Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-20
Nebraska.
'GUYE GETS MANY INQUIRIES
Labor Commissioner Finds It Diff
cult to Answer Them All.
WHERE HOMESTEAD LAND LIES
Secretary Royse Sends Out Call for
- Reports Of Condition of State
Baks on June 14--Agree-
men ON Phone Rates.
(From a Staff CORRESPONDENT

Ut EOlH Quail SO1EcSpOIluSnt.J
LINCOLN, June 1s.-(Special. labor
Commissioner Guye has Been nearly
swamped with letters of inquiry regard
ing the publication Of the Bee article Of
Tuesday, regarding vacant lands in Ne
braska. Mr.. Guye says he is not pre-
pared to make answers to these inquiries
until he can make further investiga-
tlon of the matter. There are, 1856, Al
acres Of vacant land in the state subject
TO homestead entry and the publication Of
that fact shows that there are plenty. of
men who would like to have homes Of
their own. 1t Is the opinion of Commits
sioner Guye that the next legislature
could do nothing better than to approp-
riate enough money to assist in locating
actual settlers on the vacant lands Of
the state AS it is now the labor COM
missioner's office is handicapped for lack
of funds to, continue the work and 1t
would seem like. good investment for
the state to place or at least get this
land in such shape that it could be taken
up.
One letter Of inquiry received by Mr..
"oSO 40 - tSih a ptSdSuCi WIZ uCoil 60 "
be informed II he can take up this land
and still hold the pastorate of the church
of which he is now pastor. ..
Another feature of the letters received
IS that nearly all Of them inquire about
the forty and eighty acre tracts, SEEM
lngly prefering those to the larger tracts
of section each. The two acres located
In 00nQlaS xn hov
lost sight Of In the letters Of inquiry.
Royse Calls for Reports.
Secretary Royse Of the tSate Banking
hoard is sending out call for reports
from the state banks of the state. These
reports call for statements up to June H.
Miss Mamie Muldoon of the fire COM
missioner's office is in Omaha attending
the alumni banquet Of st. Mary's acad-
epoy. So,
The governors office Is the popular
resort for all state house officers and
employees interested in the proceedings
of the, republican national convention.
The office is in quick communication with
1.-THE telegraph office and receives the
news hot off the bat. This morning some
of tn eforce Of the governors official
family were Of the opinion that the wires
must have come in contact with the Gel
ebrated steam roller.
Phone Order Issued.
The railway commission has secured
an agreement from the Lincoln Telephone
and Telegraph company that they will
use the lower toll rate in use where any
subscriber has been using both phones
before the consolidation of the Inde-
pendent and Bell interests. Under the
agreement the commission has issued an
order permitting the company to reduce
the long distance rate from Steinhauer
to Burchard. Pawnee City. Table Rock
and Tecumseh from Is to 10 cents. The
company has also been ordered to reduce
its rates from Lincoln to Firth from %
to 10 cents. ..'.''''. o.. Dr.
The commission has refused to permit
the Burlington to raise it's rate on sand
from Ashland, Louisville and Cedar
Creek to Staplehurst, Ulysses and Gar
rison from to 81 cents.
The Burlington, on authority Of the
commission will reduce it's rate on sand
to 8 cents from Central City to Tamora
and Seward.
The Northwestern has been permitted
to make rate on sand Of 4 cents from
Atkinson to Albion.