Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-19
DEADLOCK ON SECRETARY
Board Of Assessment Puts in Day on
Subject Behind Closed Doors.
MORE APPLICANTS FOR PLACE
state Railway Commission Approves
Western Classification Number
Forty-FOur After Making
Few Notifications.
cFrom a staff Correspondent }

tfrOm a Statt OOrreSpOn0ent.)
LINCOLN, May 1s-Cspecisl.)-Th State
Board Of Assessment and Equalization re.
msined behird closed doors all afternoon
without electing a secretary. In fact, no
vote was taken on any Of the candidates
but there was a discussion In regard to the
qualities desired in secretary. The board
adjourned to meet again tomorrow at II
O'Clock AS State Auditor searle Will be
absent today the board may defer the cleo
tion OF secretary. The board comprises
Governor Sheldon. Land Commissioner
Eaton, Secretary Junkir and Treasurer
Brian.
Friends Of the various candidates called
during the day upon members OF the board
TO present the merits Of the candidates
There were callers from Nebraska City
Tecumseh Lincoln and elsewhere. clamorine
earnestly for a hearing. The name OF
Christopher schuv.and Of Madison, formerly
county treasurer Of Madison county. wat
added to the list OF Candidates for secre-
tary. The list as it now stands comprises
]. r. c. Miller, ex-county assessor Of John
son county; John Burress. ex-county
assessor of Johnson county; Frank NJ
Stapleton, clerk in the state superintendent
office; Frank Il. lIelvey of Nebraska City
Earl Mathews of Omaha, formerly clerk in
the state au1itors office. The salary Is
$1,000 a year.
The board will begin active work this
week by valulng railroad property iT the
state for assessment purposes Probably
the terminal tax will be taken up after tine
regular railroad assessment is adjusted.
shcIAcn Back at Desk.
Governor Sheldon returned this afternoon
from Washington we'll pleased with the
meeting of governors which he attended
az Washington.
"The meeting" said Governor Sheldon
Twill undoubtedly do good. If it results in
the continuation Of the waterways commits
sion, which it is likely to do. the meeting
will have accomplished a great deal The
time was so short that the meeting was
unable to take UP remedies for the con.
seryaticn of the natural resources of the
country. It barely had time to challenge
the attention of the people and emphasize
the Importance of the topics mentioned OF
course no convention of this kind nC
congress for that matter can settle sucf
questions, 1t remains for the people of tho
country to do that, but such meeting car
start the people to thinking and acting
Such meeting is also of great benefl
ny bIlABllb the BpNFAhblS VI NllS Ndilous
states into closer and more friendly rela
tiors and will undoubtedly result in NOR,
harmonious action. There has hardly beer
a discordant note in the three days session
There were forty-four governors in attend
a=ee.
"It remains for the people to work out tn,
problems and propositions presented at tn,
con, ention and this is being done III many
instances. For instance, the agriculture
college in Nebraska for several years, will
tie aid of farmers Institutes, has impressed
upon the people the Importance of con
serving the fertility of the soil and plani
for doing this have been presented to tn,
people in practical mariner, much better
no Doubt than could have been done at any
meeting of governors. While the impor
tance Of many subjects was presented a
Tie Washington meeting, the governors ant
other speakers barely touched upon how t
deal ~ith persons and corporations that ar
devastating the couEtry's resources"