The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-11-11
FOR ANOTHER EXPOSITION
A FOREIGN AND COLONIAL
SHOW FOR NEXT SEASON,
To Have Exhibits Of the People and
Things From Philippines, Porto
Rico, Cuba, Japan, Mexico.
England, France, GERMANY
and Others.

Omaha, Neb.-(special.)-A fortnight
since John w. Ryckman of Chicago
and Edward Marshall of New York sub
mitted a proposal to certain prominent
business men of Omaha for the hold
ing of a foreign and colonial exposition
in this city in 1899. The plan presented
by these gentlemen has been approved
in the abstract by so many of those
before whom it was laid, and seems
so feasible that there now seems to be
a possibility of Omaha's having another
and in many respects equally import
ant and successful exposition next year.
1t is intended to form an entirely new
organization to take over the present
buildings and grounds, or such part of
them as may be necessary for the pur-
pose, from the present company, upon
such reasonable basis as may be ar
ranged.
1T is true" said Mr.. Ryckman, chat
a suggestion has been made to the di-
rectors of the exposition to secure the
transfer of the Trans-Mississippi EN-
position buildings to a new o~rganiza-
ton to be Immediately formed, for the
purpose of holding an exposition in
Omaha next season, for which every
section Of our whole country feels there
is immediate demand. If Omaha did
not take up the project some other city
would, but as this magnificent plant is
already here and available the cards
are all in Omaha's hands.
WHAT HE HOPES TO DO.
Omaha having assumed the respon-
sibility of this great Trans-Mississippi
exposition n having come out of it
so triumphantly with all the splendid
buildings left intact should now for the
country's sake assume an equal respon-
sibility and bring into direct conjunc-
ton here next summer all of the forces
that have become interlaced in our
country's greater commerce Of the flu
ture in the new territories and possess
sions acquired since the Spanish-Amer-
lean imbroglio. Within a very few
months the whole political and COM
mercial complexion of the country has
changed. We have assumed control of
rich colonies outside our own domain,
and the markets of Cuba, Porto Rico,
Sandwich Islands and the Philippines
now fall to us by right of conquest. The
commodities they have heretofore re.
ceived from England, Germany, France
and other countries may now n must
be supplied by our own industrialists
At the present time they are absolutely
unfamiliar with the character of the
goods used in these countries and o.
their natural products which we car
utilize. For some time his trade
which will rapidly develop for us to ar
unlimited extent, must be a question O,
barter. We must utilize their products
in order to displace their goods with
our own in their markets.
WANTS OMAHA TO SHOULDER IT
A exposition which will bring here
TO the precise center of the United
States, where a great exposition plan
is ready to receive them, all the prod.
ucts of our new possessions and sam
pACo u oil LII SOOuS dIlo wares cIll0I'
ing n their domestic and economic
systems is not only timely, but is alb.
solutely demanded, and will make Oma
ha not only the magnet of attraction
throughout the world next year by rea.
son of the great Importance of such {
showing, but will add vastly to it's rep.
utation for courage and it's masterfu
recognition of the necessary forces O.
national advancement. Japan would
join in such an exposition INC make {
magnificent display, because of theil
loudly expressed desire to become alice
her foreign commerce. Mexico has fol
years plead with US for a chance tt
make such an exhibition as would at.
tract the attention of commercialist
to her natural resources. The Nicar
aqua Canal company would join exten,
sively n bring here the best of every
thing in Honduras, Venezuela, Guate
mala, etc. The administration, having
evolved for the country the splendid
achievements in these territorial ag
grandiZements, must favor such a dem
onstration and congress would appro
pirate a very considerable sum to bring
the products and the producers of GU
new possessions and allies here face tt
face with our own producing classes fo,
a perfect understanding and a sur
commercial footing.
1T is proposed to organize a com
pany with a capital stock of $3.50, 600
which is considered by some of Oma
has most prudent business men to b.