Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 21, 1891, Page 5

READY FOR ACTIVE BIDDING, Omaba's Grain Market Opwned with Fit- ting if Not Pompous Oeremonies. GOOD CHEER MARKED THE FIRST DAY, Quotations Forgotten Long Enough to Exchange Courtesies and Sample Some of Life's Good Things ~T1he Occasion, Most fittingly dia Omaha celebrate yester- terday the inauguration of an important fea- | ture of hor commercial life—tho opening of the grain and produce exchange, Aftor weoks of careful proparation tho mo- mentous event passed off without an unploas- aut hitch to mar tho success of @n occasion that was full of brithant promise for the future of the exchange. Nearly three hundred of the leading grain dealers and elevator men of the state were prosent to participate in the oxercises, tes- titylng their approciution of tho importance of the event, which it is hoped will be but the beginning of a new order of things that ‘will be of Inestimable bonelit to the agricul- tural interests of this great commonwealth. The extension of acquaintance among the grain and elevator men was but one of the results attendant on bringing of so mauy of thom together, as thoy woro given a compro- hensive idea of the aims and objects of the new organization. A most fitting close to so memorable a day was the claborate banquet tendered the visit- “4ug and local grain men in tho evening at the Paxton hotel by the Omunha board of tradoe and the Seuth Omaba live stock exchange. It was aftdc 9 o'clock when Secretary Nason of the board of trade demanded a mo- ment’s attention at the hands of the crowd of Jovial gentlomon who thronged the exchange rooms, and aanounced au adjournment to the banquet hall. The Musieal Union band hoaded the long line that marched down tho sidowalk two abreast to the Paxton, where in the spacious dinitg hall wore srranged the long rows of banguet tables. At the centerof the head tablo sat Mr. Euclid Martin, presideat of the board of trade and toastmaster of the ovening, and on either sido wero scuted tho spoakers of tho evening, while down the five tables extend- g the full length of the hall were the 300 guests of the occason. The great room would not accommodato all, and tables wers also arranged in the ordinary, adjoining the din- ing hall proper. In the Banquet Hall, Each seat was numbered, and the guests had tickets corresponding, so that tnero was as littlo confusion in scating them as could well have poen expected. It was 10 o'clock, however, when every man was i his place, and the dircussion of the lengtuy menu was cene was indeed a pleasing one. Tho tables wero prottily garnished with cut flow- ers, while through the open windows banks of ferns and pottod plants wers to_bo seen in the rotunda, where was stationed the orches- tra, whoso inspiring straius lent additional charm, The menu was & lengthy one, but from the imtial lobster ‘in the gholl | ‘ana - groon turilo soup i he cafe noir and cigars the hungry throng kept their seats with commendablo patience, and the appetites they displayod were some- thing appalling. Notwithstanding the fact that it was necessary at the last mowment Lo order fifty additional plates, thore was enough and to spare, ana at 11:30 the crack- fng_ and snapping of the matches indicated that the post-prandial exercises were in order. Toustmaster Martin rapped the hilarious crowd to order and announced as the first toast of the evening **‘Nobraska,” which was responded to by Mr. G. M. Hitchcock. Tho speakor likeaed tho state with its 50,000,000 acres to the fabled garden of Eden. Within the past forty vears 1,000,000 peo- ple Dhave made “their fomos = oro. n of it to find & all tne history civilization is hard parallel to this wonderful dovelopment. Wo are in the midst of a harvest that amounts to two years within the poriod of ono. Our state is gfldironm by 5,000 miles of raillway. Weo ave cities and villages as progressive as the west has produced, but we rofiect and realiz that the beginning Is but now being made. ‘The fmagination cannot be carried to what this wonderful empire will become dur- ing the lifetime of many now prosent. Railroads and the Grain Men. Mr. Martin then said that the board had hoped to hear from representative citizons of the groat statos of lown, Missouri, Minne- sota, Illinows and Kansas, but the speakers haa not urrived. But there wero soveral members of the state board of transportation resent and all the gentlemen present would oubtless be glad to hear from thom. Hou. Thomas Benton, one of the members of the state board of transportation, was called for. Mr. Benton said that he had been in Nebraska twenty-three years. .He was proud of the fact that he was a citizen of Ne- braska, and ho believed that Omana had takea the right step &t the right time. Ho would be pleased however, instead of making & speech 10 present to the gentlemen present an ora- tor who could speak for the board of trans- rtation, in the person of Mr. Georgo H, Hastings. . Hou. Georgo H. Hastins, attornoy genoral of the state, was greeted with great applause as hoarose. He said that Mr. Benton had taken him by surpriso. £ T had known half an hour earhier,” said Mr. Hastings, “that I would bo called upon to speak I would have boen londed for bear. L(:“renl applause.] But I will givo you the t I have. ~ As one of the of- the state, T wish to say that owe lntend’ to assist i this good work by carrying out the terms and spocifications of the iarchouso law to the very bestof our ability.” [Applause.] Mr. Hastings said bo hoped to soe a solid and prosperous open board of trado main- tained in Omaha, and ho believed the right Aort of men were at tho hoad of the institu- on. President Martin then called upon Secro- tary Nason to read soveral letters