Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10
EDIToRs Will eET NO PASSES
Nebraska Press Association t. Unable
to Make the wrinkle
This Time.


The program IL out for the two days
meeting OF the Nebraska Press association
in Omaha on February 10 and 90 The
meetings will be held at Creighton ham
and the secretary-treasurer's ONCE will be
at the Murray hotel. Mayor Dahlnan will
deliver an address of welcome and Henry
c. Richmond of the Fremont Herald will
respond. President Frank ID. Reed Of the
Shelton Clipper will deliver his annual ad-
dress Tuesday afternoon, and the annual
poem will be read by Mrs. Isabel Richey.
The response TO this will be made by Gray
Bemis of York. and VIII NJ. Maupin will
read the secretary's report. Sessions will
be held Wednesday morning and afternoon.
An effort was made by VIII NJ. Maupin,
secretary-treasurer, to secure free trans
portation from the railroads for the MEM
bers of the association and their wives, but
this was blocked by l. w. Wakeley, gem
eral passenger agent Of the Burlington,
who replied to Mr.. Msupin as follows:
OMAHA, Feb. 1.-Mr. w. NJ. Maupin,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Nebraska Press As
ISOLATION, Lincoln: My Dear Sir-1 am In
receipt Of your courteous letter of the 18th
the members of the Nebraska Press associ-
alton and their wives on the occasion of
the annual meeting of that association.
/ regret to say that our management
cannot see its way clear to continue to
issue this complimentary transportation.
The Interstate Commerce commission has
transportation for advertising in news
papers, or for anything else but money.
In accord with that ruling we have made
our contracts for 1907 with the newspapers
entirely on a cash basis, and our advertis-
ing appropriation was very largely in~
creased to cover the new situation.
AS you know the Issuance of passes has
been condemned by congress, Il has been
condemned by many newspapers or the
strong sentiment among the people of Ne
braska against the issuance by the roads
Of any form OF free transportation, and
the issuance of passes to editors going to
their convention might be questioned by
other classes who are not so favored en-
route to their conventions.
To issue complimentary passes in Ne
braska would mean that we should do this
in Iowa, in Missouri and throughout the
United States. and It would thus appear
that the railroads and the newspapers were
combining to obstruct the progress of the
reform which In spreading throughout the
country and which is intended to cure the
evils of free transportation.
l am sure that every editor in the state
will. upon reflection, conclude that under
us, commencing January 1, 1901. there is
nothing else we can do. Yours very truly,
l. w. wAKELEY
At the meeting last year the attendance
was 800 and the treasurer calls upon the
members to come this year, for to stay
away because the railroads have cut off
transportation would Indicate that we are
! cutters"
The Bee will tender theater party to
the members and their wives Tuesday even
! ing and Wednesday evening the local COM
mittee will tender the members a theater
party. The Bee has also invited the mem
bers to make The Bee building their head
| quarters. while in Omaha and to have their
mail addressed in care of The Bee and tc
come to The Bee Office to do any OF their
/ work while in the city.