Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA PAtTiY BEE : SATUKDAT , ITEBBUA Y 13 , 1807.
Trm OMAHA DAILY BEE
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OFFICES !
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Council lllufts : 10 Pearl trcet.
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STATEMENT OP C1UCULATION.
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DouRlaji County , f
ncorRO n. Tzschttclc , secretary of The nee Tut'
Helling company , lielrg duly snorn , Fnya that thi
nctual number o ( full and complete copies of Tin
Dally Morning , Evening nml Sunday lleo pilntei
during the month of January , 1J97 , was as foi
low ;
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Net dally nvcraRO V,2Z ,
anonciE n. TZSCHUCK.
Bn-orn to before mo nml nubirrlbcd In mi
presence this 3d day of February. H97.
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
Tjlcutennnt Governor Harris will flm
himself called a cznr before long If In
Is not careful.
The metropolitan four hundred wll
now have to give way to the Bradley
* *
Hnrtln. ball Invitation list.
In the preliminaries to a prize fight , as
, tvcll as in the rare actual encounters , tin
point of the jaw Is often the pivot or
the whole transaction swings.
Nero Is said to have fiddled whlh
Homo burned , but ho never tried to In
Btlll music Into the souls of dlstrlc
school teachers by force of law or edict
The legislature seems to be In I in
mlnont peril of forgetting all about thai
uniform divorce law , without which om
amiable contemporary can never consen
to be happy.
There is only one theory upon whlcl
ili retention of Detective Uloom 'bj
the "reform" police board Is to be cx <
plalnc-d and that Is that it taUes n creel ,
to catch a crook.
* The crusade Inaugurated by License
Inspector Hurst against sldcwallf
obstructions is liable to catch a fen
living impediments if strictly enforcci
on down-town streets.
There arc two silver Joneses in tin
senate now , one from Arkansas and tin
other from Nevada. Another sonnt
money .Tones from Ohio might make il
dUIlcult to keep the family peace.
The rod paint now being applied tc
the Tenth street viaduct Is emblematic
of the color in which the whole town
will bo decorated when the legislature
passes the exposition appropriation bill.
Minutes of some of the meetings ol
the World's fair Board of Lady Man-
ngprs would be a good thing to read as
an awful example to be avoided by
Nebraska women , convened for a llkt
purpose. l
A few experienced file clerks compe
tent to keep the legislative bill files In
c6nstant order might bo wortli their hire
lu saving the time of the members ol
1ho Nebraska legislature and expedit
ing its business.
Chief of Police SIgwart might bring
In Itemized statements of the bills
rendered by him for expenses during
the Chicago trip and for special
detective service as required by law.
lie might , but wllf ho ?
If the council really wants tcMnrn the
fire and police alarm systems over to a
private corporation there Is only one
legal way to do It and that is by Invlt-
ing Lids and letting a contract to the
lowest responsible bidder.
There must be no Intoxicating liquors
Bold In the IwHoment of the state house.
If anyone takes liquid refreshment
within the precincts consecrated to the
Qegisfature It must be for free distribu
tion mid not for mercenary ends.
The question Is , Have the members of
the committee appointed to Inquire
whether or nol intoxicating liquors have
bcuu sold In the state house had sutll-
cleat experience to know intoxicating
liquor If they should meet with it ?
Detroit Is after the Michigan state
capital. Governor-Mayor Pin rec Is ap
parently finding It-dllllcult to be In two
different places nthu damp time and Is
therefore anxious to have his two olllchil
residences harmonized nnd consolidated.
NII manipulations In the recount ! If
thu constitutional amendments arc to
b declnri'd carried it must bo done
i\y \ showing that they actually received
the votes required to make a coiustltu.
flonal majority nnd not by any llctltlous
computations.
Ordinances so necessary as those now
existing in Omaha relative to the sliced
of trains within the city limits nru for
enforcement at all times -and not
simply when it seems necessary to
swltig a club over the head of
railroad.
In view of the universal and vital Jin.
luu'tunoo of maintaining n high standard
of excellence In the medical profession
It is bolter to err on thu side of ovcr-
Bevt'rlty than to encourage laxity In the
requirements to practice- prescribed by
thy stato.
AXXEXATIOff.
An emissary of the Hawaiian anncxa
tlonlsts , in the person of cx-Mlnlstci
Thurston , hna coino to the United
States for the purpose of urging upor
the attention of tlio next administration
the roqtfcst of the people ho represents ,
It appear * that hla mission is etitlrelj
upon hla Individual responsibility , "bill
none the loss as president of the An-
ncxnllon club of Honolulu ho comes in
a representative character. Mr. Thurs-
ton says tliat the parampunt question
In Hawaii is annexation and interest In
It grows with the approach of the time
for Inaugurating a now administration.
It seems that great deal of confidence
In felt among the native Ilawnllans that
the change In the political control of
the government of the United States
will bo favorable to annexation , though
It is not apparent where they find the
ground for this faith. Major McKlnlcy
has never said anything to encourage
the belief that he favors annexing ter
ritory more than two thousand miles
distant , while the next secretary of
fitnte , Senator Sherman , who may bo
expected to exert great Influence in thd
now administration , Is distinctly op
posed to suph a policy. It would ap
pear reasonably safe to say , therefore ,
that the Hawaiian * nnnoxatlonlsts and
their American allies nro likely to have
their confidence disappointed.
