Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
HONE INDUSTRY EXPOSITION
Bnisrprise is Favored by Opponents Of
Commercial Interests Of Omaha
GILLIAN, syAss, JUDsoN ARE FOR n
last Mentioned would MAKE a. an
EHPo-ition Of the Mapufac-
tured Articles of the
Entire state.

The Bee suggestion Ter home prod
ucts" exposition in Omaha is the subject
Of considerable discussion among the husi-
ness men OF the city. and 81 seems to be
meeting with hearty approval The sub
ject has been talked over before by the
manufacturers in the Commercial club. but
no decisive action has ever been taken.
The suggestion Of The Bee cornes at an
oppurtune time. says the manufacturers.
and the Assurance that the paper is ready
and anxious 10 boost an exposition is
grateful 20 them They think the united
efforts Of the manufactures and the press
could organize exposition movement
which would no; only prove beneficial To-
caIly and temporarily. but by establishing
the exposition as an annual institution and
inviting manufacturers from other Ne
hraska towns would come to be an extern
sive and permanent good to the state.
Many Of the men who have talked on the
subject express the opinion that all the
msnufa curing interests Of the state ought
TO be enlisted al the start
No Question of Beseat.
Z. J. McNsnri. commissioner Of the Com
1nercisi club. said.
There can lie no question as to the
benefit Of Nebraska rnsnufa cturers ex-
position. both TO the state at large and 10
! Omaha Nebraska a state is growing
! every year in the importance Of its manu-
I featured output. and an exposition Of these
products in Omaha would prove a very
i popular thing. Omaha has all the facilities
necessary to give such show In proper
style and undoubtedly all Of Omaha manu-
/ facturers would Cooperate heartily"
J. NJ Gillian. Manager Of the Audi
torium-Ever since the fair held in the fail
| Of 1871 in the old Lee-GIass-Andrecsen
! building ! have wanted to see similar
exposition undertaken in Omaha On a
much wider scale. In Chicsgo's young and
rapidly growing days that city had just
! such mauiufa Cturers' fair every fan and
il was one Of the big drawing cards for
people within q radius Of 20 miles Omaha
ought to have the same thing ! have
no doubt but the Auditorium could be COM
pletely filed with exhibits and We could
draw visitors from ali parts OF the state.
( Il would be one Of the best ways Of adver-
Using Omaha ] know. September would
be the ideal month Tor such an exposition.
The Auditorium is not otherwise engaged
( al that time. and il would be the month
more than any other which would allow
people from the state 10 come here.
Takes in whole state.
+. ". JudsOn. President Of the Com
mercial Club and Manager Of the MID
land Glass and Paint Company AIN
heartily in favor Of home products OK
position home" meaning Nebraska,
rather than Omaha. OF course the bulk
Of The exhibits would be from Omaha.
but We have sugar factories. cauneries.
mills. foundries and other manufacturing
industries scattered over the state, and
We ought to get them in Whatever ad-
vertises and helps Beatrice. Grand Island
Fremont Ames or Lincoln, as far fac
tories are concerned, helps Omaha. We
want TO advertise the whole state at one
time. and We viii get people from all
parts OF il.
Since the new committee was appointed
it has moi brought in report but ] think
the general impression among The members
is that an exposition could he successf ullE
held this fall. either in connection with
! the Ak-Sar- Ben festivities. or just pre-
vious ] think the movement is conlnends-
ble and the exposition ought to be made
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