Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02

The system was a simple one; they did mol.
overdo It,"
John H. Davis OF 5. J. Hollis E. co.. io5
p'u,oru street: The agricultural exhibit
~ 'ne omaha exposition has, | think, never
been equalled. II was considered f,r bo,,er
'nan that at the Worlds fair. The govern
ment exhibit was also very fine. The show
was not perhaps advertised as extensively
as II might have been, but anybody having
inc leisure to go there would be amply re-
PAID by the visit There was a very good st-
tendance when | was there and think they
WIN come out all right. The horticulture
exhibit was an excellent one. The Court Of
honor was one Of the most beautiful things
at night that | ever saw"
A representative Of the firm Of c. s. Fuller
Co, q Lincoln street, said: "As an ex-
position, l thought It very crcditable in
deed From what | saw, I think IT will be
successful. | was at the Nashville fair and
this one seemed to be fully as large. In
the evening the show was a grand one.
The electrical display was ahead of that at
the Worlds Fair
Better Than Expected.
A. r. Leighton, / Lincoln street.. "tt
was a great deal better than ANTICIPATED.
| think the Omaha people have put a great
deal OF interest in it and are making it
grand success. You will find that the
Boston men who were there were more
than pleased. The electrical display was
nearly as good as that at Chicago. They
nave an exhibit of the blowing up of the
Maine there, put in since | left and am
told that it is very fine. Some Of the war
eHhlblts have been placed since was there
MT hlrkendall was very enthusiastic over
the show. The railroads were not making
any concessions and that hurt the fair
somewhat, but now, l understand, it is
different, and they will have a much larger
crowd than they had"
G. w. Hamilton of Stowe-Bil & Hawlev
company, AZ Lincoln street: 1T is an exact
reproduction of the Worlds Fair in minia-
ture. / was there on Sunday, when a good
many of the exhibits were not to be seen.
The last time l saw the spot was in the
winter and they were planting trees, a fact
which caused some persons to laugh at
the landscape architect Now one would
think that they had been planting and
cultivating the grounds for the last ten
years. These grounds are very fine, as are
also the buildings, particularly the Agricul-
ture building. Mr.. Kirkendall deserves a
great deal of credit for his management
of the grounds and buildings"
w. B. Lewis of George NJ. Coburn &. Co.
AZ Lincoln street: "Mr. Krkendall told me
that they had a good attendance and that
the show paid from the first. OF course. It
appeals more to the transmissssippi states
than those in the east and south The
electrical exhibition was away ahead of ihe
Chicago one"
E. S. Strand of NJ c. Cram & Co. SO
Lincoln street: 1T is a very fine show
The buildings are placed around the la
goon and they have a splendid electrical
exhibition in the evening. They told me
that they expected larger crowds in Sep
tember and October than in the summer
months The weather was dry and hot
when l was there, but there was a very
good attendance, Notwithstanding"
G. c. Travett of Brewer G. Parker. III
summer street: Il was there from Friday
until Sunday evening and l think the show
was better than that held at Nashville.
1t was very fine, with the electrical display
in the evening and the Agriculture building
was one Of the good features. Many places
there were being filled up when / came
away 1t was the opinion that the attend
ance In the last two months-Septembe
and October-would be better than it had
been since the opening of the exposition"