Show VISITORS FROM OMAHA I Delegates Representing Trans Mississippi Exposition Arrive I ADDRESS THE LEGISLATURE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF UTAH BEING WELL REPRESENTED Governor Wells Welcomes the Delegates Dele-gates and in the Words of an Old Democrat Says He is For the Old Flag and a Appropriation Messrs Hitchcock Chase Wattles Wat-tles Webster and Poppleton Make Stirring Speeches Will Meet With the Committee of the I Legislature Today I Six of Omahas most distinguished citizens zens accompanied by their wives reached this city in a special car attached to the Union Pacific train from the east yesterday I yester-day They are making a tour of the I intermountain west in tne interest of the TransMississippi and International exposition ex-position being specially delegated to encourage en-courage adequate appropriations for state exhibits by the various legislatures now in session The personnel of the party is as follows fol-lows Gurdon W Watties president of the TransMississippi and International exposition and vicepresident of the Union National bank Omaha Gilbert M Hitchcock proprietor Omaha World Herald and manager of the department of promotion TransMississippi exposition exposi-tion John 1 Webster a prominent attorney at-torney and a member of the exposition board of directors Henry iJ Palmer member of the Omaha board of fire and police commissioners William S Pop pleton attorney and banker Clement Chase editor Omaha Excelsior The Utah legislature had been apprised by communication from the governor of the expected arrival of the Omaha delegation dele-gation and both houses uad decided by resolution to meet last evening in joint session for the purpose of receiving the visitors Nearly all of the senators and representatives attended the session and gave the closest attention to the entertaining enter-taining addresses delivered by the exposition expo-sition commissioners HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR Speaker Perkins of the house presided over the session and Introduced his excellency excel-lency the governor who delivered a short address of welcome to the visitors He was glad he said to welcome such distinguished dis-tinguished guests Although Utah is known as the beehive state which would indicate that her people are always as busy as bees they were never too busy to welcome and entertain the visitors within their gates As to the great undertaking un-dertaking represented he thought it nigh time that the states on this side of the Mississippi river made a showing When the man who was holding the highest position in the United States the highest position in the world pointed his pudg finger to the west and characterized charac-terized the states of the west as undesirable undesir-able states then the time had come for a showdown I the west had been hiding her light under a bushel she should kick the bushel off Utahs first duty was to her own semicentennial celebration cele-bration but something could be spared for the Omaha exposition and in the Inspiring words of an old Democrat he was for the old flag and an appropriation applauded appropria-tion The governors remarks were heartily G M HITCHCOCK His excellency then Introduced Mr G M Hitchcock manager of the department of promotion of the exposition Mr promoton a graceful and effective speaker and presented his subject in an interesting way The idea of holding a great TransMlsslssippt exposition had originated at the eighth session of the Trns1sslsslppl congress held at Omaha in ISIS The resolution providing I for this exposition was introduced by a I man who had since become famous throughout the whole civilized world William Jennings Bryan Applause The speaker and his associates were here to present a plain business vroo slton which they believed wold appeal to the judgment of tne legislators ana receive from the state the endorsement It had received from Kansas Nebraska j I Wyoming and other states The east was sadly Ignorant of the west and at times I I Igornt he was inclined to think it was viciously prejudiced against the west They brand I us because we are situated in a part of the world they know practically nothing i about Because we have had a panic because of the depression In the eat we I can command the attention of thousands and millions of discontented people In the east who can at this time be made to seethe see-the advantages of the west lhe benefits I bene-fits derived by other sections of the country coun-try from expositions recently held were tT xposltons recenty I set forth and it was represented that the Omaha project already had behind I It chair sh r r I I b more than twice the funds at the command com-mand of the Midwinter fair at San Francisco Fran-cisco and more than four times the amount that was available for the Atlanta I At-lanta exposition I had a greater financial finan-cial backing than any exposition ever