Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-09

Some time between sundown and sunup
practically the last nail was driven. the
last strip of bunting stretched, the last
electric light connected In the state eX-
hibits at the National Corn exposition and
the show which has aroused International
interest in a few months, ready 10 open TO
the public. when the program starts at
| 1880 Wednesday morning.
But it will be late in the night or early
| in the morning before the miniature mills
grind their first flour, the alcohol stin
drops into a sealed copper tank its first
make Of denatured, the farm electric light
| ing outfits send the unseen energy through
hundreds of wires TO supplement the reg
ular electrical decorations, but the break
| fast food machines Will be in operation
before breakfast and pancakes may be
made in the domestic science department
long before the guests of the city are ready
| for theirs.
| The workers on the state exhibits made
good progress Tuesday and all the booths
are in a wonderful state OF completeness
! Striking are the exhibits OF the nearby
states which sent their men early and
brought an abundance OF grain prepared
for exhibition purposes.
Junior Judging Complete.
I
| nightfan on the junior division. having
completed judging the senior division Mon
! day evening.
| The number of new members OF the Ma
tional Corn Growers association which.
Continue 70 come in IS stfn surprise 10
the officers and an index 20 the interest
| taken in the exposition. The number reg
istered since the exposition sent out its
catalogue and premium list is now ls75.
The presidents commission TO investi-
gate country life in America will arrive in
omaha at 7:O5 Wednesday morning from
Denver. the exposition management having
received word early Tuesday Of their de-
parture from Colorado during the day.
They will be among the guests at the re-
ception given to directors and officers
! wedensday evening, when Omahans Will
| turn out In force to boost and show their
! appreciation for the work done by busi-
ness men Of Omaha. manufacturers OF ag-
/ ricultural implements. the agricultural col
leges. Department Of Agriculture and state
government, which have made the eXposi-
tion possible in Omaha-on Nebraska soil.
Mexican Delegation Coming.
The Mexican delegation, headed by Ze-
fereno Dominguez, will also arrive tomor-
row and bring with them the solid silver
trophv worth $500 which is to- be pre-
ing the highest. Under Prof. NJ. L. Bow
man and Prof. A. y. Ten Eyck. these
contests will take place Thursday. Ze-
fereno Dominguez, the wealthy Mexican
planter who has made possible the eN-
fibit from the sister republic, wired thai
he left Puebla December and was en-
route to Omaha. This enterpris1ng and
progressive agriculturist has written
book and had II published since ne ilrst
took an interest in the National Corn ex-
position and he is bringing TO Omaha hun
dreds of copies for di9tribution. II deals
with agricultural conditions and the soils
and plant life OF Mexico.
Indiana is represented in Omaha by
scores. many coming from Indianapolis
and Lafayette the latter being the home
| OF Purdue university. The Indiana corn
growers trophy arrived Tuesday morning
and was placed in the Indiana exhibit in
| the main building.
Or. H. E Sawyer Of the bureau OF chem
istry. Department Of Agrieuiture. has ar
rived in the city and viii have direct
charge OF the denatured alcohol stili de-
monstrations. which are to be made I'm
the main exposition building.
Il Alcohol from MOIaHses.
The stiu is now complete and Is ready
TO make poisoned" alcohol out OF any
4 lfinB from the AIaHu atSNih hAS
, 10 the tar paper on the roof. The OUTFIT
; Is manufactured by the Vulcan Copper
Works company Of Cincinnati. whose rep
resentative in charge Is A. o. Wente.
The internal revenue department locked
, UP the stil Tuesday morning and the de-
monstration may now proceed. but none
of the Juice" can be removed without a
representative OF the revenue department
7 opening the seals.
This will not, however, inconvenisnee the
demonstrators in the least and the rev.
enue department feels kindly toward the
Department of Agriculture and puts as
few locks on the still possible.
Before the exposition is over this still
promises TO be one OF the great centers OF
interest as Il shows farmer many
| ways OF doing things which save money
| and furnish good power with the drug
| ged' alcohol. For instance, should far
mer grOm sorghum cane and make up a
batch Of molasses which was scOrched a
| lettle he could make alcohol out OF H..
| or n he lives In Montana where they grow
l76 bushels OF potatoes to the acre. he can
| make alcohol 10 run his automobile out OF
| his surplus potatoes The government stiil
Il at the National Corn exposition expects
TO demonstrate that an automobile can be
/ run with potatoes for fuel and that a
feed grinder may be operated with mo-
| lasses.
Central CIty's Clever Idea.
One OF the unique excursions TO the Ma
tionaI Corn exposition will be made
J BY a number OF young woman Of Central