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Show Dude Ranch Industry Rapidly Expanding The rapid expansion of the dude ranch industry in western states and the evident antieipaj. tjon by "Dude Wranglers" of greatly increased patronage this season is indicated in the 1940 edition of "Dude Ranches Out West", a beautifully printed and illustrated book recently issued by the Union Pacific Railroad. "Last Years Book," said W. S. Basinger, genera passenger traffic traf-fic manager, "contained detailed information on seventy-five dude ranches in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Ore-gon, Colorado, Nevada, and Cali-1 Cali-1 fornia, as well as in Jackson Hole, Wind River and Green River, Continental Divide and Snowy Range, which is all in Wyoming "But this year," he continued, "It was necessary to greatly en-largen en-largen the book so that complete information could be given concerning con-cerning 102 dude ranches now operating in the same territory. The growth in number is convincing convin-cing evidence that dude ranch vacationing is not only mounting in popularity, but that "dude wranglers", or operators, expect this to be their greatest year." |