The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-03
OMAHA EXHIBITION
Bill in the Legislature to In
crease the State Appro-
p1iation to $40, 900.
COLONEL R. M. FLOYD INTERVIEWED
Governor Voorhees, and the Sena,-
tors Anxious 10 Put New Jersey
in the First Place.

Colonel Robert Mitchell Floyd, Presi-
dent of the New Jersey Commission TO
the s-Mississippi and International
llExpositien to be held in Omaha from June
to November next, has returned to his
home in this oity from Trenton, where
he has been working TO secure the pas
sage OF IA bill which has been introduced
in the Legislature making an ~appropria-
ton of $50. 600 for the furtlerance of the
exhibits of the State, and for the erec-
| ton of a New Jersey Building on the ex-
hibition grounds.
The United States Government has al
ready appropriated $780, GOO toward the
Omaha Exhibition. which will be expend-
ed in the construction of a building and
otherwise providing for the Government
display.
| '.The News" last night, on the result of
his trip. Colonel Floyd said
when the general idea of New Jersey
| showing what she was to the Western
people was brought before Governor Voor-
| hees a light came to his eye and d ring
to his voice when he answered.EYes. |
am in full sympathy and accord with
your work, Colonel Floyd, and that of our
New Jersey Commission. and | want you
! % leti dSSulSo lAdl YOU AHdJ lSts hfOtA
me for anything that l can do TO help
you in this matter
such an assurance as this was very
| helpful, but il seemed that he only voiced
| what was to follow. when Senator after
Senator expressed himself both willing
| and glad to assist in bringing the State
to her rightful position, that of leader
among our Eastern States. | have yet to
| record a dissenting voice regarding the
| appropriation we have asked for.
Il am in daily receipt of communica-
lions from editors all over the State
| commencing the efforts and believing in
| the good results that will accrue to New
Jersey through having a creditable display
of her products at Omaha. The practical
idea of building the New Jersey house so
| thar it can be easily taken apart and re
built at Sea Girt for the use and benefit
of the Governor meets with hearty APP
| prevail from all sides, and plans nave
been promised free of cost to be submit
ted at an early date to the Commission.
within the last ten days an increased
interest has been shown by leading manu-
f~acturers all over the State, as questions
| have come from the Roeblings, Lorillards,
| the Barber Brothers of Paterson and from
Phillipsburg, Camden, Railway. Eliza
! bethport, Passaic, Plainfield, Salem, New
ark and Jersey City manufacturers; in
fact. from all over the State
'Only a day or two ago the question OF
why New Jersey cranberries should not be
sold under their own name and reputa-
ton was talked of at Trenton.
IA. ]. Rider, Secretary of the American
Cranberry w Association. in a re-
cent communication on the subject, re-
| marked thai he believed that it was one
of Importance to the growers.
while generally conceded that cram
berries do not need any Advertising he
| added, "it is, l think, important that the
| New Jersey growers shouid inform the
western people as to the character of
| their product. 1t is estimated that two
thirds OF the New Jersey cranberry crop
is sold under the name of Cape Cod
throughout the West, hence New Jersey
| loses the credit. which belongs to her. of
producing the finest berries in the coun-
try.
'Cape cod varieties have been intro
duced in New Jersey, where they have
been improved until they are the finest
fruit found in any market"
ut is for these reasons that he and
others would like to show the berry at
the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at
Omaha, and the agitation promises to be
successful
'Advices from Omana under date of
December 81 state that thirty-e1ght States
| and Territories have already appointed
commissioners and have made ~appropria-
tons and that New Jersey is the only
Eastern State that has shown any activ-
ity or appreciation of the benefits that
cannot but come from being represented
! at Omaha: that the Western States have
arranged for buildings have been made
auate. and that plans are being drawn for
two additional Exposition buildings.
II cannot urge too strongly upon our
manufacturers prompt action in placing
their claims for space.
Regarding the appropriation bill, it is
in the hands of Senator Skirm, who is
anxious TO push it through SO that ar
for building can be begun as
soon as possible"