Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-09
PAID TO RAILROADS
Statistics Given Showing What the
Various Cities Pay In.
HOW NEBRASKA TOWNS LINE UP
Schuyler Of Smaller cities Makes the
Greatest Incrense-Omaha and
south Omaha Give
Third.


year shows the ambitious smaller cities of
the state line up in this position: Grand
Island, first, S924,sS9. 70; Fremont. second,
$6Ss, $3.50; Beatrice. third, s621, 67O.62: Hast
ings. fourth, seoS, 1905 Kesrney, fifth, S445,-
ts722; Nebraska City, sixth, S424,939.12
In the above group Nebraska City shows
a decrease Of about $4,000 compared with
the year before. while Fremont shows a
decrease Of about $50, 600. The other towns
mentioned all show an increase.
Compared with last year Omaha and
Lincoln show increases, while South Omaha
shows a decrease. For 1903 Omaha paid
out to the railroads so, los. s17.2s, compared
with SIC. 1872, 994.S4 for the last eyar; Lincoln
paid to the railroads in 1908 5000, $50. OS,
compared with SS,OTs, O9s.4S. In 1903 South
Omaha contributed 5000. 1850, compared
with $685. 1.1s.
OF the smaller cities Schuyler made the
greatest Increase Of any town in the state,
its increase being Sl24,OOO. In the amount
of the increase Schuyler ranks next to
Omaha, which increased its expenditures
with the railroads some S2S4.000.
The total revenue for the entire state
received by all the railroads for 1903 was
$4S, liz, 241.6 Sc. For 1903 the total revenue
amounted to $50, $40, 1877 70. Omaha and South
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the revenue.
Alfalfa Rate Stays Down.
The Burlington railroad has been refused
permission to increase the rate on alfalfa
hay from scott's Bluff to Omaha from 20
to % cents. The order refusing this per-
mission was issued by the railway commits
sion this morning, after having received
protests from theOmaha Commercial club
and the Omaha Alfalfa Meal company.
1t was set out by the company that when
the Peters comnapy's plant at Omaha
burned some time ago the rate on alfalfa
hay was reduced from % to 20 cents per
100 for the benefit OF that company. Now
that the company has got on its feet again
the railroad desires to restore the old rate,
and with its application was filed a state
ment from the Peters company waving
objection to the increase.
Those who protested, however, set out
that the Peters company had established
mills out in the state and was now shipping
to Omaha the finished product and no
longer was it interested in the rate on al
falfa hay.
In addition the protestants set out that
only recently the Burlington received per-
mission to reduce the rate on the finished
product from "a cents to PA cents per 100.
IL was dlSO set OUT lldt Ine burlington was
hauling hay to Kansas City from SCOTS
Bluff for % cents, when the distance was
much greater than to Omaha, For the rea-
sons set out the commission refused to per-
NIT the company to restore dts old rates.
Missouri Pacific to Fight.
The Missouri Pacific railroad will fight
the Bartos act, which provides that rail-
roads shall maintain at depots a tele-
phone for the convenience Of the public.
That il II the railway commission insists
upon the installation of a telephone at
Burr. The company this morning agreed
to put in telephones at Murray. Elmwood.
Eagle, Weeping Water, Nehawka, Louis
Vile, Cook, Panama, but 1t refused to in
stall one at Burr.
Beman After Kinkaid.
Frank Beman of Kearney, candidate for
the republican nomination for congress in
the Sixth district, was in the office of the
secretary of state this morning checking
over the vote cast at the last election in
that district. 1t was reported Mr.. Beman
was getting a line on the weak places Of
his opponent, Congressman Kinkaid.
Express Rates on Ponies.
1t is Just as cheap now to ship an under
sized pony by express as 1t is to express
an diversified colt. The railway ocmmis-
sion issued an order that hereafter the
express companies should charge IS for
shipping a 7%00-pound pony or a colt not
Grated, and where Grated and the weight
is 900 pounds the charge shall be the
same. If the express companies handle
the shipment each shall receive $3.50. II
the animal weighs more than 700 pounds
Il is to be expressed as a horse.
shirt Box Next.
The school board has instructed its
secretary to purchase a small strong box
in which to keep the frat pins of the
boys who were suspended and then rein
stated. No order has yet been issued to
Principal Mays to purchase a shirt box
for the safe keeping OF the bargain sale
brown shirtwaists of the girls about which
one inquired. This may come up at the
special meeting Friday night.
Telephone Complaint Filed.
Attorney General Thompson has drawn a
complaint against the Nebraska Telephone
company for furnishing free telephones
to the county officers at Beatrice and a
complaint against the Home Telephone
company OF that city for furnishing tele-
phones to city officers for a less rate
that charged other subscribers. The COM
plant will be sent 20 the county attorney
VI Gh60 COuHlg " AhNs L6 proceedings
were taken at the request Of the State
Railway commission.
Officers Pass Examination.
The following officers have passed a sat
isfactory examination as required by gem
eral orders No. %. adjutant generals Of
flee, series 1903. have been commissioned
by Adjutant General Hartigan:
Colonel George A. Eberly, First infantry;
Colonel Fred J. Mack, Second infantry;
Lieutenant Colonel II. Elton Clapp, Sec
ond infantry; Major George A. Heath,
medical department; Major A. ]. HollinE-
worth, First infantry; Captain 1. c. Kes-
terson, Second infantry; Captain Charles q.
Adams, assistant quartermaster, Captain
q. L. Brewster. First infantry; Captain
Herbert 7. Weston. first machine gun COM
pany; First Lieutenant 4. j. Shinn, first
machine gun company; First Lieutenant +,
r.. Beers, First infantry; First Lieutenant
f. L. Hevelone. First infantry; First Lieu
tenant J. s. Taylor. medical department.;
First Lieutenant J. 1. McGirr, medical de-
partment; First Lieutenant A. w. Loerke,
First Infantry; Second Lieutenant II. ID,
Walden, First infantry; Second Lieutenant
M. ID. Banner, First Infantry.
Following was the attendance at the
government inspection OF the National
Guard: First brigade-OfficerH, a.; en-
listed men, AIS: absent officers, 8; en-
listed men, %; per cent absent, lT6.
Second Infantry-Present. Officers, 50;
enlisted men. ais. Absent: officers, .; en-