Valentine Democrat., 1907-05-30
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General Manager Mohler. of the IN
ion Pacific. has written the com
sion asking that body to tndorse us "p
peal to the people to nave tieii
shipped during the summer mo-"
ond avoid the rush in the fall and all
the worry incident to scarclty VI
when cold weather sets in. MT. Hioh
ler said in his letter his company was
now shipping coal for It's own
| from mines not on its line III
to save the supply for the people next
winter and he wound up by saying no
! doubted if the company would be per-
mitted TO sell coal to the people next
winter as it did last winter IL Is NO.
J improbable that the commission wiz
| write back and suggest that tne Oh-
! ion Pacific could relieve the pressure
! by laying in its own supply OF c"'l
| now. as it has plenty of yard room
| and nlentv of men to guard it. This
vouId leave the road free to take
| care of the people instead of having
J TO use its cars for its own benenb
! next winter.
| The ITpdike Grain company. or
Omaha. has written to the state board
! Of assessment Objecting to the methoo
! adopted by County Assessor Miller. OF
| Lancaster county, for the assessment
! If IFS grain elevators in that county
| Mr.. Miller not only assesses on the
average capital stock invested for the
preceding year, but also includes the
value of the grain on hand April l.
| The Updike company desires the
board to instruct Mr.. Miller to assess
| only the average capital invested
The latter is the plan adopted by the
board last year and this year and held
to be valid by the supreme court. but
it is not likely that the board will in
terfere with Mr. Miller if he elects to-
operate under another method.
Deputy Attorney General Martini
saved the board of public lands and
buildings considerable embarrassment
| and the Home for the FriendleSs the
lots which the Legislature appropri-
ated S62,800 TO purchase. The DIE
did not carry the emergency clause,
and therefore the money will not be
available for use until July 5. In the
were figuring on selling the lots to-
| SPECTATORS unless the state paid the
cash or interest Mr. Martin agreed to
give his personal check for the $1,000,
which will pay for the present pur-
chase, and permit the state to pay him
in July.
| Representative Keifer. of NuckOlIS
county. was in Lincoln recently. and
among other things. he said some of
the shippers out his section Of the
state were getting a little bit restless
because the state railway commission
was doing nothing to get reduction
in grain rates and better service i'm
moving live stock. While the shippers
realize the commission was up against
q hard proposition, Mr.. Keifer said
they were of the opinion that matter
Of freight rates should have been TAX
en- up first and the passenger rates
later, as the former is of the greater
Importance.
AS anticipated Don c. Despair fled
his resignation as deputy commission
er of labor with Gov. Sheldon, the
same to take effect June 1. Mr.. Des-
pain has been commissioner of labor
since May 1 and resigns in order to-
accept the position of general man.
ager of the American Adjustable Win
dow Shade company, which was ten
dered him by the directors of the
above corporation some days ago. Mr..
Despain's new position entails respOn-
sibilities incident to the development
Of the company's business in twenty
four states, in which territory it has
exclusive patent rights
|
The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha railroad does not want to
be iscluded in the list of roads which
have evaded the anti-pass law CT the
order of the board relative to the re-
porting of free transportation issued.
This road wrote that in its report to
the commission it had included oil the
transportation issued between March
30 and May 1 and the list also inciud--
I'd all interstate transportation.
|
While in Lincoln recently Superin-
.endent Thomas, of the Kearney nor
NAL school, called on Treasurer Brian
and asked him if he was ready to ac-
2ept SIS which had been received by
the school from the sale of alfalfa
The payment will be made under the
new law enacted by the late legisIa-
ture providing that cas- funds Of state.
institutions shall be deposited In the.
state treasury to the credit Of the in
stitution.
Deputy Oil Inspector A B Allen
Who was appointed to succeed Edward
A. Church, took charge of his new Of
ice Wednesday, and the formal trans
FER of the various offices took place
Lancaster politicians, or some of them.
1ad set their hearts on the oil office
and downtown there are bitter tears of
disappointment being shed, though
hose who are not in politics for office
DO not seem to be worrying any
|
| The board of DubIic lands and