Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-24

real estate agents, inquiries after Nebraska
lands are increasing daily, and the prospect
are good for an upward tendency in the pric
thereof, If properly encouraged Much de
pends upon the passage of the transmissis
sippi bill.
Taylor Clarion: The Transmississlppi Elk
, position will be boom for Ne
D braska that will more than quad
ruple the amount the state is asked to donate
and those Cranks who are kicking against tn,
] appropriation because they are afraid some
people in Omaha might make a few dollars
cant swing on our front gate when the pro
cession goes by. Millions of people viii
come to the state that otherwise could no.
be tempted across it's borders and they will
tell millions of what they saw while here
We venture the assertion that nine-tenths Of
those opposing the exposition have not paid
their taxes for five years.
Schuyler sun: The Inter Ocean of the
18th has lengthy article on the Transmits.
| sssippi Exposition. The proceedings plans
and general outline of the great fair, together
with cuts of the principal buildings are given
prominent places The article ends by say
ing that Illinois should not stand stolidly
by and see her sister states appropriatlng
money and preparing to take an active inter
est in the exposition without doing some
thlng herself. When such an interest is
shown by states so far removed it looks as
though no one but certain Legislators of Ne
| Nebraska and anti-anything else are about
the only ones who do not recognize the posi-
bllities and the advantages to the state.
Schuyler Herald: 1t now seems highly
probable that within the next few days a
bill providing for an appropriation of $780,
VOo Tor the Transmissssippi Exposition will
pass the legislature. This is cut of nearly
one-half on the amount originally asked, and
is still, in our opinion 1t little high. If
passed it is said that Governor Holcomb will
sign the measure.
sippi Exposition seems to be de-
Veloping mammoth proportions and
the work is being pushed by com
petent men. Nebraska should not be slow
or stingy in the matter of an appropriations
| This is not an Omaha show. but will nm
| doubtedly be of lasting benefit to the great
west as a whole. There should be a taber-
nacie erected on the grounds for religious
| WorShip-open all the time. Sunday closing
| should be rgidly enforced. Christian people
| should rally to the fronc and push every
| lire of rescue work, for the transgressors will
come with the crowd. Let's give them Jesus
Surprise Herald: Before election it was
| What ais Kansas" Now its What ails
| the Nebraska legislature? Every pressure
| possible is being brought to bear on our
| legislature to have it pass appropriation
| for the exposition, and still the measure
| i'ahSS anu uldSS dlOHS worse tnan the aD-
| pontment of federal Judge Gentlemen of
| the legislature for Gods sake and for the
sake OF the commonwealth which you repre-
| sent take action. immediate action. and If
the measure must be klled-we say if 1t
must don't delay, don't procrastnate Drive
the knife to the hilt and make the death in
stantaneous and thus prevent the humil-
ating spectacle of our exposition commit
tees and representatives asking aid and as
sistanCe from our Sistet states when their
state iS tpmDlat ref ba
assistance that is being asked from them
Gentlemen of the majority, think well and
act wisely before you defeat this very i'm
portant measure.
WilbeI (Neb) Prtel Lidu Bohemiam:
Our legislature resists the demanded appro-
priation of 100000 for the Transmisslsslppi
Exposition in spite of the fact that the sister
states like Iowa, Kansas, Colorado and
others have passed already reasonable aDpro-
priations, and in spite of the recommendation
of the undertaking and appropriation of neces-
sary means by Governor Holcomb in his mes
sage. We need here in Nebra ska lots of ad-
vertSing of our state and that could be OBJ
tanned only by successful Transmissssippi
Exposition, and therefore it is necessary to
have means for such a giant undertaking.
If we take into consideration the population
of the state, the appropriation of $3.50 900
would amount only to 80 cents on every in
habitant. That much we probably could
stand. And further: At Omaha, Lincoln
and other larger cities there seek and wait
probably thousands of people for employment
and this could be obtained for the working
men in abundance while the exposition build |
ing5 would be constructed, so that the money |
at least the larger part of it, would remain |
here Further, we may expect that the |
large number Of visitors to the exposition |
would improve our business because there |
would be great deal of money spent here
during the exposition. Besides that, the eX- |
position has another prD6tablp ba pkprOuDl |
because the giant lanes of western lands have |
to be utilized and made productive, which !
can be attained only with the help of capital |
which would make irrigation of these lands |
possible and we expect that the state will |
be visited by people who will undertake to |
do IL. Above all this it Is the sacred duty |
OF our state to support this undertaking be-
cause we ourselves will have the benefit and |
advantage from 1t.
Western (Neb) Wave: Governor Hol-
comb, one Of the wsest populsts now doing
businesS in Nebraska, recommended an ap-
propriation for the Transmssissippi Exposl-
tiOn for the reason that it has been located
in our state; state pride Is at stake, 1t Is
one of the very best advertisements the state
could have and we might add further that
Nebraska's state building was Outdone al
the Worlds fair at Chicago, but let us not
braska and tho populist governor on this is
sue, no matter what course others may pur-
sue. We say, pass the nil by all means DO /
not let party technicaities and preiudces
allow our legislative body to defeat the bill
and thereby forever place a disgraceful blot
upon the history of the fairest state in the
grandest republic upon which the sun ever
shone.
Friend Telegraph: A failure on the part
of Nebraska to make a liberal apprOpTia-
tion for the Transmssissippi Exposition at
Omaha next year will knock the exposition
deader than the free silver question, Ne
braska has an opportunity to do a little for
herself at this time and the legislator who
doesn't stand up for Nebraska hasn't any
hope either In this world or the next
Falls City Populig, Every reader OF the
Populist who rs favorable to a liberal appro-
priation for the Trlnsmissssippi ana Interna-
tional Exposition should write letter to cur
representatives and senator at once. that they
may know the wishes Of the people they rep |
resent. The appropriation should not be