The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-09
WESTERN STATES
WILL ADVERTISE
THEIR ADVANTAGES THROUGH A
SPECIAL ExHlBlT TRAIN
IN DECEMBER
TO Be CALLED GOVERNORS SPECIAL
Train Will Leave st. Paul November
9th and Make Tour of Leading
Cities of Eastern States

South Dakota has evolved a mover
method Of raising the necessary funds
to defray the expenses of her ex-
hibit on the special train which is to
tour through the eastern cities dur
ing the month of December. The train
which will be called the Governors
Special from the fact that a large
number of the passengers will be
governors of western states, will
leave st. Paul on the evening of NO
vember 9th, and among the cars
will be four or five coaches fitted as
exhibition cars in order to allow the
states participating to embrace the
opportunity of displaying their re-
sources to the people of the east.
In most of the states, the legislature
has provided an appropriation for the
purpose of furnishing exhibits at land
shows and similar enterprises, but
owing to the fact that South Dakota
has no such appropriation, other
means had to be devised for meeting
the expenses that will be incurred
on the trip. At the suggestion, it is
said, of Governor Wesley, who Is one
of the plans staunchest supporters
Secretary H. o. Cooley of the South
Dakota federation of commercial clubs
addressed letters to over one hundred
prominent men in as many different
parts of the state, asking that they
devote one hour only to the work of
raising the necessary funds for the
exhibit. From all accounts this novel
plan met with success, and the
amount required is being quickly
raised.
While the purpose of the trip is
ostensibly, to return the courtesies
that have been extended to the differ
ent sections of the west, through the
numerous visits of eastern CONNER
cial organizations, and to promote a
better understanding between the two
sections of our country, the opportun-
ity that will be presented of infiuenc-
ing the tide of immigration that has
been flowing into western Canada, to
turn to the American west.
On account of the creation of the
great development projects that have
been completed in different sections
Of what has heretofore been known
as the arid west" a new era of pro-
gress has resulted. Harvests in all
sections of the west have broken all
former records this season, while the
east has suffered in many districts
from ~droughts, that while they have
not resulted in total crop failures,
have caused concern to the eastern
agriculturalists.
On this account the our Of the spe-
cial, taking place when it does, will
assuredly be the means of calling the
attention of the fastener to the mar
velous opportunities that await the
settler in the west.
Once the tide OF immigration turns
back to teh old channels to the Ameri-
can west-the west will receive a new
impetus to it's progress and develop
ment.
While on the tour, the governors of
the west, practically all OF within are
planning to make the trip. will have
unexampled facilities for focusing at
tention on their sections, for invita-
lions have been received from each
city on the specials itinerary, asking
them to attend ~banquets, meetings OF
business organizations, and even to
make addresses at out of door gather
ings, where. they will have opportun-
tiles to deliver the message of the
new west to the people of the older
east.