Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-01
DAY At STATE FAIR
Thursday Will Find Army Of Local
People in Lincoln.
MAYOR ISSUES PROCLAMATION
Ak-sar-Ben Board Of Governors VIII
Head n Long Procession TO state
Capital and Make Event
honorable

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 81, 1so9.-To the
People of Omaha: Next Thursday, Sep
tember 3, has been set aside by the state
fair Management at Lincoln as Omaha
day,
The people Of Lincoln never fail to at
tend our Ak-sar-Ben festivities in large
numbers. I hope our people will take time
to attend the fair on that day. I am sure
they will enjoy the trip, and by a good,
liberal attendance and meeting the people
Of Lincoln It will draw as closer together
and will enlarge this friendly feeling that
now exists between the two cities.
Everybody go.
JAMES c. DAHLMAN, Mayor.
Headed by representatives Of the Ak-Sar-
Ben board of governors, directors and of.
Ulcers of the Commercial club and almost
the entire staff of the National Corn ex-
position and the railroad representatives,
Omahans are preparing to move on Lin
coin Thursday and visit the Nebraska state
fair.
Members Of the Commercial club are re-
minded of the fact that Thursday will be
Omaha Day by a big sign in the lobby of
the club rooms. which reads:
Remember Thursday is Omaha Day at
the Nebraska state fair. Round trip rail-
road fare, $l,65. Everybody should go, as
tha0 70 as uluNl OildId , IdlT ana as 1nuCh
state.
President W. L.. Yetter said:
indications are that the club will send
a delegation Of at least $50. We would
send more from the wholesale district. but
Omaha Day comes in the middle OF tho
second series of merchants meetings and
the wholesale houses are crowded. But
some of them are going to leave business
and go to Lincoln
COMMISSIONS J. NJ. Guild will return
from a trip In time to go to the fair at
Lincoln and assist in securing a large rep
resentation from the Commercial club.
Corn Conference Slated,
]. w. Jones, manager of the National
Corn exposition, has arranged with super
intendent c. w. Pugsley of the Nebraska
exhibit at the corn show. and Secretary
w. r. Mellor of the State Agricultural So
ciety. to hold a corn conference in the live
stock pavilion at 10 o'clock Thursday morn
ing. The management of the corn show
has requested all county chairmen and
workers for the corn show in all parts Of
the state, as well as the railroad repre-
sentatives, to attend this conference. This
alone will take, a large number to Lincoln.
not only from Omaha, but from all parts
- ~ 'NNANs bNtANNbA ANAAbA lho bANtll
invaluable assistance to the National Corn
exposition and there is the heartiest OF
Cooperation existing between the two or
ganizations.
Representatives of the trustees of the
University of Nebraska will also attend
the conference in Lincoln for the purpose
OF getting into closer touch with the
workers out in the state who are doing
much TO promote the state fair, National
Corn show and better grain crops in Ne
i braska.
The woman's department of the Corn
show will also be represented at the state
fair and many Omaha women will go to
Lincoln Thursday to meet the women in
Eeharge of the domestic departments and
the fine arts department OF the State Fair
i association. The delegation VIII leave
Omaha Wednesday evening ahead of the
many fair visitors.
milwaukee, strong for show.
As representatives Of the Milwaukee road
will meet in Omaha Wednesday to con-
slider plans and the scope of the advertise
ing which that road will do for the Ma
tional Corn exposition. they will be invited
by General Manager Jones and the direc-
tors to the Omaha delegation
to the state fair. The Milwaukee road
has asked all the division and travelling
freight and apssenger agents of the road
in this territory to meet in Omaha We'd
nesday.
Among those who will be present are s.
II. Vaughan Of Des Moines, S. NJ. Baird Of
Dubuque, w. P. Warner Of Mason City, ].
q. Love Of Sioux City, c. J. Mikesh Of
Cedar Rapids and w. C. Parker of OF