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George W. York, Editor. 



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38th Year. 



CHICAGO, ILL., SEPTEMBER 1, 1898. 



No. 35. 



BurlinOton 



I'liiiii Oirantl Route (Chicago, 

 Burlington & Quincy) to Omaha and 

 the great West, is almost too well 

 known to need any explanation from 

 us. But we wish our readers to know 

 that it is the roafj that bee-keepers 

 east of Omaha will be pleased to take 

 when attending the annual conven- 

 tion of the United States Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Union, Sept. 13, 14 and 15, at 

 Omaha. The editor of the American 

 Bee Journal, with all that can join 

 him, will leave Chicago over the C. B. & Q. at oi.iO o'clock p.m., 

 Monday evening, Sept. 12, and arrive in Omaha at !S:10 o'clock the 

 next morning — about two hours before the opening session of the 

 convention. We wish that the bee-keepers from here might fill a 

 special car. It can be arranged if all who will accompany us will 

 notify us in advance. The round-trip rate on the C. B. & Q. will 

 not be over .¥14.7.5 from Chicago. 



While Omaha already has been exceedingly well advertised, 

 ■we may say that it is the metropolis of half a dozen States. The 

 population tributary to it in Nebraska and the States which touch 

 her borders, exceeds 9,000,000 all told. This is called the Trans- 

 Mississippi area, and gives name to the exposition. Omaha has a 



of every one. The mighty arch, suggestive of the 24 participating 

 States, fronts the collection of massive buildings and forms a most 

 imposing gateway. It is modeled upon the design of the great 

 arches of Paris and Milan and crowned by a colossal shield, sup- 

 ported by two stalwart genii, with the nation's eagle percht 

 aloft. 



Within, the scene necessarily reminds one of the Court of 

 Honor at the Chicago Exposition of 1893. An artificial canal or 

 lagoon stretch t for half a mile between two rows of majestic edi- 

 fices. At its western end this canal widens out into a lake, the 

 sides of which describe a perfect trefoil. This has been well named 

 "The Mirror," and facing it. looking down along the lagoon, 

 stands the great Government Building, capt by an heroic figure of 

 Liberty Enlightening the World. From the Government Building, 

 reaching along either side of the lagoon, and all connected, are the 

 buildings devoted to Agriculture, Administration. Mines, Machin- 

 ery, Arts and Liberal Arts and Manufactures. Across Sherman 

 Avenue, and reacht by a viaduct, are the individual buildings of 

 the States, the Horticultural Building and the streets of foreign 

 villages. 



An interesting feature of the exposition is the American In- 

 dian Department, under the direction of the United States Indian 

 Commission. Representatives of almost all the tribes in the coun- 

 try are campt on the broad piece of prairie apportioned them. 



AyricuUural BuUdma at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, at Oinnlia, Nebr. 



population of 145.000, chiefly American born. It lies on a hig'n 

 plateau, overlooking the valley of the Missouri River, which nt 

 this point is over two miles wide. The view of the river valley 

 from Omaha is most impressive. The city proper is on a gently 

 undulating plane, which at the north end develops into a stretch of 

 prairie as level as a kitchen floor. Here is the site of the Trans 

 Mississippi Exposition. It is approacht by three wide sweeping,' 

 avenues, with an extensive system of steam and trolley lines, quite 

 adequate to any demand that is likely to be made for transporta- 

 tion. The scene which greets the visitor challenges the admiration 



There they have pitcht their tents, built their fires, and live their 

 wild life for the benefit of the multitude. 



Realizing that visitors come to tlie exposition for pleasure as 

 well as instruction, the management have been very active in de- 

 veloping the amusement section. Attractions of all kinds have 

 been gathered together, surpassing in some respects the famous 

 "Midway" itself. Moorish, Irish, Tyrolean and Chinese villages 

 have been establisht, and Old Vienna, Old English Country Fair, 

 Hagenbeck's Animal Show, Wild West, etc., are some of the many 

 features. 



