Yoder, about five years ago, acquired the fine old Brown ranch near La Grange. This place had 3,160 acres of excellent land. Here Frank keeps in the neighborhood of one thousand cattle.

The Yoder boys are active in banking and finance in the Citizen's National Bank of Cheyenne, the Torrington National Bank at Torrinsrton, and elsewhere.

The Hawk Springs Development Company was of their conception, and from its reservoir it supplies water for several thousand acres of excellent farms in the heart of the Goshen Holes.

In this same section of the Goshen Hole country, the Springers -- •Henry and John -- have their reservoir and private lands and canals covering a thousand acres of their own.

They also supply water for Lon Merchant. the McHenrys. Airs. Armitage, Security Land Company and others.

Also here is built the "Bump-Sullivan" ditch now owned by "Goshen Ditch Company." This company also has a storage reservoir and is jointly owned by Tom, Charlie (Pit) and Jack Lacy, the Sullivans,- Paul Woods, Ethel Rowell, Airs. Perry Sullivan, the Selbys and Wm. Hingelfelt. In this vicinity is destined to be a city of considerable importance when the Union Pacific extends its line up the North Platte Valley, as is contemplated in 1921.

Some excellent alfalfa fields are in this part of the valley, and a sugar factory is one of the early anticipations after the advent of the railroad. It takes a long time to realize dreams, but the west was built by dreams.

There are living and active in business in the state capital, Lincoln, Nebraska, men who sat in the shadow of sod houses, and dreamed that some day there would be a railroad builded to the Salt Basin, and Lancaster Hill, now the city of Lincoln. It was then inland, and reached by trail wagons and stage.