Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17
THE GREAT NORTHERN
EXHIBITION CARS
Containing Products of "The Zone of
Plenty" Surprise the
Fasteners.

Carrying the message Of the agri-
cultural greatness Of Montana, Greg
on and Washington to the cities and
towns and farming communities of
Illinois and Indiana, the Great North
ern exhibition car, with a splendid
exhibit of three of the great states of
the American northwest is being visit
ed by hundreds Of people. e. c. Leedy
general immigration agent, is recciv-
ing interesting reports from the rep-
resentatiyes in charge of the car,
which indicates a great interest in tho
three states on the part of farmers
business men and persons who are
seeking information about the North
west with a view to buy new home
in the Zone of Plenty"
Leaving st. Paul the car made its
first stop at Chicago Heights, Illinois,
where more than 300 persons attended
the stereopticon lecture when slides
and motion pictures of the Northwest
were displayed The exhibits also
proved attractive Steger Crete,
Beecher Grant Park, Momence and
Morocco proved communities in Ill
inois where the message of the North
west was well received and the pres
ence of the exhibit car served to at
tract from 200 to 400 people in each
place. Literature Of the three states
is being distributed.
ut is a noticeable fact that at al
most every town that the car has Wis.,
tied so far this year, we have found
people from some part Of our country
VINO are paying their friends in the
east a visit" writes the Great North
ern representatives on the car. "These
home visitors he continues, "are Of
great assistance to the men on the
car in convincing the local people of
the countless opportunities in Oregon,
washington and Montana"
When the exhibition car reached
Brook, Indiana, more than 800 people
out Of the total population of 1000
visited the car. The chief interest
seemed to be the fruit lands of Wash |
ington and several people announced
an intention to visit the state during
the summer as result Of the Wash
ington display on the car, At Brook a
lecture on the Northwest attracted
great interest and the assembly room
OF the hogh school was crowded with
infested people.
When the car reached Goodland
indiana, a large number of local peo.
pie were at the depot TO view the ex-
hiblts. AT Goodland considerable in
terest was manifested in Oregon rruits
grains and grasses. More than 400
people listened to the lecture in the
opera house. At oxford, Indiana, tho
audience was made up for the greater
part or farmers and after the conclu-
sion of the lecture remained to talk
with the exhibition men about oppor-
tunties in the Northwest. Attica
Veedersburg, Rosedale, Brazil, Clay
City, all in Indiana, developed the fact
that the presence Of the Montana
oregon and Washington exhibition car
was creating great interest In the
Northwest, AT Clay City more than
1900 people passed through the car. {
weather conditions were ideal and !
farmers came into Clay City for miles q
around to view the exhibits. More s
than 300 persons asked for additional
information and left their names to
have literature forwarded TO them
from time to time.
When the car reached Worthington h
the representatives were surprised to n
find large number of people waiting @
TO see the exhibits, 1t happened that c
the son of one Of the residents Of the Y
place spent last summer In the harvest n
fields of Montana and his enthusiasm I,
about the state and the Northwest in II