Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-02
BIG DEMAND FOR The PAPER
The Bees Jubilee Edition Eagerly Sought
After BY the Public.
THOUSANDS OF EXTRA COPIES TAKEN
Praise Comes from City and state
for Enterprise, skill and worth
Represented in This
Publication.

The Bees jubilee edition. with it's &C:
companying bird s-eye view of Omaha, 50.-
600 of which came OFF the presses as a New
Year greeting to the public. was given a
most cordial and enthusiastic reception.
From the very first it was apparent the
supply did not exceed the demand At The
Bees circulation windows, on the streets,
anywhere the paper could he obtained,
they were sought with great eagerness.
In some remote parts OF the city where
subscribers were late in getting their pa
pers, they kept the telephones busy max
ing inquiry of the office. indicating the
keen anticipation over the advent of the
great edition.
1t was an interesting spectacle presented
during the forenoon and even early in the
! afternoon at the circulation windows in
The Bees counting room. Lines OF people
| come to buy copies OF the jubilee edition
and bird s-eye view Of Omaha filed up
and down the long passageway, taking their
places with as much eaGerness and pre-
cision as If it had been circus day in the
county seat 1t was no uncommon sight
! to see business men walk away with three,
| four, half dozen and in some cases more
of the long tubes in their arms.
This mark of esteem paid by business
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Omaha was a gratifying sight. 1t was fur
| ther gratifying to read the messages of
congratulations received from various
sources in commentator of the enterprise
Some of these expressions came from word
OF mouth, others over telephone and still
others by wire, all indicating the same
! spirit of cooperation and union for the
upbuilding of the city and state, OF which
this jubilee edition. with its accompanying
| panorama of Omaha, stands as the index.
Big Orders Come In.
! Orders for thirty, fifty and even a greater
| number Of these editions came in with fire.
quency from out in the state, where in
terest in Omahas welfare goes hand in
hand with interest in the welfare of Ne
| braska.
1t was a great day for the little newsies,
| these vigilant vendors of the newspapers
| who are ever on watch with their wares.
Their strides were wider and quicker. their
voices louder and shriller. their faces
brighter and their purses fatter than ever.
| Up and down the streets they went, each
as far as the bounds of his beat would
allow, yelling at the top OF their strident
voices and dishing out the cylindrical treas
! ures fast as they could, for "dere was
| someting doin' in de cash line
| Thousands of these numbers were sent
out in the mail as souvenirs-sent not only
| to points in this country, but over the
seas to bear their message of Qmahe's un-
bounded prosperity; to display their picture
s'ofa fasonesshs,s- .sendeTful. hesptr; to show
sheir view of Omaha's immensity and te
tell their story, not only in portrait sno
panorama, but in printed word as well OF
the vast resources, enterprise and oppor-
tunities which Omaha, the Gateway OF
the West, possesses and which crystallized
into superior advantages, it holds out tc
others, those who are looking for good
place to invest money, a good place tc
live, a good place to come to TO boost. tc
| boast OF and to believe in.