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Excerpt from Official Report of the Sixth Annual Meeting: Held at Omaha, Nebraska, May 31, June 1 and 2, 1893 Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Convention: I have no set phrases in which to address you this morning. I conceive that Omaha's welcome should be as simple as it is sincere. We conceive that we are highly hon ored in welcoming to our city so distinguished a representative body of men. You need present no letters of introduction, for we are well aware that men who have risen in their several communities to fill the positions which you fill, to hold the respect of your fellow citizens as you must, who have been so well thought of as to receive appointment by the railroads of the country - those corporate instrumentalities which never make mistakes in the employment of men for high positions - that you come here with your certificates of character aready earned and sealed with your own works; and we know that you represent the highest order of mental and moral work. Gentlemen, the city of Omaha is yours, and the fullness thereof. We hope, however, you will not carry away all the fullness thereof. Not only is our latch string on the outside, but every door in the city is open to you. It may be well, however, to warn you that there are open doors in this city that you should avoid. And we must confess that we have among us, as there are found in other communities, those who follow the scriptural injunction and take the strangers in. (laughter.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.