Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-02
Nebraska
MAY YET UTILIZE THE L0Up
Eastern Capitalist in Lincoln Con-
sulting Over Power Project.
CUSTER PLANS MAY GO THROUGH
City of Lincoln Files Supplemental
Answer in Traction Company Low
Fare NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Alive
to seed Corn Conditions.
From a staff Correspondent

Nf rom q StAII CORES pond ent.l
LINCOLN. Feb. l.-(SpeciaLl- E. d,
Bennett Of New York, representing a
syndicate Of eastern capitalists, is in the
city, and in company with Frank Currie
is consulting with State Engineer Price
concerning a power proJec; on the North
and Middle Loup rivers, n the project
materializes il is the intention TO furnish
electric light and power 10 Broken ~~T
and other Custer county towns and alsn
&c Grand Island, York, Hastings and any
other city In the radius Of its operations
which may desire Il. The Loup river has
always been looked upon by engineers
as enc OF the best streams in the limited
States from which to develop power. as
IL has few equals and no superiors in the
matter OF constance OF flow. The upper
reaches of the river especially are free
from both floods and low water. the soil
in the surrounding country readily alb
sorbing any excessive rainfall and Swing
the water up through springs in a CON
stant flow.
Railroad Figures Compared.
The engineers representing the North
western railroad and Engineer Hurd and
Others in the railway commission Office
have completed the tabulation Of valua-
ton returns and are ready to submit
the results TO the commission. In the
road and those Of the state grouped many
items differently and for the purpose Of
ma King a comparison Il was necessar,,
for them q re;abulate some of the work
submitted to the commission II is gca-
Grady expected this will complete The
on the Northwestern valuation
and clear the decks for the Union Pacl.ic
ruary :.
The supreme court reconvenes Monday
after taking two weeks to digest cases
previously submitted.
L. V. Guye has returned from Chicago,
where he attended a convention of state
labor commissioners and spoke on protec-
ton OF workmen In factories. and also
in an effort being made to
induce the Jews who are located In the
crowded centers to take to the farms.
Poor seed Corn.
Sllas Barton. state auditor has re-
turned from Wilcox, where he spoke he
fore farmers institute. He reports the
meeting one of the most largely attended
he has ever seen. and that much good
was accomplished. Farmers from all over
that section brought In samples Of seed
corn and submitted them TO experts. who
pronounced the majority Of II vaiueless
for planting. The result opened the eyes
OF the farmers to the necessity of prompt
action II they are to have good stand
Of corn this year,
The State Board OF Health has received
word from Shelton and Gibbon that the
quarantine has been raised from the last
place. where there had been cases OF
smallpox. The epidemic at one time
promised TO be serious
The stockmen's bank is the name Of the
new bank which has been granted per-
mission TO open for business at Seneca,
Thomas county. II has a capital stock
Of $1,000 fully paid in and in addition
800 for the guaranty fund. Peter Knud-
sen OF Seneca is president. jaw Oliver
Of Seneca vice president and J. w Mann
Of Chadron cashier.
LincoIn Traction Answers.
The city of lincoln this afternoon filed
a supplemental answer 10 the crossp petit
ton OF the traction company In the ia
nous 6-cent fare case. one allegation Is
that earnings had been diverted 10 the
Light, Heat and Power company. owned