A census recently taken lu the Islands
shows the population to bo 100,000 , of
which the natives number fll.OCMX and
the whites , Including Americans and
Europeans , 25,000. The remaining pop
ulation is composed of Japanese ,
Chinese and mixed races. It is urged
by the annexation advocates that there
Is danger of Japanese domination , since
Immigration Is principally from Japan
and those people take an active Interest
In public and political affairs. They
nro represented to be liable at any
time to generate disturbance and to
combine for some change nnd we
are told that unless the United States
hastens to take Hawaii under shelter
there Is liability of early trouble from
Japan. No more protectorate , It Is de
clared , would secure the Islands from
public disorder short of a permanent
guaranty of republican government ,
with strong safeguard of limited suf
frage , excluding Asiatics.
This Is not particularly Impressive.
There Is only the most remote possi
bility that the Japanese may combine
for a change so long as they are fairly
treated. They arc not a revolutionary
people and if they are active in politics
It is simply in order to keep their rights
secure. As to Japan ever attempting
to obtain control of the island , it is
the merest bugaboo. Japan has quite
enough to attend to at home and In
any event she would not commit the
supreme folly of inviting a grave com
plication with ther United States. That
government understands fully .that this
country will never tolerate any foreign
Interference with Hawaii and it would
not sacrifice peaceful relations with the
United States by attempting to Inter
fere there. As to guaranteeing repub
lican government to Hawaii , the United
States could do this'only by providing
that nil the peopfo should have the
suffrage. To limit this right , ns the
nnncxntlonlsts propose , would be utterly
Incompatible with our position as the
great examplar of popular government.
If wo absorbed those islands or as
sumed responsibility for their govern
ment , we should : have to apply there
the same political principles and
policies we have here. It woulel bo
very troublesome , undoubtedly , with
such a heterogeneous population , nnd
perhaps the white element would not
always be able to control affairs , but
we could do nothing different. Is it
desirable or expedient that we assume
such a task ? How should we bo bene
fited or compensated for the burden of
governing this remote territory , popu
lated by diverse peoples , most of whom
are unfitted for our form of govern
ment ?
em' T IX LEVY.
The city tax levy for 1S07 has been
made and contention over the demands
of the various city departments ended ,
at least for the time being. As for the
taxpaying citizen , he has little comfort
to draw from the llnnl outcome bocaiib ?
it means for him heavier tax burdens
for the coining year than for the year
lust closed. The .increase of the levy
from -It mills to 54 mills means an In
crease of nearly lie per cent , although
jy re.-ison of the shrinkage of valuations
it means a smaller Im-rcase In the pro
ceeds of the tax. Part of tfte enlarged
levy , such as that ) for the park fund , Itj
: o be Justified on the ground that there
Ls more work to bo done in view of the
prospective exposition , but In BOUIO In
stances it'Is due to Inexcusable neglect
to economize nnd retrench.
The now city tax levy emphasizes
stronger than ever the need of imme
diate and thorough revision of our de
fective revenue system. To one unac
quainted with our absurd method of
iroperty undervaluations for assessment
purposes thn mention of a .r 4-inll ) tax
levy must have a startling effect. No
one with capital to invest would want to
submit It to such taxation , and unex
plained comparisons wllir other cliles
redound greatly to Omaha's disad
vantage. The into is not so repellent
when It Is known that assessors return
property at from only one-tenth to one-
sixth of its real value. That Is not the
worst of our present revenue system ,
lowover , but rather tin ? injustice that
s perpetrated by the omlhslon of tax-
iblo property owned by favored Indi
viduals and corporations nnd the suc
cessful tax-shirking of the rich at the
oxpon.se of thu taxpayers of moderate
noans. AH lout ; as mich abuses are toler-
itixl without protest the assctisottt and
city authorities will continue along the
beaten path and Omaha will mifl'er
ibroad through an unearned reputation
for excessively high taxation ,
It Is sincerely to be hoped that the
> resent legislature will not adjourn
vithout giving Omnha a new system
of tax assessment. Previous efforts lu
his direction have beou 'regularly ob
structed and ultimately frustrated by
mrtlcs interested lu maintaining exist-
ug abuses. It la time that some relief
bo afforded the people who pay tbe'bnl !
of the expenses of dty government
FHOJKGTIKO A MOffOPOLT.
There will bo no siirp'rlso at the state
ment from PIttsburg ijint a combination
of powerful capitalists has been forincd
to control the Iron Industry of the conn
try and make It one of the greatest hio
nopollos ever created. We were no
mistaken In assuming that John t )
Rockefeller was an active factor In the
dissolution of the steel rail pool and witl
that fact virtually confirmed It Is easy
to understand the ultimate purpose o
that movement It now appears tha
another great capitalist , J. Plerpon
Morgan , is In the combination , so tha
so far as resources are concerned to
carry out the projected monopoly they
nro almost unlimited. It Is to be pre
sumcd that the course to bo pursued
will be practically the same as nil sucl
combinations follow for destroying com
petition and If successful the Iron in
ditstry will Jn > time be concentrated at
the most advantageous point for pro
auction. The luimedlato effect of the
collnpso of the stccf rail pool and the
fall in price has been heavy ordering
of rails by the railroad companies
which assures active operations for
some time for those establishments get
ting the orders. But what will come
when these orders are tilled and the
monopoly is llrmly established ? This
is a problem which only time can solve
Unquestionably if the report regarding
this combination shall bo confirmed
nnd there Is every reason to think it
will be It is the most formidable indus
trial trust ever organized.
