The Greeley tribune., 1905-10-05
MANY COMING
PRACTICAL RESULTS FROM
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS
Commercial Association of this
State Send Farm Products
Display East and are
Congratulated

Five hundred families will be
brought to Colorado for settlement
as the result of six weeks work on
the part Of the Colorado State Com
mercial association this fall. The
association organized travelling ex-
hibit of Colorado grains, grasses and
vegetable and fruit products a
month or more ago and sent it on a
10000 mile tour of the central
states. In charge of competent
lecturer, the exhibit was taken di-
rectly to the state fair in each state,
where space was rented on the fair
grounds and the exhibit placed in
direct competition with those from
the local state.
The Colorado products have thus
far been shown at Des Moines, la.
Lincoln, Neb. indianapolis, Ind. +;
Grand Rapids, Mich, and Lacrosse,
Wis. and next week will be taken
to Springfield, Ill.
AT every fair thus far the Colo
rado exhibit of grains has been by
far the best on the grounds and has
attracted an immense amount of at
tention, :" said President d. c. Pack
ard of the association last week.
Fasteners are not used to seeing
O-bushel wheat and 12O- bushel oats
in any central state, and our show
ing along that line has been Of i'm
mense value to Colorado. The ex.
hibits are arranged in plush-lined
cases in which they show to the best
possible advantage, and are accom-
panied by an experienced man and
large supply of Colorado literature.
cat the Iowa state fair alone a
list of l66 families was compiled by
w. G. Brandenburg, who is in
charge, all of whom, as result OF
the showing made by Colorado, have
voiced their decision to come to this
state to live. At the Nebraska fair
nearly as many we're secured, while
at Indianapolis a list of no less than
400 names was compiled. Similar
success has attended the exhibit
everywhere, the total amounting to
more than 1000 families, and am
confident that we will actually land
for this state at least half OF the
families who have said they are COM
ing.
"a telegram received from Presi-
dent C. b. Benjamin of the Indiana
State Fair association says; Colo
RADIO agricultural exhibit best on the
grounds. 1t attracted much atten-
tion at the Indiana state fair.
IS. J. Weber, secretary of the
West Michigan Fair association,
writes under date of Sept. -
Your Colorado exhibit has attracted
great attention at our fair. Not
withstanding the fact that exhibits
were made by other states, the at
tention given the Colorado exhibit
has been greater than that shown
to others. We appreciate the in
terest taken by Colorado in making
this worthy exhibition of her re-
sources at our fair and we congratn-
late YOU upon it. We certainly con-
slider it very strong advertising
feature for all the interests OF your
splendid state.
"'Mr. w. G.. Brandenburg, who
has had charge of the Colorado
booth here, is certainly worthy OF
the duties you have given him. lie
seems to be very familiar With the
states interests and in an instruc'
tive and entertaining manner has
dispensed information to many
thousands of people while here. "
Never before in the history OF
Colorado has any organization in this
state ever attempted such an ex'
hibit. and President Packard says
il is resulting in more good adver'
tising, in proportion to the money
expended, than any method ever
before tried. When the state fail
season is ended the exhibit. will be
returned to Denver and made part
Of a permanent Colorado exhibit al
the association headquarters or
Eighteenth street.
County Commissioner Devihhey