Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21
.ANUFACTURERS EXPOSITION
braska's Big Show Ready for Visitors on
Monday Evening.
|ME PATRONAGE HAS BEEN A SUCCESS

viewing the Movement that has Given
Manufacturing In Nebraska = Great
stimuius-Names OF tho Firms
that VIII BE Represented.
The second annual exposition of the Manu-
cturers and Consumers association OF Me-
aska will open tomorrow Monday even
3 In the Coliseum building. No amount Of
bney or pains has been spared TO make
Is the crowning event of the whole year,
far as public entertainments are con-
rned. For the past three months the man
Rcturers not only OF Omaha, but OF the
pole state, have been preparing for this
inual showing of the progress made in the
anufacturing industries of Nebraska No
position or entertainment of any kind has
er been held in the city in which so many
ointment business houses have taken part
in the present exposition. Last year the
mber of exhibitors was large, but q good
any staid out for fear that 1t would not be
success, but this year there were no fears
be overcome and the manufacturers were
ly too glad to get space.
Some idea of the extent Of the exposition
by be gained from the list Of exhibitors,
hich will be found to contain the names
almost all the prominent manufacturers
the state. The exhibitors are as follows,
Idncoln-Lincoln Range and Furnace COM
hny, Lincoln Mantel and Cabinet company,
'ncoln Suspender company, Farmers and
Ierchants Insurance company, Nebraska
grle company, w. B. Howard Medicine
,fjpany, Cooper Radiator company, Lincoln
lottery company, Purity Extract company,
Rstpham Bros, Haish Manual Training
rn;ol.
DNeill-Germauy Chicory company.
3earney-Hub Printing company, Me-
raska Broom company, Kearney Cotton
hill.
Crete-C G. White, -four mills.
Blair-Haler Proprietary company, Noble
pphtheria Remedy company.
Fremont-Henry WOLF, Creamery Package
ompany, Mark g. Mooney.
Observation-Disclosures Paint and Ochre
company.
Weeping water-Chase Manufacturing
company.
Nebraska City -McElhiney Manufactur-
ng company, Miller g. Egap.
Omaha-Drummond Carriage company,
Louth Omaha Ice company, Hayden Bros,
y. w. Wells, High School manual training
department., III. F.. Cady Lumber company,
omaha Box factory, Woodman Linseed Oil
ilicon works, p. ]. Quealey Soap company,
Omaha Hydraulic Pressed Brick company,
w. A. Page Soap company, Farrell Il Co.,
american Biscuit and Manufacturing com
Pany, Krug Brewing company, Omaha Pa
Ier Box company, Kopp, Dreibus 4 Co.,
Davis s. Cowgirl Iron works. Consolidated
Coffee company, Max Meyer & Bro, Omaha
fdilling company, Omaha Tent and Awning
ompany, Omaha Mattress company, S.
Gilman, Frost & Harris, Haarmann
inegar works, Gedney Pickle company,
Garter oWhite Lead works, Billow 81
.Doup, Industrial Iron works, John Power,
IDrexel Stone company, e. j. Refrigler, Sher-
IMAM g. Mcconnell, Sutphen & Son, A.
Stained Glass company, Henry Grebe, f. NJ
Hulse company, Morse-Coe Shoe company,
Paxton g. Vierling Iron works.
The Opening Program.
AS already noted the exposition will open
on Monday evening, and there will be an ap-
rropriate program arranged for the occa-
sion. The details, however, are not en-!
tirely completed rs yet 1t is definitely set
lied that there will be short addresses by
Mayor Bemis of Omaha and Congressman
Bryan of Lincoln. There will also be other
Speakers but it is the intention to make the
opening ceremonies very brief, so as to give
the visitors the time to see the exhibits, the
Supposition being that the people who at
tend will be more desirious of seeing some
thing than Of listening to speechmaking.
The Manufacturers exposition differs in
Zone very important feature at least from the
great majority of public entertainments 1t
HIS not scheme for making money, but is
undertaken for the one purpose of Instruct
Sng the people as to what kind and quality
Of goods are made In the state. In other
words it Is for the purpose Of stimulating
the home patronage movement and OF show
ing the people where and how they can se-
cure goods of homo production. That being
the object of the exposition only Nebraska
manufacturers have been allowed to take
{pert In it, and to all such as would join the
associetiO space has been allotted tree Of
charge Any surplus that may remain in
he treasury from the gate receipts is used
o still further stimulate the manufacturing
Industries by spreading the home patronage
lea over the state.
AS the exposition Is under the manage
leHt of the Manufacturers and Consumers
ssociation brief review Of that organiza-
en- and of the socalled home patronage
'ovement may not be out of place.
The Crop Failure.
The failure Of the crop of 1890 and the con-
pquent commercial depression succeeding II
irned the attention OF the people of Ne
faska In the direction of the manufacturing
dustries 1t seemed to dawn upon the
ople of a sudden that so long as the pros
srity OF this state was dependent solely
BON agricultural interests SO long business
agnation would follow upon the heels of
c0p failure. All over the state men were
Aying, "Our cities have become too large
live entirely from the trade furnished
the farm, and we must have large and
VERSE manufacturing industries, which
yill support our growing population, increase
me amount of money in general circulation
nd create sufficient wealth to place the
tate on q more solid basis" But how to SO.
ure this much desired result was the prob,
EN- sticking solution. Some said we must
aise bonuses and induce manufacturers To
move here from other states, but to no pur.
pose, poor men having no money and the
Wealthy being unwilling to part with it foI
hat purpose Others said we must adver,
ise the resources Of our state and by that
means attract capital. After ali the various
opinions were discussed and weighed the
problem Of "How shall we secure manufac
uring industries and make our state more
han an agricultural communityl" was nc
Nearer solution.
Al this point THE BEE commenced an in
yestigation among the manufacturers al
omaha and soon discovered that there were
llready a large number of factories turning
but great variety of goods, but that the
najority Of these institutions were running
gery much below the full capacity OF theil