, 1891-12-09
THE why AND WHEREFORE.
Points About Green River and Other
Things bv Our Travelling Cor
respondent.


like you did RawlIns," asked a Green
River citizen of THE LEADER man yes
terdsy. That was a nice send off you
gave Rawfns, and this is just as good a
town The LEADER will give attention
to every section OF this state. In writing
up any section the truth will be told in
every instance. The newspaper man,
however, depends upon his work for his
bread and butter, lust as other people do.
Every inch OF space in a newspaper rep
reseuts a sun of money. 1t is natural,
and the most conscientious newspaper
man in the world will, while writing OF
the of a place where his paper
is appreciated, use the most expressive
adjectives at his command. Other towns
may have tho same resources, they may
all be mentioned. but in one-half the
space, and the object fall short of the
mark. OnIy the other day a Denver pa
per said editorislly: 1T is the chief aim
of this paper to represent the people of
this state. and every section of the state
as well. 1t is not published 10 the inter
est of one class or one section, but of all
Glasses and all s%cotious." After speaking
OF Its steadiastness on the silver question
the paper went on to say: In the same
way this paper has sought to build up
the great agricultural, horticultural, stock.
manufacturing and other interests OF Col
orado. 1t is for Colorado before every
thing else, and it will go on in the future,
as it has been going on in the past, striv-
ing to increase the greatness and prosper
ity of this favored state and people"
Evidently tie Colorado editor has the
affairs of his state at heart. and while
writing the above was so engrossed with
his subject as to have completely forgot
ten that there was such a place as Wyo-
ming. Had he been trying to cultivate
favor for the purpose OF increasing his
subscription list he might have added,
land the whole central west. But the
editor wrote as he felt. All of Denver's
great dailies have worked hard to build
up the state Of Colorado, but without the
assistance of the people they could not
have succeeded. Colorado people patron
ize Colorado institutions, and millions of
copies OF Denver papers have been pur-
chased by the people for the express pur-
pose of sending them awav and adverus-
ing the resources OF the state. Millions
more have been sent to all parts of the
world after having been read at home BY
regular subscribers. Wyoming publish
ers are just as willing to work for Wyo-
ming. They are willing to give a portion
of their space to advertise the states re-
sources. Surely the people ought to do
the rest. They can afford the postage to
send away the home paper after it has
been read. The business men of Raw
Inns, with scarcely an exception. take the
Cheyenne dailies, and so also do many
others 10 that town. While they con-
tinue to do so 1t is safe to say that the
Cheyenne papers will never miss an OPP
portunIty to say a good word for the |
town.
Of course it is every mans privilege to
buy where he can get the best bargain,
but If he gets his news from Colorado or
Utah be should look to the same source
he wants the world to know all
about the town in which he lives and
naturally has some pride. Ii the Green
River party mentioned had taken this
paper instead Of an outside daily be would
have known hat THE LEADER hns de-
voted considerable space to his town. No
i'll feeling exists toward the person and
this is used only to illustrate the situa-
The other side is illustrated by the
man who takes five papers and all OF them
published in Wyoming. For his sake if
for no other reason the thriving town on
the banks of the beautiful Green river de-
serves to be remembered.
REE RIVER CITY
Has a population, according to the census
taken when the town was Incorporated, of
LAO souls. This is the county seat of
Sweetwater county. Beginning at a point
some miles above the town large and
prosperously managed ranches are found
all the way to LaBarge and beyond.
Their trade is divided between Evanston,
Green River and Rock Springs. Henry's
Fork, sixty-five miles south, is a good
ranch country and tributary to Green
River. The great canal previously men.
toned in these columns will bring more
land under cultivation. This is a division
station and a transfer point for the Ore
gon Short Line. The Oregon Short Line
track leaves the main line at Granger,
thirty miles west, but all Of the business
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