Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 19, 1902, Page 5

UIDE LIGHT UNDER BUSHEL B A Boisor Tells Nebra'ky Laod Agents of Ose Importent Failirg, POINTS CUT NECESSITY FOR PUBLICITY © fuys Meal Estate Agents Should Form Dinirtet Advers Orzanizations te tise Ilesources amd Advane tages of Thelr State, The mernt Real Estate Dealers pled with a discussion and inyestmont Under the gencral themo of “What Ne- brasak Has to Offer and How to Offer It." Willls Cadwell of Broken Bow spoke of present crop, real estate and general bus- Iness conditions In the counties of Greeley, Valley, Howard, Sherman, Custer, Hall, Buffalo and Dawson. The speaker sald that corn averages from twenty bushels por acre, winter wheat twenty to forty bushels; rye, about twenty-five bushels. He took up the question of al- falfa, which grows in all smooth valley lands, yielding from three to five tons per acre. He exhibited a photograph of four cuttings of alfalfa grown on Muddy Valley, adjoining Broken Bow, the first ylelding three tons per sere. second cut- ting two tons, third cutting two tons and fourth cutting one ton; total, eight tons per acre. All the hill land that is capable of cultivation will grow alfalfa, ylelding three tons per acre. The Platte vallay from Grand Island west into Dawson county ylelds large quantities of alfalfa; at the Soldiers’ home 200 acres in alfalfa yielded a gross income in 1901 of $65 per Acre. As an {llustratioh of income from corn’ lands in the central district and states of Iowa and Illinols, the average vleld fn the latter states is thirty bushels per mere at 35 conts per bushel of the praska vention was occu- of immigration & wesklor making $10.50 per acre, with a rental value | of %, which would be 6 per cent on $100 per acre. The central counties of Nebraska ralse corn averaging twenty-five bushels per acre at 25 cents per bushel, a gross in- come of $6.25, a rental of $2.08, being 5 per cent on $40 per acre, these lands being ®0ld from $10 to $30 per acre. On a safe estimate, figuring the actual product of the yield and growth of grasses utilized for mrazing, the real value of lands in cqutral Nebraska s from $10 to $60 per acre T. C. Patterson, from North Platte, speoking for the west central section, de- voted his time to showing the value of ir- rigation to-western Nebraska and the cat- tle and grazing interests. He was followed by Cyrus E. Watson, state labor commissioner, who dwelt upon the Importanee of collecting facts as to the agricultural and grazing business of the state: Light of Publicity. “How May Tmmigration to Nebraska be Promoted” was the theme of E. A. Benson He said that through advertising there has been ‘a heavy tide of immigration into Conadai North Dakota, South Dakota, Mis- sourl and Kaneas, while Nebraska has not secured 18 share. “We have advantages which cannot be secured in any of the stites. named;” eaid he. “There is a re son why we are not getting this immigr tion and that is because we don’t adver- tise for It. 1 have taken a paper pub- lished in Des Molnes and I find two pag devoted to advertising lands in the Da- kotas, Canada and Missouri, while there was one 1ittle ‘ad’ from Nebraska. I have watched and counted the advertisments. 1 believe today there hre wmore than 100 men #1070 we promoting ‘Jurmigration to- the Da- Rotds and T dare say there are not three men working exclusively for Nebraska. We have hoped the tide would turn toward us, but we have done nothing to turn it. / “I have three suggestions to make, to be carried out {mmediately, because farmers come between harvest and planting time. First, I would advertise; form districts and put money into a pot to advertise that dls- trict. Each county might form a district. Let a sum of $200 be raised. Describe our average farm at an average price and a dozen farms can be shown, each generally answering the description. A man should be ed to sign the joint advertisement and the responses which come to him should be sent to the agents contributing to the fund in equal amount, the other con- tributors belng motified of the reference of all letters. Iowa and Tllinols is the fleld for our work. If one firm cannot send out & man, let the dealers of the county unite to send out & man to advertise. Let the commissions made on eales effected by this man be divided between the contributors to tho fund, “Another