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unday Bee PART VII CORN SHOW PAGES 1 TO 10 part vn CORN SHOW PAGES 1 TO 10 VOI j. XXX VIII NO. 'Jo. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEM15EU f,, .DOS. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. The Omaha WHAT EMINENT MEN SA! OF IT Scientists and Leaders in Other Realms Commend Show. STATESMEN AND KINGS OF TRADE "MmI Important Aarrlraltnral Rrent Kr Kuan," Prof. r. O. Ilolden'a Kalimite of the Exposition. Tha national Cora exposition, which will be held ta Omaha la December, la tha moat Important agricultural event la tha Interest of our grain and gross crop that tha United mates haa ever known. this Is the entimatlon placed upon tha Imnortance of the National Corn exposi tion by Prof. P. a. Holden. the man who Is conceded to know more about corn than any other Individual In the world. Tie Is heed of the agricultural extension depart ment of the Iowa Stnte college at Ames. Continuing, Prof. Holden says: "The educational plans for the exposi tion and the very liberal premiums of fered In the many classes has already creatd a rreat deal of Interest In crop Improvement. We must get rid of the nubbins' In our corn fields. The commer cial prosperity of our country largely de pends upon our farm corps, and It Is Im portant that all branches of commerce should respond, for It means 'millions to our country." "The agricultural Colleges and experi ment stations are earnestly supporting the National Corn exposition." C ommended by Eminent Men. Eminent men In the scientific, commer cial mill industrial world alike have com mended the National Corn exposition and whnt It stands for Governors of the nat agricultural, particularly corn-growing states, have given their most hearty lo-opcratlon to It. Senator-elect and former Governor Cummins of Iowa, as i liief executive of his great state. Issued a proclamation on the exposition, so Im portant did ha regard It. Hera la hla proclamation: Mute of Iowa Executive Department By tlte Governor: A PROCLAMATION. There will be held In the city of Omaha, In the state of Nebraska, from December to 19. isms, the National Corn exposition. in Iowa, agriculture is and will prob nbly always be the d mlnaut interest, and amonust our agricultural products corn standi, without a rival. 'Iowa and Its en terprising and hospitable city. Council Hluffs, Joins Nebraska and Omaha as hosts for the coming exposition, and in the honor and privilege of extending to other states n Invitation to unite with them In this great educational enterprise. The development of the agricultural science during the last decade is the, most remarkable characteristic of the time. I believe that the growth of knowledge with respect to agriculture has in this period Added mora to the material wealth of the country than haa resulted from any other brahch of learning, and the fortunate thing Is that not only haa it. adoed wealth, but farm life has .been wonderfully beautified and clotbed with a new Interest. In order to enlist tha co-operation of the people of jowa ana to insure an adequate exhibition of Iowa corn4 arid other cereals at thia na tional exposition, of which J. Wilkes Jones la the general manager, I hereby appoint the following commission, the members of which will aervs without compensation, to prepare and Install a suitable exhibit for the state or Iowa: Prof. P. Q. Holden, ' ehalrman; Charles A. Cameron, y. H. 'Klonnlng. John Cownle. Meiborn McParlln. George C. White, Asa Turner Henry Wai- ' lure. James AiKinaon. K. i&. Kavllle. ' lr bespeak for the commission the hearty sevpport of all bur people. In testimony whereof I have hereunto aet my hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of the state of Iowa. Done at Des Moines this 14th .day of March, A. D., 1908. ALBERT B. CUMMINS, (Seal.) Governor. W. B. HATWARD. Secretary of State. Mexico La Interested. Mexico appreciates the Importance of the exposition as thla letter from a high, of ficial of that republlo will Indicate: MEXICO. Oct. 8. 1908. P. G. Holden. Ksq., Iowa Slate College, Ames, la. Dear Hit: I thank you -for you kind favor of the !4th ultimo, whereby as chairmaln of the Iowa commlsnlon for the National Corn exposition, and aa vice-president of the said exposition, you invite me to at tend the second annual exhibition, to be , new at Omaha, December to 19. While deeply appreciative of the honor conveyed, and duly thankful, I own that my pressing official duties, and the fact tliat congress is In session, prevent my accepting. Fully alive to the Importance of the Ex - position, this department shall appoint two or na omrers in me uepartment or Agri culture, Mesara. Felix Foea and iRnmon Garcia Omen, to assist at the exposition and the instruction and knowledge they will