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Show WASHMTOK IN TOURING 10H0 The Wyoming Times says. Continuing their journey westward in charge of Immigration Commissioner Commission-er Schenclc of Cheyenno. tho party of ; newspaper and magazine men, touring Wyoming, arrived In Evanston last Sunday morning In their special car at 10 o'clock, and were met at the do-pot do-pot by an enthusiastic gathering of citizens. The "Knights of the Quill" were later escorted to the Bon restaurant, where they were royally entertained at breakfast, the rooms and tables being be-ing beautifully decorated for tho occasion. oc-casion. The next move was a short trip up the river In automobiles and return to Dvanston. Then at 11:30 tho party loft for the Neponset ranch 22 miles north of this city, the .following automobiles auto-mobiles being pressed Into service for the occasion, Sollor. Qulnn, Blvth WIclts. Stahley, Reancy, Carse "and Chapman. Thoso In tho party aside from tho guests and drlvnrs were: Messrs. Stono, Hatten, Sloan, RubscI and Thomas Blyth. At the Neponset ranch the centle-mon centle-mon were entertained In excellent style at a sage chicken dinner, which was made more appetizing with fresh fruits and vegetables grown In tho gardens at the place. The party was ontertainod at tho ranch until 5:30 p. in., and left with a. very favorable impression of tho surroundings, un-btlntlng un-btlntlng words of prnlne for tho hosts and the sumptuous spread prepared In tholr honor. Returning to Evanston Jn the qyen. ing tho "scribes" were again dined at tho Bon restaurant and left for the east on No. 4, their visit promising that tho stato of Wyoming will .bo advertised ad-vertised as ne-er before In Its hlstorv to which Evanston will contribute ' ' prominent space and tho enst will behold be-hold progress and opportunities in the west which will bo surprising to them. Mr. Schenck and the State Board of Immigration deserve credit for this move and bearing the expciiBo of giving our 6tnto such a great and valuable ad these newspapor men representing a dallv circulation in papers pa-pers and magazines of from twenty to twenty-flvo millions. They are mostly all Washington representatives and of the best on the map. The gentlemen wore invited to visit. tho oil Holds but did not hnvo llnio, and said they saw it from tho train and would gie It valuable spncr along wiih our other varlwl resources. Thoy wore- favorably Impressed with conditions condi-tions as a whole, and promised our torritorv a "lilg 'boom." Membsro of tho Party. George Rothwell Brown. Washington Washing-ton Posi and magazines. Oswald Schottc, Chicago Inter-Oceun. Inter-Oceun. George Grlswold Hill, New York Tribune. Walter J. Fahy, Omaha World-Herald, World-Herald, Lincoln Stato Journal, Lob Angoles Tribune. W. R. iMacDonald, Washington Times, Baltimore News, Philadelphia Times, Boston Journal, Cleveland News. Frank B. Lord, National Monthly, National Nows Service. Theodore Tlllor, Washington Times, Atlanta Georgian, Richmond Virginian, Virgin-ian, Savannah Press. John Corrigan, Jr., Atlanta Constitution, Consti-tution, New York Sun, Charlotte, N. C, Observer, Undo Remus' Mngazlnc. James II. Butner, Associated Press, Savannah Morning Nojws. W. L. Stoddard, Boston Transcript. Henry E. Joy, Nownrk, N. J, Star. W. A. Du Puy, the Du Puy Syndicate, Syndi-cate, Uyontv nowspapers, The Scientific Scien-tific Amorlcan. John Lorance. Boston Advertiser. Hugh S. Miller, Chicago Examiner, Hoar6t Syndicate Joseph A. Brcckons, Baltimore American, Am-erican, Denver Republican. |