Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-22
LUMBER RATES TO Be CUT
Commission Says Higher Tariff Must
Be Reduced by October /.
REDUCTION APPLIES TO STATE
Matter hs Brought 10 n Focus when
the Railroads Raised Rates
Under order to EquaIise
Them.
lFrom a sad correspondentl

WASHINGTON, July 2L-(Special Tele-
gram -Yellow pine schedules from
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri
to points reached by lines of the Burlington
and Union Pacific companies in western
Nebraska were found unreasonable today
by an opinion handed down by the Inter
state Commerce commission and the roads
interested were ordered to put into effect
the new rates on October /, said rate to
last for a period of two years.
In the Judgment of the commission the
rate to Colorado common points SHOULD
be observed as the maximum to points in
western Nebraska east OF the Colorado
line, while the Cheyenne rate should be
observed as the maximum to points on
line of the Union Pacific from Raltons to
smeed, Neb., inclusive.
order made today fixes the rates on
yellow pine from southern territory to
points on line of the Union Pacific as
follows: From Josselyn 70 Barton, Neb.,
increase 81 cents per 100 pounds; to points
from Raltons to Smeed, Neb~, increase
40 cents per 100 pounds; to points on line
OF Burlington from smithfield to Venango,
Neb., increase and from oxford Junction
to Sanborn, Neb., inclusive. 81 cents per
100 pounds
Refund to he Decided.
The question Of reparation will be de-
cided later. For some years prior TO De-
cember 10, 1908, the defendant carriers had
in effect Joint rates on yellow pine lumber
and its products from the producing terri
tory in louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and
Missouri to points in Nebfasks, Kansas,
Wyoming and Colorado. To large portions
ri rata W.
made up Of the combination. through Lin
coin and Omaha, but to points in Kansas,
Colorado, Wyoming and the western part
OF Nebraska the rates were lower than
this combination. At various times be-
tween December 10. 1908, and February Z,
1909, inclusive, the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railroad company, the Union Pa
cific Railroad company and the st. Joseph
g. Grand Island Railroad company with
drew their concurrences in the tariffs
carrying Joint rates, leaving the Omaha
and Lincoln combination in effect on
traffic to points reached by their several
lines.
Raised Rates to EqualiEe.
Proceedings were instituted on April 49,
1909. for the purpose of compelling the
restoration of joint rates which the COM
plainants formerly enjoyed. The defend
ants thereupon re-estabhshed the joint
rates previously In effect to Kansas, Colo
RADIO and wyoming points, narrowing
thereby the controversy between various
producing points in Nebraska Prior to
June /, 1908. rates on yellow pine lumber
from southern points to Lincoln and Omaha
were "a and % cents, respectively. After
the decision in the Lincoln Commercial
clubs case the COMMITTEES ordered that the
rate to Lincoln should not exceed that
applying to Omaha and the rates to both
cities we're raised to Is cents. Subsequently
the Des Moines case came; on and the com"
mlttee held that the rate to Des Moines
Should not exceed rates to Lincoln and
Omaha In complying with this order the
carriers increased Lincoln and Omaha rates,
at the same time reducing the Des Molnes
rate, which brought suit TO an issue.
New Banks Authorized.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized banks to begin business with a
capital OF $4,000 each: The Walthill Ma
tionAl bank of Walthin, Neb. 2. Boughn,
president; A. C. Carol, vice president; NJ.
N. Winebrenner, cashier; The First Ma
tional of Morristown, s. D., r. r. Ginther.
president; w. L. Hale, Vice president; W..
+. Eldridge, cashier.
Rural carriers are appointed as follows:
| Iowa--NemAha, route 1, H. r Page, car
| Hayward carrier e. s. Grove substitute.
South Dakota-Belvidere, route /, Guy H.
| Foreman, carrier; e. r. Foreman, substi-
Ian, carrier; Francis e. McQuillan, su6sti-
tute. Columbia, route Z James Norton,
carrier; Q. Gilbert substitute, Delmont,
Stith, substitute. Quinn, route /. Chester
! w. Miller, carrier; w. l.. Brownson, sub
stitute.
The National bank OF Bloomfield, Ia, and
the First State bank Of Greene, la, today
made formal application for designation a,
repositories OF savings bank funds, The
Mitchell National bank Of Mitchell, S. D.
also is an applicant for appointment as g
repository for these savings bank funds.
Acting Postmaster General Granfield has
| granted leave of absence to postmaster
! In Nebraska and Iowa for not exceeding
six days to enable them to attend the con.
vention of the Southwest Postal association
to be held at Kansas City, Mo-, October
10, II and IL.
Work on Belle FOurche Dam.
About $1,000 cubic yards of earth wer'
excavated and placed in the big Bell,
FOurche dam, South Dakota, during tn,
last month. making q total to date o.
l,ozo,VV or wa per cent OF the total en-
bankment. 1t Is expected that the EN-
bankment will be finished during the mex
four weeks, but 1t is not expected that tn
revetment of concrete work will be com
pleted until the last Of the year.
June was an exceedingly dry month ant
crops on lands above the bitches are pas
redemption. There will be no hay cutting
along creek bottoms. where large amour
usually "a sacurad WhATa Wafar WAS nrop
erly applied very large crops will b
harvested. Many settlers depended Of
spring rains and failed to irrigate earl
enough. Water has been run continuousl,
during the last month. and 1900 acre-fee
q. M.