Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
TAX PROBLEM TALKED OYER
Mayor Dahlman Tells Rural Life
Board About 0mahs's Needs.
CHANGED CHARTER NECESSITY
Members Guests of Executive Conn
mittee of Commercial Ciub and
Day Spent ListeninT 90 SuS-
EeAtIOns and Comments.

THE meeting OK the Nebraska Rural Life
commission, held Friday before hand
1900. .,.u.sias county clJiz5ns in the con-
vention room OF the Hotel Rome, the head
quarters Of the commission, was brought
10 & close with the discussion Of the educa-
ton of the rural youth and maid. The sub
ject brought out many interesting facts
aboutth conditions the country youngster
copes with and these were discussed at
length by the members of the commission
and the few citizens who took interest
enough in the doings of the commission TO
pay close attention to the speakers.
Besides the members Of the commission
and a few citizens, Mayor j. c. Dahlman
of Omaha gave an interesting illustration
of the taxation problem in Omaha.
He pointed out how the larger property
owners lodged their taxes and how the
poorer property owner was compelled to
carry the greater part OF the burden of
the city's expense He complained against
Omahas charter, which. he said. allowed
the city to spend each year only certain
small sum, and pointed out how, in the case
of the sewerage system, the city would have
to wait ten years, at the risk Of health
and property, before enough money could
be gotten together to pay for it. And
the money to be spent for the people comes
from the taxes paid by them, and yet they
are compelled to go without necessities be-
cause of an inadequate charter from the
state which Will not allow them to spend
the money they own" said the mayor!
The meeting closed after the present sys-
TEN OF municipal state and county taxa
ZION had been thoroughly discussed. Sew
eral suggestions and ideas were advanced
which were thought would better the pres
ent law, but when they were threshed out
they were all found to be wanting.
Guests of Commercial Club.
The members Of the commission were
the guests of the executive committee OF
the Commercial club at luncheon yester-
day afternoon, after which the tax prob
lem was discussed at length before an en-
thusiasuc crowd Of business men and men,
bers OF the club. The discussion was not
finished then. and was adjourned until
, the session after dinner IN the Hotel Rome,
where the thread was again taken up.
Following the talk on taxation. the ques-
ton of cooperative grain elevators in Tu-
raj communities and cooperative educa-
tionAl Institutes came up for discussion
In remarking about the rural school of the
old style, 7. II. Tibbles compared the
scholar Of today with one Of forty or fifty
! years ago. He said that the modern scholar
| cluttered up his brain with a lot OF use
! less learning. and practical knowledge wal
/ almost entirely neglected. He said tina
] instead of the rural schools changing to b.
! ike the modern colleges they should &c
1 little of the odd school spirit" infused
into them. and then the growing genera
ton would be a more conservative ant
! level-hesded lot of business men an
woman.
On account OF engagements elsewhere
Commissioners l. L. Lawson OF Clarke
! DR.. c. Z. Bessey of the University OF Ne
brasks and DR.. George COndra were unable
/ 20 attenG the meeting.