Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-17
INTEREST In TIE CORN SHOW
Half a Dozen States May Come in and
Make Exhibits.
SLOGAN IS NOW AGREED UPON
last Of Prisea GrOwinE--Automobi le
Men Make Application for Space
IN which to show Their
Machines.
SLOGAN IS NOW AGREED UPON

period Of several months and involving
contestants In half dozen states, the
executive committee OF the Corn show has
selected the motto that Is to be the slogan
Of the Missouri Valley Corn Growers as
ISOLATION and TO be inscribed over the
doorway Of the exposition building and
emblRsoned on all OF the printed matter
70 be used henoeforth in connection with
the event There we're hundreds Of let
tiers received and in many Of them there
were many notices. But Nebraska man
succeeded in winning the prize by submit
ting the best phrase and winning the
prize, a diamond ring.
The rules governing the contest were
simple. The contestants were required to
submit phrases that meant something
that were catchy, easily remembered and
which would promote interest in the
great movement that is on for the i'm
provement Of the quality and yield Of the
corn fields. The committee realized that
the right phrase might become a national
axiom. that would INSPIRE every tiller Of
ths soil with new zeal In his work Among
the contestants was r. f. Roggenbach OF
Wisner Neb. Early In the contest he sent
In some phrases, but they didn't suit him
and he sent IN others, He thought over
the matter and realized the Importance
and value Of the opprtunity that had been
offered, and he sent some more
When the judges selected by the Corn
show managers, c. r. Hannah, jr., Ed
ward Duquette and Robert Henderson
came to the task OF looking over the hun
dreds Of notices offered, they found
those submitted by Roggenbaoh, and sew
eral of them remained when the elimination
process reduced the number to less than
score, and when the final choice was
made all the judges had selected the last
sent by Roggenbach, 1.-THE Corncribs are
the Nations Bulwarks."
The Corn show people have no know
ledge Of the personality of Mr.. Roggen-
bach beyond that conveyed in a number
of short snappy letters, written In an
easy spenoerian hand, with every word
correctly spelled, faultiess punctuation and
perfect capitalization, and they dent
know whether he makes his living by
filling the soil or holding down a college
professionally. They did realize, however,
that the phrase he submitted grows upon
one and expresses the full purpose Of the
organizers Of the Missouri Valley Corn
Growers association The prize is a SIS
diamond ring, contributed by herman
Lefferts, the Council Bluffs jeweler. The
task Of the Judges was a tremendous one
and involved many days of labor There
were so many that were excellent that the
choice required inductive analysis
At the weekly meeting OF the joint COM
mittees OF the National Horticultural con-
gress and the Corn show yesterday, It
was decided to set the opening day as
the date for the students judging con-
test, when teams from state universities
will again compete for the handsome
solid silver cup offered by The Omaha
Daily Bee and The twentieth Century
Farmer. The rules Of the contest require
the cup to be won twice by the same
before 1t becomes the property Of the
winners. It was the prize in the contests
at the exposition last fall and was won
by the Nebraska State university team.
The Kansas State university team came
second, Iowa third and Missouri fourth.
The same teams will again compete this
year, and the keenness Of the competition
will make the event OF even greater inter-
est than II awakened last year
Overtures we're made yesterday, which,
II encouraged, may add an automobile
show TO the big joint fruit and corn
show. Application was made by two big
automobile companies for space to exhibit
their machines. 1t happens that the
Council Bluffs exposition dates fall on the
same fixed last year for the annual meet
ing Of the Iowa and Nebraska Wholesale
and Retail Implement Dealers associa-
ton, which has about 1900 members and
meets in Omaha. Implement dealers have
always sold vehicles and now most OF
them are selling automobiles. The manu-
facturers realize that It would be an ex-
cellent opportunity to make hit by Civ
ing a good automobile show in connec-
ton with the exposition. Council Bluffs
implement men are equally interested in
the dealers convention and about all OF
the visitors come to Council Bluffs dur
Ing the meeting. and OF course all will
attend the corn and fruit show The ex-
position management can easily provide
the required room. and will do so II the
demand is made
Prizes for students.
Owing to the large exhibit which the
public school students Of Council Bluffs are
preparing to make al the National Horu-
cultural Congress Exposition November 10
70 10, Superintendent Beveridge and Miss
Julia OFFICER have decided TO change the
date and the subject Of the proposed
Thanksgiving prize essay contest The sub
Ject OF the prize essays will be THE first
Christmas" Each essay must be completed
and handed In not later than December /.
Three first prizes OF IS each are offered
for the best essays among, first, the high
school students; second, the grammar
grade students; third. tho primary students.
Three first prizes OF s. each for the best
penmanship OF all these essays, SmonR
first, the high school students; second the
grammar grade students; third. the primary
students.
Three first prizes OF S each to the class
or school room Cor the best rendition OF the
words and music OF the two songs
America" and Iowa" among first. the
high school students; second. the grammar
Grade students; third, the primary students.
Each essayist competing will be required
70 hand in two copies OF the essay one OF
these essays is to be judged for composition
ana the other for penmanship. Three mis-
spelled words In either copy viii debar
the essay from either the composition prize
OF the penmanship prize The judges OF
ESSAYS will be selected from some university.
The judges OF penmsnship viii be selected
from some business college. The Judges OF
songs viii probably be selected from some
OF the musicians OF the city. The number
Of words IN each essay is 70 be not less than
10 and not more than 1000 words among
the himh school students ana 81.