of regret from promnent gontlemen who had been in- vited, but who could not attend. Congratulatory and encouraging lotters from the following geutlomen wore read, and were received with marked at- tention and were followed by applauso: Georgo F, Stone, secretary of tho Chicago board of "trade:' Hon. James K. Boyd of Omaha, C. E. Perkins of Chicago, Thomas Miller, general froight ugent of the Chicago, Buriington & Quinoy railrond ; Georgd A. Morgun, secretary of tho Merchants' exchange, St. Louis: E. . Allen, president of the board of tradn of Kansas City, and Governor John M. Thayor. George K. Stone, in his telogram said that he was sorry tLat he could not bo Dreseat upon such an anspiclous _oc- casion. He saw no rewson why Omaha should not make a succes of her new board, for the country tributary to it “*holds 1n its right hand length of daysand in ter left hand riches and honor.” Hon, James E. Boyd expressed his rogrets, and emphasized the fact that Omaha was ripe for such an ontorprise as the board of trade and cautioning the board to be strictly business- like and bighwinded in its dealings and trausactions. Mayor Cushing Remarked, Mavor Cushing was then responaed to the toast, Omaha The mayor sald he was o good deal like the boy who said ho liked ginger bread, but ho g0t very littlo of it. He hoped that the pres- ent movement would would be one that all good business men could indorse, Omaba ~ should take her pluce by the side of other great cities and ho would adviso the following of tho very soundest and safest business prin- ciples, not only in the board of trade, but in all tho entorprises of tho city. He hoped that the acquaintancos that the meeting make would result in good to all the gentie- men prosent. The mayor then tendered the freedom of the clty to all tho Hluests prescnt and sald that if any of them did not care to roam over the whole city, they might simply name ficers of ntroduced and Any particuler ward that pleased thom avi | areselling. With the foreign demaud such | now than It was ten years THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, RIDAY. AUGUST 21, 1891. city that struck their espocial fancy. The mayor's remarks wore grectod by ap- plause, Hon. John L. Wobstor was then introduced tn respond to the toast “Omaha Board of Trade as an Open Board.'" p Mr. Wobstor was groeted with'applause and spoke as follows: What Shall the People Eat? | The nations of Europe are confronted with | A new probior. King Humbort has stopped | his elaims for | nity for the mpss Mafia to find where he siall get the food tha lazaroni at home. The ozar of Russia turning his attention from sending t hilISts to SIberia, to the sufferings of the poo- pis n the Volga try, where fanine Is stondily Ineransing 1to the villages near the Casplan sei, where hunger 3 elalining its victims. Austri d Hungary, having su fered from the frosts and tho drouth, are d manding the free fmportation of corn Tho kafsor hias but lutely roturned frow his tri- umphal display In Enzland, to find the starv- inGormany demanding of Chancollor Caprivi to take governmental measures to re- duce the prico of hroad. For three years the atnual food erop of the world has not been enough to feed t The resorves are hocoming oxhauste wheat erop of the United States s no %0, yot thore aro T atries | vto thelr popt they would be assigned to the part of the { LLOW,000 more peoplo to feed of Exrope huve added 45,0000 lation in a decade, but thelr wheat uacreise hins not Inerensed. The snow and the Ive which Jast winter sproad over [taly and Spain from thoir northern boundaries (o the Medi: toreanoan and the frostsof June fn haif of Gormany and part of Austria proauced such damage ns will wdd to the present demand and vrodueo dlstross. The foremost question of Exirope 18 not_one of seience or of relizion or of po.itics, but “what shall the peopie bive France has imported annually about thirty- one miliion bushels of wieat, but her in- creased popu ation, and the shortawe of cr produced by elimatic aflicvions, will requi Importation of 16,0 0,400 bushels to supply tho demands of her prople. Germany 13 ook bushel erlea for 3,000,000 filled with alarm when they hear itsald that the alliance o re (0 tako advantago of our now ware- s laws to store their grain, awalting r pricos, Ttaiy s lookinz aeross the sen 1o t amids and aivent Nilo for bushels, you Ezypthias nothing to sparc Spufnlins [ooked to northorn Africn 26,000,000 busheis, but has looked in vain, Siips cume Sack empty. gland will neca i60,000.000 bushels, Vinces, Austrilii, the iand of th ad Tudia, the land 0f the ryot sullicient surpius to feed her flve for the cron ot fency of 2 countries can_consus Is surplus wheat United States and leavo o dof 000,009 bushels. Add to this the shottaze of 250,000,000 busl of whoat und rye in Russia, andthe quest comes, shall the poor ko bick to that uneicnt it of the prophet of old, who lived on Topists and wika honey? The crops of the United States are no groater now thin thoy Wero ten yoars g Tho yours 181 and 188§ produced wheat crops equitl to this year, 1801, Tho lunds of the east which aro aniuaily oxhnusted and abandoned are oqual Lo the in; Ag0 Of tho west, With the people of Anicriew gathering (nto the towns and eitios apld rate as’ told by the tables of the agielan at Washine= ton, five yoars more will i the Limit of our exportatior "o ora of prosperity has come to the grain ropucers. ‘The reciprocity treaties with the West Indies and South Amerfean vo opened n new channel of - trade forour surplus. No longor can Liverpool fix the prices, The hungry everywhere I urope Wil hold” up their beckoning hands to us. Their ability to buy and the aliiost univorsal .h( and wiil produce aud maintain good Dric cbraska in