Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-11-20
NEBRASKA prODUCT TRAN.
IL Gets Hack AIier Jnunt Of over
Two Tho usand Miles.


the union depot Ut Omaha after triy
through the eastern states consuming
twenty-five days. During this time
the delegates in charge OF the exhibit
have travelled over =, POO miles, and
have exhibited at forty mine cities and
towns in Iowa. Illinois, Indiana. Ohio
and Pennsylvania.
The route was taken over the Chi
cago, burlington Il Quincy from Oma-
ha to Chicago, then over the Pennsyl-
vania road to Roc hester Pa. thence
back by way OF the Pan Handle 10
Chicago ana over the Chicago 4 North
western to Omaha.
At every point where a stop was
made the people flocked to the train
in crowds, not only the towns people,
| but farmers came in from every direc-
ton, some OF them from a distance OF
len to twenty miles.
IL was great surprise to these peo-
| pie to gaze upon such splendid pro-
ducts OF the soil ana the visitors were
LOUD in their praises.
The newspapers all along the route
spoke most highly OF the exhibit and
although California and Il Florida
train had been over a good deal of the
ground, the showing made by Ne
oraska was pronounced ahead OF any
thing ever before seen. From Gods
country, was the way one enthusiast
tic journal headed its account OF the
train. Some idea OF the interest taken
in the train by eastern people may be
,ruf f,n IA - : Il;
schools were dismissed in many places
To allow the children to see the ex-
hibit.
1t is estimated that $50, 900 people
visited the train during the trip. and
whole car load OF printed matter was
distributed among them
The gentlemen in charge OF the train
are most enthusiastic over the result
OF the trip and are already talking
about repeating the same thing on u
much larger scale next year. Railroad
men who have taken great interest in
the scheme suggest that next time they
should take full train with an exhibit
GOV ering every branch Of industry and
continue the trip clear to Boston, COW
erlng New York and the New England
states in most thorough manner.
After doing SO much to turn the at
tcntion OF the people of the east to-
ward Nebraska the business men of
Omaha thought that they could show.
their appreciation in no better way
than ny turning out To welcome home
the citlzens in charge of the train. and
this they did in good style
The easterners frankly acknowl-
edged that they were not in it with
Nebraska when it came to raising DO
tatoes, and many of them offered %
cents fora single tuoer for seed. but not
thing was sold. What few speci-
mems could be spared were freely given
away, but it was at the risk OF excit-
ing jealousy in the crowd. Corn was
also begged, particularly sweet corn,
and when it was impossible to get
any, us was generally the case kernels
were surreptitously picked from the
ears along the sides of the car There
is abundant evidence OF this kim OF
petty piifering, although the guilty
parties undoubtedly thought they were
justified under the circumstances.
AT Massillon woman picked up an
ear OF sweet corn from the Douglas
county exhibit and carried it away.
Mr.. Walsh soon missed il ana offered $40
for its recovery. One OF the other del
egates discovered the purloiner on the
platform and the missing car was re-
turned. 1t was necessary all the while
TO keep IL strict watch on the exhibits,
ha 10
OF the samples for seed.
y jar of Japanese buckwheat is to
be sent back TO Russell Bros, at Mas
sillon, O., as they exacted that prom
Use from the delegates while the train
was there.
1t was found difficult to keep the
people moving through the cars in
order to give verybody n chance, and
the delegates had to constantly hurry
them along. The train did not travel
ut night ana evening the cars were
open. While in Ohio one enthusiast
declared that the exhibit was all right,
but that Ohio had squash that Ne
braska could not equal. He offered to
pay the expenses of delegate to go
ana see it in case it should be found
that he was wrong.
The offer was accepted, and the
Ohio farmer had to foot the bill, for
when he produced II vegetable weigh
ing uinety-eight pounds. the Nebras-
kans coolly led him up and introduced
him to The lS5-pounder from Merrrck
county. 1t took nearly quart of
stimuiant 10 revive MIN.
Inc delegates worked hard in fact
there was SO much rivalry between
them in getting hold OF the press rep
resentatives and showing up the pro-
ducts of their own counties that it
engendered such IL feeling OF jealousy
that the association committee had to
take hold of the matter ana make an
inllexiole rule that all press men were
TO be ut once turned over to the COM
mlttee ana shown through the train by
them. This was to avoid any discrim-
nation, but even then the energetic
delegates found an opportunity to get
in a few good words for their special
charges.
Among resolutions passed on the
train were the following:
The delegates OF the several counties
OF the state OF Nebraska represented
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