, 1906-09-11
WYOMING TO
THE FRONT
SPLENDID RESULTS NOTED OF
EXHIBITS AT THE MISSOURI
GOOD ROADS MEETING.
Director Buffum of Experiment sta.
ton, Who Attended Convention,
Writes E%ntertainlngly of the Out
look for Good from the Pains TAX
en- To Exploit Albany County.


The following interesting letter from
Prof. B. C. Buffum, dated at Chilli.
cothe, Mo-, on the Sth, will be read by
everybody with delight, both as show
ing the enthusiasm manifested by the
Albany county representatives az the
meeting, Prof. Buffum and Colenel E
r.. Bell, and the further fact that PEG
pie in the crowded portions of the
east and middle west are looking to
this state for homes in the future:
Prof. Buffum's Letter.
A remarkably rich farming country
lies around Chillicothe, Mo, and the
region is full of wealthy men who
could better themselves by going far
Their west and taking advantage of our
newer development. There are no
more desirable people to be found any.
where. They are awake, progressive
and ready to be Shown" 1t is doubt.
full if Wyoming ever received more or
better advertising for the amount OF
money expended than they have here
at Chillicothe during the Interstate
Good Roads convention, and the good
will accrue to all parts of the state.
Albany County Advertised.
Our exhibit of Albany county pro
ducts attracted great attention. The
$500 Albany county pamphlets, setting
forth our agricultural and mineral re,
sources, were all gone 81 day before
the convention adjourned, as were al.
SO some 500 pounds of the Wyoming
Industrial Journals, which represented
every section of the state. Our display
received nothing but favorable com
ment, and many men who are looking
for new opportunities expressed their
determination to go to Wyoming and
see for themselves. We closed our ex
hibit Friday evening, when all the
grains, grasses, alfalfa and peas in bun.
dies were taken down and saved by
business men OF Chillicothe for future
reference.
Brick Attracted Attention.
The Laramie brick came in for most
favorable comment throughout the
week and samples were left with sew.
eral interested parties. If railroad
rates could be secured which would
made their use possible l believe sew
eral buildings would be erected with
our brick. The home company can
well feel proud of its product for these
bricks passed inspection by men who
are experts and were pronounced as
good as the best. The Sherman gray.
ell shown by the Union Pacific railroad
came in for many kinds of comment,
Many farmers who saw this gravel be
fore We had it conspicuously labeled
expressed surprise that we could pro
duce such wonderful crops in that kind
of soil.
Gold in Sherman Gravel.
Many thought they could pan good
quantities of gold from the rock and
one mining expert knew that the mica
in this granite was zinc blend and he
seemed grateful to me for telling him
where he could locate a claim. W.
had a coed supply and spread enough
on the ground so everyone could wall
over it. If II. could be Transporter
cheaply enough this gravel would be
the greatest Godsend from Wyoming tc
Missouri with which to macadamize the
country roads. a part of the year the
highways here are practically impass
able. Our party, who made good time
over roads that were said to be fairly
good as there was only a couple o.
inches Of mud, took four hours tc
drive twelve miles and another fou!
hours to drive back.
Bell Had Good Time.
Mr.. Bell remarked that the time
wasted on these roads would make WY
oming the richest state in the world
This esteemed citizen has been having
the time of his life, shaking hands will
hundreds of old friends after an alb
sence of twenty-eight years. His con
slant loyalty and enthusiasm has i'm
pressed many people with the grea'
advantages offered in wyoming.
This section has its charm as a place
to visit for a time but there would b'
no danger of a Wyomingite taking VI
a permanent residence. AS an Illus
tration a local real estate man, Mr.
Bazel Meek, offered $50 acres of lant
to the cowboy winning the wild horse
race at the wild west show. Their wal
a proviso that the winner should live
on his farm and the lucky boy prompt
ly refused to accept the farm undei
such conditions. Our party was takel
into the magnificent home OF Mr. W
H. Mansur and everything was dom
to make u stay pleasant. We have
: ~reveled in the wonderful peaches
plums, apples, melons and othe
: fruits. In addition to these good thing
we have been warmed through by thu
, genial hospitality and the hot damp
sticky climate of Missouri.