suggestion is the formation of & press bureau. Secure some man at a central point, whose business it would be to preparo attractive reading matter which may be published in the newspapers of the \state about the advantages of the diftorent soctions. Get somebody to cen- sor. the matter and get out a bulletin. I hellgve the mewspapers will co-ope: 1 dare say that we do mot know all about obrtown sfate and the result of this pub- leity will surprise ue.” Discusilon of Adv D. L. Pond of Inman, L. M, Graham of Stockyille, T. O. Patterson of North Platte, Willis Caldwell of York county, C. F. Hor- ner of Lexington, A.'F. Ballah of Neligh, F. M. Rublee of Broken Bow and W, H. Cawglll. of ‘Holdrege. participated in the iscussion that followed. Mr. Cowglll sald: gents from Holdrege, Wilcox, Ber- trand and Ragan formed a soclety. The members contribute b per cent of commis- slons to the fund of the soclety, All eales are reported to the becretary. We accu- mulated quite a sum of money, which we used in many ways, We are gotting ready to send someone to the east. About Octo- ber 1 we prorated the surplus funds to the members, hecause we had more money on hand tham we knew what to do with, We fine membérs who attempt to plug deals. When & man comes to town nobody bo'h- ers'tifm.” We sell when we can, but do not worry him by sending him out with too many agents. We understand one another in our distriet now and have done better businesy than ever béfore. Admission to the Mssociation is upon the basis of the amount of funds on hand. If the amount on hand 13 equal to $100 & member the Dew member must put up $100. Advertising is done in the Sunday newspapers of the large A to fifty | cutting | clties We get and these a going into d Other speakers of the morning wers B L. Myers of Newport, who dealt with the north central and J. R Buchanan, whose subject was “Immigration From the Standpoint of the General Pas senger Agent.” Roster of Out-of-Town Delegntes, The following out-of-town members of the association were registered at noon Charles Spence, Bladen; P. S. Heaton, Cen- tral City: H. N, Link, Millard; Bob Ap- pleby, Stanton; W. H. Cowgill, Holdrege; R. P. Scott, Bridgeport; L. A. White, Syra- | cuse; John' Eilis, Beatrice; E. L. Myers, | Newport; J. A. Fike, Newport; 0. P. | Baker, Exeter; Loyal M. Graham, Stock- ville Harry L. Keefe, West Point; M Lyons, Emmet; Charles McKensie, Pender; F. M. Rublee, Broken Bow; F. J. Dishner, O'Nelll; T. R. Evans, Norden; John A. Slater, Minden; John T. Bressler, Wayne; C. H. Swallow, Humpbrey; W. H Sampson, Grand Tsland; N. T. Hall, Trenton; D. L. Pond, Inman; F. 0. Goodwin, Genoa: G. Wilson, Genoa; C. N. Averill, Alexandria; J. A. Douglas, Bassett; T. V. Golden, O'Nefll; D. B Spanogle, Red Cloud; John Lorge, Ran- | dolph: Wilis Caldwell, Broken Bow: T. L. | Porter, Alma; John Shepherd, Ster- |ling; 'R M. Peyton, Crelghton, H [ M. Davis, Ord; John L. Barber, Bancrott; R. J. Tate, Plainview; Henry Hocken- berger, Columbus, James R. Foree, Teka- mah; Lem Tibbets, Hastings; rell, Lincoln; Orlando Tefft, Avoc Kreitz, Lexington; W. W. Hason Turner, Plerce; H. B. St. Paul; Lee Ault, Naponee; Fred L. Bar- clay, Stuart; Louls Lesiewr, Papillion A, P. Young, Syracuse; J. P Heald, Osceola; H. L. Cook, St. Paul Organized Co-operative Effort. inquiries during the week tollowed ‘up by circulars counties F. The theme of the afternoon session was “Organized Co-operative Effort.”” At announced a committee oh lmmigration as | follows: E. A. Benson of Omaha, Willis Cadwell of Broken Bow, T. C. Patterson of North Platte, W. H. Cowglll of Holdrege, D. C. Shelter of Wilcox, L. Graham of | Frontier county, J. R. Buchanan of Omaha and James Conkling of Franklin The first number on the program was the spoke of the mecessity of organlzation on the part of people engaged in commerce, and the work it can do for the bemefit of the community and the interests of ita members; that it can advertise its resotrces and present ‘a unfon of the people against corporato aggression and against public ex- travagance. T. V. Golden of O'Nelll offered a resolu- tion on the subject of leasing the govern- ment land, denouncing the proposed action of congress in providing for the leasing of lands. to the committee on resolutions, follows: the press dispatches that ex parte negotia- tions‘are now in progress to commit our