Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-25
Nebraska
ALDRICH FOR PUBLICITY BILL
Governor Reaffirms Support for Law
for Bureau Of immigration.
sTATElEENT on We EXECUTTYE
ne Intimates that lie WIN send spe-
eial Message to the LegisIature
81 the Bin r. Not Passed
i.Hi Soon.


LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. A.-(specisl Tele-
gram.)-Governor Aldrich today reaffirmed
his support for the bill introduced by Nc
Kelvie Of Lancaster, providing for a state
bureau Of immigration and publicity. car
rying an appropriation OF $4,000 with II
for the biennial period
7 have been I'm favor Of creating such
a department from the first" the gov
ernOr said. Il have commended this prop
oBition every time I have had a chance
In public addresses. both before election
and since I have been in office talked
with the author OF the bill and told him
what I thought should go into it, Many
people have spoken TO me about It and
several committees have been here
, have told them all that / was for il. and
] VIII use ali reasonable efforts to assist
II. ! will sign It II It is passed"
origin of the Measure.
The governor was talking to T. F.
stureess Of The Twentieth Century
Farmer and WIN A. Campbell Of Omaha,
who IL chairman OF the legislative com
mittee Of the State Association Of Com
mercial Clubs. The bill. known as house
roll 49,, was introduced by Mr.. McKelvie
at the iustlgation OF the commercial clubs
OF Nebraska. Behind it are also the Ne
brasks Press association and Ad clubs OF
Lincoln and Omaha as well as hundreds
Of individuals in the state who are de-
sirous Of securing good settlers for the
state
Mr.. Campbell told the governor that SIS.
900 was enough to organize the work, but
every cent Of that amount would be
needed that Omaha is spending $4,000 an
nually in the same work and the state
10
told the governor he knew OF one railroad
company having $4,000 inquiries from peo.
pie seeking homes in the west and Ne
braska had nothing to send these men.
while from six to ten inquire at the Com.
mercial club in Omaha every day about the
state and all there is to give the inquirers
is something Which Omaha prints and pays
for.
Statement of the Governor.
Governor Aldrioh said; Il realize the
situation. ] know Of 5000 acres Of hay
which was not harvested in Nebraska last
year because the men could not be Sc
cured ! realize that our railroads are
pulling thousands Of people through Ne
braska and Nebraska people are doing
nothing 70 get the people Interested IN
Nebraska. During the next two years
many thousand more will go through. We
ought to give them something about Ne
braska."
The governor said he was ashamed that
NebFaska did not have a better state ex-
hibit at the Western Land Products Elk
hibit recently held In Omaha and he felt
hurt when he visited It and saw no more
than he did from his own state He was
Informed that what was shown In space
was bought BY the Commercial club and
stock Yards company OF Omaha and the
cases used were paid for by railroad
company which invested the $500 necessary
and then took the exhibit to every other
exposition in the country. Before the con-
ference was ended the governor inumated
he would send q special message to the
legislature soon II the measure could not
be revived in any other way.