Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-18
CHICAGO AND OMAHA GREET
Commercial Bodies Of Two Cities
Meet Around the Table.
WINDY CITY ENTERTAINED
Wanderers Make Last stop on Long
Trip, Here, and Are Made COM
Portable at An Informal
dinner.
WINDY CITY ENTERTAINED

Chicago and Omaha said good things about
each other for three hours Wednesday even
ing at the Field club. when the Commercial
club Of omrha gave an informal dinner to
the delegation Of the Association OF Com
merce from Chicago, which has been tour
ing the northwest.
Governor Shallenberger, who Joined the
Chicagoans at the state line and accom-
panied them to Omaha, was one OF the
features Of the evening put on BY the
"joliiers' of both cities.
The party arrived in Omaha at 7 o'clock.
on, hour later. and was escorted to the
city bv a delegation Of commercial club
and railroad men, but the late arrival
necessitated cutting down the automobile
ride about the city. Thirty automobiles
we're used and many miles Of pavement
burned n little as the machines shot here
and there about the city. Just at $50 the
party entered the field club grounds-It
was social evening" and polite hops
and other interesting things we're happen
ing, swelling the crowd at the club to
many hundreds.
Following q menu with a sufficiency of
"a la Chicago and cigars done up in
bands Of the Commercial club OF Omaha
with the motto Il WIN distorted to W
Will" the speaking began.
Good VIII to All.
Toast began the moment the party was
In the loom 1t was first Chicago, then
Omaha. individuals followed. Governor
ShAllenberger had all his glasses taken
from him, but when his health was pro-
posed he secured a cocktail and boldly
drank it while the entire party was drink
ing water and cheering for the democratic
executive Of Nebraska. Toasts followed to
w. D.. Moody, general manager of the
Association Of Commerce. who came to
Omaha TO meet the Chicagosns; F. 7. Sim
mons, the silver tongued orator; Mayor
|, James c. Dahlman Of Omaha, w. H.. Manse
Of the Chicago Wool Storage company
3 G.. w. Wattles, Richard II. Little of Chi
3 cage Record; Roswell Field Of the Chi
cago Examiner; Victor Rosewater Of The
Omaha Bee; j. M Guild of the Commercial
club, who with F. w. Judson and the
: entertainment committee ranged the
evenings entertainment
c.. N. Wilhelm was POSTMASTER, but did
not take until a score Of tOasts
had been offered by such famous pro
posers" as Kay Wood OF Wood Brothers,
Hubert F. Miller Of the Association of
|. Commerce, E. j. McVann Of the Omaha
Commercial club, and G. w. Wattles,
president Of the Omaha & Council Bluffs
Street Railway company.
Mr.. Wilhelm gently laid his program to
one side and called on a number Of Omaha
and Chicago business men to tell what
each thought of each other. Mayor Dahl
man was the first to speak. He told in
detail why Omaha needed Chicago, like a
neglected garden needs hoes, and how
Chicago needs Omaha like any hungry
mortal needs a generous hand.
!, sh~aueuherrer Rooafa We'll
& Governor shallenberger took the argu-
ment UP here and reminded the Chicago
ans that every year Nebraska gives $3.50,
, 10000 worth Of products to help feed and
clothe a hungry and ragged world of which
!, Chicago is a prominent member. .
/, OThis made a hit with the Chicagoans,
as the governor said he was formerly OF
Illinois and knew that only two stars In
the great Upper on the American flag
were important to the handle and bowl
! of the astronomical creation-Illinols and
Northumberland and Illinois. Both
I cities slgnified their willingness to be the
| whole milky way by cheering this re-
l mark.
We hear about a panic out here In
= Nebraska" said Governor Shallenberger
Z and every man, woman and child thinks
n we are talking about 1893 or 1894, because
e we have known no panic since, and rom
= a careful study of the situation l have de.
Q cided that the people of Nebraska can come
{ nearer paying all their debts in a yeaI
than any other state in the union"
/ The governor closed with the sentiment
$ OF the evening; Chicago, first; Omaha
e second.
Edward Clifford OF Hornblower & Weeks
bankers and brokers, spoke briefly, tell
i ing OF the trip and saying its object wal
acquaintance, not business" He was fol.
lowed by G. w. Wattles of Omaha, who
said Omaha had received much inspira'
8 ton from Chicago, was even proud to iml
tate some OF the Chicago ways. Two mi
tatIons we're cited by him, the transmits
= sisslppi exposition as a copy, and equally
Z as successfully as the Worlds fair and
the grain market, in which Omaha fol
. lowed Chicago. and has already become
the fourth largest market in the UniteC
States. Mr.. wattles also pointed to IN
number of men among the Chicagoans wh'
started first in Omaha.
Chicago and the West.
John p. Mann OF Morris, Mann & Reilly
J" chairman of the ways and means commit
tee OF the Chicago association. spoke o.
&c Omaha and Chicago" He is a forme
Nebraskan, and said:
In TINS MOnQtTIul Country VI VuIS Nucl
ID IA room for us all, and as Chicago wit
Is nesses the growth and development OF ne'
jobbins and manufacturing centers in IN
D. Mississippi and Missouri valleys In N
D. northwestern states and on the Paciti
coast; and while we recognize the FAC
a, that each and every one of then Is oon
VI stantly taking from us a certain amour
T. OF trade we once enjoyed, we rejoice wit
IN you all IN your growth. in your. prosper
- fity and your progress: for, in tails we sc
re the general development OF the country q
lt which we cannot but feel that we are we
10 be the great commercial clearing hous
and source OF supply. We are convince
" beyond a doubt that as the west grow
a Chicago must grow, and that every dollar
! worth OF our former jobbing trade tbs
goes to our sister cities of the west wi
be replaced in multiple by our rapidly N
. crea sing manufacturing In lines that d
not conflict with our western friends an
neIghhors, but which have heretofore ht
lonRed entirely to the east.
Prof. John A. Scott OF un
gersity and f. T. Simmons. park con
missioner OF Chicago, were other speaker