acquire will, upon, their return, be transmitted to the farming community of this county, and doubtlesa prove moat use ful to them. Thanking you again for your thoughtful attention. I remain faithfully yours, O. MOLINA. V. D. Cobnrn Praises It. F. D. Coburn, secretary of the Depart' ment of Agriculture of the atate of Kan. aaa, and one of the greatest authorities, writes the National Cora Exposition, a follows: "Any Institution that has for Ita object ' tha advancement of the greatest of Amer lea's cereals is worthy of generous support. Indian corn is native to America and its adaptability to conditio na here 1a estab lished by tha fact that the United mates grows 80 per cent of the world' a crop. Not Infrequently this twice outvalues any other crop of the year. It la the monarch cereal and buttress of our immense meat-making Industry. "While corn contribute more to the na tion' wealth than any other growth from the soil, there la no question that tta yield can i largely Increased, without widening tha area devoted to Ita culture, by seed se lection and Improvement and more closely studying better methods of culture and its habits of growth. All these can be pro moted by the National Corn exposition. liowever. while tremendously Important, corn Is but one of the various cereals that might be advantageously exploited, and these. It seems to ma, afford the basis for something practically new and on a large scale pertinent and profitable. "It would be excellent, for Instance, If In a wheat department, aside from the dls play of grain ha various forms, the whole process of manufacturing the flour might be shown by demonstration, and that the domestic economy section might be an as tenaion of thla department to Instruct In Its science. Every department should be presided over by parties competent to prop erly explain ail teaturea and their where fores, and la this our agricultural colleges and experiment stations would doubtless gladly co-operate, even to making exhibits. "Grasses and Ilk products could also add to ths general attractiveness and merit of the exposition. For instance, alfalfa, the greatest of all hay plants, should be cred ltably exhibited, with Samples of the dlf rent meals and foods prepared from it, accompanied by charts and statistics giv ing information regarding Ita habits, adapt ability, productivity, profitableness and worth. "The sxpoeitkm should not primarily be In ths nature cf a carnival, but a buslusss enterprise becoming to Oie mighty inter ests and industries It would represent and exploit; as an Incident the carnival feature would be appropriate. "However arranged. undtr whatever man agement or wheresoever held. It must be conducted on a high plane and be essen tially educational In character. Carried for ward thus It appears capable of great de velopment In various directions and Its possibilities enormous." ltallroad Officials PpriUt. P. 8. Eustls, passenger traffic manager Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Tallwtay, had this to say on the subject: I want to express for myself and the management of this company our deep In terest In the National Corn exposition en terprise end I am particularly glad to hear that such good progress has been made. I congratulate you. 'Omaha Is a particularly favorable place t which to hold the National Corn expo Itlon of 190S and If everybody taktw hold with the proper spirit the exposition should be a pronounced success. While it Is true much has been done to develop the science of agriculture, there remains much to do and there is nothing that the government or the people can push that will bring such quick cash re turns aa further development on those lines and particularly will Nebraska, Iowa and a large similar area benefit by an Increase of knowledge of the science of raising corn. "Arrangements have already been made to co-operate with you in a practical way on our road for the success of this enter prise and if from time to time you see how we can be of further assistance, just let ma know." Blddle la for It. W. B. Blddle, third vice president of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway. writes to J. Wilkes Jones, general manager of the exposition: My Dear Mr. Jones: Your letter of February 19 to President Wlnchell has been handed me by htm, ow ing to the fact that he had asked me to give special attention to the work In which you are engaged. I believe the Rock Island road. If not the pioneer, has at least been In the front rank in the movement, which has been growing rapidly during the last few years, to create an Interest In the better selec tion of seeds and Improved methods of agriculture, believing that both the rail road and the farmer profited by It. We not only handled seed corn specials under the direction of the