, 1911-08-03
To Exploit The Saratoga
And Encampment Valleys
Visit Of Roy W. Schenck. Commissioner Of Immifration. !. e.
billiard. U. P. Advertising Agent and Fred A. Shank
Agent Of The Pittsburgh Land Show

The visit of Mayor M. b. McKilEp, to the meeting of the State
Board OF immigration held in Cheyenne last week, bore almost i'm.
mediate fruit. Al that meeting he was fortunate enough to meet
&c billiard, publicity agent of the Union Pacific road and Fred A
Shank. the Western agent of the big Land Show at Pittsburgh. 1t
had not oeen their intention to visit the Saratoga valley at all. but af-
ter listening to Mr. McKllip for a time they determined to disregard
former instructions aud come to Saratoga to nave a look the land
Commissioner Roy W. Schenck, who had never visited Saratoga. came
with them and the party arrived here Sunday morning
In company with Mayor McKillip, MI. Pearson, the manager of
Saratoga grocery and others in automobiles the party made a wide tour
of inspection over the irrigated portions of the valley, reaching as
many points a 8 was possible. They were not only very much sur.
prised at what they saw in the manner of we'll cultivated fields of oats,
wheat and alfalfa, as we'll as ranch houses aud ranch improvements.
1t was a revelation to them, for they never suspected that the Sara
toga Valley was one of the most fertile and desirable agricultural Dor
tions G" the great slate of Wyoming.
MI. billiard said that he intended to inform Mr.. Ruble, the As.
sIstant Traffic Manager of the U. P. that he had found the only spot
on the Union Pacific road and expressed a determination that he
would not rest until he had succeeded In getting that gentleman to
visit the Saratoga and Encampment valleys. Mr.. billiard is get
ting up an advertising book on Wyoming for the Union Pacific, the
first edihen of which will consist of 100000 copies, which will be scat
tered broadcast over the land, after the manner of the Union Pacific
MIR. billiard has already prepared all article of several pages, giving a
ties and he says that this valley will certainly have a prominent place
in all of the subsequent editions of the work, IS editions Of it will be
issued from time to time from now on.
Commissioner Schenck said that it was the intention of the Board
Of Immigration to procure a car, fill it with Wyoming product, send an
advance agent to bill every town of importance in the states of Neb-
raska, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri, and then to follow with
the ar of exhibits. by this means the Wyoming products can be
shown directly to the farmer and homeseeker, who can really be
reached in no other way.
MI. Schenck said it a also the intention of the Board to make
the very best showing of Wyoming products at the Land Shows to BIZ
held in the cities of Chicago, New York and Pittsburgh. No pains
will be spared to make our showing there one of the best from the
West. The car of exhibits will be sent over the country, with a
good speaker to explain everything. The exhibits to be made at the
Land Shows in the above named cities, added to what the Union Pa
|cic is doing in the way of advertising this state, Wyoming will GER
|ainly come in for a large share of The immigration that annually flows
westward, seeking homes.
The party left for home Tuesday morning, but all of them will be
back here again shortly accompanied by others who need to be shown
what can be done in the way of agriculture in the Saratoga Valley.