, 1889-01-08

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fights shy of territories. The deposits of
oil, coal, soda, copper, gold and silver are
but beginning to be known to the outside
world. The vast business that will be
developed when adequate railroad faGili-
ties reach us has already caught the eye
of the railroad corporations, and they are
pushing their roads towards this territory.
We should have a state, we need the SER
vices of two senators and a delegate with a
vote to aid in the development OF the
young commonwealth.
YES, LET HER COME IN.
S. d. Shannon, secretary of the terri
tory-"Well, yesl let her come into the
state sisterhood if she through her repre-
sentatives in congress gives assent. There
has never been a rule established as to
the amount of population requisite.
Moral, social and material conditions
which obtain in Wyoming must better fit
her for statehood thar did those of other
territories hich have been admitted. If
the roc popuLi, as shown by a constitu-
tional convention, crys for statehood, let's
have it. As a Democrat my opinion is
yesl It's no dead sure thing that Wy
oming, when she is ready to don the to0d
uiriiis, will have a Republican majority.
Let's risk it.
q. W., Vallery, representative of the
Burlington railway system in Wyoming,
is of the opinion That from the point of
view of the railroads, Wyoming should be
a state as soon as possible. Investors In
railroads dislike to see heavy expenditures
made in territories. The moment Wyo-
ming becomes a state the railroad people
will rush their roads for the first pull at
her resources of coal, iron, oil and live
stock and the projected mileage of rail-
roads, already large, will be doubled"
N. r.. Davis, bank president and stock
mani lived in Colorado when it was a
territory and when admitted as a state.
Wyoming has more varied resources, more
wealth per capita, a more permanent class
of settlers, more railroads than Colorado
had, and | IN emphatic in the belief
that if admitted as a state our growth
will be even more phenomenal than that
of Colorado. L don want to be United
States senator or go to congress. L don't
want any political Office, but for my own
and my neighbor's interests l a to
see this territory made a state at the
earliest possible moment. The World is
a great paper to look away out here after
us, and it has my best wishes for lis sue
cess.
Willis Van Devanter, member of the
Wyoming legislature, says: AN enabling
act passed Immediately by congress would
admit us as a state in about two years,
and would find US at the end of that time
with at least 100000 population and
wealth greater proportionately than any
ofthe other territories seeking admission.
ALL THE EoPLE WANT IT.
Nj. G. Brown, lawyer, Laramie City
Il have lately travelled all over Wyoming
Territory and find the universal expression
of the people to be favorable to immediate
statehood Nothing, in my opinion.
would aid so much the development of
our Datural u as admission into
the Union, with power TO make our "
laws"
j. G. Baird, one of the leading Demo-
cratic lawyers of the territory, thinks ''the
people would be benefited by statehood in
many ways. First, congress has placed a
limitation on the Indebtedness that may
be contracted by the territory, which is
too contracted for the necessities of proper
development. Then, statehood would
draw immigration; it would attract loan
ing capital at a low rate of interest. The
political complexion Of the prospective
state is a secondary consideration. Nearly
every citizen prefers home officials, no
matter what their politics. This, however,
is not in itself sufficient to demand state
hood. If it can be demonstrated that the
means to meet the increased expenses are
forthcoming there will be no objections
from any political party"
Col. A. L. Rabbit, prominent in the
stock raising and mining business, thinks
Wyoming lacks nothing at present to
entitle her to admission to the sisterhood
of states. Emigration has natural and
sagac!ous prepossesslons In favor Of such
attractive fields OF enterprise as are pre-
sented by virgin statehood, wherein en-
lightened home rule affords the assurance
of quic&ened development. With but
one exception this has been the rule, and
in the case of an empire like Wyoming,
possessing such incompatible wealth in
minerals, grazing and agricultural lands,
with an intelligent population, congress
may wisely, on the score of a liberal pub
lie policy, accord the rights and advan-
tages OF statehood without too exacting a
reference to a standard of population.
The people of this territory are much in
earnest on this question, and are eager for
citizenship in Its most complete sense
Rev. X. f.. Field, representative of
Presbyterianism for Wyoming, Colorado
and Utah, says; The church is inter
ested in statehood only as the enabling act
looks to the development OF the great re-
sources of Wyoming, thereby increasing
the population. New towns mean social
centres wherl the church may exert its
influence. The impression ii general that
statehood would bring to Wyoming mate
rial prosperity. This implies religions
prosperity. History shows that benefits
follow the birth of a state"
L. B. Adams, secretary of the Wyo-
ming Stock Growers Association, says:
"Wyoming's admission as a state would
cause increased immigration. The agita-
ton of the question by the World will
call attention to us and aid US. The man
ayers of railroads are usually credited
with being far seeing business men, and
many of them are looking toward Wyo.
ming as a future field for extensive opera.
tons. We need more direct representa-
tion in Washington. Our delegate does
all that man could do, but he lsbors under
immense disadvantages and must con-
tinue to do SO until we become a state"