agricultural depart ments of the various slates, but we have had for years an agricultural department of our own under the charge of a commis sioner, who devotes his entire time to this work. ' "We are satisfied that the National Corn exposition will stimulate the development of corn production and will be an important factor In creating an Interest In agricul tural science. It is our purpose to aid In every legitimate way In making your ex position a success, and our agricultural commissioner and the other officers of this company will be glad to aid you In any and every way that they consistently can." Governors of Other States. Governor Coe I. Crawford of South Da kota sends the following greeting: I am much gratified to learn that the National Corn exposition will be held In the city of Omaha December to 19, 1906. The service t the entire country of an exposition of this character cannot be over estimated. We are coming more and more to realise that the planting and raising of crops 1s not dependent upon mere mus cular labor, but Is In Itself a sclenoe re quiring special knowledge and the exercise of Intellect and the highest form of human Intelligence. Bach year the area In the state of South Dakota planted to corn Increases and steadily travels toward the northern boundary of our atate. It Is fast becoming our most valuable crop. I slnoerely hope that South Dakota will be well represented at this exposition and shall be glad In every official way to as sist you In making It a success." Governor m. W. Hoch of Kansas wrote the National Corn exposition: Kansas is one of the great agricultural states and corn la Its most valuable prod uct. Tou may depend upon It. therefore, that the people of this atate will give sub stantial encouragement to the great Na tional Corn exposition to be held In Omaha this year. The culture of com Is a matter of sclenoe and thla proposed exposition should be so educational In Its character as to greatly promote thia practical scl enoe and result In an appreciable Increase In the yield of this great cereal In all the states whose people avail themselves of the educational advantages of your exposition. It will give me great pleasure as governor "Today we need leaders in agri culture more than captains of in dustry" "The time is not so far distant when the agricultural schools will be the real v universities of the people." C. R. Davis. of Kansas to contribute In any way possi ble to the success of the exposition." Governor J. Frank Hanly of Indiana wrote the National Corn exposition: 'As the governor of a great agricultural people I am greatly Interested in the Na tional Oorn exposition, to be held In your city this year. The educational advantages of the exposition cannot well be overesti mated, improvement in seed. In methods of selection and In culture has marked every exposition held and effort made, and ' J yet we have only begun to appreciate the Increase In yield and quality that fol lows from the better knowledge of soils, seed and culture we have attained. You have my unqualified wish for a successful axposttlon. If I oan do anything to assist you, you maty command ma. "February U. lsud." - Tike Wrong; Toons; Man. A young, man had been calling now and then on a young woman, when one night as he sat In the parlor welting for her to come down her mother entered the room instead and asked him In a very grave, stern way what bis Intentions were. Ha turned very red and was about to stammer some very Incoherent reply when suddenly the young woman called down from the head of tha stairs: "Mamma, mamma, that Is not the one!" HOME OF THE EXPOSITION Auditorium and Annexes Wonderful in Their Immensity. EQUIPMENT IS NOT LESS GREAT Mammoth Stractnree Are ".applied vrtth Kvery Convenience and Comfort that Coe Id Be Thought Desirable. A very meager idea of the immensity of the National Corn exposition may be gained by the pnssersby from a glance at the small entrance through which thou sands will pass to see the prise products of the farm during the next two weeks. Instead of having some grand arch, indica tive of something of the grandeur which might be expected within, the management has deemed fit to simply build a "front," as It were, large enough for the numerous entrances and exits, across Fifteenth street, at the coiner of Howard street. When one Is told that back of that small entrance lies nearly 25on0 square feet of floor space It la scarcely believable that so much space -could be found within the heart of the tlirobblng metropolis. Yet It Is So. By housing the alleys and streets, build ing huge structures on vacant lots and renting the huge two-story Murphy car riage manufacturing building the manage ment has secured four times as much available spar as was used at the Na tional Corn exposition