Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-22
COMMITTEE FROM THREE CITIES
Following address OF >. wilkes Jones
TO Public spiFitea CitircRs All
Give Impetss 10 the
Movement.

Give Impetss 10 the
Movement.
| Ten thousand dollars has been guaranteed
| by a handful OF Omaha business men for
defrayinE the preliminary expenses OF
] bringing corn show 20 Omaha, to be held
in the Auditorium the first week OF De-
cember and which win have the support
OF the National Corn association.
Prof J. Wilkes Jones OF the Iowa Agri-
cultural college addressed thirty business
men OF Omaha. twelve from Council Bluffs
and a number from South Omaha In the
afternoon At the close OF his address, on
motion Of Emil Brandeis Of J. l.. Brandels
4 Sons. the meeting guaranteed the $1,000
Mr.. Brandeis saying he would be one of
ten TO give $1,000 to secure the show. and
ne received the support OF J. p. Baum of
the Bennett company, Frank L. Haller Of
| the Lininger Implement compsny. Rome
Miller, {. M. Wilhelm and others.
| The committee which viii take IN charge
the preliminary arrangements and secure
the sentiment OF other business men on the
proposition. consists Of four members from
Omaha. two each from Council Bluffs and
South Omaha, with c, c. Rosewater gem
eral manager of The Bee Publishing COM
pany, az chairman. The members OF the
/
chairman OF tie meeting Wednesday. are
as follows: c. c. Rosewster. e. j. Mcvann.
~. r. Baum and Rome Muller Of Omaha;
Victor e Bender and II. II. Van Brant OF
Council Bluffs; E. Buckingham and T. B.
Mcpherson OF South Omaha
Prof. Jones Makes Address.
Prof Jones was the first 70 address tho
meeting He said there was feeling
among those interested in corn growing
that there should be a great central show
and exposition which would awaken the
interest of the farmers in the corn belt in
contests 20 sec who could produce the most
and the hest corn,
"In looking over the field those who
have been interested in the National Corn
show held in Chicago. have fastened upon
Omaha the ideal place, he said. You
are located at the logical point here, the
center of the belt while Chicago and kan
sss City might be said 70 be on the edge.
Then your auditorium is better place
10 hold lt thRn any other. place which we
have investigated Held IN the coliseum in
Chicago last year. with 51.oOO Square feet
OF floor space the company charged us
S11.0o0 for hall rent and let contract for
$4,000 OF decorations You offer us a bet
ter place here for So 900. and / would esti-
mate the total expense OF the show. prem
iums and all. at $27,000 The most CON
servative estimate Of receipts which We
have made in conference with your Audi
torium association is $3sO0o.
National Association Backs Tt.
THE National Corn association which
will be found back of the Omaha show. 10
composed OF the representatives OF fifteen
corn growing states from New York to
Colorado. 1 should say that 65 per cent
/ -. -. L.. H.
will come from Iowa and Nebraska and
perhaps s5 per cent from other states"
Prof. Jones said the implement dealers
of the country had already promised a
generous amount OF premiums for such a
show he proposes shall be held in
Omaha President winchell of the Rock
Island railroad has proposed TO put out
booster" who will travel over the states
during the summer and advertise the show.
The railroad companies propose to pay the
expenses OF such an agent. besides paying
for generous newspaper space and billboard
, advertising.
: This will mean much more to a show
. OF the kind, he said, than any special
J rates which the railroads would give II
they could"
Speaking OF the sentiment in Omaha ia
! voring such show Mr.. Rosewater said
e Il have agitated the corn show for ten
days and have had a generous response
2 BY encouraging the show coming here We
0 are only getting into line with a big move
ment and for Omaha here IL an oppor-
tunity handed us ON a silver platter an in
! cident unique in the history of the city.
4 We have had things here before which did
us much good. but we had to hustle for
e them. ] believe the retailers alone could
{ afford to pay $4,000 to bring the shoppers
: 10 Omaha during the first week OF De-
cembed."
Mr.. BraBaeIa starts It.
I Following the statement OF Mr.. Rose
water Mr. Brandeis made his motion 90
a guarantee $1,000 and Prof Jones promised
20 leave for Hncolh and Denver Tuesday
night to ''whoop things UP" and tell those
interested in the corn shows that omaha.
Council Bluffs and south Omaha would
(, stand behind the show.
The following from Council Bluffs were
at the meeting: Victor E. Bender, W. II.
I. Kimbaii. z. f. Hart. c. A. Beno. F. r.
: Davis. II. w. Binder II. A. Quinn. J. r.
a Wilcox. C. G. Saunders. Robert Z. Smith
e c. A. Mcdonald. II. X. Van Brunt and
n William Kenline.
a. Mr.. Bender spoke for Council Bluffs and
s said the city had enough enthusiasm IN
/. reserve to expend a large amount to CO.
Il operate with Omaha on the corn show
? proposition.
d Immediately after the meeting at the
Commercial club rooms Prof Jones met
the grain dealers Of Omaha In the ex-
change rooms and told them OF the possi-
bilities and results TO be derivvd from a