X SATISFACTORY VISIT.
The members of the Canadian cab
inet who went to Washington to ascer
tain the feeling among public men re
garding reciprocity with Canada are
said to be well satisfied with the result
of their visit -Their suggestion of a
joint commission to Investigate the trade
conditions between the United States
nnd Canada appears to have been re
ceived with favor and they left Wash
ington with the belief that a reasonable
basis -of negotiation can bo reached. It
would bo interesting to know what pub
lic men these Canadian officials dis
cussed the subject with , so as to be able
to determlne liow far they have au
thority to speak for the party soon to
como into power. If they received en
couragement from the republican lend
ers there Is good reason for their satis
faction but it may be doubted whether
such leaders as Sherman , Rood and
Dlngley have by any expression war
ranted tlid Canadians In believing that
reciprocity Is more than < a Very remote
possibility. Perhaps Hiese republicans ,
who have authority to speak for the
party , have no objection to a
joint commission and In the
event of the Canadian govern
ment taking the Initiative doubt
less our government would follow. But
it Is not probable that an investigation
of the trade of the two countries by a
commission would disclose anything
not already "known which would be
helpful to the cause of-reciprocltj- .
The obstacle'to closer trade relations
between this country and Canada , ex
cept as to natural products , Is England.
That country will not permit any ar
rangement to be made tliat gave an
advantage to American manufacturers
over British manufacturers in the Cana
dian market Yet unless our manufac
turers are given an advantage , 'of what
benefit to this country would reciprocity
be ? Such ani arrangement applying
only to natural products would simply
help thcs Canadian farmers to the In
jury of our own. We have had that
sort of an arrangement and do not want
another. It is pleasing to know that
the Dominion cabinet ; officials did not
find their mission to Washington wholly
discouraging that they/ came In con
tact with public men there who were
disposed to give them a hopeful view of
the possibility of establishing closer
trade relations. It Is to be borne ; lu
mind , however , that the difficulties
which defeated previous efforts In this
direction still exist and are likely to be
found as Insurmountable now as } u the
past.
One of the chief objections urged
against the exposition appropriation is
that Omnha will reap most of the benefit
and should therefore pay most of the
expense. Without going into a discus
sion of Omaha's proportionate share of
the flnnnclal returns , everybody who
knows anything knows tliat Omaha has
already pledged over twice the amount
asked from , the entire state , and
that that amount will be more than
doubled by Omaha subscriptions If the
state does its unquestionable duty In
the matter.
Lymnii J. Gage ought not to bo ob
jectionable as secretary of the treasury
to any of the Hllverltes. The people de
clared for the maintenance of the gold
standard when they voted for McKlnley
electors and the selection of Mr , Gage
Is strictly In line with the directions of
the great majority of the voters.
President Cleveland Js in no hurry to
commence his proposed tour of the
world , IJe will want a 'little leisure
llrst to posti himself Just whuro the best
ilueks congregate and the fish bite the
easiest When he has this Information
lu * may decide that America leads the
world , and stiiy at homo.
Police Commissioner Palmer persists
In upholding the elllclency of his police
ilcpnrtmont in spite of thu visit which
the burglars paid .to his house without
[ lolico molestation. This is a case of
uohlo self-sacrifice that calls for ru-
ward unless with ( he gallant captain
virtue is Its own reward.
If congress Issrenlly anxious to cut
down unnecessary postal .expenses It
might devote a little attention to the
special subsidies granted the railroads
loading Wi'rit out of Chicago for the solo
inirposu of accommodating the Chicago
newspapers.
The establishment of n state homo for
jld soldiers at Milfonl was. a costly
mistake. That much is admitted. The
only question Is as to the best way * c
get out of the dilemma. Ordlnnrllj
the straight road Is the shortest roatl
and the straight rend in this Instance
is by way of abolition.
Each depaWJfcn of the city govern-
mcnl now kluws- the utmost it can
tlcpcnd on In the way of revenue for the
current * yenr. That ) limit ought to bo n
wall of granlt < jjround } the city treasury ,
Every penny spent In excess will be
condemned as * an inexcusable ex
travagance. > ,
Tell It Not In Colorado.
Washington Post.
Stipposo they should -convert 'Mr. Wolcott
on the outlier side sml ho should return to
us a conflrired goldbug ! Stranger things
have happened. <
A Good Tli I up : for Cniiniln.
Globe-Democrat.
Canadian papers continue to ftdvlso this
country to adopt free trade , and It la fair
to Infer that they arc not as much interested
in our deficit an In some other things.
A l.Hcrnry Rvciit.
