, 1922-09-26
GREAT YEAR IN
PROSPECT HERE

routiuurd from Page oue1
s.l.. a. members OF committees and
a. Of the chamber Of com
m.-,a 1--WE must make this a bigger
- nan last said TIE speaker. We
must n.rrtinn In the future II We are
20 make anything Of Casper. Inc cry
- NOW II the finest point In rs CROWN
1ybathe4 the best results are obtained
VIII DEPEND largely on the enerEy o.
IN. Casner chamber OF commerce THIS
e. a GOOD time for each q Us as inal-
,sdn.is TO resolve that we WI do our
49, 20 make Crs1er the greatest cts
!, ,be mladles wet. ConEtructi-e crit
tcism Is a good him n Il + always
welcome At these meetings-
rari d Holmes as chairman OF tfe
committee to further the Casper mr.
cation project. made a report y
D-oiect is fer the building OF a dam
a. AIcovn. a. miles southwest OF Cas-
n.- to render fertile much % the pres
e-t arid region around Casper on both
sides Of thu North Platte river
Director Davis Of Washington. State
r,rtreer Fink c. Emericau. Charles
stafford. secretary Of the Casper
chamber Of commerce and a
Holmes. rs well as ether officials in
teresfed made a tour Of inspection or
- pratecf above Eneampmeut sew
I'D months nEo- They found TINT
inc p-osert there would grtdtly he'll.
fbe Caspcr project because II would
act as a storage plant and would end
10 produce more water fer this region
Mr.. Holmes gave a glowing tribute
20 Prank c. Emer.can for the work he
bas done while IN office and said that
he was the most efficient Of any OF the
state engineers OF the west and h n
he had the full confidence of the head
OF the department at Warrington
That Emerson should be retained In
offioe regardless OF who wins in the
r~ube-natorial race. was the idea OF
Mr.. Holmes.
The cost Of the project has not yet
been fully determined. Special legis-
iatlon viii be needed II II is to be as
low as SIS m acre. Emerson will visit
this region this fall and may by that
time have a report or the cost.
That Pathfinder dam has a chance
for a small electrical plant which may
later be expanded into a large one was
also brought out by the speaker.
The question OF n subway Under
the Burlington tracks to accommodate
the people OF Casper who live near
them was reported on by A A Shade,
superintendent OF schools. Mr.. Shade
Eaid that the subway was altogether
necessary and perfectly feasible.
There arc 600 students in North Cas-
per and these have no way to get into
the heart of the city unless they &c
by way OF Center street crossing or
20 east Of the brewery. Mckinley
street has been decided upon as the
site az the excavation. That the prof
ect will b. brought to n successful
~conclusios was the belief OF the super
intendent-
The freight rate Investigation is
still progressing. The questionnaires
some Of which were sent out about a
year ago.. have not all been returned
The urgent necessity of getting these
TO the chamber OF m was
pointed out by J. s. Mechling. Mr..
Mechling read two letters from the
General Freight Service association
that showed Billings and Spokane,
Wash. both to be receiving lower rates
from eastern points than Casper. al
though this city Is nearer than either
OF the others
The zoning ordinance was reported
on by II. b. Durham. The committee
had formulated general plans which
were read. The most important Of
thcs, was to the effect that mall stores
apartment houses. flat buildings. be
constructed in the residence district
only and that the consent OF so per
cent of the residents on zach side OF
the street in the block be gained be-
fore the construction of any such
buildings.
The orner grocery IS a rienace to
society" said j.. S. Mechling. at
does not cut down the grocery bin
and 1t merely spoils a residence dis
trirr . NJ Nfnci,iinr aid that La