, 1911-08-17
A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR RANCHMEN
Gentleman

J~' "youius, uSu 4, Ill
Signed contracts for space at the shows at Chicago, Pittsburgh
and New York bave been received by the State Board of Immigration
and work is well under way toward gathering prize winning exbibits
of Wyoming products. The following is a list ola few of the prizes
to be given at one of the shows. namely, the New York Land Show;
james d. Hill offers a $1,000 cup for the best 100 of wheat grown
in the United States in 1911.
The International Harvester Company offers a 81 900 cup for the
best 30 earso of corn grown in the United States.
The president of the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad
offers a 1000 prize cup for the b st 100 pounds of white oats raised
in the United States.
A 81 1000 cup is offered for the best display of alfalfa.
The K. G. M. & c. Ry. tenders a 81. 900 cup for the best bushel of
Irish potatoes grown in the United States in 1911.
Col. Gustav Pabst of Milwaukee offers a 81 900 cup for the best
bushel of barley grown in the United States and will also purchase all
THE crop of the prize winner at a fancy price.
The President of the Canadian Pacific offers 81 600 in gold for
the best 100 pounds of hard red spring or winter wheat raised by any
FARMER on the continents of America.
The Northern Pacigc Railway offers $500 in gold for the best 25
boxes OF apples of any variety grown anywhere in the world.
These ire only part of the awards of The New York Show and the
prizes to be offered at the other shows ire equally large and valuable
JOS these, and MI. Schenck is quite positive that Wyoming is going to
bring home her rightful share.
The Chicago Show will entertain President Taft and the mem
beers of the Presidents Cabinet, Theodore Roosevelt, Clifford Piuchot,
WIN. j. Bryan, the Diplomatic Corps of Washington and special del
legations from so foreign countries.
Pittsburgh is an ideal point for a land show, because of its being
THE center of great but over crowded agricultural district. The
prosperous and thrifty mill workers of the great steel center earn big
wages and have saved money to invest They are ready to buy land
and are eager for an opportunity to learn about the various land prop
sstions in the more distant portions of the country.
October 26 has been designated by the management of the Pitts
burgh Show as Wyoming Day, and Governor Carey, Senator Warren
and other notable Wyomingites will be present and make addresses.
The American Land aud Irrigation exposition to be held in New
York City November 3-l2 will be of greater interest to the Atlantic
|@aboard states than any event scheduled for 1911. Seven millions
lot people living in close proximity to the metropolis of the United
States are to have their first opportunity to witness an exhibit of the.
products and resources of the soil. A lecture hall seating HOO peo-
pile, opening directly upon the exposition hall lis to be engaged for one
half hour each day for lectures upon the resources and possibilities Of
This one feature will amply repay the expense incident
to the whole show.
Western states have heretofore confined their advertising in a very
great measure to western publications and western expositions but
Wyoming, this year, il going to enable the people of not only the
Middle West, but Of the Eastern states, to see what she has to offer
the homeseeker or investor.
These Land Shows will be written up in metropolitan journals
which circulate around the earth and Wyoming exhibits will receive
widespread newspaper notoriety.
The greatest railroads of America appreciate the wisdom of max
ling exhibits at the land shows aud re at all times ready and anxious
Ito cooperate witt. the various states in every way possible. They
me glad to transport the exhibits free of charge and cooperate in at
|hacting attention to the individual booths
The different counties turnout Wyoming r responding readily
Ito the cell made by leading representatives Of the Commercial organi[
cations of the State who met in Cheyenne July 26th, and the present
Indications are that every county is going to join with the Board Of
Immigration to give Wyoming the greatest adv srtsment that it is
possible to get. Sincerely yours.
Roy w. Schenck.
Commissioner o fImmigration.