Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-11-18
COMMISSION VISITS OMAHA
Farm Life Inquiry to Be Taken Up
Here on December Ninth.
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON TENTH
Settlers I'm North Platte Irrigation
District Get Another Year to
Make Payments Before Any
Penalty Accrues.
tFrom a staff correspondent

educational centers of the west for the
| purpose of obtaining information on the
| condition of western country life. whether
anything needs to be done to improve II,
and IL so, what it may be.
Accompanying the commission tonight
were DR.. L. w. Allen of the office of ex-
pertinent stations in the Department of
Agriculture Dr. c. w. stiles of the Marin
hospital and public health service; DIR. c.
w. Blanchard of the reclamation service,
and John r. Boardman and Mr.. McAlpne
I international secretaries of the Young Mems
Christian association. william A. Beard Of
California, recently appointed on the com
mission, will join the party at Los Angeles.
In speaking of the objects and scope of
the commission. C. j. Blanchard, statis-
tcian OF the reclamation service, who will
have charge of the travel arrangements of
the commission, said:
THE commission is not investigating the
farmer, but is seeking information and ad-
vice from farmers representative physicians
and professional men Of all classes who
have worked In connection with the open
country. At the meetings far held in
the south, all of which were largely at
tended. It will be apparent that the life of
the farmer has been receiving earnest and
thoughtful consideration. At these meetings
there were present expert agrlculturalists
physicians. ministers of the gospel, large
land owners and small farmers, each COM
ing prepared to give advice to condi-
tions of country life and the best methods
to be employed to improve 1t. The commits
sion is considering in large way only the
economy. social and sanitary features OF
country life. Full and free discussions OF
various problems connecting and effecting
l,o 70 % fbn hoa Of
the discussions. Generally plans have been
arranged for continuing those hearings to
the end that the commission shall receive
early reports TO be embodied in the final
report to be made to President Roosevelt
at the end of this wear.
Tn Omaha December Nine.
The commission. on its western tour.
will divide at San Francisco, one part
going north to Portland. Spokane and
Bozeman and the other journeying to Salt
Lake City, Reno and Denver. the two
meeting at Omaha on December Q. devot1ng
that evening and all the next day to hear
ing arguments. Arrangements for these
meetings have been placed in the hands
OF the managers of the Corn exposition.
1t is expected that Mr. Blanchard. statis-
tician OF the reclamation service. will give
an illustrated lecture at Omaha on che
"Home Making Work of the Government"
Buriett Comes West.
Senator Burkett left tonight for Chicago
TO attend TO personal business matters.
The senator said tonight he would, undoubt-
edy after transactng his business in Chi
cago, go on to Nebraska to look about a
little, but nothing political warrants this
trip, so the senior senator said. Fences
however, must be looked after and corn
must be stored, to say nothing of arranging
for spring sowing
More Time for Settlers.
Senator Burkett was advised today that
the Interior department had authorized the
| association of land owners in the North
Platte irrigation project to amend their by
laws so as to extend the time of delin-
quency for nonpayment OF water rents for
one year This authorization is in re-
sponse to a petition forwarded to the de-
partment last September by Senators Bur-
kett and Brown signed by several hundred
of the settlers along the new government
| ditch, asking that the time of the first in
| aalment OF water right charges be ex-
tended from December /, 1903, to December
! l. 1909. The settlers showed in this petition
that water had been turned on so late
this year that they had not been able to
raise full crop and that they were not
! in a position to pay under the law.
| The department cannot change the time
of payment, but no penalties attach until
December l. 1909. except those imposed by
| the bylaws of the Water Users associa-
/ ton. The department, therefore, has met
the contingency as Director Davis explains,
by permitting the association 10 amend
its bylaws and thus obtain practically the
same relief as sought in their petition.
sheridan Statue Arrives.
| The equestrian statue of Lieutenant Cen
eral p. H. Sheridan by Gutzon Borglum,
| formerly of Omaha has arrived in this city
and is being put in position in Sheridan
| circle at the intersection of Twenty-tihrd
| street and Massachusetts avenue. 1t will
| be dedicated with military and civil exer-
cises on the afternoon of the 25th inst
The program is being prepared by Gem
| eral Bell, chief Of staff, and Colonel Brom-
well, i'm charge of public buildings and
grounds. The details are not finally set
tied All the regular troops, blue jackets
and marines in this vicinity and the Ma
! tional Guard of the district will take part
in the parade The principal addresses will
be made by President Roosevelt and Cen
eral Horace Porter. Appropriate music
will be rendered by the marine band.
| W. A. Andrews Of Nebraska auditor of
4
make the address at the unveiling cere-
monies Of the soldiers and sailors monu-
ment at Bloomsbury, Columbia county,
Pennsylvania, on the 18th inst. This monu-
ment was erected by funds gained through
! private subscriptions to commemorate the
valiant deeds Of the soldiers and slilors who
enlisted from Columbia county, Pennsyl-
vania, and served i'm the civil war
| Minor Matters 81 Capital.
! o. S. Phillips of Omaha has been ap-
pointed clerk Of the Interstate Commerce
commission.
] David Baiiie of Waterloo, Ia, has been
! appointed clerk in the Postoffice depart
ment.
The application of Henry C. Taylor, Theo-
dore Taylor, S. f. Mcconnell, S. s. STANDBY
and S. +. Rowe to organize the National
| Bank Of Bloomfield. Bloomfield, Ia. with
S55OOO capital has been approved by the
| comptroller Of the currency.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa-Bingham,
Page county, Andrew ]. Mink. vice ]. p.
Yark. resigned; Hepburn. Page county.
James r. Henderson, vice ]. Henderson.
resigned: Norwich, Page county lanes y