Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
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the organization and spoke briefly OF
Omaha and its Importance a. q business
center,
President Black Responds.
President Black Of the Cleveland Cham
Der OF Commerce responded to tho ad-
dresses OF welcome. adding:
What has surprised me most here 10
the solidarity and wonderful substantial
ity OF the buildings OF Omaha. There
are none more so In America. o. else.
where" He called attention to the ossl-
bllities in store for Omaha and urged CO.
operation.
President Lee OF the Cleveland Auto
mobile club speaking on Reciprocal Re
lations." asserted that during the year
1915 the millions OF dollars that have an
nually been spent abroad will be kept
in the United states. and that greater
portion OF this money will be spent In
the west, Thousands and thousands OF
people viii tour across the country In
automobiles. but while you people or
Omaha are on the Lincoln Highway you
must not think they are all going through
Omaha They are not. and to get youi
share you must be active and work. You
have got competition. for down at Kan
sas City the people are boosting the Santa
Fc trail, and they are wide awake In
their efforts ~
Here IN Omaha you have got TO get
behind your Automobile club You have
got TO send representatives east TO tell
the people which route they are to take
after leaving Cleveland. You have got to
boost your route and you have got TO
convince people that It is the best"
Epson Praises Omaha.
o. W. Epson gave his impressions OF
Omaha, saying that the first impression
he got of the city after looking at its
broad streets was that the city was con-
ceived and built by hrOad-minded men.
but, Row could q be otherwise ne
added. when you look out upon the
broad expanse OF fertile. country that lies
In every direction out from the doors OF
Omaha3"
Telling how the Cleveland business men
happened TO come TO Omaha. he explained
that when the committee got together TO
outline the trip the question was asked.
, where shall We go this Year, and to
this. he asserted every man replied, TO
! Omaha"
Extends an InvitatiOh.
I Paying uibute to the men OF Omaha.
the speaker said
We appreciate the quality OF the men
whom We have met here: We come TO
learn OF you and In return we want you
TO VISIT rs and we assure you teat we viii
extend as hearty a welcome as you have
accorded us today,
I Rev A, r. Medium. pastor OF Che First
: Pnesbyteriyn church OF Cleveland. sroke
In somewhat humorous vein, asserting
that once he met man who was 50
wrapped ny In himself that he took OF
nis hat every time he heard his name
mentioned. This, he added. seemed 20 be
the case with cities hut" said he. II
would not give button for the man who
would not take OF his hat when he
hears mentioned the name OF the city
! In which ne lives The man who does
this Is the raan who helps make the city.
and notice that there are many OF them
here In Omaha"
The Cleveland boosters arrived on an
early train over the Burlington. reachinE
here at $50 o'clock. Their cars were
parked and they had not supposed thai
they were 20 be disturbed. Here. how
ever. was where all the calculations wen
awry, for hardly had they turned over