, 1923-02-04
PROMINENT MEN
BOOST RAILROAD,
TRIBUNE FINDS
Expressions Of Opinion
Collected Show All
with Vision Favor It.

Further investigation into tbo -.
titude Of prominent Casper b~rsi,a.s
men regarding the benefit OF tbo ~
posed Wyoming North and so,,th
railroad has revealed tho ract 49,
the business communItv 10 raI,.A-,N
OF the proposition and that the
majority of h men believe tho beno.
10 DC derived from such a project
so great that 1t does not admit
or argument.
Inese men are not looking to n
small independent road incapable Of
connection with greater systems. hut
they ook to see a transportation ar.
tery through the center of the state
from north and south Joining great
transcontinental lines at both ends
n admitting of the linking I'D of
his city and all Of central wvoming
with the sister states of the IJnion
This will undoubtedly be the future
OF this road when 1t is built. That
1t VIII be built. no one Coubts.
n h~esitancy in regard to it from
the standpoint OF trucking work and
other things is more than swallowed
up In h great outstanding fact that
tho very construction Of the rail.
road will give work to thousands If
mon. 1t is proposed. according to an
authoritative source, to construct
this road in sections 100 miles long,
Such a procedure will mean its com.
pletion In a much shorter time than
ordinarily
Men of vision have seen in this en-.
terprise the means of uuickenInp
Wyoming's Industrial life. They
have seen in 1t the means of bring
Ing into being little towns along the
line that WHY feed Casper. They
have seen in 1t the future backbone
of Wyoming.
These lines OF steel will not take
the wealth from Wyoming but they
VIII be the means Of bringing wealth
70 Wyoming and in awakening into
dynamic force that which already ex.
lists here.
A great thing for a great purpose
can have only a great future before
1t. Casper will abide by her previous
standards of getting the things she
needs. there is no doubt of It.
The Tribune printed on February
1. n list of quotations from prom
ANaAN bdSiAlNSo Alt u lIie CITY WHO
were in favor of the railroad, This
list has been augmented by the ad.
dition of other statements equally
enthusiastic. They ere printed: +
THE CONGRESSMAN ELECT
CHARLES e WINTER = TT have
great confidence in the immediate In
dustrial progress of this city and ex.
pect this TO be the most active and
prosperous e in the history of the
city and hat the builCing of the
new railroad is one of the necessary
elements OF that progress. being both
tho effect Of previous growth and
the curse and means of future en-
largement. 1t should receive the CO.
operation and encouragement of our
people"
ROBERT d. CAREY. former gov-
erno of Wyoming-"Casper is des.
tined to become the largest city in
Wyoming and It is the natural rail.
road center. The proposed line is
entirely necessary. II will mean a
line to the south connecting Colorado
Inc Wyoming. It will be the easiest
route in connecting the two states
by rail. The people of Casper should
get busy and see that the thing is
put through"
r. c. GATHER, president OF the
Wyoming Trust company-"Any en-.
terprise that makes n real showing
OF going through can count on the
support of the people Of Casper"
GEORGE STEWART, manager Of
the Iris. America and Hub theaters
Tt is n wonderful thing. AS far
as my business is concerned, It will
mean the bringing OF cal shows TO
Casper because of the transportation
facilities provided road troupes."
JOE DENHAAT. vice president Of
the National Bank Of Commerce -
More railroads mean a better town
The new railroad viii bring jobbers
and manufacturers here. II built to
the south II will open UP a great
southwestern territory. An increase
In the population of Casper would Of
course help the banks"
e. II. FOSTER, county attorney
at means another great boom for
Casper. 1t means $4,000 people in five
years"
W. o. WILSON. attorney ut
means lower freight rates. the max.
Ing of Casper a distributing center.
and the %springing up OF small towns
along the line. These towns would
act as feeders to Casper. We would
get our share OF whatever prosper.
Ity came to them. The railroad
would induce better relationships be,
tween Casper. Sheridan and Buffalo
DIR. J.. C. KAArP-"It would be a
good thing and would provide for
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