, 1889-03-13
RATES or ADyRRTIsING.
JNO. p.
Editor
ON TO BUFFALO.

we nave ucaTu II sureWuIy ObSeTNSu
that while the people of Wyoming are
bestirring themselves to advertise our re-
sources to the outside world few even Of
o%ur.own people really appreciate the mag
nitude of the resources about which they
talk so glibly. The scope of country
which the territory embraces is SO vast,
the range of product is so varied. the
variety of mineral productions SO great
and the means of travel usually 10 labori-
Gus that We have not yet secured in any
specific and comprehensive form the data
upon which TO base with absolute GER
tainty the extent of our material posses
sions. The concensuso of opinion regard
ing Wyoming, the least advertised of all
the territories. freely acknowledges the
vastness of its u and the variety
OF its products, but as a rule all refer
ence 20 our possessions consists of gencr-
alizations. There is a striking exception
to this in the matter OF coal, of which we
know by Mine Inspector Epperson's re-
port over a million and a halt tons were
mined last year, and also in the case of
livestock. Time and statistics will, how
ever, eventually remedy this evil.
Situated TO the northwest of Cheyenne,
over $50 miles from railroad communion
tlou, a town has sprung up in the past
seven or eight years which has shown ex-
traordiDary enterprise in the face of great
difficulties. It's growth has been unaided
by any artificial stimulation. 1t has sim
ply grown because the rich surrounding
country has grown and because its citi-
zens, though far removed from railroads,
have been filled with an irrepressiblc en-
terprise which kept them pretty close to
the head of the procession.
The question, Why should the Chcy-
cnne x Northern be extended to Buffalo
and johnson county, is now a live one.
The unanimous feeling here is that the
road should be extended without delay.
Looking at it from the standpoint of the
railroad company what Justification would
there be for the great expenditure neces-
sary in building the road2 This question
is satisfactorily answered in another col
umn of this issue by Mr.. Thomas j.
Bouton, the accomplished young editor Of
the Buffalo Echo. His presentation Of
the case is lucid and convincing. 1t
proves the truth of our proposition that
even residents of Wyoming know too little
of the resources and material possessions
of the territory.
With such facts before them and such
rich resources almost within their grasp,
the matter of the extension to Buffalo
should no longer be left TO speculation or
indefinite promise. A section which has
done wonders without a railroad would
perform miracles with one. No road can
now go there on an uncertainty. The
country has already been weighed in the
balance and not found wanting. 1t is the
most inviting and accessible field for
railroad enterprise now offered in the ter
ritory. The Cheyenne & Northern has
the inside track of all other roads. Its
extension to Buffalo would do more for
the general good of the territory than the
construction Of any other road, because it
would bring into close connection two
widely separated sections of the territory.
The extension to Buffalo should and
will be made, because it is a matter of
sound business policy.