Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-11
Nebraska
GOVERNOR In LONG
DISTANCE TALK
Nebraska Executive Tells Audience
in Washington of States
Advantages.
SPEAKS FROM STATE CAPITOL

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LINCOLN, Feb. 10.-(Special. =
A goodly number of people were
p, esent this evening when Governor
Morehead held conversation over
the transcontinental telephone line
with the delegates gathered in Wash
ington in attendance at the National
Chamber of Commerce convention.
Among the number were several
prominent citizens, state officers
and newspapermen who had been in
vited to listen to the conversation.
The men from Chicago, representing
the American Telephone and Telegraph
company working in conjunction with
the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph
company. had installed a special phone
line i'm the private office of the governor
during the day, and several devices had
been installed that the visitors could
hear the conversation from each way.
Talks with johnson.
The first talk was made by the Ma
tional Chamber of Commerce with Gov
ernor Johnson of California and the con-
nection was made about S:35. after talk
ing about five minutes. Governor More
head was switched TO the line, and after
few preliminary remarks the Nebraska
executive delivered to the Washington
Rssemblage the following address:
ITO the delegates of the National Cham
Der OF Commerce. Washington, ID. c.
Greetings:
The people of the middle west join
with me in sending greetings to the 700
representatives of the greatest CONNER
cial organization on earth.
Traceable to your efforts. there is a
closer community of interests The peo-
pie in the cities are brought more closely
in touch with the people engaged in ag-
rcultural pursuits. The farmers and
the business men, through your efforts.
have learned to know each other better
and have begun to realize that our hopes,
expectations and ambitions are similar.
Prejudices have been removed and much
Of it is due I, efforts.
Nebraska. and feel sure that speak
for other states, from an agricultural
standpoint, never was more prosperous.
Industrial conditions are very satisfac-
tory to all, and when realize that I am
talking some 1900 miles. l get into a
reminiscent mood We are brought to
realize the wonderful advancement along
the line Of science that has been made.
Much Progress Made.
The OK team is supplanted by the rail-
roads and the automobiles; the pony ex-
press and stage are supplanted by the
telephone and telegraph; the log and sod
houses by modern residences. There is
great advancement in educational meth
DDS. and those who are fortunate enough
to live in this age have many reasons to
congratulate themselves on the conven-
fences they enjoy.
AT this particular time the American
people have great cause TO rejoice and
our president Is to be congratulated in
being able to steer this nation clear OF
any foreign complications. and retaining
the good will of ALL the unfortunate ma
lions that are now involved in such a
great conflict.
Nebraska at this time is spending
some S13, 900 annually for educational
purposes. and this is providing schools
for all of our children.
Free from Debt.
%"The state is entirely free from debt,
and some 100000 are loaned out, bring
ing into the treasury of our state $780, O0
annually which is distributed among the
different schools of the state. The rental
and interest from our large amount OF
school land provides Nebraska with one
= of the best school systems of any state
in the union. And when we remember
that just a few years since we were con-
sidered to be in an unproductive section
of the country, unfit for habitation, and
now realize that the wealth of the state
is nearly 5000 per capita, and we see
the wonderful cities with all their mod
ern improvements, such as water sys-
-. tulf 80
phones. modern banI.s with $2O0,0OOOOO OF
deposits. we who are fortunate enough
TO live in Nebraska feel that we have
been specially favored.
Il again congratulate your great or
Ganization and realize the wonderful
good you may do I'm promoting perma'
nent roads, community interests, and, IN
systematic way. through each otner
inculcate higher ambitions and ideals ir
the minds of all. and in this way be OF
great benefit to humanity in general"