held in this country except the Philadelphia delphia centennial and the Worlds fair at Chicago We do not ask you to contribute aid to us said he in conclusion but we invite you to share the profits of our enterprise en-terprise not to increase the burden of our taxation but to bring more people to your state to help you to bear the burden of your taxes CLEMENT CHASE Clement Chase who was next introduced intro-duced paid a high tribute to Brigham Young und the Mormon pioneers He spoke of the marvelous development of this region which was at one time designated desig-nated upon the maps as a great unknown un-known sea and later as thegreat American Amer-ican desert and many of the people of the east still believed our western cities were In close touch with the Indians buffalo buf-falo prairie dogs and snakes The Omaha exposition celebrates no centennial but It signalizes the close of a century of i Ilgnalzes cose of preat achievements one of the greatest which was the founding of this commonwealth common-wealth EXPOSITION PRESIDENT OF THE Mr Gurdon W Wattles president of the exposition delivered a forcible and convincing argument on the benefits that would accrue to the commercial interests of the west from this exposition This region had made great strides in population popula-tion and wealth during the period immediately im-mediately following the panic of 7 The panic of 9 had followed and now we had reached a halting period This exposition ex-position Is not an Omaha affair but it was inaugurated by a great commercial InaugrtP all the transMlssls body representing al trnsMlssls sippl states and the resolution that gave it birth was seconded by a distinguished I citizen of Utah Hon George Q Cannon The projectors had raised over 600COO and a bill had passed the lower house of congress appropriating J200COJ for a national na-tional exhibit Nebraskas legislature would give 230000 and a bill appropriating appropriat-ing J100000 was pending In the Illinois legislature The purpose was to advertise adver-tise the resources of the west and i was believed i would result in a great flood of Immigration to the transMississippi states I know continued the speaker that Utah is a state of magnificent resources re-sources but these resources are not known abroad and this is a nlendld opportunity op-portunity to let these facts be known to the whole world In closing he referred to the fact that the exposition would be located near the expositon locate I old camping ground of the Mormon pioneers known a Winter Quarter II JUDGE WEBSTER Judge John L Webster made a sht I and very vigorous address describing in a general way the exposition scheme Those who had inaugurated this project had spoken foi the 19 transMississippi states for 20000000 of people and 2 000 worth of property Judge Webster Web-ster described the magnificent plan and scope of he exposition and mentioned somo of the many features I MR POPPLETON William S Poppleton spoko briefly and eloquently expressing higiTspprecIatlon of the warm welcome that had been extended ex-tended by the Utah citizens which he believed was significant of Utahs beleved slgnllcnnt sympathy sym-pathy wIth the exposition project The time was ripe for the west to set together to-gether and make an exhibition backed by the resources of the entire Vest which would attract the attention of tho world It was not a moneymaking schema but I was Intended to benefit the whole west The subscribers to the stock did not expect Beet to receive a cent In return and all I of the officers served without pay Mr Poppleton stated that the executive execu-tive committee had decided to build a great auditorium modeled after the Salt mOdele nfer Lake tabernacle and expressed the wish that Salt Lakes magnificent tabernacle choir might attend This ended the oratory As the theatrical cal manager would say we have not fully developed the strength of our company said Mr Hitchcock facetiously but we will not longer detain you this evening Ho expressed the desire of the delegates to meet the appropriate legislative committees com-mittees today and discuss the subject In a business way Senator Caine offered a resolution expressing pressing the giatlflcation of the members over the presence of the distinguished Visitors and assuring them that their arguments would receive favorable consideration con-sideration at the hands of the peoples representatives The joint assembly then dissolved WILL MEET THE COMMITTEE Today the delegates will be given an opportunity to meet with the ways and means committees of the fo houses and discuss the appropriation subject more In detail I is understood that they believe J100000 would be about the right sum for Utah to expend on her exhibit but the views of the members range from 10000 to 50000 The delegates will leave for Helena this evening and will go thence to Boise Olympia Wash Salem Ore Sacramento Sacra-mento and Carson City |