Pacific and Kansas & Texas
Declines in Hooking Valley
} Sloss Steel and Virginia. Carolina
, Chemical preferred reached y,
Coast Line, Wheeling & Lake Erie; 4
, Sugar and American Linseed OIL !
, preferred 1. :
The decline in Smelling reached 4
, 4 points, Anaconda ~ Michigan
, Central 9. Great Northern prefer :
, Pacific 20, Northwestern, and !
, Hide and Leather preferred 21s, 4
} Reading 22s and st. Paul 21s 4
} A slight. rallying tendency was !
interrupted by new sigh VI
weakness and lowest prices of the 4
, day were touched. Lead and I
Smelling lost and Great Northern !
preferred So, Amalgamated Cop 4
per as, Reading, Northern Pacific, !
, and Iowa Central preferred 3, At 4
, lantic Coast Line and L. & N. 2 Y.
Wheeling & Lake Erie, Locomotive 4
and Pressed Steel Car 2. Union Pa 4
cific and the Republic Steel stocks
} u. and Pennsylvania, New YORK
) Central and U. S: Steel preferred l. !
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK, March 19.-,The market
change: strictly prime fruit is steadily
held; common to fair are quoted at a
SIC; fair to good 1905 crop, S4 a. &C.
nearly to strictly prime. 9W91sc; choice
97s m1Oc; fancy, II GD11hc.
Prunes are in rather light supply on
spot and the market is firm In tone
with quotations ranging from as q Sc
Apricofs are in fair demand with
choice quoted at 1Okc; extra choice,
lie, and fancy at II " @1gAc,. 1919
Peaches are unchanged with cholce
at 1O% Ollie; extra fancy at liz q13c.
Raisins are quiet on spot with loose
muscatels quoted at 6m6$sc; seede
raisns, 81 @75sc; London layers $l'oo
IN 60.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
Financial Record
Bv Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 19.-Money on
call, firm; highest, u per cent; lowest
A; ruling rate 5@5A per cent; last loan,
A. closing A; offered, Az per cent.
Time loans. steady; 60 and 80 days
5h per cent; six months 5@5H per
cent, Prime mercantile paper 5@51s
per cent Sterling exchange easy; clos
ing firmer with actual business in
bankers bills at $4.S565 6D4S575 for de-
mand and at s4,S26O@ 1895 for so day
bills. Posted rates $4.881k 44.S6h. Com
mercial bills, $4.S2M 90 4.82N. Bar sill
yer, 65ci Mexican dollars, soc; govern
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
Cereals of the World


LIVERPOOL. March 19-May wheat,
SIS sad; July. -6s sad.
steady; options u a 5sc lower; May,
S5@c; July, S4Bc: Sept. SIC.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 19.--Wheat,
easier; May. .$1.25h; Dec $I.261s. Bar
large yellow, S1.17h Q1.2O. Bran, $3.50
PORTLAND. March 19.-wheat, club,
&C a SIC: bluestem, 66z67c; red, 64@ Csc;
valley Csc.
TACOMA. March 19--Wheat, I'M
changed; export, bluestem, See; club,
Csc; red, G4c.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
Cotton and Wool
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
closed quiet, Is points higher; middling
uplands, s1i. 40; middling gulf, $11.O5;
sales, 100 bales.
ST LOUIS, March 19.-Wool, steady;
territory and western mediums, 2@29c;
fine medium, 22d25c; fine, 1S@21c.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
San Francisco Mining Stocks
Sugar and Coffee

q, Aesnctated Press

NEW YORK, March 9.-Sugar-Raw,
gal 96 test, 1-16c; molasses sugar,
2%c. Refined. steady; crushed, $3.50;
powdered, $50; graduated, S4.6O.
Coffe steady; No. z Rio, SA. Futures
closed SOLO points lower; May. $685.;
July. $7.O5; Sept. $7.25; Dec. $3.50; Jan.
1855; Feb. $3.50.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
Chicago Live Stock
BY Associated Press.

7faHOVIertCU
CHICAGO. March 19.-Cattle-Re-
lover lover; b eeyes, s$.96@S.95; cows and md
heifers. s1.60@5,10; stockers and feed
ers. $3.75@4.75; Texans. $375@46O.
600; market Zoe lover lower; mixed 4" and and
butchers, s6.1O@6.40; good heavy, $3.50
@6.40; rough heavy .$6.10@6.2O; light,
$6.05 @635; pigs, $5.90Q6.20; bulk of
sales 1925 a 6.35.
Sheep-Rcceipts $4,000; market 1Oc
lower sheep, 1915 @6.10; lambs, $4,000
$50.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
APPRECIATE KINDNESS SHOWN
Wal Leung Benevolent Society Pays
Two Hundred Dollars Into the
County Treasury

The Wal Leung Benevolent society
Of Los Angeles yesterday paid 5000 into
the county treasury.
This amount was given in appreci-
alton of the kind services shown their
bereaved and stricken countrymen at
the county hospital.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
Treasury Statement


WASHINGTON. March 19.-Todays
treasury statement: Available cash bal
ance, $155.0S2,054; gold coin and bull
lion, s77,7S1,171; gold certificates, $44,-
goa S20
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
SAN PEDRO TIDE TABLE

Owing to the rush Of business the
Talk-o- Phone department of the South
ern California Music company will be
open Wednesday and Saturday evenings
for the accommodation Of Herald sub
scribers
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
GENERAL FRUIT MARKET
BY Assnclated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 19.-Fancy
apples, $500; common, soc; navel Or
anges, $1.5O@3.25; seedlings, $l.25 q
US; Mexican lines, $4.50@5;O com
mon California lemons, -$1.O0; fanlc e
G5063,5O: Persian dates, 4AQ5
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Gains in Wheat options-corn Strong
and Oats ActiVe-Pro-
visions Firm
BY Associated Fress.

