, 1890-04-24
A GRAND PURPOSE.
Realty Men Organizing to Syste-
maticaIIy Advertise the Town.
An Enthusiastic Meeting of Leading
Operators Last Evening.
Earnest Discussion of Topics of
Vital Interest to Cheyenne.

Y. Bridges, j. w. O'COnnor, Theo
Menzts, A. W. Stubs, f. d. Sloan,
Marshall johnson, James NJ. Newman,
Emil Dion, E. MagneG, A. d. Kelley. V.
Baker, j. W. Burton. Charles Argos
heimer, j. X. Single, c. d Kelley,
Prot. Sanders. Mayor Riner. A. J. Par
shall, Henry Conway. d. w. Gill. Allen
Chapman, II. Glafcke, (. Bernard, Geo.
L. Abbott, W. N. Woodward, John E
Lawrence, E. T. Gadd, Frank E. Sitter,
A. c. Snyder, f. d. Carper, John APP
person, W. A. Richards, Mr.. Kinnison,
Mr.. Taylor of the Kansas City Globe,
Mr.. Bennett, Mr.. Merritt, Mr.. Gibbon,
]. F. Willett, Mr.. Gibbon and Mr.. WIer.
By unanimous consent Mai Glaicke
was called to the chair and the reporters
present were asked to act in the capacity
of secretaries.
The object Of the meeting was stated
In a spirited speech by Theodore Menges.
He said that men succeeded in all lines of
business as much by their determination
to do SO as through any special ability
which they might display. This applies
as much to the real estate business as
any other line. In all parts of the coun
try men are constantly on the lookout Tor
places tO locate or in which to make ia
vestments. These men can only be
reached in one way and that way is
through advertising. They have ques.
tons to ask in regard to our possessions
and esource and these We must be pre-
pared to answer. During the past month
sales have been made here amounting to
over a million dollars. Every man
who invested should be interested in see
ing the town go ahead and willing to con
tribute his share to the result.
He had heard substantial citizens OF Chey-
enne. say they were not in favor of a
boom, but wanted a good substantial
steady growth for the town, What
might this mean? That a town started in
the central portion of the terrific y whose
people welcomed a boom might get ahead
of this town. If there are backbone,
aud ability to back a boom thea
the boom is a God send. There are
greater natural back of Chey-
enne than there are back of any town 10
the United States. There was gold, silver
and lead 10 paying quantities, coal, iron
and soda in inexhaustible supply-more
minerals and more elements to build up
Cheyenne than any town in any section of
the country with which he was acquainted.
If Cheyenne is not a city of l00, 200 peo-
pie within the next ten years then it is
peopled with second rate men. The peo-
pie have an opportunity to make a grand
city here, Will they do it2 They have
u but unfortunately they are not
developed. All reliance for the future
must not be placed upon the Union Pacific
shons, magnificent as the plant is.
A few days ago he met a Denver man
who came here first eleven years ago.
The mar told him that at that date the
chances for the future Of Denver seemed
nj better than those ahead OF Cheyenne.
But the Denver resources were developed
and those of cheyenne were not. Every
body knows the result. In his mind
upon this development must largely de-
pend whether or not Cheyenne is to lie in
the near future a really great city. The
spirit iavoring a slow, steady growth
policy was a dangerous one. He in
stanced the cases of Council Bluffs and
Omaha and several other once rival towns
in different parts of the country and
showed the results of the two policies
adopted. Cheyenne cannot be made a
great center by sitting down and awaiting
a slow, steady growth. Its people must
be up and doing; its must be
developed and utilized; enterprises from
abroad must be invited here and eLcour-
aged when they come. Through this
policy the fondest hopes for Cheyenne
will be more than realized.
G. d. Kelley was strongly in favor of
advertising the town. and to do this he
proposed that a fund be raised for the
purpose.
Mr.. Stubs thought the question to
consider was whether there should be
any other organization than the Board of
Trade. If the latter organization was
accomplishing all desired results, then no
other organization was necessary. Ii it
was not. then another organization was
necessary. He favored the latter propo.
sitlon. The Rock Island road, for in
stance, is within 100 miles of here; the
Santa Fe, another big corporation, il also
neal at hand. Have their officials ever
been invited here to see what we have?
Henry G. Hay explained the basis of
the Board of Trade organization and ex-
planned its financial limitations. He
thought a more active organization, with
greater resources, would be desirable, and
pledged his support for this purpose.
D. c. Bridges said the Interior ON
pany had come here to fulfil a mission.
They had first looked carefully over the
field, judged of its comparative merits,
counted the cost and come to certain con-
illusions. They had come to Cheyenne to
stay-not simply to get rid of the large
amount of property they are now possessed
of but of much more which they intend
to buy. If those present intend to ad-
vertise the town they must hit hard if
they intend to hit at all. Half hearted
measures are worse than nothing all. His
company had already spent between ST.
900 and IS, 900 in Advertising the town
and arranging for excursions They had