representatives in congr to favor a measure providing for the leasing of the government lands of Nebraska in large bodies to syndicates, corporations or in- dividuals for grazing purposes, at a nominal rental, and permitting the 'same to be fenced, thus withdrawing the same from the opération of the homestead laws; there. fore be it, Resolyed, That this convention of real estate denlers of Nebraska opposes any ac- tlon of congress or the Department of the Interfor in withdrawing any of the public flomain from the operation of the present homestead lnws; an Resolved, That a copy of these resolu- tions be forwarded to the Nebraska delega- tion in congress. Official Crop Reports. B. 0. Rewick of Lincoln, secrotary of the Commercal club, said ‘hat what Nebraska needs is official crop statistics for the pur- pose of advertising. He aleo referred to the necessity for equalify In taxation, say- Ing that the farms are not taxed as heavy as city property. Statistics of crops should be in the east early after harvest, so that tarmers can change their location without losing & crop. T. J. Everett of the Schuyler Commereial club, an organization of sixty members in a town of 3,000 people, told of the effort of the club to secure a state federation, and asked that the matter be taken up by the real estate dealers. Secretary Hanson then made a short talk on the advantages of organization, and pre- sented questions of legislation which will be considered later. He presented blank pledges for renewals of membership. He ®ald that local socleties had been organized at Lincoln and Broken Bow, with a district assoclation at Grand Island. The president suggested the idea of an official organ for the association, and H. M. Bushnell spoke briefly. The committee on mominations reported as follows: For president, James Conkling of Franklin; for secretary, J. F. Hanson of Fremont; for treasurer, R. E. Moore of Lincoln; for vice presidents, Willls Cad- well of Broken Bow, H. E. Elilott of Co- lumbus, John B, Reed of Lineoln, A. D. Curtis of Goneva, - A. Slater of Minden and George G. Wallace of Omaha; for direc- tors, A. L. Krause of West Point, T. C. Patterson of North Platte, T, E. Doty of David City, Lem Tibbetts of Hastings, A. J. Leach of Oakdale and J. G. Preston of Oxford. The association then went to inspect the Union Pacific ¥ No other pllls on X King's New Life Pills for stomach, liver and kidneys. No cure,.no pay. 25e. For sale by Kuhn & Co, The second concert by the Omaha Com- mercial college orchestra, of whick Prof. P. Braun is director, will be.given this evening at the college hall, Seventeenth and Douglas streets. tra, Miss O'Brien, soprano; Willlam La Violette, violinist; Frank Kerkow, trom- bonist; Prot. Ritchie, elocutionist; Prof. P. Braun, planist, and Robert Hall, soloist, will render selections, as follow Schottische—Sulu Baby. Waltze—Autumn Bud. Bohemian Girl... Violin Solo—Cavitena.. . """ Witliam La Vioiette, Baritone Bolo—Selected Robert Hall. Indian War Dance... H. Belstedt, jr. Recitation—Selected o . Prof. G. M. Ritchie. Plano Solo-Ovr Gallant Boys. Prot. P. Braun, Soprang Solo—Rose of Killarney...Johnson Miss M. O'Brien Bridal Chorus . Trombone Solo—Holy City Rehottisch Frank Kerkow. | §ehottische Steinha ..Losder Moses-Tobani Raft Lohengrin Adam merica’s Best CHANMPAGNE “SPECIAL DRY."” “BRUT.” “QOLD SEAL’ is made by the Frenoh process from the in our own vineyards, eacels any other | choicast grapes, grown Aamerican wine and equals any lmported. Chris mas dinoer is complete wit t it. “(JOLD SEAL" may be placed on the table of the most fas- tidious conuois~eur without fear of criticism or eomparison with | say imported champazoe. Why' pay twice ss much for foreign label ORDER A CASE FOR CHRI!SIMAS, “GOLD SBEAL' is sold everywhere and served at all leadi clubs and cales. URBANA WINE CO., URBANA, N Y. SOLE MAKER. H. M. Bush- | Douglas, Crete; | VanDrear, | the | opening of the session President Conkling | address of H. M. Bushnell of Lincoln, who | The resolution, which was referred | Whereas, It 18 now currently reported in | Besides a full orches- | | holdings THE OMAHA DAI LY BEE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 1902 REFORM STATE'S TAX SYSTE Bentiment Expressed by Speakers at the | Real Estata Oonvention. | EQUALITY OF ASSESSMENT IS URGED Speakers Defects in the Taxation Laws of Nebraska