this erisis asagrain producing ar Hor wheat acreage is more thin one-twentieth of all the states combinel. wheat pro- duct oxcoeds one-twentioth of all produced in our country. Her21,0.0.000 bushels of surplus wheat wil yield a rovenue greater than tho gold mines of Add to this our_oats ve stogk trade at South Omulia, and answer mo why Nebraska is not on the vorge of the havpiness of thyt country that flowed with milk and honey? Then. too, the corn, the tassled stalks of which wili yield “a crop - of 165000000 bushels, Should Nebraskia the farmoers' i mand will soon come fr abstitute for flour, ut suc r can buy. We point to ot o land” that can produce is moro ships on the seas, with tho sturs and stripes at their mastheads, to carry our corn beyond the oceii. states tands pre-eminent DFOSPErous stuto. Omaha is the Hub. Itfs satd of Boston that it 1s the “hub” of the universe. Let us make Omaha the hub of the Granary of the World, Draw around this eity a magic clrele having a radius of 500 miles, and we make all the state: resented at this banquet, friends and neizh. bors shuking hands in’ friendly greeting Theso states of Nobraska. Towns, Lllinois, Kauvsus. Missourt and Minnesota represent more th e-fourth of all thoe graln area in tho United States, and more than one-fourth of the annual product. They are the only states that have any material surplus of corn, Here, near the ographical center of this region should be estublished an_open market. The last legi lature enacted an adequate warehousoe Inw which, if wisely sduinistered, will save mil: lions 0f money to the farmers of our state. Levus bulid our own warchouses and grain clovators and estabiish our own murket. Let us take tho first step to become independont of Chicago, Duluth and St. Louls and ente into such competition as Shall muke them rospeet us as a worthy rival. T'hen 1 Omaha ship dlrectly to the states and nations of tho world the product of Neoraska. Ceres, the goddess of gruln and harvests among ‘the Grooks and Romans. conferred presents und blessings on all who trontod her kindly. " At Eleusls she commanded tho peo- plo to build her an altar and a temple, and thero she took up her abode, and she ciused the ourthy to yield frults in abundance us of old. Lot this banquet be the beginning by the board of trade in building an altar und « tem- Dle to the goddess, thit the people miy pros— undor. her iéssinis and o landy yield their harvests bountifully. You are stauding on the hizh place of obser- vation, ke o warden on the crown of o towor. and if you let slip this zolden occusion, you wlill rue the loss of the hour. This bunauct fs the star that shinos at the birth of wnow enterprise. e’ tho star that shone on the birth of the vietor, and its lumi- nous splendor shall load the wiy to desired achicvements. Many people believe in omens. The d their Jucky days and lucky rcould ridicald and profane the tic rites of Roman mytholozy, but still ho eved inhis fortune . King Har- ad for h te day the aate of his I, Octob, voll “believed in Sep- berd This nizht, August 2. should be a ky dny for the boird of trade to start bold entérprise, the birt) opment, 48 an open boi 3 Mr. Webster's speech was followed by pro- longed and enthusiasic applause, Seccretary Nason reguested all who wished to take a drive about the oity at 8 o'clock this morning to hold up their hands, About thirty hands wout up and carriages will leave tho board of trado building at 8 a m. today. The leading points in the city will bo visitad and the stockyards at South Omaha will receive a call from the visitors and the reception com- mittee, ‘The banquetters left the dining room at 10 o'clock. Every guost present oxpressed him- self us being uighly pleased with the enter- tainment furnished by the Omaha board of trade. HOSTS OF GOOD WISHES., Words of K ra ent from Who Are Interested. During the afternoon and evoning Bk re- porters talked with a number of the visitors, What they thought is best told in their own words : ‘Thomas Cochrane, Lincoln, owner of a sys- tem of elevators on the B. & M.—Weo haveo not, done anything at Lincoln looking toward the establishment of a grain market, but will await the result of the experiment at Omaha. Tam afraid that the railroads will work to pull the stuff through instead of halting it at Omaha. I believe the corn crop will bo larger thap that of 1589, the banuer yearin Nevraska, There are 'two cars of oats where there never was but one any pre- vious year. A. Koebler, proprietor of an_elevator at Geneva—Corn will make about the samoe crop as in 1889, Oats are turaing out about 1ifty busheis per acre. Wheat went as high as thirty-five’ bushels in some small pieces and noue lower than seventeen busnels. Flax was & good erop, yielding twelve to eighteon bushels. We aro'in favor of a grain market at Omaha, and if you have the storage ca city there is no doubt but what you will > & market, onsen, president of the stato board of agriculture’'~Wao haye let all the space in the | state fair grouuds, and forty counties will | bave exhibits in atricultural hull. It is the counties that aro doing the most, and they will bo reprosented. More stuff | hus already been eatored than was everon | display before. L. It. Cottrell, clevator at Seward--Pros- pects for corn are good and the oxcellent weathor has enabled the farmers to serure the swall grain fo good shape, The farmers | aro well satified with prices and a good many | Men as it Is T don't seo how we are going to gt corn for less than 30@35 per bushel Tho intercsts of Omaha and the state aro identi- cal, and I want to see Omaha got to the front as A grain couter, I shall do all I can to heip build up & grain market at Omaba. Rev. L. P, Ludden, socretary and general manager of the state board of relief—We are receiving very encouraging reports from the countles where we sent grain. About £100,0:0 was expended for seed grain | and wo estimate from tho reports of the county officrs that the yield from this will bring at least £,000,000. Thore were certain parts of this state where it was said barley could not be grown. We sent out 21,000 bushels of barley, and some countics found a zo0d deal of fauit with us for ft. We have recerved returns from some of those sections whoro it has_turned out eighty bushels per acre, Wo have had reports from all the counties, and thoro was nono of the sent out by us but what grew. This g market is to be a great thing for Omaha and the state, and the grain men speak very well of the prospect. G. W. Wirt, York, (has aline of nine ele- vators on the B. & M.)