, 1889-01-08
Wholesome Effect of the Shop
Matter on the Town.
Owners Called Out of Bed to Hear
Bids on Real Estate.
The Great Contract Has Been
Signed and Forwarded.
SIGNED, SEALED AND SENT.

of the Union Pacific. The document, as
read at the board of trade and council
meetings Saturday, had been duly signed
by the mayor, attested by the city clerk
and adorned with the corporate seal. The
letter was placed aboard Sunday evenings
east bound train and quite a party accom-
panied the bearer OF the precious missive
to the depot. 1t is expected that the
news of the attachment of the signatures
of the railway officials to the contract will
reach the city before the expiration of the
week.
1t is pretty certain that ground will be
broken for the shops before the page of
the calendar devoted to January has been
thrown in the waste basket
H EFFECT.
The announcement of the coming of
the shops in Sunday mornings LEADER
has had a most wholesome effect. Many
real estate deals were made Saturday
night. They were at it even Sunday and
the Offices were crowded yesterday. Men
who have been making the poverty plea
for six months were anxious to buy almost
anything and perfectly willing to plank
down a goodly amount of cash to bind the
bargain. Fewdeeds were filed for record,
but it is expected that the new county
clerk and his aids will be kept busy filing
documents for many weeks. The evil
denc1 IS of transfer were not presented
yesterday for the reason that the Office
was about to change hands.
Reporters learned of several instances
where men were called from their beds
to consider propositions for the sale of
realty.
Many improvements will be made about
the city at once. Painters and carpenters
have been engaged to improve and build
houses so soon as the weather permits. A
number of new residences will be erected
Immediately. The planning mill and iron
foundry, both of which had decreased
forces, will be operated with a full compile
men of men. Everything will brighten
up, and with Cheyenne booming the en-
tire territory will be prosperous.
A GOOD
Everyone is elated over the promptness
and unanimity with which the company's
proposition of the Union Pacific was acted
upon by the board of trade and the city
council. Every man in town heartily en-
dorses the action of both bodies. All
seem satisfied that a more advantageous
contract could not have been made. The
city gives little, and the bread cast upon
the waters returns a hundred fold.
OPINIONS OF CITIZENS.
With hearty accord the business men
and citizens in general figuratiyely shake
hands with themselves. They agree that
no power on earth can now retard the
rapid progress of the city. Here is ii
composite interview, the result of apply
ing the reportorial pump to more han
half a hundred representative Cheyenne
ties:
The Magic City has been born again.
We are entitled to those shops, but it is a
matter of congratulation that we are re-
quired to make a slight sacrifice to get
them. No, sir. l don't consider the
bonus high. They say that Denver
offered $3.50, 900 in clean cash and plenty
of ground, and nearly any other city il
the West would gladly give that sum.
Our subsidy is really insignificant. If
the town grew without the shops via
ducts would be necessary, and the compa.
ny will soon repay the expenditure by
annually coughing up a handsome SUN
for taxes. By the way. it's little short
of a miracle that exemption from
taxation was not insisted upon.
L believe it would have been
granted. The right ofway through those
suburban streets is a very small thing.
That 100 acre reservoir aud park plat is
dirt cheap at 81. so an acre, and the town
needs it. 1t was mighty considerable of
the company TO insert that clause about
free transportation for the building of the
viaducts and extension of the water works
system. One thing that helped the town
was its excellent reputation for law and
order. Several large strikes have occurred
here, but never yet have dissatisfied EN-
ployes resorted to violence. OF course
nothing of the sort would be tolerated
here. Make other towns envious? OF
course it will. l expect there's crashing
of teeth and tearing of hair in several
quarters. It's Oh eyen ne's turn 10 crow,
my boy, but let's be charitable. Remem-
Der the fable that the camel desired horns
and lost his ears. Our cup of prosperity
is OVERLOOKING right now. Warren2 Why
that mans a whale. The appellation
daisy is too ordinary for a genius of his
character-he's a fall-blown calla-lly. l
believe the sphinx would succumb to that
four ace smile of his. Col. Rabbit, T.
Kent and several others have also been
active in this matter. / say hurrah for
the board Of trade. It's the solemn duty
of every eligible citizen to become a mem
Der of the chamber of commerce. Super