As the surface of the state invites to contemplation and satisfies the most ardent lover of nature’s work, so beneath these masterpieces of omnipotent mechanism lies buried a material wealth as inexhaustible as are the sands of the sea shore. Black diamonds, the coal of commerce, underlie more than one-half of the state, and Wyoming could warm the nations for a century without material shrinkage of the supply. Nature’s active laboratory seems to be located directly under this keystone of American commonwealths, for chemical combinations and experiments there conducted have given us not only the gems from the mountains, but pearls from the ocean depths. Every mineral of value known to commerce or manufactures is found in greater or less quantity, and the iron mines are the marvel of all beholders. The oil fields of the state are greater than those of Pennsylvania and Ohio combined, and the soda lakes are the glory and pride of the continent. We are blessed with the raw material for a great manufacturing community, and the soil of our valleys is like unto the delta of the Nile. The cloudless days of nearly all the year, and the bracing winds that chase o’er plain and hill drive malaria far away, and physical development becomes perfect. Wyoming is nature’s bonded warehouse. Here are stored the treasures of a continent, but for ages the doors have been securely fastened and the seals are yet unbroken. Intelligent research will find the keys and deliver the goods to a waiting world for the pleasure, comfort and enchantment of the people. To this end we invite the prospector to come within our gates and swell the number of developers. Already blessed with a home-loving and patriotic citizenship, the topography and climatic conditions of the state will stimulate Republican sentiment among all classes, and as the years and the ages roll by Wyoming will be pointed to as the birthplace of true Democracy, the land of freedom to men and women, the one spot in nature’s wide domain where the laws are made by the governed, without regard to sex. As we now lift our eyes to Andorra, the oldest Republic, nestled securely in the fastnesses of the Pyrenees, and thank God that one tribe has preserved a Republican form of government for twelve hundred years by reason of its bravery and love for human liberty, so as the history of the world’s progress is written in future years, will the eyes of all people turn to this commonwealth as the land where brave men and fair women, free men whom the truth makes free, equally hold in trust, and sacredly preserve the rights and liberties of the people.