—As far west as the state lino the crops arcimmense. As fino whout as I ever saw was west of Culbertson. he moisture has been continued all through the season, and it seems as if they must havo good crops for the next two years at least. Some people have peculiar ideas about this warchouse law. They think in the country that the law has made our clovators public warehiouses, and that it compels us to receive thelr grain on storage, and if they are filled we must add to their capacity. Asto the ad- vuntages to the state of a grain market at Omena 1 would say that in seasons past our corn has matured sooner than that grain in Towa and Illinois, and if stove it in Omaha and sell it as corn we could get a cent or two whereas if it went to Chicawo it stored with corn of other states £0 at their prices, H. Turpin, proprietor of the Oakdale ele- vator—Corn’ 1 our section is spotted and oven if we have no early frosts, there will be lots of it poor. We had a pieco of oats that bushels to the acre, aud winter bust promium, would be and would P Jrops very good. sady shipped 80,000 bushels of winter wheat and about half as much oats. Flax is just commencing to move. The corn erop will be very nearly where it was in 188, the big vear. I'think Omaha will mako a grain market. At least I see no reason why it should uot. William Leftwich of St. Louis, senior member of Loftwich, Hodkins & Co,—Cireat town, this, Omaha. I tell you tho Omahans are rustlers when they get’ started. Never saw a town make as much progress in the samo number of years. This board of trade building is fine, the exchange room is a gom. If atown like Kansas City can make her board a success, 1 don't see why you people caw't do thejsame, Here you are, living right in the heart'of the corn country, a country literally “teeming with milk and honey,” Your crops are the finest I have ever secn, and your farmers will without doubt have fatter bank accounts ere the snow flies than our tillers of the soil throughout the union. R. W. Morse, of Shenandoab, [a.—I am de- lighted with Omaha, [ think the directors of your boara of trade have used good taste in the decoration and furnishing of their ex- change. True, it is not on a very large scalo now, but all that will come with time. As far as I can soe, Nebroska will yield more grain and corn, acre for acre, than auy other state in the union. Her corn crop bids fair to be something phenomenal. I don’t see why Omaha should not become tho main market for this western country as she is already the cattle market. Why our products should be sent to Chicago for in- spection and storage is an enigma to me. Woe should and will have a home matket and Omaha will naturally secure it. William Greer, Tourman, Ia.—Crops in Towa never were better. The farmers are jubilant and before mauny moons the men whoare the bone and sinew of this nation will ve better off finanoially than ever before. I belleve that tho export demand will bo so great during the coming fall and winter that it will severely tax the carrying of the rail- roads, Dame fortune seems to wear her most winsomo smile this year, and the corn states are her es, al favorites, Henry Torpin, Fremont, an extensive ship- per—This year's crop will be far heavier than any yoar yot—even 'S0, the banner year, will not ‘compare with it. Flax is running from twcive to cighteen bushels to the acre, a thing almost hitherto unknown in this state. Our state fair is gong to be tho grandest kind of a success, if we can judgs from the fact that ali the spaco is rented and the entries are very full. Crops around F're- mont are looking fine and the favmers aro wearing the broad smile of contentment, John I, Marrott, owner of several large elevators at Wakefield—Corn is fine, never saw 1t botter. Oats are running from fifty to sixty bushols to the acre. There will be a boom all along the line this fall, and men will be as jubilant as thoy are now depressed in spirit. George H. Simms, Portsmouth, Ia., owns several large elevators along the B. & M. Tam sanguino that the board of trade will become & permanency and a success in Omuha. The large number of grain men hera today are here to give proof of their be- lief in Omaha as a grain center. But it will not be the work of a day, norcan two or threo make such an undertaking a success: capital, brains and pluck will alone make it a reality, and I beliove Omuha has all these in largo quantitios, P. O'Hearn, Chapman—The local bourd will have many obstacies in the beginning, but I believe the men vehina this thing will not allow it to fall through. I wish it suc- cess. RETROSPECTIVE, Short Glance at the History of the Organizations. As the guests at an entertainment are always interested in the entertainer, for the time being at least, it may not be out of place to recall a fow facts that are now history. The Omaha board of trade was organized in 1877, its first president being A. J. Popple- ton and 1ts first