Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-21
VALUATION HEARING TO-DAY
Union Pacific and State Department
Differ Over Figures.
THOUSAND DIFFERENCE
Curry's Work on Scrap Heap
seed Corn In had Condition,
According TO Tests.

pany's property will begin tomorrow be-
fore the State Railway commission. Ed
son Rich, attorney for the company and
Engineer Hurd for the state were in con-
sultation this afternoon. arranging the
method Of procedure so there will be no
delay when the hearing is called There
is a material difference between the re-
turns Of the company and the estimate
Of the value Of the property made by the
state. The company returns its property
as worth Sll7.7lo,lso and the states ex-
perts fix the reproduction valuation
placed on the property for taxation pur-
poses, which also includes the franchise
value and stocks and bonds owned as
s7SsI7.ste. These latter items are not in
cluded in the physical valuation returned
by either the company or the state en-
gineers.
The state engineers office has set
March 4 as the date on which Ross must
| file an answer TO the protest Of William
Coad against the water right claim of
the former near Fremont. After the
answer is filed the engineer viii set q
date for a hearing.
John Curry's dream has gone into OBJ
livion. Speaking exactly, the portion OF
the famous Lincoln statue model, which
was copied from famous bust OF the
martyr president, has been relegated 10
the basement Of the capitol and the re-
manned Of the figure which was moulded
by ClIrrie has been broken up and thrown
into the scrap heap.
Douglas county settled its balance with
the state treasurer today, remltting
slS0o In December County Treasurer
IRE sent in $500. the money RENTED
today being simply the balance Of the
January settlement. aGrden county sent
In ss.Oao. being the amount due In the
January settlement, leaving Custer, Clay,
SCOTS Bluff and sarpy counties to re-
nit. All except Custer have cleared
through the auditors office and the other
counties are expected to comeforward
most any day.
Adiutant General Phelps went to Omaha
today TO look after the organization Of
the new militia company authorized In
that city. The new company, in fact. Is
simply transfer from the engineer corps
to the infantry.
The pure food departments test Of seed
corn submitted TO IL demonstrates that
the Juror started about seed for this year
Is fully justified. out OF more than 1000
ears tested coming from various parties
and various sections Of the state, not one
sample shows higher than ~ per cent Of
terminating power. out Of one lot Of
twenty-six cars Of fine appearing corn
sent in from College View not single
strong. healthy sprout was obtained and
Il Is utterly worthless for seed purposes.
Not all the corn tested Is Of tho 1911
growth. some being 1910 and few samples
being 1909.
considerable higher per cent of gcrinina-
ton from the same samples. but even
this test does not develop good seed. The
department expects to have another
variety Of seed tester ready for work to-
morrow and results in this will be COM
pared with the one now In use. Thc new
one uses no artificial heat in the ma
chine. the seed simply being placed in
moist sand and the whole kept in a
moderately warm room.
II. II. Baldrige Of Omaha and f. l..
Hibbs. representing the National Refining
company, have made an appointment 10
meet the attorney general tomorrow and
discuss with him the Interpretation OF the
law regarding admission Of low grade coal
oil for power purposes.
The federal bureau Of corporations has
written TO Henry Seymour. secretary Of
the Board OF Equalization. asking for in
formation regarding the amount Of taxes
collected in the state from corporations
So far as state taxes are concerned. Mfr.
Seymour can answer the query. but when
1t comes to telling the gross amount paid
to all the taxing bodies there are no fig
ures available and 10 compile them would
entail large amount Of correspondence
and research.
DR.. winnett was holding the fort alone
today in the office Of the State Railway
commission, the other two members
being in Omaha conducting a hearing on
complaint against the Union Stock
Yards company.
The ownership OF the money in the
hands OF Auditor Barton collected from
former officials OF the Union Fire Insur-
anee company is in a fair way 10 be
settled. The Woodman company. out Of
the treasury Of which the funds were
taken. filed a petition in the district
court asking that the t0s.oo be adjudged
the property Of the company. The Union
Fire Insurance company answered. ad-
hitting the allegations Of the woodmen
petition. Auditor Barton submitted a
statement TO the court tina he held he
funds as r1stee and that he was ready
at any time to turn the money over 10
any party the court decreed was en-
titled 10 It, II had been supposed the
Union Fire would put in a claim for
the cash. but II seems from the pleadlngs
the whole matter has practically been
settled out Of court.
The German Alliance has taken action
on the question Of teaching German In
the grade schools Of Lincoln. The Board
Of Education has told the members that
owing to financial conditions IL was In
advisable TO institute such a course at
present and the alliance is inclined to
accept this as true. but passed a resolu-
ton asking the board TO make arrange
msnts for such instruction with the open
ing OF school next fall
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