at Chicago last year. Chicago prides Itself on Its exposition building, which houses such Institutions, and yet that giant structure would be scarcely half large enough to handle all th. exhibits and concessions which will be shown at the National Corn exposition which opens its doors In Omaha next Wednesday. And the space was all needed, too. At the last moment the director of conces sions found he had sold space for booths where Manager GUlan would have to hs.ve an entrance through which to haul coal to keep the glunt edifice warm that people might walk up and down the aisles In comfort and also sit at the band concerts and the moving picture shows without danger of catching a cold. A conces sionaire had to be thrown out that a win dow might be uncovered through which coal mlirht be shoveled to keep the furnaces going. Plenty of Heat. To heat the home of the National Corn exposition was another problem the direc tors had to face, but that problem has been met to the satisfaction of all. That is, a guarantee has been made that the building will be kept at the required temperature. The Auditorium proper has a model heat ing plant, with a mammoth pair of 12-foot fans, which keep the air circulating across the heating plant and through the entire Auditorium. This has been sufficient In all kinds of weather to keep the building heated to the proper temperature. The problem, however, was to heat the new part of the structure, that part which is only housed with rough boards. To do this forty large sized furnaces have been In stalled, furnaces of the size which are used for the heating of large churches with hot air. These are placed a short distance apart through the new buildings and will be connected through the roof directly over head with smokestacks, but will be with out hot air pipes. The plan used Is to have the cold air flue of the furnaces open at the bottom of the furnaces so the air can circulate directly through the furnaces and come out at the top. The smokestacks are to be asbestos lined to prevent fire. Office ts Handy. The visitor to the National Corn exposi tion" will not have to search all over the building to find the superintendent of ex hibits or any other officers of the show, for the main office of the company has been moved to a place beside the main entrance and occupies a place on Fifteenth street just In front of the Auditorium proper and just to the left of the entrance to the exposition. Here will be established a bureau of Information and here also will be some competent person in charge at all times to give any desired Information. .The. headquarters for the exposition have been heretofore In The Bee building, but a week ago It was deemed advisable to move the offices to the exposition that they might be within the reach of all the exhibitors as well as the public. It was at first planned to use the offices of the Auditorium company and the manager of the Audi- A torium on the second flooi, but later It was decided to have tha offloea In the most convenient place, where they will be ac ceptable to alL Telepaiomee Everywhere. Telephones will be Installed in all parts of the exposition buildings and may be used by everyone. Por the use of ths public several public stations will be located In handy places, where one may telephone from the booths on city or long distance connections. Fcf the use of the officers of the show and the exhibitors as well as the public a telephone exchange will be placed In the main office with connections with telephones In all parts of the building. It Is estimated that thia system of tele phones will save a lot of running around rnd will also expedite many matters when it comes to making awards. The exposi tion management has left no stone un turned to make everything bandy for the large army of exhibitors which will com to the exposition, which promises to eclipse anything of Its kind ever held anywhere in the world. All Is Changed. Many will be surprised on entering the exposition buildings to find the changes which have been wrought. These who had expected to sit In the arena of the Audi torium or In the balcony to listen to the (Continued on ltige Kour.) uvr t' lq -t .... . : ryr':rJlffJrr -yyJi t -. - ... HOW OMAHA LANDED TBE EXPO Tip Came from Jones to Sturgess and C. C. Rosewater. IT WAS SEIZED WITH AVIDITY. Interesting; Story of How Everett Buckingham Helped Line ly Railroads, Beglunlng at the Top. All large exposition of national acope heretofore held have been planned for n year or more and even then they have often been a whole year late. Not so with the National Corn expo sition. It has been planned less than eleven months and instead of being late will begin one day earlier than originally scheduled. How did Omaha get the exposition? T. F. St urges, editor