, 1885-02-11
WHICH a Ir nEf

lis conceded By the gentlemen who
Incorporated the Cheyenne, Black Hills
& Montana Railway company, that they
were moved 10 act in the matter from a
ems Of self-prctection to their extensive
interests in this city. They. as a CON-
pzny. entered into a contacf with the
county for 100000 worth OF county
bonds. with the same protective idea in
view.
There is no doubt that these gentle
men were sincerely Of the bcliefthat they
would be able to float the enterprise to n
successful termination. But a reaction in
the country's finances occurred. and OF
course. all building projects of
= semi-public character were affected.
Eastern capital sought the bottom Of the
~proserbial stocking. Men Of money
stand idly BY with hands in pockets and
wonder what's the lookout for spring. SO
the idea Of obtaining the assistance OF
eastern capital is necessarily abandoned
for the present And, it goes without
saying, that we haven't the capital to
spare from our home business TO
build the road.
Thus the matter stands: The home
company has the contract for the bonds
Of the county. and is, apparently. power
less 70 raise the funds TO build the road
and run trains 80 as to capture tho bonds.
The Union Pacific folks have two roads
staked out. but no edge on the bonds Il
looks therefore, Judging from present ap-
pearanccs. that sit isn't in the wind
at present to build the new road,
Ifthere is to be n railroad built from
Cheyenne northward this season, some-
body should be up and stirring" If our
home company cannot build the road,
some other company should be given the
opportunity to do 70. Ii being conceded
that the cohesive sentiment Of the home
company Is II northern nilroad for self
protection, il should be an easy matter
To arrange with some other company TO
receive tho rights and privileges of tho
home company in consideration Of build
ing the road.
Il occurres TO ms that there are only
two other COMPANIES to look TO for such
an arraneement-the Union Pncific and
the Burlington. The former road will be
the most seriously affected Of the two Dy
the extension of the Sioux City-North-
western road through northern Wyoming.
The Union Pacific is vitality interested in
the building ofa branch from Cheyenne
to the great grnzinR. farming, oil and coal
fields Of northwestern Wyoming. Tho
Burlington folks have long had a hungry
eye on these same fields Indeed they
have already secured immense coal tracks
up there. They have only to build
about sixty miles Of a line to connect
Cheyenne with Chicago That accom-
plished, wisdom dictates a northern feeder,
and they are laying the foundation for
that end.
Now. proceeding on the one vital idea
the necessity Of such a road-THE
LEADER thinks that it but uttcn the
unanimous opinion Of this community,
when Il says, as il does now, that Il our
home company cannot build the road, let
it resign and assign It's rights either to the
Burlington or to the Union Pacific folks
No one is base enough to charge the men
who compose the home company, with
playing dog in the Manager" A road at
any reasonable cost. Is the crying demand
Of the people Sentiment must give way
10 necessity. If our hands are weak, let
US rely upon hands that are strong. Any
corporation that will build the road is a
friend to Cheyenne
What say our friends who compose the
home eompany2