:55:21
The coming of railroads brought changes
in the land through which they passed.
:55:26
Now, immense herds of cattle were driven
hundreds of miles to meet the lines...
:55:29
... bound for markets in the East.
:55:32
Fences went up, cattle trails were barred...
:55:35
... and a long and bloody wrangle began
between cattlemen and homesteaders.
:55:39
The law was in the hands of whoever
could shoot fast and straight...
:55:43
... except where there was somebody
determined to stand for law.
:55:47
Others might look on sheep and a shepherd
as a pastoral scene.
:55:54
But not the cattleman.
:55:55
To him, sheep destroyed grass,
and grass came dear.
:56:01
And if a man"s life were held cheaper
than grass...
:56:03
... it was considered a casualty of war,
not a crime.
:56:07
And, in all this...
:56:09
... the man with the star was
only one against many.
:56:13
But time was running out
for the reckless ones...
:56:16
... the desperadoes,
the gallop-and-gunshot boys...
:56:20
... as more and more citizens demanded
respect for the law...
:56:23
... and showed themselves ready to fight
to uphold it.
:56:25
And the raw new towns that sprung up
in the West began to dream...
:56:29
... of becoming as refined as that one-time
hooligan city by the Golden Gate.
:56:33
San Francisco was now respectable.
:56:36
So sophisticated, in fact,
it even had mansions up for auction.
:56:40
$2,000.
:56:42
$2,000.
:56:44
Is that your last bid?
:56:46
Ladies and gentlemen,
this trophy is solid gold and fully inscribed.
:56:50
"Mr. Cleve van Valen, President of
the San Francisco... Kansas City Railroad. "
:56:55
It's a treasure he held dear to his heart.
:56:58
Do I hear $3,000
for this priceless possession?