Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-12
Nebraska
ALDRICH BACK FROM TRIP
Finds Irrigated Region Of State One
of Utmost Promise.
SETTLERS ALIVE TO INTERESTS
Northwest Nebraska During Next
Ten Years-RailrOad Sights
Commission.
(From a Staff CORRESPONDENT }

(From Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, July n,-(Special.) )--Gov-
ernor Aldrich and his private secretary,
Mr.. Fuller. returned this morning from
trip by special train through the north
west and the irrigation country. The
executive announced he would prepare a
written statement about his trip tomor-
row. He seemed much impressed with
the good the trip may have done In the
way Of awakening the farmers through
out that section to a realization of their
responsibilities as far as their rights to
the use of water is concerned
The governor said that crops looked
fine and that the country from North
Platte up was beautiful Garden of
Eden. He saw many fields of oats which
would go seventy bushels per acre and
other crops in comparison. Sixteen years
ago." said the governor, Il was up
through that country and it was nothing
but sage brush and sand; now it is the
most beautiful portion of the state"
Edison Rich, who accompanied the gov
ernor on the trip, representing the Union
Pacific railroad, made several addresses,
showing how important 1t was that the
country should be settled and how the
railway company would do it's part along
that line. He said the revenue derived
from the shipments was not by any
means paying the expenses of keeping
UP tn service, but that they had conf
dence in the great future prosperity Of
that portion of the state and with the
assistance Of the people there the country
would develop rapidly.
about the first thing those people do
up there when they start to build a
town." said the governor, is to build
a hall or an opera house In which public
meetings. can be held. In this matter
they have struck the right thing and are
far ahead of the older towns of the
state of the same size. If / had the
time I could talk to you all day of the
great advantages of that irrigation coun-
try and the great future it will have IL
1t accepts and puts into erect those
things which it can have If it is a mind
to. ! expect great things from up there
IN the next ten years.
Two coaches were used on the special
and these were filled most of the time
Among the number who spoke besides
the governor and Mr.. Rich were Sena-
tor Hoagland Of North Platte and Judge
Grimes. side trips were made to differ
ent points which could not be reached
by rail.
Penny is Improved.
Assistant State Superintendent G. NJ
Penney, who has been very Ill for some
thing over month, made his first ap-
pearance at the state house yesterday.
Mr.. Penny Is still very weak and his
physician has recommended absolute
quiet until cooler weather in the fall. 1t
Is probable that he will go to some quiet
place in Minnesota and camp where the
air is cool and where the fishing is good.
No Depot Yet at Humphrey.
Attorney General Martin has been in
structed by the railway commission to
ask the Northwestern Railroad company
why they have not followed the orders
of the commission and built nice new
depot at Humphrey as they were told
to do. Sometime In the far distant past
the commission notified the railway COM
pany that they must build new depot
at that town and have 1t completed be-
fore the celebration Of independence day,
but as yet no action has been taken by
the company to erect the depot The
commission has put out the "get busy
sign and If the railroad does not follow
directions there will be something doing
in Nebraska.
The hearing which was to have been
had before the State Board Of Equaliza-
tion in the Burlington, st. Joe & Grand
Island and the Minneapolis & Omaha
railroads will be postponed as Governor
Aldrich expects to be in Kansas on that
day No date has beeh> set as yet as
to the exact date as the governor expects
to be gone several days.
The citizens of O'Dell have filed with
the railway commission protest against
the consolidation of the two telephone
companies doing business in that town.
It is understood that IL the commission
upholds the consolidation that new and
Independent company will be organized.
Assistant Attorney General Edgerton
has rendered an opinion that the practice
of chiropractics as we'll as Christian
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