Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
BUSINESS TO
START ANEW
over The WEST
Merchants, Bankers, Retailers
and All Gain New Conf
denCe from Sessions
Held in Omaha.


others from the territory of the
middle west, has concluded its delib
erations and adjourned.
Men, who were present at the
congress, are all agreed that uiti.
mate aim and purpose Of the con.
gress will rebound to the great bene.
fit of not only the Transmississippi
country, but to the whole United
States, provided an intelligent and
vigorous follow-up method is inaug
urated and carried out.
Omahans believe that the con-
gress has pointed the way to a rapid
readjustment of all lines of bust
ness and quick return to an era OF
prosperity for all, the poor, as we'll
as the rich. They believe that the
congress put in the hands Of the
people the machinery for making the
Transmississippi country exceedingly
prosperous for long period of time.
If a follow-up plan is adopted and
the movement is not permitted TO
lag. the opinion is general that with
in few months and perhaps within
few weeks, the wheels OF prog
ress will start to move and that all
clouds that have obscured the busl-
ness and industrial skies will quick
ly disappear.
Relative to the congress and its
after effects, the following are opin-
ions of leading Omaha citizens:
CONGRESSMAN-ELECT A. w.
JEFFERIS-"It will be helpful to us
all to obtain the viewpoints of men
OF different lines Of activities" he
said. All of this will lead to better
understanding Of the many questions
about which men are thinking in
this time of readjustmcnt. There
will be better appreciation of con-
ditions, of problems and # obsta.
cles, and this will tend ~ harmonic :
thought into a workable plan which
will carry us forward and will serve
as a guide. 1t was a fine thing for
Omaha and Nebraska, in bringing
our city and state to the attention
of the people Of the nation. We are
as anxious to do our part in time
of peace, as we were to do our share
in time of war. Nebraska is a state
of great opportunities and Omaha
is city that is moving forward
with splendid spirit of optimism.
RANDALL BROWN, Coal Hill
Coke Company-From the manner in
which the delegates listened to talks
and the expressions of opinion they
made, | think the congress will have
good effect on business. The news
paper publicity given Omaha
throughout the country by reason
of this congress is the best we have
ever had in Omaha's history
PENN FODREA, Item Biscuit
Company-It is to be hoped that
this congress is simply the forerun-
ner of similar gatherings to be held
annually, at which the business
man, laborer, farmer and profess
sonal man may get together to size
up The situation, exchange views
and agree on concerted action.
Good results are incalculablc when
you bring men of many minds to-
gethcr. Il is in line with tire mod
ern way OF dealing with problems
JAMES M. GILLIAN, Industrial
Commission Omaha Chamber of
Commerce. am convinced that
the result of the Transmississippi
REIMBURSEMENT congress held in Oma-
ha during the present week, will be
far reaching and very beneficial
The helpful effects If this gathering
will reach far beyond the transmits.
sissippi region because the senti-
ments expressed by leading speakers
and i'll fact by the great majority
OF business men who attended the
congress, disclosed 4. uranimity Of
feeling with regard to what should
be done and must be done to set the
wheels of industry in motion in nor
NAL channels and at ormal speed. !
believe the most impressive thought
and in fact the dominate idea of the
congress, was that the antagonisrs
heretofore existing between capital
and labor, or rather between the
employer and employee, should he
and will be in the nsar future elima-
ated. If the business men and the
laboring men Of the transmissis-
sippi countryside employer and the
employe-will follow nut the ideas
so forcefully presented by Harry
Wheeler, John P. Frey ard other
speakers on the. program, we shall
soon see a wonderful revival in lit
dustrial activities all 1ver this coun-
try, and the present handiHaps of
high prices and costs of living will
gradually adjust themselves and the
country will glide Smoothly into
normal conditions and prosperity.
ARTHUR c. SMITH, of NJ E.
Smith Company-It's a good thing
for all classes of people in allcallings
Of life to get together. A lot of bright
men made lot of important speech
es which il was fine thing for US to
hear
r. Al. SMITH, Supervisor of Ag-
riculture, Union Pacific Railroad
Company attended the greater
portion of the meetings of the Trans
mississippi Readjustment congress,
which has just closed, and believe
that it is one OF the most impor ant
conventions that has ever been held
in the Transmississippi territory.
The results of the meeting of the
various interests represented will be
very far-reaching and beneficial to
the entire western country if the
work be properly and persistentiy
followed up. This I understand will
be done. One of the features that
impressed me strongly was the in
tense desire upon the part of those
present to cooperate for the up
building and the advancement OF
our entire western country-"get-
together" feeling-which has not
heretofore been so strongly evident
Intelligence, ability and poise char
acterized the meetings; pessimisnl