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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1889
Page
16
Citizens fill the opera house tonight to hear speeches on the constitution. Arrowxey Stover of Sheridan feels Coffeen provoked a regretful misstep as tensions surface amid Saratoga’s riverfront west side expansion showing strong growth.
The remark advocates swift statehood for Wyoming to maximize access to desirable lands under generous laws. It emphasizes opportunity tied to formal state status and the ensuing legal provisions for land selection and development.
A brief report notes minimal enthusiasm for statehood among ranchers distant from rail lines in Laramie and Carbon counties, suggesting limited mobilization or demand in those regions.
The land offices in Wyoming disburse about half a million dollars annually to the United States. If Wyoming is admitted as a state, it would receive five percent of the land proceeds, equaling twenty five thousand dollars per year.
Fremont and Crook county commissioners failed to provide an election. The omission hinders supporters of statehood from voting, due in part to opposition by certain county officials to portions of the constitution.
The Leader notes Mr Adams did not seek re election while a former legislator. It recalls Mr Altman who once ran for the house but received little electoral support, highlighting past candidacies and voter reception.
The Newcastle Republican criticizes the quick deputy clerk appointment after Judge Van Devanter became chief justice. Mr Adams's application arrived three weeks late, forcing an immediate interim fill by the old clerk Mr Harper. Desert land figures show 709 claims proven in 3 3/4 years versus 4,863 under preemption, homestead and timber culture acts, with many desert findings still at an early stage.
A rising sentiment in the territory denounces extravagant county salaries and taxes. The piece predicts if the constitution fails that the next legislature will cut official pay to align with budget limits.
The proposed joint traffic arrangement between Union Pacific and Northwestern systems will influence all Wyoming railroad interests. It is expected to stimulate the Cheyenne & Northern and Elkhorn Valley lines, encourage extensions, and hasten a Buffalo line from the original plan discussed months ago.
The Democrats nominate Henry Altman for a legislative vacancy and praise his park commission work. The paper argues Altman benefitted from city support and roles in park beautification, casting doubt on his fitness for public office. In contrast, T B Adams is praised for experience, ability, education, and broad local ties.
The Sun notes Democrats nominated Henry Altman for a House seat and accepts the honor. It praises his city park work and public service on the council while cautioning that legislative usefulness remains to be proven. The editorial urges fair treatment of Altman and the Republican candidate.
The article argues that elected officials should avoid personal attacks by the press and that the public gains nothing from such tactics. It notes both candidates are well known locally and that the county would be safe in either's hands.
The Leader accuses T B Adams of aiming for legislative power to favor stock laws. The Sux replies Adams served fairly in the last session, opposed improper stock demands, and supported broad, people oriented legislation. He is portrayed as fair, capable, and not a mere cattle lobbyist, despite owning stock interests.
The statehood meeting will feature tapins this evening. The Cheyenne stock feeding yards opening by Thomas Brow signals future developments in the cattle business, which the Leader’s slurs against stock legislation likely reflect as the industry remains unsettled.
Tax settlers living along the Platte river and its tributaries south of Fort Steele report a successful year with the locality population now estimated at 1,800.
A fragmentary plea asks readers about desires for prosperity, renewed activity, and industrial development, then shifts to themes of self government, independence, and equal rights. It ends urging support for the constitution and full American citizenship.
The October 27 Omaha Bee outlines Wyoming’s rapid growth from a cattle range to a thriving territory nearing statehood. Governor Warren’s report cites population rising to about 100,000 in 1888 from 20,000 in 1880, and land plus personal property values surpassing 100 million, with mineral and agricultural development driving future wealth. He urges liberal surveying of public lands to unlock oil, coal, timber, and mineral potential for greater investment.
Editorial notes warn about UP freight blockades at Rawlins Green River and other points urging caution. It recalls Hon C A Campbell remarks on county officials high salaries and constitutional opposition, and questions a local newspaper's calls for consistency amid political maneuvering. It references a statehood meeting, Gen J W Hoyt's late arrival, and a proposed reallocation of nominations to defeated candidates.
Union Pacific Southern Pacific and the postmaster general agree on a new fast mail circuit. Two fast trains Nos 3 and 4 will run solid between Omaha and San Francisco and Omaha and Portland with through service to Chicago. Mail time from ocean to ocean drops by about 45 hours eastbound and 25.5 hours westbound.
Vice President Holcomb explains a cross continental consolidation between Union Pacific and Northwestern. Unconsigned business will shift both ways at Omaha with through service from Pacific coast to Chicago and connections to Vanderbilt at Chicago. The 3200 mile system total, a major logistics shift, requires the Wendover to Douglas mining link.
Opponents of the proposed five cent per ton coal tax need not fear higher coal prices. A Cheyenne firm pledges to keep the Blair mine price unchanged at Rock Springs, with Riner & Johnson selling the same best coal at the lowest attainable cost.
A firm advertises its coal handling with forks to ensure buyers pay for no coal dust and receive only the hard substantial product of the best mine in the territory.
A Sheridan Post excerpt records a proposed series of joint debates on statehood between H A Coffeen and W J Stover. Stover opposes statehood while Coffeen supports it, with party disagreements over how to arrange meetings and a playful exchange of formal correspondence dated October 1889.
Mrs. A P Kilbourne traveled from Ouray Colorado after the burial of her brother John Albert Simons a longtime miner who died in a Colorado accident. His remains will rest in Ouray Cemetery until moved to Lexington Michigan for interment in the family plot. Simons had served as a lieutenant in Michigan Volunteers Twenty second Infantry and raised his company with a commission from Governor Austin P Blair.
A local call for a mass meeting Tuesday evening drew overwhelming support across political lines for the constitution. Only three declined to sign the petition, and many neighbors not contacted still support the cause, though some in country districts remain uncertain or indifferent. A friendly appeal to share words in season could sway more votes before election.
The Omaha Republican reviews Edward Dickinson, named general manager of the Missouri river division at 39. Starting as an office boy at 13 with the Cleveland and Toledo, he later worked as telegrapher for the Atlantic and Great Western, joined Union Pacific as a train dispatcher in 1871, became chief train dispatcher of Wyoming in 1874, assistant superintendent in 1877, general superintendent in 1883, and rose to general superintendent of the system in 1887 before becoming assistant general manager in 1888.
Poor's Manual highlights vast U S railroad expansion in 21 years shrinking from 35000 miles to a much larger total. It records 158 fines and 1,000,000 cars used and a connected workforce of 2,000,000 people within a 12,292,000 population context.
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