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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
4
Washington sources announce an upcoming February test for census enumerators. Applicants must be US citizens, 18 to 70, able to write clearly, and reside in the district. At least 68,000 positions to be filled by mid March with April enumeration.
Fire swept the home of G. W. Gentle three or four miles northeast of Angora last Saturday night with contents. Gentle was away earlier. Mrs. Gettle left in afternoon. Insurance with Union Insurance Co. represented by Frank Crouch covers $1,600. Neighboring notes mention snow in Angora and potential move of Alex Blackstone’s family.
In McCook Nebraska visitors at Professor W R Pate’s home praised Roy McAdam’s corn on exhibit noting little difference from prize ears. Kay secured seed from the state college and tended it carefully. The finished corn proves western Nebraska can stand with any corn state in the Union if seed and ground receive justice.
Mrs. Monte Hargraves and Mrs. E. C. McClear hosted dinner parties while several dances filled Alliance venues. The opera house ball drew the largest crowd among the three events. E. D. Davis of Sioux City praised western Nebraska’s agricultural potential and foretold strong farmer profits.
Charles H. Stewart, county attorney, filed suit in Pierce County Court against Nye-Schneider Fowler Company of Fremont alleging violation of state anti trust laws. The case centers on grain price discrimination at Hadar where the Nye-Schneider Fowler firm allegedly charged 6 to 8 cents above market at other yards, harming the independent Farmers Elevator at Ha ar which opened this fall. The suit notes the move led to a long price war and the Ha ar elevator’s closure threat as stockholders seek to avoid losses.
A playful dialogue features Mr Fijit praising his tobacco as the worst he ever smoked and Mrs Fijit retorting that George is smoking her fancy silk, urging him to seal it in a tobacco jar to keep it safe.
The piece reports on the 1909 strike of switchmen on Northwestern railroads. It notes union demands for wage increases and double pay for Sundays and holidays, railroad rebuttals, arbitration debates under Erdman law, and mixed public sentiment as leaders from Abbot Field and Roswell Pield weigh outcomes and implications for labor relations.
Railways argue 30 dollars is the minimum for Chicago to Colorado round trips with guaranteed service. They say a 25 dollar rate would not increase travel, as those willing to pay 25 would pay 30. The system spent 325 thousand dollars advertising Colorado and expects about 110 thousand tourists this past season, with each visitor contributing around 100 dollars locally.
The Big Horn basin in Wyoming near Cody and Thermopolis, with the Shoshone and Grey Bull rivers, is seen as fertile land ripe for irrigation funded by a $50 million federal program. A $6.75 million allocation targets water for 150,000 acres, with a 328 foot dam nearing completion creating a 456,000 acre foot reservoir. Private capital and new towns surge as farming mining and commerce rise, aided by government land and water rights favorable to settlers.
Daniel Willard of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy says wage increases for enginemen and trainmen will be borne by the public through higher rates. He notes railroad earnings and investment rise while operating costs and new engine purchases push expenses, urging managers and employees to settle the issue.
Lord Shaftesbury asserts life offers some good in every thing through his long worldly perspective and measured wisdom.
Officers of the Illinois Central railroad and the Order of Railroad Telegraphers call for mediation. Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Labor Commissioner Neill will hear arguments in Chicago. Telegraphers seek wage increases and scheduling control for telephone operators replacing telegraphers, a major step toward Erdman Act mediated settlements affecting about 350 000 allied workers.
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