The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-10
MORE ABour raE NxHIBir CAR
what the GathrI- state Capital says of It's
Journevs

JOURNEYS.
Guthrie. 0. T, Nov. 9-(Special -
The State Capital on last evening pub
Eshed the following account OF the trip
made by oklahoma's exhibit car:
The exhibit car % Oklahoma pro-
duets sent east nearly three weeks ago.
in caarge 0f John Gciosie. W. c. NJ
Graw OF saltwater and W. Tonpkins -
Oklahoma City. returned LAST saturday
night from Chicago The car on its way
east stopped AZ Empo-;s and Topeka.
Kan. Kansas Csty, Carrolit3n. Ia Plat
II and Marceilue. No. Fort M1E son. IA.
GSiesburg. S,rea;or. Joliet and Chicago.
IL \ two day stop was made al To-
peila and Kansas City and four In Cai-
cago.
The exhibit was surprise every
where and drew large crowds, Being
asked about the success OF the trip.
Mr. Golobie said that the only regre
was that since the exhibit sent created
such ss:onisimen;. greater preparations
were aot made. as II could aave been
improved upon one hunsrei per cent
The thing that astoaIsaed the people
most was the great variety OF products
that could De raised in Oklahoma Next
came the quality OF apples. Nowhere
could local growers elual the samples
shown. The fact that. added - ths
wheat and corn Oklahoma was a cotton
country. vas chief matter % surprise.
The majority oc the northern people had
never seen cotton grow. TIE great
pumpkins. watelnelons. sweet potatoes.
beets. and The prolific gr0wths of cane,
alfalfa. sIl kinds OF grasses. ana kafiir
corn. We're like a sensation.
''Mr G0lo5ie says that X the trip had
done nothing more but awakened the
interest ot the different emigration
agents along the road. wao are selling
lands IN California. New Mexico. Colo
rado. Texas. Arizona and other western
states. but who have heretofore paid no
attention 20 Oklahoma. thaS would oe
enough. In Kansas city the wholesals
men came 20 see the car and find for
themselves what Oklahoma could pro-
duce. In Chicago members OF tlfe 'ooarf
OF trade brought samples OF wheat u
compare with those SHOWN by the S,ili-
water experimental station. and ac-
knowledged that none % their samples
could beat those on exhibit. On the re-
turn trip home. the exhBoit car was 20
well sivertlsed and discussed BY the
newspaper comments that az each sta
ton people crowded the car during tis
few minutes stop o. the train. Mr. CO.
lobie went one Gay ahead and arranged
for the location ot the car In euch city
and necessary li5eral newspaper notices
OF its coming. This was necessary In
order 20 attract the people. Wners
there were no daily papers be distribut-
ed bills all over the city. on the Wy
home many samples were Judici0usly
gwen away - prominent people.
1T IL the opinion of those In charge
OF the car that since s1ich good results
were derived from the present exhibit.
n another was ever sent Il would pay 10
70 % greater expense and make a great
er display. Tae men IN charge talked
for the whole territory and not for 80
counties o. Logan. Payne and Okin bo-
ma. wha bore The expense OF The ex-
hiblt. and the whole territory gets the
benefit Of the excursion and the result
ant emigration. TIE governors ample
report 0f the condition of the territory
bc.a ~ a official document. was great
help q, Information. The -smples
brought back we're delivered from the
train FOR Payne county az Orianto. 20
Logan az Guthrie. and then nae car vas
sent last night 10 Oklahoma CITY"