Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-05
Nebraska
FIGURES ON WHEAT YIELD
labor Bureau Estimates Crop al
$4,000, 900 Bushels.
MADISON TO GET A NEW DEPOT
state COmmissiOn Gets Promise from
Railway Company and Is Now
Asked TO Get as Good n One
ne Possible.
From a So Correspondent.l

(From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, oct. Observation-Disclosures
compiled by the state labor bureau show
that the total production Of wheat in Ne
braska this year was so, so. 600 bushels. This
Is almost equal to the banner year. 1902,
when 50.5OO,OO0 bushels were produced and a
little in excess Of the yield Of 1901, when the
total was 50, 10000. The labor bureau report
shows a production Of 46. 5OO.O 600 bushels of
winter wheat this year and the yield aver
aged 0.13 bushels TO the acre. The govern
ment report gives the average yield at 14.9
bushels. a total Of $4,000 bushels Of spring
wheat was raised, the average yield being
IA. 80 bushels to the acre.
I The total yield Of wheat In Nebraska
last year was 43, $4,000. according to the
state labor bureau. There were 4l.OOO. 900
bushels Of winter wheat and the average
yield per acre was 1915. The total yield
Of spring wheat was $4,000 and the aver
age yield per acre was 1888 bushels.
New Station for Madison.
The good offices Of the State Railway
commission have been used to get the
Union Pacific Railroad company to build
a new station at the town Of Madison. and
now ex-senator w. V. Allen. who started
the agitation, desires the board to do what
1t can to get as large a station as possible,
one that will be adequate for twenty-five
years. In compliance with a recommended
ton signed by Railway Commissions
Cowles recommending a new station the
road has promised to build, but some ele-
vator firms who are occupying the right
of-way by sufferance Of the road are slow
in removing their buildings to new loca-
lions so that the road can have room for
the proposed improvements. Chairman
Clarke Of the commission recently asked
Senator Allen if the elevator companies
we're acting in good faith and whether or
not the needed space could be had. Sem
ator Allen in reply has written:
The Elevator company will
move its buildings October Is. Mr.. Hume
has ceased buying grain and is taking down
his old elevator and getting the material
on the ground for a new one. 1 think the
situation is satisfactory and that the
ground will be in shape for the railroad
company to go to work promptly. There
is a most excellent feeling among our peo-
pie toward the railroad company at this
time and we intend to do what we can to
maintain friendly relations"
Madison now has 100 inhabitants and js
situated in a rich agricultural country.
"hAlerS want transfer switch.
The railroad commission this afternoon
began taking testimony in the complaint
of Wells, Abbott & Neiman. a milling
ompany of Schuyler, which wants a
transfer switch put in there between the
Burlington and the Union Pacific.
BniIcy'a Help Not wanted.
Senator Bailey's assistance would not
be very helpful to the election of demo-
cratic congressman from Nebraska" said
Congressman John "A Mcguire this fore
noon, discussing the Texas politicians
reply to w. j. Bryan, in which he offered
to make speeches here for that purpose.
Mr.. Mcguire is a personal friend and
launch political supporter Of the late
presidential candidate.
MY understanding is that Senator
Bailey has troubles enough to look after
In HIS own state continued the con-
gresham. HE will not be likely to find
smooth sailing when the time comes.
around again TO fill his seat. At present
1 have been Informed, he is not on speak
ing terms with two Of the Texas CON
gressmen, Burleson and Ransdell. and
both of them are talked of as candidates
against him for the senate"
Bailey is the second "hoodoo" states
man to volunteer his services in a Ne
braska campaign. Speaker Cannon, who
is as unpopular among republican voters
OF this state as Bailey is among demo-
Gratis, wrote a letter recently to former