Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-24
STARTING GREATER
OMAHA CAMPAIGN
Arguments Presented Why the City
and Its Suburbs Should Con-
solidste.
MANY MEETINGS THIS WEEK

The Greater Omaha committee points
out the necessity OF consolidation Of
Omaha and its suburbs in an authorized
statement, as follows:
Here is an argument for consolidation
which ought to be kept standing before
the people OF Omaha. South Omaha and
Dundee from now to election day. Il
will be waged by all those who are maxi
ing speeches for the cause. The Greater
Omaha campaign committee regards il as
one of the most conclusive arguments
that can be offered. 1t appeals with
equal force to people living in Dundee.
South Omaha and Omaha and cannot he
rcfuted
I'VE all need consolidation to give us
the advantage abroad Of the growth OF
each community. We nave been building
up beautiful Dundee, South Omaha and
other contiguous territories. But neither
they nor we get the full commercial and
industrial advantage abroad which ought
to follow this growth
Arguments Presented.
Here Is the concrete illustrations: East
ern industries are looking for middle
western locations. Naturally they COM
slider population growths. because they
have a bearing on transportation COSTS
as we'll as other interests They look
for instance, at the censuses of Omaha
Minneapolis and Kansas City. They note
big increases i'm the latter cities, but a
very moderate growth in Omaha. other
things being equal, very naturally they
locate i'm one of the other cities
Nav Y,naiIar Of Oraa N 4
practical, contiguous population has
grown largely, but much of the growth
has been just over the city's boundary
lines and does not show up for Omaha
in the census. Both Kansas City and
Minneapolis in the meantime have ex-
tended their boundaries to include all adj
Joining or nearby communities. They get
the commercial and industrial advantages,
therefore. which go with combined popu-
lation. and Omaha loses them. These ad-
vantages would benefit every man,
woman and child. regardless of whether
they resided in Omaha, South Omaha or
Dundee.
start Speaking Campaign.
ut is not true to say that we want
the larger population just to crafty a
able. but we want the larger population
for the larger commercial and industrial
growth it would make possible
Beginning Tuesday there are to be
meetings every day this week and next
Sunday. at which talks will be given in
favor of the consolidation movement
The dates, as at present arranged by
the Greater Omaha committee. and the
speakers engaged are as follows:
Meetings This Week.
Tuesday-Bemis Park Improvement
club at Franklin school, p. m. Speaker,
Judge Lee $. Estelle.
Wednesday-Open air meetings on
Greevy's lawn, Park avenue and Hick-
DRY street. s p. m. Speakers Frank G.
Odell and T. ]. Mcclure. Fontenelle club
open air meeting at II. ]. Hackett place,
1922 Boulevard avenue, p. m. Speakers,
Mr.. Hackett and others Rotary club at
noon. Speaker, f. A. Brogan,
Thursday--Noon Day club at CONNER
clal club. Speaker. II. II. Baldridge. New
port, Belvidere Improvement club, Thirty
sixth street and Kansas avenue, p. m
| Speaker. John ]. Ryder or Ben $. Baker.
Friday-Hanscom Park Improvement
| club, Windsor school, p. IN. Speaker,
Francis A. Brogan. The ward captains,
district lieutenants and members of the
Greater Omaha campaign committee
Commercial club.
Saturday-Open air meeting at Twenty
ninth and Dupont, Twenty-fourth and
Vinton and Sixteenth and Vinton streets
South Thirteenth street. Speakers, A. w.
Jefferis and Frank Odell accompanied
| by Dan Desdunes' band.
| Sunday Acknowledging in Modern
! WOodmen hall, Continental block. Speak
ers. Henry Monsky and Nathan Bern
| stein.