Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-08
THE OMAHA EXPOSITION.


receipt of q report concerning recep-
ton recently rendered Ex-Governor Saun'
ders, of Nebraska, by the Houston, Texas
Business league, upon which occasion
Mr.. Saunders spoke at length of the COM
ing Trans mississippi and Internationai
exposition to be held at Omaha, Neb, in
1898.
Elk Governor Prince, in common with
other leading and progressive citizens of
the territory of New Mexico, is doing all
in his power to aid in this great project.
He is of the opinion that this exposition
is going to play an Important part in the
development of the west, and that the
territory should be we'll represented.
The report which he has received from
the meeting of the Houston Business
league deals principally with the address
OF Ex-Governor Saunders who, by way of
introduction, stated that the exposition
was intended to be grand exhibiting
place for the twenty-four states and terri
tories west of the Mississippi river, doing
for that section of the country what the
Worlds fair did for the whole United
States.
The city of Omaha had, he said. sub
scribed over 100000, a large part of
which was paid in. The subscriptions of
hot nj u nd To
Mr.. Saunders went on to say that the
state government had appropriated $780,
900 and the national governments $780,.
600 for the exposition, while various
states had made appropriations ranging
from $4,000 to $4,000 for the purpose
of securing proper representation.
Mr.. Saunders thought that Texas after
Nebraska was most interested in the sue
cess of the project. He spoke OF the
desire of the people of the northwest to
find shorter route for shipping their
grain. Deep water on the Texas coast, he
claimed, offered such a route. Texas
ports he pointed out were 500 miles near
er to the grain producing region than
New York and Baltimore, which received
the greater part of western grain. Hous-
ton, when deep water is obtained, will be
so miles nearer the grain shippers of the
weet than any other Texas port, hence
Houston should be particularly interested
in being advertised in the great grain
region. He said that one of the greatest
difficulties had been heretofore the lack
of direct railway communication from
Omaha, but the construction of the Kan
sas City e. Gulf road from Omaha to Kas-
sas City would soon bridge the gulf, and
give direct communication to southern
Texas.
The ex-governor's remarks were re-
ceived with enthusiasm, and 9. H. Mildly
and others assured him that Houston
would not be found behind her sister
cities when it came to question of max
ing oredltable exhibit.
Concerning New Mexico's part in the
great exposition ex-Gov. Prince says:
"The measure which passed the recent
legislature of New Mexico looking to an
adequate representation of the territory
at the Omaha exposition is good one,
and will enable New Mexico to put up
very creditable exhibit. An important
feature of this exhibit will be splendid
mineral display now under course of col
lection for the Tennessee exposition.
From this latter exhibition, New Mexico's
mineral collection will 90 to Omaha, and
it will no doubt do great deal of good
in advertising our mines to the world.
This Omaha project for which the various
states west of the Mississippi are SUBJ
scribing SO literally, is something in
which the whole west is interested. Il is
the biggest thing Of the kind ever pro-
posed for this section of the United States,
and everything points to unqualified sue
cess. The promoters of the project may
be assured that New Mexico fully realizes
its Importance and will do her share to
carry IL to a successful consumation.
The sentiment of the people Of this terri
tory has already been demonstrated by
legislative enactment, and there is grow
ing interest in the exposition among our
people that assures for this territory an
important place in making the thing
big success." a