, 1889-01-08
A New York Paper Prints a
Batch of Interviews.
Expressions of Opinion From
People of Wyoming.
The Elevation Backed up by
Facts and Figures.

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are sufficiently varied to make them inter
esting to most readers, and certainly cover
the question thoroughly. They all clamor
for statehood at the earliest possible mo
ment.
Especial to the World.l
CHEYENNE, Jan. 3.-"What are the
claims of citizens of Wyoming hat their
territory should be made a state2" was
asked by a Would special correspondent
to day of leading Wyomingites. Their
views, willingly gwen, when it was known
that The World proposed publishing
them, are almost unanimous for immedi-
ate statehood, and present strong reasons
in its favor.
Mr.. j. NJ. Carey, who has served as
congressional delegate from Wyoming for
the past four years. and who has Just been
re elected for an additional term, said: Il
am glad to see the World take this mat
ter up. and sm glad to present to so enter
prising a paper my reasons why Wyoming
should be a state. Wyoming has an area
of over $4,000 square miles, and a popu-
lation of over 100. 900.
The actual wealth of the territory is
not less than 500, 600. 0c0. The territory
has IA capitol building, nearly completed.
which Is a better building than half the
states have; L good pe%uitentlary, univer-
sity, insane asylum, deaf and dumb asy-
lum and other Institutions Tor which the
Indebtedness against the territory is only
$500, 600, or but ten mills on the total
assessed valuation of property. All of
the organized counties are provided with
good public buildings. The cities and
town are well built and provided with
w~aterworks. electric light, sewerage, etc.
The people of the territory raise by taxa
ton for support of schools, county and
city purposes, over twenty times the
amount appropriated by the general gov
erument for territorial uses. The public
school system is of the best. The per-
ccntage of illiteracy in Wyoming, as
shown by the World almanac, i. less
than in any other state or territory.
In the famous discussion on the ad-
mission of Kansas, Douglas stated that
he helped admit Oregon with 40, 900 pop.
~ulation, Florida with As, 900, and that only
two or three territories had 100000 in
habitants when admitted as states; that
Ohio. Illinois, Mississippi, Arkansas,
Missouri, Alabama and Louisiana had not
over $4,000. Illinois, Mississippi, Flor
ada and Oregon were states ten years be-
fore thew reached 100, 600, but in these
days OF railroad development the ratio of
increase is much larger.
Wyoming has untold of
wealth in coal, iron, oil, agricultural and
grazing lands. Twenty million dollars
per annum is the present output of the
coal mines. The production is limited by
the lack of railroad facilities. The agri-
cultural interests of Wyoming are large.
There are almost as many acres of land
ayailahla oc farnc IN Wvomip0 no in Gol
orado. Grazing interests are large; horses,
sheep and cattle are mum bered by mil
lions. The resources are so varied that
a permanent growth Is assured. Since
the organization of the territory with but
5000 inhabitants the growth has been
continuous. While Wyoming has min
erals in abundance, yet, unlike Nevada,
these do not constitute the sole rueans Of
development. The people OF Wyoming
would rather live in a state under adverse
political rule than in a territory with an
administration in accord with them. This
is true of the people of both political par
ties. The people are anxious To become.
and deserve to be, full-fedged American
citizens with all the rights that term i'm
plies These are some of the reasons why
Wyoming should be a state; there are
no good reasons why she should not"
WAITING FOR II WAND OF STATEHOOD.
r. II Warren, ex governor of the terri
tory aud one of the leading business men j..
SAID: Wyoming should be made a state
at once. We have fine public institu-
tons, diversified industries, natural re
sources waiting for the wand of statehood
to Il them into life, and a sentiment of
being able to make a state creditable to
the country strong enough to warrant us
in claiming the boon. An enabling act
passed at once will make two years at
least elapse before We can be admitted,
by which time, with the immense railroad
development even now going on in the
territory, we will be a wealthier and more
%populous community than many of the
older states"
j. w. Lacey. ex. chief Justice of Wyo-
ming, has recently travelled over Wyo-
ming, and finds the people alive to this
question and anxious for its settlement.
He says: Whenever a community can
support a state government, is stable in
character. law abiding and intelligent, it
is ready to govern itself, and these quail.
f~cations ought to figure more than the
mere question of population. If they
were considered, Wyoming would be made
n state at once. The political complexion
would be fixed by future immigration.
Wyoming is at present not a sure Repub.
iiean territory. The present legislature
is Republican on joint ballot; the house is
Republican, the council Democratic. Still,
if Wyoming had a vote in national mat.
tiers, 1 feel confident it would be Repuhli,
can. The land policy of the Democratic
party is considered harsh towards the ter
%ritories, and this tends to help the Repub.
'icans. No matter about politics though,
we want a state"
M: K. Post, a Democrat, who has lived
IN Wyoming for the past twenty years and
twice represented the territory in congress,
is emphatic in his views. 1.-The admission
of Wyoming as a state will be of ~incalcul-
able benefit 1t will stimulate the develop
ment of every interest we have-mineral,