The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-29

Chicago Plans Important West
ern Products Exposition.

Chicago is to have a great Land
Show" this winter, under the aus
pices of the Chicago Daily Tribune;
the purpose being the exhibition OF
western products OF all kinds, with
the idea OF showing the people of the
Middle and Central West what can
be procured in the Rocky Mountain
country, and giving them chance
to pick out the best localities for
their immigration, by the products
exhibited. The following letter writ
ten by one of their eastern agents to
d. E. Burley, general passenger agent
of the Oregon Short Line, at Salt
Lake, sets forth some of the more
important points about the e14 hib'-
ton
"A land show for Chicago was
proposed in order to famiiiarize Il,
people of Chicago and the adjoining
States with the producing possible
ties in unoccupied lands of the Unit
ed States.
Chicago was selected rather thar
any other city because of the fact
that the United States Government
receives more inquiries about land
from people living in Chicago and
the Middle West. Farm lands in II
linois, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan
have become so valuable that the
farmers have found they can sell
their land, move further west or
south, buy cheaper land equip Their
farms, and still have money in the
bank
1.-The land show will be held in tho
Coliseum between November goth. /
and December 4th 1909, the last
seven days being the same dates a
for the Fat Stock Show to be held
at the Stock Yards, to which 500, 00o /
people come every year.
"The land show will be held IN
der the auspices of the Chicago Tri- /
bune. They do not expect to make (
any profit. All the money to be TAX {
en- from the sale of space and the
sale of tickets will be used by Tho
Tribune" in promoting the show, II
identifying the hall and in contri
buting to the success of the exhibi
tion Any money that may be left
over after all expenditures for these
purposes, will be rebated to the ex
Itibitors as the Advisory Committee
es fl, Il will he held in the
feasnry to be used in promoting q
similar show the following year.
1T is estimated 100000 people
in and about Chicago are interested
in buying unoccupied lands and will
attend the show Land fakirs and
people will not be adj
mitted as exhibitors to the show The
Chicago Tribune" will stand back
Of every exhibitor, guaranteeing the {
legitimacy of every land company or
organization occupying space in the
show. {
Il understand that the Department c
IF the Interior has agreed to repro
luce a large part of their Portland ,
exhibit at this show. Negotiations
ire on between the Land Show and
he Apple Growers Of the Northwest
or the Spokane Apple Exhibit
Every day during the show there
will he a sDecial feature directly cal |
ing the attention of the public to
he crops which are grown on these .
Western and southwestern lands. One /,
lay will be devoted to oranges, one l.
lay to prunes, one day to apples, one v
lay to rasins, etc. Efforts will be r
ERECTED toward making the Chicago
'ublic consume large quantities of !
hese products on the days that they
yill be specialized at the land show
1--WE believe the Land Show will =
tart the biggest land boom ever seen II
n the United States. k
"Our line will have a large exhi- n
it at the show. and do everything =
70 possibly can TO advance the inter- O
SITS of the developed and undevel- e.
ped country adjacent to our lines. a
ANY one wishing to make exhibits " .,
r to secure information regarding u
ne exhibition, should communicate O.
18th the Chicago Tribune, Chicago l'
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