Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-10
TO ASK DISMISSAL
OF NORMAL BOARD
Contractors All Over State Dis
pleased with Awarding Of Con-
tract for Kearney Building.
HOLD MEETING ON THURSDAY

A movement toward securing,
through Governor Morehead, the
summary dismissal OF the state nor
NAL board is brewing at this mo-
meat among some Of the leading
building contractors Of Omaha. II
is likely to come to a head next
Thursday evening, when the contrac-
tors Of Omaha are to hold a meet
ing at the Hotel Rome.
Contractors all over the state are under
Ugh excitement over the action OF the
state Normal board in awarding the con-
tract for the construction OF the audi
forum at the Kearney Normal school TO
The highest bidder instead OF the low
est, as lie customary The details OF this
transaction and the secret methods that
led up 70 II were exposed in The Bee
some days ago. Since then the contractors
have been vowing among themselves
looked into and that something must
he done.
Organize che state.
The meeting for Thursday night Is
cslled primarily as preliminary meet
made for a larger meeting Of the con.
factors for the purpose OF organizing
state association. The state assooia-
ton is to be organized TO eliminate a lot
y abuses TO which the contractors are
now subject. to provide an information
bureau for the trade. to provide a COL
lection bureau and legislative body
that would systematically look after the
interests OF the contractors In the legis-
lature.
But while the meeting Thursday night
il called 10 make preliminary arrange.
ments for the state meeting. the excite
inent over she methods OF the State Nor
NAL board Is too high at present among
She local contractors 20 allow tho even
luz TO 90 by without the subject being
brought up. and among those best In
formed II ss confidently expected that a
resolution will be adopted asking the
governor TO dismiss the normal board.
or at least those responsible for what
are considered high-handed methods IN
this kearney Normal auditorium matter
AZ the same time II IL expected that the
resolution is 20 be carried Immediately
10 the higher body. which viii be the
convention OF contractors from all over
ne state. TO meet within a few weeks.
FIX Meeting Place.
the place OF meeting for the contrac-
tors OF the state has not yet been fixed.
but Is to be settled at the meeting Thurs.
aay Lincoln and Columbus are bidders
Tor the state convention. II is likely 10
ne held at one Of these two places.
John stineheart OF Nebraska City. viee
president Of the Nebraska Manufacturers
association and president Of the Nebraska
casualty association. is to be the pr,ncl-
raj speaker at the Thursday meeting
y r.. Lawreason OF Omaha IL also n
peak ON the organization work. X. M
Eickel. editor OF the Midwest construo.
ton News, will probably preside as tom
rirary chairman, as he has been activ,
70 agitating the movement for organI.a
Ion.
Among the contractors who are xrea4i,
terested In the movement for a stat.
ssociation are President Toms, secretar,
elley and ex-Prestdent Grant Parson,
Ray Gould, all OF the Omaha Build.
= exchange.
tLe state association IL 20 be patteynet
newhat after the Master Buildern' ~
atlon Of Iowa, with headquarters a,
Dss Molnes