Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-07
Nebraska
ASKS STATE TO CELEBRATE
Governor Calls Attention to Anniver-
sary of Admission Date.
YEARS OLD MARCH /
People Called ON 20 Take Note OF
Tremendous Growth During For
ty-Fiyc SearS-rrain Crew
Held Blame1cSS.
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LINCOLN, Feb. Especial Telegram.l
Governor Aldrich this afternoon issued
proclamation calling attention to tbs
fact that March l Was the forty-fifth an
nivcEsary OF TIE admission OF the staff
into the union. The proclamation sets
out that 1t came into the union just after
the close Of the war, and that thousands
OF the participants IN hat struggle ooh
Advantage of the free homes Offered by
the government, came here and settled
adding an element which has don much
10 make The state what 1t is. He points
out that Nebraska Is second TO none IN
point of general Intelligence OF its people.
the peer of any agricultural a progress
sive 81 which all may justly be proud.
In view OF these facts and In order
that our people may be reminded Of the
near approach Of our forty-fifth anniver-
sary, ] have thought & wise, as chief ex-
ccutive Of the state, 10 suggest that as
citizens oLthe commonwealth We in some
m1anfr observe this occasion. for exam
pie, that the schools take up the sub
,.ect and ask one or more OF each school
TO prepare and read 4 paper involving the
growth Of the state in population, schools,
churches, railroads. number Of farms and
amount produced. instituting comparisons
between certain dates as to numbers and
values. ~.
"On March next write 4 letter TO some
one or more Of your friends in other
states telling them something OF what
you know Of the states development
Then. In this modest way, We can OBJ
H., ~ at,t
facts touching the resources and prog
ress Of our beloved state
work of Fire Commissioner.
In reply to criticisms of his office Fire
Commissioner Randall has issued state
ment in which he says that rome OF the
inspectors appointed under him have
drawn one cent Of state money, but they
are appointed under provisions of the
Law, just the same as those serving under
his democratic predecessor. and like their
predecessors they are paid out OF funds
contributed by the insurance companies.
also as provided by law. In regard to
Inspector Buck. vino was particularly
mentioned In the attack, Mr.. Randall
says he made 2,223 Inspections scattered
all over tile state during the last Twelve
iuOiilftSs dEAttloL stiuH W NNO utAlit-
cratic inspectors IN eighteen months. The
total expense in salary and expenses was
sl,7a003. against two salaries OF sl.s00
each and an expense account Of 1871 by
his democratic predecessors. The latter
he asserts. made practically all their in
spections In Omaha, South Omaha and
Lincoln. MIR. Bucks work has resulted
In the tearing down OF 100 old buildings.
and repairs to large number more while
the records Of the office do not show, he
asserts, where a single building was con-
demned or ordered repaired by the demo-
cratic inspectors. The total number OF
inspections made by AIr.- Randall and his
deputies in ono year Is given as a3l0, and
the number of old buildings condemned
aud torn down at 100. as against none, so
far as the records Of the office show, by
their predecessors.
Missouri Pacifie Hearing.
The hearing Of the physical valuation
of the Missouri Pacific railroad has been
set for March H. The unioh Pacific
hearing has been postponed until Feb
ruary 20.
Commission without Jurisdiction.
II. A. Marks. an irrigation engineer.
has complained TO the railway commits
zion that the Interstate Ditch company
has raised to rates to a prohlbitlve point.
The commission advised ihi mihat as the
ditch Is an interstate affair II has no
jurisdiction and advised him TO appeal
to the Interstate Commerce commission.
The ditch company operates In the eN-
IRENE western part of the state and also