CHICAGO March 19.-The wheat mar
ket opened strong with prices of all OPP
tons showing moderate gains. Initial
quotations on May were Is a a C higher
at 79@791sc. Within the first few mill
utes 1t reached 1913 @79Mc on active
demand from shorts and commission
houses, based chiefly on an advance of
"a at the Liverpool end. AT the end of
the first hour, however, the market
showed signs of weakness. Pit traders
and commission houses sold the July
delivery freely and that option gradual
ly eased off. May declined in sympa-
The extremely favorable weather for
caused the bulk of sales. 1t was re-
ported from Kansas City that there is
now a prospect of a record breaking
crop this year AS the session ad-
vanced the July options continued to
decline until the price was almost 1c
below the closing quotation on Satur-
day. At the same time, however, May
held steady on fairly active demand
by commission houses. May closed UNI
changed at 1870.
The corn market was strong through
out the day on active covering by shorts
and on active buying by commission
houses and cash interests. May closed
a a % up at 44lsc.
Oats were in active demand by shorts
and the market was firm all day. May
closed 5ac higher at 30bc.
Notwithstanding a > to l0c decline in
price of live hogs at the yards. the pro-
visions market was firm and trading
active. At the close May pork was up
17hc. lard was zoe higher and ribs
gained 15c
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
New York Bonds

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 19.-The following
were official closing prices for bonds To-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20

ment bonds firm; railroad bonds heavy
LONDON, March 19.-Consols 80 7-16i
silver, sod.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
New York Stocks

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 19.-The follow
ing were the quotations for stocks on
the stock exchange today:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
Northern Oil Stocks

by AbSOCIHLtu = tSsH
SAN FRANCISCO. March 19.--Califor-
MIA stock and oil exchange; Morning
] session: 210 Monarch at IA,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
Roston Stocks and Bonds

| BY AssOCiated Press,
BOSTON, March 19.-The following were
official closing quotations for stocks and
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
Market Ranges

The leading futures ranged as fol-
Wheat. No. MAY, 7SMc; July 7Sc;
Corn, No. 2--May, 441sc; July, Az q
Oats, No MAY, 3O9sc; July, 29Hc;
Sept 2S1ac
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour. steady; No. spring wheat, 70
oslo; No. 3, 73M79c; No. red, 829s 40
SAC; No. 2 corn, 421zc; No. 2 yellow, 43c;
No. 2 oats. 30bc; No. 2 white, 301a a
6O@6O1ac; good feeding barley, 81 q
81 &c; fair to choice mailing, 3O@50c;
No. flaxseed, $1.O6; No. northwest
ern. lip, mess pork, pei. Dbl, $500 a
ribs sides, loose, $500 $50; short clear
sides, boxed, $S.65mS.70; whisky, basis
of high wines, Sips; clover, contract
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
EASTERN CITRUS FRUIT MARKET
NEW YORK MARKET
Special to The Herald.

NEW YORK, Twenty four sold today Inc arN
$93O
Highland $780, Ruth
$265; FOUNTAIN
FutCo Fountain Monat Co.
H.
xf Redland Golden Gate Redands G. a 90 S5 Sue
H Spech
cess Or $3.50; F1amingo G e. Ii H M VIM Hi
Standards $24V; Flo cn' "A ~
s215. Indepe ndent
Riverside Fruit SSS Elk
Old Mission en-
Golden Eagle ST. C. Ni"eN
w.
fly
Co or $olV' rio"e'
Co.
CHI Nofat F. H. Speh 60" Sz
a 4 Fruit dced1Avage: Magnum Mudock $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
Hops in London

LIVERPOOL. March 19.--Hopes in
london quiet; Pacific coast, saga 5s.-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
BOSTON MARKET
Snecial tn The Herald.

sold today me
Rose XII R tn or riverside ex
Red Globe x Calf Orange ST. liver M S rchn
Fruit
c.. C.
Highland
Cleghorn Gegnoh S0lV'
G Cieghorn Whittier CHI w F. winter Calf
pea xf Worthley CHI Bencey fa 90 s
RIVERSIDE
c. A. $751; McnaeN Orchao
& Co. ch,
Bells
corona Szooi Olce 0al AL"
xf ide
boxes)-Averages N"o" Alp -''NNO '
C. U, $3.50 On Chairman Cghorn
'A'"' ~"'-'
Blue Riverside $lS5
S" CHI Wohey q SIong. Sszv