Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-13

will be a general reception to officers OF
the Corn exposition. including vice prSsi-
dents from the states, officers OF the Ma
tional Corn association, etc.
Agriculture Day.
The second day will be. designated as
Agriculture day. There will be an address
by Samuel H, Smith of the Chleago BOARD
Grading of Grain; Buying and Selling
Upon the Board of Trade
on this day 1t is expected that the fea-
ture will be the attendance of the judging
team OF the agriculture colleges and the
students therefrom, together with the
students from high schools who feel a
special interest in the objects of the expo
sition. The details of the grogram Of this
day are being worked up by expert agri-
culturalists and will be definitely announced
a little later. So important is this subject
that 1t may call for a program which Will
run over into the third day.
1t is the intention of President Wattles
to make of the third day one that will at
tract the attention of everybody. He is In
correspondence with Honorable James VIII
son, secretary of agriculture, who became
eminent as an agriculturist before his
elevation to a cabinet position in 1897.
An invitation has also been extended to
DR.. William Hays, the assistant secretary
of agriculture, a man only a little less
eminent in his profession than Secretary
An invitation has been extended to Hon
orable Norman j. Coleman of st. Louis.
president of the Missouri State Board of
Agriculture; to Honorable s. M. owen,
regent OF the University of Minnesota,
and to one Of the best posted men of the
Nebraska State Board of Agriculture.
Governors Day.
Saturday, December IL, mas been desig-
mated as Governors day. Conditional ac-
ceptances have been received from Gov
ernor Shelton, Governor Hoch (Kansas),
GDyeFraOr w G0mmiEs g0wa1; G9yeTnor
(Minnesota), and Governor Crawford
! South Dakota.
Invitations have been extended to all the
| governors, and IL ia exnpptad that mapv
acceptances will be received. 1t is also the
intention of the exposition management to
liver an address on Governors day. or at
a time which would be convenient to Mr..
Bryan.
The afternoon of December 10 will be de-
voted to fraternal societies whose leaders
VIII be expected to formulate a program
Intended to attract widespread general in
terest. An effort will be put forth To- make
this a distinctive feature on that day.
sunday December 10. will be devoted to
other well-known musicians have been
asked to arrange the program for this
| event. 1t is possible that a w~ell-known
divine may be asked to deliver a lecture
on that day. $1,000
Monday, December IA. Of the second week
o. me exposition Will be devoted to South
hour, VIII be consumed by leading men O.
south Omaha, who are arranging the de-
ans OF a program designed % interest ard
attract everybody from South Omaha. The
same may be said Of the afternoon PRO
gram, when IL is expected that a large
number or people from Council Bluffs will
attend the exposition. President Wattles
Will enedavor to present programs on this
day that will prove to be fittingly complI-
mentary to these cities.
Innings for Live stock Men.
The morning of Tuesday, December IL.
will be devoted to the live stock men and
packers. A program of extraordinary merit
Is being arranged. The stock growers from
the entire west are being invited and the
brief addresses and lectures nv avnart0 In
the various departments of the live stock
industry will make of this a notable event,
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock the grain
dealers Of the west will open a program
of the highest Importance. Mr.. j. A. Tiede-
man Of Sioux City, president of the West
ern Grain Dealers association, has been in
vited to preside. There viii be an address
by Gurdon w. Wattles, president of the
Omaha Grain exchange. An illustrated lee
ture by Prof. M. l. Bowman. farm crops
department. Iowa State College of Agricul-
ture, will also be given, subject, THE I'm
p%ortance of the Oat Crop" There will also
be an address by J. C. Murray of the
grain department, Quaker Oats company,
Chicago, subject, The Relative Value of
| Good and Poor Oats to the General Miller"
The culture of oats will form the chief
topic of discussion at this session and will
be participated in by expert grain men
throughout the west.
The Omaha Grain exchange and the Com
mercial club will keep open house for the
grain men. Invitations have been sent
broadcast. There will be appropriate music
throughout the day.
Big Hallway Men to Come.
Wednesday, December 16. will be Railroad
day, Mr.. Wattles is in conference with
railway officials and IL is his intention to
present on that day addresses by some of
the best known men in the railway world.
1t Is his purpose to make OF this day an
extraordinary event, the details of which
are not yet ready TO be announced.
Thursday, December II, has been set
apart for exercises appropriate to the at
tendance of President Roosevelt's Country
Life commission. The details of the pro-
gram for this day will be left largely to
Chairman Wallace of Des Moines and his
colleagues in the commission. The visit of
the commission here is of itself a most inn
portant event and will attract prominent
men from all quarters, whose presence will
call for a number OF conferences for the
consideration of the subject of inVestiga-
ton at the hands of the commission. The
Importance OF the events OF this day will
be largely due to the eminent men which
the commission will attract and the adj
dresses which they may be expected to
deliver.
Friday. December is, will be taken up
largely by the Country Life commission.
There win be in attendance many editors
OF farm journals, who will be entertained
at a reception. etc.
Saturday, December 10. will be the clos
ing day. 1t Is Mr., Wattles' intention TO de-
vote the program OF this day largely to
Omaha and he expects to enlist the kind
offices OF the head men OF the Ak-Sar-Ben,
who have been requested to assist him In
the making OF a program which everybody
In Omaha will wish 10 see and hear. The
details OF Ak-sar-Ben day at the EXPOSE