The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-04

A. M. Coffin Who Attended the
Car Has Returned.
TELLS OF HIS JOURNEY
Greatest interest Was Mani
tested in State of Ohio.

shawnee. o. T. Oct. 2-A NJ Cofsn
who has been out with the oklahoma
exhibit car ever since IL left Shawnee.
arrived in Shawnee yesterday afternoo<
one Of the happiese. pro1dest. but ths
most fagged-out man that was ever
kissed by the soft autumn hreezes Of
Oklahoma. says the Democrat.
Nearly forty days or hard work pTais-
ing the climate, soil and products Of
Oklahoma among the crowds OF as many
cities. hamlets and villages OF four OF the
most populous states OF tho union. Is \
task few me mare called upon 90 perform.
but Mr.. Coffin was equal 20 the task.
He left the car at St Louis Friday night.
where IL will remain for some days
Like all those who accompanied the
car, Mr. Conn is highly pleased with the
advertisement that the car has given
Oklahoma and its products From ore
one continuous ovation.
IN Ohio, where Oklahoma was more
or less an unknown quantity. the great
est interest was manifested. And what
made the Ohio tour all the more a sue
cess. was from the fact that the two
Dakotas had just proceeded our car with
one that only carried literature and No
products The wheat. which wss their
greatest claim 90 fame was excelled BY
wheat that was on our car. some 81
which weighed IS pounds 20 the bushel-
an average that IL seldom cached. and
only In very few Instances excellsd. a
former Chicago worlds fair commission
er said during the time Of the fair he
never saw but one lot OF wheat that sur
passed the Oklahoma wheat. aud that
came from the Argentine Republic. IN
South America
At tho state fair in Indianapolis. the
fair commissioners acknowledged that
article for article. the products OF Cur
car for out-classed the exhibits shown
on the grounds and Tor yield. except
In corn. We had them beat also. But
the farmers. when they heard sc had
two crops Of potatoes a year. were fair
~ amazed at the productiveness q The
aoil
In the car were many large sized pho
togaphs OF scenes on the farms cotton
picking, potato fields orchards showing
high state Of cultivation and immense
production. which supplemented with the
sompies Of the things raised produced
an excellent effect on those who could
appreciate what such facts mean.
The views OF busy city scenes. The
magnificent city blocks. hno hotels. ani
the many other evidences Of prosperous
cities were a source OF wonder 10 those
that live IN the cities which were found
ed from fifty 20 seventy-hve years ago
and yet do not make a much better
showing than our cities 81 which none
are over fourteen years old. Shawnee
and Oklahoma City coming in Tor The
greatest comment in this connection.
Througho,u Ohio and Iadians sha car
was extended the heartie5t cooperation.
but in Illinois whom whence - many
Of OkIahoma5's settlers have come, th~
car did not get the usual amount - help
and free advertising The reason r. THAI
the smaller towns have feit the effect
81 the tide Of outward immigration are
now loath 90 assist Il helping more q itr
bone and sinev 20 leave - already de-
cre8sinE country population However,
the car received as much attention other
wise as Il did In the other states. This
indlspos,Gion on the part u Illinois p@o-
pie TO Va AZ her own expeuHe r. only
natural consequence Of effects produced
in the past. and nos personal I'll feel
ing toward Oklahoma or SIS people
Mr. Cof1n suggests, in case W ever
send out another car. that one st - Ensn
should stay with the car during its en-
tire trip This be says would have So
effect ~ produring more systematic work
and more intelligent work ard better fs-
suits II IL no small task. nor one -
easily learned, Of handling large crowds.
answering questions which. until theT
are asked. never arose IN the mind q he
one who ~ ~ charge q an exhibit Be-
sides. II Is exceedingly hard work aHa
10 one who Is not familiar Win its re-
quireneuis. becomes r. herc1'ean task 70
very short tirne. More useless qusH-
tiors can be asked in I've minutes ''Y
crowd bent on Sightseeing than a Pniia-
delphia lawyer can answer i1 "a month
Hence a. experienced corps of H1rn 10
charge q a err car 90 more work vifn
Iers EFFORT than = ct % rnen unfamiliar
xith the work