secretary William Cullen Beyant Allen, At first the mectings were held in a room of the old Grand Central hotel, located on the site of tho present Paxton hotel. After moving about from one place to another the board finally built for itself the building occupied at présent, 1t has a mom. bership of 210 and its membership certificates are valued at $500, The board has devoted its time and surplus funds to the weifure of Omaha, and hos been the meaus of many large business houses and factories locating™ here. It has advertised Omaha and the resources of Nebraska tar and wide. During the last session of tho legislature the ofllcers of the board, in connection with the grain men of the city, worked for the passage of tho warehouse act, which finally became a law, believing that it would be of great advantage to the state of Nebraska. At first the country did not take much in- terest in the act but as its advautages camo 1o bo understood the grain men all over tho state became as enthusiastio as were those of Omaha. After the passage of the law making it possiblo to have & grain market within the horders of the state, the grain men of the clty bogan to reason ' that Omaha ought to bo able to build up a grain market in the same way that she had made a live stock market. If Omaha had from the small commencement at South Omaha be- camo the third largest live stock market i the world, could she not also do something with graint The experiment seemed worth trylug and the country which had experienced tho advantages of a home market for live stock was ready to give the scheme a back- inig. At tho beginning of June the grain men of the clty met and organizad the Omaha_grain and produce exchinge, the object being to centralizo the business with a view to estab- lishine an open board as soon as practicable, Meanwbile the board of trade bad been working with the same object in view, and at once made overtures to the grain and pro- duce exchange to come into the board, This result was finally accomplished, the exchango Vvoting on June 37 to throw up its organiza- tion and joln the board of trade. At the commencement of the present month the grain men of the city moved their omces to the poard of trade building, and the grain interests of the city are now contrulized, which will facilitate the trausaction of busi- ness and be @ great help to the maintenance of an open board So much for the board of trade, its origin and its objects; but the other party to the entertainment ocoupying with tho” board of trade the position of host, must not be for- gott The South Omaha live stock exchange wi organized on January 4, 1530, and inolude amony its memoers all the buyers and sellecs of live stock operating at South Omaba, also ofticers of the stockyard's compasy and others interested in the stock business. Tt is one of the most thorough orghnizations in the state. In connection with! Utiicago, St. Louis and | some other market poluts thoy have organized & powerful national exchange haviug for its object the guarding of the live stock interests of the country. As a great many stock shippers aro also grain men it is'onl ataral that tho South Omaha exchange and the Omaba board of | trade should work hand in hand o attain any object of interest to eitber. GUESTS OF THE EXCHANGE. Names of Those Who Sat Around the Banquet Board. Those who sat down: to the banquet last night were: E. Martin, George Hitchcock, George F. Stone, C. D.Terry, F. B. Whit- Gere, F. T. Shirwick, M. Dow- ing, A. P. Nicholas, H. G. Burt, George Schuessior, W. G, Templeton, H. T. Clarke, S, D. Rbodes, J. C. Williams, W. Leftwick, C. W. Cockrell, P. 8. Heacock, A. Cooper, J. G. Shea, (ieorgo Nausen, J. E. Curtis, C. Sang, C. W, Johnson, C. Hartman, Fred Motz, C. Koehler, H. A. Snyder, William Vale, Arthur Motz, J. C. Birney, H. O. Cook, S. P Docker, L. L. Wiley, J."J. Bartlett, C. I, Taylor, J. O. Phillipl, C. Rudate, . P! Peck, J.A. Hiko, B. Bryan, I. Hollingor, G Toomis, J. Francis, W. I, Walton, O. Whit- K. Brown, G. W. Holdrege, R. A. , U. Breen, Jumes Havnes, Goorgo Cusby, A. P. Tukey, Julius Moyer, Georgo Towle, W. T, Blackburn, J. P. Thomas, L. R. Cotrell, Thomas Cocran, W. A. Word, G. W. Lininger, John Evans, George Hicks. 7. K. Doane, K. C. Moorehonse, C. . Sum- ner, A. B. Slater, J. J.Dickoy, P. Mangold, J. ' Marriott, M. Cockrel, J. W. Dion, G. K. Barns, G. W. 'Keniy, FE Burroughs, I ' Beaty, William London, Alfrod ~ Frost, J, Stubbs, C. 10, A. B. Jaquith, W, Riay, J. Stockholm, J Maust, W. Kirker, R. O'Keofo, Clark Stol” don, W. Crandall,’ L. Monten, Hy Bollon, William Greor, J. Whitnoy, K. D, McCann, J. A. McLaughlin, L. Reed; Max Moyor, H C. Wright, E. C. Elliott, W. J. Fischer, H. Torpin, John McCague, C. H. Toneray, W. Knapp, C. E. Clomens, Knong, W. J. Crandall, A. B. Hughes, C. Delong, T. Swove, C. H. V Ballard, C. W. Braasch. James Walsh, J. Christian, %, Hern, J. Bveringham, H. A Fischer, irank Murphy, J. M. Euwell, k. W. Morse, W. B. Silloway, H. Harris, S.B. Samuelson, General J. R. Irooke, R. B, Schneider, T. Van Alst, Max Moyer, W. J. Fischor, D. H. Sturgis, Colonel M. V. Sheridan, IS. 5. Bruce, I. Whitmore, S. A. MeWhorter, J. C. Wright, H. Hodgson, 1. L. Connell, J. '3, Thacher, D. Gifford, L. Shepherd, C. Lobeck, L, >, Ludden, J. L. Gwynn, J. Jensen, H. M. Bushuell, J. A. Lenson, M. Madden, D. H. Whueoler. J. L Webster, K. C. Cushing. M. Bernheimer, Y. Stone, C. Goraman, F. Peavey, J. W. Ward, L. Adams, G. Hickok, C. Hartman, M. J Dowling, F. R. Morrissey, R. A. Berln 4 George Forseman, M. Sullivan, A. Garrow, J. Foley, W. N. Babcock, B. F. Carpenter, I, Dorsoy, W. G. Beach, W. A. ‘Higgins, 12 Floyd, 'W. Boach, H. Milior, S." Davis, 5. Filley, W. A. Downing, Johu Glock, H. Moyers, Joseph Spetz, L. D. Fowler, W. Lumny, George