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THE OMAHA SUNT) AT BEE: JUXE 16, 1907.
iow the Omaha Trade Boosters Spent First Week in ' the 'Northwest
ORTLANT). Or. Jui 1 .Sundsv
Or Tt-k of the fa-nous trale
excursion of the Ovah Com:r--C'.ii
orran'xatio.n. which hi tv.e
roost Hunilre ever undertaken fc
ny CMimwr'Ubrlr in the world. Las b-rn
ex-nrted. sxj ,;,, ir dividual n etrbers of
booeter are b-,.r.nln, , recapitulate
nd srecuiate aj to what ha b i ucnm
Pulsed tn that time, with ten dars more
th boosting operations In v.ew. The
resnlts have been surprising fro-n every
V-prlnt. and th. booster art absolutely
junde.l at tha work accomplished and
th. receptions riv,,, at each a.-.J vry
Pae reached, with the pc.so.ble exception
Artneurh the rrl.-ary cb'e or the .
'in Is to become a.-i ualcted with oil
"torcere and to meet new Dro.r,cti
" . ii.e Boosters r.ave been unable
to rerrain from taking orders Tor goods
for future shipment from the market town'
" ordera hare been actutliy forced
n them wttho-t solicitation. Or.e repre
sentative of an electrical sjrply hcuao has
old four carload of goods during the
week, and large orders for Orcata products
hare been taken by many other partici
pants. '
Orse of the feature of the excursion has
th niost cordial welcome exfnded at
practically every city netted no matter
whether the time spent was Ions or brief.
Many ettle provided brass bands, some of
doubtful harmony, for welcoming the boost
rs and automobile and carriage hare
been liberally provided to show the
Omahaaa orer the cities. Aa soon as the
booster alight from the train hundreds of
residents have invariably rushed to extend
thw dad hand of good fellowship and have
abdicated their pleasure In making- the ac
OUamtane af the booster la manifold
Way. Tn excursionists hare been sur
feited with banquet, dinners, reception,
gift e fruit, win and piertslons for the
rwloaded cwmmlwry department, but the
most gratifying feature has been th ex
pression of good will and welcome given
id It I plainly evident that the Omahans
Jave left a trail of good impressions that
wlil redound. 1b the XjUit ta th
hrsebck !n the wet, and at the danc
rien at the Sl-.ertdan Country club It was
found the cowboys and toer'rll were
members cf Sheridan's exclusive "I ti "
I-a.t T'-eeay morning at Kdgemont It
was found that another member ra.l b-n
added to the ev.cur! n. who left witfi
rl jotaree. This member was a tramp
wro had ridden the car trucks during th
entire si'ght from Sheridan and was
forcibly removed frcm his eorr.f irtaNo
perch, showing the Omaha excursion has
proven popular with all classes.
awvelr ( Ike Oreaetea.
As n as the train left Omaha
souvenirs cf the trip were distributed
by the excursionists, and each member
seerr.ed to have a gift of nra sort.
Omaha buttons, bearing the inscription
"For Omaha," were freely distributed,
and It ts safe to say that S per cent of
the small fry of each city visited are
cow wearing Omaha buttons. The rep
resentative of KIopp Eartlett Trintlng
company gave fine fountain pens to each
member, who was e"cc.rtd to a drawing
room and requested to try a pen with
fcls hands resting on a corper rlate. As
con as the fingers of the victim touchx-d
the plate a button was pressed which
gave the candidate an electric shock.
Governor Sheldon received his pen ftr
he had tried to Jump through the car
rocf when the button was pressed, nut
the victims kept the Initiation a secret
until each and every booster had fallen
a victim to the electric shock.
The development of the western states
has been a constant source of wonder
to the Omahans, and the scenic wonders
enjoyed hav been one of the most pleas
ant feature of the excursion. This was
particularly true at Spokane, which la a
ally of about 0.009 population.
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dred Omaha boosters on their trip to the p,TflIon ta BO"r mr t""t,Uon- A
Pacific coast tn behalf of a Oreater o.h. ,w1mlr,' nk U fl!1'd wKh
that grven at Spokane, the power city, to ad " "b1 Ptron!ed In the rummer.
GOVERNOR SHELDON. OOVERiVOa MAD AND TOT OstAJELa, BOOtfTCXil OHTSal
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the representative of Omaha, the market
town, was th west aiaborai and &a-
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took a picture of the boosters and Spokane
reception committee on one of the many
fine lawns In the park, which contain
trees of great slxe, and he a!so took a pic
ture of the chief executives of Nebraska
and Washington embracing on of the
tame bears In the Zoo.
After leaving the park a ride was taken
through another part of the city abounding
In beautiful home and parks and the
boosters were then shown through Daven
port's cafe, one of the1 finest extant.
