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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1904)
TUB ILLUSTRATED BEE. r Tim Illustrated Beo. ' - Published Weekly by The Be Publiatitiis Company, Dm BuOdlm, Onulit, Neb. Price, to Per Copy Per Tear. $2.00. Entered at the Omaha Pustofflce as Second Claaa Matt Matter. ror Advertising Rates Address PwMlsher. Communications relating to ptatogrspbs o articles far publication should be ad dressed, Editor Ths , Illustrated Be Omaha." Pen and Picture Pointers ECRASIvA people who bare at- Nl tended the Louisiana rurenase I exposition at St. Louis have eons away well satisfied witn tne ois play mad of th products of the late cn exhibition .there. At no exposition. aside from that at Omaha, has the Antelope state attracted so much attention, nor mer ited as well the high compliments It has been given. When It was announced that Nebraska, would have no separate fewiMtna? on the Arenue of States, some dlaappotnt ment was felt, but this has been entirely changed to a feeling of general satisfac tion, as ths plan adopted by the Ma com mission has so thoroughly brought to tho front the reseurce aad products) of ths state that no advantage could possibly arise from the existence of a stata bond ing. - '. . i Particularly h this true of the display- tsi th Palace of Agriculture, where Nebraska, rieadquarters have beea established. There the display of grains and grasses has been a distinct feature of the big show front tbo very start. - Indeed, at the opening tn crpectlon. Nebraska scared 100, the only stata or exhibit oa reaching- that mark. And the excellent rank taken, then has not been abandoned. Magaslne writers aad Elue trators has mads a special feature- of the Nobrar-ka exhibit, tbe beautiful display of corn and other gralna, tho great champion Steer and ether displays being so striking and so artistic aa to evoke the most eta thuslastlo comment and to brine; to tho state tho most genuine of praise and. atten tion.. Tho niuHtratlon on the front page of this numbs show tho Nebraska corn dto play, which. Is described more In detail la another column. ' Another feature of the Nebraska exhibit, which Is unique aad stest successful la Its application is the. theater, when moving. picture exhibitions sre given, as many as ten presentations a day; Hers farms scenes taken from life are shown. Every phase of farm work, .the plowing, the planting; the cultivating, the harvesting and tne threshing, all are projected from a kineto cope, end maka great Illustration of the actual conditions of outdoor Ufa ta tho state. Tho cattlo I ml ns try Is portrayed, and the railroads and other means at transportation era, given proper place. School scenes, tho great University of Ke braska foot bus team In operation, and many other selected vjews, showing' In de tail the social Mfe of tho people, aro ex-' lilblted. This show Is accompanied by appropriate lectu-rcs. and the visitors ba the Nebraska' theater go away witn a most vivid and realistic picture, of tho state, its Industries and advantages. Other lectures have . been, given in the theater during tho kudo, so popular has It bo ttoms. . Juftt not the state Is preparing- to make an exnDiinn or. its great uve iiute inuiw try, the winners t the state fan, which, has Just closed at TJneoln. being secured by the commission for show st ST. Lot-in Other Interests, such as fruits, dah-y and apiary, hsve been given tbe beat of atten tion, nnd the commission feels that It Ma accomplished much good In the way of bringing Nebraska before the attention of the million of visitors to the exposition and that it tins secured clone exammstloa from many who might not have been at tracted by an ordinary display. - . .. Ort Thursday evening, August !&. at Ne braska City, Ave girls, about 15 years of age, presented a comody entitled "A Boa of Monkeys' at ths Overland theatre far the Decent, or raeaaames nuip ana manon Gallant, who" were left In destitute elr cumstances by the drowning of thehr hes bends Is the - Missouri river last March. The rehearsals wereheld 1 under tho direc tion of Mr. Tony Ztmmerer of that city. The cast Included Misses Rita snd Ieata Thomas, Malvlna- Btchl,. Lsuru. Knhhnan and "Lean Trim Me. The play -wsa a suc cess roelally and financially. the younr women clearing $125, which, was presented to the wue-.es In need. OS the Saturday following the performance the gists drove to the huisss of tho two Mrs. Gallant aad presented them wrth. tho money. The hus bands of the- two wowwn were tnduatrlous men and csrrisd sufficient life tmoursrico to tinea rfealr families la soud efrmim- stanccs, but their bodies, were never recov ered sad ths beneficiaries have teen unable to coilest tho aeons? from ths Ills tnswrasms eompanlea The girls learning the circum stances, originated sad