Hastings, C. Luphen, W. H. LForguson, J. E. n Camp, TODAY'S PROGRAMME. What Will Be Shown to the Visitors This Morning. The exchange room presented an animated scene during tho afterncon. Grain dealers and clevator owners stood conversing in knots, some discussing crops, o subject ever dear to them, and some admiring the new quarters of the Omaha board of trade. Ranged around the' room wero specimens of Nebraska products, hugo ears of newly raised corn and samples of wheat, oats and the other small grains. Thero was also a profusion of sweet smelling flowers in elegant vases. In the gallery was stationed the Musical Union orchestra, which discoursed some entrancing music, Promptiy at 3 o'clock D. H. Wheeler, vics president of tho board ot trade, called the as- sembly to order and, madea short address wolcoming the visitors in the name of the board and the city. 'Secretary Nason then announced the programmo for today. AUS o'clock sharp the visitors will assem- blo at the Chamber of Commerce building and promptly at 8:3) will_begin _their drive about town, visiting tte park, Fort Omaha and South Omaha. ‘At South Omaha they will be received by the leaaing merchants and escorted through the packing houses. The guests will be entertained at an ele- gant luncheon spread in Cudaby's, after which they wiil be shown the entire process from the time when an animal is sent down the chute until it comes out canned und seuled ready for use. After the secretary’s short address, in which he invited the dealers to do their mar- ketiug in Omaha, the orchestra played sev- eral airs and an informal recoption was - dulged in until 4 o'clock, when tho visitors wero chaperoned around town by members of the board. — ENGINEERS' CONVENTION. Omaha Throttle Pullers Preparing to Receive 1 heir Brethr Early next month the national convention of the National Association of Stationary Engineers will meet in Omaha. The local association’s committees are busily pushing tho work of preparation for the meeting and have got things in such shapa that they fecl assued of succoss alroady. The New Omaba Thomson-Houston elec- tric company will furnish the power and light for the exbibition hall. Omaha manu- facturers should tako advantage of this, Mr. Collins, enginaer at Coot's planing mill, and Mer. Soudenburg, engineer at tho smelting works, havo been'appointed a com- mitwo on_decoration. Thoy wish o hear from parties having ten-foot corn stalks, bundles of wheat, oats, rye, 200-pound punpkins, giant sun flowers, or anything elso that will advertise Nevraska, List of delogates received since last roport: Minneapolis, Minn, No.2 W, o 5, Mo., No. 3, F. H. or. Miss.. No. 4, H, W. ) Campble. Newark, N.J. Haldwin, H, 0. o alo, N, Y., No. 10, E. Chamby R utfalo, N. Y., No, 16, E. E. (I W R. 8. Walker, N. Kelly. el Tty [y . No. 3. W. Burk Flour City, N. T, N fayetto, No.12 A, H. Morley. Piquis, 0., No. 24 E. B Riyuior. Ciovolund, 0. No. 3. A. Burwn, 0. Perkins. _Cincinnati, 0., No. 4, W. Power, A. K. Park, Shionool. Providence, R, L, No. L 11 A. Traman. ((Sticugo, L, Nols B 5 ifofmos, C.W. Nay- or. Logansport, Ind.. No. 14, A. Millor, Oshkosh. Wis., No. 0, Mor<an. Lincoln. Neb., No. 3 John Groen, Jersey City, N.J., Na1 W, I, Crowley. Denvor, Col'. No. I, G. i, Dourioo, Mankato. Minn., No.8, 7. Jahnson Joplin, Mo., No. 14, J. it M Dougal, Lansine. Mich, No. i, J. ¥, Danlels. ngtiold. 0.0 No. 15,1, 0. Purkor. Marthalltown, Ta, Ng.11, 8. W. C Hodteeb, Memphis, Tenn.. No-% George Hasyenger. Des Moing 5, Grahuie w. Mich. No. KA. M. Barb 1T, Now LAY Boil. o fiaute, Tud,, No. 8. G, T, N (1 i, 8 § Holona, Mont., No. & B, ¢ Philadeiphia, Pa., No. 12, ], Racine, Wik, s Ind o ham, G. edville 00, 8 Kalb, 111, ouloy. Al R Il‘l'wylwn. i, P, Upson. 03 'teport that they will bring their wives, i1 .4 el Western Pensions, Aug. 20,—|Special Telogram to i Bar. | —The following list of pousions grantod is reported by Tuk Bk and Examiner Burcau of Claims. Nebraska: Oviginwl—Francis M. Fisn, Charles H. Folsom, Richard Tidyman, Wil- liam H. Osboru, Romen B. Harkuess (de- ceased), Maurice J. Scanell, Jobn Kamonk, Harrison McLaughlin, George W. Lacy, Leopold Wike, Lewis B. Edwards, Sumuol W. Kivkeudall, Willism K. McCullouzh, Honry Helves, Horace Wellington, Caled M. Robinson, George Daniels, Wiiliam Hod- ding, Georgo K. Young. Widows, ete,.— mma Harkness, Sarah J, Milier, Jesse Swick (father). lowa: Original—Nathan B. Peterson, James A. Todd, Ebenezor Hathaway, Willis Butler, Jobu A. Shorwood, Norman Hullovk, Johu T. Millis, Jamos M. Morrill, John Shatz, Goo » L. Wilbur, Audrew J. Dun- haw, L. Putuam Brigham, Bl Coton, Al Hart, John W Jason Hildroth, cestas D, Latta, James H. Mooro, Joseph H. Woods, Scott M. Hilber, John Conuelly, Joshua C. Cooper, Fdward_Colo, John F. Clark, Joseph Isler, Jacob_Nell, John Coder, Oliver H. Tibbetts, Kay K. Kemble, George Chase, William ~ Buek, John _FHocke, Robert B. Chambors, Lorenz Wagener. Jarial D. Waliis, Joseph DD. Butt, Daniel Tucker, Thompson Holt, Russell Bailey, Isano P, Hun William C. Henson, Thomas W. Harker. Samuel Baird, John Packlington, William V. Manchester, Amos C. Sinebaugh, Thomas J. Houston, Heary Manbeck, John T. Alban, James C. Wood, John KKeating. Additional—Joseph D, rott. Widow Marths A, King, Louisa . Kiacaid, Jliza Killion, Loney Hubbard, mother; Car oline Pottor,'Clara Baldwin, mother: Abble Burge, Mary E. Maddy, Margaret Aaderson, Apeline Averell, prisae BOOMING, BUSTLING BLUE HILL. One of Nebraska's Thriving Towns—A Garden Spot. Brue Hiut, Neb, Aug. 20.