Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27
GOSSIP OF DEALERS
NREALESTATE LINE
Interurban Lines Needed to Effect
Vast Development of City Of
Omaha.
LEGISLATION IS NECESSARY
Exchange Appoints Committee 90 In
yetigate and Report BiII 90 Make
Better Conditions for
Investors.

That good interurban lines would be the
greatest thing possible for the develop
'ment Ct Omaha. and that therefore, this
thing 10 do is to make the laws OF the
state more lenient toward capital that
might come here TO invest in such lines,
e. the sentiment Of the Omaha Real Es-
tate exchange, Senator N. p. Dodge, jr.,
wis again before the exchange wedncs-
day talking along this line. II was at
his suggestion that n committee was APP
pointed TO investigate the matter and
work with committees OF any other or
RaniEstIon that might be seeking similar
legislation. The chairman appointed
Byron Hastings, r. d. wead and d. c.
Patterson.
Senator Dodge said. I'VE have no in
terurban lines here-no real interurban
systems / mean. They would be a won
derfui thing for the city The greatest
killing that could be made I'm a real es-
tate way. for example would be to know
where the first big interurban line Is
going to run and 10 buy up every foot OF
ground along the right-of-way."
TO Cut Down offices.
The executive committee Of the Real
Estate exchange was delegated 20 look
into the matter OF suggesting legislation
that would tend to do away with county
and city offices that are believed TO
be more or less useless. This was also
on the suggestion OF Senator Dodge.
Dodge wanted to know whether anyone
thought Il right, for example. that an
assistant city attorney should be kept
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allowed to take outside cases for his own
profit. He wanted 70 know II anybody
thought q gas commissioner was neces-
saTy in the city. He repeated over and
over that he hoped the movement could
he carried on without personalities. as
he said he was making no attack on any
individual In these offices, but on tho
offices themselves. II wish" he said.
that you would make an investigation
Of this and get back OF the movement.
There IL no campaign on in the matter.
There II no personality back ~ It. II
s. purely a matter OF businens and
should be taken up In that way / wish
that the Commercial club. the exchange
and other organizations would get back
Of these movements so that these things
NNaA1 " HitoNHttu u tIt rtIUiituN Vi
organizations and bodies that have in
yestiEated from a business standpoint
Not Knocking Omaha.
Now. really. am awfully tired OF
hearing the charge that I am knocking
Omaha just because ] propose some pro-
eressive Legislation. I am not knocking
Omaha. and those who say am simply
say that for the lack Of any other argu-
ment II Is the last resort OF those
who do not know what else to say ]
say am not knocking Omaha. for
realize that we have a wonderful city.
Now, then. having u wonderful city
one Of the best in the land, why should
we be cursed with mediocrity In city
officiaisg Why should we be compellet
70 look 10 other towns in the state FOL
our IDEALS?
AZ far as Omaha as a good city Is con.
oerned. I'd rather own piece OF ground
ia Omaha 20 plat today than in any
city In che United States that know
OF now. and am doing business IN forty.
one cities. Every time come back after
] have been IN other cities am impressed
over again with the fact that this city
n 80 little exploited for the opportunitie.
that lie here"
Tho fact that It Is not exploited moro
he attributed to the lack OF interurbar
lines.