Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-19
Five Governors and Other Eotables
Voice Words Of Approval
JACK FROST FOE OF KING CORN
Frigid Weather Kept Down Attend
snoe to Certain Degree.
MANY IMPORTANT CONVENTIONS
Breeders. Implement Dealers, River
Boosters Held Sessions-Nisitoru
from wide Range OF Terri
tory Come 20 Omaha

corn is sui KING.
The third National Corn exposition is
over and the big building is being dis
mrnted Of al the beautiful products of
the soil which have adorned the Auditorium
aid annex Tor the last two weeks An
who ssw the rhow pronounced il great
During the two weeks Of the corn show
Omaha has been called upon 10 entertain
a host OF people. and. although there has
been no congestion on the streets the
crowds have been steady and AL the hotels
have been overtaXed for the two weeks
q the show. Not only has the corn ex-
position been an attraction. bUt three large
conventions have been held during The
progress OF the show. First came the
American Breeders association, with
learned men from AL over the country,
then the Midwest Implement Dealers
association and the Missouri River Haviga-
tion congress with large foIlowings- All
these combined 70 make Omaha a busy
spot for two weeks.
Great men have been attracted TO Omaha
by the Naronal Corn exposition And all
have said the show was great
Notable Men Say s.NeM Done"
James J. Hin. head OF the -rcat trans
portation lines Of the northwest and his
son, L. w HIll. president Of the Grea:
Northern spent a day at the show ana
were loud In their praise Of its merits and
The good it was doing fer the ti1ers Of the
soil
! Willett N Hays. assistant secretary OF
agriculture. stayed in Omaha nearly a week
! in attendance at the corn Show and the
American Breeders association and said
that he never saw a show which was so
highly educational he said that it was
really short course which no farmer who
could possibly reach Omaha could afford
10 miss
Governors OF five states have been TO the
1 Corn show and each was liberal in the
measure OF praise expressed for the work
that had been done by the directors OF the
show in gathering a splendid array Of the
/ products Of the soll and Of the special work
being done by the universities and the ag-
ricultural colleges and experimental farms
70 better the yields and the conditions OF
the farmers.
Five Governors Praise show.
Governor John Burke Of North Dakota
said he was glad he had come and that he
marveled at the wonderful exhibits that
had been collected.
Governor Vessey Of South Dakota saie
he never dreamed such an educational ex-
hihit could be gathered together under the
head OF an agricultural display.
Governor Shafroth OF Colorado was
pleased and WAS not afraid TO say So and
he went back home and hustled up a 81 900
oats trophy which his stare had promisaa
for the best display Of oats.
Governor Brooks did not visit Omaha
after the show opened, but was here a short
time before, and said he would DO all pas
sible to boost the show. wyoming was
on hand with splendid exhibits.
Governor Shallenberger OF Nebraska
made The rounds Of the Corn show and said
that he had learned many things which
he would use to advantage when he re-
turned 10 the farm.
None bur the highest compliments could
be heard for the show itself for ii was az
near perfect as is possible. Il was a fin
lshed show. with the exhibits Of twenty
i've states, IN comparison with twelve last
year. The Nebraska mad Iowa roads. how
ever, were against the attendance. and
combined with the extreme cold kept
thousands away who might otherwise have
come.
Wintry Blasts Hurt Attendance.
The first four days Of the opening week
were about as dissE Ereeahle as weather ever
gets in Nebraska. II warmed slightly Fri
p day and Saturday, but when the last week
Of the show opened and thousands Of farm
, ers had made Up their minds 10 come to
t Omaha the winter blasts were again turned
3 loose from the far north and this section
D Of the country was again visited BY about
z as bad weather as one could imagine
Z Could you blame the farmer for not Ieav-
ing the stock al home In zero weather. IL
E was disagreeable for even the city men.
E who travel on the street cars.
Il fhIuR IN nrfapHo~-.
I markably good considering the extremely
{ cold and dissgreesble weather" said
: 7. F. sturgess, general manager Of the
National Corn exposition. There has
e been scarcely day that the Thermometer
! has not been ranging around the zero
: mark and still cur halls and aisies have
70 been fairly well filled. The surprising
part 70 me Is that so many thousands
have come from the outside in spite OF
the weather. There is not q hotel IA
Omaha but that has been crowded during
The entire two weeks Of the Corn show.
Hundreds OF rooms were supplied
: through the agency OF the information
bureau at the Young Mems Christian as
sociation"
G W Wattles, president OF the Ma
uonal Corn exposition. said that a show
= must be good when so many experts II
& the agricultural field without exception
pronounce II great
e -. J. Hi said the show was splendic
= and the assistant secretary Of agricultur,
y and all the governors expressed the salns
D. opinion and their opinion must have con.
> siderable weight sail M. Wattes. III
q was indeed a finished show that con.
tained more good things than most peopl,
ie were able 70 discover in the time theJ
s spent IN looking al the different exhibits
9 ''The weather was, unfortunate ely
n against US or We would have filled Omahl
ID with visitors as II has never been fillet
- before. There seems 20 be no doubt hu
n that Omaha has collected the best show
ie of its kind that vas ever gathered 20
g gether; mean the greatest AgriSultuTa
show along educational unes."