of The Twentieth Century Farmer, received the first "tip" that the exposition might be secured for Omaha In a letter from Prof. J. Wilkes Jones. Mr. Jones, "the corn show wizard," formerly connected with the Iowa State, Agricultural college at Ames. Is secretary and treasurer of the National Corn asso ciation, and he wrote to his friend, Mr. Bturgess, early In January and Intimated that Omaha mlg-ht get the big exposition If it wanted It and went after It In the right way. There was some slight dif ficulty and misunderstanding In Chicago a year ago, whore the first exposition was held, and for thla reason the officers were not averse to the big show being taken to some other city that might be more ap preciative. Mr. Jones wrote Mr. Bturgess to this effect, at tho same time apprising him of the fact that Kansas City and Dee Molnea were both after It. Btnrgess and C. C. Rosewater. Mr. Sturgess then proceeded to busy himself without any delay and he laid the matter before C. C, Rosewater, general manager of The Bee Publishing company. Here another enthusiast was secured, and the two then proceeded to Interest other prominent business men. This was not a hard task by any means, as alt could at onoe see the vast advantages In securing tha expoeltlon for Omaha the advertising the city would receive, the prominence given to this section of the country and the possibility of making the exposition a mammoth affair. As soon aa a little Interest In the under taking was secured, Mr. Jones was sent for and he came to Omaha on January 13 and told them first riand that If Omaha really wanted the exposition and would gt out and work for It. the probability was that Omaha could secure It for this yow end possibly for a few, or more, year In the future. He looked at the Auditorium and said It was "fine and rtandv" and murti more suitable for the show thgn the Coliseum In Chicago, where the exhibit was riven lst year. Before the professor left tat day he told the businesa men that sn ors-in'ratlon must be formed to promote and finance the evnnelHon. for while It Is believed thst the door snd space receipts will pay the exrenss, the association requires a guarnteo fund to cover poe-'Hrt v"-f""v Baslnras Men Meet. January 12. thirty business men from Omaha, twelve from Council Bluffs and a number from South Omaha gathered In the Commercial club rooms and Prof Jones preached to them from the golden gospel of corn. At the close of his ad dress, Emll Brandeis of J. L Brandels A Sons made a motion that the meeting guarantee 110,000, the mover of the motion saying be would be one of ten to give fl.OuO to secure the show. In this he re ceived the support of J. E. Bauin of the Spirit of the Corn 4 .-' ,'" Bennett company, Frank L. Haller of the Llnlnger Implement company, Rome Mil ler, C. M. Wllhelni and ethers. Euclid Martin was chairman of this early meeting and he appointed C. C. Rosewater chairman of the general com mittee on arrangements to secure the big exposition. With Mr. Rosewater the fol lowing committee members were appoint ed: E. J. McVann, J. E. Bauro and Rome Miller of Omaha; Victor E. Bender and H. H. VanBrunt cf Council Bluffs; T. B. McPherson and Everett Buckingham, gen eral manager of the stock yards at South Omaha. (inlet Work la Done. Ivater, Mr.. WUhelm and Mr. McVann re tired, C. M. Martin and K, S. Cowglll being appointed In their places. Following tills meeting the fore part of January little was done that showed on the surface, though the directors were all collectively and Individually working and held many meetings where plans were laid to be carried out later. Prof. Jones also was on the move and no grass was al lowed to grow under any one's feet. And as the days went by the fame, of the corn show grew apace and In an Incredibly short time It was known from coast to coast that Omaha would entertain King Corn In the arly winter of 1908. As the show Is a national affair. Senator Burkett conceived the Idea that the na tional government should aid it, and there fore on April 7 offered a couple of amend ments to the agricultural appropriation bill then pending In congress. One of these "The National Corn Exposi- i tion, which will be held in Omaha in December, is the most im portant agricultural event in the interest of our grain and grass crops that the United States has ever known. " P. G. Hoden. J amendments was to enable the secretary of agriculture to make demonstrations of different processes of manufacturing de natured alcohol, and auch other demon strations as he might think advisable at the corn exposition to be held In thia city The other amendment provided for an ap propriation of (5.000 for the work. Three weeks passed before the bill went through the two houses of congress, but when It flnaTly passed on April 30 it