Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-14
HOMESTEADS PRODUCE CROPS
Representative Kinkaid Tells Con
gress Nebraska in Good Shape.
NO FAILURES IN THIS STATE
Law Allowing HOmesteaders Leave OF
Absence Because of DrOuth VIII
Not BE Much Needed by
Nebraska Farmers.
fFrom a staff Correspondent.) }


WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-During the course OF the debate in
the house yesterday while the bill granting
leave Of absence to homesteaders In GER
tain sections Of the west where this years
drouth has caused failure Of crops, Repre-
sentative Kinkaid, while approving the bill.
clearly indicated that Nebraska districts
which were finally incorporated in the
measure were not all supplicants and, al
though within some rather limited areas
crops had failed. in general Nebraska
would turn up with a miscellaneous crop
almost equal to the average year
Representative Kinkaid said: while
only very small percentage OF my con-
stituents will find It profitable to avail
themselves OF relief afforded by the bill
feel warranted in having the Nebraska dis
tricts included in its provisions and rest
my position upon the proposition that the
good fortune of those who have good crops
should not be permitted to stand in the
way of relief from misfortune-the misfor-
tune of those who have suffered crop
failures.
I'm my district, the Sixth Nebraska, -
continued Mr. Kinkaid, "only a small per-
centage of people will be affected by the
bill. To start with, It is only a small per-
centage Of lands that have not been
patented, and, again. It will be only a small
percentage Of homestead entrymen who
have yet TO secure their patents who will
find 1t necessary or desirable TO take ad-
vantage of the provisions of this bill.
None of them can afford to take advantage
unless they have suffered crop failures.
Majority VIII Not Need II.
"If the vote had been taken by the
electors in my district, every one deter
mining his vote upon the question OF
whether he himself needs the relief pro-
vided, an overwhelming majority would
have voted against the bill, and at the
start when publicity was being given to
pendency Of the bill in the senate, pre-
dilection of the people OF my district was
against being included in the bill II is
perfectly plain that to afford relief 10 a
few who actually need II can not possibly
be of any disadvantage TO those who do
not need 1t. And II is also a very reason
able proposition that many who do not
need relief should not be permitted 10
stand in the way of relief for the few who
have suffered crop failures TO such an
extent and whose property and financial
means are so limited that they can not re-
main during the fall and winter months
upon their claims TO an advantage. In
Nebraska employment is to be had for al
who have suffered failure OF crops, and
in many cases. II not in most cases, in the
same counties where their claims are sit.
uated. Plenty OF employment can bt
found in the state and good wages will be
paid them. Unfortunate entrymen ought
TO be allowed to avail themselves of tht
opportunity thus to be afforded.
Il think the sand hills have probably
produced the largest potato yield this year
Of any part Of the state, In any event
they produce best quality potatoes and
produce just as good quality OF potatoes
as is produced anywhere on earth. / will
say that no better potatoes are raised any
where in the union than In the Nebraska
sand hills, and this much has already h<en
established by prices paid In principSS mar
kets where the brand the NebI$ska Sand
EIil Potato has become well known.
our Nebraska wheat crop" said Judge
Kinkaid. IN conclusion. will come nearly
up TO average and our corn crop, usually
very great crop, and Nebraska's most
valuable crop, may be considerably above
average"
sloan Boosts for New Buildings.
Representative Sloan has presented bills
to provide 100000 each for the construction
of public buildings in Wahoo and Aurora
Sites are now owned by the government
In these Nebraska cities and Representa-.
tive Sloan's bill call for an appropriation
,Cs,,.t.,,.a -. &C.,.