Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-09-30
MONSTER PARADE FOR TAFT
Lincoln Proposes to Turn Out Grea'
Escort for Candidate.
FOUR SPEECHES ON PROGRAM
First to University Students, Second
to the Women and Two De-
signed for the General
Public.
(From a Staff Correspondent1

LINCOLN, Sept. 29.-(Special AT least
1900 marchers will participate in the demon
stratioH tomorrow evening in Mr.. Taft's
honor, " the assurances received BY the
state and county officials are kept. These
officials have no doubt on this score and
predict much larger number In the line
of march than has been guaranteed. The
announcement was made i'm headquarters
this afternoon, as a special inducement,
that all persons taking part in the parade
will be assured a seat I'm the auditorium,
and only those in the parade can be given
this assurance.
Governor Sheldon, w. r. Rose and c. O.
Whedon have gone 20 Sioux City today.
wheer they meet the republican nominee 3
campaigning party. They will journey with
Mr.. Taft until he reaches Lincoln tomorrow
afternoon. They carried with them an in
vitatiOn fgrom the Lincoln Commercial club
to the newspaper men and other members
of Mr.. Taft's party TO dinner at the Com
mercial club rooms tomorrow evening.
1t is quite certain now that MIR. Taft
will speak four times in Lincoln tomorrow.
The first address will be given at the
state university under the auspices of the
University Republican club, and is sched-
uled to occur Immediately after the candi-
=
the women of Lincoln, at the city audi
torium. Arrangements for the women 8
meeting are under the guidance of Mrs
Callen Thompson, president OF the Woman $
club TO this meeting all women are in
vited. It is thought, probable Governor
Sheldon will preside at this meeting.
The evening speech at the auditorium will
| take place at $50 o'clock. and the outdoor
speech at the state capitol ground will
/ precede it by a half hour, starting promptly
| at s O'Clock.
bud" Lindsey Delegate.
| L. L. Lindsey Of Lincoln has been ap-
! pointed by Governor Sheldon as deles ate
! from Nebraska to attend the National
| Negro Fair association al Mobile Ala.
| which meets the latter part of November
Mr.. Lindsey is to represent the associa-
| ton from Nebraska. The national associa-
| tion Is organizing a permanent fair and
| purposes 10 purchase lands and buildings.
| The governor has appointed the follow,
ing delegates to the National Tax confer
I ence to be held at Toronto. October 6 tc
g.: Chris Schayland, secretary Of the state
Board of Assessment and Equalization
Prof w c. Webster, University Of Ne
braska; ]. r. c, Miller, Lincoln,
Farm Statistics.
| In a new bulletin Labor COMMISSIONS
Ryder deals with the census of farms acre
age OF crops and orchard commodities
shipped in 1901 His first attempt to TAXI
! a census of farms is considered successful
and 1t will be continued until absolutely
/ accurate figures are obtained The census
is by counties. 1t shows a total of 265l6,O5
' acres in farms with l., 562, 746 acres unde
| cultivation. Persons over u years of ag
| number 22i 230. The barnyard fowls ar
| enumerated for the first time. In the stat
there are 6l55,765 chickens. SO,lS7 othe
fowl, 242.OO3 acres in timber and ,s2l acre
in nursery stock
As to the cultivated area In crops In Ne
brssks Mr.. Ryder says;
While the total area in crops in Ne
braska this year shows a falling off o
2,l7S.773 acres, compared with the figure
for 1907, this can be explained IN large par
by the late and wet spring. Much of IN
bottom land that In normal years produce
substantial percentage OF such land tina
was sowr later was lost for crop purpose
by reason Of being flooded. Washouts ol
hillsides and slOping land also account 10
considerable of the decreased acreage. .
large acreage sown to corn had 10 b
abandoned TO weeds because Of high waite
and lack Of help to fight the outla,
growths.
Pasturage was excellent in every part q
the state this year. The acreage in alfaIf
and tame and wild hay is very MATERIAL