Minneapolis Joiirnnt ,
Secretary J. Sterling Morton has Issued n
thrilling Itttlo pamphlet from his depart
ment entitled "The Tapeworm ot Poul
try. " The plot Is well worked out and flnc
writing Is carefully avoided. It should bo
clasallled with the realistic school.
Advice for the Sick.
Chicago TImci-Hcrala.
The frco silver papers should remember
that calling a doctor doesn't malto a pa
tient well ! It takes tlmo tor the medicine
to "Work In order to effect a euro. The advance -
vance agent of prosperity should nt least bo
Klven'tlnio to display hla goods before being
condemned ,
A Valorous AliUoonil of Strnt. i
Chicago Tribune.
The king ot Drnln is a monarch who
tempers his Oriental valor with considerable
western discretion. JIo has Issued an edict
from Drass , on the Guinea coast , to the
world , apparently defying attack from the
whlto men , and lie asserts that ho will meet
Invaders "at tho. watorsldo as they land , "
and If his soldiers nro killed ho will send
other soldiers , and It these In turn nro killed
ho will send yet others , and ho will keep
this up as long as his stock of soldiers holds
out. Then ho will retire "to the woods. "
The process of retiring to the woods under
duress was thought to be a trait distinctively
of the wcfttcrn world , but It seems to have
been acquired readily by this prudent king
of Benin.
CrltlclHliiKT XntlnnnI Fniiltn.
Itoftton Advertiser.
Hon. P. A. Qoltns | , consul general at
London , has been 'winning applauco from
Englishmen for Rome sharp criticisms of
the doings of some other Englishmen. That
should surprise no one. When - Cliarlra
Dickens made his most savage onslaughts
upon American customs and Institutions In
"Martin CLifzzlowlt. " tens ot thousands of
Americans wtre delighted. The secret. In
both cases , Is not far to seek. It can be
found In that element of human nature which
makes us all Inclined to rcjolco whenever
anybody from outside , whether outstdo our
Boclal circle , our business sphere , our
political party , of our country , criticises In
ono or another of these the thipga that we
ourselves believe ft > bo at fault. Such
criticism ministers to our self-approbation. ,
THE OMAl A EXPOSITION.
AVliy Colprndo Should Appropriate for
iv State Exhibit.
, Denver Ne\\s.
Next Tuesday ) . , , committee from
Omaha wll bb 'hl 'this city to appear
before the legrslaturo to urge the making
of an appropriation for s Colorado exhibit at
the TransmUsUslppl Exposition at Omaha.
The News has tto' dbubt that the committee
will receive a cAtfrtebus and'atleritlvo hearing
and that the rglimontstfhlch It will advance -
vance will blj gWen Intelligent consideration.
The vnluo to. tWs state -of 'a ' display at the
exhibition cannot'b denied. It' would toej an
exceirent adveVthfement "placed befo'rd 'the '
many thousands uh'o'wjll attend the affair.
The legislative' committee which has
charge of the bill and the legislature as a
whole should therefore use mature delibera
tion upon their action and decide upon the
course which Is for the best 'Interests of the
state and which IB most advisable under
present conditions.
EXPOSITION PROGRESS.
Omnhiv Push nntl PlucU Very 'Warmly
Go nt in c 11 lie ( I.
Sioux City Journal.
A slto has at last been selected for the
proposed Transnikslsslppl Exposition In
Jmalia. By a vote of the board of dlicctors
Wednesday evening It was directed that the
exposition should be held on what Is known
as the Miller park site , which is in the north ,
ern part of the city , nbout four miles from
.ho postofllce , and ahalf a mlle from the
Missouri rivcnv There wore five sites con
sidered In Omaha , but on the final vote only
.wo received support , the vote being 28 for
the Miller site to 22 for another site. Iu >
nany respects 'tha site selected Is the best
that could bo had. The ground is high and
iraotleally level , * so that there will bo very
Ittle grading to do. Three lines of street
oars irun In 'the direction of the park , and
ill will be extendtd to the park. The Omaha
iml Elkhopn railroads run near the park ,
ind the belt line railroad can easily be ex-
ended to It. The site will please the people
ple of Council Bluffs greatly , as It Is more
iccassljlo ) than any of the others proposed ,
On the whole The directory board lias done
well 'to ' settle 'the ' site question so well.
The people of Omaha deserve great credit
or what they have already done toward
iiaklng the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition a
uccess. The first suggestion of such an
xpobltlon came during the meeting of the
rransmlssUsippl congress In Omaha a year
nd a half ago. The congress endorsed the
uggijs'lon and recommended It unrcsorv-
dly. The next step \\-as to secure congres-
lonal recognition , and last June a bill was
ot through appropriating ? 200,000 for n gov-
rnnient exhibit , on condition that $250,000
3 raised by the Omaha people to expend
n the fair. They set themselves to the
ask of mlslng this sum and In duo tlmo
ent the secretary of , the treasury a ? ur-
Iflcate , showing that subscriptions had been
akcn of'alcck of the exposition amounting
o $120,000. Since then It has been pro-
osed to raise the stock to $1,000,000 , and
fforts are being made to accomplish this ,
n the meantime congress has bsen naked
o appropriate $200,000 more for a building
nd $300,000 for the transportation of 'cx-
Iblts , etc. State legislatures were appealed
o for state exhibits * and Iowa was first
J respond with an appropriation for prc-
mlnary work. iT/iq / legislature of Nebraska
s now considering whether Nebraska will
o anything tolielp'or ' nor , and other states
ro taking somu' ' Interest. ThB.cxposltlon
miagement ha fl > oen thoroughly organized
nd all departments are at work. The
Jnlted States g Vernment has notified the
orolgu nations aiiU Invited exhibits. The
election of a site-tills week marks ono moro
tcp talcen { or an < exhibition which Is to be
eld commencing ! Juno next "year.
