Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-17
HONOR TO LOCAL HUS1LERS
Omaha Commercial olub rsnbers Apprs-
ciats Coed Thing.
AK-sAa-BtS GOVERNORS As THE GUESTS
Banquet 60 the Board Brings Out u
Representative AssembIage and
Proves a Most Enjoyable
Occasion.

That Omaha knows how to honor her
publie-spirited citizens was amply proven
at the banquet given by the Commercial
club 90 the Board OF Governors of Ak-Sar-
Ben last night. at which 800 men were
seated. A well selected menu prepared the
guests for the feast OF wit which followed.
Some Inconvenience was caused at FIRST by
the blowing out of a fuse in the hail. and
the lights were OF for about a half hour.
Oysters were eaten by candle light, and
by the time the soup was brought the
damage to the electric apparatus had been
repaired.
The program was interesting from first
to last w. S. Wright. president OF the
Commercial club. presided, and his lntroduc-
tions always brought laugh. Howard II.
Baldrige spoke a welcome to the Board
of Governors. He said the knights OF Ak
Sar-Ben have done more in a tangible way
for the city than any other Organization
possibly could have done.
wattIes on Ak-sar-Ben.
Gurdon w. wattles responded to the
toast, ''The Knights of Ak-Sar- Ben" He
told of the labors of the knights for the
entertainment of the people of Quivera
and for the entry of Samson into his capt.
| tai city to be crowned by his subjects II
is very fitting he said, that the business
| men OF the city show their appreciation, as
they do this evening. OF the efforts Of the
| board for such civic pride ana patriotism
| as the members have shown is worthy Of
| il. He spoke OF the development of Ne.
braska in farm production. and especially
| of the growth OF Omaha. Commenting OF
| the difficulties of the establishment of the
Omaha Grain exchange and its success. he
said: 1.-The Omaha Grain exchange is q
realty. and neither corporations, Individual:
! nor anything else can stop 1t now. Its
quotations on grain set the price for tn,
| state. 1t has made II possible for the
farmer to get cents more than before fol
every bushel of grain shipped"
H. II. Wilson of Lincoln was introduced
by the toastmaster as the next governor
OF Nebraska His subject was "Americs
as World Power" Mr.. Wilson said th'
Louisiana purchase settled the question
that this country had constitutional RICH
to grow the acquisition Of Texas settled
the question of whether 1t had a right t
take by conquest, and the purchase o
Alaska made 1t certain that it had a RICH
to acquire non-contiguous territory
Lately. he said the constitution had beef
stretched again. and the Stars and Stripe
had been planted in the orient. Americi
in the last eight years has taken a plac
among the foremost OF the worlds powers
About Omaha he said; THE first 1850
was hard to get; you will grow now o
your own force"
"The King is Dead; Long Live til
King" was the subject OF an extremel
witty address by Arthur c. wakeley
Dust Mulch Farming.
J. L. Donahue of Denver talked on tn
Campbell system of farming, an sssocia
ton for the development of which wa
incorporated in Denver October %. TIL
association expects that some day tn
western counties of Nebraska and Kan
sas and the eastern counties of Colorad
will be raising as much grain as tn
average crop of Iowa. Illinois or easter
Nebraska Fifteen, inches of z rain fall
annually in semi-arid parts of Nebrask
and Colorado, and Mr. Donahue said
1t could all be conserved 1t would rails
a crop Of twenty-seven bushels of whea
per acre. 1t can be conserved in grea
part by the Campbell system. he said
Edward F. TrefZ responded to toa'
on "Civic Loyalty the Source of Patriot
ISM"