Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-25
Omaha, Council Bluffs and South
Omaha Clubs Have Part on
Program.
LAWMAKERS LIKE BIG DISPLAY
Legislators and Idaho Men in the
Limelight Yesterday.
J. WILKES JONES AS THE ORATOR
Tells of the Wonderful Development
Of Idaho.
RAIsIN BREAD FOR ALL TODAY
Fresno CHAMBER oT Commerce to GIVE
Lonf of Uni-in bread 60 Nii
who Pay Admission
nj the Door.


who Pay Admission
nj the Door.
Legislators and Idaho men held the at
teutlon Of the Land Show yesterday.
The legislators spent most of the after
noon at tho show and paid special atten-
tlon 10 tho exhibit made by the Minnesota
State Highway commission. The good roads
display. under the supervision of John II.
Mullen assistant engineer TO the State
Highway commission became an object
lesson In road building to the visitors.
The Idaho men gave program on the
stage Of the Auditorium In the afternoon
setting forth the advantages and resources
OF their state
Lawmakers Visit Hall.
Following q sightseeing trip about South
Omaha, a noon luncheon and a trolley
trip TO Omaha. the legislators in the after
noon were introduced at the session of the
Western Development league at the Hotel
Rome and thence taken 10 the Land show.
The Legislators at the show were given
opportunity to divide their time between
the Idaho day program and general inspec-
tion OF the displays.
The good roads display in charge Of John
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highway commission of Minnesota, be-
came the center OF much attention from
the visiting legislators Mr.. Mullen in
the course Of the afternoon delivered
special lecture for their benefit. lie set
forth how the state OF Minnesota is hand
ling its road problems and makes some sug-
gestions for the solution OF sectional
problems In Nebraska.
Idaho had love feast yesterday. All Of
its energies were centralized at the Land
". Speakers came from that state to
see, OF the wondrous advantages that are
given to any one who seeks to build a home
in the west AS c. c. Rosewater aptly put
II, Idaho Is very adequately represented
at the Land Show" He opened the fes-
tivitles attendant upon Idaho day and in
a general way introduced the speakers and
spoke of the close relationship between
Idaho and the middle west, though there
are 200 miles between Nebraska and that
state.
Mayor Reed Talks.
Major r. r. Reed. who represents cor
porations which have spent millions OF
dollars in developing the northwest terri
tory for the land seeker. held the atten-
tion OF the audience for several minutes.
1 He spoke OF the great advantages in Idaho
| tnAt await lnOte VINO nave ldlteu IN lHe
more populous districts Of the east and ex-
tended & general welcome to everyone TO
come and try their luck with the lands,
climate. sunshine water and general de-
velopment schemes that have arisen in the
state of Idaho.
THE wealth Of the Upper Snake river
country In Idaho" said w. o. Paisley, gen
eral manager of the Land Show, lies in
its water power. For twenty-five miles this
river Is capable Of furnishing power for
one plant for every mile of its length. The
same conditions which produce this wealth
of water power make possible extensive ir-
rigation projects. The future OF this sec
tion Of the vast northwest lies in the meas
ure in which this water power is utilized
Jones Tells of Idaho.
In a row Of oratory, of which Idaho has
not yet been suspected or accused. Prof ].
Wilkes Jones told Of the homes that have
been established in Idaho. In the course
Of his address lie paid due and glowing
tribute to the cider states which have made
Idaho possibility. From these states
have gone within the last few years thous-
ands of young people who have been driven
westward by the press0re of economic con.
diIions in the east 10 establish homes and
becvne part and parcel of the western
social fabric" lac said.
Today at the Land show.
The womens clubs Of Omaha, South
Omaha and Council Bluffs the Califor.
mans, the Wyoming delegation the omahs
Real Estate exchange. the knights OF
Columbus, and Modern woodmen OF Amer
lea. all win figure in today's program
Mrs. NJ. ID. Cameron. president OF tn,
Omaha Womans club. will make an ad
dress OF welcome at 2:30. Mrs. Bruce Nc.
CullOugh Of South Omaha and Mrs. J. )
Sullivan of Council Bluffs win also speak
The California day program will be under
the direction of Robert Newton Lynch OF
the California Development board. Among
the speakers on this program. beginning al
O'Clock, viii be Mayor Dahlman, Robert
Newton Lynch. G. Z. Rosewater. Robert
r. Connolly. Colonel }. McNab and j. II
PeeTman, A. r. Whitley OF Cheyenne ant
Prof. b. c. Buffum viii speak for Wyom
ing on a program beginning at 40
The programs of the day viii be inter
spersed with musical numbers by IN,
Hawaiian singers. the Land Show coneer
band and Miss Nettie Reiter eornetist.
Tea Thousand LOaVes.
The Fresno Chamber OF Commerce viii
, give an added interest 70 California day
by the distribution of lG,O0O loaves ol
raisn bread. The bread will be given Il
all who present coupons to be issued foi
each paid admission at the Auditorium
, ticket office.
Members Of the Omaha Real Estate eN
, change viii attend in a body folloWins
: the regular weekly noon luncheon today
Wilber Walker OF California will address
the real estate men on Modern Real Es
tate Methods.
The Great Northern Railway company
viii today give away five boxes OF apple
! grown in the northwest country. The ap
pies will go TO the five persons making
the most nearly correct guess on the mum
Der OF apples ON display in the Grea
, Northern booth. The Great Northern vii
give away two cases Of apples each day
through the rest Of the show on contests
4 of the same nature.
, The Great Northern display OF apple
p includes many OF the finest grown In th'
= northwest country which has been mad
r. famous by its fruits.
e General attendance at the show Is proy
ing beyond the expectation Of the Inanage