Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-02
GET RAILROADS TfRESTED
Exposition Officials Encouraged by Their
Visit to Chicago,
EXPECT SUBSTANTIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
Officers of the various Ronds Promise
TO Urge it Upon the Directors
of Thrir,, Companies at the
Annual Meetings.

A delegation of directors of the Trans-
mississippi and International Exposition re-
turned yesterday morning from Chicago,
where they went to hold a conference with
the officials OF the Omaha Chicago railways
with view of securing substantial sup
port from these roads in the way OF sub
scriptons to stock of the exposition. Those
in the party were Chairman z. T. Lindsey
of the executive committee, manager of the
department of ways and means; Edward
Rosewater, manager OF the department Of
publicity; Directors A. T. Rector Lucius
Wells of Council Bluffs and George f. Bid
well, general manager of the Fremont, Elk
horn & Missouri Valley railway.
The delegation met the railway officials
In the Auditorium annex and felt entirely
satisfied with the result of their interview,
which lasted several hours. The Chicago
officials present were: President Marvin
Hughitt and Third Vice President II. G..
Burt of the Northwestern; President X. r.
Gable of the Rock Island, and General Man
ager A. j. Earling of the Milwaukee road,
President Miller of the latter road being
confined to his room by serious illness.
Edward Rosewater stated, after his re-
turn home, that the interview with the
railway officials had been most amicable
give the exposition substantial support.
Mr.. Rosewater said that President Hughitt
had given 1t as his opinion that the eX-
position was the most extensive and effect
i've advertising scheme for the transmits
sssippi region that had ever been devised,
and he promised to do all in his power to
assist in pushing the matter to success
full issue. The president said that the di-
rectors of the Northwestern would meet
next week. and he promised to lay the
matter before them in its most favorable
light.
President Gable promised the support of
the Rock Island to the exposition, and
said his road would subscribe literally. He
stated that the directors would probably
meet in March next and promised to lay
the matter before them with his endorse
ment.
General Manager Earling of the Mil
waukee, speaking for President Miller, said
the matter would be taken up by the Mil
waukee at the earliest practicable moment
and would undoubtedly be given most favor
able consideration.
MANIFEST MUCH INTEREST.
All of the Chicago officials manifested
great interest in all of the details of the
exposition so. far as 1t has progressed, and
asked nnunerable questions which were
satisfactorily answered by the committee.
The officials were disposed to be noncom-
initial on the point whether the railroads
would subscribe TO the stock or make do
nations in aid of the exposition They
stated, however that they had subscribed
to stock in the Worlds fair and had re
ceiyed AZ per cent Of their money in re
turn when the affairs of the great ex-
position were settled
While the committee OF exposition Of
fcias was in Chicago call was made
upon Colonel Robert C. Clowry vice presi-
dent of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany Colonel Clowry Is well known In
Omaha, being large holder of realty in
this city, and he received the committee
with great cordlality. He informed the
committee that he had referred a letter
from Mr.. Rosewater to the officials of the
telegraph company with tls strongest en-
dorsement and promised to do all in his
power to secure a substantial subscription
for exposition stock. Colonel Clowry was
one of the active managers Of the Worlds
Fair and told the committee that he had
been in the harness" for eighteen months
He gave his callers a number of most valu-
able points on the management OF an eX-
position and offered to supply any informa-
tion in his power in that connection
The committee returned to Omaha feel
ing greatly encouraged with the result of
the trip and preparations are being made
to secure interviews with the management
of other great corporations which are eX-
pected to give the exposition substantial
support in the way of liberal subscrip-
tions.
Judge Neville of North Platte vice presl-
dent of the exposition for Nebraska, was in
the city yesterday in conference with the
department Of promotion regarding the Sc
curing of liberal appropriation from the
legislature of this state. He was also in
conference with officials of the exposition
regarding a visit to other transmiss issippi
states, where the judge has an extensive