Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-01

him the entire responsibility. What is
needed is that these parties should all come
to \ perfect understanding of the situation
and the requirements in the case, and salts
factory means can then be devised for per-
fecting the details for a change. Those
financially interested at the lake are per-
fectly willing to give literally toward max
ing necessary improvements. and the work
can be accomplished without outside
assistance if gone about in the proper man.
ner. Benefit days, merchants subscription
papers, etc, will not secure the money, as
the amount must be raised by those directly
interested. Odell Bros. 81 Co. have offered
to give $500 to the lake Improvement fund as
soon as $1,000 is raised. Manager Reed OF
the motor line is also willing to do his part in
the matter, and says he will give whatever
shall be deemed his share by fair judges. IL
is very possible that this gentleman has been
previously misunderstood, for he has GER
tainly made several generous offers within
the past week. When approached in regard
to children's day at Manawa, he promptly
offered to carry all of the children both ways
and would not charge them a cent. When
asked for a subscription to the regatta fund,
he offered to give 40 per cent OF the gross
earnings Of his line for the two days of the
regatta. The children's day plan will be
carried out, but the regatta scheme has fallen
through, and is as dead as a door nall" 1t
seems that the committee in charge OF the
latter project became discouraged very easily,
as Mr.. Reeds subscription would amount to
$500 at the very least calculation, and the re-
quired amount was only twice that sum.
There are yet several days to elapSe before
the return of the Mississippi Valley Rowing
association from Salt Lake, and THE BEE
voices the sentiments of many citizens when
it advises the regatta committee to renew its
work. All of the interests of Manawa Will
give literally to the fund, as the expenditure
will bring immediate returns with "a large ln-
crease. The steamboat men have agreed to
put the price of round trip tickets across the
lake on those days down to 10 cents, 1t is
not expected that the hotel would subscribe
so, although it could give a percentage of its
receipts. 1t is understood that the hotels OF
the city have offered to entertain the racing
| crews free of expense, in view of the large
| attendance from outside that the regatta
| would draw to the city. In view of these
facts it seems that the committee has gwen
up altogether too soon, and has shown a Ia
mentable lack Of perseverance,. 1t is not yet
too late to push the affair through to a sue
cessful issue, and The BEE hopes to see II
done. Although the improvement scheme is
not dead, still 1t is soundly sleeping, and 1t Is
time that it was awakened. An experienced
engineer has gone over the ground and states
that the work can be done for So, 500. AS be
ready raised. The motor line promises lib
eral assistance, as also do the steamers anc
|. other Manawa interests. Aside from these
there are several parties heavily interested
in real estate in the southern part OF the city
who cannot afford to let the lake disappear
and the motor line become a thing OF thu
past. With all of these yet to hear from, l
certainly seems that there should be no diff
Guilty in securing the necessary amount.