, 1921-10-31

The following letter from the Cow.
ley Commercial club to Governor
Carey respecting matters Of local I'm
portance T. self explanatory and VIII
be read with considerable interest
throughout the state:
To His ExSelicnoy. the Governor.
Hon. Robert ID. Carey.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Dear Sir.
referring to recent correspondence
between Mr.. c. 8. vateriaus, Of the
Cowiey Commercial club, and yourself
relative TO the desire of the farmer,
Of the Bis Horn Basin to have ths
d~ehydrating plant at Cowiey com
mence operations 70 take care Of this
seasons potato crop. we desire to
state that the Wyoming Dehydrating
company and its associates we're in no
way responsible for the letter written
and sent you by the Cowiey CONNER
ciai club. nor for any requests made
therein. nor are they In any way re
sponsfbie for this letter.
Inasmuch a. you deemed 10 wisdom
to give publicity 10 this corresponds
ence by furnishing copies to the press.
we desire to make ourselves clear, and
correct the false position your letter
places - in
In a time of national stress like tho
present. when the farmer cannot real.
lize enough from his crop to live and
pay expenses and the president OF the
United States 10 calling Pm mayors
OF cities and all commercial organize
tons TO lend every possible assistance
TO provide labor and help check n con.
diuon growing more acute as winter
approaches, We. as citizans and tax
payers OF this great state. hold IA
selves within constitutional rights
to address our chief executive, ask.
ing his cooperation and assistance in
getting started any legitimate indus
try that helps the conditions spoken
OF.
Knowing hat yourself. rs chief ex
ecutive. was fully acquainted with ali
the facts regarding h Wyoming De
MIGRATING compant. how II came &c
be. and under what conditions it could
operate. our letter perhaps did not
fully state u case, though we be
llieve our meaning was clear to your
exceiienoy, and we resent very much
the Interpretation you have seen III
\ TO give II. and we hold that our record
as law-abiding citizens. and your OWL
acquaintance with vi. entitle US . bet
ter Interpretation than branding - AZ
asking permission to break n law
CO as being fused by tho Carbon com
pany that they might operate I'm de-
fiance of the laws Of the state" Such
differences are both unfair TO US. and
belittiing to a governor of n great
state.
You state. TT would appear that
while they fThe Wyoming Dehydrat.
ing company probably Intend to op-
crate the dehyrating plant. the main
purpose 10 to manufacture carbon
black. and the ~dehyrating plant is
more or less a side hne or an effort
to camouflage the eal purpose for
which the plant will be operated and
Il would seem that their real desire
Is not so much to help the farmers OF
your section by purchasing potatoes
as TO use the farmers in order that
they mas operate the carbon black
plant in defiance Of the laws OF the
state"
Read our letter again. Honorable
governor, and kindly point out what
paragraph the above answers. Sure
iy. when you presume to state the
main purpose" of any company, Or
the desire Of any company ito use
the farmers" as n camouflage, you
should at least address yourself to the
company" referred TO. and not to
the Cowisy Commercial club.
The public is aware that the Mid.
land Carbon company came to this
state when gas was considered OF
very little value; that they erected a
carbon factory al a cost Of approx.
mately $3.50. 10000; that they erected
an absorption plant at q cost OF $685.
10000. and also delivered gas and
electricity to this city at a loss to
themselves.
1t Is a matter OF history now, how,
at the very close OF the fifteenth leg.
islature, u present gas conserva.
ton law" was hastily introduced and
passed. making It unlawful to manu-
~facture carbon black from any gas
we'll when such well was within ten
miles Of any Incorporated city or In
dustry. effectually closing the Mid.
land Carbon company, leaving their
Investment a total loss.
Everyone knows that tho dehydrat,
ing plant was built at a cost Of $50.
900 and connected with one unit o.
the carbon black plant. the idea be
Ing to utilize the heat from the plan,
in the deh~ydratins Of potatoes. Thus
the company was in position to first
extract the gasoline from the gas, sec
ond. make carbon black. third. utilize
the heat In the d~ehyrnting Of potatoes
l.. The present wrongly termed 'tcon
servation' law which you have KEEP
upon the statute books by your un
friendly attitude and the Withholding
OF your approval to enrolled act No
q. as passed by the sixteenth lcsisla