This In brief < ! ' rtho history of the pro-
oseU TrutiBinlidlsslppl Exposition to date.
Considering the dcprcialon In business af-
Urs , the misfortune of Nebraska In po-
tlcal matters , "Inaiexcitement of a presl-
entlal campaign tast year , the Inability
f railroad companies nnd other great cor-
orations to glve siich oyilstanco as might
o xpoctcd , Oinn'Halha3 ! done well. But the
'maha ' people , \\nlje not denying that the
hlef benefits of' the proposed exposition
vlll come to thbrVlves , Insist that thU cx-
oaltlon Is for tut ) 'whole transinlsslsslpp )
ountry. This Includes Iowa as well as Colo-
ado , Minnesota , cs well as Oklahoma. So
ar as outsiders inay judge from surface
ndlcatlons , there will bo a big exposition
eld on ( bo bite selected In Omaha , and
t will bo of great benefit to the whole
ransmlialtslppl country. This 1 * a hard
Imo to asl ; for favor. . * or plan for the ? x-
endituro of public money , hut there Is
eason to hope that whatever may be spent
or this exposition will bo returned to the
Ivera a hundredfold. In a time ot de-
region It U proper ( o look forward to bot-
er times. ThU la the time to rally around
IB flag and1 make a united pull for the great
rest. It It can be done better around the
reject of the Transnilsslsslppl Exposition
bun elsewhere , then all Join hauda and
larch forward.
aKtili
w Exposition Endorsements M
BY THE GERMAN PRESS. M
it \
Columbus ( Neb. ) . Nebraska Blcna : DC
tween Juno ami November next year th
great TrantmUslsslppI Imposition taket pUc
at Omaha , ami it seems that the project ha
already auvmed proportions of which th
promoters of the enterprise even nove
dreamed , from all the states ot the grca
west nssurancos ot nsslstanco nro coming In
Iowa two years ago appropriated $10,000 $ an <
it Is presumed will give $65,000 more. Th
legislatures ot Utah and Louisiana , it Is re
ported , will appropriate handsome sums t
assist in the enterprise. AH the blhc
states will do the same. In Omaha $100 ,
000 .has been subscribed to the stock al
ready , nnd 'congress has made an npproprla
tlon of $200,000 for a government exhibit
In the Nebraska legislature n bill has bcci
Introduced asking for an appropriation o
$350,000 for the exposition , which wo thin !
Is n. little too high , taking Into consider. !
tlon the finatclal situation of the elate. BU
at the same tlmo wo must think that th
exposition In many directions will prove o
great benefit to Nebraska , ami therefore ai
appropriation should "bo made , but It ough
not to RO higher than $200,000 , which wotili
be about right. The Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position will help to bring the people of tin
west In a closer connection and further tin
Interests of the west , southwest and the grca
prairie states. What the Atlantic cxposl
tttiit tins done for the south the Trnnsmlssln
slppl Exposition will do for the west to n sill
greater extent. Hundreds of thousands Iron
all parts of this and of foreign countrlen wll
como to Oirahn and people who wish to In
vest their money profitably or who are seek
Ing a home will bo most favorably Impressci
by seeing the rich and wonderful rcsourcci
51 our state. Nebraska , we repeat , ought tc
support the enterprise by appropriating i
liberal sum to defray the cost. Qovcrno
Hoiconib spoke In his mrsBago of the man ;
benefits which the exposition will bring foi
us , and wo hope that the legislature wll
honor the nr.nie of Nebraska by doing UK
right thing soon.
Muscatlno ( la. ) Correspondent : The Trans
mlsslsslppl and International Exposition wll
bo held In Omaha between Juno 1 and No
vember 1 , 1898. "The wonderful natural re
sources of that great region will be showt
for the first time , full and unlimited , to tin
world. It will be a great enterprise and II
will help more than anything else could t <
give people living In other states or forelgr
countries an Idea of the great wesf. We
will kcepi our readers fully prated about UK
progress ot the exposition matter.
Evansvlllc ( Ind. ) Demokrat : What Industrj
and energy by using the modern means ol
work can accomplish In a short space
of time the observer finds proof everywhere ,
but among all of them not ono Is so visible
to the eye as that which shows Itself coming
from the astonishing evolution of the states
comprising the far west. What greal
progress has the Centennial state , Colorado ,
made slnco Its admittance Into the union ,
The work of civilization which has been
going on there during the last two decades
has wonders performed and surprising
changes made.
The old maps show the territory which now
comprises the states of Kansas and Nebraska
as belonging to the Great American Desert.