and Plead for Aetlon by the Leg! There was a larger crowd than usual at the Nebraska real estate convention last night. W. G. Ure was the first speaker, being introduced as “the tax flend of | Omaha” by the president. He spoke of state taxes, saying that the assessed value | of Nebraska is $180,000,000, while probably there is $2,000,000,000 worth of property in the state, and that If the constitutional provisions were enforced a levy of 1 mill would be sufficient for state purposet “Even the city of Omaha,” he sald, “is not tax-burdened, although some property bears more than Its just proportion. Our complaint is not so much because too much money is raised as because of the inequality of the asseesment. The practice of tax- ation pursued in Nebraska is {iniquitous We elect our assessors not because they are qualified, but because they need the Job. “Allowing our system to remain as at present, T would suggest six changes. First, a state officer in charge of the assessors; second, power in the State Board of Equal- | 1zation to increase assessments of countles; | fourth, a county assessor to devote his entire time to the businees; fifth, all sched- ules to be made under cath; sixth, publica- tion of the personal property assessment.” The speaker then took up the question of the expenditures of the city, county and state, saying that the greatest publicity €hould be given to expenditures. He hoped the state association would take up the contest started by the Omaha exchange until every plece of property in the state will bear its just proportion of taxes. Melntos on City Taxation. The second speaker was J. H. McIntosh, who presented a paper on the subject of “Municipal Taxation.”” He sald in part: “Since the beginning taxation has been a cause of trouble. In Nebraska equality of taxation is the fundamental requisite of all taxation laws. As to municipal corpo- rations the law provides that taxes must be levied equally, and the constitution re- strains the legislature from abating taxes. The supreme court in its decision has given lite and vigor to these requirements yet with all of these we know that t throughout the atate are reither equal nor proportionate. The inequalities always have existed in this state. * They are op- posed to the constitution. A variety of reasons are glven for these Inequalitles. Some assert the trouble is in the revenue laws, some that it is because of individual Qishonesty, and others that it Is because of sectional selfishness. The present gen- eral revenue law is generally a good law but it needs some amendment. Why should railroads passing through a municipality or village be not taxed equally with other property within the city by the same tax- ing power? The rallroads claim that the property should be assessed as a unit. This is not true. Every factory and jobbing houee s a part of a system and would amount to ngthing except for thelr business outside of tffe municipality. * “All that part of the municipal property distributed along the lines {s not assessed for municipal purposes, for the municl- palities do not- run along. the line. The property escapés municipal taxation, as many more miles of road lje outside of town limits than lle within those limits. As tax shirking dodge the present system fis 4 success. The people of the state have silently submitted for more than thirty years. The cities protect rallroad property as they protect other property, and the ex- pense should be borne by all alike, Deficient in Enforcement. “Aside from this, the general revenue law 1s not so deficient In fte terms as in its enforcement. Every assessor {8 sworn to form his duty, and after the assessment is made he makes oath as to its accuracy and that he has not connived at any at tempt to evade taxation. In every county of the state the records preserve the per- jdry. Here is another place where the law should be changed. The boards of equaliza. tion should be empowered to bring the standard of values to the comstitutional limit municipal boards cannot equalize. The pres- ent state levy will not meet the fixed charges of the state, because of the dif- ficulty in equalizing the tax between the countles by varying the rate.” Mr. McIntosh urged the real estate men to work with the legislature to secure the following laws: 1. Providing that the property of rail- roads within the corporate limits of cities and villages shall be valued and assessed ors on the same basis within the taxing dis- 2. Empowering _county and municipal boards of equalization to place on the assessment roll all property within their Jurisdiction at its fair cash valuation. 