Davenport started In business fifteen year
ago with a capital of Ho in a tent on the
and only thirty mlnukj la which to dress,
the private oars ef the boosters were
turned !nt "Jfv ef Industry and a grand
rush made f fa hotel upon the comple
tion of hjty toflets. The arrangements fo
the banquet were admirable, as each
Omahan was placed between two strenu
ous Spokane boosters, but not. to the dis
anvantage of the Omahans, who more thaa
held their own In the boosting warfare.
Th tables were richly decorated wits
flowers and streamers of th colors of
hi majesty. King Ak-Sar-Ben. and It was
most appropriate that the very decorative
features of the room, which wa In moor
ish effect, were of these colors.
The banquet was In ten course, w1tl
wine freely provided, and. on account of
ruins of the ff re-devastated city and now the early departure of the Omaha special
for Seattle, tha addresses were inter
spersed throughout the banquet, together
with sor.gs by the Elks' quartets of Oman
and Spokane. The Omaha singers mad
one of the hits of the evening and wer
recalled for encores time and again.
r. E. Goodal. president of the Sokan
Chamber of Commerce, presided as toaste
master and introduced Mayor C. Herbert,
Moore, who delivered a most felicitous ad
dress of welcome to the Omaha boosters,
and was followed with a response from
Governor Sheldon, who spoke on Golden
Rod. the Stat Floral Emblem." An ad dm
exploitlne; th resources of the market
town was then given by J. T. Carpenter,
who 1 the representative of the Carpenter
Pape company, and A. W. Jefferis, from
Omaha, while N. W. Durham, editor of th
Spokane. Spokesman-Review, spoke on the)
has the most costly restaurant In the en
tire country, according to the estimates
of Spokane citixens and others.
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Bstee Mixed "with Plewavre.
Prom noon until 3 p. m. the Omaha ex
pansionists were busy visiting their cus
tomers, present and prospective, and were
then taken on a trolley tide over the Inland
Empire Street Railway company's llres to
Coeur d'Aler.e City and Hayien lake In
Idiho. The cars ran through a highly
fertile vailey with irrigation along th
Spokane river and stops were made at.
Coeur d' Alene City to view the lake,
which Is the headwater of navigation Into
th Coeur d'Alene mining district, many
large steamers plying' the lake and tribu
tary rivers.
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Harden lake Is one of nature's most
beautiful spots and was enjoyed to the ut- theme. "Th "Great Northwest.'
00TOT7a? LSCOUERD-SSSEf ? MAD WATTTNa rOR THE PERRY
nsesncnt of the
th market town.
commercial Interest at
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Th presence of Goverwor Eheldoa ha
material factor la th success of
r excursion thus tar, as th chief ex
f ecuttv of each city and state visited hav
aJ done honor to th visitors, and Governor
aie4 of Waahlngtoa becam so attached
te th ho tar and Nebrwaka'a chlaf x
oulir that he accompanied th train
while It wa within th rnnln of hi
tat.
Credit most be given tSe management for
th able mainer la which th excursion
ha been managed, as a small dally paper
giving th aewa of Ah trip ha been given
to th boosters each day, and tha culaln
a the dmlnf ear has been given great
praise. Th boosters hav been la uni
. forEnly good health, although th atten
tions of th official physician. Dr. Kelly,
bar been necessary on two trresstiwi
A nong th many pleasing Incident of
th trip has been th number of former
Kohraskan met at nearly every city, and
. It would appear that th population of er-
era! state visited was coca posed prtn
""llpaHy of Nebraakan ef th sturdy, eon
fed type, formlns th backbone of this
great w eat era country.
Th first elaborate welcome given th
Owtahans wa at GOIetta, Wyo, where a
sVosen gheriuan citlxen mat th train asd
accompanied it te Sheridan, where th
boosters were given th freedom of Sher
idan Ina last Monday night. Her picture
wer first taken of th entire party.. Sher
idan Ina. by th way, ts th product of on
f Omaha's architect Thomas R. Kimball.
Ptcturtsau cowby aad cowgirl mounted
a baching broncho amslsted la th wei-
at Sheridan, for everybody ride
most by the boosters. Th lake Is of rare
beauty and is filled with speckled trout.
Picturesque log cabin are maintained for
rental to campers and sportsmen and many
Epokacel families spend the entire summer
on the high banks of the lake. Pictures of
Kop and Ah-Ear-Kess fraternised for the Omahans were taken by the official
'arty fifteen hours. Arriving at Spokane photographer of the excursion and the re
erty Thursday morning th visiting Orna- turn trip wa made In time for the banquet
haa were met at th Northern Pacific tlven at 7 p. m. at "To Silver GrCl" at th
a by four-ecore representatives of th Spoken hotel.
vrmo organisations of Spok me. Including
Governor Mead of Washington.
Th weather was ideal for pleasure
Jaunt, and It was said th day. with it
bright sun and gentl brwsse. was typical
of all days at Spokane. Three chartered
treet ear were waiting near th depot
ana ic Urn eh en were taken for a t
nours- no over th entire city. Th
visitors wer first taken through the busi
ness section of th dry. with Its many
fin me and business buildings, and then
Given a Elaborate Baaet.
