, 1890-02-07
The Biggest of Its Kind in Chey-
enne's History.
Three Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Dollars Involved
And Over Two Thousand Acres
of Land Sold.
Nothing But Outside Property In
the Purchase.
Activity in Real Estate Started
With a Whirl.

A single real estate transaction in which
the consideration involved is $3.50, 900 is
sufficient to start the average citizen of
Cheyenne from lethargy and cause him
to inquire what is striking US.
The deal was closed in this city yester-
day. The number OF acres of land in.
volved is 2,030 and they are situated
north, east, west aud south of the town,
800 acres south, 480 acres north, $50
acres east aud the balance west and
northwest. Negotiations for the deal
have been pending for several months
past The property has been in the
hands OF G. D. Kelley and John Hess,
the Burlington real estate man, who have
finally effected its sale. The purchasers
are the Interior Land & Immigration
company, which is composed chiefly Of
Ira R. Holmes, president. j. Fl. York,
Ed. York and A. N. York. These gen
tlemen have long made a business of real
estate which they have tackled and dis
posed of in every booming town in the
Western country.
The land which they have purchased
includes the Holdrege addition and Hol-
drege lot, north of the boulevard, and the
LOO acres Of land held by McCague
Bros, the Omaha bankers.
A special meeting of the city council
was held last evening to pass upon the
question of the extension OF the water main
down Snyder street, across the Union
Pacific track into a parcel of land pur-
chased by the Interior Land company.
The extension involved is about ten
blocks. All the members we're present
except Alderman Roberts. Mayor Riner
was in the chair. Among those present
we're Ira r. Holmes, Wylie Brown, of
Garden City. Ks, Fl. B. Conner of the
same town, j. IL. York. Ed York, Frank
Semple, the Denver passenger and ticket
agent of the Union Pacific, T. A. Kent,
A. d. Kelley, Marshall johnson and T.
F. Durbln.
A statement of the request of the COM
pany for water service was made by
Mayor Riner. An Informal talk followed
during which j. H. York appeared by
request and stated the urgent necessity
which existed for the water service on
their lands. They were about to adver-
tise this as among the advantages of the
property which they offered for sale, aud
didn't wish to make any false representa-.
tons. They intended to at Cnce improve
this property and had arranged with the
street car company to extend the line
there as soon as twenty-five houses we're
built. There was already a demand for
residences, and they intended to supply
1t and build up a FOOD neighborhood.
The mayor thought the cost of extern
sion would not exceed $500.
Mr.. Brown, the Garden City, Kas.,
lawyer, was asked to address the meeting.
He first spoke of the meu composing the
Interior company and said that through
their efforts great portions of Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado and California were
settled up. They we're now ready to turn
all their attention this way. 1t was
necessary that there should be CO opera
ton. To the West there was a boom at
Salt Lake, to the South there was d boom
at Fort Worth. Here in Cheyenne In the
center of the great transcoutineutal
trunk line everything was ripe for a great
real estate movement. In two and a
half years he had added $4,000 immi
grants to Southwestern Kansas. Similar
things would be done here. There were
two things to make a country go: First
advertising, second people. The move
ment 10Y ~inaugurated would double the
population of Cheyenne in a year. A
gentleman to his right had said the
town would have a population of
10000 in five years. There was
no reason why it should not have 40, 900.
lie knew something about the men at the
head OF the movement. They we're the
finest combination of energy and capacity
he had ever met. All that was needed
was for the people to extend the right
hand of fellowship, to give a cordial well
come to all new corners and then each
man putting his shoulder to the wheel
would inaugurate a movement that would
astonish the natives.
Passenger Agent Semple said that the
. Union Pacific was IN hearty cooperation
with the movement. He knew Mr..
Holmes and was well acquainted with his
rustllng abilities and the amount OF good
. service he had done in the Western coun.
try. He thought that before next fall
1000 excursionists could be brought here
from Denver alone and wouldn't neglect
the opportunity himself to buy some real
estate.
When asked if any arrangements had
been made for excursions he said that ex.
c%ursious would be run from Denver twice
q month, a rate of SO for the round trip
having been secured.
The council decided that Just SO soon
as TWENTY-FIVE houses were in process of
construction on the Interior Land COM
pauy's property the water main would be
extended.
An adjournment was then had.