3. Clothing the state board of equaliza- tion with authority and making it its duty to equalize the state tax between the dif- ferent countles of the state by bringing county valuations to their fair cash value as a common standard, when it finds this has not already been done, making the state levy uniform throughout the state. Call for Mr. Rosewster. Edward Rosewater, #s he entered the hall, was received with cheers, and in re- sponse to calls came to the platform. He said in effect: “I want to talk as a taxpayer. For nearly twenty-five years I have been & champion of just taxation. You have heard Mr. Mcln- tosh's able paper, but the question ls: How to get the law? I have thought that the proper way to get the matter settled must be the organization of tax reform leagues 1o all counties of the state. The great question is to get all property on the tax books. The question has been discussed in older states and we can profit by their ex- perience, 50 far as it can be applied under our constitutiop. There are some things we cannot do. In Kentucky they have n franchise taxation system, which also ap- plies in a measure to Missourl. We talk much of the distribution of railroad prop- erty at the terminals, but we have never been able to find the distribution. It 1s Qifcult to strive for just taxation without being called an ememy of railroads. The taxes of the roads are not pald by the stockholders, but by the patrons. “I would Iifte to see this meeting here to- night give momentum to the tax reform league of Nebraska, with branches in all parts of the state. It your work does not show in the statute books it will come to naught “There is not a scrap of paper at Lin- colp to show what these railroads are made of. In Ilinols and Missouri days are fixed for hearing the question of assessment of railroads. The Indiana law is the one we ould follow. It has stood the test of the ate and federal courts. In that state the of the roads are itemized In South Daketa all property s equalized by assessment. | Stand for Real Values. l n Omaba we have started to make as- sessment on actual value, showing $128,- | 000,000 of value, with but §154,000,000 in the ate. If you want to ralse real estate values you should stand for renl values. There is no use of a multiplicity of assess- At the present time the county and | ments. There should be one assessor, with a board of review made from residents of each township to equalize values. The local assessors wateh to see that no ethers make lower assessments than they do and the result is ridiculous. ‘We may as well be plain. The State Beard of Bqualization gave out that the average assessment was but 10 per cent of the property's real value. I have the record of land sales from January to July in the principal counties of the state and find that it varies from one-fifth to one-tenth in ex- treme cases. We can't fight this battle alone for Omaha and Douglas county. We want your help. I find the governor-elect is in full accord with our position and be- leve 1If just assessment lawe be passed he will sign them.” J. N. Clarke of Hastings then spoke on the subject of “Reform in the Method of Mortgage Foreclosure. H. L. Keefe of West Point made a strong appeal for Increased membership in the as- soclation. Charles McKensie of Pender urged each porson present to circulate petitions call- ing upon the members of the legislature to pass the laws recommended by the assocla- tion. Then followed a dlscussion as to ways and means of building up the membership of the association. On motion of G. G. Wallace the president was authorized to appoint a legislative committee. T. V. Golden of O'Nefll, C. . Harrison and Willlam Stull belfeved that work should be done with the legislators before they go to Lincoln Boils, Sores ana Tetons Find prompt, sure cure in Bucklen's Arnfea Salve. also eczema, salt rheum, burns, brulses and pllee, or mo pay. 2Se. For sale by Kuhn & Co, FUTURITY ENTRIES LOSE Ingleside Horses Entered for Big Race Show Badly in Smaller One. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18.