carried on this w-ork . without the aid of older persona. ii A.UCTNTJ to State commissioners, at the World's fair about ths rel-' atlvs merits of their states ls like talking to fond parents of their children. It wpuld not bo so perlsxlnc if they wera contact to ballava their states tho greatest, but they also want mo to. believe tbe same tklng, and they try to convince at that they are right by telling mo-of the wonders aad the ad vantages and the unlimited resources of their particular states. I feel like replying to their argtnncnt to. tho words of a' sags old Irishman when two fond mothers were ersssfnr hhn to decide wftfeft had the pret tiest baby, rat, diplomat that he was, scratched Ms head aad said: "Faltn, tvery crow thinks her own tho blackest, and 1 thin yeTe both rofgftt." Z had been crofts convfncsd that Missouri, lewd aad OkJaJwan were taw anjatcat fs the world in the corn market. In fact, X had about concluded they Were the great corn producers of the -world, after hearing their respective com m Inn loners- The man from Iowa boldy declared that ln Iowa, corn Is aina." Now cosnes tho mas from Nebraska, James Walsh. ssperlatendenC of tbe Ne braska's autre exhibit la the Palace of As rlcnftsrs. With ths daim and the burden of proof that Nebraska has a corner on ths ' sorn-prodnefna- belt. Mr. Welsh is a raved with each an array of facts snd figures, gathered from sB parts of tho world, by careful observation, that none would dare to dispute hbn. la fact, he ad-ait that be has studied tbe rem suesflon In every phase sad in every country for tho last thirty-three years, aad bis conclusions are that the corn-producing belt, for export purposes. Is limited; that Nebraska fs fa tbe very heart of tho eorn belt; that tho future of the corn srodncingr belt fcs beyond estimate; that H Is mom valuable than tbe. gold of California aad ' the Klondike combined: that It is sn tses kanstibss sonreo of reveane- to the states that are fortnaats enough to claim a por tion of tho wesdeTfal belt Tbe favored states are, according; to Mr. Walsh, all of Nebraska aad smalt portions of Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. "They call am s corn erank," said Mr. Walsh to mo. aad then with candor he sdded: "And I asa I do not object to being callrd a crank," hs said. "Cranks turn socaelhlna. I have made a study of the eorn situation tor thrty-tarea years. There are great possibilities fat the conn tries that can produce corn for export , purpose, "I, hare studied eorn hs every part of ths world where It can be grown. X was reared on. s farm, aad my ebeervaUoes -hays been based on practical expert-new ta. X have studied the corn, as It was shipped into foreign markets. "There is no corn in alt tbe world that win stand comparison with the American corn, snd of Mho American corn the product from Nebraska Is the beat for ex port purposes. It m the export eorn that Is going- to be the greatest source of rev sane to ths country. A good corn-pTOdta snar farm as better than the richest gold mine. The gold mtae will come ta an end. bat a good eorn farm wilt last through, eternity. "Nebraska Is m the very heart of the export cora-producia; country. Our stats fe peculiarly favored as to cttmstie con-' dttioas. Then owr soil Is very rich sad very fertile. Tbe yield pet- acre Is greet Our flns Indian summers and early spring give tho corn plenty of time to thoroughly ' ma tare, and we are far enough north for tbe cqid to km the weevil. . Bone of tbo more southern states rahtef large rropo of corn, bet It Is too warm, the weevil gets Into It. and. as tt is not good for ex port purposes. It goes to the home market. -Then, too, in. the warmer .cllass tee ths kernels do not 'fill oat as well aa they do ta Nebraska. Nebraska . corn can bo shipped to any part of the world, as ft Is perfectly free from weevfL T have stsdled ths com ss tt hs shipped Into foreign markets. In Liverpool they buy American corn to mix with -a hard, ' flinty variety that comes from the Argen tine IterstMls. Tho corn from-the latter oawnsry Is msth cheaper and muvh In. tartar to tho ametfcrsn costs. They hsve not the cthnato for It that Is. for ths Ne braska kind. : . . fn Neta-rsaa ss raise sfxty-tmts dfsfnet varieties of eorn snd they are sir grod. We do not send commeal to Europe for several reasons. One of these la that It Is much cheaper to seed the whole corn there and to mill It after at arrives. Tho people, of Europe, however, are becomings fond of our oornmeal and other corn products, ad, that la ems ts the coed, hard edvevtla ins veers that hss been dene he Ksrepe by ' our Agricultural department and by tndl- . vidua! com handhsa Tbe thee wtlt yet eeeae when tho esserts of com frees the -TJhited STatee V1TT exceed those of wheat,' X would say that our heat corn la ths Tel ' row FJvst