con tained on appropriation of f 10,000 for the corn show, instead of ffi.OOO, as originality contemplated. Senator Burkett was aided In the securing of the adoption of tha bill by Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture. Hearrnls Vote gl.oOrt. The day following the offering by Sens tor Burkett of his amendments to the gen eral agricultural appropriation bill in ten-, gress, the Nebraska Slate Board of Regents of the stste university voted tl.OO for the corn show and to co-operate with the corn commission In Interesting the farmers of Nebraska in the exhibition. At this met ing the board approved the furnishing by the university of an educational exhibit 'at the corn show Illustrating the advanced methods of horticulture. "I appropriating .11,000 for an educational exhibit at the National Corn exposition to DUAL NATURE OF EXPOSITION Eoyalty Will Blend with University Aspect of the Show. KING CORN AND QUEEN AT.FAT.frA Aetna! Throne Will Br Established Farming and Domestic Science Taught by Moet Eminent Experts. Conserving the essentially practical side, the National Corn exposition will present an aspect of the aesthetic on which much of Its popularity and actual success is ex pected to depend. The first object to be sought will be the sclentlflo demonstration of the methods of Intensive farming calculated to promote to a large degree thla campangn of agricul tural education which has crystaltied Into the National Corn exposition, but In addi tion to this utilitarian purpose, much thought and attention have been given to the spectacular features. Divided between a royal court and a vast university the ex position will possess a dual nature. Carry, lng out the modes of monarchy. Corn will be crowned king and Alfalfa queen, and s splendid court will be provided. In one end of this court a throne as genuine In ap- c 5. pearance as it is possible to make it will be established, and on this throne King Corn will ait beside his consort. Queen Al falfa. The preceptress of the kingdom, the Indian maiden, corn mermaid, will be mounted just back of the sovereign rulers of tins great empire of agriculture. As every grain and grass grown where corn Is grown Is to fqrm a part of this exposi tion, so each will have a place in thla royal court. Grand Freiulam Trophy. Mounted also oi. this throne will be the large grand premier Mweepstakes tropin, to be awarded for the best ten ears of corn winning the premium of l,0J0 In gold. Thin trophy was founded and is offered by the Indiana commission to the exposition and Is valued at 11.000. It has been made a permunent trophy. The trophy will be set In a silver case lined with royal purple. Surrounding this premier prise will be 1.000 gold emblems of larger size, to be awarded as marka of special merit. They will bear on one sidu an inscription, "National Corn Exposition," and on the other the name of the winner and dates of the show. In every detail of this decoration snd cere mony the etiquette of royalty will be ob served. This spectacular setting haa been the HOW TO SEE THE GREAT SHOW Guide for Those Who Will Visit the Exposition. NARRATION OF DEPARTMENTS Whether Visitor Gnrs for Half i Hoar or for the I: n lire Period He Mill JHe Highly Kepnid. Tou attended the World's Columbian ex position at Chicago In 1K1. You went ( the St. T.ouls exposition eleven years later. Perhaps you also attended the Lewis and Clarke exposition In Portland. All you can remember of the first Is tho Court of Honor and the distressing statue of Co lumbus which stood In the court. Of the St. Louis fair, you have A faint Idea that there were some Philippine savages ar rayed in a state of nature, called Irrigotes or Irrogotes, or something of that sort. Of the Portland show all you carried awsy Is the memory thnt the carnival street was named "The Trail." The benefit to 99 per cent of the visitors at an exposition Is nothing else but a pleasant time; of permanent value there Is nothing. This la not strange, because is) per cent of the visitors go about slRht seetng In the most hopelessly rambling, eddying, unsystematic way Imaginable, and drift hither and thither among buildings and exhibits as aimlessly aa sticks in a stream. One would not expect to attend a' college or university for ten dnys or two weeks, poke his or head Into all the class rooms, museums, libraries and laboratories, and at the end cf thla time tarry away sny vast amount of learning. It Is not even really pleasant or diverting to proceed In such a hap-haxard, purp se less fashion. Pave that it Is at a slower rate of speed, progress is much like that of the proverbial chicken which has had Its head cut off. Pollto attendants aro at hand to answer all questions, but what good are they when one cannot even frame an Intelligent question? How