The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08
THE EXPOSITION At OMAHA
All the Trans Mississippi States
Are Interested.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE IS INVOKED.
Iapsrtancs Of the Nicaragusn Canal and
the Necessity Of North and South
Trunk Line Roads.


Mr. Tom Richardson. Secretary Deer
Water Utilization Committee. Galveston,
Texas:
Omaha, Neh., March 5.--My Dear SIR;
Referring to your recent favor relative To
the advantages TO be derived from holding
tho exposition OF the Trans Mississippi
States and Territories at Omaha in ISIS,
with reference to encouraging business
with the South. Mexico. Central America
and the West Indies and also the export
ing and importing of Western products
through the gulf ports. permit me, before
taking up these points. TO touch upon the
origin OF the exposition OF tho products,
resources and development OF the twenty
four States and Territory lying west Of
the Mississippi river, FINN Manitoba ana
British Columbia on the North TO Mexico
and the Gulf OF Mexico on the south ana
from the great river ON the east to the
Pacific ocean on the west aud the Trans
Mississippi congress which has unHni-
mously indorsei II, selecting Omaha as the
most central and convenient point where
the people living in this vast region can
easily congregate.
The Trans " Mississippi congress Is com.
posed Of leading men OF all classes, pur-
suits and professions livine west Of the
Mlssiss'ip' Is VIC 49,, Sgi'q .2i'' as
measures to promote the development ana
prosperity Of these Western states ant
tt, ,l,,'n, ''H' l. ,s M
toual congress, The States and the ptople
for adopt.ou. IL knows neither creed. GLASS
nor politics, nor any special system OF
nnahee' Dn' tl'f.i o. az oi'.','. ,i -,
.,r..s az" sa.,itl. MI c.,rs,t,,,.-,. IA IKE
best adyanlSse. ~ ta!s my A. y, s -.
Sph, hl'iiS.-H w." "a t'A- ''-'N'' 20
epSs,ch H. ~ n,,,,.i s,I,, ~, mis- oor
me nlEhth e'l.iuAt se'1,ol' 90 sl,,- '
Eftss was ne+l pa tnls S,.S IT" -ND' s'.''.
last II nan a most ho.Ao', ~ III, ~ ~.
session. ~ VS. ii',,,3 ~. @t '-,,.. me-
men rec tl41e me-, 500 49, '' ..,
ana men OF all shades oI cFll"oh Al ~
In every sense frlFt7- 4 "a I'VE nelF Or -'l-
peopr on VIZ 49, .S,, 'A ,..s...s.i,,s
from the Eun 70 inc BRUSH Ff'a'- ''''i7
In the discussions tht iati hr ~"r
parent That the states lyiuk EAST OF i'r
Mtssi2ipw haa be' = i@rersa ,'.,-
meat. beginning with lhe Senitnnla' ~
ls7S at Philadelphia aud continuing
through Tire New Orleans hNNoslN.u
Worlds Fair a. Chicago snt thr cotton
Stateq' Exposition az Atlanta, "lle zee
Pacific coast WAS favored ly tne MlnWiN-
ter Fair az san Francisco.
WhNu no exposition ot inf growth hNl
rrosr,-r4ty of the Trans Mississippi stefes
and TERRITORIES. as The Eest, South W ~si
ara Pacific r0ns- had such aNhirifs. tnt
srsRcstion was neac 60 have cue
for the states AMI Territories wfst
-.is ;. '..-.,.t ....f,. "a 49,. f.-.ut,..
h!aa rxpnEitian :, chicago IN ia. T1si
iu.f v.fh tuF,art favor. anA tho following
r,sstttIcn vps ofrrol and un4aUn,g4iy
ciorfr4 hv trs c,naf.s IS on "A RISING nats-
Whereas. We believe thar an exposition
lion ~ tbe states ani Terrl.9rios west
~ ma Nt.s,sstnut tiyar made At SOME
rerf~ni ,-stev-e, 'y-ssre tbe we'll M, lie
ma ~ ,,or,ta,c,,i .erantittt.. - .b,.,
.rr.e, y,.eitI-nro,tt,c,r, sfa.r. Mould h.
-, -, ,,, ,,n. a. 49,. r-a.a
,fA,,St 49, ~ Il H. -
rseksrs N, the yofl4- tbara, re-
pai,, ~ X r.t -,~,.. 49,
49,, W. ~, nt-t.7 t'l-
~ It'lu's,'l 20 .NHr @u'h ftriH
&C. H'H5 1unl fLNs-
sls',-flInl NI'0, 'lol ~ ,'ulaht rHrnE
~, HipHtlT pl AHfn-' 7~p' emp en1
,'.tsnrl. y. t.e N.1F us 'nl ~ a. We
HllN-a oL S"'l N.t''N ana l"'rl-
lori's 10 congress- Ne lilies 80 70 favor
Huct an npN oNthtl"n as " Nsihl w sven
"rfs 70 assist IN carrying ont tNls en-
terpfise,
Surh IS The account of tho Trans-Mlssis-
Nppl congress and the Inception ~ tho
Frcht exposition 10 he held at omaha 80
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