Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-07
Nebraska

to its passenger depot which it says.
will be sufficient to care for the business
at Grand Island for some time to come.
Petition out of the Ordinary.
owing to the unusual form of the petit
ton and the general admiEture of facts,
fancies and fallacies, It is impossible to
answer by admission and denials in the
usual orderly manner" says the answer Of
the Union Pacific to the complaint of the
people OF Ogal LA, for new depot, so
general denial is made to all the state
ments The petition set out that It had
been so long ago since the road had
promised this depot that many of those
who were present when the promise was
made have gone to their reward and
others are too old to remember.
Get Land for Nothing.
Frank w. Brown, former mayor of Lin
coin, received notice today that the Rock
Island railroad would deed TO the city the
irregular parts of lots abuting on Antelope
park, leaving only 100 feet of right-of-way
for the road. Owing to the fact that the
railroad goes diagonally through the east
part OF town. the lots that were obtained
in securing a right-of-way show irregular
corners on the plat. Under agreement now
made line parallel to the track will be
drawn and all land hitherto owned by the
road outside this line will be given to the
city for park purposes. Mr. Brown has
been working for this for some time and
has talked with most of the Rock Island
officials in the west in an attempt to at
tain what he is notified is granted today.
The exact area of the corners has not
been compared, but the agreement will re-
suit in material addition to the park,
free of cost to the city.
Rock Island Wins Out.
The State Railway commission has per-
mitted the Rock Island to locate its new
station at University Place where the road
wishes, although the new site is about five
blocks southwest of where the commission
thought originally the station should be
placed. The distance from the station to
Lincoln will be "a miles and IL miles to
the Havelock station. The plans for the
structure have not yet been filed. At the
time of the hearing at which thits matter
was taken up the railroad asked permits
sion to remove a spur tack that 1t built
into the heart of the town. and then put
witnesses on the stand to prove that the
trackk should not be taken up. The com
mission has made no order regarding this
spur.
Trade Extension Association.
A most enthusiastic meeting of lincoln
business men at the Commercial club today
organize dthe lincoln Trade Extension as
ISOLATION and determined upon making a
trade excursion into South Platte territory
for a week, beginning June 20. Twenty
four business men signed up within half an
hour after the meeting began. The ex-
pense is not to exceed $50 per man.
To Form Aero Club.
Several local aerial navigation enthusi-
asts will form an aero club next week, to
be known as the Lincoln Local Aero club.
1t is planned to get some grounds for ex-
| perimental purposes somewhere near the
city, and sheds for gliders and aeroplanes
will be erected. DIR. George r. Brownfield
will build his biplane here. and will make
all his experimental flights on the club
grounds. The members will hold regular
meetings for the discussion of problems in
| aeronautics and lectures on aerial navlga-
ton will be given.
| Those so far interested in the club are:
Joe L. Burnham, Captain H. E.. Yates
commandant of cadets at the State unicers-
| ity; Charles f. Chowin, superintendent of
construction at the university; E. c. Bah
cock, Prof c. r. Richards, dean of the en-
| cheering college at the university, and Dr.
George r. Brownfied. who is the inventor
of biplane on which he expects his patent
within a few days.