Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-01
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Cattle and Hog Receipts Fall Below
Record of Last January.
COMMENT ON PAVING CONTRACT
Jerry Howard Calls a Mass Meeting
and Tells His Trouble Concern
Ing the south Omaha
Charter Bill.

The last market day OF the month of Jan.
uary did not materially change the pre-
Vious days figures. The total for the month
an hogs and cattle does not compare favor
ably with the same month of the preceding
year. The receipts this month were Sc, 173
cattle and 2{1. 764 hogs and 1921 sol sheep. In
january, 1908, the receipts were 90, 672 cat
tie, 36, sol hogs and 1886 sheep. The de-
crease in cattle was $500 head. The de-
GREASE In hogs was 6f,1S7 head. The re-
reipts OF sheep increased s,425 head. The
yUhowing Is particularly bad in cattle, being
the lowest since 1906, While the decrease in
hogs is greater in figures. it is the best
normal record of the South Omaha market.
THE receipts OF hogs in January, 1908, came
with a rush. bringing not only the usual
January supply, but a large number which
had been held during December and No
Vember fighting against the falling prices,
All that month the prices were dropping
lower and lower. II was a panicky time
and the shippers had held as long as they
could. This month of 1909 has been differ
ent. The demand has been great and the
market good, with high prices prevailing
for all kinds OF stock.
omment on Paving Contract.
The confusion which exists in South
OMAHA over paving matters and an index
of the feeling of a certain class of tax
payers Is f0rcibly shown in the following
letter by l.. A. Byers;,
A great deal OF omment is heard on
all sides concerning the action OF the
city council. which promised a business
like ADMINISTRATION and a square deal.
Some of the Views of our city council
seem to have changed since they took
their oath of office concerning What a
square deal consists.
Bids were received January % for the
M ytOC of West L StFRat Hnuh MurnhV
yard OF Coffeyviile block. Twentyefifth
burlington block. West Q street cost
s?.1s, East Q street was contracted foE
controlled and operated by Charles Fan
ming Of Omaha and the National Con
strnction company of South Omaha.
combination block, known as Coffeyvile
block, Hugh Murphy would have saved
;ncluding al of these recent Contract
mentioned: While the difference in the
bids OF the National Construction com
TO be only 1890 in this contract, Il is q
saving of IS cents per square yard IL
The proposed Coffeyvilie block for west
i street. as shown by the test made un
der the supervision OF Andrew Rosewater
of ths mayor and city engineer of Soutl
Omaha, is superior by 81 per cent 10 th'
In the face OF all this. some OF the "cit,
dads still contend that il is 10 the besi
interest Of the city and the taxpayers no
to experiment with a new block. although
proven 20 be a far superior block in quality
1t 10 used in Fremont, 81. Louis ana Kan
sas City, showing the block to be no new
product or experiment, as some OF on
worthy councilmen seem to think. b.
doing otherwise than awarding this con
tract to the owest bidder they are en-
o~ouraging and promoting a combination L
hold the his hand and have q monopol.
OF the paving In the city.
II the city council feels justified i'm award
Sng the contract for West l. street an
East . street. at a greater cost for in
ferior material, TO the National Construc
tion company, II seems 10 be ineurrin!
extra expense TO go through the formal
Ties OF drafting ordinances. advertising an
inviting bids. They might as well con
tract for any future paving for a scor
of years at any price the combination ma
demand.
Jerry Tells HIS Troubles.
.'Veni. vidi, vief' was not the greeun
OF Jerry Howard to the faithf'
at the city hall last night, This motto hs
nothing 10 do with his phaintive appeal
was. ~ went, ] was not seen. l got tanne'
Tanners amendments are a piece Of jol
berry"
Ii was to convey this bit OF iuformatio
that Jerry called his mass meeting at II
city hall last night A good crowd was on
Jerry had sent personal Invitations by lett'
10 ali the city officials. Several OF thel
responded BY being present.
Jerry refused to b sdstraeksd from Il