What have the strong arras of the settles
made out of 'this ? What has been once held
for an uninhabitable wilderness those settlers
have changed by means ot their diligence
and persistence into a garden. Both states
belong now to the best com and wheat
states In the union.
n' enterprise by which the resources ,
acquisitions and efficiency ot the states of
the "far west" can be put In the right light ,
and shall bo shown to the whole world , Is
the. Transmlsslaslppl Exposition , planned for
189S , In Omaha. All the great expositions
which w ro holdin this country ! those In
Philadelphia , New Orleans , San Francisco ,
Chicago , Atlanta , have proved themselves In
the narrow , as well as in the broad sense
of the word , profitable Investments. In
1880 the population of Louisiana was a 1.11-
tlo over 900,000. The great exposition ,
which advertised the state named and the
whole fouth In a most prominent manner ,
took place In 18S1. The favorable con
sequences could be seen very soon , as
according to the census of 1SOO the popula
tion hi the state of Louisiana had grown to
1.225,000 souls , while the- taxable property In
the state had summed up to $234,000,000.
The Omaha exposition Js planned for In
great style , and the means to ' carry It
through will not be wanting. There Is no
doubt that the city of Omaha and the
county of Douglas , Inwhich the exposition
city Is situated , -will provide for not lees
than $1,500,000 of the amount necessary to
pull through the laudable enterprise. It Is
also to be expected that the state legisla
ture of Nebraska wll make a liberal appro
priation , while the participation of Uncle
Sam has already been Insured by an act
of congress.
A remarkable curiosity of the projected
exposition will bo a sliver palace , 400
square feet In circumference , the outside
walls , roofs and towers of which will bo
covered with silver plates. In Its Interior
the palace will show the precious minerals
} f the states and territories of the far west ,
[ f , as It Is to bo expected for sure , the
people of all the Transmlsslsslppl states
ind territories will 'assist as they ought too
-o further what surely would prove to bo
i benefiting enterprise , then a great and
nest brilliant exposition will be brought
ibout , which doubtless will make tha de
velopment of the far west more speedy and
arlng everlasting honor to the whola couu-
Lry and the people of Nebraska.
Aurora (111. ( ) Volksfreund : It will bo ro-
ncmbercd that the TransmlsslsslppI Com-
ucrclal congress , which wai held In Omaha
n 1S35 , resolved unanlniomly to hold an ox-
loaltlou In Omaha In the year IS3S , not only
or the trannnlsslsslppl region , but for the
vhole country , to which also foreign nations
hould be Invited. This exposition , which , as
t Is now settled , will take place from June :
to November 1 , 1898 , is Intended to give
ho states and territories west of the Mlu-
Issljipl rlvar an opportunity to show their
mtural resources as well as their agrl-
: ultural and it.dustrlal products. The trans-
ulsalsslppl icgloncomprises twenty states
nd four territories , covering 2,500,000 square
nllcs , with a population of 18,000,000. This
ast territory is Indeed the granary of the
lulled States , not less than 07,000,000 acres
if land being under cultivation for farming
lurposcs , the average crop value of which
s estimated at $1,000,000,000 annually. All
hi oo branches of the natural kingdom are
epresented 'In ' the transmlsslsslppl region
ml ttliovf an Immense multitude of products
f nearly uncalcillablo volume and worth ,
udglng from ttiu sympathy which has been
liown toward the exposition In all the states
f thu union , and even abroad , there remains
10 doubt whatever that the success of the
xpoaltlon will bo In every respect a most
.eclslvo one.
Davenport ( la. ) Dcr Demokrat : To a com-
iltteo of the Board of Directors of the Trans-
jlMlsalppl and International Exposition , to
0 held in Omaha In 'the year 1838 , Mr. MarIn -
In Hughltt , president of the Northwestern
allroad sy&tcm , on whom the committee
'as waiting , spoke the following cncoura-
Ing words ; "Tills enterprise is the grandest
nd bcot advertising medium existing to
raw capital and people ito the country
rest of the Mississippi , " And Mr. Hughltt
1 right about that.
The tidal waveof Immigration , which for
wen/ty-flvo / or thirty years ha brought eo
lany people to the far west , came not by
liance ; It was also not caused by an overflow
f life population of the thickly settled east-
rn states. He who known from his own cx-
orleuce about that movunient knows that It
'as ' the result of the Joint and well organized
fforls of the great railroads owning mil-
Ions of acres of fertile laud , for which they
rould have had no use If the land would
ot have been brought under cultivation. In
iurope therp were old established and
blckly settled communities and many ilour-
ihlug cities , when railroad building was
ommoncud. in America's west , however ,
ho railroads wcro built first-and they made
he people follow them. Millions of dollars
ere spent to make known to the home-
eekcrg the existence of homesteads la Kan-
! ! I
* , Nebraska , Dakota , etc. Number
less excursions wcro arranged to brim
the land before the eyes of thi
world and agents were sent Inti
foreign countries to recommend thi
free western part ot ( America ns thi
"great Iftnd of the future , " nnd the largi
Bums paid for all this have proved to bo ivory i
very good Investment. The land which onci
has been called the "drcnt American Desert'
has occomo a part ot the garden of America
H pays to advertise every time , when whai
Is advertised Is of real value , and great o *
positions belong to the very best kind of ncl
vortlslng med'lums. ' This has been shown ai
Philadelphia , Atlanta nml San I'Vanclsco
The nearly forgotten Now Orleans , after thr
exposition of 1SS4. again took a turn towari
prosperity , nnd the Atlanta exposition hat
brought to the whole Kouthcast Incalculable
benefit by starting new Industries.
