Omaha daily bee., 1892-06-12
NEBRASkNS HOMEMADE SHOW
Manufacturers and Consumers Association s
Great Exposition Formally Opened.
MOST WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF GOODS.
Bewllderingiy Beautiful Eject of the Ar
rangement of the Wares In Artistic
Designs-Thc Opening Exer-
ciscs-About the Association.

The doors OF the remodcled Coliseum were
opened last night and the public admitted 10
the annual exhibition of the Manufacturers
aud Consumers association. The visitors
entered via the inclined plane as usual, but
upon passing the doorkeepers they were
greeted by such a scene as had never before
been witnessed in the Coliseum building.
The whole interior was ablaze with
electric lights, ana there was such
gittering medley OF colors, such a
whirring OF wheels and humming OF d. namos.
such flashing and sparkling OF brass ana
nicklc, such u roar of voices ana crashing of
music that he paused to catch his breath aud
collect his faculties before plungug into the
human stream which flowed through the
aisles aud corridors.
The exposition is more than a success, it is
triumph, and to particularize any OF the
exhibits is to slight others equally as
,neritorious. The immense amphitheater
is filed with booths arranged in
circles about Il magnificent center
piece in the form of a Moorish temple ana
each booth has had bestowed upon it hard
work ana artistic ability. A great beauty OF
the display Is its variety, there being very
few Implications OF any one line of manufac-
ture or trade. To see 1T all and see 1t
thoroughly is the work of hours, and even
when one has made the circuit OF the build
ing he leaves IL with regret that he had not
spent more time in this place or that. To
one with dwarfcd idea of the variety and
extent of tho manufacturing interests of the
state. there Is in store q long succession OF
surprises.
Make 'Em While You watch.
He will pass, for instance, a booth where
pearl buttons are ground out from little ma
chimes and sold to him over the counter. In
another Is n clothing manufuctory, In full
operation, with dozens of sewing machines,
propelled by electricity and presided over by
pretty girls, and all the secrets OF tho man
ufacture OF a stylish So SUIT of clothes laid
open. There Is "A glimpse OF great
shoe factory, where the girls who operate
the giant sowing machines have curly heads
and rogulsh eyes, and all the NIFTY people at
work with the spinning, whtrliug machinery
are in uniform, and plow shoes and dancing
pumps are tossed eff almost as fast as one
can count them.
"A life insurance company has couple OF
dozen very clever tableaux illustrating the
wisdom OF the man who insured and the folly
OF him who did not which Is worth the price
of admission. A paint manufacturer has
handsome mansion in miniature complete
to Bliputan door-knobs, in the center
of a beautifully terraced lawn of
genuine grass. A Nebraska house which
manufactures perfumery and extracts In an
other portion of the hall has portion Of its
space laid of In a miniature park with walks
and drives through real clover and in the
center is little lake with live ducklings
swimming III it and fountain throwing per-
fumed spray. Omaha cigar manufacturers
have booths illustrating every step OF the
manu- facture OF as fine cigars as were ever
imported. from the growing of the plants to
the packing in boxes, and each booth
Is an artistic. gem There are machines
making barb wire fencing, butter by cleo
triclty, fashionable hats from shapeless
pieces of felt. harness and saddles, woven
wire bed springs, and in fact nearly every
thing possible to be manufactured in this
Country.
Towns That Are Represented.
Lincoln. Beatrice, Fremont. Hastings,
KeQrney, Nebraska City and Norfolk have
all contributed nobly to the success of the
enterprise. The last named town has COM
plete OUTFIT Of tools and products connected
with the beet sugar industry. The Ameri-
can District Telegraph company, under tho
management of M. l.. Rheem, has very in
terestng array OF bells ana automatic alarms.
The hungry are fed with free potato chips
from Fremont, corn starch from Nebraska
City, cream and milk from the creameries of
the state, coffee from Omaha and all sorts of
stuff from all sorts of places
The Nebraska City cereal mills has
booth which is worth studying. The whole
exterior is beautifully decorated with
mosaic of gralus of the various sorts used in
the mills. The kearney cotton mills are
There In miniature with u stream of water
rushing through its canal.
The triumph of the exhibit, however, is
the center piece in the form of Moorish
aemple, with domes and minarets of
- coffee cans towering up to the roof of the
building and with space for q comfortable
restaurant inside. On one end is the Omaha
Milling company giving away biscuits and
tie like and on the other is the Page Soap
company with wonderful display of soaps.
The whole thing was designed by an artist
and is IA marvellous piece of work.
But to even give a list of the exhibitors and
the wonders which they have accomplished
would require columns and to see IL intell-
gently is TO gain an education.
Listened to the Mayor.
The sun had shed its setting rays and hid
Its iace behind the western hills night had
Just spread her somoer robes about the city
when the doors OF the Coliseum were thrown
open and for an hour stream of people
poured into the great building ana gazed in
wonder at the display OF Nebraska made
goods. Men, women and children. and tho
turnsti.es ut the'gates furnished the eyidepce
that there were 5000 OF them,
Sna wn4der'd a,slas through the ,bs spacious halls
Tho hour for opening the exposition had
arrived, and AS the Musical Union band
played the Exposition" waltz President w
a. Page, Governor Boyd, Mayor Bems, Rev.
4. L. Mackay, Dan Farrell. jr., w W. Cole,
George M Tbbs, W. Il. Drummond and A.
ChadwIck assembled tho steps TO the platform
and were seated. AS the band concluded
and the strains of the music died away Pres.
ldent Page raped for order and introduced
Rev. Il. l.. Mackay, who invoked the divine
blessing, after which Mayor Bemis spoke us
follows:
- -Alembers OF the Manufacturers and Con-
suhiefs Association OF Nebraska-Ladies and
Scntemen: This Is an important event In the
history or Nebraska, ana IL deyoives upon me,
hs ehlet executive OF this, the largest city In
welcome.
Your association has grand object in view.
whleh is clearly set forth in your prospectus
IN very rev worts. L see that your directors
nave peen selected with great care from,
among the representative BUSINESS men-the
mnnufactureis OF the state-froln Beutrlre
Fremont: Hastings, kearney, Linru.p Ne,
brnska City, Omaha and other leading
cities Your organization is less thnn
one year old and yet you have made grsat
4 strides. nave been eminently succcssful9and
THIS grand exhibit speaks volumes for the
push nnd good business ability OF yonr man
agement. ~
The great Kearney cotton mill is here rep
resented; also the Oxnard beet sugar fac
tories. us wei MS the manufacturers of every
part OF the state. This is "A great state enter
prise, ana not simply an Omaha exhibit. ono
great OBJECT or your or -un!Gation must be TO
engender friend y feelings between All manu-
fucturers aud all the towns ana cities OF the
nd nos i.asr FOR. N.