—[Special to Tne Ber)—Many yoars ago, while Ne- braska was standing on the map as a part of the Great American desert, Hon, Bonjamin Wado of Ohio prophesied that before the close of the ninoteenth century there would not be an acre of good arablo land in the United States for salo at less than $50 per acre. This was considerod then, and eveu ten years ago, as idlo a boast as somo of Georgo Fraucis Train's recent outbursts. About fifteen years ago the land ou which Blue Hill stands was sold for $1.75 per acre, in “St. Joo scrip.”” That was the usual price in this vicinity. Since then A. E. Touzalin has sold, in this county, choice quarter sec- tions for 25 conts an acro. The land on which Blue Hill stands—a prospective countv seat —is_worth many thousands of dollar: Choice quarters adjoining and near Blu Hill aro neld at §25 to £ por acre, and soma of them aro hores that ¢ not be bought for that price. Blue Hill is a very busy little commercial conter, contains about 1,000 inhabitants, and is tho trading centor of as fino a farming dis- trict as thero is in Nebraska. It has a fino system of water works, an elegant brick chool house that cost 10,000 and an excol- lont highly graded school. Three very strong banks, with good deposits, mostly farmer's money: two fina grain clovators—the town being the second grain shipping station of its sizo in tho state; a score of nice brick storo buildines, and all lines of business aro well and Tully'represented Bon \Vade's prediction will be verifiod vith us long before 1900. The writer has in twenty-four difforent states and tor- ritorles, Forsoil and climato and all that makes furming botn profitable and pleasant, Nebraska is excellod by none of them. For the pricos asked sho surpasses them all. Biue Hill and vieimty can show as #ood farms and us prosperous armers as there are in tho state, vet less than thirteen years ago the writér could stand on the top of the now railroad station house and seo only four frame houses, the est wero sod houses and ~dug-outs.” T can tand on the top of tho building I am in and ee the grove-nidden house of a man who has madae over 0,000 farming in tho last ten years. He can't speak good enough Lingiish to make a good ‘‘calamity howler" or a fair “alliance” speech, but he Kkoows low to farm, and bas found a good place to do it. Ho takes good cavo of Lis_farms, his bank stock andhis deposits. Neither the tarift nor the surplus troubles him. Ho does not seem to caro a continental about the McKin- loy bill or the pensions. Good farms within ensy reach of Blue Hill can be haa yet at $12.30 to 325 per acre. Thero is not much de- sirablo “raw” land left. The plows have been ton busy. They can tell you at Platts- wouth, Omaha, Lincoln and Hastings what ind of a farming district we have. If you want to see a live town, a fino country and somo good farmers got off at Blue Hill. ARRANG FOR WAR. Powers Reprosented in Chinese Wat- ers Taking Decisive Measuros. \Copyriht 1891 by Jamss Gordon Bonnstt.] Panis, Aug. 20.—|New York Herald Cablo —Special to Tur Bee.|—According to the aulofs, this morning, negotiations have been onened botween the differont governments which have interests at stake in China, with a view to making complete arcangements for the co-ororation of tho various squadrons now in Chinese waters in case demonstra- tions are necessary. The Gaulois further statos that these nogotiations will turn upon the choice of a commander-in-chief for the combined naval forces, should a hostilo expe- dition become inevitable. Al this poiuts to the gravity of the situation of the flowery empire, 2 Mrs, Borup, the wifeof the military at- tacho of the United States legution in Paris, has made a successful ascent of Mont Blane. The following letter is published in the Paris Herald today from Elliott Roosevelt: “You publish in your edition today a most astounding bit of misinformation under the tile, *Is Mr. Elliott Roosevelt to be adjudged alunatic? I wish emphatically to state that my brother Theodore is taking no steps to have a commission pass on wy sanity, cither with or without my wife's ap- proval. Iam in Pacis taking the cure at an establissement of hydvothera pentique, which my necves, shaken by several accidents in the hunting field, made necessary. My wife went home at my request to speed the sum- mer with her mother, Paris not belug a good place for her children during the hot months, 1 hope you will give this letter as great prom- inence as you today gave the wvention, ifth Bohemian National Tournament at Milwaukee Largely Attended. MiLwavkee, Wis,, Aug. 20, pecial Tele- gram to Tue Bek. | —The ffth Bohomian na- tional tournamont opened here this evening at the West Side Turn hall. Sokols from all parts of the country, espocially from Chicawo, Cleveland, Cedar Rapids, Ia.,, St. Louis and New York are present in greot numbers be- sides thousands of visitors, including many prominent Bohemians, Mayor of Milwaukeo welcomed tho guests most heartily on behalf of the city, He was followed by Judgo Wallber, a prominent German turner, Lieutenant Governor Carl Jonas, Charles Hulik, the chief trainer of the sokols, and several others, The excellent band of Prof. Tryner of Chicago furnished the music, rendering American and Behe- mian alrs alfernately. After tho specches the guests repaired to the buuquet hall whera a number of toasts were maco, Repro- sentatives of most of the German aud Po- lish societies were proseut. - Wants a Receiver Appointed. Arcmisoy, Kan, aug. 20.—The Franklin bank of St. Louis today bozan suit in the district court of this county for tho appoint- ment of a receiver of Howell, Jewett & Co's. effects, and asking that H. C. Solomon, the agont here of the Kirst National bank of Chicago, be restraned from disposing of tho property. The object of the proceeding 1s to maike all the property out of tho firm, includ- ing that held by the Chicago bank, subject to the claims of ail the creditors, The pettion alleges that the Fivst National bank of Chi- cago has nossession of property belongiug to K. Howell worth #2,325,000, and that the claim of the bank is ouly & small proportion of that sum. The suit is similar to the one recently filed in Chicayro. Another will bo filod in'Omalia next week. —~— San Francisco Wheat, Sax Fiaxcisco, Cal., Aug. 20.