| Show 1 Till 1IMVIM EXIOSITION M It Is I quite likely that but for the all u absorbing Interest In the war with jet Spain the Transmlsslsslppl nxinslilm cO At Omaha would receive much attention W J atten-tion by the general public It Is I on Important nn Im-portant enterprise The lime li with to In the memory of mall when all the el last region west of the treat river wan considered a desert unfit for civilized C man to dwell In Arguments against If the Incorporation of the West In the Cl Union vtgre advanced bv some who con sldered themselves the wisest of statesmen states-men and the best of patriots Yet to it day title region had become the cran Tv ory or the country and Its storehouse N for food and precious metals It has u T id population of over twenty million soul and has added to the national wealth 4 sum or at Imoot Inconceivable proportion b propor-tion Now at the exposition ground i on the banks of the Missouri samples 3 of the various products of this Immense country are placed before the world In fln attractive comprehensive form It Is I proposed to show tho possibilities 11 of the soil the eternal hills the lakes and livers and rousts with a view of encouraging further efforts in the way of development It Is I ail object Ion Impressive and Instructive It Is I to ba hoped the exposition will prove a financial success as It certainly t 1 promises I to be success In I every other respect The railroads will be able to do much towards this by ranging for exouewlons und placIng the taro for round trips within the reach of those who would profit mostly by n visit tot to-t he exposition To the railroads much credit Is I due for the development of this western empire nnd It would naturally be to their Interest to aid to far as possible the general public In obtaining a view of the marvelous work done In the lifetime of one single gen oration |
