Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-19

Blair pilot: Those who have followed more
closely the results of fairs and expositons are
best prepared to realize the vast amount oi
good that will accrue to Nebraska first and The
entire west second as a result OF the Trans
mississippi Exposition A conservative Csti-
mate places the number of people who will
visit this exposition at from 100000 to
100000. These must be fed and sheltered
The food will come first from Nebraska
farms and the help to build the exposition
buildings will be furnished by Nebraska to a
large extent. Millions of dollars will be
spent and thousands of men given profitable
employment The Worlds fair increased the
! population OF Chicago over 100000 and in
! creased the property value by nearly $780,
/ 900. A like result was felt in Phila-
| delphia as a result of the Centennial eXposi-
| tion in 1876. New Orleans experienced a
! similar result in 1854. Every city that has
/ been favored by the location Of some eXposi-
! tion within its boundary testifes to the
| great good derived from that source. Not
only should Omaha put forth her best efforts
in behalf of the exposition so soon to be
| opened in her midst, but every patriotic
! Nebraskan should put forth united effort In
! promoting the enterprise. There are none
! so poor to be able to escape some good
! in the way of an increase in property values,
! even though your property be a muscular
! arm.
Columbus Journal: The Transmississippi
| Exposition at Omaha in 1898 must not be
! lost sight of by Nebraskans
! From June to November, next year. We
are to be less than 100 miles "a three hours
! ride on the cars) from one of the greatest
gatherings OF modern cvilizaton-an eX-
/ hibit Of the worlds progress up to date; a
! little Worlds fair in Nebraska; season of
/ reunion for old friends; a rendezvous for
people widely separated both by time and
space-"mcet mo in Omaha in June, 1885,"
/ an object school for the young folks who
! wish to get in glimpse view of the
present age of wonderful achievement and
4 more wonderful invention: an object school
I for the aged who wish to have some hint
/ Of an answer tu the ever-recurrlng question,
What next?
/ The general governments pledge of not less
than 5000, 600 and the subscription of $500 -
900 besides is enough to indicate what the
exhibit may mean for Nebraska If the
proper steps are taken. The recommenda-
tion of Governor Holcomb is timely when
he SAYS to the legislature II trust that the
financial assistance given by you will be
liberal and sufficient. so that our sister
states and territories west of the Missis:
sippi may be thereby encouraged to lend
: their substantial aid" OF course meager
7 lean and cadavcrouS "recOgnition' by the
legislature would be an ugly thing for
! them to do and is not to be thought of.
Iowa has already made a considerable ap-
preparation and promises more while other
states and territories will doubtless gauge
their appropriations by what Nebraska does
Omaha is not half way across the CONT
, nent, and this, the first great exhibit for
the western portion of our country. ought
to receive ample appreciation every way
from Nebraskans. 1t will tend to educate
United States people to the facts of the
abOunding natural resources of these plains
and mountains; the unexampled pace of set
, tlement and the progress made along in
dTStrial, conn ercal and aesthetic lines
3 This education will result in benefit to this
country more than ample to repay ten times
the expenditure.
Wayne Herald The great Transmissis-
sippi Exposition to be held in Omaha in 1898
is attracting widespread attention through
out not only the United States but foreign
countries. The government will appropriate
S3OO,OJO for government exhibit and every
state OF the Mississippi valley will make an
exhibit which will no doubt elual If moi
excel the exhibits at the Worlds fair. 1t be-
hoOves every Nobraskan to take an interest
IN the exposition for it means everything
TO Nebraska. The great resources of the
state viii be made known to the world and it
VIII bring capital to the state, resulting in
the building Of such industries as will bring
prosperity to the state Wayne county should
begin to prepare for 1t. Procrastination never
brings good results
Aurora Republican: Let us all put q
shoulder to the wheel and push the coming
exposition so as to make it. second only to
the great Worlds fair of 1898 We hope that
the legislature will make a liberal appropria-
ton to the enterprise. as it will no grand
thing for our state, and as far as this
paper is concerned, the Department Of
Publicity viii find us ever ready and willing
to help make it grand affair,
Polk County Democrat: The governor
leaves no uncertain tone in his message with
regard to what he thinks of the Transmits
sippi Exposition, to be held at Omaha next
year. We believe the governor is right and
that Nebraska cannot afford to refuse a good
appropriation for the great undertaking.
Already other states are appropriatng large
sums with which to make display of their
resources. Certainly 1t would be a very
poor policy to hold a great national gathering
of the kind contemplated on Nebraska soil
and have the state government refuse an
appropriation. The exposition will be held,
that part is a settled fact. Will the state
derive all the benefit possible? This is an
important question for the present legislature
to decide.
Bloomfield Monitor: The officers of the
Transmississippi Exposition at Omaha are
actively engaged in their work, This ex-
position will be great thing for the state
in general and Omaha in particular. Every
Nebraskan, no matter who he may be, should
do something to encourage the officers and
help make this exposition one OF the grand
est the world has ever seen. The state
legislature should not forget that they have
also duty to perform. Other states ex-
pect Nebraska to come to the front with a
very liberal appropriation, and If 1t is not
done they will put no confidence in 1t. Ne
braska must do her part and do it well.
Norfolk News: The directors OF the
Transmississppi Exposition at Omaha seem |
to be on the verge OF making very serious |
mistake. At meeting of the committee
held on Saturday a resolution was intro |
duced providing that in the awarding OF
contracts for labor it shall be stipulated |
that in all cases residents OF Douglas county |
shall be given the preference. 1t was sup
posed the Transmississippi Exposition was |
to be a western affair not county or even |
state show. But II this resolution passes |
western people generally will treat II as 1t |
will deserve to be treated, by simply con- |
sldering 1t as an Omaha rather than a west |
ern exposition. That resolution should be |
dropped like a piece OF hot lead. In the |
selection of a site another error may be |
made, II the exposition Is located out In |
the country In the neighborhood OF the State |
Fair grounds, for instance, where the trans |
portation fScilties exhaust persons good
nature and many hours OF valuable time, |
the managers cannot hope to secure the
attendance that they would II the expcsi- |
tion is more centrally located. II Omaha |
expects the support OF the great west In her