Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
CORN SHOW DISPLAY SPACE
Nearly 10000 Square Feet Will Be
the Total.
FIFTY THOUSAND m AUDITORIUM
on the Main Floor I'm Big Building
VIII he cat General Exhibits
and Twelve state Educa-
t1 tfonaI Displays.

The National Corn exposition will be a
gigantic affair. A calculation of the amount
OF flsor space TO be utilized gives a total
OF iA.000 square feet or an equivalent Of
a square LOO feet and over on each side.
This is equal to four consecutive city
blocks.
Another comparison will aid in impress
sing the size OF the exhibition on any one.
The total floor space Of the Transmissis-
sippi exposition for exhibits was 10000 feet
and that was for several months and not
ten days.
|, There are 5000 square feet in the Audi
orfum and $1,000 in the buildings in Fiji
teenth street which will mouse the educa-
tional exhibits OF Nebraska and Iowa, the
general offices and the amusement and re-
freshment quarters. The temporary audi
torium on the Rome Miller lot which will
be used for band concerts, public speaking
and special features will contain 1900
square feet and with 1900 on the two
floors Of the Murphy building ard 5000 in
the siIey building the total of 10000 Is
reached.
General h on Main Floor.
The main floor OF the Auditorium will
be given over TO general exhibits. with
twelve state educational displays in booths
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srrayed the corn entered in special con-
tests and the grain will be attractively laid
out in three and one-half miles Of racks.
The racks will be so arranged that plenty
of space will be afforded spectators and
judges. .sr
In the lover floor of the Auditorium the
government display. Including the alcohol
stu. will be set up and here, too, will be
part OF the implement display. The rest will
be in the main implement building south OF
the Auditorium. Next to the implement
building ia located the alfalfa palace.
On the second floor Of the Murphy build
ing the domestic science department will
hold forth and on the first floor will be
the moving picture department, at which
many agricultural and farm views will be
shown. All these and come handsome local
views have been especially prepared by c.
w. Martin.
Governor On Opening Day.
President wattles OF the exposition has
received the acceptance by Governor Shell
don OF the invitation to deliver an address
On the opening day OF the exposition, De-
cember o.. He has also received an accept
ance from Governor Brooks of Wyoming,
who was invited to deliver an address be-
fore or Governors Day." December u.
NV SupJcNA VI IoNeIhOE DEOohb duuTtSs
will be wyoming
After comforting with Superintendent
Davidson, President wattles has made
formal application to the Board of Educa.
ton for permission to have the school chill.
dTen OF the lower grades attend the exposi.
ton In a body on the afternoon OF the
opening day.
Among the matters which came before the
meeting Of the executive committee OF the
exposition Friday afternoon was the letting
OF the contract for the heating OF the tenn.
porary buildings. which was awarded "a
the Council Bluffs Sheet Metal company,
who will operate on a guaranteed temper.
AZURE plan. ~ v,
1t was determined that adequate appar-
atus for fire protection shall be installed
and that besides having regular firemer
on guard. every suggestion OF Chief SalteI
shall be carried out to the letter.
President wattles. who left Saturday fol
n two weeks trip to Los Angeles on bust
ness matters, Will look. out for the Cali
forn'a exhibit while in that state.