, 1903-07-02
GOVERNOR CHAT
TERT0N TALKS.
About the Industrial Convention,
which is to Come of at Sheridan. Oct.
7th, sth and eth -Wyomings oppor-
tunity to Display her Resources at
the Worlds Fair in 1904.

Cheyenne, June 30th.-(Spec-
ial. )-Gov. Chatterton, in talking
with a newspaper correspondent
regarding the Third Annual In
dustrial Convention, which is to
be held at Sheridan October I, s
and 8, 1903. spoke of the necessity
for making it 4 success. The
Governor is a careful man of af-
fairs and understands the condl-
tons existing Mt this time quite as
we'll as any other individual in
Wyoming. His theory is that
every citizen owes a duty to the
State, not only to the extent Of
making his own particular bust
ness a success, but to help the
commonwealth in general. He
speaks intelligently regarding the
various industries and points out
with telling effect the necessity
of making the most of the oppor-
TUNES which are just before us.
His talk was substantially as fol
lows:
Wyoming has mineral resource
es which are destined to make it
second to none, not even Pennsyl-
vania. Wonderful development
has taken place in our copper and
coal mines and in oil wells, in the
last Two or three years, but We
need more money invested on a
business basis in some of those
enterprises which will make sure
returns, and more practical and
scientific workers, to insure a
proper development.
The opportunity for securing
capital and men of enterprise is
now presented through the Sheri-
dan Convention, in connection
with which will be conducted a
mineral palace, where there will
be a display of all kinds of miner
ais. After the Convention, these
exhibits will be taken in charge
by the Wyoming Commission of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
ton and sent to the Worlds Fair
at St. Louis, thus enabling the
world at large to see samples of
Wyoming possibilities. Mine
owners and prospect developers of
our State should send to Sheridan
"A completely listed and described
exhibit of r
I'VE also have possibilities in
agriculture by means of irrigation
perfect insurer of abundant
crops. For the successful devel-
opment of this resource, we need
a large immigration of intelli-
gent, industrious farmers, men
who have been trained to I'm.
firing labor in the fields. In or
der to get them, we must let the
outside world know the possibili-
ties within our state in that line
of industry.
How can this best be done?
In my judgement, the most prac-
tical way is to show the people
what rich land, coupled with wa
ter and a practical knowledge of
irrigation, will produce in the
way of abundant crops. To this
end, | urge the ranchmen to make
the very best exhibit available
of all kinds of fruits, grains, grass
rs and vegetables at the Industri-
al Convention at Sheridan. Pre-
pare everything in the best posi-
BILE way so it a be taken to st.
Louis for the world to see. 1t
will result in bringing to the
state for settlement, under our
great canals in course of construc-
ton, that class of labor and citi-
zenship which We need MS the
foundation for the sure and sub
stlntial growth of Il great self
supporting and exporting state;
and other great developments,
which we know are possible,
along industrial lines, will newt
ably follow" N