Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-29
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Yards Men Resent Statement of As
sistant Secretary vrOoman
as Being Untrue.
DIG UP PAPERS TO D1sPRovE IT


Assistant secretary OF Agriculture Carl
vrooman. who In rash moment recently
charged the South omahn stock yards
with the possession OF predatory traits
strongly resembling the "robbcr barons"
Of old is not exactly popular At the local
YARDS these DAYS
The local stockmeu and stock yards Of
ficials resent the attack made upon the
local yards very deeply, and yesterday
they were far from backward in express
ing thei~ opinion Of Secretary Nrooman.
his critical words and tho persons charge
able with the responsibility Of his APP
pointment TO place and power I'm tho De-
partmont OF Agriculture. In fact the
shadow cast by the aspcrslons of the sec
rotary has srown 80 that Il casts a dark
reflection on Bryan. Wilson and the whole
democratic COMMUNICATION.
Investigations have been made ana orig
inal papers and receipts covering tho
shipment uf hogs made by Nroomau
some three yoare ago to the local yards
have been unearthed. The records show
that Frazier-Johnson handled the hogs,
and that the hogs were fed a small item
of five bushels OF corn while awaiting
their turn on the market Five bushels
OF corn cost ~ at Nne yaTuA
A long statement was made yesterday
by General Manager L. f. Buckingham
relative to tho Vroomsn charges. Along
with the statement the company and the
commission finn which handled vroo-
mans hogs have appended sworn state
ments covering the points involved. The
local men have asked vrooman to give
the exact cars ana dates, and have also
suggested that the administration might
find time to make Secretary vrooman
apologize.
Statement by Yards.
In his statement MIR buckingham says;
Secretary Voorrnan's explanation plac-
ing tho charge Internationally upon South
Omaha, aroused the commission men and
the Stock Yards company at this point
to immediate action. A search OF the
records show that on November q, 1912,
j. +. Summers located on Mr.. Vroo-
mans farm near Strahan in Mills county,
Iowa, shipped a carload OF hogs to South
Omaha. The car was sorted up, and
weighed in two lots one lot OF fourteen
OF thirty-eight pigs averaging eighty-five
pounds. The feed tickets made out by
the Stock Yards company and counter
signed by the commission company. to
whom the hogs were consigned, showed
that they were fed altogether five bush
els Of corn. Tho duplicate account OF
sales held by the commission firm and
the charge slip in the hands OF tho Stock
Yards company both show that this corn
was charged up to Mr.. Nrooman'H repre-
sentative at the rate OF 81 per bushel, or
a total of S.. II might be added that the
charge OF 81 per bushel for corn was the
regulation price charged at all market
points at that time and that the charge
includes, not only the cost OF the corn.
but the cost OF handling and feeding, as
well as tho cost OF other services for
xsylaig rat IN ~ In AZ
At the request OF the various interests
at the yards who resent the charge OF
the assistant secretary OF agriculture that
they are robbers the commission company
that handled Mr., Vroomans shipment OF
hogs makes affidavit regarding the facts
which verify the books, feed slips. and
all other records now held by the Stock
Yards company.
Apology the Nice Thins.
Stockmen at the yards feel that an
official OF the government occupying the
position OF assistant secretary OF agri-
rash statement to go uncorrected. They
believe that Mr.. NORMAN should have
been sure of his facts before publicly
barons. They feel that Mr.. voorman
owes Il TO his position, and to the live
stock interests of the west to Investigate
the subject and set the country right by
Magic city Gossip.
The city council will meet tomorrow
evening at the city hall.
For Rent-Eight-room modern house.
s0a N. 2sd St.
Mrst Paul Pabbionis Is reported seri-
ously Ill at her home, Bis Q street.
office space for rent in Bee office, 231s
n street. Terms reasonable. Well known
location. Tel South q.
John N. Tanner owner and editor OF
the Daily Democrat IL III at his home
with an attack Of la grippe
The women OF the Moose club will give
a public card party next Tuesday after
noon at the Moose home, Twenty-fifth
and M streets.
The Mystic Workers OF the World viii
meet at the Odd Fellows hall at Twenty
fourth and NJ streets next Tuesday even
ing at o'clock.
The Merrymakers win give their usual