, 1908-04-11
COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT OF
WHAT THE COMMERCIAL Or
eANlZATIoN OF THE
CITY HAS DONE.
opening Of Rolling Mills Due to Eff.
forts of Business Men, Excellent
Pamphlet Printed Advertising Ag-
riculturaI and Mineral Resources,
and Auespurger Colony on Black
burr Ranch Result of Efforts.

The following report Of the special
committee appointed to prepare a
statement of what the Laramie Com
mercial club had done for the city
and county will be submitted at the
meeting of the club at the Benedicts
club room next Tuesday night. The
matter is well prepared and every line
will be of interest to the people of Lar.
annie and Albany county:
The Statement.
To the President Of the Laramie Com
mercial Club.
The undersigned special committee,
heretofore appointed to submit a re-
port showing the subjects taken up
and acted upon by the club during the
last two years, has considered the sub
iect aud herewith submits a summary
statement of the principal matters act.
ed upon by the club.
Opening Of Rolling Mill.
l. Upon learning that the Union Pa.
cifc Railroad company was consider
ing the advisability Of reftting and
reopening the rolling mill, the matter
was taken up with the company and it
was learned that some expression was
desired from the citizens showing theif
attitude toward the company and its
enterprise to be a favorable one. Ac-
cordingly, a committee was appointed
by the club who prepared and circu-
lated and procured the signatures Of
practically the entire business COM
munity to a document assuring the
company of the cordial support of the
community and of a nominal taxation
Of the plant for the period o, ten
years. AS is known, the result has
been the r%eopening Of the mill with a
gradual increase of the work done and
the payrolls until the industry has re
gained all Of its old-time importance,
and with the further improvements
and extensions of work contemplated,
1t is expected that the Importance of
the industry will be very much in
creased.
TWO Interesting Pamphlets.
O. In the early summer of 1906, af-
ter Spending considerable time and
money in gathering data upon the agri-
cultural and mining resources of the
county, a pamphlet of great excellence
and attractiveness, bearing upon the
agricultural resources was printed 10
the number Of 10000 copies and wide
y circulated. A similar pamphlet con.
tanning an exposition Of the mineral
resources was printed to the number
Of $500 copies, nearly all of which
were distributed. Afterward the I'm,
Ion Pacific Railroad company had the
agricultural pamphlet reprinted and
mas circulated many thousand copies,
This advertising has brought many ill.,
Quiries from intending settlers and in
vestors and has resulted in much good
10 the community.
The Auespurser Colony.
Mr.. A. w. Augspurger, who came to
Laramie and made some land invest
Ments prior to the publication of the
pamphlets, was SO ~favorably impressed
with the character of the advertising
mat he distributed the agricultural
pamphlet quite extensively, and he has
stated to n of the members of the
committee that practically all of the
many persons who have become inter
ested in this locality through him and
MS enterprises were determined by the
information contained in this pamph,
let.
The Creamery.
g. Last year the matter of estab-
nshlng a creamery was brought before
ue club and Mr.. F. H. Eggleston was
'equested to gather information and
present a paper upon the conditions
aud the practicability of such an en-
erprise. Mr.. Eggleston presented an
excellent and comprehensive PAPER on
~s subject, and a meeting was sub
sequently held, at which a company
was formed and stock subscribed for,
"nich resulted in the establishment OF
creamery at Laramie and the buying
" The creamery at Walden. These
Enterprises have become of great i'm
pOrtance to the people of Albany coun.
" and of North park.
Revenue for Many.
tney furnish a most acceptable cash
S'enue to a large number of dairy.
men and ranchmen in the form OF
ilniy checks for milk and cream
mu they have filed a long felt want
lhe part of the community for a
NJ. and reliable source of sup
ior butter and all kinds of cream.
n, products. The butter turned out
.nese two creameries is of great
lence and has already established
s,, eputation which insures a ready
maior all the product which Ear be
10 iactured. Great interest is man
sosec by the ranchmen and a strong