Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-05
no BIZ PUT ON AT THE COLISEUM
Down Town Facilities for Display Are
0utgrown.
SAMSON TO REMODEL OLD DEN
Knights Of Ak.sar.Ben Propose Re.
juvenation Of Structure.
ROADS ARE CARRYING SETTLERS
nssstts 90 Movement Apparent In
TFaffte-Datss set 80 Facilitate
Wanattaa ~ gssds-PrepaTe
Specimens BariY,

The omaha Land Show was organized
tor q definite purpose
~ object ~ 10 accomplish certain
dsnnits thing
n 10 something more than n show u n
more than merely an instrument for tho
usu ef ne land man IN selling land.
~ n more than mere collection OF the
tsst products ~ the west
% 10 rnoro than gFsat object lesson in
ths best methods ~ agriculture
~ was not started FOR the purpose Of
making money in the SHOW business or 70
atfrast crowds % omaha
The object ~ this exposition b. 10 meet
. great vital probIom.to stem the tide OF
smiGration now EoInE 10 th" north and 20
the sOath aud % direct this stream vest
ward.
~ has boau the policy of the manage.
msnt % The Omaha Bee and The Twen.
tleth Centrrr Farmer 90 devote large
amount ~ sracs 10 the purpose Of direct
'nR attention 90 opportunities In the west.
Situated ne Omaha is at the gateway
10 me irauEmlsHoufi country, and with the
great railroads spreading out from that
sitv fauahapr COVERING great territory
from Nebraska % the Pacific slope. whose
Interests are mutual. u ls plain that this
Hofk cen be- undertaken best in omaha.
knowinE the advantage Of an exposition
for ihe purpose % arousinE interest. recog
nlEiHg the ability ~ the powerful railroads
in secure results through their or2aniza.
ions believing that state ORGANIZATIONS
and commercial clubs Of the west. once
aroused can accomplish vastly more in
ihs future. thia exposition is organized to
unite thsss interests and further this single
purpose-io bfinR more people 10 the Oppor-
laaities % the west
Lfass sf migratory Movement.
The natural trend Of immigration Il
nisns ths nnaa ID least resistance In Ne
bfaska you will find more people from
Iowa flliuaia and ohio than from any
athsf States Thsy came frUm the east
- ths west The great railroad trunk lines
tun aeasaa the continent IN lines almost
t.srnlisi fram east 20 west People or
aiaafug sees the same climate as that
- shsh sun home F0F this reason the
saaafinavfan soss % the n0rthernmost
staiea. sad the italian 90 the suuth. while
sseafiis saavinn acro1s our own country
ususny neek . eiimsts similar to that of
tne 80 heui& These are the natural lines
q tfnret and the natural tendency B for
r.tnratioa fram tho great central river
vautrs ~ snove eastward and not to the
uosta ur a. the south. The lines Of least
reafsteaes. therefore. are from the east
- ne wese win thsss facts before us.
y - satsupted o. 6irecL those VINO. leave
tae ruhfdie vest 60 the section which Is
tHriF naturai destination.
Ths reason that the people " Canada
aaS Z, Tesaa and - Oklahoma have been
ahh = esplait their opportunities 80 ad-
W sasesusiy b not that the western
= giss a. not offer greater advantages,
o. f becauis there has been no organized
'essfttoa,
rhs aaausi sSpusitlon - for the pur-
p~ss % beinN central ferce IN turnins
ths this q etnigrauop westward. The re-
talia aaeautlished b. the first OMAHA
tana show sre most satisfactory, lts suo-
usss b foundation for the work of the
ssuaud essasitfbu. whioh, with the en-
tsssisstto suppott aiready promised from
svary ssotlan of lfhe west. will accomplish
even more than bts Predecessor.