Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-17
ATTLEMEN AT CORN EXHIBIT
Nebraska seHdv Many, Representa-
lives 20 Vote Advance in Corn
Growth aud Fruit In the
Missouri valley.

There was nearly a week OF days com
bined into one yesterday al tho National
horticultural Congress and Corn show at
Council Bluffs 1t was Nebraska day,
beef and cattle day. Montgomery county
! Gowal day and souN city day, each Of
sufficient Importance to be an event Of
itself. There were many people here from
! Nebraska especially from the beef and
dairy cattle districts, and they suw and
! learned enough to fully repay them for
! the trouble OF coming, but they only be-
camc a part Of the crowd when the spe-
! Cial train arrived over the Northwestern
/ carrying the Sioux city delegation, Tho
Sioux were so full OF sapcnt vlgor so
willing to sec and be seen that they swept
| everything before them and certainly made
1t sioux city day" in fact as well as
name.
The train arrived an houl or more in ad.
vance OF the time anticipated. 1t LETT
| Sioux City IN advance OF the hour sched-
uled, according to the information giveT
to the exposition managers and came
down the tracks at clip that made II
} interesting for rs passengers. A tele-
gram was received after the train left
Missouri Valley giving tho time Of it,
arrival at Council Bluffs and these was
4 scurrylng in hot haste TO get the recep-
automobiles ready for the guests when
II they arrived at the depot,
The committee was insz tmtvv vxtvvt
there was a painful shortage of autos to
carry the crowd. Excuses were cut short
however. by Mayor A. A. Smith who was
the Mggest, fattest and apparently the best
natured man in the delegation, a splendid
distinction in a crowd where a crouch
could not have LIVED an instant.
Come On, ROys."
| we don't want no automobiles we want
to walk" shouted the Sioux city mayor.
We've had a bully good breakfast and
we want to walk far enough TO get up an
appetite for one OF your best Bluffs din
ners and we've btoueid a baAa aions 20
help us walk. The middle OF the street n
good enough for us Come on, boys, were
off"
The special train arrived about 10 O'Clock
amid shouts Of Welcome, Sioux city" and
In flutter of badges banners and tsream-
ers. The Sioux City bany Of twenty pieces
which has maintained it's organization for
twenty-eight years, accompanied the ex-
cursionists and at a signal from its leader
started up Broadway playing "There'll Re
oHt Time In the Old Town Tonight" The
Sioux City crowd swallowed up the recep-
tion committees and swept them along in
the procession that formed behind the hand
and marched to the Auditorium. There tic
crowd broke up its biHtary organization
and scattered for preliminary tour
through the buildings
Ihe crowd was headed BY Mayor A. A.
smith, former Mayor w. C. Scars. Alder
men Hely, Brown and Wesley; George d.
FerAhs' OF the Sioux City Journal; Dan
Davidson Of the Commercial club; George
y. Parker
Clearing House association; +. s Eaton
president of the Stock Yards and Intor'
state stock Fair; Frank Wilson. editor NJ
the News, and several hundred others FOR
each man was at the head part OF the
time during the visit
Before the Sioux City crowd had lost
ltseif In the exposition multitude the sne-
cial train from Red oak arrived besring
: the Montgomery county people. several
hundred In In number. They were met n
the Burlington train and escorted 10 IN.
exposition grounds with proper ceremon-
les '''Oi'
Special Features of Day.
special programs we're prepared for each
interval during the afternoon. but the
principal features were the welcoming Ger
eH'oines and responses. Colonel c. e..
Saunders extended the glad hand for Coun-
: ell Bluffs and Editor Perkins resnondaa
for Sioux City. He also spoke Tor Mont
gomery county, declaring that he felt n
was his duty to take advantage OF the on
portunity to welcome every owan to such
snow as the fruit growers OF the United
states had staged for their benefit Tie
speeches were brilliant and snanpv and
were thoroughly appreciated by everybodv
All OF the out OF town visitors remaIned
until late in the afternoon, many Of them
Tor the purpose OF seeing the show under
'ne more favorable conditions at night.
"heh 'he Nominations add much to the
e beauty and briniancy Of the scene.
E Today VIII be another double-hesder op
the official program Il is southwestern
Iowa day and also Eiss day. Special train,
VIII be run on the Burlington and Wabash
bringing people from half dozen towns
on those lines, and also on the Milwaukee
ana Hocklsland. Following is the official
program for the day:
| Today's Program.
EDUCATIONAL 1850 A. NJ
ADDRESS, "Rolauons Which Should Exist
4 George A. Marshall. Arlington Neb
. ,AqdIessi horticulture in the Mississippi
. address, Fruit and Fun" L. r. Genung.
=, Band nS,9 concert, s;so to s.s p. M; a:ao p.
& grades from the clty schools. '"''
Band concert 10 3 .. IN.
d Special Announcements.
3 Friday is Northwestern Iowa day and
4 Eagles day.
- Friday, November lS the Concordia
!, Ladies Singing society viii appear on the
u program from $50 to $3.50 p. m
The management Is Indebted 10 the super-
d tntendent OF the city schools and 10 tho
:, children and teachers OF the primary grades
q for furnishing an entertaining feature of
. yesterday program.
Today Is Southwestern Iowa day and
y lsks' day and the manaRement OF the ex-
e position and the citizens OF Council Bluffs
z extend TO our visitors a most cordial wei
!, come 20 this expos lion
> Al 800 p, m. II. O. Blalsdell OF New Yor,
CITY, an expert user Of the typewriter will