Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-04
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.

Yesterday afternoon the committee named
by Mayor Ensor to take charge of the pro-
posed celebration to be arranged in honor
of the opening of the Armour plant met at
the Exchange hall at the stock yards. Those
present were: Mayor Ensor, General Man
ager Kenyon of the stock yards company,
Secretary UT of the Omaha Commercial
club, w. S. King, chief engineer OF the stock
yards and Armour companies, Edward
Rosewater, l.. c. Gibson, w. B. Cheek and
C. S. Hayward. The meeting was called
to order by Mayor Ensor and an informal
discussion followed which resulted in the
appointing of a committee to wait upon the
packers next Monday morning and ascer-
tain their wishes in connection with the
celebration. 1t was stated by the mayor
that it would be June 20 or possibly later
before the Armour plant would be ready
for business so that those interested in the
project will have ample time in which TO
complete all arrangements.
Robert e. Howe, superintendent of the
Armour plant here, stated to Mayor Ensor
that the Armour people were heartily in
accord with the movement and would do
everything possible to make the celebra-
ton a success. Mr.. Howe further stated
that any date selected by the committee
for the opening would be agreeable to the
ArmourS.
Mr.. Kenyon said that the people of Omaha
and Nebraska did not understand or appre-
ciate the Importance of the stock yards and
packing houses here, and for that reason
he was not in favor of any celebration
which would be strictly an Armour affair.
He wanted all of the packing houses and
the stock yards to be included in the cele-
bration. The other packers, Mr.. Kenyon
said, had been here for years and had done
a great deal to build up the city, and for
that reason he did not think it would be
right to single out one packer to celebrate
over to the detrimont of the rest.
The others present seemed to TAKE the
same view of the matter as Mr.. Kenyon did
and so it was finally decided to include all
of the packers and the stock yards in the
celebration, making the opening of the Ar
mour plant an incident of the occurrence.
In connection with this line Of thought
Mr.. Rosewater said that wo lders had been
accomplished here in fourteen years and
the people who had done so much to build
up South Omaha should be made prominent
factors in the celebration. The coming u
Armour was merely the climax in The lis.
of the city's industries, it being The wonder.
full achievement which has been looked Tor
ward to for years.
In case the plans as outlined are carried
out invitations will be extended to the pres
ident of the Hammond Packing company
the Armours, the head officers of the Swift
and Omaha Packing plants and to the Cud
ahys as well as to the officers, past an
present, of the Union Stock Yards company
Mr.. Cheek suggested that a sort of JUBILEE
week be designated and that excursions b
. run from all over the state and that tn
> celebration here occur on one of the day
> of the week designated. He said that sue
G a course would draw people to the exposi
tion and that a good attendance here wOul
be insured.
Secretary UT of the Commercial clu
: thought 1t would be a good plan to appoiI
I a committee TO wait upon the managers
the packing houses and stock yards for Il
u purpose OF seeing what could be done
regard to a general celebration. AS ii
desired to harmonic the interests of q
d of the packers. this suggestion was hearth
approved. and a motion of Mr.. Cheek en-
y towering the chair TO appoint such a con
~ mittee, was carried. The mayor appoints
on this committee M. II. Murphy, j. E. VI
Il. Rosewater and w. B. Cheek. 1t was tn