The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-30

Old Timer" Makes n Startling Propo-
sition-His Arguments.
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TO The Editorot The Leader.
CHEYENNE, Nov. 20, 1879.
Having accompanied the legislative
excursion party to Denver, where I
spent my time instead of going to the
mountains, 1 met in the former place
some of the leading business men, also
many of the city and state officials.
The conversation of these gentlemen
turned invariably to Cheyenne affairs,
and the business outlook for the future
for southeastern Wyoming. OF course,
railroad matters became the principal
topic, for Denver desires a northern
outlet for the Denver Pacific, and COM
m%unication with northern Wyoming
and southern Dakota. One Of the
most far-seeiHg and prosperous mer-
chants of Denver expressed the greatest
confdencein a speedy construction of a
railroad from Cheyenne northward, and
affirmed that Colorado capitalists would
do their share to promote the enter
prise. He insisted that the interests.of
Cheyenne and Denver were identical,
and the people of both localities should
stand shoulder to shoulder In their eff
forts for future development. Apron
iment u. S. official, who is supposed to
be the mouthpiece of a u. S. Senator
from Colorado, preached the novel
scheme of attaching southeastern Wy
oming to Colorado. Said he: .
Unless you become a part of Colora-
do, you will continue to labor under Sc
rious disadvantages in trying to build
up your section. A territory has no
weight or influence; public enterprises,
such as building railroads, opening and
developing mines, on account of the
apparent insecurity to capital invested
in them, under territorial organization,
generally suffer and often fail entirely.
Your people have for years been trying
to advance your material interests by
the construction of a railroad north
ward; but what have you accomplished?
Nothing, Sir, nothingI Far different
would have been the results, if your
section had formed part of a powerful
SUBSEQUENTLY in itself-powerful and
influential in the nation. Remain part
of Wyoming, and you will for the next
decade experience no change for the bet
ter IN your affairs; you will simply plod
along, and secure IL bare livelihood.
But become a part of Colorado, and you
will soon see a perfect transformation.
The whole people of the state will at
once take an interest in your affairs;
capital will be offered you to advance
your public enterprises, and powerful
influences at home and at Washington
will be brought to bear in your inter
est. If your people understand where
their true interests lie, they will with
out delay petition congress for annexa-
ton to Colorado ~ .
Thus spoke the Coloradan, and /
must admit that his statements APP
pearedi sensible and to the point. While
| gave no answer to his proposition,
the subject matter filed my mind dur
ing my return trip to Cheyenne, and
since my return home. My impressions
are favorable to the proposed scheme,
and l wish to lay the matter before the
people of Laramie county, for consider
alton and discussion. Many points adj
vanced by the Denver gentleman are
well taken, and if we can secure the
speedy development of our county by
becoming n part of Colorado, who will
oppose the annexation scheme? Lara
mic county, the southeastern corner of
Wyoming, could be annexed to Colora-
do, without a great disturbance of the
geographical lines of the country; there
would be no opposition to the measure
from any influential source; and if ac-
complished, it would insure us the
speedy construction of a railroad to
Montana and the Black Hills. What
does the LEADER think of the scheme?
OLD TIMER.