Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05
CORN SHOW TO
OPEN MONDAY
Third National Exposition Will Begin
Two Weeks Period in Omaha
Tomorrow.
WILL BE BIGGER AND BETTER
Auditorium and Annexes Are in Read
iness for the People.
BUSY INSTALLING EXHIBITS
Mexican Band Will Be on Hand fOl
the Opening
MANY VISITORS ALREADY HERE
Crowds win BE Given EVcry Cour-
tesy and Attention, and They
Are Expected 20 Come in
Large Numbers.
Auditorium and Annexes Are in Read
mess for the People.

The National Corn exposition opens at
the Auditorium tomorrow. All is ready and
when the gates swing open to the visitors
the great agricultural exposition will be
complete. The judging OF exhibits has been
practically completed and the display viii
show all the winners in the grain and
grass competitions
Tie National Corn exposition has
planned well TO take care OF its visitors.
Two information bureaus have been es-
tablished for the especial accommodation
of the visitors. These bureaus serve
double purpose, however, and at them
rooms and general lodging accommodations
can be secured.
The uptown bureau is in the Young
Mems Christian association building at
Seventeenth and Harney streets. The bu-
reau on the exposition grounds is just TO
the left Of the main entrance.
At both Of these bureaus list of rooms
are available and arrangements for accom-
modations can be made Large signs at
the passenger depots in Omaha and Coun-
Gil Bluffs tell about these bureaus and
where to find them.
Omaha can accommodate all OF the peo-
pie who come" says an officer OF the ex-
the city now and the hotels hardly know
there are any strangers or guests about.
There is plenty OF room why, the capacity
OF the hotels Of the city has been trebled
in the last two years and there are plenty
Of first class rooming houses within a
half mile OF the corn show. No one need to
fear hat II they come 20 Omaha there will
not be plenty OF comfortable accommo-
datlons.
Mexican National Band.
| A feature Of the opening days program,
expected to ettract special Interest and
/ insrre a generous Attendance, is the two
concerts by the Me xicar National bard.
The following programs have been an
nounccd by Director Francisco. Duran;
MONDAY EVENING.
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Overture-America. a.........,..............N N.
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March ch-General Felix Diaz.............ProzS
overture-Fra Davolo. olo.............,....Aubs
Waltz-Idilio .........,.................,C ,Codina
Fantasie-La Mascota......,............
March-Twenty-tblrd Regiment...........
AFTERNOON.
Waltz-Espana ......,.,............Wal .Waldtenfel
Observation-Disclosures Rusticana.. .Mascagni
Overture-America... .............. .....U. N.
Gavota-oh, Illusion Mia.............Aranda
March-Rodarte. rte............,..,.,.M M. Gandara
Danza-La Paloma. TRADER
Fantasie-Lucia de Lammermoor. .Donlzetu
waltz-El ino,..,....,..............
March-The American Eagle..."... Ballard
Scene of Great Activity.
For the week past the Auditorium and
the grounds about which will be covered
BY the exposition have been the scene Of
the greatest activity. Corn and the other
products of the fields, but corn first. 10
there in every conceivable shape and form
that the fancy of the decorators could in
vent. Restrictions Of conventionality have
kept the decorations In general harmony,
however, and without destroying the in.
dividuallty OF the various exhibits they
nave been brought into a certain uni
formity.
Again the Hoosier state has come to the
fore-this time producing the best single
ear Of corn in the world, according to the
decision OF the judges OF the exposition.
This premier ear was grown by Fred G.
Palm of Newton, Ind ]. r. Overstreet OF
Franklin. Ind. has the best ten ears OF
corn ever grown. say these same judges,
who have just completed the award OF
$4,000 in prizes offered by the show and
given the first place In both sweepstakes
to the Indiana farmers G. L. Kerlin OF
Franklin, Ind won the prize offered for
the best bushel Of corn The virtues OF In
diana seed are now thoroughly demon
strated-it 10 the third successive year that
the first prize for the best ten ears has
gone to Indiana.
Mr.. Palm has been awarded the s1.oOO
Kellogg trophy for the best ear OF corn.
Mr. OYerstreets best ten ears win him the
award OF the $1,000 Indiana Corn Growers
association trophy Last year 1t was won
by l.. B. Clore, who also won it the year
before. The third winning gives it to In
diana permanently.
> Ten Years ON One Ear.
II have put IN ten years growing that
ear Of corn" said Mr.. Pain tbs winner
OF the first prize for tho worlds best ear.
MY parent stock consisted OF Reeds
Yellow Dent as the male plant and Alex
ander Gold Standard as the mother plant.
The standard was detasselled the first two
years. This cross produced the seed from
which the worlds best ear came.
5 THE ear came amonG those selected by
my men for seed and as soon as we ex-
amined It carefully We decided II was a
prize winner. The credit is due 70 my
wife or hired men for Geectng the ear
I I don't take credit for H."
4 According 70 l.. b. Gore superintend-
ent OF judges, tho Palm ear is not only
the best ear OF corn this year but II is
finer specimen than the famous Pascal
ear which sold for $3.50 two years ago.
1T Is the best ear the world has ever
produced" said Prof @, !. Christie OF
Perdue university who has one OF the
judges. ut Is all corn-very little cob.
The kernels are three-qusrters Of en- inch
deep and in perfect rows. There is no
way OF telling It's worth no way Of es-
timating the influence the seed from the
ear win have on the corn crop - eur