Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-17
The Advance Guard is Now on Hand
Waiting for the Gates
to Open.
EXHIBITS TO BE ALL READY
All But Four Are Now Here-They
Are on the Way.
CH0AS OF BUDDING LANDSCAPES
Tomorrow the Completed Picture Will
Spell Opportunity,
COLORADO COMES IN FORCE
Large Delegation Comes with EN-
htbIt on n Special TrRIn-HHvc
the Goods and Are Ready 10
Tell About Them.
EXHIBITS TO BE ALL READY
CHOAs OF BUDDING LANDSCAPE!
COLORADO COMES IN FORCE
Land boosters are here.

! Land boosters are here.
! From all corners OF the country that lies
to the west Of Omaha they come. But
four Of the exhibits that will go to make
up the show are yet to arrive. They are oil
on the way,
! Activities at the Auditorium, where the
show will be held. were redoubled yester-
day Fruits flowers, grain and literature
in crates and bales poured into the big
show rooms. Workmen mingled In one
great throng.
! The man building mountains rubbed
| elbows with the chap who was planting
| baby wheat fields on a toy farm. Then
big grownup man was making cute little
rows of mud pies. later modelling them into
one long heap to be iobeled, road founda-
ton"
The scenic exhibit is the domain where
inches represent miles and splashes Of
bilious blue paint mimic the haze softencd
reaches OF the distant mountains. A lusty
2OO-pound mechanic labored patiently over
a four-inch bridge spanning an awful
chasm fifteen inches deep. BY and by q
roaring torrent OF city water will be tear
ing down that canon, ripping itself into
futile ribbons of frUth.
The Land Show last night presented a
chaotic picture of budding landscapes. To
|
Of the western panorama entitled "oppor-
tunity."
Near Completion.
The Land Show is closer to completion
tonight than either OF the corn expositlons
were the day before their openings" said
w. o. Paisley, general manager OF the
WESTERN Products exhibit as he watched
the work of many months OF preparation
taking form in tht Auditorium. II am as
sured now that the show will lack nothing
on the appointed hour for handing It over
for the inspection OF the public on the
opening day Four exhibits are yet to
come. Today ! have been in touch with
them by wire and they will be in the show.
when the gates open The railroads have
done unusually well in the prompt
handling of the exhibits from distant
points. The shipments have been kept
moving at lively rate Praeticaily the
whole show is in the Auditorium ond at
the present rate It will be ready in ample
time. Things taking form rapidly"
Colorado hit the Land show yesterday.
Hit" is the exact word.
A flock OF Colorado boosters ful OF
enthusiasm and seductive fisures, armed
with scenic literature arrived and pro-
ceeded to business. Business in this in
: Colorado farm is the place to grow wealthy
while nature does the work.
The air was full Of irrigation and peaches
from Grand Junction early in the day, Toe
, Colorado boosters are on the Job
The Colorado exhibit and the exhibitors
} came in on a special train over the Union
, Pacific yesterday morning \ tralDload
of products will show what Colorado land
is producing The train was under tho
charge of g. c. Schearer of the Denver a.
, Rio Grande Railway company. lAmong the
, exhibitors from Colorado are the Colorado
! State Board OF Immigration, the Three
Rivers Investment company and the Cos
= tello Land company of the san Luis valley /;
} Keene Bros. specialists In dry farming
{ projects; w. l.. Pershng OF Limon the
Real Estate exchange Of Sterling, G. A.
Robinson of Denver O. z. Baker Of Hotch-
kiss, A j. Henbest of Calhan the Lleber
Land company OF Hugo. the Payne Invest
= ment company of Omaha, the Denver Post.
, the Denver Chamber OF Commerce the
Denver g. Rio Grande Railway company
and the National Investment company OF
Omaha.
Like the Idea,
: The land show idea appeals TO the Colo
RADIO men.
A The land snow Is the best Kind OF land
advertising" remarked ID. j. IA. Raulstone
vice president Of the Three Rivers Invest
- ment company He has just returned from
Chicago. His company was an exhibitor
. at the Chicago land show. similar but
more extensive exhibit Is being installed
70 at the Omaha show.
I'VE find that land show displays get the
d results. The prospective purchaser has a,
$ a land show the next best thing to seeing
y the land-he sees what the land viii do
Il what It will grow, What he sees al the
land show will remain visual memory
II that he will recall when the time comes
l. TO make a decision about that new pur-
e chase. lie will be in better frame OF
d mind TO decide than II he had not been
e shown the goods"
Fred A. Shank Of omaha, representative
II Of the land show, also arrived on the Colo
irado special. Mr., shank covered Colorado
and territory TO the west for the show
January % has been chosen as Coiorad,
day AT the show.
l. NJ. Stevens will be one Of the speria
speakers OF the day, The Colorado com
missiOnors also are bringing former GOV.
ernor Adams and Governor shafroth here
4 Eugene Grubb. potato grower, viii speak.
DR.. Jeffries OF the Denver Chamber oI
Commerce win be present and Alfred Pa
TEX, the secretary OF the State Board oI
Immigration, will also deliver an address
The ceremonies of the DAY viii be ~
e charge Of Mr.. Patek.
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