to Enjoy What You See. Now It may not be fairly argued that the foregoing paragraphs are Intended to dis courage people from attending either the National Corn exposition or any other big "show." Their purpose Is to emphasize the fact that In case of this kind fifteen minutes spent beforehand In learning whnt the exposition Is all about will Increase a hundred fold not only tho value of the corn exposition to the visitor, but his pleasure as well. A simple, untechnlcal description of the exposition, Its buildings and content. Is accordingly here attempted. The Corn exposition will attract visitors of ail kinds and ages, grade school chil dren, hard-handed farmers, business men and clerks; In fact every class and occu pation in life. While their special Inter ests will vary somewhat, this difference will not have so great weight as the ques tion of how much time one ts going to spend at the exposition, whether he or she will visit It one day or five or ten. It may be said in the beginning, however, that while the exposition will cover nearly "as much floor space as did the exhibits of the Tranareisslse-lppl exposition, which lasted all summer, yet even the one-day visitor at the Corn show will be able to Inspect every building department and section. This will be possible because the buildings are so compactly set together. Tha main buildings and departments are as follows: The Nebraska-Iowa building. The Main Auditorium. The Alfalfa Palace. The Agricultural Implement section. The Bxposltion Auditorium. The Model Kitchen. The Corn Kitchen. The Moving Picture section. The Industrial Exhibit section. The United States Government Exhibit. Seel n a- "the Whole Show." Every visitor will wish at least to pass through all these buildings and sections and he can do It In one day, though, of course, will be far from seeing any or all thoroughly. Really, if It is desired, it will be better to pick out three or four depart ments and "do" them completely. One will not thus aee the "whole show," but one will not, for that matter, the other way, provided one day is all that can be allotted. The visitor who decides to thus pick and choose will, of course, see the Nebraska and Iowa building, for the main entrance is through that structure. He will also visit the main building of the Corn exposi tion, the Auditorium. This Is the perma nent building known by that name In Omaha and should not be confused with the new frame structure known as the Exposition Auditorium, where the speaking will be, the band concerts and other enter tainments. Beside these two every visitor should be sure to see the domestic science department of the exposition, known as the Model Kitchen. It may fairly bo as sumed that visitors with more lime will go through the whole exposition. The main entrance is at the corner of Fifteenth and Howard streets, the front of the Nebraska-Iowa building, wlilch fills Howard street. On entering one will first pass by an efcctrlc display showing a complete lighting outfit for a form. This display, it may be mentioned In passing, is one of the premiums offered for the best half bushel of wheat and which , has al ready attracted entries from seventeen states. At the left hand Immediately after enter ing thla first building la located ths In formation bureau of the exposition. This bureau will not only answer all questions about the exposition, but will furnish those asking with a list of hotels and residences where quarters may be secured by out-of-town visitors. This feature of the bureau's work will be kept strictly down to date and will make much for the comfort and convenience of all who seek Infonnullou there. Corn show -Mermaid Illusion. At the farther end of the building la lo cated the beautiful illusion of the Corn Siiow Mermaid and the Corn Kitchen. This must be kept distinct In mind from the Model KlU-ht'V which is located on the second floor of the Murphy building. The main purpose of this building Is not. I however, to servo as un entrance nor to house the departments mentlonod; It Is to serve for Hie display of tho Nebraska and Iowa educational exhibits. Deecribeoj briefly It may be said, that tlusu will in clude the cream of the exhibits of all kinds of the various counties, of the furimri' Institutes and of the county schools, in cluding the industrial work of tiicse schools. 'the main display of the National Cora t-xpot iti.ui will be In the mammoth build ing entered at the left side of (lie Nebraska-Iowa building, Tills, the main Au ditorium, will contain all tho thousands of competitive exhibits of corn, wheat, barley, rye and outs. King corn will be arrayed In s.-vc ml miles of especially de signed racks circling the great gallery (Continued on Page Nine.) (Continued on Page Two.) frum which all the benches have
