Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-21
SHELDON WILL MAKE TRIP
oovsnor Finally Decides 70 ioo0npshJ
Boosters on invssisn Of Northwest
ROYAL WELCOME lytaYwHtst ASSURED
Al cities 80 Be visited Ass rssSiss
." TbsiS pledges 80 oosa
Tia,ss for the Trade
Promoters

Governor Sheldon has DEFINITELY decided
30 accept the Invitation of the Commercial
club 10 accompany The omaha 'byosisfs'
On the great northwest tfndr extension
excursion ~ the pacin, rDast in June The
question had bren under consideration by
The governor FOR some iifns Sc vas ~.
dravoring ~ arrange HE business sTairs
IN order ~ leave. ana WAS communicated
with Monday morning over the long dis.
lance tsiephDns by cymfnissipnsf Guild ~
the Commercial club
The prrrenrs ~ The governor m 'hs *
cursion ls tbe cause ~ much rejoicing ~
members Of the Commercial club as This
fact will materially Increase the scope ana
Importance of- the excursion.
While tho excursion viii be- participated
IN only by members of tbe Commercial clUb
Real Estate exchange. the Bouth Omaha
Live Stock exchange and heads of few
prominent firms ir other NrbraEk1 cities
. the excursion will be Of great bonshi -
: tho entire state ~ an Advertisement. and
tho presence Of Governor Sheldon 90 the
representative of the state Will hdd tune
7 to the enterprise
/ The governor has an appointment for
the first Of June and 40 the trade eEcur-
sion leaves Omaha June 2. Nf. Sheldon
/ probably will not be able % leave Omaha
. with the train. but will be met enrouts.
/ Another appointment Is had BY the gov
ernor near the close of the excursion which
may necessitate his returning sooner. but
he Ii making effort to be relieved from
! this engagement. and. IN any event. VIII
be on the eKcursion during the most i'm
: pOrtant part Of the trip.
Royal welcome Assured.
! The food Of letters from commercial
organizations and clippings from newE-
papers of the cities 10 be visited on the
| excursion continue 10 pour into the Office
Of Commissioner Guild in undirnIuished
volume and in every case emphatic assur-
ance Is given that the Omaha visitors will
be given a royal welcome Letters from
the ohicers Of the Commercial clubs At
American Fsfls. Idaho: walla walla,
/ Wash; E1lensburg. Wash. and Sheridan.
wyo., urgently request that the time al
lotted for the visit Of the Omaha boosters"
in these cities be extended.
! Owing 10 the many requests received for
extension OF time at different points the
I committee in charge OF the itinerary is
trying TO make a few minor changes and
concessions Of time. This will be done
without curtailing the time 10 be spent at
other cities and without lengthening the
aggregate time spent on the excursion. but
IL is done with the intention Of spending
as much time at each place from which
requests for extension have been received.
The Clearing House association Of Seattle
has signifed its intention Of cooperating
with the other commercial bodies Of thai
city in the entertainment Of the excur-
sionists and the ''15O,OoO club" OF Spokane
will work in conjunction with the CONNER
cial Organizations Of that city to the same
end. Plans for entertainment are beins
made by the Chamber OF Commerce OF
Salt Lake City, where q Sunday will b
spent
Two Days I'm Portland.
Elaborate plans are being made by th'
Portland commercial organizations, a;
nearly two days will be spent at that place
The excursion train viii arrive at Portland
. on Sunday. June 9. Al a m, and ARRANGE
ments have been made 20 give a breskfas
at the Portland Commercial club Sunday
morning, after which the Omaha visitor
will be at liberty 10 see the sights as they
please. but they will he taken over the city
Monday in automobiles until p. m, wheI
a reception viii be rendered the Omahs
boosters az the Commercial club unit
Is p M, when the excursion train will leav,
for the return trip.
The newspapers OF the western countr,