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Show KILLING A TOWN. Landlords nnd Business Men of CKeyenno Alleged to Be Responsible Respon-sible for Closing U. P. Shops. Che)enne, )n June The Chey. enne Hoard of Trade has taken steps 10 Investigate the reports thot rents nre higher line than In other towns of this region and that cost of living necessities Is much too high a Is charged that theio causes led to the closing of the Inlon P.tclllc shops nnd the tllsclnrse of i0 men The cenimllteo will vlali Denver. Den-ver. Omaha and pobabl) other towns making a persrnal Invtstlgitlnii of con dlllons If the t lief that Clievenno will mnipoie ijvorubiv with any of thi-m U BUbauntlatcil. th. report nf the toiiimllteo will be tiroiiuht to ttie notlco of the 1 men Pad! ornclnls nnd an txnlinitlon nsKi.l Lhejenne made Important eon etsshins to the lompiiii) when tne shtpr "' built p I hu an Inter.st In the hullcllniB of from lj() to J3HOOO1 nnl cleniaiidii som voice lii thi milter of the shut-down In committee Is coin-posed coin-posed .r J v V in orsdtl, Attnrne) Gin-' Gin-' J"! of Nvnihg V Demlllg odllor or the w turning Tribune. Ilarr) II Htn lerson slnli nxamllier O I" 'IiMiJtle nrefllent of the Ch.jennc Fe,ler ulSi, of Labor t II Itk hurdson seerelarv nf the Iloard of Trul. and c A btcvms rep rcjentitlve if th. miclilnUts Ihron i out of empi iment Since the 1 1 lr.g nf the shops nbout M1 men have leli l n and 1W more hnve applied ap-plied for transinrtution "Ihtre ore m w Hhnul tlft) nun .nil)IO)od In the various shop departments tuciit-Dve of whom have been hired slnte the shut-down 01-rurrtd 01-rurrtd Thi v In hide machinist, who are willing to work hv tho lece, helpers und ii'in-unlon bnllerniakers In an Interview with W C Demlng editor of ihe Uvomliu, Trltnin who went to Omah.i t.. see him rouceriiliig the read nttliiid. ton ird ( he)ennt, I'iphI-dent I'iphI-dent Hurt lost night said There is no 1 ,1 ! on between the road and the rt f Chevenno If the statement nunii 1 u rents are higher than thtv vliouM I- Is true ihe lint lords know It nt thev should setik in milter ihrnwh s If living expenses are 100 high )niu t iislnms men know It and shaul I arrange 11 too The I'nlnn V cltln road tlelr to do no Injustice wliHtet.r to th 11, i of (hevenne or lo lis emplniees living there The comiwnv will rontlnue to 11 rule Its road and w'll not abandon Its snnp The outcome so far as It iifT-itH t hejenne Is ns mu-h with the citizens if the)enne un1 Hi-railroad Hi-railroad men then as Willi Ihe road 1 have done much fir our eniplnv.es there and hot.e 10 d" in ic but as William of Oranit t ild nation can niimys be the assenting nail n The railroad com piltiv has Inn. iriullinlly nil of the ns I seating If we gi in making Imprnv-. menu lr we n minus to spend mllllnn In Inereoslng tl . efiirieno of the roil If we go on eh Ing suiiethlng for our 1 ni liloece ua wi alnnvs hope to do we must have s inn iiahta ourselves and time In whlfh t w irk out our growing pniie) 011r p. lr miKt be nntl. nt nnl l sldent etnpl ns should look upon blth si les of tht quiHtlnn We liilvi never betn unliut in our men and novei wint to be W. nlso r .anise that Chejennu hns done mn li f r the I'ulon Pncltic nnd v... have d ne min-h In return The 1111m ler of m 11 emnl ved In Che)enne In the future n mills to a considerable extent with -our own tuople If the) pull In-gelhcr In-gelhcr for hnrmo ralirond men and all recngnlilng thai their Interests and thi (ompnnv s Interests nre mutual) Che) enne will lo forward as It should." |