, 1923-08-06
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donned its war paint, forsaken its accustomed path
way of peace and hit the war trial. A perusal Of
the article that follows will inform the public Just
why our friend Is belligerent- AS to tho merits
of the case we are not informed, all these things
complained of, having been, done and happened,
previous to our return to the task of regulating tho
affairs of the world and determining all open
questions. However, when as good a friend as tho
Chronicle dares US to give as good a town as Rfv-
ertol publicity, even though the matter casts some
aspersions upon ourselves, our institutions and
our fair city, the very first thing we do is to ac-
cept the challenge and let the chips fall whore they
cockeyed please.
The Chronicles editorial follows and In In words
and language towit:
"Casper is the biggest town in the state of wyo-
ming at this time in point of population, and prob
that it must be acknowledged that from at least
one point of view 1t is the smallest and that is
with regard to the misinformation that is handed
out to tourists who are unfortunate enough to go to
the headquarters Of the Casper Chamber Of Com
merce.
"At Casper the tourist lis told that he must reach
Rfyerton by way of Lander. At both Casper and
Lander the tourist is informed that there are no
hotel accommodations at Riverton- The truth of the
matter Is that there Is no hotel either in Casper
or Landsr that equals the Teton Hotel In Riverton.
A both places tho tourist in informed that he
Will not find camping accommodations at River
ton, while the truth Of the matter is that neither
Casper or Lander has anything to compare with
what Riverton offers tn, tourist, and that abso-
lutely free of charge. At Riverton the town takes
pleasure in making the stay Of the tourist pleasant
and no one ever makes an effort to hold them up in
any way.
al Casper the tourist is informed that there Is
no road from Riverton to the park, while the short.
est route by 35 miles runs direct from Riverton to
Pass and into the park.
"This propaganda Is also spread at Dubois as
the tourist who entered from other points is leav-
ing the park
ut is quito singular that Casper does not know
that Uncle Sam has designated as a park road.
that road running from Riverton to Dubois, to
Two-GwoTee and on into the South Entrance.
last week alone over five hundred parties Of
tourists took advantage Of Riverton's accommoda-
lions for the campers. They were all loud in their
praise of what they found at Riverton, and with
equal voice condemned the objectionable tactics
with which they came in contact while en- route
particularly at Casper.
"In another column OF this paper is printed In
full a letter written by Governor Fenimore Chat.
terton, president Of the Riyerton Chamber of Com
merce, to the Secretary of the Casper Chamber of
Commerce. 1t is the truth, every word of 1t, and
should make those responsible for the campaign
OF mistnformation and f~alsehood, ashamed to con
tlnue It, But II the purveyors are absolutely lack
ing In principle having no understanding Of civic
uprightness or honor, and continue to take their
orders from the Same source, they will undoubtedly
continue to Lie for a purpose and according to or.
derB.
"The Casper Tribune and the Casper Press have
always been quite ready and willing to clip from
the columns OF this paper news items which have
then had appended to them a date line, and reprint
them as special news over their own leased wires.
etc, without any such thing as a credit. 1t is the
hope OF the writer that those papers will tax. this
editorial and the letter of Governor Chatterton
from these columns this week, and reprint them
with a credit, so that tourists and others inter.
ested, who might chance to see one or other of the
two Casper papers, will get some truths at that
point, for at least once.
~The idea OF the Chamber Of Commerce OF n town
the size OF Casper being used as a tool TO give
out transformation to tourists, is beyond compre-
henslon- II cannot be that the officers and en-
proves OF that organization are SO grossly ignor.
ant OF roads and other conditions within 125 miles
OF It's OFFICES. Then why this continuous and we'll
Planned campaign Of lies, incomplete maps, wrong
fully designed maps, bridges out when they ore i5
no road to park, no hotel accommodations, no camp
grounds when this community does provide all Of
snese IN a manner not equalled by Casper or any
other community in the whole state of wyoming
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