Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-11
IlST ASSESSORS RESPOND
SIXTY Attend Convention 70 Discuss
Points N Ta1 Law.
MISSOURI PACIFIC A LOSER
!, -Ialzes shs-iaE Lines IN NeSraska Are
~ Vet Prentable View sna Con-e-
qsenuy Rate Reaaction wOuIa
Ne Dfuastroua.



LINCOLN March 11.--rEpeoislD D--Ons of
the best rneetinss ever held By the county
assessors q TIE state vas held in The
senate chamber this Afternoon. when
about sixty assessors met with George u.
Bennett. secretary of the State Board Of
Assessment 20 discuss the revenue law
and the new terminal tax law The meet
ing was informal. each q the ASSESSORS
asking questions about sections Of the
law over which be vas in doubt
Labor Commissioner Ryder addressed
the meeting and called attention 10 that
section Of the law. which requires the as
SCISSORS 10 collect statistics and report the
came 20 the labor bureau. Mr. Ryder
urged the officials TO pay close attention
! % this section as il meant an advertise
rnent FER every county in the state and
TIE asssssur v.bo did not collect these
rtstirtics injured his oWn county that
much.
Secretary of state Juniin. a member
Of the sfAte Board Of Assessment urged
. the ASSESSORS 70 use care and judgment In
their work ss 81 was almost necessary for
the state beard 20 use the figure returned
By TIE comfy official
Mr. Bennett took up most Of the time
discussing the terminal tax low and
Answering questions A number OF print
INK establishments were represented by
lolicitors. who did not fan to take al
vantage Of the opportunity 10 DO business.
The following asssssors were present;
Adams. c. EvsEs; Boone. George II
Tracy, Boyd c. A Just: Burt. Frank Han
son Butler. Edward T. Rech; Eass. n N
Soeunichsen. Cedar. n g Allison Chase
= A willis; Cherry, P. II. Toungs Gay. A.
~ Han. Colfax A. H. Costello; Cunning
John G. Clatanoff; Custer. M. r Foster,
Dakota, W. W. Reninger: Dawes. }: =
Clapp. Dawson. RoM johnson; Dixon, Johr
NILS: Dodge, II. o. Overman' Douglas, W
@ Shriver; Dundy, Elmer Rowells Fillmore
r J. Mckerr. Franklin, = z weston
Furnas ". p Hail. Gage. r. G. Hemphil
Grant, Z G. MaTtz; Hail H A Edwards
Hamilton l.. c GRnoWsys, Harlan
Thomas Kiraley; Hayes, c. z. Laird; Hitch
cock, W. ?. Miles; Holt L. T. skidmore
Howard. Mari Holm. jefferson, Charles
Fehlman. Ksarney. Peter n. Johnson
Knox. George G. Bayha; Lancaster ID. X
c. Miller, Lineoln, o. a. Bacon; Logan = =
Thomas n. GosreIl. Nance. NJ Il HUFF
Nenahs- c. z Blessing; Nuckolls. W y
Groves; Otoe, William Dunn FaWnee. "
NJ Pyle; Perkins, p. MoWry. Phelps, }. L
Miller Pierce, & p. Puleifer; Platte, s
ClarR. Polk. Charles Newcomer Red WI
low. r. A Endsley; Rieha-dson. n 3
Schmidt: Saunders. @ H Cornell; seward
q. y. Bernecker. Sheridan, s. V PITCHER
sherfnan. Lewis Bechtold; stanton A L
Hauff: ThaTeT. H l. Nelfnef. EturStq
Fred Wernke. valley, z s. King; Wash
inEton. N C. Grover; Wayne, A T. Witter
Webster. Il c. Scott; York. W O. Down
Ing.
AIfassurt Pacific Loses Money.
The Missouri Pacific raalroad this morn
ing filed its answer n the matter Of tn
bearing set for March - al which tin'
the railway commission expects the ratf
reads 10 show why a reduced schedule O
rates should not be promulgated The Ms
soud Pacific. like all the other roads
claims il Is doing business in Nebraska a
q loss. and therefore II wvuld be un3us-
90 reduce It's present FatdNe u submits
q report Of the amount of business II doei
IN the state, both intrRstate and interstate
8 for six months. sbSNing ulat any way !
Z ss figured the company is doing bushes
for its health in tins state The following
table shows the tetn12business Of the com
pany done in the states
Freight Passenger. Total