Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1897-01-16
VISIT THE SUGAR FACTORY
Nebraska Editors Put in Half Days Work
at Grand Island,
DECIDE TO MEET NEXT YEAR AT LINCOLN
Number of Committees Announced
aud Officers Elected for Coming
Icnr-rnIk at II Trip 10 Mexico
DELEGATES Present.

/ GRAND ISLAND, Jan. 15.-(Special Telc-
/ gram) The delegates to the convention OF
| Nebraska editors were this afternoon taken
to the sugar factory in a special Union Pa
cifc train, They were shown about the fac
| tory and grounds by the local manager. Mr.
Ferrlr and the other attaches Of the factory,
still at the works and shown every detail
| which time allowed. After an hour spent
at the factory and upon the return to the
city the program was rushed through with
! all possible speed. The paper read by Mr.
| Purcell was attentively listened to and there
upon followed the round table The business
of the convention was transacted in an hours
! time.
The committee on presidents address re
ported several recommendations, especially
dwelling upon the recommendation In regard
to the establishment of county organizations
Some fears that attempts to carry this would
be unsuccessful were expressed.
The committee on resolutions reported eX-
pressing thanks to the people Of this city
and the local newspaper men on the splendid
entertainment Afforded; to Prof. Sherman and
Others who rendered so pleasant the enter
tainment of last evening; to the Union Pa
cihc railroad for courtesies extended in
transportation to the sugar factory and to
| President Dayton and Secretary Merwin for
efficient services rendered.
The committee on memorial will report
in a short time to the secretary.
An excursion committee, consisting OF +.
G. Simmons, G. b. Cass, Messrs. HuOner,
Warner and Huse, was appointed with in
5tructions to arrange an excursion to Mexico.
The following committees We're appointed
Chautauqua meeting w. H. Stowell, w. o.
Jones, c. j. Bowlby.
Executive committee; w. +. Dayton, +.
G. Simmons, w. NJ Geddes. NJ. A. Brown,
j. c. Seacrest.
Legislative committee: Messrs. Butler,
Howard and HuOner
The following officers were elected Presi-
dent, f. n. Kim6all of McCook; secretary
treasurer, f. N. Merwin, Beaver city; vice
presidents, First congressional district w.
ii. Stowell; Second, Colonel Byars; Third.
A. w. Ladd; Fourth George Bemis, jr.;
Filth, DIR. Race; Sixth, c. b. GAGS; corre-
spending secretary, w. NJ. Geddes. Grand
Island.
On motion the matter OF selecting dele
gates to the national convention was left
to the executive committee.
The next convention will be held at Lin
coin. TwentyfOur new members Joined the
association, besides six women.
Tonight the visitors were entertained by
grand bali and smoker at the Ancient
Order of United Workmcn temple.
The visitors are certainly enjoying them
selves. As Mayor Thompson in his address
OF welcome last night assured them ,hey
have only 10 ask-if hey are in want of
anything-to receive. Every dolr, he assured
chem. is open to them, even the side door;
every hoarths,one theirs, as well as every
ourbstone. A. the public entertainment d.
The opera house last evening the visitors
further listened to a fine lecture by Prof.
Sherman CT the Nebraska State university,
in which he made comparisons OF the diff
ferent methods Of story telling and story
writing, and paid high tribute 20 news
paper men generally as The makers of litera-
lure. Music ives rendered by home talent.
This morning the following were registered
at the hotels: w. s. Lindsey. Times, Beaver
City; T. c. Erickson, News Brewster; A. r.
Johnson Republican Elwood; f. c. Selck
American homestead Omaha; J. w. Berry
Citizen, Greeley; o. w. Davis, Index; Salem
p. p. Tostevin, Auxiliary Omaha; C. Little.
field, Monitor, Litchfeld; o. NJ. Ca-s, News
Ravenna; Rod Smith Floater, Kearney; F.
NJ Meryin, Tribune Beaver City; w. f.
Dayton Republican, York; f. p. MOtgan
Register, Chappell; o. NJ Quackenbush
Interests Wood River; |. Fl. Rickel, Herald
Juniata porr H. Carroll, Tribune. Win
side; Clark Perkins, Republican, st. Paul;
Edgar Howard, Times, Papillion d. II
Comm Frontier, O'Neill; f. ID. Reel. Clipper
shelton; A. f. Puechler. Independent, Grand
Island; Jen Stone, Gazette, Minden; W. II.
Howell, Post, Auburn; Ed Meek Record,
Alma Tim Sedgwick. Times, York; f. j.
Floyd, Register, Trenton; l.. j. Harris, Prog
rcsS, BurWel; Z. Il. ByarS enterprise,
Valley; A. w. Ladd, News, Albion; n. n.
Wolcott, at large, Central City; F. NJ. Kim
NELL Tribune, McCook; j. A. Wild, Repub
lcan, WILDER; George Cross, Gazette. Fair
bury; ]. o Edgecombe. Signal, Fa.rmounl;
w. NJ HUT, Leader, Clarks; 5. J. Potter.
Omaha; Bion Cole. Lincoln, c. NJ. Hubner,
News, Nebraska City; N. II. Parks, Tele-
gram, Columbus; w. w Haskins. Quiz, Ord
George j. Warren, Argus, Red Cloud; A. l., |
Bix5y. journal. Lincoln; Charles d. Thomp- |
son. Omaha; M. a. Brown. HUB, Kearney; |
NJ. T. G. Mo0ley newspaper correspondent. |
Grand Island; II. L. Merriman. Tribune |
Hyannis; w. NJ. Geddes, Independent |
Grand IlIand; NJ. G. Perkins, Omaha; NJ |
II. Barber, Journal. Fullerton S. p.
Mo5ley, Republican, Grand Island
w. II. Ketchsm. Tribune, Crawford f. G. |
Simmons, Reporter, Seward; p. c. Erickson,
Brewster; l.. ]. Simmons, Journal, Hansen,
C. o. Carpenter, Omaha; L. j. Harris, Regis
ter, Ord; y. NJ. Butler, Legal News, Lincoln;
C. ]. Stevens, Chronicle Ansey; c. s. Wahl-
qust Democrat, Hastings; Adam Breed, In
dependent Hastings w. n. Huse, News.
Norfolk; L. Cunningham, Herald Wayne; c.
Berms, Republican, York; c. L. Persinger,
Nonparel. Central City; f. II. Porter, Prog
ress, Holdrege; w. f. March, Ceresco: S. p.
Race, Courier, Curtis l.. A. Varves, Ster-
ling; p. A. Brundage, Chleftaln, Tecumseh;