Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-28
PUBLICITY BUREAU
DOES BIG WORK
Many Valuable Accomplishments of
Last Few Months Summarized
in Club Journal.
MANY THOUSANDS HEAR OF CITY

Wide and varied activities Of the
Omaha Bureau of Publicity during
the last five months are reported
a leading city OF the middle west
standing in the nations opinion as
are enumerated in the report, which
is signed by c. c. Rosewater as
for the benefit of supporters. Com
chairman OF the bureaus govern
ing committee.
Many valuable aids TO Omaha's
mercial club members and other in
terested persons in a two-page arti-
Gle in the current issue of the Com
mercial Club Journal
stop OFF at Omaha" has become
famous slogan throughout the country.
as the result OF efforts OF the Publicity
bureau and Omaha newspapers. The
campaign has sought to let the people
know that Omaha Is a city OF special in
terest TO translents, not only as offering
acceptable rest from travelling. but also
because of its notable activities along
commercial and municipal lines. and the
interesting sights to be seen here.
stop orr Mt Omaha Now Famous.
Eastern newspapers have carried the
familiar stop OFF at Omaha" legend.
through the efforts OF the bureau. ana
every one OF the thousands Of exposition
visitors In California read the slogan
numerous times on blotters and ticket
envelopes when they went to railway
agencies to have their return tickets
validated.
III. A. ia g..
stop IN the Gate City on their way east
or west during the last summer as the re-
suit OF the bureaus campaign.
over 5000 bird's-eye view books Of
Omaha and $4,000 folders Where to
Go. What to See and How TO Get There"
we're distributed by the bureau. the
former throughout the country and the
latter at local railway depots and hotels
Many important national and state con-
ventions were also secured for Omaha
during the summer and fall by the Pub
licity bureau In that way Omaha mer-
chants. hotelmen and persons In all kinds
of business have been directly benefited
through greatly increased trade. Among
the bigger conventions were those OF the
Travellers Protective association. the Let
ter Carriers. tho Farmers National con-
gress, the Saongerbund and many others.
each of which brought from several hum
dred TO 1900 people to the city.
big Attendance at Conventions.
Records OF convention attendance have
proved that the system of promotion
employed by the Bureau OF Publicity Is
almost certain TO break former attend
ance records OF the conventions when they
meet in Omaha.
All sorts OF valuable publicity for the
city has also been secured by the bu-
reau through feature illustrated articles
about Omaha. written by Manager Par
IRISH and published in various papers and
magazines. Manager Parrish also has
aided materially In giving publicity to
mary OF omahas big enterprises. includ-
ing Ak-Sar-Ben. the retailers charity
concert course, the jobbers' market week.
the auto show and others. The bureau
also has assisted In entertaining the
State Teachers association.
A number OF big conventions will meet
In Omaha before the close OF the year,
through the bureaus efforts. and many
have already been secured by It for
1916
During the period from June 1 60 No
vember expenditures by the Bureau OF
Publicity. I'm advertising the city and pro-
noting its business and activities. to-
tailed s7.995S7. Money for expenses Is
furnished by subscriptions by prominent
firms and men.