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Wyoming Seen by Ex-Iowan: Rich Resources Highlight State
A former Iowa writer from the Elgin Echo shares impressions of Wyoming's landscape and prospects. He praises agricultural potential, dry and irrigation farming, and a thriving resource base including coal, oil, natural gas, iron, asbestos, phosphates, and timber. The piece notes Wyoming’s cool summers, harsh winters, and scenic national forests and parks as signs of a developing, diverse economy.
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