Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-02-21
EXHIBITION CARS CONTAIN.
ING PRODUCTS OF THE
ZONE OF PLENTY" SUR.
PRISE FASTENERS.

Carrying the message Of the agri-
cultural greatness of Montana, Ore
gon and Washington to the cities.
towns and farming communities Of
illinois and Indiana. the Great Nor
thern exhibition car with Il splendid
exhibit of three of the great states Of
the American Northwest is being
visited by hundreds Of people. E..
Leedy. general immigration agent,
is receiving interesting reports from
representatives in charge of the car,
which indicates a great interest in
the three states Oh the part of farm
ers, business men and persons who
are seeking information about the
Northwest with view to Il new
home in the Zone OF Plenty"
Leaving st. Paul the car made it's
first stop at Chicago Heights, Hin
OILS, where more than 300 persons at.
tended the. stereopticon lecture when
slides and motion pictures of the
Northwest were displayed. The eH-
hibi,s also proved attractive. Steger,
Crete, Beecher, Grant Park, Mo-
mence and Morocco proved commun-
tiles in illinois where the message of
the Northwest was well received ana
the presence of the exhibit car served
to attract from 200 to 400 people in
each place. Literature of the three
states is being distributed.
"1t Is Il noticeable fact that at al
most every town that the car has Wis
tied 50 far this year we have found
people from some part OF our country
who are paying their friends in the
East \ visit" writes the Great Nor.
thern representatives on the car.
''These home VISITORS" he con
TIMES, care Of great assistance to
the men on the car in convincing the
local people Of the countless Oppor-
tunities III Oregon. Washington and
Montana.'
When the exhibition car reached
Brook, Indiana, more than 800 peo-
pie. out Of the total population Of
1000. visited the car. The chief in
terest seemed to be the fruit lands of
Washington and several people an
nounced an intention to visit the
state during the summer as Il result
OF the Washington display OH the car.
At Brook IL lecture OH the Northwest
attracted great interest and the as
semblv room of the high school was
crowded with interested people.
When the car reached Goodland,
Indiana, Il large number Of local pc J.
pie were at the depot to view the en-
hibits. At Goodland considerable
interest was manifested in Oregon
fruits, grains and grasses. More
than 400 people listened to the lecture
| in the audience was made up for the
| greater part Of farmers and after the
conclusion Of the lecture remained to
talk with the exhibition men about
opportunities in the Northwest. At
tica. Veedersburg, ROsedale Brazil,
Clay City, all in Indiana. developed
the fact that the presence of the Mon
tana. Oregon and Washington pxhi-
bition car was creating great interest
in the Northwest. At Clay City
more than 500 people passed
through the ear. Weather conditions
were ideal and farmers came into
Clay City for miles around to view
the exhibits. More than 900 persons
asked for additional information and
forwarded to them from time to time.
When the car reached WOrthngtOn
the representatives were surprised to
find u large number Of people waiting
to see the exhibits. 1t happened that
the son of one of the residents of the
place spent last summer in the bar
vest fields Of Montana and his en-
thuslasm about the state and the
result in attracting the attention of
all their neighbors to the exhibition
car. More than 400 persons visited
the car in Worthlngton. Elnora, an
other Indiana community, proved Il
fine field Tor the exhibition ear and
it is reported everyone IN the town
visited the car, including farmers
within a radius Of ten miles of the
place.
1t was cold and raining when the
car reached Washington. Indiana,
but despite the Indictment weather
more than six hundred people walked
more than Il quarter Of Il mile to the
exhibition ear. In this place it was
discovered more than fifteen neOulp