, 1923-07-15
BOOSTER TRIP
HAS MADE FOR
CLOSER TOUCH
Better Relations and Business
Will Inevitably Result
From Casper Tour

CloSer relAtlonS with the towns In
the northern and northwestern part
of the state will inevitably result from
tho Goodfeliowship tour taken last
week by members of the Casper
Chamber of Commerce. This is the
opinion of all those who attended the
trip. The reception received at the
different towns irrespective of their
size was such as to prove the unden-
liable success of the expedition.
Casper as a jobbing center. as n
metropolis on which all eyes are
turned. and to which all business is
d~irected-this idea received further
development along the tour and its
attainment became assured.
No summary of the events could
possibly do Justice to the significance
of the trip nor could any description
people of northern and northwestern
Wyoming approach any proximity to
the great hospitality which was of
fered the Casper boosters.
The Casper men did not try to sell
anything on the trip except rs they
tried to sell Casper and Wyoming as
a whole to Wyomingites. The great
Importance or trading within the
oNiNp WiitAoNtT OoHSlD-t WAS TOuEnl
before the thousands of persons the
boosters met. In no case was the
stand taken by Casper the subject
of argument. Trade with us and we
will trade with you" This was the
slogan in substance which was adopt
sd 1t is a slogan that will result
in the betterment of Wyoming bust
ness generally.
Money kept in Wyoming Is turned
into industries tnar bring profit to
Wyoming n thiS profit in turn
means higher valuation of property
and greater funds with which to i'm
prove the institutions of the state
said n member of the touring
party.
The sentiment tina was expressed
by the residents of Buffalo. Basin.
Greybull, Thermopolis. Riverton, Ian.
der and other towns viaited assured
the Casperites that whenever Casper
affords a market for produce from this
section of the country. sne would be
able to secure it and that when the
inhabitants of this section had some
thing to buy that could be obtained
in h hub OF Wyoming they would
buy it here.
There were only two grocery and
fruit 1obbers on the tour while as a
matter of fact there are seven in Cas-
per. Since such a booster excursion
will net such great results to these
men 1t is held probable that the next
trip will inclu6e more of men who
handle these lin.s of goods.
The party left Lander this morn
ing for Casper. stopping first at the
IT---- W.
DIR. d. f. Jones superintendent. gra-
icously received the guests and show
ed them over the institution. Miss
Helen Petersdorf. educational direc-
tor put aeveral of the children
through their drills and they con
cluded their program with some
ong
DIR. Jones explained the need of the
institution for new improvements. es-
peclally n new dairy barn, at the pres
ent time. There are 1888 patients in
the home who range from 3 to IS
land and handle so cows. In this way
they r largely self supporting. En-
phasts Is placed on Industrial work
in connection with academic studies.
A stop was made at Shoshoni for
iuIicn. d. -. I'LL. HlSilDcr VI THO
legislature. w. H. ]. Bowey. editor
and publisher of the Shoshoni En-
terprise. and L. A. Shawver. owner
OF the Shawver hotel, constituted a
reception cdmmittee which welcomed
the tourists before they reached the
city and did It in a manner that could
not be surpassed.
Stops were made during the after
non at Moneta. Wolton. Waltmnn.
and Powder River. At Hollis Half
Aero the party engaged in n water
melon feast on melons furnished by
Ben Cullen of the Wyoming Grocery
cdmpany.
Headed by the Clan stunrt band. an
organization that AIDED much life TO
the party marched down Second
street at $50 O'Clock last night and
disbanded near h Chamber OF Com.
marco.