Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-17
AORK FOR The COMMISSION
Hearing On Railroad Freight CLASH
hestons Up This Week
CONSIDERED PRIME nEPORIASCE
Railway Enployes 20 ne Given .
HearinE May Is on Their Protest
Against Further Decrease in
FretEht Rates

LINCOLN Mar 1s-l Special The
cr--frr week uill - . busy one for the
state Esfusr c---1issiu-- A general
hssr1-r All Re bed Tuesday for the pur-
poss q corssdertrE clsssifirstion of rstss-
The railroads are s1pecte5 20 Be repre-
ssuted hy some q thsir Eblsst uen who
vii try 70 SHOW the board that rates
uus- 1ur ae reduced bT changes IN
class lriostiuus- Ths subject is co-si5sred
eully ss important as any taken ~ ~
The c--missiun in these hearings that
are held for the purpose q gathering In
Iu-rrauon in regard to the business 4
rates
Mcndsy AZ informal hearing vii Re
Rad tc hear the Douglas County -slepho-e
co-pa-vss request ro reduce rates in the
face q threatened competition AZ Ek-
ho-n Ts-ley AID Waterloo One stock
holder has protested against the proposed
redzction- Friday TIE commission VII
hear The motion o. the Ksarney Telephone
courary . modify the recent order ot
the commission which permits a. IL
crease IN rates al Kezrnsy.
The rsuuast q railroad Officers 70
rostpcue ths hearing of the Grand Tsla1d
sugar rate has been consented 70 by the
coup. .si1a--s. Du-sld & Porter Co. The
Neh-askz Mercantile company. TIE latter
IS wholesale grocery houss- IN which
A L Cady q 81 Paul is interested The
complaint Win be heard June = TIE
railroads q The west VII take ID the
s1Ear rate a. q meeting 20 be held a.
Chicago NAY 1S
Railway Employer Hearing.
The much TAXED e hsaring for rail-
way employees VIII take place in Lincoln
Msv IS ne date was set today ~ the
commission. 4 necessary The hearing viii
confiuue Two Gays. The employees q the
Burlinrto- viii be heard first--fhen thoss
Of other railroad companies and last viii
cone the hearing for Representatives CT
q joint committee of railroad employees
TIE employees desire 10 protest against
any red1ction q freight rates II Ne
brssks
The express companies which failed 10
fIls station reports as required by the
state Railway commission have decided
70 ubey The order q the commission 4
telegram received by Attorney c J. Greene
today informed the board that ne Tl-
CURED reports ufIl be fled.
Lincoln Short of Coal
Stocks q commercial and manufacturing
coal ia Lincoln have become 6epl=ted 70
the point where more fuel must b received
within TIE next ten days OF the city VIII
Be facing ssr5o1s shortage Not . ton
market nov. and al concerns which did
not have = large reserve on Ap-l ! hare
been forced TO use mine run. which is
higher priced No new cosl has been com
ing p for several weeks The only pros
pet OF rsIisf Is that the Iowa mines are
beginning TO resume and have gwen Essur-
anoe that shipments VII begin again the
first q TIE week
Some q the smaller NJ h-assza cities ans
towns have begun 10 Zee The shortage. as
shovn by lsste-s which are reaching In
coin wholesale firms Mnls. factories water
works and lighting plants are reported 10
need coal
Opposing FreIEht Increase.
Al indursenert has been voted ~ the
Lincoln Commercial club directors for the
action q the National Industrial Tariff
league At Chicago during The past week
in issuing q circular 70 railroad presidents
opposing sn advance in freight rates Uihils
the business depression Is On Secretary
Wlit1en q rhs elub was present Al the
Chicago meeting 10 represent Ltnooln-
Fire Escapes Needed.
Labor CCruraisslone- Ryder. who has re-
turned from Broken Bow and Kss-ney
szid be would be surprised L some cay
there IS not q serious hs7p=utnE a. the
state normal school dorulitCry Al KsArnsy.
The aiding Is a badly cut ~ seTles =
rats fhrUEn f-tu one. three stories high.
with no tsre escapes BE VIII ssnd orders
requiring proper escapes
At Broken Bow he found q very large
han ca the second floor, used for shows
and fer Eu=h affairs as counsacsnenlS
ad5oin@d ca one side By a large fratsrnal
han he ordered a rsE rear exit between
TIE tEo a15itc-durns- he found tire Broken
Bow rublic schools sKcsneltly cared for
as 70 claanllneEs ot hassDsrrs and freedom
from fire 3znEsr. The school board VII
rrohablr bund an outside stair o. an CID
Rrass fuHdinE