—Tho wheat market was strong today, with marked ad- vance over yesterday's prices. Buyer yoar, which closed last night at $1.70! opened this morning ot 8.7, and excepti drop of ¢, advanced steadily to was closing_ price of ‘day, Buy opened at $1.79'¢, 08 against Y closo of 77ije, closing this aft slige, belug 50 undor the best prices of the aay. - Crawfor s Crawrokn, Neb,, Aug. 20.—[Special am o Tik Ber,|—A heavy rain vly tois morning. Corn is assured and the farmors are feoling good best ever kuowa. Assured Tele. Dr. Biruoy, bay fover acd catarrh, B bldg fell here | Small grain is the | | [0 IMPROVE THE SERVICE. | There are some patent med- Nebraska and the West Entitled to Botter Weather Indications. SENATOR MANDZRSON'S EXPLANATIONS. While Other Scctions ot the Country Carefully Considered, the Great Grain Producing Cens ter is Wholly Ignored. are Wasnixatox Bureav or Tire H18 FovrtreNTi Steeer, Wasnixaros, D. C., Aug 20, ) Senator Mandersor today sont tho follow ing letter to Sec “It seems to bo cou congress in turning over the weather bureau to the dopartment of agriculture was ealeu lated to enhance its usefulness to tho highest dogroo to the agricultural classes, Fxper iments have proven quite conclusively that it i3 iu the power of thoss who are entrusted with the movements of this bureau to pro dict with accuracy future atmospheric con ditions and to indicate with considerabl cortalaty at what times and in what loealit storms may bo oxpected, ouabling farmors t make proparations, especially in harve time to protect their crops, which is of grea moment to them tinancially. In order, how over, to enable this to be of tho groatest ad vantage, stations to collect the requisite dat for forecasts should boso located as to rend the information secured by the weathe bureau readily accossible to the agricultura classe ““Tho east 1s providod with local forocas officials at Boston, Now York a Buffalo. The middlo west has sueh ofticia atCincinnaty, Cleveland,Chieazo, Milwaulk Detroit, St. Paul and tho south have st Nushville, St. Lous, Gulyeston and Orloans, but that great ceroul section lyis wost of the Missouri rivor and south of 51 Paul is apparently destitute of a local stati and forecast official, Omaha is the princip groat central city of that section. Tue cont of a very large and mportunt 3 area and thore is really no vart of tne coun t more entitled to the " fullost local forecasts than the afor respoctfully sugieest that this matte your early and favorabl consideration ane that a local weathor forecast official anc station be located at Omana, RECENT ARMY ORDERS, ho following army orders wore today 1irst Lieutenant James A, Irons, Tweu ticth {nfantry, is relioved from further duty at the United ' States infantry and school, Port Loavenworth, Kan. ; First 1i tonant Harry L. Bailey, Twenty tey, now on leave of absence, will tendent of tho United States mili ac . West Doint, for duty: tho le absence grantod First Lictutenant Kirby, Tenth infuntry, July 23, is extended oue month; the extonsion of leave sence on surgeon's cortificate granted Cap- tain Charles M. Roexefeiler, Ninth infantry, May 25, is further oxtended three tue oxtention of leave of Secoud Licutenant Cuarles G, Lyman, tended to November 1, 1301 unt Witliam C. Wren, rocertly from second lioutenant,’ Tenth assigned the Seventeenth inf KK, to dato from August 8, 1301, deconsed. OMAIA'S PLANS APPROVED, The secretary of the treasury today ap- proved tho plans for the Omaha federal building. Thoy will undoubtedly bo signed by the oihier cubiuct oficors tonorrow, 2, 8. H. vice Ogle, FINAL ORDER. Status ofthe Cavalry Marksmen Fixed tor th Berevu, Neb., gram w Tug Be cnded the cavalry compotition. The exe lont scove with which Lieutenant Gray I the compotitors is a_splendia siill with the earbino. compatitors and their total nk. troop and ry - Gray, 2od Lt. Sixth..... W. O, Carroll Tprre. 1. Sixth Mitehotl, Corpl. K Sixth riv. A, Ninth Sixth D, Rixih, ] Year. cores ar ment J. Oliver, 5 . AL Bo f Ol Sehultze. Priv. AL Baker. Priv. 0, § * O:Scott. Tptre. B, 'Sixth, M. Toles, Corpl. D, Ninth AW, Strother, Priv. 1Y, Ninth,. E'F. Golde: B, Nintho o . St ergt. A, Plist.l nondson, Corpl. T rihy, Beiy. G Sisch. ok orpl. B Sepkowsk W, Harrls, Priv. I, o DISTINGUISHED MARKSMI r, Blksmith 020 61 arrard, Capt, N W. Day, Cupt, Ninth ahutisait mhe largest single run was 164, made by Jackson of troop G of tho Ninth. e Dr. Birney, hay fover and catarrh, B bldg e derato Veterans, s City, Mo., Aug. 20.- of Missouri came to & closo today Tho morning was oc tion of ofticers. James Bannerman olected choson vice president. tive committee. Tho report of the committee on tho stato home for ex-coufederates showed the work t_ve progressing rapidly and satisfactorily. Senators Vest and Cockrill and Crisp, being called upon to speak, commendod the work and urged the veterans to contribute freely. The encampment then adjourncd sino die. s e Delicious and Healtht Soterian Giunger Ale Notices of five lines or less w cents; each additional line ten WOODMAN 0] August 20, 1501, & be glven later, DELICIOUS Flavoring Extracts NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. 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LIEXINGTON, Mo, ¥ Music, Bealthiul Troa FOAL C ] stian 1ome ¢ ¥, No publi ities, Complet D BLANTON | fur 40 Young L. extibitions, 1 in Existence 41 Yoars. BUCATION OF Handso Moral tone Addeoss resident, COLUMBIA, MO,