Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-26
SAFETY EXHIBIT is
ATTRACTING CROWD
Governments Safety First
Train in Omaha Until Sat-
urday Evening.
GIVE s1xTY.TWo LECTURES

The governments Safety First
exhibit that started out from Wash
ington over the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad some two months ago has
reached Omaha, coming in from the
west over the Union Pacific Friday
morning. 1t will remain here until
Saturday evening, going to Lincoln
Monday and to Beatrice Tuesday.
From Beatrice it will work back south,
getting back to Washington next
month, when the cars will be dis
mantled and the exhibits restored to
the departments from which they
came.
The Safety First" exhibit is car
ried in sixteen of the all-steel cars
Of the Baltimore & Ohio, the seats
having been removed and the exhibits
arranged along the sides, thus en-
d abling visitors to view them as they
pass through the train and from one
car to another. ........
The government exhibit train came
into Omaha from Grand Island at an
early hour and was parked on sid
ing north OF the Union station, under
the Tenth street viaduct, the rear be-
ing at the Ninth street crossing,
where visitors were admitted.
President Calvin Visitor.
A little before 10 o'clock the train
twas opened for inspection, the first
visitors being party OF railroad men,
headed by President Calvin of the
Union Pacific. They were followed
by city, officials and number Of BUSH,
ness men and then followed the gen.
eral public, men, women and children.
4 From the opening OF the train until
Y noon it was filled with people, and
they moved through rapidly, a good
deal Of the time tramping along to
the tunes Of lively music played upon
monographs and Victrolas.
People who were viewing the ex-
hibits arranged and shown by Uncle
Sam wonder why there are phono-
graphs and Victrolas on the train.
There were none when it started out
from Washington. As the train
moved from place to place through
4 the east, the officials in charge noted
that the attractions held the spectat-
ors too long in the cars, and casting
about for a method OF quickening
their movements and making them
step lively, they hit upon the musical
/ instruments as an experiment. A
L couple Of them were tried out and
/ they brought about the results
sougIf. Then one was installed In
1 e9th of the cars.
Move Faster to Music.
H The music, especially the lively
I tunes, cause people to move with
more rapidity. Without the music,
It was found that about 800 per hour
was the greatest number that could
be passed through the train. Now,
with the monographs and Victrolas
playing, Il is an easy matter to move
100 per hour.
Today the train will open to vis-
itors at o'clock, continuing until 9
in the epening, when 1t wilt be closed,
and later proceed to Lincoln. II
H Those in charge Of the government
lEtrain and those delivering the lectures
Hare all trained men from the several
departments, all being familiar with
their subjects. In the party there are
sixty-two experts, lecturers and help
Ellers. Secretary McAdoo is not with
Il the party. he having been CALLED back
TO Washington after having started
ion the trip.
II Hall Million View Exhibits.
Il At the entrance to the train q man
track Of the number Of visitors
land up to the time Of opening In Oma-
#ha he asserted that since leaving
81 Washington, in round numbers, &c.,
1000 persons had viewed the exhibits.
I'll No estimate is made of the number
|aipf exhibits contained in the sixteen
II cars, but there are thousands Of them,
RI practically all Of the government de.
i partments being represented. The
ii departments having to do with war
llagriculture and interstate commerce
Ilprobably carry the. largest exhibits.
III In the war and navy collection there
His shown about everything that goes
lIalong with preparedness. There are
Ill all kinds OF implements of war, both
llfor blotting out lives and for saving
lthem. There are all of the modern
appliances used in battle and on the
Esficld; guns that will shoot ten to
Iltwenty miles, together with, stores oil
jlmunitions Of all kinds.
HI In the navy, there are models oil
the great battleships and real torpe-
Il does, such as are sent against the
Y sides Of ships, causing death and de.
Il struction.
Mines and Mining.
IA There is good deal OF attention
|llpaid TO mines and mining, the meth
DDS OF carrying on the work beine
lllfuiiy explained There are shown in
Interiors Of various kinds of mines ant
Il the methods employed by men il
II working them.
Iii In the bureau of animal industr,
there is much that interests people
"A cspecially the stock raisers. They ar,
shown how to improve their herds
y keep them healthy and get the bes
/ results out Of feeding.
III Relative to the reclamation OF arit
4 and semi-arid lands, there is larg,
Il and comprehensive exhibit. The meth
II DDS Of irrigation are fully explaine,
by lectures and Typographical map
a of the country, and in this connection
"a 1t is shown that on the reclamation
projects that at this time there ar,
II available for entry 354 irrigated farms
Il ranging in size from forty to eight,
acres, and that they can be purchased
from Uncle Sam at $50 to $50 pc