Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-02
Omaha Business Msa Leave Today On Their
Biz Conn'roisl InysIiou.
GOVERNOR SHELDON HEADS The COLUMN
Largest Such Ezeurs o. Ever Undertaken
BY Any Oitv in Country.
TRAN VIII St PALACE ON WHEELS
sixteen Days VIII BE Consumed by
These EvanEeIs of Commerce In
PreRchinE Gospel of onaha
and Nebraska

Promptly At 2 ,. m Sunday. at the Bur
lington depot 100 representatives Of the
largest business firms of Omaha and South
Omaha win leave on q tour of over 2oO
miles through the states Of wyoming. Mon
tanA. Washington. Oregon. IdSho and Utah
for the sole purpose Of extending the com
merI.ial relations Of Omaha. the Market
Town. and combining in a great united
EFFORT for a Greater Omaha" This ex-
cursion viii be the most extensive ever
undertaken by any commercial organiza-
tion Of the United states and every detail
will be in harmony with the prime object
Of bringing the cities Of the great north
west into closer touch and business COM
munication with The commercial advan-
tages OF Omaha and Nebraska
The excursion is for the primary object
of exploiting the commercial resources Of
Omaha but it also assumes significance rs
a project statewide in its possibilities for
the advertisement Of The Market Town
and the state Of Nebraska ny the presence
Of the chief executive Of the state. Gov
ernor George L Sheldon
Governor stays to Last
Word was received Saturday morning
that Governor Sheldon will be able to par
ucipste in the entire excursion and prob
ably viii leave with the train from Omaha
although there is a possibility he may not
be able TO join the train until II arrives at
Lincoln Through the courtesy Of the citi-
Eens Of Plattsmouth Governor Sheldon has
been relieved from an appointment At that
place for June Il. which would have ne
cessitated his leaving the Omaha boosters"
In Oregon, and he viii remain on the ex-
cursion until its close. June IE
All is in readiness for the departure Of
HH. s-E-v
al cars are now in the railroad yards with
the exception Of the dining car. and that
will arrive early Sunday morning Mem
berE Of the trade extension committee OF
the Commercial club held a final meeting
Saturday afternoon. when all suboommit-
tees made final reports thas every dstaii
Of the minutest character essential 70 the
complete success of the excursion had been
completed
In recapitulating the work leading from
the inception OF the idea OF the Great
Northwest excursion. the members OF
the committee gave vote OF thanks 20
everybody who had contributed TO its sue
cess and particularly to the several news
papers Of Omaha. whose influence with
the public in Omaha and throughout The
west has been so potent in moulding public
opinion to the possibilities and Importance
Of the excursion.
BiE Jen OmciaI Orator.
1t was announced by the chairman Of the
trade extension committee. J. H Taylor.
that A ". Jsfferis an attorney, VIII &C
company the excursion and viii deliver
many Of the addresses 20 be made al the
different cities enroute. A special list OF
speakers has been completed and many
addresses on subjects OF Importance TO the
state viii be made by Governor Sheldon.
on account Of the length Of the excursion
special arrangements have been made for
the comfort OF the participants and TO
this end the promoters have had the hearty
cooperation OF the Pullman company. The
dining car viii be one Of the largest In
use and viii be manned with an unusually
large force of cooks and walters under
the personal supervision OF an experienced
conductor and the steward Of the Com
mercial club
Special Plans for Mail.
Assistant Postmaster Woodward has
given his assistance in preparing a sched-
ule for the prompt delivery of mail 10 ths
eXcursionists. Mail addressed care Omaha
special" ana mailed in time to reach any
one Of the following points before the time
shown viii be delivered on the train:
bulte' MonIt " eonesGays June J. 10 a m
Spokane, Wash, Thursday, June 6 $50
G.. N.
Tacoma wash. Saturday. June & An
?.
Portland Ore. Sunday. June asAm.
Boise. Idaho Wednesday. June Il. an
Pocstello. Idaho Thursday, June Il. a.x
p m.
Ogden, Utah. Friday June IL D. m.
salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, June lk
cheyenne. wyo.. Monday. June II. INN
Mails for the different cities win be close
at the Omaha postOfaos as follows.
For Butte, ?. m. June s.
For Spokane, 10 p m June g.
For Tacoma. 10 D. m June g.
For Portland p N. June 6
For Boise. p. m. June 10
For FOcatello, p IA June IL
For Ogden and Salt Lake City, , p n
June ~
For Cheyenne. 3 p m June iA