vsrhty. It IS rfc& ht ff vfisftr snd other fatty substances. "However. I hsve talked a little ton much at sate thaw est corn snd I suais step, ksnsr enough to tell yon that Nebraska Is the greatest of all the seed-rslstag ststes. We grow seed for all the world, This Is par-. No Corn as Good as ttculorty true of vine seeds and seed. corn. 1 will wager you that there are 10,000 acres of Nebraska's fine land planted this ' Jeer ha cucumber vines, and not any large percentage of these will go to make pickles. -We sell ths sr. ids to better sdveatsere than ws could pick lea, Ws produe; In Nebraska mors vine needs and mere seed sugar com than all the other states combined. Ws have thrashine; machines for such vino products as watermelons, cucumbers, pump kins, etc. These machines extract the seeds, This re mar ot wis is a clear dese onatratiou of that fact that wa hare ths finest farmers In the world In our state. Aay kind of scrub farmer can plant corn fa rows aad let ft grow aad then pell tt and shuck tt snd feed It, but ft takes a scientific agriculturalist to raise seeds that will keep up the production for the scrub farmers In other states. "Another of our strong points Is fat cat tle. We now stand as the third state In the production of meats, and I predict that the time win yet come when ws will bo n.M. We are gotog- to bo tbe center of the pack ing: industry of the world eventually. Even now ws have some of the greatest parking plants located In Omaha. I said somethin-r ts yon sbovt climatic conditions. Our air is rare aad dry sad fine full of esone. for this reason, sod for smother, our meat, when prepared for market, keeps longsr sad better than that from elsewhere. That other reason is that our rich, 0ns corn makes ths meat of tbo cattlo firmer and mere solid. "And speaking of cattle for the market, reminds me that fee tfebf-asha wo have Itt kinds of wild grasses, aad there is a porter house cut In every ten pemndsef sny sf It. About half the cattle of Wyoming- are now drtven Into Nebraska and finished an there on our grass. 1 "We hare few Insects la our stats, snd for that reason also our cattle thrive. . Nothing; will keep eat tie down In fiesh ss much gar Insect pests." We are free trass then. About an the Wyesatns- shorn- are now brought Into Nebraska, to give them a chanes at ths grass snd to get them away frees the sheep P"n. I haven't said snythtnsr to yon about Nebraska wheat yet. have IT Wen. X wdnt to state senMrthlns; to yon in this cop boo lion that is peculiar. We do ke Nebraska what they can do nowhere else we raise both winter and spring wheat on tho same farms. Ths hard wheat and ths soft both grew perfectly la our stare and we send both, to market. Our fanners have found themselves In 'a ejusadary ss to whether they ought to raise spring or winter wheat,, so, to set their minds at ease, they am raising both. 7 : ' "Now. as to chickens, we are comtog- to tho frost so that tbe Missouri hen thst X read so-much shout In the Xtepubhe Is be ginninar to cackle lees loudly than has been her wont. In the hurt live or six jeers ths production ft eggs In Nebraska has Cooble. Tho PactAe coast folks now get 15 per cent of their egga from Nebraska. We are al o shipping chickens right hito St. Louis under tho envious noses sf the Mfasoart hens. ' I will ten you also of another of our great and growing- Industries. That Is ths . manufacture of soger. We raise tbo Ger man sugar beet In Kb meet perfect a tale . and several millions! of dollars sre invested In Nebraska in beet sugar refine: le. I cite you to Grand Island and a somber of other points where we turn eat thousands of barrels of the finest granulated saga In the world. It Is superior to 'the earns sugar, or at least we think so. ' "These sugar heats snd the corn and tho wheat and tho seeds all grew to Nebraska, without the aid of fertilizers. There sre ' fine farms in Nebraska, wbers there have been fins stands of com for thirty-fire years, and during' that time there has net been a pound of fertilizer used on the laad. "Nebraska people have much state pride, thought it la true that ws have so state bedldlne at ths fair. Ws appropriated tZv 000 for our World's fair work, snd we are using it all to advertise our state. None of our commissioners or superintendents sre paid a salary for their work, hut sre doing- tt from state pride. Our bt almost entirety ss sgrtenttaral state, snd. we have for thst reason do Toted most of out. display to our agrW cultural and horticultural preduetsv Mr. Walsh, left Tne fur a few minutes, and when he returned he was carrying in his anas great ears of corn.. I looked shoot for some means of escape, hut there was corn, to the right, com to the left, eorn In front, corn, corn, corn everywhere. Mr, Walsh limped Just a trifle as If there askebt be- com la bin shoes. ' I