Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-24
Guest of Exposition and Entertained
by the Commercial Club.
MAKES TALK AT RIVER CONGRESS
to Deliver Most Important
Message to Farmers.
PREPARES IT WITH GREAT PAINS
Gould Diets f. Handling the Plans
for MIR. Hilrs Entertainment BY
the Commercial Club I'm
the Evening.

James j. Hill, builder of the northwestern
empire and undoubtedly the most power
full factor in the development Of the north
ern section of the west half OF the United
States, will be the guest Of Omaha during
the National Corn exposition. will speak al
the Missouri River Navigation congress and
win be entertained by the Omaha CONNER
cial club on December Il.
Mr.. Hill's visit to Omaha was assured
when the corn show management received
this letter from him:
Isassume the first day Of the exposition
will be occupied mainly In organization.
Any day after the opening day will suit
me and will be glad to hear as to what
day will best suit you.
JAMES J. HILL
The management of the exposition has
selected December Is as the day and lac
viii speak on the afternoon Of that day.
The Missouri River Navigation congress
will be in session at that time and it will
ask Mr.. Hill to speak in the morning for
few minutes. The invitation which Mr.
Hill has accepted was to spend a day and
evening in Omaha and in the evening the
CcmmerciGl club will probably give a
dinner in his honor.
Dinner for Him.
The entertainment Of the man who has
built 1000 miles of road and opened up
s14OOOOOO acres to farmers and ranchmen
will be In the hands of Gould Dletz chair
man of the entertainment committee of
the Commercial club. At the meeting Of
the executive committee Tuesday he will
make a recommendation suggesting a din
ner for Mr. Hill which will be without a
rival among the dinners given by the club
TO railroad magnates and publicists.
! The invitation, which Mr Hill has ac-
cepted. was first informally presented
to him by T. F. Sturgess, manager of the
exposition and VIII A. Campbell of the
publicity bureau of the Commercial club
when they were in st. Paul, July q. He
then told Mr.. Stursess he would come. IL
possible When Mr.. sturgess. as pub
licity agent for the Corn show. asked
| authority to place Mr. Hiis name on
the program and advertise the fact that
he would speak. Mr.. Hill said. ''Yes, sir
bringing down his arm in an emphatic
gesture
Since this interview the Corn show has
been able to advertise the fact that Mr.
Hill would be here, with his authority.
He gave Mr.. Campbell a photograph of
himself, unpublished up TO that time,
( which has been the means of giving the
show large amount of valuable ad-
vertising. The New York World has
published a column story about Mr.. Hill
visiting the show and clipping bureaus
have furnished more than 900 clippings
about Mr.. Hills interest in the Corn
show.
/ Greatest Drawing Card.
1T has been the greatest advertisement
We ever had" said Mr. Sturgess. ''W,
never doubted that Mr.. Hill would com,
TO Omaha and his letter today confirm.
our hopes. Mr.. Hnl will be here
For the first time Omaha will have ar
opportunity TO entertain the great railroad
builder. Many efforts have been made II
the past to get him here. He was forced
TO decline three of four invitations {,
speak every day and 1t is an unusual gooC
fortune that Omaha is able to secure min
now. He has taken a deep interest in tn,
corn show and IL is through this fact tina
he has been induced to come here at all
He says he will call spade a spade wher
he comes TO Omaha and will not try to cal
1t an agricultural implement.
Mr.. HilTs addresses are always .emark
able for their accuracy. 1t has been sait
OF him that he thinks In figures. He vii
read his address before the National Corr
association and what is gwen to the pres
will be written. He devotes a great dea
of time to digging out accurate statistic
ana is anxious they should be understoO,
as he intends them to be. His address her,
IL expected TO be one Of his most importan
messages to the farmers Of the northwes
and west in whom he has always a spec
ial interest.
Before he built his railway. Mr.. Hn
walked from the Falls OF st. Anthony {,
Puget sound and inspected every mile o
the country himself. At that time the We.
ture was called "Hills Folly" This yea
he expects grain from the region 10 VII
prizes at the corn exposition and hs ha
offered $500 in special prizes 10 eueour
age exhibitors.