The Trnnsmlsslsslppl Exposition Is. a <
Mughllt has said very pointedly , the l wi
advertising medium which hns ever beer
need In and for tha Mississippi valley. It It
not a visionary enterprise , but n we'll coir
ccrted scheme to promote the Interest * o !
the great territory between the Mlssleelpp
and .the Itocky mountains , showing the hat
ural resources and the wonderful advantage !
to the visitors from Other states nnd conn
trios.
The Cotton Stnlcs Exposition of Atlnntr
has turned the stream of Immigration torn
por.irlly to the south. Wo do not , however
begrudge the south what it hns gained , b < v
cause It will make ample return for what II
has received , but wo Wish to retain foi
the west the share it Is entitled to of capi
tal nnd immigration , which tire seeking nou
fields of labor for their energy and enter
prise.
The exposition of 1&98 will open the eyes
of millions of people to the wonders of the
still young west. According to a very con
servative estimate , 2,000,000 to 3,000,000
visitors are expected to the expedition In
Omaha and many of them will como frpm
the far cast. The state of Nebraska will
not alone reap the benefit from the visit
ors , but the neighboring state will also
receive their share ot It. The visitors
from the cast will find or look for an op
portunity to see the flourishing cities and
the fertile farm lands of Iowa nnd many
ot them will como to the conclusion to set
tle down In our midst. Iowa wishes Ne
braska the most brilliant success for her
exposition , because what In connection with
the latter will benefit one state of the west
ern group will certainly bring no harm to
another.
Streator (111. ( ) Volksblatt : A great exposi
tion is planned for 1898 In. Omaha. It Is to
be an exposition for the states and terri
tories of the Tracsmlsslsslppl country. The
project has been pretty well ventilated and
Is now In such a stage that the exposition
seems an assured fact. The great west will
derive much benefit from the enterprise and
the other states cannot lose anything by
helping It along. If the states and terri
tories In the Transmlsslsslppl region "know
a good thing when they see It , " then their
legislators will make liberal appropriations
to assist In carrying through ; the exposition.
Cellna (0. ( ) Der Mercer County Boto :
Prom June to November , 1898 , there will bo
a Transmlsslsslppl Exposition held In Omaha
for which great preparations tare already
made. It Is expected that not only the
states west of the Mississippi river , but
also other states of the union and foreign
countries will participate in the exposition.
To confer upon the enterprise an Interna
tional character , congress has recognized the
eame , and made an appropriation of $200,000
for a government exhibit.
Shsboygan ( WIs. ) National Democrat : The
Transmlsslsslppl Commercial Congress ,
which was liold. in Nebraska's metropolis ; In
1895 , and at wlilch there wcro represented
twenty-four states and territories , resolved
unanimously to hold a Transmtsslsslppl Ex
position in the city of Omaha In the year
of 1S98 , presuming that euch an exposition
would bo of great value not only to the
transmsslssi ! : pi states , but also to the whole
country , and at thd same tlimi to the liome-
seckers of the whole world.
The exposition spoken of , which will be
hold from Juno 1 to November 1 ,
1898. Is dt-ilgned in the : first Instance
to offer an opportunity to the states west or
the Mississippi river to make n showing of
their natural resources , agricultural and In
dustrial production , as well as of the prog
ress of civilization In the far west in
general. |
The transmlsslsslppi region comprises
twenty states and four territories. They
cover an area of 2,500,000 square miles , with
a population of 18,000,000 souls. The average
production of farm products In the year
1895 was as follows : 1,100,000,000 bushels of
corn , 300,000,000 bushels ot wheat and -27-
000,000 tons o' hay.
Wo shall from time to tlmo report
the progress of the enterprise to our
readers.
Houston ( Tex. ) Deutsche Zeitung und
Anzelger ; For the year 1898 an exposition
Is planned at Omaha of all the products of
the transmlsslsslppi states , which shall bo
known ! as the Transmlsslsslppl and Interna
tional Exposition. The object of this ex
position Is to show to the people In in Is
country as well as to fordgn countries the
enormous resources of the "greatwest. . " It
Is expected that the exposition will draw
capital and new Industries to the west.
The promoters of the plan are of opinion
that the exposition will bring from 2,000,000
to 3,000,000 of people to Omaha , and that
during the tlrao the exposition Is held about
$100,000,000 will bo spent there by visitors
and others.
Attention is further called to the asser
tion that the Centennial Exposition In
Philadelphia In the year 1S7C has brought
an Increase In the population that city of
200,000. In Now Orleans , it la said , similar
Dxporlences have been made , while Chi
cago's World's fair , in the year 1893 , not
) nly raised prices there but also resulted
In an Increase of 500,000 to Chicago's popu
lation , The same experiences , It is fur
ther alleged , wcro maila in connection with
the expositions at Han Francisco and At
lanta , '
Using these facts as a basis , the promoters
lollevu that the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition
ivlll bring prosperity to most every branch
> f business in the west and northwest.
