The Red Cloud chief., 1912-11-07
CONVENTION OF NEBRASKA MAN.
UFAcrUReRs TO BE HELD IN
OMAHA NOV. - AND 10.
CANDIDATES ENDORSE PLAN
Large Attendance Expected at omahs
Meeting Which viii Have splsn-
did Program.


turers Ut Nebraska will meet in con,
vehtion At Omaha November IL and
10. for the purpose OF organizing .
state association which will have for
IL purpose the protection Of the In.
forests Of manufacturers and the up
building Of the state.
The call for the meeting has been
sent out by the special convention
committee appointed by the Omaha
Manufacturers Association and q pro
gram Is now being arranged that will
bring to Omaha for that occasion the
most attractive speakers obtainable
When first proposed. the organizG
ton met with universal approval
among factory owners aud now both
candidates for governor are openly
endorsing the move 40 one In the
right direction. Governor Aldrich
said yesterday: "The contemplated
organization Of manufacturers 10 .
step that should have been taken .
hong time ago. Their organisation
will be potent factor In de-
veloping the resources Of our state
and will be powerful aid In
working out the colonization scheme
I have in mind. Also It will unite the
forces Of Nebraska that have been In.
different and inactive In times past"
A large attendance 10 expected at
the convention and preparations are
now being made by Omaha hotel
keepers to accommodate the visitors,
- every manufacturer heard from on
the subject Of state organization has
approved the plan and has said he
will attend the convention. The pur-
poses Of the organization are to prop
erly exploit the state and Its re-
sources, to firmly establish Nebras-
ka-made goods In the markets Of the
world. to bring about equitable adjust
ments of freight rates, and to con-
slider legislation and other matters
that directly affect the manufacturers
Of the state.
At q special meeting Of the conven
tion committee held In Omaha Wed
nesday tentative plans for the pro
gram were made and subcommittee
on organization appointed by F. /
Ellick. chairman. This committee II
composed Of c. b. Towle. J. II. Harp.
ham and w. G. Shlnn Of Lincoln. Ne
braska.
Senator John II. Morehead. In
speaking OF the proposed organization
said recently that he would gladly Co
operate with such an organization II
he should become chief executive Of
the state.
Some of the topics to be discussed
at the convention will be: Safeguard.
ing employees. fire waste. workmen's
compensation, Blue Sky law. trans
portation, development of Nebraska,
advertisement OF Nebraska, and mar
ket for Nebraska.made goods.
The committee which 10 planning
facturers throughout tho state. r. /.
Ellick of Omaha 10 chairman. Other
members Of the committee are: C. l.
Aller, Crete Mills, Crete; VIM. Bis
chof, Jr., King Drill Co., Nebraska
City; C. B. Dempster, Dempster Mil
Mfg. Co.. Beatrice; Gerald Ehernber-
ger. Wells.Abbott-N Niemann Co., Schuy.
ler; ]. c. Harpham. Harpham Bros.
saddlery Co., Lincoln; Frank Ham.
mond. Fremont Mfg. Co., Fremont: G.
r. Jensen. Jensen 4 Sons. Nelson:
H. @. Kelly. Adams & Kelly Co..
Omaha: f.. s. Knapp. Omaha Boz
Co.. Omaha; A. c. Scott, Scott Tent
4 Awning Co.. Omaha: w. c. Shinn.
Lincoln; G. B. Towle. Curtis. Towls
& Paine Co.. Lincoln; J. w. Towle.
Omaha structural Steel Co.. Omaha.