Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-07
BENEFITS OF TERMINAL TAX
Lincoln Gets a Big Slice in Spite Of
It's Own Legislators.
HELPS ALL TOWNS m STATE
Lincoln Wholesale Not In
eIlnea 20 Go Into Court 60 Fight
the Increase In Sugar
Rate.
rron a staff correspondent.)

CFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. June 6.-(speciaL)-The poll
tlcians Of the city OF Lincoln and mem
bers OF the legislature from Lancaster
county who for years opposed the enact
ment Of a terminal tax law, VIII shoruy
share in the cutting OF a watermelon 10
the tune OF Ssl5.e56, due to the operations
Of that same terminal tax law. This sun
wiz be derived by the city Of Lincoln
from The increase on the Burlington main
line alone. In addition there will be
large increases from every other road en-
tering the CITY.
These figures are based on the tentative
agreement Of the State Board Of Assess
ment 20 apportion the value of the rail-
roads according TO the various corporations
going to make up the different systems
For instance the value Of the main line
including the physical property ana the
franchise and rolling stock. will be ap-
portioned TO main line mileage. All other
CORPORATIONS that so to make up the BUY
Iington system will be treated In like man
ner, as will the corporations going 70
make up the Union Pacific system. This
plan Of apportionment has the endorse
ment OF the attorney general and Is based
on the supreme court decision, which re-
Gently upheld the action OF the board in
the IBI assessment WHEN NhN NaiNNS VIZ
distributed according to corporations and
not under the unit system.
Under this system OF assessment II Is
believed that practically every town on a
railroad In Nebraska will benefit BY the
operations of the terminal tax law. Some
figuring has been done on the main line
Of the Burlington. and the result ~Justifies
the board in this belief. The main line
OF the Burlington runs from Kearney to
P~Iattsmouth and is 1919 miles in length.
or this mileage 262 is in owns. The value
of the property In towns as returned by
the assessors is S3,12l.515. while the value
II the main track in towns. exclusive of
depots and other buildings, Is $3.50, 81. The
physical value of the entire system IL fig
ured at $1,000 a mile. This would make
the physical value of the road from Kear-
ney to Plattsmouth S,257,37o From these
figures the board deducted the value Of
the property In towns as returned BY the
assessors and then added the total value
of the depot property and other physical
property. making a total valuation for the
road, exclusive OF franchise and rolling
stock, Of $,4ss,O02. The state board valued
this line at SIG, 2S6. $780,. which would leave
for the value Of the franchise and rolling
stock S1O.SoO,S4s or sSs.3Ss a mile. On this
basis Lincoln gets an increase OF almost
$4,000.
Crete will get an increase from sil 1880 to
S154,sOs. Greenwood from s4. 200 to s47 ,ES.
The board will meet Monday morning to
take up the matter and probably a formal
order will be made in line with the above.
Commission Orders Rebate
The State Railway commission has auth
orized the Burlington railroad to pay back
10 w. ]. Kelley of Rosalie the sum of $3.50
about which there has been some dispute.
Kelley ordered two double-deck sheep cars
in which to make a shipment to South
Omaha. The company did not have the
two douhle-deck cars and in their place
the dispatcher ordered sent four single
deck cars. The rate charged for double
deckers is 1915 cents per 100 pounds. and
for the single-decks 10 cents per 100 pounds.
Kelley was charged for single-deck cars
and he appealed to the railroad commission
The Burlington said It feared to give the
shipper the rebate without authority from
the commission. because OF the anti-rebatt
law. so the commission gave it authority &c
pay Kelley the difference between the
charges for the two styles OF cars.
Seeks Mandamus Against Judge.
James Q. Keefe of Thurston county ha.
filed a petition in the supreme court for
writ of mandamus to run against Dstric
Judge Guy T. Graves, to compel him L
abide by a recent injunction he issued anC
TO vacate certain notifications he mad,
to that injunction. Keefe in his petition
said he secured an injunction to proven
6ilas Lieb from entering a certain tract o
land and that later Judge Graves modified
the order to prevent Keefe from ~enterinI
the land. and after that modified the orig
inal injunction so that Lieb codid go OF
the land and farm a crop he has plantec
there.
Lincoln VIII Not Appeal to Court.
Wholesale grocery dealers are not en-
thusiastic about going into court to proven
a raise In the sugar rate by the transcon
tinental lines, though they are willing I
help out all they can in opposition to tn
proposed Increase. George II. Clarke c
Raymond Brothers g. Clarks said thi
morning that the dealers here had nc
discussed the matter as an association
though he believed the Lincoln dealer
would not go into court about the propose
rate.
IF the rates east Of the Missouri riv,
are also raised in proportion to the rat,
west. said Mr., Clarke. I do not belle,
the increase will have any other effect O
Lincoln than to raise the price Of suK,
to the consumer. The railroads. OF cours
win be reaping the profit from the raj.
II u goes into effect. and the Sugar tru
Will be obliged TO advance its selling pri,
to cover the additional cost OF transport
ton e
II. B. Granger Of Grairger Brother
company also expressed the opiaion IN,
the Lincoln jobbers will not be taclined
go INTO court TO prevent the increase in Il
rates on sugar. He considered the fig
as between the sugar refiners and the raj
road lines. rather thar between the 10
bers and the railroads. for the reason IN,
sugar is bought By the jobbers at a d
iivered price in each city. This price
fixed by the Sugar trust. which corpor1
tion viii probably be the most active par
in any contention with the railroads.
Farmer Takes Matter Seriously.
The recent letter OF Two farm hands wri
ten TO Governor sheldon asking him
compel the psssage of a law 10 force farI
ers 10 use machinery upon which far
EaNIxy ~ I