Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
Donates Large Sum to Be Used for
Special Prizes.
GREAT NORTHERN TAKES SPACE
Railroad Will Make Exhibit from
Along It's Lines.
J. J. HILL WILL MAKE ADDREs
Promises 10 he Present In Person
and "CaII n Spade n spade"
while the Exposition
IL On.

st. Paul. Mimi July H.-(Special Tele-
gram)-James J. Hin today gave $500 in
sold to be awarded as prizes for small
grains and grasses at the National Corn
exposition to be held in Omaha next De-
cember.
Omaha has started something which
deserves our support and we gladly con-
tribute to the premium list, not only to
intensity interest in small grains, but we
want 10 offer some prizes for corn from
the northern states. even Washington.
where some people do not believe corn will
grow" said Mr.. Hill, as he increased the
contribution, which he at first contemplated
and offered substantial cash prizes for
northern corn, peas and spelz.
The announcement that James ]. Hill
had become greatly interested in the Ma
tional Corn exposition, followed a confer
ence between James J. and L. w. Hill,
with T. F. Sturgess, genera! manager of
the corn show and VIII A. Campbell of
the Commercial club Of Omaha, who has
Corn exposition.
Hill IL Deeply Interested.
Both the chairman of the board and
president Of Great Northern met the
Omahans by appointment at II o'clock
Tuesday and spent three hours working
out a plan by which the great railroad
builder and his son, could do the most
effective work in behalf of the corn show
and the great movement It represents
James ]. Hill also accepted an invitation to
go to Omaha in December and address the
visitors at the corn show, saying:
You may put me on that program, no
one knows where 1 will be. but I will go
to Omaha II 1t be possible, and make an
effort to so arrange things that can be
with you"
This promise to attend the National Corn
exposition is an unusual one. Mr.. Hill
has gone out Of the public speaking busi-
ness. according to L. w. Hill, and is COM
PEELED to decline three and four invitations
to address meetings every day. His in
terest in the corn show movement i'm
provement OF grains, retaining and restor-
ing the fertility of the soil, together with
his kindly feeling toward Omaha, are the
argument which appeal to him, and he
accepted the invitation 10 go on the pro-
gram and call a spade a spade instead of
an agricultural implement" which he
says he will do when he comes to Omaha
Railroad VIII Exhibit.
In addition to the snug sum of gold
given by Mr.. Hill, the Great Northern
railroad contracted for space at the exposi-
tion, where an exhibit will be made, show
ing the agricultural resources of the en-
pire through which the Great Northern
railroad passes. II will cost $S,OOO An
agreement was also made whereby the
Hill road will route baggage cars from
northwestern points to bring the exhibits
of farmers TO Omaha free of cost, which
is permitted under the interstate commerce
law
Il feel confident the farmers of North
Dakota, Washington and Montana will win
many prizes" said Mr.. Hill I'm barley
and oats Montana and Washington will
furnish samples which will take your
trophies far from the places where trophies
are usually expected to 60"
Dividing Hill Prize Money.
The matter Of apportioning the $500 and
arranging the classes was placed in the
hands Of Prof. S. p Bull of the Minnesota
Agricultural college and Prof. Thomas
Shaw of the Dakota Farmer Mr.. Hill
selected these men to arrange the prizes,
Prof. Bull being the superintendent of the
!
suggestion as to the number Of prizes was
made by President L. w. Hill, who be-
lieves about 200 will be cared for with the
amount mentioned, but he gave Prof Bull
TO understand that II $500 was not suffi.
Client to give prizes as large as the exposi-
tion had planned to offer. the Hill interests
had some more money in another pocket.
The zone outlined from which the grains
will be collected 10 compete for the Hill
gold is figured by James ]. Hill to com
prise 2l4OOo 900 acres.
Means Much 10 show.
Mr.. Sturgess said after the long confer
ence with the heads of the Great Northern:
1T is just like James J. Hill TO take hold
OF the National Corn exposition. He has
been In advance OF his time for years in
talking Of the work and policy which the
National Corn exposition represents His
offer to put up $500 in gold comes in
good, just as we are working 10 put on
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