Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-04-29
ENGINEER FOR ROADS
Congressman Pollard Hopes to Have
Some Work in His District.
WRITES TO COUNTY BOARDS
Az Yet Has Received No Answers In
dioating Services Are Wanted.
KIEKAD is FoR FREE LUMBER
Proposes to Introduce Bill. but Little
Chance for Its Passage.
K1EKAD is FOR FREEsLUMBER
OPPOSITION TO vREELAED BILL
Nebraska Members Especially Dislihe
Tso Provisions Of the Measare aad
win Not sign Cali for Confer
enee on the Measure.
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cFrom a STAFF Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, APRIL 2s.-(special Teie-
gram. -consressman Pollard. who has be-
come interested in the subject OF good
roads and has made study Of the methods
in vogue Tor the building Of roads in the
cisv ana sand districts OF the United
states succceded in having incorporated in
t.q last appropriation bill, being member
"a the agricultural committee. provision
that engineer officers should b. sent to CO
operate with county boards and give them
the benefit of both their engineering and
practical lynowledee looking TO the con-
sirnction Of better roads. Mr.. Pollard to-
cav addressed a letter 20 the chairmen o.
tic county boards IN his district. calling
attention to a previous letter written by
lin and to which no reply had been made,
it-arsllnE the best Improved and thor
oughiv up-to-date methods Of improving the
pabiic highways Of the country. While
the congressman expressly indicated that
he did nut wish 10 be understood as ap-
pesrink in the light OF interferins in any
way with the policy Of tho county boards
in his district be called attention 70 the
fact that be could have sent to the various
county seats. without cost to the county
boards. a skilled engineer who win confer
with the county board in an advisory
capacity as to the best methods of build
ing public roads.
The Washington bureau Of good roads Is
carrying on co-operatiye work througout
the south. east and FAR west. which has
resulted IN decided Improvement OF their
public highways Congressman Pollard
very naturally. having been instrumental
IN securing an appropriation for the good
roads bureau Of the Department Of Agri-
culture. wants some Of the public funds
used IN Nebraska, and especially in his
district
To the ehairuen Of these county boards.
Mr. Pollard IN his letter says: The agri-
cultural bin now penGing in congress car
ries an appropriation Of ssooeo which Is 10
be used in carrying on 3 cooperative de-
monstration OF work In improving the
highways Of ihe various states OF the
crion Untif the present time there has
u.d been doilaf spsa Sh Nebraska This
service that ] have suggested will not
cosl your county penny. unless. Of course,
You desire to cooperate with the governs
nent Ia improving your highways. shall
tbe very glad indeed to have YOU advise me
whether can send one Of these engineers
10 consuit with your county board along
the lines indicated.
BfII fer Free Lumber.
congressman Kinkaid will tomorrow in
troduce a bill for free humber, and. as he
said today. ne viii fight for II through TO
the end The bill viii provide for. every
thing In the building line and everything
used on the farm in the way Of lumber.
rhe possibility. however, Of the congress
man getting his bill reported 10 about as
remote AZ an invention for controlling the
tlaes Of the sea. as a general revision OF
Snc tariff this session Is considered wholly
oui of the question.
Ssaranknns Oppose Freeland Bill.
nebraska delegation is not pleased
Will ia vreeiand currency bill, two fea-
uuss OF the blu in particular the bond
propagation and the failure 20 guarantee
j sleppsits. being parsicuiariy obnoxious 70
as house members from Nebraska At a
meeting Of the delegation last saturday
aid IN Judge Kinixaid's office in the house
building. the vreeland bill was the subject
Il serious consideration. and it was decided
hat the Nebraskans would refuse 10 at
ach their names to the call for confer
,nce OF republican members of the house,
- Is nov being ssitated
was-ne Gets Ola cannoR.
SENATOR Burketf today received letter
fron, General Crozler. chief Of ordnance
nfnrfrinr hirn tl,st Isis request for cannon
nd obsolete shells Tor the grand arms
= pnsi a Wayne. Neb., had been granted
The request Cor condemned cannon was
made % Senator Burkett. through the
commander of Casey post No. 5, Wayne
Neb.. who desires this trophy for orna-
mental purposes. and the cannon 70 ~
their wishes has been discovered at tbs
Rock Island arsenal in the form OF three
finch parrot gun. ard this and three pro
eral Croxies 10 his letter 10 Senator Burketi
cautioned him to advise hts Grand Army
friends IN waype not TO attempt 10 load
ana fire the eannanS they are about 10 re
ccive. as a might prove disastrous 70 th'
surrounding territory ans is people.
Ainer Natsers AZ Capital.
An ex,ension OF seven nVNnths has beeI
sransed james Nunn OF DoatWood. S. d.
within which 10 complete his contract fol
the erection Of structures in connection
with the distrihNtion system Of the L0wel
Yellowstone irrigation project in Aiontspa
and North Dakota.
Bids were opened today for the con.
struction OF the public piiidinE az Water.
town. s. D.. the lowest bidder being ths
NortheTn Construction conpany OF Mil
Waukcc. at S72oo.
OTTO Schniiger has been appointed posi-
MASTER al Joimstown. Brown county. Ne.
braska, Nice r. =. Denton resigned
Rural loile No 2 has be,n ordered es.
tablisacd june ! az frankfort spinE
county. ( ~ serving ~ people and eighty.
fhrce farnsss
pqstpfficc has been established II
lmias Fennineton county south Dakota
Wis Rcsai q fartonne as postmaster.
1nr Farmcrs, National hank OF Kings.
lev, La. has blen Authorizod 10 begin busi.
ness with S5ol capital Mason j. Fon
Is president, Allen HarTod. sise president
and r. Il. lyle. cashier.
Murray Taksa Can.