Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-17


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Omaha people joined with out-of-town
visitors yesterday 10 swell the number AZ
the Corn Show 10 the largest of the ex-
position. 1t was Omaha Day. and rest
dents Of this city turned out in numbers.
illing all the halls where special features
were on the program and tamming the
aisles as Well
The day was full Of good things. Two
governors president OF large state uni
versity and a Missouri River booster were
the principal speakefs Ok the afternoon in
the music hail Miss Minha webber sang
the corn show song. dressed as the corn
show maiden. She was accompanied hy
MISS Nan Cunningham and so well did
she sing that Mayor Dahlman presented
her with a sheaf Of rye. In response 10 I'm
encore Miss Webber then sang. Coming
Through the Rye" In the evening she re-
peated the corn show song to the great de-
light Of the assembled thousands. Miss
Jessica Besack, by special request. re-
peated her lecture on meat cutting, for
the benefit OF the women OF Omaha.
BiogTaph hail was filled, afternoon and
evening, by eager throngs who wished to
hear the experts Of the government tell
Of the work they are DOING and also to see
the pictures Of the packing Industries OF
South Omaha
Seed for the Farmers.
Il have been a very busy man since
came to Omaha, but | don't think 1 have
had any the best Of the people OF Omaha"
said Governor John Burke of North Da-
kota- Il have had time TO look over this
splendid exposition and / want to con-
graduate Omaha and Nebraska. You are
exhibiting the things which are OF value
for you people to know. i know you are
producers and l have attended enough ban
quets to know you are consumers as WELL
You have here the productions of twen-
ty-five states, and when q person goes
through this splendid exposition and sees
all that may be produced in this Missouri
valley and realizes every hing comes from
the soil he begins to understand what a
great thing this soil is which produces all
we eat and wear. II it wes not for the soil.
indeed. we would soon cease to exist as a
people. 1t Will become more and more
important as the years go by
The people have been pushing west In
search Of new homes, but that time is
about gone. We are not making any new
lands, but. on the other hand. we are
losing by erosion. We must depend on our
soil for the perpetuity OF our race
In 1906 we lost several hundred thou
sand bushels Of wheat In our state because
we had no means for bringing in our grain
because Of inadequacy Of transportation.
The problem for US is 10 preserve the soil.
and If continual farming takes out Ger
tain substances il is our business 10 sup
plant them. We must learn how 70 re-
store The soil 10 its original fertility. The
soil We lose b. erosion is some forever.
You have running in front OF your city
the greatest naylgable stream in the world
River and lake navigation mean rate reg
ulatlon better than any law that can be
enacted. 'WGteT transportation is one
sixth in cost what II Is by rail Doa't
you think that il is time for this great
river 10 cease 70 be the master
Ht the people and 10 be your servant
@1ali we not from St Louis 10 Fort Ben
ton unite 10 have his river improved?
Nature has given US these highways and
il is our business to take advantage OF
them.
My stay in Omaha has been a great
pleasure 10 ne for / have met a large
number Of your business men, although Il
seems 10 me that ] have done nothing but
talk and eat since ! have been here.
am not sure but what l have an engage
nent now 10 90 somewh here 20 eat some
Thing"
south Dakota Blizzard Buffer.
i come with the greeting OF a sister
state lying IN the Missouri valley" said
Governor r. s Vessey. Many times south
Dakota has STOPPED a blizzard which North
DakOtA has started In this direction. ana
many times South Dakota has stopped the
hot blasting wirds rom Nebraska ana
saved North Dakota. So We hold an envi-
able place ia The development OF the north
west South Dakota lands are only BEGIN.
ming 20 develop and the Improvement OF
his great waterway viii help a. much as
anything 1 know,
The annual loss by erosion Of rivers, OF