Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-30

at the display which is being made closing
with wishing the project abundant success.
| c. S. Montgomery, one of the exposition
I directors, spoke Of the common interests
| OF Iowa and Nebraska and Judge George
| H. Carr OF Des MoineS made a short talk in
a witty vein, adopting the picturesque and
| howery language of the Indian warrior,
winning frequent applause.
Secretary of State George L. Dobson was
called for and expressed his pride at the
wonders which had been accomplished by
! the people of Omaha and Nebraska. He
| said the people of Iowa will always be found
standing shoulder to shoulder with their
brethren of Nebraska and assisting in the
great enterprise row under way.
AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM.
Manager Rosewater of the Department of
Publicity and Promotion was called upon
by President Wattles to tell about the eX-
position as an advertising medium of the
transmlss!ssippi states and territories. He
asserted that the exposition is much
greater affair than any Iowa man believes
1t to be There will be fully forty states
represented when the gates are opened and
twenty-five states now have commissions
appointed and working, while others are
preparing to follow their example.
The task of promoting this exposition"
said Mr. Rosewater has been much
greater than the clme work in connection
with the Worlds fair. That exposition had
over 500 600 600 back OF it and every state
In the union was straining every nerve to
be represented at that show. We have to
SEND agents to these other states and tell
them what we are doing and urge them to
come. Chicago didn't have to invite the
governor and members of the legislature OF
Iowa to come and see what they had. Every
body In the states outside Of Nebraska under
rates this exposition. They think all they
will see here viii be hogs and cattle and
great crowds of people. Instead of this we
will have elaborate and extensive exhibits
from the cotton states of the south the
Pacific coast states, the states Of New Eng
land, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Georgia, Alabama and several other states
outside of the transmisslssippi region, in ad-
dition to roerly every state and territory
west of the great Father OF Waters.
IOWA'S DIRECT OPPORTUNITY.
"Nine-tenths of the people who will visit
the exposition will crCSs Iowa. Those from
the west will go further east after they
reach Omaha and your state will derive great
benefit from this great traffic across your
fertile districts. There are millicGs OF
people in the east who have never been west
of Chicago who will come to this expos-
tion and the people of Iowa will have an
opportunity for displaying to them the fer
tile fields and the millions of cattle and
hogs grazing on their ranges, well as
the thriving cities and the great manu-
facturiug industries which have sprung up
all over the state. The exposition will turn
the great tide of immigration to the west
and the labor OF making 1t a SUCCESS will be
OF vast import for future generations II
thought this was only local show | would
say don't vote a dollar but II you believe
you will be promoting the progress OF this
country and OF your own state, | believe
you should vote what you think best"
]. l.. Webster closed the program with
short talk in his usual fnished and eloquent
manner which pleased the visitors and sent
them out of the banquet hall in the best OF
humor.
The special train OF the delegation was
held until 5:45 p. m, end the great majority
of the party hastenod to catch this. A few
of them remained Ia the city and will spend
Sunday here. returning to Des Moines to-
night,
WHO THEY ARE.
Those making up the party are
Governor l.. NJ. Shaw and son Earl; Lieu |
tenant Governor J. C. Miliman. Logan; |
Secretary of State George l. Dobson; Aud |
itor OF State c. G. Mccarthy; Superlntend- !
ent OF Public Instruction II. c. Barrett; w.
s. Richards governors clerk; G. d, ELY
son. treasurer State Agricultural society;
aaprga Nawman gppratary NJ /