With an elaborate banquet In enticipetloa
Addresses were also mede by Jay P.
Graves of Spokane on "Resource of th
Inland Empire and Their Development."
end Dr. H. W. Allen on the subject. " .
Now 17.' the E-Ns-Kops and Other Thlnge"
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E-a-K9 aad Ak-Sar-Bea.
Dr. Allen told of the bond of Interest ex
lsting between the E-Xa-Kop of Spokane
and the famed Knights of Ak-Ser-Ben of
Omaha. The E-Ne-Kop are en allied body
of representative citizen of Spokane or-
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"BOOSTERSr'. LINED VP TWO SECTIONS FOR THEIR PICTURES AT -SHERIDAN ON THE
FIRST DAT OCT.
Omaha High School Growth Shown in Figures
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ITH th graduation of th class of
t th bridge over th Epokan fall,
where the car stopped for several minute
t allow th vial tore a fun view f the
lemon cataract. FnJlln la a series of tnc th
. v , , mUa- rrea dlmplomas tn U?-th ceniennlal of
th feu now generate .M0-hore power, th Declaration of Independence.
WOT. last Friday night, the Omaha
High school graduate now num
ber J.-! ea average of more
than seventy graduates a year
members ef the first class were
and plants are being Installed for the en.
largement of th power capacity by lu.000
horse power.
That the largest class for nine years wa
graduated In Omaha High school's first
commencement exercise prove that th
man In charge of th educational work of
the city had waited until the time wa
rip before Introducing- the high school
system, and that th patron of th school
honses of beanUful erehtteetnr h with the duty of th. state to th. child ended
f II "- and 8pok with th. Inculcation of the rule. govern-
In th fact that all home, even to the in- the "three R a"
Miums. bwum, save weu cent lawns aad
natlfnl Kewld.ae fiewttoa.
After viewing th fall th boosters
taken through on of th beat realdcne
districts of th city, which abounds h
luxuriant foliage Th many eekeols are
atao a feature of th city life, a they
are countless end ef the beet material.
Winding- along th heights end bluff ef
th lower Spoken, river, th guests wer
taken te Natatorlum park, a modern rustic
summer 'resort, maintained by th street
oar company. A fin. soo la maintained at
" "s"-r vm many new am
leatsre. and a mammoth
Omaha had schools almost a aeon as It
had a nam, but these schools were of the
"select variety; that la. the teachers
selected their pupil from among those
families able ta pay tuition, end this form
of school maintained life until the laitei
part of th Wa whea It died before hte
growth f th public school and th
parochial schools. Th old reports show
that before the high school had proved Its
rlgtit to exist a number of people brought
. againM It th views held by Horace CraUy
regarding college, and th superintendent
felt called upon. In , to prove that
graduates of the high school were not
handicapped in life's competitions, by
reason of the time spent In the school,
while the majority of the children of their
age were learning business and trade by
actual experience.
Still more recently It ha been urged that
the high school is "the rich man's school."
because the children of the poor are com
pelled to leave school at the completion of
work tn th. eighth grade and become wage
earners. If this be true Omaha's school
patrons are Increasing In wealth at a re
markable rate, since the Increase tn high
school gredv-'atea In ten years Is more than
lot per cent, a rate of increase out of ell
proportion to the Increase of school pop
ulation or we!th of th city.
Prom the first graduation In Omaha High
school to the present year, the number of
graduates are as follows:
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Th records of th' school .board extend
beck only to UM. but during the.adminia
tretlon of Superintendent Henry M- James
soma of th earlier jeoords .were in .posse
sioa of th board. ' and from them - Mc
James complied a list 'of th nam of all
graduates to that year. From that . time
until US4 and KM the nam eppeer tn
each annual report. Thry srn missing for
the two year, bnt f.r 1SW were . found
In the office of the superintendent, while
for 13 they were taken from somewhat
Incomplete records at the' high school.
Showing th Increased popularity of the
high school, the figuse
since IS63 ere Interesting:
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Increased attendance naturally bring an
Increase In oost aad th Omaha High school
I no exception. to th rule. Th cost pre
vious to UN I not sf record, but since that
year expenditures for th high school are
as follows: .. .
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In connection with the larger mcrea
of enrollment et the high school, ail the
larger In comparison with the total anroll
ment an analyst of tha Increased cast
may. be ef interest- In LSy th high schorJ
used a little more than 4.X per cent of all
expenditure for school purpose, whil la
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per cent. Whil. this la true, th per capita
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of enrollment tor P"Ulcatloa for about thirty day. ' rrom ta 10 uttl ' than te6 for
t- a ik. Th total expenditure by year la a
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m .whloh th high school 1 held tt 1
seen that la US th enrollment at th
high school was about IT per cent of the
total enrollment of, th schools, whil ta
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