Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-19
.STOCEMEN ASH FOR LANDS
Resolutions Asking Government to Dispos,
Of Holdings Presented,
NEW GRASS TO Be TRIED ON THE RANGE
Congressman NOrria Induces Depart
ment to Make Experiment in
Two Counties In His
District.
FrOm a stan correspondent.J


| WASHINGTON, June iS.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The Nebraska members in congress
! today introduced as a petition the resolu-
| tion of the Nebraska Stock Growers asso-
/ ciauon, adopted at their recent meeting in
Alliance, calling upon the president and
| congress to take action looking to the
/ speedy disposition of the public lands In
| Nebraska unsuited for agricultural pur-
poses in order to prevent the destruction
of the cattle industry in that state
According to the resolution the land in
question is not capable of being used for
| agricultural purposes. In view of these
conditions the resolution calls upon the
president, secretary of the interior and
congress to formulate some plan by which
the public lands may be utilized by citizens
Of Nebraska who are engaged in the cattle
! industry for the purpose Of rendering said
public domain Of some use and value to the
people Of the state.
Experiments with New Grass.
Early In the winter Judge Norris took
up with the Agricultural department the
subject of experimenting with Turkistan
alfalfa, and as a result of his repeated
visits 10 the department two places In
! his district were selected in Furnas and
| Chase counties. He selected these counties
as representing the extent of the alfalfa
zone The Furnas county planting will
be in charge of c. NJ. Llewelyn Of Beaver
City. Mr.. Llewelyn was formerly lee
turer in the Agricultural department at
the State university, and last year was
connected with the State Agricultural Col
lege of Maryland. The second experiment
is to be made on Fitzpatrick Brothers
ranch in Chase county. The Agricultural
! department will send an expert to make
an inspection of conditions there found
and instructions as to how this new alfalfa
is to be planted.
HauEen's views on inspection.
Representative Haugen of Iowa talked
with the president about beef legislation.
| He is a member OF the house committee
! on agriculture and is i'm accord with the
views of the president. What have
| contended for all the time" said Mr.. Hau-
gen. land shall continue to fight for, is
enough money to assure full and thorough
inspection through all stages OF the meat
business. II the government is to pay the
BILL then ] walnt the appropriation made
permanent so as to guarantee that the
good work shall go right along In addi-
ton TO that in event there is not enough
money. the secretary of agriculture shall
have authority and power to put tax on
each head OF stock killed. That Will pro-
vide for any contingency"
Bids for Irrigation Work.
The secretary Of the interior is adver-
tising for proposals for construction of d.
vision l. Garland canal. shoshone irriga-
ton project, in Wyoming. This work -iIi-
wolves the excavation Of about 100000 cubic
yards of earth and 5000 cubic yards OF
rock and shale.
Bids recently received for this work were
rejected as being too high, and for the fur
ther reason that they were for isolated por-
tions OF the work only. Secretary Hitch
cock also invites proposals for furnishing
4O5, 900 pounds OF steel bars for the Shoshone
project These bars are to be used TO re-
inforce concrete. and bids wills be opened
at Billings, Mont. July a.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Senator Warren today introduced an
amendment to the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill providing an appropriation of $l5,-
O00 for completing the approaches, sub-di-
viding and finishing the attic story and in
creasing the business facilities Of the public
building at Cheyenne, Wyo.
Senator Burkett today filed in the senate
the resolutions adopted by the Nebraska
Live Stock association relative to the meat
inspection provision in the agricultural ap-
preparation bill.
Amsberry a receiver and John Reese regis.
ter of the local land once at Broken Bow
Neb
Pensions Issued to constituents OF Repre-
sentative Hinshaw: Lorinda Nelson. Ches
ter. s. from July IA, 1906; Christian Pickrell
Milford. s. from April 2, 1906; Frederick
Steinmeyer. Clatonia, increase to IS from
March 2. 1906; Jerome Barnett, Wahoo. In.
crease TO $40 from March "a, 1906.
senator Allison Much BETTER.
Senator Allison. who has been i'll for some
time. was cordially greeted by the presi
dent today when he appeared and they
held an extended conference. Senator Ali
son said he felt much better
Postal Matters.
Rural carriers appointed: Iowa-Rocl
| Rapids, route ., Alvin H. Roberts. carrier
Earl E. Pettingill. Rock Rapids. route 3
Ray f. Whealen. carrier; Merrill b. Ever
, substitute. Rock Rapids, route 4. Geral,
r. Beaman. carrier; Willis S. Beaman. sub
- stitute McGregor. route l. Charles II
schuldt, carrier; Hill Barnard substitute
: Saint Olaf, route l. Alfred T. Knudsen. car
\ rier; Tom o. Knudsen substitute Steam
boat Rock route !. William s. Moore. car
% rier; William Williamson. substitute Soutl
Dakota-Geddes, route !. Herbert f. Davis
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