Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-11
Nebraska
FINAL HEARING BEFORE BOARD
Freight Classification Discussed bv
Railway Men.
OMAHA REPRESEETED BY GUILD
L. o. Js.e- Ele-tes Head Of Ep-orth
Assembly fSs FIfteenth Ti-e-sheI-
dou Di--sver- who Fir-t sovea
winter wheat IN state

tF'rom staff Cor-sspon5ento
] LINCOLN. Neb-. AsE ld.-sSpecfsL The
state Railway commission began a final
hearing tbs forsnooz Oh Classification q
freiEhL A host Of railroad men and very
few shippers attended the meeting z r.
Weed genera freight agent Of the Union
Pacific railrcsd company. took a leadfnE
pan IN suEEesting ehAuges and giving rsa-
sons therefor. The heartnE VIII probably
lAss fer two days
J. n Guiid, rspreaentizg the onahn Com
mercizl club cOmbartsd sone Of the
changes proposed and lns8stsd on retaining
several q the present class flcationz Mr.
Guild insisted On retaining butter for grease
II barrels with cloth top. but M Wood
contsnoed THAT better packags SHOULD b.
insisted upon By railroads That package
vas allowed 70 b shlPped a. . tire when
the railroads we're haBIing fOod for farmers
70 eat and seed gran for them 70 raise
a crop" he said View that the farmers
are using Aut9nohEes and have celvea car
pets. We insist thaz better package should
be shippso &C that Otbsr goods Nil not be
contaminated
T0u would rot object 70 ths farmers
hauling butter IN their autonaobueEy- asked
Commissioned Winnett-
Senator Piaoek Of Saunders county ~bo
h q shipper q steel culverts Wa present
70 ask for q Reduction IN classification On
the produce Re ships Mr.. Hssley q Pre-
mont EDd the Won Steen Fence company Of
Beatrice asked fer re5actBou on oombina-
ton wire fencing used for ulakinx portable
corn cribs.
| An OF the differences between the rail-
roaos and shippers are 10 be taken IN
Ger advasemeut by the eonraassion-
Commissioners Clarke and Furse have M
der consideration the Application q the
Omaha Grain exchange. that the twsutT-
four hour dsuIurrage limit on grain Be not
made 70 apply to grain THAI has not been
placed on the inspecuo1 track The time
required for Inspection WIN probably BE
not counted b. order Il the commission
when II issues ia order.
EPwOrsh Assembly Closes.
The fifteenth annual session q tie Ed
worth assembly came 70 a close TO-DAY
after one Of the most successful years
ever had BY the organization Upwards
81 2Ses people were sncanped on the
grounds during the ten days and crowds
averaging between 209S and 400 fran thus
1 eftS attended the programs each evening
Al the annual election. held today 1he
fSAoTIng ofncers were named nearly al
bang re-etecuonE- t0 the places which
Z they held: L. o. J0nee Was named ~
head for the nfseensh time since the Or
gauizaticn Of the assembly The other Of
ficers are; J. W Eubrse. vice president.
Z c. h TObeF, secretary: c 4 saadersou.
treasurer; Rev. c. N Shepherd. auditor:
Mrs c. l. Meyers OF Geneva Junior So
pertntsneent. Z n Fur1nan Of Hebron.
missionary sscrstarT; Dr. F. Roach
secretary Of Christian citizenship Reso-
lutions were passed przising the manage
rDent and the officers Of the assembly. the
WORK % the speakers and Governor AJdrjch
I for vesolng TIRE sunday base ban BIN The
saloon Vas condemned as al enemy Of
I the home and woman suffrage was en-
dersed
First Whistler wheat in stnte.
Director A 4 Sheldon Of the legislative
reference bureau has dedHced from the
I records Of the past the fact that the rrsr
winter vhes1 sOwed in this state Wa BIZ
N. Maher, tnther q Colonel John Mahsr
( Of this city. on his farm in Platte county.
I IN ISIS The planting was very snail
Z amounting 70 only two bushels but. ae-
I ooroinE TO . letter on Tie with the state
/ Board Of AgTfeulture. II returned 70 the
owner nineteen and half bushels OF the
grain
1 Winter wheat. however. was not taken
/ up by the farmers q the state 70 any
great extent until usa when the prsraiercy
I q the ckinch bugs forced the farmers 10
cast about for soEaething 10 take the place
q this ErEin- The grain exper1msntsd
with by Mr.. Maher EAs planted in sep
TENDER, 1862, and was harvested in July. !
Isa
Text Beck on Fire
Mamie Mudeon- q stenographer in the 1
offsce q Fire Commissioner RAndaH, Is
z
out what VIII be known az a FIRE text I
book for the schools Of TIRE state Miss |
Mnldoon is writing ire book hszself ana !
is attending 10 every phase Of the work 4
connectsd with itE placing in the schools 1
q the state Primarily the work NIL be 4
for the lower Bfadss. part Of II is writ 4
ten IN verse for the httle 0nes and is I
calculated BY its author 20 be better 4
remembered b. them
Fewer Ride In Lincoln.
decrease q nearly Ra8e fares over
July II ISIS IL reported ~ the Lincoln 1
FrAction company for the month ending
july q. ISL. According 10 figures given 4
out today by General Manager J. H
HUmpe In July, Bla s5sgsa paid fares
were recorded transfers being excluded
from the cslculAtion. FE the same period
tins year The corresponding figure Il only
ssS H
In July Of last year the compEny gave
service ever Z1.SR car miles while this
year II reduced the service In accordance
with the faning of q traffic. 10 zsss
ear ul1es.
The nsdnctsan in cash fares amouatsd
to az psr cent while the service red 1ction
was - per cent IN July. Il8. rhsrs we're
Az s-Erss per car mile. whereas THIS
year there were as
Bridge over R-PubRiean.
The county Of Red EEisE u ths Lszest
10 ASA for q slice q The state aio for
bridge bIudinE The county co1umission-
ers h&Es aPphs6 ~ susie Eaginesg D D.
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