Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-23
KING CORN ON SHOW
Great National Exposition Full
of Striking Features.
4 MAZE OF ATTRACTIONS.


eohel Plant an Exhibit Of MueI
impo :anes-Marvsieus Implement
For Corn orewsrs-Exhibit cevsr
Nearly Three Square Blocks.
Besides the Auditorium in Omaha
where the second annual Nationa
Corn exposition was recently opened
there are three other immense tempo
rary buildings sheltering equally inter
esting features. covering nearly three
square blocks Of space.
| The exhibits were sent not only from
all parts Of the United States, but from
distant corners OF the earth. Among the
! many features there are big model
kitchen section to show the modern
! and correct way Of cooking; an indus.
trial section. showing the making OF
various corn and grain products; n
manufacturers section, with imDlc
ment exhibits from all parts Of the
country; small grain section. exhibit
Ing oats. barley, wheat, rye and other
varieties Of useful grain aside from
section. showing animated representa-
ton Of farm life and situations not
only In Omaha, Nebraska and the Unit
ed States, but Of practically the whole
world; milling contest by which l..
will be positively demonstrated just
which grain will produce the best -four
for cooking purposes. with baking
kitchen in connection to show the proc
ess from the rough grain to snowy
loaf OF bread: IL number Of Interesting
concessions. including the famou,
Corn Show Mermaid Illusion" and
last, but NOT least, the best program OF
oratorical entertainment ever furnish
ed In Omaha.
TO enumerate the details Of the va
ricus entertainments furnished the pa
irons Of the show would he to count
the sands Of the seashore or leaves Of
the forest.
at the main entrance, at Fifteenth
and Howard streets, there are several
big arches with turnstiles and small
army OF officials to take care of VISIT
ors. The arches are decorated with
rows OF cross sections OF corn ears and
between each circular section is an
electric bulb. says the Omaha World
Herald. There are nearly a thousand
OF these bulbs In place on the arches,
and fifty-four bushels of corn were
sawed up for the additional decora-
ton. Az 4 matter Of fact, the whole
show, with all its temporary structure.
Is 9 veritable blaze Of light, over 5000
bulbs being used aside from the regu-
lar Auditorium and street lighting and
the various spot lights and searchlights
used Tor feature purposes,
The Fifteenth street annex or prone
made incloses the Nebraska and Iowa
exhibits Nebraska on the east. Iowa
on the west. Here are the various In
dustrial and special concession exhibits
Of Omaha and Nebraska merchants
and farmers a. well a those OF the
Iowans. At the south end Of the prom
enaSe is Z big lunch room, elegantly
furnished. ana directly across Or west
from It Ia tho ''Corn Show Mermaid II
iusion." one Of the most beautiful mys.
teries ever presented Ii Omaha,
Passing out through the west gate.
at the end 81 the annex, Is the meet
Ing hall, where the immense program
arranged by the management for each
hour of each day Of the show will be
gone through. The big temporary au-
ditorium lies just east Of the Rome
hotel and has an enormous seating ca
pacity.
East Of the meeting hall Is the"tem-
porary building, just south of the
Omaha Auditorium. which harbors the
manufacturers section" Therein are
shown all Of the most modern ant
marvellous farm implements and equip
ment. which. even to the layman, mus
be of great interest. For instance
there Is the newest ''corn planter,
which guarantees to plant three ker
nels to a hin ninety-nine times out o
( a hundred or forfeit handsome sum
There can be seen new husker. whicl
shoots the corn into a wagon an,
blows the husks and blades into tn
barn AZ II by human volition, and a bi
gang plow which gives a. much pow
or with three horses 40 II usually &C
complished by four.
The permanent brick building ha
been secured by the management o
the corn show for use in the industris
section. The second floor Is used 70
the laboratory and demonstration wor
Of the model kitchen. In charge Of Mis-
Katherine Besack, one of the most az
complished young women in this lin
of work In the world. Equipment l
installed for fifty students. who wi
work under Miss Besack. and ther
Mrs. Housekceper and Mr.. Man-Wht
Loves Good Cooking can see the yer
latest, most approved work In tina
line. There will be cooking by elet
tricity, gas. range and every othe
known form Of heat. and the -four 70
see ground from rough grain In othe
parts Of the show will there he trans
formed into the daintiest table delics
Giles. All branches of cooking win b
demonstrated and lectures delivere