Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01
TEXAS WAITING FOR THEM
No Doubt Of the Welcome in Store for
Nebraska's Delegates.
HOUSTON WILL Be A BoUNTEoUs HOST
Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Festival,
Deep water Connection and Trans
mIssissippi Exposition Come
oil We'll Together.

The citizens OF Houston and the people OF
Texas are taking a great interest in the
visit OF the Nebraska delegation to their
city and state In the interest OF the deep
water projects in which Texas Is so greatly
concerned and OF the Transmisslssppi Ex-
position in which Nebraska and Texas, as
well as every other trdnsmisslsslppl state,
are SO vitality interested. The Houston Post
OF last Sunday contained an article, two
thirds Of column in length, from which
the following is cltped:
The convention that will be held. here dur
ang the Fruit, Flower and Vegetable festival,
composed of delegates from Nebraska ana
Texas, to discuss the Texas larbor facilities
and In turn select delegates to Transmits
sissippi Exposition to be held at Omaha
next year, promises to be very important
event.
The city of Omaha and the state of Ne
braska will send a magnificent delegation of
business men for a tour of the state and for
the convention at Houston
There will be a delegation of business men
from many points in Texas to meet the Ne
braskans upon their arrival and the conV en-
tion, which will take the greater portion OF
fhe day Tuesday, December Z, should be the
most enthusiastic meeting ever held in this
state
The itinerary of the Nebraska delegation
Is printed In full in the same paper and the
Post of last Saturday contains a double
loaded editorial from which the following
excerpt is taken:
One Of the most important features of the
great Texas Fruit, Flower and Nege able
festival will be the convention which will
be opened Tuesday, December I. by Gov
ernor G. A. Culberson. SiXty-five of the
most prominent citizens of Nebraska Will
come by special train to be present on this
occasion.
The principal object of their visit here will
be TO tell the people of imperial Texas of the
Transmisslss!ppi and International ENposi-
tion, which will be held at Omaha from
June to October Al 1898
This will be the first exposition of inter
national Importance ever neld west of the
mississippi river, and as Its main purpose
is to invite attention to the great mid con-
tinent directly north of the gulf ports, Texas
is more vitality interested in i s success than
any other state except Nebraska.
These are all representative citizens of the
great northwest and the Post hopes to see
them taken care of while here In Houston 5
good old way And the Post knows that
this will be done.
In the local columns of Saturdays paper
are articles which indicate that the hos
pitable city of Houston will be dressed in
holiday garb during the week beginning De-
cember 6, in honor of the festival displaying
the resources of the state in fruits, fowers
and vegetables and also in honor of Il G
Transmississipp Exposition, which will form
one Of the most important topics under con-
sideration at the convention, which will be
held December Z. Elaborate preparations
are being made to entertain the visitors from
Nebraska and the many people from all
parts of Texas who will be in Houston dur.
ing that week A number of state societies
will hold their annual meetings in the city
during the visit of the Nebraska delegation
and the already enthusiastic interest of the
Texans in matters relating to the exposition
promises to reach a fever heat.
NEBRASKA'S DELEGATES COMMIS-
STONED.
Governor Holcomb yesterday issued com
missions to the following delegates from
Nebraska:
C. R. Ten, W. N. Rehlander, C. ~ Lay
ion and ii. Tibbets, Lincoln c. G. McHugh,
Keith, Holdrege; ]. II. MacColl. C. B. Darr
Lexington; II, r. Corbett, York; L. j. Pat
terson, Fremont; H. NJ Oliver Hastings
j. G. Crawford, West Point; w. II. Robin
son, Beatrice; N. r. Persinger Central City;
E. d. Einsel, Hodrege; f. e. Beeman,
Kearney; j. II. Cooley, Kenesaw; George
w. Brooks Bazile Mills; r. +. Klake, West
Point; F.. NJ. Shriver, Glenwood; J. p. Latta.
g. w. Conklin, Tekamah; C. r. Calhoun,
John Snodgrass, Springfeld; A. d. Beemer,
Beemer; c. NJ. Sheldon, c. H. Roberts, Hol-
Mayor F. A. Graham. Joseph Junge, l.. l..
III. Austin, DR.. R. F. Grimes and Nelson C.
Brock Lincoln; Ex-Governor Alvin Saun-
ders, w. r. Gurey, c. F. Harrison, NJ F.
Roys, ]. P. Finley, John N. Homan, John
w. Robbin a. p. Tukey, Colonel S. A. Brod-
well, w. d. Edwards, A. G. Edwards, Henry
Ostrom Major st. A. d. Ralcombe, Thomas
McCague, Charles Kaufman, ID. T. Mount
III. II. Harder, Trey D. Mapes, f. G. Bur
bank, DR.. II. w. shriver, E. Benedict, j. H.
Adams, John F. Flack, G. Orcutt, j. l.
Baker W. S. Blackwell, John B. Ryan. Frank
B. Miller. W. G. Shriver and w. II. Greene