Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-25
Governor West Wires Regrets Over
Inability to Attend.
COMPLIMENTS OMAHA ON SHOW
Mayor Dahlman and President Rose
water Welcome Men from West.
MAYOR TELLS OF LONG AGO TRIP
Commissioners Holbrools nnd Free
man Tell OF Their state md the
Importance to Omaha OF
Its Development.

Tuesday was Oregon day at the Omaha
Land Show and there was no mistake
about It, All day long oregon badges
were In evidence, every person visiting the
exhibit from the famous Willamette val
ley and those from other parts Of the
state being given oregon ribbons.
The oregon day exercises We're held in
tho north balcony OF the main hall, start
ing at o'clock. and were attended by an
immense crowd chairs and seats having
been provided for all. L. W. Buckley of
the Land Show acted as master OF cere-
monies and after selection by tho
Hawaiian singers, read the following tele-
gram from Governor West OF Oregon, sent
to President Rosewater:
Regrets oT Governor West.
SALEM. ore, oct. &C. c. Rosewater,
! President Omaha Land Show, Omaha. IL
! ia a keen personal regret that l cannot
| ho with you today to participate in tho
exercises In honor of oregon, mother OF
/ all tho Pacific northwest states. con.
gratulate the Omaha Land Show upon It's
success and feel sure that the enterprise
OF the citizens of the great Missouri river
/ hope that the great west win continue
"A unit working FOR the good OF one ana
! OF all, OSWALD WEST,
Mayor Dahlman stated that thirty
seven years ago he passed through
Omaha on his way TO the western coun-
try and VITO years later he went TO Ore
gon to secure and bring TO the ranges
OF Montana 1000 head OF steers. Little
did he then think, he added, that thirty
five years later II would be his pleasure
to welcome Oregon 20 the metropolis OF
Nebraska, adding. "and to this splendid
Land Show that is the result OF the en-
erges OF some of our citizens"
Tho mayor expressed tho opinion that
Omaha is destined to become one of tho
greatest OF the great cities as Il lies in
one OF tho most fertile areas, extending
more than $50 miles In every direction.
as well as being the gateway through
which must pass the commerce OF the
country to the east and west as II goes
to the far-away markets When the re-
gion lying west from Omaha is populated,
the mayor predicted, It viii furnish
homes for at least 1OO,OOO,OO0 people, and
then alI OF this vast section OF country
will still remain tributary to Omaha.
Mayor welcomes OregOniRns.
1--WE have here" continued the mayor,
"a city OF magnificent homes; city OF
schools and colleges; business houses and
manufacturing establishments; we have
our splendid Young Mems Christian as
soclatlon. our Young Women's Christian
association. all OF which are second to
, none; we have here q people who have
built up one OF the best OF cities, and In
behalf OF them and our representatives,
as ohmief executive OF this metropolis
say to you that / extend to you the
warmcst welcome that can fall from my
lips"
: j. c. IIolbrook, oregon commissioner
from Albany responding to the address
OF the mayor, said:
1T gives me great pleasure to be able
TO soy that today Oregon shakes hands
with Omaha and at tho same timo, II IN
real pleasure for Oregon to be permitted
, TO come TO this great Land Show that Is
> such a wonderful success In every par
ticulor.
you know wo produce the greatest and
best appees in the world, but apples are
not all we have. We have our millions
OF bushels OF grain and we realize that
: hero at Omaha is the gateway through
which must pass during all the future
ages our people as they travel back and
forth, and also, through this gateway
! must come many OF the things we buy
away from home; and then, through Il
g
> yond the Missouri river.
@ visitors ADDreciRtivc.
d 1--WE appreciate the treatment We have
received here and you have made US fee
d that we are the whole show.
2 1--WE want for a minute to call your at
9 tention TO the fact that in Oregon today
i we have a population of little more than
c 100000, whereas we have a country capa'
bic OF supporting. in a comfortable man
d ner, more than 100000 people. Why ir
q Willamette valley alone, we can easily
!. take care of 100000 persons. We wan
G you TO come and be a part OF our com
r munities II you are not satisfied here; WI
want you 20 come 20 land where there
h is peace and plenty 36j days each year
q We want you to come and enjoy the good
r things with US and We want to say, that