, 1922-10-12

mental IN securing u decision from the
Acknowledgement which relieved them
from these payments. More recently
the question arose as to the validity
of the water rights ON the reservation.
Mr.. Mondell was instrumental in Sc
curing from he Indian office the is
suancc of certificates of water rights.
lie has been very actively engaged in
urging cooperative action by the state
and federal authorities whereby water
rights on the reservation shall he
finally established and clearly de
fined. II under which settlers on the
reservation may secure without queS-
ton loans from the Federal Land
Banks.
Wyoming Public Buildings.
When Mr.. Mondell was first elected
to Congress, Wyoming, with nearly "a
hundred thousand square miles n
scores of thriving and ambitious
towns, did not have n single federal
public building. To-day nearly every
important own In the state is adorned
with such II building and more are
under way. Cheyenne, Laramie, Raw
Inns, Rock Springs. Evanston, Douglas,
Casper, Lander, Sheridan and Basin,
all nave splendid buildings, of which
those at Cheyenne, Evanston, Lander
and Sheridan contain fine court
rooms. Buffalo and Cody have build
lngs appropriated for; Newcastle and
Green River nave sites bought and
paid for. and had buildings provided
for in II bill which passed the House
of Representatives, but which failed
In the n in the closing days of
the SiXty-fourth Congress in the
spring of 1917.
Within the past year Mr.. Mondells
4 30 AVa.I aANN-
ditions in the Casper pOstoffice, and
through his efforts additional space
was provided for lock boxes and in
the workrooms for employees. The
rapid growth of that city necesSitates
still further postal facilities, n Mr..
Mondell has well under wa plans
which will provide additional postal
space; particularly for the workers,
and also for additions TO the federal
building within which to house other
government activities now occupying
rented quarters there. He has also
under way a similar plan for the en-
largement of the Laramie postoffice
building.
The next session of Congress will
undoubtedly make provisions whereby
construction of the Cody and Buffalo
buildings may proceed, and further
provision for other growing Own of
the state.
The Cody Road.
During Mr.. Mondell's entire service
he has been very greatly interested in
the subject of roads. A visit to the
Yellowstone Park emphasized the fact
that while the park was wholly in
Wyoming, il was practically inacces-
sible except on horseback. and he per-
sonally began the Investigations and
Ill.,. sI,,, 80. Az gaprrr.inr rnra-
priations which led TO the construc-
ton of the wonderful Cody entrance
to the Yellowstone Park.
Road From Fort Washable to National
Park.
Following the troubles that grew out
of the unauthorized hunting of In
dams in the lower Jackson Hole
country in 1896. Mr.. Mondell became
active In securing an, appropriation
for n road from Fort Washable north
west into Jackson Hole and into Vel
lowstone Park. Thus was opened the
first Wagon road through thai section.
The Moran Road.
Following this, Mr.. Mondell became
active in securing appropriations for
the adoption rs Il part of the Yellow
stone Park system of the road from
the southern boundary of the park TO
Moran. lie later secured an appro-
priation for II new bridge across h
Buffalo Fork of the max River. In
the meantime, he had been active from
year to year in securing appropria-
lions of $25,0 900 per annum for roads
and bridges on the Wind River Res
ervation.
Forest Roads.
Mr.. Mondell was one of the first
who urged a division of the receipts
from Forest Reserves with the states
for road purposes, and was active in
aiding to secure first the % per cent
contribution to the states for roads,
and later the 10 per cent provision
under which forest roads are con
structed by the Forest Service. Out
of these funds, particularly the 10 per
cent fund, he early urged work on the
road through The Teton Pass into
Jackson Hole. and on the Upper Green
River and In the Hoback Canon, roads
leading from Pinedale INTO the jack
son Hole.
Good Roads Legislation.
Mr.. Mondell was actively Interested
in the first agitation of the legislation
for federal aid in general road CON
structiOn, and particularly with n view
of securing n liberal provision for the
new public lane states, and also in
the effort to secure liberal provisions
for aid in the construction Of roads In
the Forest Reserves.
Section 8, Forest Roads.
Section s. the forest road section
of the Original Good Roads Act, was
along the lines of the efforts that he
had made in this direction. and in1me-
diately after the adoption of this leg
~islntion he begnn To urge the construc-
tion of ronds ON or In the vicinity OF
Forest Reserves through state co-oper
alton In the building Of adjacent and
connecting roads within the state.
Buffalo-Ten Sleep ROAD.
Owing TO energetic local co-opera-