Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-29
Nebraska
COAL MEN THANK THE BOARD
Retail Dealers Pass Resolutions Over
Coal Car Shortage Weight.
VARIOUS RULINGS ARE MADE
Down and boxed Are Given cIaa-i-
fication ON Freight Tariff
sheets.
tFrom 3 staff Correrpondent.l

From q staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Neb.. July 2s.--CSpecial The
Nebraska State Railway commission has
for some time past and is at the present
time making q strenuous effort 10 have
corrected short weights on cars Of coal
shipped into this state. Several things are
believed by the commission TO be respon-
sible for this condition of things among
others probable wrong billings. leakage
OF coal In transit and wrong weights at
destination. The matter IL at present time
before the interstate commissian and a de-
cision is looked for by the railway commits
sion soon.
Aletter received today from the secretary
Of the Northwestern Retail Coal Daeiers
association, which recently met in con
vention at Minneapolis gives the Nebraska
commissioners this boquet:
At our annual convention in Minneapolis
the Following resolution was passed and same
u given 10 you for your Information:
BE IL Resolved That vote OF thanks
be extended TO the Nebraska State Railway
commission for their efficient efforts IN en-
deavOring to correct the shortage weights
on coal, and thi sassociatiOn sincerely trusts
and believes that their efforts will prove
of incalcuable good TO the coal-consuming
public of the United States"
We appreciate the interest which the Ne
braskR commission is taking in this inn
portRnt question, not only TO the retail
hope that the results will be beneficial TO all
concerned and that the decision on the
part of the Interstate Commerce commits
sion VIII be in the affirmative
Rail Commission Orders.
following the return OF the various rail
way commissioners from state conventions,
vacations and summer side trips, routine
business was taken up today by that body.
The Union Pacific Railroad company has
asked the railway commission TO adopt that
portion of classification No. so which pro
vides that flying machines shall take first
class rate when knocked down and boxed
or two and a half times first class when
Grated The commission has adopted the
proposed classification.
The Union Pacific railroad has Joined
with the Missouri Pacific road in asking
leave 20 grant a rate OF Is cents hundred
on vinegar from Falls city TO Grand Island
10 meet a similar rate offered by the
Burlington. Permission has been granted.
The Burlington road has published mill
ing in transit rates for the benefit of
Mason City. The privileges granted per
init the hauling Of grain from as far east
as Omaha and the shipment TO and beyond
Anselmo.
The citizens OF Obert desire the commits
sion TO require the Minneapolis & Omaha
railroad to build q depot at their town.
which has been built up around q side
track which the commissioners ordered put
In q year or two ago. The commission viii
investigate an apparent discrepancy be-
tween the amount of business done at the
town as reported by citizens anG the
amount reported by the railroad company
Commissioned Winnett viii then go to
Omaha TO confer with railroad officials.
The Union Pacific Railroad company has
informed the commission that the citizens
of OgaIlala have agreed upon the proposed
site of a depot which the road promised
TO build one year ago. The company says
it win begin work on the structure Sep
TENDER /
The Nehawka Commercial club has filed
a complaint against the Missouri Pacific
Railroad company, alleging that the com
pany has failed to build sidewalk to its
depot to connect with q cement walk built
by the city TO the right-of-way.
The Pacific Express company has noti-
fled the railway commission that its tariffs
will be cancelled ct midnight, July 81, and
! the tariffs Of the WellE-Fargo company VIII
supersede
The Fairfield Telephone company has
asked permission TO discontinue the allow
Nance Of 81 discount for payment In ad-
vance from switching farm lines. The re-
suit, II permission is granted, VIII be
uniform rate of s. a year. The Spring
Branch Telephone company has filed
remonstrance and the commission will hear
the application August S.
The commission will hold a hearing Au-
gust at Omaha on the complaint of the
Omaha Grain exchange against eleven
railroads In regard TO demurrage rules.
The grain exchange desires TO deduct from
free time the time required for inspecting
grain on track
Tramp Locks Up Old Friends-
Lem sherman. probably one of the Oldest.
n not the oldest tramp In the United
States, paid one of his regular visits 70
Lincoln this week Sherman has been on
the road for the last forty years and has
been at the life ever since he was a young
man but slightly more than % years of age.
He Is now So years old.
When this king Of the ramblers comes TO
,-shis city he always looks up old friends
hare, the number including Justice Stevens,
D. A Riser, j. w. Fullerton, s. S. Writ
ing. all former residents Of Mt Pleasant.
Ia. where he lived.
Harris Hearing IL Set.
The preliminary trial Of John F. Harris,
the icemRn, charged with the muroef OF
David Fry. was set this morning by Justice
Stevens for July 81. The accused man has
obtained the services OF an attorney and
viii fight the case. Harris Is confined In
the county jAii whore he win be held until
the preliminary is over. Harris, who Is =
former resident OF Lee, H., where his par
snts and an uncle are said to be old resi-
dents and very wealthy.
MRS. MaEgie Beeker Dead.
Mrs Maggie Becker, 60 years old. and =
resident OF this city and Havelock for the
last twenty years, was found dead In her
bed this morning composed as II she
lad only been sleeping. She was found
by her sOn-in-lRw, ]. S. Martin, at whose
home she had been staying for some time
past The deceased is survived by a hus-
band a son. ana a daughter. Several years
ago her husband q resident and city
officials at Havelock.
IniH BOEEs sues Father.