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Show BIS INTERSTATE . LAIieSHOW Tho land resourses of the Middle West are to be exploited at a great Exposition THE OMAHA INTER-I STATES LAND SHOW In the Municipal Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, Ne-braska, from Wcdensday, February 12th to Saturday, February 22nd, 1919. The organization directing this movement consists ot an Executive Committee of Land Development Experts, Ex-perts, and the cooperation ot the Governors of the eleven States, vis.. Nebraska, Iowa Mlssourlt, Oklahoma Kansas, Utah Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Mon-tana, Woyomlng and South Dakota to gether with the Secretaries of Agriculture Agri-culture of those States. A number of prominent leaders In irrigation, conservation con-servation and reclamation of lands and resourses ot the United States hare been invited. These gentlemen will be members of an Honorary Board to same in this organisation.' . The active work ot the Exposition is to be directed by an Honorary Executive Ex-ecutive .Committee consisting ot Agri cultural. Supervisors and Colonisation Colonisa-tion Agents of the various Railways -now under Government management and prominent Agricultural University Univer-sity Officials, together with Omaha patriotic business and real estate men. f The 'purpose of the Show being I 1 broad 'and patriotic, the dates1 set, February 12, (Lincoln's birthday), TebrruarV'3'2'(Washlngtoa'a birth1, daj)'..' the' decoration.' Will bV'of' a patriotic iiature. ' ThV d&or'itfois' 1 will' c5ma from various Mid-West States aad will consist ot grains, 'grasses, foliage, cereals, woods, frults,,.vegetabl'es la fact the products pro-ducts of the soil, together with the it. t 'j , i t , , exhibitions' of results and the demonstrations dem-onstrations ot teh latest In improved' agriculture and horticulture along ; soli educatlonal'llnes. 'Lectures and talks of an interesting interest-ing nature, practical food, demonstrations, demonstra-tions, exhibits of farm motor power -and ot Irrigation twill form a leading .feature of the Exposition. Several Important conventions of agriculture Interests will be held in Omaha at that time. Many Omaho roganlzatlons I 'are In hearty accord with this move-I move-I ment and are cooperating towards I the success of the Omaha Inter States I Land Exposition. I Omaha Is splendidly adapted for S such an Exeposltlon. It Is tho logl-I logl-I cal point for government cooperation 3 and the furtherance ot Mid-West I farm development activities. Oma- 3 ha Is tho central hub of the Mid-j Mid-j West, which is the "Dread Basket" 4 of tho world. 1 With peaco coming In tho near fu-Jjturo fu-Jjturo and victory, resting with tho " ut United States and Allied pow- i ers, the necessity of feeding the world rests upon America, and practically prac-tically the United States. Anything enlisting the support ot our returned defenders and victors in this great war, must and will re-celve re-celve the heartiest, commendation from the public and no better time than the commencement, 1919, for the world's reconstruction could be conceived for this great land development devel-opment entreprlce. Executive offices of the Land Show ave been opened at Suite 507-9 Kee-lin Kee-lin building, Omaha, and information plans, contract forms for space and complete details can be obtained there on pppllcation. |