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To: elmatador who wrote (40526)	10/30/2003 6:34:03 PM
From: EL KABONG!!!	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi elmatador, Apparently, folks on the thread aren't getting through to you... <g> Wyoming is a wonderful state. Lots of mountains, lots of desert, not very populous... There are reasons for the lack of population. Let's just start with water. Wyoming has insufficient water resources to support a burgeoning population. Yes, it sometimes snows a lot there in winter, but that's in the mountains, not the deserts. Wyoming is hugely cold (9 months of the year), necessitating excessive consumption of carbon based fuels for heating purposes. Wyoming is a large state, necessitating excessive consumption of fuels for transportation. Wyoming has no seaports. It is landlocked. It has very few roadways, and those that it has, mostly lead to nowhere, in terms of exporting manufactured goods. Wyoming has a very small manufacturing base simply because it's much more cost effective for manufacturers to locate elsewhere. Wyoming doesn't have a large base of employers. Beyond the obvious (which is largely ranching), Wyoming has government employers, education and a small private service industry for a small population. Wyoming soils are largely incapable of supporting an agricultural base. Many of the land resources belong to the native Americans (American Indians), and cannot be developed. Much of the terrain is mountainous and cannot be developed. Much of the land surface area is without water. In short, insufficient natural resources, a harsh climate, a harsh terrain and geographical distance from coastal areas limit the habitation of Wyoming. At roughly half a million people, Wyoming is near population capacity for what the area can support on its own resources. KJC