, 1923-02-05
SURVEYS BEING
STARTED, RAIL
LINE ASSURED

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a line across a country particularly
deserving. but one possessed with
many difficulties. efficient II you
you please to max any timld souls
tremble with doubt and suspicion and
to even say that it cannot or will not
be done.
The most important thing I can
say to. you today is the fact that
there is no doubt as to the construc.
ton OF this line. Any one with any
such feelings may as well dismiss
them at this moment and consider
the Wyoming North & South railroad
as an assured and positive forth.
coming reality.
Now from this remark do not get
the idea that this line will be built
from force of necessity from, to or
through any particular or given
points. You may visualize from your
knowledge of the country whore the
logical route should be. Yet actual
physical and traffic conditions may
determine another course.
THE major idea behind the con.
struction of this line is to connect
in n cross country way five major
lines of railroad and possibly more.
Therefore from the opening of traYic
point of view its possibilities are
tremendous. Local points served.
while a matter of deep concern, are
not absolute necessities. and any
community resting on this false
promise would do well to remember
that for forty years one of the larg.
est railway systems Of the country
handled fifty per cen of the traffic of
the largest city in the United States
and yet Its terminus was fourteen
miles from the city and across a
navigable river. 1 refer to the situa-
ton of the Pennsylvania railroad be-
fore its tunnel was built from New.
ark. N. j..
Casper, from It's geographical and
commercial position, its place MS the
oil metropolis of the Rocky Mountain
states, is naturally a most desirable,
and l might add n much sought; cons
tact, in the construction of this road.
Every reasonable effort will DO made
to come here n share in your won
derful and assured prosperity and
growth. We believe that we have
much that we can do for and offer
Casper. In return we will ask for
the full cooperation Of your civic
bodies and may we add we hope to
have this cooperation from your com.
plete citizenry. We desire to make
his railroad truly Rotarian in prin-
ciple. and tho more people we car
actually serve Will make US more
completely exemplify the qualities for
which o stand.
ITO date / may add that tho com
munity cooperation has been most
gratifying. Beginning with Miles
City on tho north and coming on
down through your own state we
have found nothing but the most
cordial spirit shown and Furthermore
the actual results OF men Of affairs
literally taking of their coats and
getting results in tangible shape. The
definite results in Casper remain to
be attained although progressing most
satisfactory. AT the right time your
own organization win no doubt be
able to serve the community in Its
usual effective way.
Fol your definite Information and
in substantintion of my statement
this line is to become a material
fact, 1 may add that today four
parties OF engineers are aking the
field to make the v for the en-.
tire line starting with a connection
with the Milwaukee on the north and
ending with the Northwestern on the
south. This must be considered In
its true light when the season OF the
year is taken into account. Governor
Haskell In one of his latest COM
munications to vice-President Owens
expressed the desire that not a single
day be lost and that It was the
policy of tho company not to even
wait for the frost to be out OF the
ground for actual construction work
to begin. I believe that this Is q
little faster action than even the most
optimistic and energetic of my hearers
would contemplate"