Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-12
TO ADVERTISE THE STATE
Railroad Passenger Agents at Work on Bill
for Legislative Action,
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION BEHIND II
Object f. to Provide state M~nchinerS
for Collection and Publication
OF Statistics Designed TO
p induce immigration.

From the functions Of a railroad passen-
ger office to those OF legislative halls may
be rather a long and unusual stride, but
such a move is the significance Of a project
now on foot by which three prominent rail-
road officials Of Omaha will shortly figure
as lawmakers. This is because the Ne
braska Real Estate association has asked
the general passenger agents Of the big
Nebraska railroads to frame for passage
such a bill as they think will best lead to
the widespread advertising OF this state
not only in this country, but throughout
the world.
General Passenger Agents Lomax OF the
Union Pacific railway. Francis Of the Bur-
lington road and Buchanan Of the Fremont,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad have
met the proposition with great enthusi-
asm and have plunged into 1t with zeal.
They held their first conference on this sub
tect yesterday morning in the office Of Mr..
Buchanan and will continue to meet fire.
quently until their plans are fully devel-
oped. plated and ready for submission.
Real Estate Men Pleased.
The Nebraska Real Estate association
thinks it has exhibited exceeding craft in
getting the general passenger agents OF
these three railroads into this matter, for
the proposition means as much to the trio
in a selfish way as It does in connection
with their interest in the welfare OF the
commonwealth; so they will have two in
~centives for wishing It. Meanwhile the
three railroaders think they are playing a
foxy game in taking up the business be-
Icause they can, while subscribing all the
time the very best interests OF the state,
yet be accomplishing simultaneously more
real extensive results for the benefit Of
their own passenger departments than they
could possibly attain in so short a time
by any other method. Every big scheme
they unselhshly promulgate for advertising
Nebraska means more business at the ticket
window.
So It is a standoff. Each party to the
agreement is glad 1t has secured the serv-
ices of the other and the passenger men
intend to let no grass grow under their
feet before they have mapped out a scheme
for heralding abroad the glories of Ne
braska that will bring a string of settlers,
immigrants and newcomers generally into
lthe state by the trainload.
object OF the Legislation.
The idea Of the legislation. meanwhile,
Is to secure the passage of a law which
will stimulate the gathering of statistics
COuCSEulub NtuIdShh ~ uIslIlDulNou anu
which will at the same time detail definite
method for such procedure. The railroad
men are asked to turn the light Of their
vast advertising experience upon the prob
lem and suggest the most feasible scheme
for it's solution.
II the Real Estate association has It's
way vast sums Of money will be spent on
this one scheme. A bill embodying the re-
Eulta of the railroaders' deliberations will
be introduced at the next session Of the
state legislature.
Mr.. Buchanan said: Nebraska is not
well enough known In a business way. Po-
litically much has been heard of 1t, but We
want the world to know what we can do
here with stock and agricultural products.
I want to see the time when there will be
q family Of FIVE souls on every quarter sec
ttion in the state as far west as Long Pine,
and one head Of stock to every ten acres
from there on to the border. A system of
advertising will accomplish this as no
other method can"