—The feature of the racing at Ingleside today was the event for 2-year-olds at flve furlongs. It was.-marked by the appearance of Sylvia Talbot and The Fog, {Wo of the candidates for the $16,000 futurity to be run on Satur- day. ‘W. B. McDonough's Honiton wen over Sylvia Talbot. The Fog finished third. Results: First race, futurlty course sellin, Homage won, Ragana Rok II second, Chapple third. Time: 1:14%. Second race, seven-eighths of a mile: Platonfus won, Star Cotton second, Harry | Thatcher third. Time: 1:33. Third race, five-eighths of a mile: Sir Hugh won, Orsina second, Gorgolette third. Time: 1:04%. Fourth race, one mile and a half, sell- ing: Canejo won, Meehanus second, Lou | Welsen third. Time: 1:63. Fifth_race, futurity course, selling: Jim | Gore 11 won, Mocarito second, Veima | Clark third. Time: 1:13%. Sixth race, five-eighths of a mile: Honl- ton won Sylvia_Talbot second, The Fog third. Time: 1:02%. o SUSPEND ANOTHER JOCKEY New Orleans Stewards Rule Plckering ot for Suspicious Come duet, NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18.—John Peters and Commissioner Forster were the only winning favorites today. The stewards have recommended the suspension _of Jockey Pickering for his unsatisfactory ride of the filley Sontag In the first race yesterday. Weather fine. First racg six futlongs: won, Irene Mac second, Candareen third. Time: 1:17. Second race, selling, six furlongs: Andes yiom, Wiion decond, Bummer third. Time: 1:16 2-5. 9 Third race, selling: Wesuvia won, Al- fred C. second, Etrey third. Time: 17 Fourth _race, handicap: Jessle Jarboe won, C. B. Campbell second, Moore third. Time: ~ 1:45. Fifth race, five furlongs: John Peters won, Ben Morro second, St. Tammany third. Time: 1:08. Sixth race, selling, one mile and a six- teenth: Commissioner Forster won, Op- timo second, Atheola third. Time: 1i623<. With the Bowlers. On Lentz & Willlams' bowling alleys last night the Omahas took three from the Germans, The score: OMAHAS. Track slow. Results M. Marcd 3d. Total. 202 198 6n 19 189 15% Furay Zarp . Lehman Huntington Emery Totals. Weber Zitzman . Beselin Yoder A. Krug Totals. St Weeps “During a period of poor health some time ago 1 got a trial bottle of DeWitt's Little Early Risers,” says Justice of ths Peace Adam Shook of New Lisbon, Ind. ‘T teok them and they did me so muck good I bave used thew ever sine Safe, rellable and gentle, DeWitt's Little Early Risers neither gripe nor distress, but stimulate the llver and promote regular and easy action of the bowels. Wright wrongs no man. Wright's old tashioned buckwheat flour is pure, LOCAL BREVITIES. Sam Gilbert, tried in the federal court for selling liquor to Indlans, was found guliy on six counts by the jury. afternoon, charged with beating his wife, and locked up at poilce headquirters.” Ho will have his hearing this morning. The socialists will have a Christmas tree and entertainment at 519 North Sixteenth street next Sunday night. The Women's union meets at 2:30 Friday afternoon to complete arrangements for the same. M. J. Higgins came to Omaha from St. Louls, and after registering at the Douglas of seeing the sights to find that 80 he pos- sessed had taken wings. He reported the tho* at nolice headquarters The Nebraska soclety of the Sons of the American Revolution will meet Saturday evening at the residence of H. 8. Jaynes, 16°L Emmet street. Members of the soclety and their wives and the Daughters of the Revolution are invited to be present. | A “stick-up"” visitor paid a it to Cap- | tain Mostyn at police headquarters yester- day afternoon with a pecullar case to pre- ! sent to the officlal. Lisping, he told his tale | of woe, which to the effect that he had | patronized a local dentist who had agreed | to care for his teeth, extracting several of | them and giving him false ones for §13. The | nearly toothless caller stated that the ex- tractor of molars had retained his c: and 8180 the new teeth, an unpleasant situation for him both in making himself understood and in feeding himself. As the stranger | did not desire to lodge a complaint he was dismissed. Climates wear out. Bmok: do not cure, They relie ' ploms instead of removing causes ; whe wo lake Asthma so thoroughly out the system that nothing remains which can produce an attack; sufferers are soon able to work stand expos return of Asthma. 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