knew I was In for a good hard hour's lecture on, the relative merits of tho sUtjr eas varieties sf Nebraska's brae sson. However. Mr. Walt keeps has hobby- hs such good trim that one does not mmd eat- max sens with hJsn. Mr. Wilts mi S powerful physique. Is faff, broad-shouldered, deep-chested, every movement Speaking purpose and determination. lie OTiuirifs one eye, which ts dus to the fact that he has made mloroseopie examination of corn so long. lis Is a powerful talker when tt comes to cjorn. and hs cannot help - Oars" saying xora at least twenty times to the minute. I-think talking about corn most have the same effect as satins' cora-ft gives yott strength and nerve. ' This Is a new corn," Mr. Walsh said, hosdrns; up a speckled ear. This Is ths result of experiment injr trying to get a concentrated food tabloid for the soldiers; this Is a concentrates food for stock.. This corn is composed of Ore or six of this best varletfcs the white, ye now Dent and sugar corn, the red and the blue and It contains all the nutrition necessary to a full an ml It is an, excellent feed com, but not good for export purposes, This corn .must hs drilled and not planted In hills. The yield fs enormous, and It will fatten cattlo beS. ter than any other kind of com. f would have Hked to hsve had some sf this cm it ground Into meal and ex pel law ii led with tt sn the human anhnaa to see if It would not have the same fat tening qualities on man as It has on beasts. It Is a wonderful flesh producer.' . "Is corn the only paying; eron that Ne braska can growT I ssked, wishing to Changs the subject before he asked me to sst the erolntien" corn. . "No. indeed. Our wheat Is the finest ta the world. Just for the same reason thst our com Is ths finest. But we are robbed of our glory In the wheat, Thei eost of fuel in Nebraska ts so high thst we eta utt KfTnrA ta hn nur vtiAnt into rrlatl We sre compelled to sell the grain to Min nesota, snd Missouri. They grind ft ua Into Hour snd brrxid it as Mlnnesota flour sad MJssourt Sour.' but they never say made out of Nebraska wheat Thst Is why wS lose our Identity as a wkeaWprxs ehtcfnaT stats. "There Is enV thmg In which Nebraska ranks first, and that ts corn. We sre al ways sore of fame' In thst line, for no where on the face of the earth ess they dlsco-rcr s new com country. Wheat snd sats snd fruit win grow well In many countries, but not corn. Nebraska has n ntnc--n rem rains-Chat win tarn out mil lions sad millions of dollars to lts-peopls to tbe yesn-s to come. - TJfd yon ever est i Johnny cake mads from Nebraska ecraT It is better than; plnm pudding. saM this man. who . was bora and reared on the British Isle where plum pudding is considered the best part of a dinner. , ' "Please don't go, I hare not told yon half what X want to about corn." said ths cam exponent from Nebraska, as he poc te sted my notes and removed a bushel snd a half of corn from my lap. . - , WetI, if yon must go, take Uus com with yon snd study Its merits; eorn pare It with com front- ths other states. I tootr the com snd - slivoed out the side door, Guard should . uus and catch as and av enue me of stealing: corn. . -I Intend to send the com tfr the Kiss-huts society for poor, half -fed horse Anita Moore to St. Louis HepubJle. Pointed Paragraphs The cop that cheers the honey toes Is ths batter-cup. - I Many who think they will be chosen aren't even called. ...... Borne men remind one of a blrdseys slew Of the- real thing. ' " A man never gets full until he Is too- far gene to get homo sober. . : There Is nothing- in a name. No river thief has ever stolen a river. Critics sre mlsasthrople persons whs u.Vnn rnr thrnT-rlns atones. . . ' If a man could get credit for his good Intentions money would .be no object. Too many business women are Interested only in ths business of their neighbors. - - It ts better to bs sble to hold the tongus In saw hutg-rago than it is to speak- severfc Wosaen srmees save us money for a rainy dsy. because they can't get out to blow It in when It rains. The husband of a woman who tnatsts on occupying a seat in sn open csr reserved for STnoBers, when there sr other vacant Brats, may be easily convinced that mar riavga ts st ftilnraChicago Tribune, - Tabloid Philosophy If you would Batter a man, sals his ad vice. The thief who robs s shoe store is one sort of free-bcolcr, s - The fellow who pries Into other people's. sJlhfrs ts never prised, " The fWlow who loses his temper doesn't, have to advsrtlss for U. XUgh Ideals don't amount to much unless ' wo try to Irto an. to tbetae, Tho man hi tho moon, at any rats, does has bast to me he srtU of tilings. Tho chronic borrower discovers that the closer a man Is ths harder It la to touch ' Actions speak louder than words, but the clothes of some net are louder than either; ' Philadelphia Ileaord,