Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-27
RALSTON CASE REVERSED
Railway Commission Finally Rules
Switching Rates Are 10 Stay.
INCONSISTENCY IN OLD RULE
Rate Asked for In Eject Three Miles
Farther ON and at Places sinI-
larry Located and Csuld Not
Well ne Released Here.
cFrom a staff Correspondent

Omaha and put full tariff rates into effect
to replace switching schedules which en-
abled Industries to locate on the Oman
Belt lane railway.
The question involved before the commits
sion today was whether the Burlington and
Missouri Pacific railway companies should
be permitted to put into effect full tariff
schedules for hauling cars to and from
Ralston, the new industrial suburb west of
South Omaha, or whether the switching
schedules should remain. The full tariff
rate meant from t2 to SO per carload; the
switching schedule means not more than
IS per car on any class OF carload business.
Omaha was not only represented by a
number OF attorneys and Commissioned J.
NJ. Guild OF the Commercial club, but by
c. A. Ralston, head Of the Ralston car
shops being erected at the station, and L.
Howard, president of the Howard Stove
Manufacturing company, with their attor-
neys.
Peculiar Facts in Case.
But the case took a peculiar turn. The
Railway commission had once consented to
the railways putting the tariff rates into
effect, being led to believe by the railways
last year that such rates would be regular
and just. But upon protest the commission
decided that the railway attorneys had done
a smooth piece Of work and they reopened
the case. The Omahans then put the bur-
den of proof on the railways and they had
little or no showing to make when the case
was closely considered. A year ago the
commission had refused to allow the rail-
ways to cancel a switching schedule to
Portal, four miles beyond Raiston. They
were then reminded that the switching rate
to Seymour Park, now Ralston, on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway was g per car. while
the Burlington now made a switching rate
of 50 per car on ice to the houses at Sey-
mour Park or Deerfield, as the station on
the Burlington is known. With these facts
before them the commissioner found but
little trouble in deciding that the full tariff
rates should not be put into effect and the
switching charges will have to stand.
Both the Ralston Stove Manufacturing
company and the Ralston car shops were
located in Ralston by Sinner q Chase.
townsite agents, because OF the switching
charges, and omahs business men con-
tended it would be an injustice to put tariff
rates into effect at this time.
Legislator Has Close Call.
Representative Boelts of Merrick county
came near answering his last roll call last
night by the gas route. Boelts boards and
OOiho a. IL We9t nOIei. ABOUT mluniBn'
the clerk smelled gas, and upon investi.
eating discovered 1t came from the room
occupied by Boeltr. He broke down the
door and there, the representative lay piled
up in bed as calmly sleeping as a babe
He was awakened and instructed how to
avoid such accidents in the future. Boelt.
understood the gas jet all right and how ii
happened he does not know.
Site for d Fellows Home.
On Monday next, a committee appointed
at the state convention of the Odd Fellows
will arrive in Lincoln for the purpose OF
looking up a suitable site for the proposed
Odd Fellows home for orphans and ole
people. On January 16, a committee ap
peared before the board of directors of tn,
Commercial club, asking for inducementi
to locate the home in Lincoln. Offers hav,
been received from Omaha, Fremont
Grand Island, Central City and Lincoln
and the committee is now trying to de
eide on the place of location. The lodg,
wants a we'll improved farm OF 100 acres
near the city, and 1t is thought that Lin
coin will probably be the place selected
Should the COMMITTEES decide to locate here
the local lodges must raise the sum 0
, 10000.
ONANSN Va ~ I'LL Clul
= will appoint a COMMITTEES from the club t.
cooperate with the committee appointe,
5 from the local lodges, to raise the amour
needed, by private subscription. Alread,
several members OF the club have siEnifie.
l their willingness to make liberal donation
10 the fund.
i Space for ExpositiOa Taken.
The space for the Made in Lincoln
A~nnaitfnn which 10 to - hAll AH,.oL
: to March 6, has all been spoken for, an
|. the committee in charge is now workin
/. plans for building booths for the exhibits
. The members state that almost every mar
ufacturer in Lincoln will have an exhibi
and il the auditorium was larger MOI
n manufacturers would put up displays. Til
week Of March 2 TO 6 will be known a
Made in Lincoln week. All retail store
Y will be asked to have display windows {
Lincoln made goods, the newspapers al
expected to carry advertising and new
items telling about the advantages of usin
Made in Lincoln" goods.
DamaK Claims Against City.
Damage claims against the city to ii
amount OF 5000 have been filed in the cit
clerks office by Wilbur B. Comstock an
Estella Comstock because of the removi
VI INT Two DElObSb On NOINh EACNOnlu sure
In North Park addition. These propert
owners claim that their property has bee
injured to that extent, as the street hs
been destroyed as a thoroughfare by reaso
of the removal Of the bridges.
Roy Has ThFiIIinE Ride
Riding on the pilot of the locomotiy
OF the Rock Island flyer for half a mil
at high speed, with the hind wheels !
the huge machine off the rails, was til
thrilling and dangerous experience {
James Wise. a 15-year-old ward of III
juvenile court, who pulled out of Lincol
with a companion Sunday afternoon 1t
see the world" as he explained.
Wise, who could not resist the vail {
the wild. repaired to the railroad yard
and when the trainmen were looking I'll
other way secured q snug place on tn
"cowcatcher." II was when the trai
was within . short distance OF De Wit
some thirty-five miles away, that the res
wheels OF the leviathan failed to mout
the frog and left the track. At the tim
the train was racing at . hot pace.
81 knew something was the matte
WIN the engine hit the frog." said youn
Wise in recountinE his hAir-raising tril
but 1 knew hat 1t meant sure death I
Jump and I stayed right on and held fas
Gee, but the thing did al
'Was / scared? Well, not very muc
ffl thu train tora 0VaP 4 VkaAucN ART