, 1888-01-24
LEADS The LIST.
The First Regular Passenger Train
on the Burlington.
1t Reaches Here in Fine Shape
Sunday Afternoon,
And Brings With 1t a Small Party
of Visitors.

lington from Chicago to Cheyenne via
Omaha, Lincoln, Hastings and Holdrege,
Neb., arrived in this city at 1910 p. m.
on last Sunday. Superintendent Phelan.
with a party of friends from McCook,
Neb., the former home of Mr.. Phelan,
were on board, seizing the first opportu-
nifty to carry to Cheyenne the hearty
greeting of our sister city of McCook,
with whom this city will now be in direct
communication by means of the great
Burlington route.
The party consisted of Thos. Golfer and
j. A, Cordial, comprising the law firm of
Golfer & Cordial. of McCook; G. f. Bah
cock, ex-receiver of the United States
land Office at McCook; John f. Majors
and j. E. Kelley, secretary of the Nc
Cook board of trade, all of whom were
the guests of Superintendent Phelau, and
who visited Cheyenne for the first time.
They are emphatic in praise of this city,
and say that after McCook she will be
the handsomest scity on the line of the
new division of. the Burlington. Chief
Dispatcher j.. f. Kenyon, of Holyoke,
vas also OF the party.
The train was pulled by engine No.
11G, in charge of Engineer +. L. Robin
son, one OF the ~company's Oldest and
most reliable engineers, and the train was in
charge of Conductor p. +. Cassidy, one
of the most accomdating and gentlemanlY
conductors of the entire system. Pullman
Conductor McAdams was in charge of the
Sarnia, a brand new sleeper just out of
the company's shops. A large delegation
of citizens were at the depot upon the
arrival of the train and from the time
that it entered the city limits, hats and
handkerchief were waved from every
house on the line in token of welcome.
The advent of the Burlington fills a long
felt want in Cheyenne. Opposition is
the life of trade, and a new era of pros
perity for the city is certainly indicated in
the near future as a result thereof. We
rejoice at the unanimous feeling of good
will which everywhere prevails towards
the Burlington and feel warranted by
what we knew of the history of that
company to guarantee a continuance of
same. The new road opens up East
of us, Il section of country
that has never produced anything
for Cheyenne, save that it furnished n
range for the vast herds of cattle that
roamed over it for years. This is so no
longer. The settler, the tiller of the soil,
with his sturdy sons and daughters, whose
immigration has always been the chief So
licitudc of the Burlington, and whose IN
stinted efforts have caused the wilderness
to blossom as the rose along every mile of
their road in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, are al
ready following in their wake, and within
a year thousands Of settlers will have
made their homes along the line of this
road and within $50 miles of Cheyenne.
The result, in its effect upon Chey-
enne's future, can be with difficulty esti-
mated. The Burlington is to be con-
graduated in having the good judgment
to place the management of this division
in the hands of Superintendent Phelan.
Genial, hearty and aifable, in manner, his
acquaintance alone is needed to secure for
him the friendship of all who know him.
As a judge Of human nature and a keen
man of business, Mr.. Phclan has few
equals and no superior5. A Western man
himself, he knows the wants of the West,
and no opportunity is neglected by him to
advance the interest of which he is in
charge.
Mr.. Phelan was for nine years with
what was formerly known as the West
Wisconsin railroad, now the Chicago, St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad. He
was with the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul for five years, and with the Burlington
for the past six years. SO that Cheyenne, as
well as the Burlington, has reason to fclic-
itatc herself upon the fact that the inter
csts Of the new railroad arc in charge of
such a man. THE LEADER takes occasion
to remark in passing that we are credibly
informed that Mr.. Phclan is a true and
tried Democrat and a worker in the cause,
and while We do not say that he will allow
his political faith to in any wise affect the
execution of his duties as a railroad Off
cial, yet we miss our guess if he is not
heard from in the future.
Another fact we are pleased to note in
connection with the management of the
new road is that strict orders have been
issued to all employees in the train service
by the superintendent, that the use of in
toxicating liquors by any employee while on
OF. off duty will be followed by an immedi-
ate discharge upon the facts being known.
This will insure for the travelling public
such a train service as is indispensable in
securing reasonable safety to the travelling
public and will meet with the hearty APP
proval of our citizens.
His business Booming
Fred Bohnstedt, the new and second
hand dealer at IT'S Eddy street, adjoin.
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