Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02

w. n. Joynor, mayor, Atlantis, aa-
Daniel Lawlsr, mayor, st. Paul,
David 8. Roae, mayor, Rrilwaukse.
silas Cook mayor, East 81. Louis, nj.
Joseph oliver, mayor, Toronto, Canada.
II. O. sohaffer, mayor, Rock island, III.
]. H. Graham, mayor, wichita, Kan.
II. A. sohunk, mayor, Dubuque.
Election Of Officers.
selection Of city for 1909 convention.
Entertainment by local committee.
South Omaha and the Union Pacific road
were given an opportunity to assist in the
entertainment Thursday afternoon of the
$50 delegates attending the twelfth annual
convention Of the League of American
Municipalities and they entertained the
visitors in royal style.
The two sessions Of the convention Thurs
day were crowded into one and the days
work was completed between the hours OF
9 o'clock in the morning and 1 O'Clock in
the afternoon. One hour was given for
lunch and at o'clock the delegates started
on a trip over the Lane Cutoff in the
McKeen motor cars, kindly offered by the
Union Pacific Railroadcompany. The dele
gates were taken the entire length OF the
cutoff which cost the company close to
1900, 900 and brought back to South Omaha.
where they were escorted through the four
packing houses-Swift's Armour, Cudahy
and the Omaha, A buffet lunch was served
in the exchange building, short addresses
delivered and the delegates returned to
Omaha IN time to hear Secretary Taft
and Senator Dolliver. the presidential spe-
cial' following the McKeen motors into
Omaha.
Five of the motor cars composed the
delegates train over the CUTOFF and those
who took the trip enjoyed themselves to
the fullest extent. Vice President A. l..
Moher and several other officials. were on
the train and they showed their guests
every courtesy, even going so far as to
duplicate the entertainment committees s
stock of cigars. But very few of the dele
gates had ever seen car looking anything
like the McKeen motors and the new In
vention excited their curiosity in the ex-
treme.
Il could easily imagine was in a sub
marine boat or on an airship bound for
Mars" was the way Hugo Grosser of Chi
cago expressed himself Pointed at the
end, these cars look like torpedo bats and
tnese round rOrthole' windows, futther the
deception. Anyway, these motor cars are
great stuff ana no one knows how have
enjoyed this trip and I appreciate the privi-
lege of riding in them as the greatest court
esy When the McKeen motor cars super
cede the steam cars I will pride myself In
| having ridden In the first ones constructed" :"
! At South Omaha the delegates were di-
vided into four sections and one section
| visited a packing house, all Of the dele
gates thereby being enabled to see the In
dustry Killing and dressing OF beeis
hogs and sheep was in progress In al tne
packing houses at the time of the visit
and gentlemanly officials and clerks es-
corted the visitors through. The majority
of the easterners had never seen packing
house before and they opened their eyes
in wonder WIN they followed steer on
the hoof through his career to the cool
ing room, killed dressed and ready for
shipment in less than fifteen minutes.
Lunch at the Exchange.
From the packing houses all journeyei
to the Exchange building where a buffet
lunch had been prepared by the Union
ock Yards company and the South
Omaha Stock exchange. Special tables
we're provided for the women in the party
and the lunch was an enjoyable feature
of the afternoon entertainment.
George +. West. member of the Omaha
! entertainment committee, acted an master
of ceremonies and introduced Colonel T.
| b. Mcpherson, president of the Live Stock
\ exchange as the first speaker. Colonel
! Mcpherson spoke but a few minutes, as
| did all the speakers, but in his five-minute
address left no doubt in the minds OF his
| hearers that they were welcome and that
South Omaha was glad that they paid
| II call
I'VE are not Jealous OF our big sister
| but South Omaha is on the map and Is
covering a larger portion OF that may
each succeeding year, growing from abso-
| lutely nothing in 1890 to a city now Of
4O,COO people," said the colonel. South
Omaha is the third largest stock market
and packing center in the entire world, IL
Is the second largest sheep market in the
world and is the largest range horse and
feeder market in the world. We are proud
of our city and we are proud TO welcome
you"
Mayor MRhOaI Speaks.
Mayor ]. Barry Mahool OF Baltimore,
president Of the league, was the next
speaker. responding to the address of well
come in fulsome terms
! "omaha is great and good town, South
Omaha is also a prosperous town, and
whether YOU ever join in one grand, mag
nificent city or not l hope that both Omaha
ana south Omaha Yill grow and prosper,
said the president
Vice President Mohler Of the Union Pa
cific, the next speaker told something OF
that great railroad system and of the west
ern empire il had helped to upbuld He
said that when the road was first con-
structed the land within ten miles OF the
line throughout its entire length was val.
ued at but S2,0C0OC0, but that now the
valuation Of the same realty is 81. $50 OOO, 600
1--WE are standardizing and systematizine
| our entire system and work." said Mr.
Mohler. "and when the cities of this coun.
Try and Canada DO the same their bonds
viii find a more ready sale and will be
worth much more"
Bruce McCulloch. editor OF the Stock
mems Journal, supplemented Colonel Nc
PhorsOn's welcome in a short talk to the
visitors. telling them that they are the men
who make the cities and the country, not
the earping muck rakers" and those who
are continually critlclsing the work being
done by those in official capacity.
Big Jen Talks.
/ II believe that in the brains and minds
OF the men here assembled rest the gov
ernment Of IN cities, and tn ideas gath.
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