Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-23
ROAD MAKES MORE MONEY
Complainant Under Two-Cent Fare
Law Shown Up.
COMMISSION HAS THE FIGURES
Possibility Formal Hearing VIII he
Had Of Charges TO he Pre-
ferred Against Head of
Asylum,
tFrom a staff Correspondent

CFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Nov. 22.-Cspecial)-Figures
in the State Railway commission office
show that another railroad, which Is
objecting To lower passenger and freight
rates inv Nebraska, has made money un-
der the new rates, in fact, more money
than under the old rates. Fhe latest rail-
road looked up is the Minneapolis &
Omaha. whose net earnings per mile for
the year ending in JUNE. 1907, just after
the lower rates went into effect, was
S,S54.s1, and for the year ending in June,
1909, when all freights and passengers were
moved at the lower rates, Sl.Ss9.56. The
gross earnings in Nebraska amounted to
3, 725, PES. 46 for the 1907 period, and S1,S17,-
1884, for 1909. The passenger earnings for
the 1907 period amounted TO $422,543.S3, and
for 1909, S4SS, 3s4.5S, The total cost OF oper-
alton amounted to ST. s9, 5s1.95 in 1907. and
for 1909, 1891 1891
The Minneapolis & Omaha is one OF the
complainants which is attacking the re-
duced rates in the federal court.
New Man on Pay Roll.
The State Historical society though it
has stopped work on its S65O,OOO building,
which its officers expect the state to pay
for, has not stopped spending money by
any means. During the last few months
Mr.. Albert Watkins has been added to the
list Of those drawing pay at the rate Of
t125 a month as historian" c. s.. Paine
draws his S125 a month as secretary Of the
society; A. E. Sheldon drawns his $1OS. 80
each month for being director Of the lsgis-
lative reference department. In his vouch-
ers for expense money there is an tim
Of $3.50 for a book, Career of Journalist. -"
Another item is a book, Primary Elec-
TONS for S1.15. Then comes extra labor,
for 81. Whether Mr.. Sheldon did the extra
labor or hired someone TO do it the
voucher does not show and there is no re-
ceipt attached to show that the 81 was
paid to any one else. And there are a lot
Of lesser lights drawing pay.
AS the director of the legislative depart
ment, Mr.. Sheldon assisted in drawing
many Of the bills which were introduced
in the late democratic Legislature of fond
memory.
Expensive Building lame
Mr.. Paine has now served notice on sew
eral of the state officers that he desires 20
look over their records and cart away to
the cellar, which is now, all that has been
constructed of the magnificent historical
building that is to be. He has already
filled his rooms at the state university with
files Of practically all the newspapers of
the state and he is getting from the state
some fifty copies of all publications, so
there is some doubt even IL the proposed
structure will be large enough to contain
the matter he is getting together.
In the meantime a we'll known architect
who has examined the plans for the new
historical building said they called for a
structure costing at least 100000.
Until a new state house is built, Governor
S~hallenberger and others will oppose any
further work on the new historical build
ing. The governor believes there will he
plenty Of room in the new capitol to house
the historical records of value that will he
gathered by Mr., Paine and his associates.
Newton TO File Charges.
Felix Newton, deposed bookkeeper at the
Lincoln insane asylum, wiss shortly file
formal charges against Superintendent
Woodland and request the Board of Public
Lands and Buildings to give him a hearing.
Inasmuch as several contractors who fur
nish supplies to the asylum sought his dis
charge some members Of the board are in
clined to the belief that possibly Newton
has a story to tell Of some Importance.
Newton has complained to the postofflce
department that letters written by inmates
of the asylum have In some instances been
destroyed and not mailed. The law pro-
vides that all letters written by inmates
Of insane esylums must be mailed at east
once a week by the asylum authorities and
that writing material and facilities for
writing letters must be furnished the in
mates and that stamps must also be given
them. The asylum draws $50 worth Of
stamps each month for the use of inmates.
Treasurer Buys Bonds.
Since the change in the state constitu-
ton permitting the investment Of perma-
nent school funds in city, village and school
! district bonds, State Treasurer Brian has
bought for the state S44S, 500 Of municipal
bonds and S424,s25 Of school district bonds,
making a total Of 1878, 426. These bonds net
the state ~ per cent. The following NUM-
ciraI bonds were bought:
49, IL OOl