, 1906-04-23
PUBLISH TIE WHOLE TRUTH.

Under the caption, Political AMI
mostly VS.. Railroad Building" the Sar-
atoga Sun publishes the following edi'
torial:
Nothing of n value can eX-
pect TO i've without opposition. II
lakes resistance to even lily a KITE. Blu
now and then there is too much resist
ance. Bitter, prolonged luminosity
sometimes has its effect and VIII down
the best enterprise. That Is the KING
of opposition the Saratoga ana I'm
camplnent road has had to meet WIN
since the m OF its conception
This opposition has come, TOO, from d
source that has rendered 1t very effec,
tive And from a source that should
have been friendly to the interests OF
this valley. The writer is In receipt oil
a letter from a prominent citizen In
which the information can be relied up
on, that political animosity Is abou TO
put the Saratoga and Encampment road
out of commission. II this is the case
it Will be n blow to every interest In
this valley.
This valley needs a railroad. II
needs 1t the worst way. Every indus
try in the valley is paralyzed; every
thing is at n s~taudstill; we have gone
lust about as TAR as W. can without the
help of IRON rails. With n railroad, eV-
en- as far as this point, this valley
would be a perfect bee hive OF industry:
We have unlimited mining, agricultural
and stock raising facilities. This coun'
try is one of the garden spots oil inc
west. Our people are Industrious
fully alive to our great posslblliues'
Capital is standing ut our door waiting
for an opportunity to pour into the
many wealth producing industries on
every hand. Then why should there be
opposition? What have the people OF
the country lone that they should sui
fer from the political amnesty now
making itself manifest? Why should
prominent men, men from whom this
valley has tho right TO expect Will put
their shoulders to the wheel and push,
backcap an industry of such vital i'm
portance to the felfare of this country?
THAT such a state of affairs should
exist is ~eXasperating to our people and
is arousing a deep feeling of resent.
ment that will make itself felt when
the time comes
If true, the foregoing constitutes a
very strong Indictment against promi-
nent men of Wyoming. 1t charges that
men in high places are retarding the
development of n favored section and
that they are using their political pow.
err to prevent the building of n needed
transportation line, n line that would
bring prosperity TO the rich Saratoga
valley and the greater portion of south.
ern Carbon county. 1t says the editor
of the Sun is in receipt of a letter from
a man who can be rolled upon lin
which the information is contained that
political animosity is about to put the
Saratoga and Encampment railroad out
of commission" This is indeed a Sc
rious state of affairs and ought to be
sounded to the bottom. The men who
are doing this thing should be held up
to the calumny and the scorn of the
people of the state. We are sorely in
need of railroad facilities and no stun
bling block should be placed in the
way of any man or set Of men who
have for their object rail- Dad construc-
ton.
There remains the possibility. how
ever, that Editor Crawford may be mis-
taken, that the gentleman who has Civ.
en- him this important information is
himself misinformed. The Republican
mad been given to understand that
when the Grand Encampment smelter
burned TO the ground large freight
contracts were nullified through sheer
force of circumstances-hecause of an
act of providence-and that for this |
reason the men a the head of the |
railroad We're compelled to give up
their plans . Without the contemplate
ed business their financial hackers
were of the opinion the road would be
a failure and hence withdrew their
support. This was the word that came
to us from the Saratoga valley through
various sources.
Relating to the construction of a
branch of the Union Pacific up the
Platte valley to Encampment, The Re
publican learned that the investigation
made by the officials disclosed the fact
that officers of the Saratoga and En-
campment had secured freight con-
tracts from nearly all prominent ship
pers of that section extending over Il
period Of years and that there would
be little business left for the Union
Pacific did it build. The situation was
such Thai it was compelled to relinquish
n claim it had upon the field to the
new company, which Editor Crawford |
says is now being throttled by political |
enemies.
In all honor, decency and sincerity,
The Republican now asks of Editor
Crawford the truth. Give to the peo-
pie of Wyoming the names of the men
who have backcapped this needed i'm
provement, in order that they may
know their enemies. Tell us when,
and where, and how, and why this thing
has been done, in order that we may all
Join in the deep feeling of resentment
that will make itself felt when the time
comes" Publish the letter from your
truthful correspondent. Give us the
unvarnished truth, without i~usinuatiou
or inuendo, Brother Crawford. in order
that your own reputation for truth and
yeracity may remain untarnished..