The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-15
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Ogden, August Is.
A VISIT FROM OMAHA.

A VISIT FROM OMAHA.
Delegation of Nebrasians Visit Og-
den in the Interests of the Trans
mississippi Exposition.
The visiting delegation of Omaha Of
ficials and representative citizens ar
rived yesterday afternoon over the Rio
Grande Western from Salt Lake, and
were at once taken TO the city hall,
where a special meeting of the city
council had been called to welcome
them.
Councilman Ash presided, in the
absence of President " ardleigh. A
number of business men were also pres
ent a. the meeting.
The visiting members distributed
badges freely and also pictorial litera-
ture, showing Omaha to be the natural
and commercial center for such great
enterprise as the tranS-Miss- sSippl eX-
position, to be held from June TO No
Vember, 1898.
Brief speeches were made by Cadet"
Taylor and others, explaining the pro-
jecL, and inviting the cltizens of Ogden
and Utah generally to participate with
them in the great enterprise.
Judge Haskall spoke briefly, saying
that the subject was being agltated
early for several reasons. 1t is a, great
enterprise and thorough organization
and long continued work is necessary
to carry it through. Moreover, the
state buildings and exhibits should be
prepared under the supervision of the
state governments and the legislatures
Should make appropriations at their
sessions this fall
He poinGed out the superior position
of Omaha for such an exposition, 1t be-
ing centrally located both as to
geography and population. He dwell
at some length on the great resources
of Omaha.
Mr.. howell, city engineer of Omaha,
was nexS called for.
If Garfield beach," he sad, land the
magnificent pavilion known as Saltair
are
DEAD SEA FRUIT
that product has been much maligned
in the past He paid an engineer S
tribute to the great power plant.
Mayor Spencer thanked the delega-
ton for its visit and regretted that
their call was so fashionable as to pre-
vent their looking into the immense
natural reservoirs and facilities of the
region. He assured the delegation chat
Utah would be represented at the
/ trans-M Mississippi exposition.
/ MIR. GlaSmann made a few remarks
and was followed by McLaren Boyle
! VINO said ne favored the enterprise be-
cause it would be a good thing not only
] for that community but for Ghis one
/ also.
/ after the meeting the visitors were
given a drive up the canyon and shown
/ the power plant works. They expressed
! themselves as amazed at it's magnitude
| Those who had read of it had no
adequate conception OF the great
scheme until they saw the great sec
| tons of pipe being turned out at the
machine shop of Rhodes Bros.
The train for the east left last night
az 8 O'clock. Two or three remained 20
investigate Ogden and her tributary
resources further today. The visitors
were James Allan, Carr AFFORD, Louis
Burmester, G. S. Benawa, 1. A. Haskall,
George w. Mercer, Sol. Prince, Cauer
Taylor Charles l.. Thomas, A. P
Gram, councilmen; Frank Planck,
ergeant-at-arns; John n. WesCberg,
comptroller; Beecher Highly, city clerk
R. B. Howell, city engineer; Joseph
w. Blythin, city physician; George f.
Munro, chairman board of public
works; James H. Winspear, sewer com
missioner; George L. Hurst, license in
spector; F. S. Brownlee, secretary fire
and police commissioners. c. H. Alopp,
mississippi advance agent Arthur
Howell w. b. Taylor, S. L. Wiley,
trans Mississippi exposition committee.
Burt Wheeler, secretary.