The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-02-14
STAMBERC ASKS
NFORllIATTONFOR
AMERICAN GUIDE


John A. Stahlberg who has been
appointed to gather and prepare
data and material for the Ameri.
can Guide Manuel in the following |
letter to the Sheridan county pub
lie, asks public cooperation.
This request is very important
and should have the immediate
heed Of everyone.
LETTER
"Plentywood, Montana
February 10, 1896
Sheridan County Public:
"Fhe American Guide Manuel
declares: 1t is absolutely essential
10 make the American Guide the
complete, standard, authoritive
work on the United States an a
whole, and on every part Of it. No
effort must be spared to insure &C.
curacy in every detail. The test
Of its final excellence will be the
breadth Of information presented
in q succinct readable style
Having been assigned as field.
writer for Sheridan County, par
ticularly want the material from
this county to be as complete, In
Testing and dependable as it can
be made in the time allowed for
compiling it. To that end, am
asking citizens Of the county TO
cooperate with me by letting me
know Of any interesting informa-
ton they may have which I might
otherwise miss. If you have any
knowledge pertaining to the coun-
| ty which might come under any Of
the following heads, bring it to
me or write me q letter about it
as soon as possible: Fossil re-
mains (plant or animal); natural
resources mineral, plant, water,
land1; agriculture; flora and
fauna (plants and animals OF both
| useful and nuisance types; his
tory (including Indian remains,
early settlement, folk ways and
i folklore-legends, songs, dances,
dress, superstitions,, contributions
to language such as ChoctaW
"okeh", Algonquin "succotash" and
the word Chunk" from Buncombe
County, North Carolina-growrti
and development, racial elements) ;
transportation: commodaticns
Tourist camps, road houses, dude
ranches, handicraft shops, hotels,
/ fishing, hunting, golf clubs)
| points Of interest unusual build
ings, memorials, communities u.s.
4 ing two or more languages, out
standing engineering structures.
historic houses or sites, small
manufacturing plants, educational
institutions, museums public or
/ private, unusual gardens, churches,
laboratories, musical groups, lit
erary groups, libraries public OF
4 private particular emphasis
i on rare books or collections
i theatres, moving picture houses
radio sending outfits, auditoriunls
and stadia, labor unions, philan'
thropic societies, social service
agencies, haunted houses or other
4 legendary places, sports facllltles
/ &eS440a RAOSGS Va 1SS44@~ =
caves, badlands, waterfalls, parks
books or documents giving infor'
| nation about the county.
/ "Since this information must al
. be gathered and organized befor'
April, may / ask you again to suo
. NIT It as soon as possible. Don
. dismiss this request with TN
4 thought that whatever informa
! ton you may have is unimport
ant; 1t may be very important III
deed for our purpose; all Of US ar
!" inclined to discount the value o
familiar things. am making TIM
request through the countys news
papers because weather and roa
y conditions make any field wor
! almost impossible, and becaus
). this is one government .ProJeC
which may be Of some possible ~
g ture value to the country ana &
, such ought to be done properly
z Let's make Sheridan County
Guide q model Of what guioe
y ought to be. p