Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-28
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Republicans Well Satisfied with
Registration Figures.
CLOSE WATCH KEPT AT BOOTHS
Democrats Think Their shOwins
LiEht-H. n. Finney Says Pack
ers Lost oct By High
Prices.

While the names recorded at the regis
tration Saturday apparently were legiti-
mate, with perhaps a rev exceptions IN
two or three wards, IN these cases very
careful examination is to be made and
man will be sent out 70 check up every
name before election day.
The registration added about 800 20 900
names to the lists as nearly as could be
estimated At headquarters Of the repubh-
cans. II ls thought tho republicans regist-
cred as many as could be expected.
At Headquarters II Is reported that the
politicians OF the democratic party are do
ing their best TO make capital out OF the
use Of the Australian ballot.
The rank and file OF the party do not
object to the Australian system. The poll
ticians fear that there will not be so many
straight tickets voted and that is the thing
which hurts them most.
Everything looked we'll yesterday at re-
publican headquarters More registered
than had been counted on and this was
the first day when tho general feeling Of
the people could be tested. There is COM
plete harmony in the republican camp
Democrats Fearful.
The democrats were not so well satisfied
with the registration. 1T looks pretty light
10 me-" said w. H. Queenan, the candidate
for mayor. There should be more"
Where they went TO Is conjecture. 1t
is possible that some of the expected ones
did not dare to put In an appearance,
when It was learned that all attempts at
fraud would be probed. In addition to the
watchers Of the parties the South Omaha
police department had a police officer at
each booth with instructions to prevent
all attempts ut fraud or any irregularity.
Il is Believed that the irregular vote, II
any will be confined TO a very few. A
great deal Of the irregularity will probably
be in giving the wrong party affilation,
which in itself is not the worst feature
of former registrations. 1t is expected in
south Omaha that fully 200 democrats Of
the city will register republicans for reas-
ons best known to the inside circle
swift ana Company to Build.
Swift and Company viii erect two build
inRs this GUNNER The first to be con-
structed will be a new tank room for the
lard department. This building will be of
fire-proof construction, five stories in
height and viii be OF dimension Of about
80 by 100 feet, 1t will occupy the site of
the present tank room which is being torn
out The second building will be bone
house OF similar construction, five stories
high and with slightly less width than the
tank room. The construction will take
until midsummer The bone house was
wrecked at the last fire. which occurred a
week ago The force Is at work tearing out
the remaining parts OF this building.
Packers View of Prices.
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version of high prices and also has in
formation which shows that the United
States is not by any means the country OF
highest prices. He said: 1T is common foi
the unthinklng and the uniformed tt
blame all the present prices of meats OF
the American packers and to charge tha
It is the monopoly of the business which
has caused the trouble / can tell yol
straight that the packers could have made
far greater profits this year had there beer
much lower prices for all classes of stock
1t is a fact that when prices are at a higl
point and still advancing that the margins
OF profit are cut to the very lowest poin
by the fighting Of the retail dealer agaIns
any advance to him, The packer is forceC
TO buy at an advance, but the retailer will
fight any higher price to the last ditch.
pany's road men to quote the very loves
rate to the retailer before he can land al
order. Everything is kept in strained
condition at that end. 1t is this marrow
margin which has caused many OF the in
dependent packers to shut down. All o
the question OF prices is not containet
within the borders OF America How is /
that American meats can compete will
those Of Europe7 1t is because prices ar
higher there for the same grader. Here 4
telegram which shows what was paid tel
days ago in seven European countries 70
hogs and you can see by referring bacl
that American prices at that time wer
much lower. IL is in Denmark and Englan
that most OF the hoRs OF Europe ar
slaughtered ana there We find prices up L
SllOO ten days ago Some mistake has beel
made in former publications because mos
foreign meat is quoted at the dressed mea
rate as you see in this telegram:
NEW YORK, March 49, 19l0.-My dear MI
Flnney. / recall that few days ago yo
and exchanged wires on the compaFativ
cost of live hogs in Chicago and othe
parts of the world and since that time
has developed that the quotations we ge
here from toreign markets are for dresse
weight whereas we have always figure
them on a live basis. ] presume you lik
to be posted, just as a matter OF genera
interest, and give you below the Tnarke
on live hogs as follows;
Denmark .......s.s...............S SIC,
France ,'is..s.sss.sss, ss,..sss.s...,........... 81
Germany ,..s....,..,......,......,.,. liz
Italy ..s............s...... 6t
England ,ts.s-.t' s.'ssss,s.rs...4..'-..,.,.. liz