Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-15
BANKERS FOR POSTAL BILL
Change Of Heart Comes With the In
lection of the Redeposit Clause.
FORM EXPERTS FOR NEBRASKA
Friends of River and HarbOr Bill to
Make a Fight for an ApprOprin-
tion This Year, But Chairman
Burton Opposes.
CFrom a staff corresnondent)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-(Special Tele-
gram. l-Senator Brown is an earnest ad-
vocate OF postal savings banks and said
today there was a Noticeable change of
heart among the national bankers of Ne
braska over the passage of the postal saw
ings banks bill and that letters which he
was now receiving from bankers through
out the state are much more friendly
toward this legislation than before. The
consensus Of these letters is that II there
is a broad redeposit clause and that the
exemption clause in the bill now pending
be stricken out the banks Of Nebraska
would be favorable to the measure.
Congressman Pollard, who has also in
terested himself in ascertaining the po-
stion of his constituency for the postal
savings bank bill. said that he was in
receipt of a letter from w. F. Barkley,
president of the Lincoln Safe Deposit and
Trust company, in which he declared him
self entirely favorable to such measure
and he hoped that 1t would be put on the
statute books as soon as possible s. II.
Burnham, president of the First National
bank of Lincoln. is also showing change
of heart, according to Mr. Pollard, and he
believes that a majority of the national
bankers of Nebraska would favor legisla-
ton Of this character
II the redeposit clause Is so amended
that state banks can get a part of the
| money deposited by the public In postal
savings banks is now being urged by
various senator's it is believed that the
postaI savings bank bill will become a
law at the present session of congress.
| Agricultural Experts Available.
| Representative Pollard is out In long
letter to his farmer friends Of the First
district telling them that II they want to
know anything about their farm, what
crops the soil is best suited for, how TO
catch a potato bug and to split up the back
OF a locust, all they will have to do is to
write him and he will have experts proceed
from washington to the farms OF the First
district and there demonstrate their scien-
tific attainments for the benefit Of farmers
OF the First district
Mr. Pollard has made arrangements with
the Agricultural department for two ex-
perts to be sent into his district next year
for the purpose of meeting with the farm
ers and advising with them upon all mat
ters in which the farmers desire enlighten-
ment The experts will tell all about what
should be raised, how to "slop pigs" and
how to make two blades of grass grow
where one grew before. All you have tc
do is to write Pollard and he will do the
rest
Duty ON Pumice stone.
Congressman Norris, in whose district
some of the largest pumice mines in the
country are located. had a conference with
a New York manufacturer today and stated
that he believed the new tariff bill. which
will be reported at the next session, viii
deal fairly with this rapidly growing in
dustry and that protective duty would b'
placed upon the crude product. Not only
is the Fifth Nebraska district interested
in this matter but Wyoming, Colorado
Kansas and other western states have dis
covered pumice deposits, and It is now pro
posed to develop these mines in the even
a satisfactory duty may be laid upon thu
foreign product.
Fight for Rivers and HRrbOrs Bill.
| The friends of river and hGrbor improve
ments will make a strong fight at the meet
ing of the house rivers and harbors com
mittee on Saturday morning for a rive
and harbor bill carrying S25 10000 or $50,
10000 at this session of congress. Chair
man Burton, who is in Ohio being elected
to the United States senate, viii be In hi
place Saturday to lead the fight agains
a rivers and harbors bill at this session an,
! he will have the support OF Alexander o
New York, Lawrence OF Massachusetts
Davidson OF Wisconsin. LoTimer OF Illinoi
and Jones OF washington, all republicans
In favor of the bill are Acheson OF Penn
sylvania, Bede of Minnesota, Ellis OF Mis-
J souri, Blrdsell OF Iowa. Young OF Michigan
CONTINUED on Second Pazel