, 1908-08-18
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CONVINCED
MICHIGAN WRITER COMES r
LARAMIE VALLEY WITH
MISSOURI INSTINCTS.
Enthuiastio Account Of Trip Contained
In Current Issue Of His Paper and
illustrated With HaIftones from
Photographs-Agrees With secre-
tary James Wilson.

Hon. Willard b Holt, editor of the
Bellevue Mich Gaxette, al one ol
the recent visitors to Laramie and the
Laramie valley, coming with n of the
Talmadge-B untin parties and being
here on the dayeof Secretary WI sons
visit. The issue. OF his paper of August
10, a copy of which has reached The
Republican, contained a long article
prom his pen, accompanied by a nun
Der Of halftone reproductions Of photo
graphs, the following extracts being
of special interest to the people Of this
city and county, as showing. in a
measure, the enthusiasm engendered
by a visit to Laramie:
Was Shown a-PIenty.
THE editor had Missouri instincts.
He had to be shown He has been
shown and is now ar enthusiastic
Laramie valley boomer.
The air, the sunshine, the unfailing
water supply for irrigation, the great
richness Of land and consequent won
derful yield of crops will make this
charming valley n of the garden
spots of our country.
In Grasp Of Cattle Kings.
For generation after generation
this great productive valley, with its
thousands and thousands of the rich
est lands the sun ever shone upon.
lay in the grasp of a few cattle kings,
but civilization stepped in and the
ranch kings stepped down. The peo-
pie now have a chance, and thanks to
the square-dealing methods of Tall
madge and Buntin, who control the
rich valley, the people actully, posi-
lively and Enthusiastically do have an
honest chance to make many honest
dollars.
square.Toed Young Men.
The people will ask. at once, who
are Tallmadge and Buntin. Easy
enough. They are two square-toed
young mel of Chicago who are tho
largest landiealers in the world to-
day, because their reputation is the
fairest and the squareet- They built
UP vast regions in Texas and New
Mexico n now are developing one
of the finest tracts in Wyoming.
People are Greatly Blessed.
1T was especially fortunate that
Secretary Wilson, of the Department
of Agriculture, was in the Laramie
valley making a comprehensive tour
of inspection at the time our party
was there, and took occasion to say
that he believed God Almighty knew
what he was doing in making the
climate of Wyoming, its soil, water
and broad stretches Of fertile lands,
and that the people of the Laramie
valley r blessed beyond measure.
and Honest James Wilson is the best
posted man on agriculture in the
United States today.
Met Brother Mason.
We enjoyed a long interview with
Delevan Higley, who has handled
Uncle Sans mails at Bosler for the
is a good brother Mason. L came here
25 years ago last March, said Post
master Higley. primarily because
was almost dead with asthma. For
even months before l came here was
in agony almost every minute, and
since coming here l haven't been
troubled an hour. l tell you it's the
greatest climate on earth The best
class Of people are coming here from
every state in the Union and we will
soon show you one of the best farming
districts In the United States
Many Purchasers Of Land.
We learned from other residents of
Bos.er that fully 80 per cent Of all
people who came to investigate lands
in Laramie valley bought property.
This is true of the party of ever 100 we
accompanied, and according to their
own statements very few had made
up their minds to buy before they
came. One gentleman, Otto F. Har,
low, Of Wisconsin, who holds a fine
salaried position with a large whoic
sale house. came with his wife, to
make q little investigation before go
ing farther west. He investigated a
part OF one day and informed us that
he had bought a ranch and was COM
ing with lis wife to make q home.
No 3 living anywhere else when you
can as well live in as delightful
region as this he said. Two Florida
gentlemen came up to see They saw
and were convinced that the Sunny
South was not SO good as Sunny wy
oming.' A gentleman from California
did the same thing with the same re-
suit, and the same thing may be said
of every state in the Union"