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ally consummated their great and most
wonderful undertaking.
The early history, and indeed the
more recent comparatively larger de-
velopment of the mines is so closely
connected with the early history and
development of the Union Pacific and
to be the largest factor in the success
and development of the other.
The coal mines Of Carbon, Sweetwa-
ter and Uinta counties, which are now,
and always have been the largest pro-
ion Pacific, and it's branches for trans
portation, as well as the consumption
of about 80 1-3 per cent of the output.
The Burlington railroad since COM
ing into our state has made 1t possible
to develop the mines Of Weston, Sher-
Idan and Big Horn counties.
The Elkhorn has made 1t possible
to develop the mines Of Converse coun.
ty, by it's branch to Casper and OF
Crook county by its extension to Belle
Fourche, and Mr.. M. S. Kemmerer OF
Pennsylvania building a branch from
Belle Fourche to Aladdin. Having no
navigable rivers or lakes to facilitate
louDpoi IatlOu, II Will Dc bCcu ludI lH6
commercial development Of our coal
and iron mines must depend solely on
the development of our railroad sys'
TEN. l would here suggest that The
greater Wyoming, which we are here
assembled to assist in creating, will
be FASTENED largely in proportion to
our business energy and the encourage.
ment which We lend to those coming
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ing and development Of u railroad
system and mines.
The vigorous organization OF boards
of trade and similar organizations in
our local business centers, to direct
with prudence Legislative, social, a.
nancial, and business development,
should be urged and contaminated.
1t might be urged or suggested, that
the policy and practice INDUCED in up
to date by our present railroad system
has to a certain extent retarded the
greater and further development OF
Il mines and industries. which to a
certain extent may be true from the
general public point of view 1t must
be admitted, however, in Justice to the
great commercial captains, who have
driven our railroad system to its pres
ent perfection and extent, that we
should not expect them to figure al
together as philanthropists, and that
they have the same right to derive the
greater part of the benefits to accrue
from the result Of their Individual en-
ergy, as the private individuals have,
and in dealing with them II we would
encourage the development of great
er Wyoming through our legislative,
executive, judiciary, jury system, and
public policy, we should counsel JUS
tice, moderation, and even liberal poll
cy.
While 1 am not here to eulogize or
advocate the u of u railroad sys-
tenn, l recognize the importance to this
new and comparatively u~ndeveloped
commonwealth, of such close and
friendly family relations between our
public institutions, our public men,
and our railroad system al to inspire
confidence and thereby encourage the
extension of the system, for without
railroads we can never rank with our
sister states in population and indus
trial development.
The writer Is n of those fndivid-
ual coal operators, who has struggled
along even in competition with the rail
roads who have their own coal mines,
and while we have at times been made
sensible of Il total dependence on
them, and fought personal battles with
their management, when w compare
the condition of the individual coal
operators of Wyoming with those Of
III sister state of Utah who boasts
of her four different and independent
railroad systems, we are forced to con-
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more literally than the Utah railroads
treat their individual coal land owners,
for in Utah today there is but one coal
company worthy Of mention, while we
have at least six individual companies
who have no connection whatever
with IL railroad system, doing a large
and prosperous business.
The total output of the Utah mines
In the year 1900 was 1,147 ,027 tons, an
increase over the previous year Of 1899
of 46 per cent or 1851, 900 tons. This
increase would have come to Wyo-
ming, and to show you the Importance
OF encouraging the extension Of our
railroad system into the coal fields to
connect with other railroads, had 100
miles Of railroad been built from KEN
to Ogden that year, this increase
have come to Uinta county, In
creasing the population for this item
alone over 1000 people and the tara,
BILE wealth v one million dollars.
without saying anything about the m
crease In wealth and population to be
derived from the operations and extan-
sion Of the railroad itself. |
Notwithstanding this increase AZ &c
per cent in Utah in 1900. wyomilg
produced nearly four times ~ much
:oal OF 4.014,602, Of which mines OWL
ID or controlled by the railroad com
according to the figures faxn-
shed by their ma1assment, producSd.t
1891, 800 or about one+third Of the oaAsl
nut; the balance OF ; .e33, 10z being no
luced BY private Or individual opoiaEf
or, having NO copnectiee VITA rsat
Dad companies.
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