Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-26
~POS1MASTERS END SESSION
Z. R. siser Elected President Of State
Association.
POLITICIANS MUCH IN EVIDENCE
state Board Of Assessment SIN struE-
sling with the Apportionment Of
Franchise and RoiInE stock
Valuations.


LINCOLN, June 5.-JSpecialD-The post
masters concluded their meeting today by
the election - Officers. the selection Of
Lincoln a. the next meeting place. and the
adoption " resolutions Tit Officers elected
were f.. p. Sizer Of Lincoln, president; W.
]. Cook ~ Plair. secretary and r. I. Howe
- South Omaha. vice president, and the fol
lowing vice presidents for the different
classes. First class. r. l.. Howe Of Omaha;
second class. r. NJ Wells. Of Crete; third
class. ]. n. Tower Of Sutton; fourth class,
Miss Olive p. Tracey, Of Florence.
A move was started to make Lincoln the
permanent meeting place, but IT could get
little encouragement Postmaster Thomas
OF Omaha assured the convention that some
time Omaha WAS going to entertain the
postmssters and he did not want to have
10 amend the constitution as he would Ger
tslnly have to do { fLincoln was made the
permanent meeting place.
The resolutions adopted endorsed the
Senator Pcnrose report giving more au-
thority n the postmaster general though
the report was discussed very little by the
postmasters; endorsed a parcels post and
asked for a boost in salary for fourth class
postmasters.
Considerable campaigning was done dur
ing the week. for while the postmastcrs
are out Of politics and are taking no active
interest I'm political affairs, they seemed
to be in a very receptive mood when the
congressman had suggestions to make. one
congressman remarked: 1T is impossible
for postmasters to keep out Of politics.
Some one has to keep the party organiza-
ton intact. In my district the people who
are opposing me are the men I turned down
when they wanted to be postmasters. II
the postmaster does not offset that in
fluence where would the congressman be?''
The cougresmen were all here and while
there were set speeches and speeches not
set. politics occupied the attention of the
Nasbys in the hotel lobbies. Candidates
for state offices were also on hand and
worked on the postmasters to get assist
snce in the preliminary contest. Senator
Aldrich came in this morning to offset
the work done by Congressman Hinshaw,
who was a regular attendant. Mr.. Aldrich
said he h making the race on the record
he made in the state senate.
II. i. Cook and John l.. Pierce, candi-
dates for auditor and ]. A. Williams for
railway commissioner We're very much in
evidence around tina Hobbies of the hotels
as was ]. NJ shfvely. candidate for land
commissioner
At the meeting today Senator Norris
Brown. Congressman Boyd and Postmaster
Thomas OF Omaha were among the speak
ers.
Pollard ON Good Roads.
Congressman e. M. Pollard addressing
the postmasters on Good Roads, said in
part:
| am very glad. indeed, to observe the
general interest the people are taking ia
the question of good roads and l do hops
that every county, not only in the Frst
49, InN 10 III NuhA n
state. will avail themselves of the services
OF Mr.. Spoon, the government engineer,
before he leaves the state.
II Is not the province of the United
States government to go into the business
OF constructing or improving the highways
such a policy would be wise or would bring
the best results, Neither do / believe thar
the states ought TO appropriate money
the highways. I believe that the county
unit is far preferable. The money should
present, only the work should be carried
Forward under a uniform plan carefully
worked out and under the direction OF ar
The department at Washington will send
experts to confer with the county boards
and aid taem in every way possible by
giving advice and instruction. The gov
eminent, however, will appropriate nc
money aside from paying the salary anc
expenses of the engineer who appears
solely in an advisory capacity.
Funds from Local Authorities.
The government will furnish the expert
and scientific knowledge, but il will expect
the local authorities to raise the funds
and do the work. The services of this en-
gineer vii cost the counties nothing. They
are In a position to secure the advice oil
one Of the best road engineers in tbs
United States free of cost and / hopt
they will take advantage Of H. ! hops
that when you postmasters go home you
will impress this fact upon your county
boards and endeavor TO have them make
application through your respective con
gressmen to secure the services OF thi'
engineer.
The office OF public roads OF the Depart,
ment of Agriculture was established IL
1893 From the time OF the organization Of
this division until this year there has no
been a dollar spent i'm Nebraska except IN,
assistance furnished by the government IL
the construction OF the macadam road
The session of congress just closed ap-
propriated $4,000 for the division OF pubic
roads. believe that Nebraska ought 4
The only thing the people have to do IL
to make their requests and | assure y,
that they will receive their full quota. S
far as I am concerned l am in favor o
building up the office OF public roads a
Washington, charging the force Of exre-
road engineers so that this plan of furnish
ing expert advice may become genera
throughout the United States. | do no
think theTe is any department OF the gov
eminent that. is capable OF doing more go-t
for the people as a whole than the division
of public roads. So long as l remain
HiciiDtI OF the committee on dkTlCulAuT
/ wish to assure you that Nebraska shal
have its share Of the expert and scientifi
information that Is derived, not only iron
this division OF public roads, but from al
the other divisions and bureaus OF tina
great department.. which is doing so mucI
for the Improvement OF the agriculture
conditions OF the United States.
University Finances.
The report OF the secretary to the Boar,
OF Regents OF the State university showing
the receipts and expenditures of the insti
tuition for a period OF six months from No
vember %. 1907. to May 81. 1908, has beef
ktied with the governor. The balance In IN
hands of Secretary j. S. Daley Novembe
80 amounted to Sdesl.25 and with the cas-
receipts make a total OF t5l, 469.s2 for the sr
months. The expenditures during this tim
from the cash receipts were divided a
follows: Incidental fees redeemed by stu
dents, -; laboratory fees redeemed. Sl27.S9
law college fees redeemed, $50; library fee
redeemed, sa33; marticulation fees paid b.
error, S; paid university treasurer, S46.
ts4S; balance on hand May 81, A,7s3S. Tn