, 1890-03-19

anu WIG, " W.. DioNu, n. ~. aalmeI,
L. V. d. Fosh, J. a. Churchill. Thomas
Rouirkir.
Brighton. Colo-J, W. Graytill.
Bloomington, I'LL. B. Scrogin.
Vincennes, Iud-T. j. Coleman.
Evansville. Ind-T. B. Jones.
Norway, Minn-B. j. Borlang. o. C..
Thorpe.
Kansas City-Dr. r. Lawrence.
Fort Collins-C. G. Mautz, c. G..
Lewis, W. G. Durgre.
Golden-H. H. Wheeler.
Colorado Springs w. Father.
Fort Scott, Kas-Henry Hughes.
Carr--M. N. Woodward. W. G. Bart
lett.
Greeley-Dr. F. Henderson, D. ".
Elliott, L. Brooks.
A GREAT MEETING.
The band played at the opera house
corner an hour last evening aud then
marched around town. While sweet
strains from the pieces of eighteen artists
filled the air, citizens filed into the opera
house. At s o'clock all the seats in the
pit and dress circle we're filled. Then the
gallery was invaded. The seating capac-
ity OF the auditorium is 200, and 800
people were in it last evening. The audi
ence was one representative OF Cheyenne,
including its business men and best citi-
zens. OF course, all the visitors were
present, aud a large number of ladies
heard the addresses. A pleasant feature
of the meeting was the temperature of
the house, which was Just right. The
stage setting was a pretty parlor, with an
elegant carpet and richly upholstered
furniture.
After music Hon. j. G. Baird opened
the meeting with these words:
Ladies and Gentlene of Colorado:
On behalf of the city OF Cheyenne |
have the honor to welcome you. OCCUPY
the proud position of representing the
city and her board of trade. Our mayor
is presiding at an important council meet
ing, and delegated me to appear and
speak for him here. Being then duly
authorized, | extend to you the freedom
OF the city, including. of course, the add
tions, aud have fixed it up all right with
the police.
we have here a little city of which
we think a great deal. Its appearance
has never yet brought the blush of shame
to the cheek OF a citizen. Her beauty is
self evident. her enterprise a Droverb and
her eminence established. We believe
that the place is entering Upon an era of
prosperity and gro with u~nequalled by n
western city unless it be Denver. The
position OF the territory is similar, for a
forty third star representing the state OF
Wyoming is soon to be added to the
banner OF the nation. The development
of the resources of the commonwealth
will follow and Cheyenne will receive the
full benefit of this advancement. The
heart becomes stronger with the body.
Few political divisions of this union
posses the latent of Wyoming.
Our forests equal In extent those of
Minnesota, the petroleum fields give
glorious promise, our superficial water
area is great as any OF three-iourths of the
states. we have all the precious metals
and Pennsylvania has no more coal,
while mountains Of iron await the
smelling furnaces. Wyoming is destined,
with all these necessary components, to
be the grandest manufacturing state in
the Union. She will take on a period OF
prosperity that no other state has ever
known. John c. Fremont and his cor
ageous followers planted the American
flag on the towering peak of the Wind
River mountains which now bears his
name, on a glorious Fourth of July
and sang America" While they stood
with barred heads on the snow capped
summit, a honey bee came from some
place and buzzed about them. This visi
tor was one of prophetic flight. The &C.
currence marked the dawn of industrial
supremacy, when the streams of this re
gion would be fringed with factories.
Col. j. r. Burton, a Kansas states
man, was introduced by Mr.. Baird as the
orator OF the evening. He is a very en-
gaging speaker. The colonel is rather
frail of stature, but vigorous and ag-
gressive. His manner is hat OF the alert
DICTATOR.
The distinguished orator, like Henry
Grady, had an Irishman for a father and
and a woman for a mother, andtalksnat-
urally. HIS ~iuencY is marvellous. His
points are in the end brought out clearly,
but SO iowery is he at times hat the idea
is lost in the ornamentation.
Col. Burton said he had to tell the
truth, because there was the birthmark of
a Ratchet over his heart. He then con.
fessed hat Ira r. Holmes, the excursion
manager had promised him a lot to come
here and talk,
To assign the subject of Wyoming and
the arid region to a visitor might seem
an error, but perhaps those at a distance
could study the u and measure
the deGtinies of a section better than men
on the ground. This arid region comprises
a third of the United States, but it is the
richest part of Uncle Sans domain.
Everything that can minister to mans
comfort or heighten his pleasure is found
or NAV be produced here.
Here will be produced a race of men
and women with genius aire and lnteg
rity pure as unalloyed gold. The native
horses have the soundest lungs and
strongest limbs of the equine tribe, r
the men will have clearer brains. There
is a wide difference in the training. In
the Mississippi valley and east, the boys
are delegated to the inspiring task of
feeding swine, but no lad of the arid re.
gion will accept so mean an office.