Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-19
.THE PRESS COMPLIMENTS THE EXPOSITION.

its magnitude. while at the same time Il
will give him enough to engage his interest
without gorging II. Above all II will afford
Iowans a pleasant summers outing. the cost
OF a round trip thirty day ticket being only
sS.35 from Marshalltown II is a western
exposition for western people. and as II
concerns Hawkeye welfare. the people OF
the state will doubtless visit II in large
numbers.
S~tratford Courier: On another page
we give a bird's-eye view OF the Trans
mississippi Exposition at Omaha, as we had
the pleasure of seeing IL last Saturday. The
I exposition opened June 1 in all its grand
eur and will continue until November l.
The exhibitions will be nearly as extensive
as those Of the Worlds fair "a 1898. Every
state in the union is now represented. while
a large number of foreign countries have
come in. We we're surprised to find the
work so nearly done. and also the extensive
plans carried out in the construction Of the
buildings. One is reminded OF the white
city of Chicago in 1898. The grounds of
tho exposition lie In the north part of Omaha
and cover nearly 200 acres. Owing TO the
fact that the location is so near home, every
ono can ahord TO go, and all will be amply
repaid in seeing this great event, which
is not likely to occur again. We will publish
pictures of the principal buildings nom time
to time. In our next issue the Agriculture
building will be shown.
Cedar Rapids Republican; There is some
danger that the Omaha exposition, or more
properly speaking, the Transmlssissippi Elk
position, at Omaha may be lost sight OF by
the people who are really TO be most bcne-
lted thereby by reason OF the all absorbing
interest which the war has aroused, lmpor-
tant as the war is. the people cannot afford
to devote their entire attention to 1t 10 the
exclusion OF everything else. Every one who
has visited Omaha within the last few
months is enthusiasts over the prospect.
Rev. DR.. Mccormick, president of Coo col
lege, a former resident of Omaha, and n man
| whose eyes are always open to see Il good
thing anywhere, has recently returned from
Y n visit to his former home, and he speaks
; in terms of highest praise of the work al
Q ready accomplished. and what may be eX-
( pected when the exposition is formally
!. opened. A representative OF the Republican
: saw DR.. Mccormick yesterday and asked
him to give the readers of the Republican
= the benefit of some of his observations. He
t reports that with the single exception of
bigness, the Omaha exposition will equal the
e Worlds fair itself, although in no sense
C an imitation of it. 1t is conceived on a
e much larger and finer scale apparently than
IL illdl Vi u hlidlld'
Dubuque Times: President Mckinley
touches the button today and tbs
e exposition at Omaha springs into
existence. This itself. the transmission o.
forco by electricity, is the most marvelou.
material achievement of recent times. Blu
the exposition is designed to illustrate NOR,
particularly the material development ant
greatness of that vast section of the centra
fe west lying within the valleys of the Mis-
Id sissippi and the Missouri. The states within
lie this section will exhibit the products of thei
as agriculture, factories and mines. the worl
ed of their artists and artisans, their school
and inventors, and contributions from tn
fe country at large will give the exposition
10 national character. 1t promises to be cred
IN liable to the west, but the financial result
. must depend to a large degree on event
70 beyond the control of the managers. Thu
q far the war has overshadowed everything
"a lessening interests not only in business bu
is in both outdoor and indoor amusement!
or and from the standpoint Of the box ofiC
- the exposition must be regarded as a
=, amusement. If the people should tire of tn
:" war and crave a change it will be well fC
Nv the exposition. Otherwise the managers ma
- have occasion to join the base hall impres
sarios in heaping maledictions on Admir-;
y Dewey and his possible imitators.
he Kingsley l!meS: A few days ago tn
=, editor of this paper visited Omaha an
of made a tour Of the Transmississippi ES
hr position grounds. The exposition site is i
North Omaha on the banks of the Missoul
and nearly two miles from the business poi
!" ton of the city. The grounds are maj
!" nificently laid out and the architectur.
D grandeur and beauty of the buildings
u, almost beyond conception. AS an opposite
" OF the resources of the country, and pal
M ticularly of the middle west, the fair
w bound to be a great success, and for a
Jul practical purposes it will equal the gre:
Worlds fair of 1898 at Chicago. At II
'au time of our visit the exposition was NJ
: open to the public in general, and won
er, not be for some days, although a large nun
ing Der of exhibits were already in place, e.
Ups pecially in the Agricultural, Mining al
ate Machinery buildings. We advise all Iowal
in. who visit the exposition to take ~particuli
ION notice of the Iowa booth in the Agricu
ear tural building. Iowa is going to have
my neat and artistic building on the ground
do and it is now nearly completed. Space W
the not permit a more comprehensive desert
in ton of the exposition at this time, but '
hope to give our readers a more compile
the review of II at some future time. Ever,
vas body who can should visit the show al
ur- see for himself.
IN. JeHeFsOn souvenir "A souvenir represent
ice tive vas present at the opening of the tran
hi mississippi fair at Omaha, Wednesday, an
the although some parts of the display la
are several weeks of being completed, we we
M much impressed with the grandness of t
ted exhibit. A person who did not visit I
of Worlds fair at Chicago, may see, pra
you tically, that greatest of all eXpositions,
lid Omaha this summer. or course, the bull
lble ings are not so large, nor the grounds
ling extensive, yet the general makeup a
lgs, appearance forms a striking similarity
4. the Chicago event. The grand court, I
,is- lagoon, the gondolas, the fountain, the Nj
ion way Plaisance, the wild west show,
90 colonnade, the buildings, all seem to hd
the same semblance as the Worlds ia
ia The Omaha exposition is much larger tn
was the Centennial at Philadelphia, in Is
the and, being so located, the products of b.
ING skill and toll of the great west are broul
mo- forth more prominently than at any p
was yious exposition ever held in the Uni