, 1889-10-23
WYomInG's SHOWING.
Governor Warren's Annual Re-
port.
Why Wyoming Needs Imme-
diate Statehood.
Unsurveyed Lands :
ture-Stock Raising.
Governor warren's Report.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.-Francis 4.
Warren, governor of Wyoming territory.
has filed with the secretary of the interior
his report for the year ended June 80,
1889. The population OF the territory is
estimated at from 95. 1000 to los, 600
against 9,1lS in 1870. The people OF
Wyoming says the governor want
statehood. Men who lave braved all the
perils OF pioneer life, have laid broad and
deep foundations OF future homes, towns
and cities and have treasured up means
that is to uphold the commonwealth, are
not unmindful of the advantages Of state
government. Although the present ad-
ministration has greatly relieved the sit
uation by appointing territorial officers
from the bona fide residents OF the terri.
tory where they are to serve, yet the peo-
pie know from past experience what it is
to live under a territorial form of govern
ment. governed by strangers with little or
no knowledge of the territory and indiffer-
ent to its future growth and prosperity. "
The assessed valuation of all property
in 1888 was 33l ,43l 900 against IS, $40.
600 in 1880, and Sc. 924, 900 in 1870.
These statements. the governor says, do
uO iCplCoSub hOIC tudn OuC-tulIut pIOD-
ably not more than one fourth of the ac-
tual valuation. The financial standing OF
Wyoming, the report states, Is high, the
bonds Of the territory being 6 per cent IN
terest sold at l26 premium, and territorial
warrants are always sold at par and
promptly paid when presented.
The royernor urges upon congress the
adoption Of a more liberal policy In the
matter Of surveying public lands. The
inability of q settler to obtain a legal
right to the land selected by him for u
home, it is stated, has worked three fold
injury, first to the government which re-
ceives no pay for the land; next to the
county and territory which derive no rev.
enue from it, and lastly the settler who
can obtain no title to land he is hazarding
his improvements which are of no value
to him in a commercial sense as he can
neither sell nor mortgage them.
Moreover, there are large tracts of I'm
surveyed land which are valuable for other
purposes than agriculture. There are i'm
mense oil fields and coal beds and vast
forests of valuable timber yet unsurveyed.
In its present unknown condition it is im-
possible to protect the forests against the
depredations OF INSCRIPTIONS men and
the development of the coal and oil lands
is retarded by the impossibility of survey
ing them under the present restrictions.
The aggregate number of acres dis
posed OF during last year under the pub
lie land laws, including selections by rail
roads was 30l, 375 acres.
Upon the subject of stock raising the
governor says good profits can be made in
the cattle business of to day if properly
conducted and the encouraging future OF
the business is that the stockmen are
adopting better methods of management.
The rea enable increase is the price of
cattle product, which is sure to come
soon, will make cattle raising in Wyoming
one of the most lucrative industries known
anywhere under the head oil legitimate
pursuits.
The settlement of farmers and grang-
ars upon agricultural lands has caused a
division in the area of open country. but
there yet remains a wide field for the cat
tie business.
While the contraction of open ranges
and the decrease in the animals handled
in the old way has necessarily lessened the
cattle industry in Wyoming during the
last few years, it is believed ultimately
that stock farming, or the combinin: of
agriculture aud stock raisiDg-crops being
raised IN streams and arabic lands, and
live stock ranging outside and on or near
the ranges, will greatly increase the num-
Der Of cattle, also the weight. quality aud
profits in the territory, until there will
be more cattle raised in Wyoming than at
any time in the past.