Norfolk ( Neb , ) Anzelger : The Transmls-
ilsslppl and International Exposition , which
will bo held from Juno to November ,
1898 , In Omaha , promises to become a great
jffalr. The sum of $400,000 has been con-
rlliuted already by liberal citizens of Omaha
ind congress has appropriated $200,000 for
i government exhibit. Our representatives
ind senators In the state legislature who are
n setslon In Lincoln since January 5 , should
ilso assist the great enterprise by making
i liberal appropriation in order that Ne-
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The following gentlemen are the officer *
and the members ot the executive commit
tee ot ( ho expedition association , vli.i O ,
W. Wattles , president ; Alvln S uni1ers , vice
president ; Herman KcntnUo , treasurer ; John
A. Wnkefioia , * cftrcttry { Z. T. Lindsay , man.
nRor dc-partmcnt of ways and mesas ; Ed'
ward nosewator. manager department ef
publicity ; Q. M. Hitchcock , manager to *
partment ot promotion ; freeman P. Klrkon-
dall , manager department ot btiltdltiRS and
grounds ; Abrnm L , Heed , manager depart
ment of concetslong anft privileges : William
N. Uabcock , manager department of trans
portation.
Clinton , ( la. ) , Iowa Volkoszcltunp ; : There
Is no doubt whatever from what we hero that
the TransmUnlsslppI Kxposlthm , which will
bo hold at Omalm In 1S9S , la going to be an
onlwprlso fur-rmchlnR In its scope and bene
fiting in its consequences. There Is no
skilc In the west \\hlch will rvot derive some
profit in cnosny or anoihcr from that expo
sition. The press of Iho transmlf&lsslppl
region has ) lent Its helping hand to push the
nchcmo and by doing so , U did the right
thing and worked In the interest of nit
concerned , Keep It upl
San Francisco Abendpost ; "The Transmls-
slcslppl commercial conKrcus which met In
1S95 rcrolvcd to hold an exposition In tha
year 1S9S In the oily .ot Omnlia In order to
show to the world the resources ami products
of the states west ot the Mississippi. In or
der to parry out Iho above resolution a stock
company has been formed with a capital of
$1,005,000. As wo sro from a report of Mr.
Ilosowater , $400.000 of the stock Is already
subscribed , while the balance will bs taken
Up within six months. Congress 1ms appro
priated the sum of $200.000 to enable the
government to make an exhibit at this exposition -
position , An approprhttMi of $250.000 Is ex
pected from the legislature of the state ot
Nebraska. Consequently there remains no
doubt tliat the means necessary to en.iblo
the beginning of tlio prcp.uatory work In a
proper way at the right time will bo on hand.
For a great many of our people In the east
and south ot DID United States the country
west of the Mississippi river Is still the "vast
and desolate dossrt" which Is shown on the
old inn pa and described In geographical hand
books , nnd the people In Europe ) are laborIng -
Ing under the delusion that the Mississippi
forms the western boundary ot North Amer
ica's clvlllr.ntlon.
It will bo therefore of special Interest
nnd of Incalculable benefit to Inform the
people nt homo and abroad nbout the real
condition of tljls Immense plain , bounded by
the rldgca ot the hlllR nnd the iilatcaux
ot the Uocky mountains. That the
desert could be changed within a
generation's tlmo by ti small , but thrifty
population Into tha "Land Qoscn" will sur-
prlso not only strangers , mil also many of
the inhabitants of the neighboring states ,
nnd surely the old pioneers on our coast ,
who , till thirty yearn ago , crossed the 1m-
monso pralrlo with their ox tcap.i .
Of the Inexhaustible resources of the moun
tains no ono Is able to form an opinion
who has not for themselves seen and ad-
mlrod the mountains and their precloun
metals , nnd only ho who sees for himself
can form an opinion ca to how many millions
of people could find a good homo for them
selves on and within these plains , which are
unexcelled for nature's beauty and nt the
same tlmo would prove n sanitarium the
like of wlJch no other land In the world
possesses. '
It was Indeed a happy thought to make
this part of our country known to the
world by means of nn exposition , and wo
hnvo not the least doubt , that the enter
prise will bo crowned by a brilliant success ,
and a lasting effect toward the settlement
ind the progress of the far west.
Doonvllle , ( Mo. ) , Der Central Mlssourler :
The Transmlsslselppl Exposition , which will
) o held from June to November , 1898 , In
Dmalm , Neb. , Is not only an exposition for
ho Elite ot Nebraska , but , as the nnmo
ndlcatca , It will show to the , millions ot
Isltors from the older states of the union
ho rich natural resources end the products
of the manifold and flourishing Industries
of the great region west of the Mississippi
Iver. In this way the material Interests
of the transmlsslsslppi country will recrfvo
a .now and strong Impulse b ? which capital
and 'tho ' sphit of enterprise will bo drawn , to
hat country , advantages which will note
> o limited to a certain locality , but , which
vlll equally benefit all states of that vaot
eglon.
Denlson ( Iowa ) Zeitung : The exposition
n Omaha In , 1898 will bo a great thing. It
will bring prosperity to locations where there
a none now , and will not only benefit the
vholo west by bringing capital and Indus-
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