Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-25
FORTOMAHA BIC SIGNAL POST
Secretary Taft Rensws Promises Of
Governments Intentions
LITTLE HOPE FOR ARMY SUPPLY DEPOT
Argument is Advanced that Need for
supply Depot I'm n Big City
f. Not So Great as
Elsewhere.
(From a stan CorrespondentN

Kennedy, by appointment, saw Secretary
OF War Taft today on two propositions
the construction of a general supply depot
in Omaha, being department headquarters.
and the further rehabilitation of Fort
Omaha.
Upon the second proposition Secretary
Taft lent an exceedingly attentive ear and
assured the gentlemen everything will be
done to make Fort Omaha the greatest
signal corps post OF the army. to be equip
ped with every modern appliance, not only
for ballooning. but for signaling. telegraph
ing. and even to wireless equipment.
AS to the first proposition the secretary
gave little or no encouragement, stating
among other things to his callers that
Omaha was a big city and the needs OF
general supply depot there were not as
pressing as in some other sections OF the
country. While the secretary did not say
in 80 many words that he did not look upon
the project of a general supply depot for
the army at Omaha with favor, he gave
that impression TO the representatives from
Nebraska, and It is extremely doubtful II
anything will be done toward the erection
Of a general supply depot for some time to
come.
Burlrett VIII Succeed Alger.
The death of Senator Alger OF Michigan,
chairman OF the committee on Pacific rail-
roads, puts Senator Burkett In direct line
TO succeed TO the Craftsmanship OF this
committee. Senator Dolliver is the ranking
member. but he once declined the chair
manship preferring to become chairman
OF the committee on education and labor
where the work is more to his taste. SEN
ator Frye OF Maine comes next, but as he
has for years been chairman of the COM
mittee on commerce, he would not by the
| slightest chance want to be chairman OF
Pacific railroads. Next in rank is Senator
Long of Kansas, who but recently was
made chairman OF the committee on the
census a committee he likes much, ana
he today Intimated he would not care to
change. This leaves the field clear to
Senator Burkett, who Is now chairman OF
the committee on Indian depredations, a
committee which rarely meets and whose
committee room is down in the terrace"
gloomy and inaccessible place. When
Senator Alger took the chairmanship of
the Pacific railroads he desired larger
room and a trade was effected between
Senator Long and himself, Alger taking
the room which really belongs to the census
and Long the room on Pacific railroad5.
Now that Senator Burkett is to be chair
| man of the Pacific railroads. Senator Long
will take the room which properly belongs
| to the census COMMITTEES, while Senator
Burkett will succeed to the room which
Senator Long vacates.
| Iouden Entertains Brown.
| Cougressnan Louden Of Illinois, one or
the coming men in the house of representa-
| ttves, gave a luncheon today In honor of
Senator-elect Norris Brown of Nebraska,
his other guests being Congressman Ken
| nedy and Congressman c. b. Lands OF
Indiara Louden. Brown and Kennedy
were all students at the State University
! of Iowa at the same time. Douden and
| Brown were in the collegiate department
and Kennedy in the law department There
was a flow of "reminiscences when these
three met today, aided and abetted by
Charlie Landis. one of the best atter-dinner
takers In the country.
Fruit Jobbers Resolutions.
Senator Millard and Representative Ken
nedy are in receipt of resolutions adopted
by the Western Fruit Jobbers association.
which met in Kansas City early this month,
| asking for the enactment Of such legisla-
ton as will improve the conditions due to
the shortage Of cars and imposing penal
ties upon carriers for failure to meet the
requirements OF shippers; abolshing the
use of private cars; that every charge IN
| cident TO the transportation OF commod-
! ities shall be included in the published
freight rate; that the shipper may bring
| suit In the United States circuit court In
his own residence district.
f. n. Branch of Omaha, secretary of the
association in his letter transmitting the
| resolutions, says: I'm the view Of the
Western Fruit Jobbers' association II is
regarded as necessary that these sug-
0ested provisions should have early atten-
ton and action by the present congress. u
The resolutions will be introduced tomor'
row by Representative Kennedy and will
be referred to the interstate and foreign
commerce committee.
Inventors Busy In the West.
Commissioner Of Patents Allen today
submitted to congress his annual report
which shows that a total OF s.Ss5 patents
were issued to citizens OF the United Statei
during the last fiscal year. OF this mum
ber 275 patents were issued to residents o.
Nebraska, or one to every S.Sss OF popula
tion; in Iowa 6s1 patents were issued, on
10 every a25s; In South Dakota ninety
eight patents were issued. one 10 ever!
A.Os7 and in wyoming thirty patents wer
issued, or one to every 30e4 Of population
Senator Millard has received from JohI
T. RYDER in behalf Of the banquet committe
OF the Mckinley club OF Omaha. an invi
tation TO attend the annual banquet Of tn
club on Tuesday evening. January -. Th
senator has been compelled to decline tn
Invitation on account Of his public dutie
preventing him from going to Omaha =
. that time.
, POstmaAters and Carriers.
CONGRESSMAN Pollard today recommends,
w. F. Renken for postmaster at Kramer
vice @. NJ. Harris. resigned.
Iowa rural routes ordered establishe,
April /: Laurens, Pocahontas county; rout
population. Ses; families, eiEhty-tw0
Lytton, Sac county; route /; population
SSS; families ninety-ssven. Manson. Cal
houn county; route 4; population, go; fam
nies, eighty. Pocahontas. Pocahonta
county; routes 3 and a. population. es1
families lat. Yetter. Calhoun county
route 1; population, Ss; families. seventy
seven.
Rural carriers appointed: Iowa-Norway
route 2, Edward J. Hofferd carrier. Rose Z
Hofferd substitute. South Dakota-Piank
inton, route 3. Albert l. Steel carrier. Henri
NJ. Steel substitute
Iowa postmasters appointed: Dougherty
Cerro Gordo county, William ]. Christians
J vice l. E. Fowler, removed; schleswis
Crawford county. August Schulz. sr. vic
S. b. McCarvey. resigned; Valera. Jasps