, 1922-10-12
near RAWLINS
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was, by motion made and carried,
empowered to offer the P. 4 r. cor
pOration a free site between the city
and Grenville, which offer was to in-
clude the refinery site now owned
and controlled by the General Petrol
cum corporation, provided that this
latter site can be purchased at q rea-
sonable figure. The chairman ap-
pointed N. X, Greenfield, DR.. Ray
mond Barber and H. Breitenstein as
members Of this committee. which
vas instructed to report at another
meeting to be held in the same place
Tuesday evening.
Long after a formal adjournment
had been taken the members ling
cred and talked over the subject Of
the new refinery and its bearing up
on the future of the city. Manager
George Stephenson of the Ferris.
asked the Board members to be his
guests at an informal luncheon which
adjourned.
Tuesdays Meeting
The Board Of Trade re-convened
its committee and to discuss further
LILO dlt1luuC VI ' Al thO MAI
ter Of location. The report was CIV
en- verbally by Mr.. Greenfield and
Mr.. B~reitenstein and was to the eff
feet hat they had met by appoint
ment with Mr.. Wertz and that Gen.
eral Manager letters of the Union
Pacific had also been present. APP
parently every phase of the whole
situation had been discussed by
these gentlemen and the willingness
of this city to help in any and all
ways had been made clear to the
manager of the Producers G. Re-
finers.
1t had been suggested several
times in these meetings and seemed
to be confirmed by the interview that
the refinery builders were prepared
to go ahead with their plans and had
not asked and did not want any as
sistance from the city of Rawlins, but
nevertheless the manager expressed
his keen appreciation of the friendly
attitude of the Board of Trade, and
while refusing to divulge the lOca-
tion. provided it had been decided
upon, he suggested that a telegram
be prepared and SEM to the president
of the board Of directors.
Wire to kistler
Alter discussion, and upon motion
made and carried. the following tele-
gram was ordered sent by Secretary
Dinsmore on behalf of the Board of
Trade. to F. E0Kistler. chairman of
the board Of the Producers & Re-
finers corporation, at Chicago: "Un-
derstand your corporation intends
building a refinery in wyoming. We
earnestly urge hat refinery be
placed on Union Pacific and as near
Rawlins as possible and offer the
moral and financial support of our
Board Of Trade and citizens to in
duce you to locate here. Transporter
ton facilities at this terminal rs
compared with outlying points, big
factor to you. Mr.. Wertz here but
we are unable to get expression from
him as to probable location. The
General Petroleum corporation has
splendid site with trackage at Gren-
Vile, W miles eat Of Rawlins and
four miles from river, including pipe
line right Of wayxto Ferris field,
which is available and which citizens
Of Rawins would be pleased to Sc
cure and donate to your corporation
as testimonial ~ their sincerity and
good will toward your enterprise. w.
M. Jeffers, general manager Union
Pacific, favors locating refinery
within switching limits Of Rawhns If
practical from your standpoint. What
can we do to induce you to locate at
or near Rawlins?"
The magnitude OF the Producers &
Refiners undertaking has perhaps
been underestimated by some, but it
nav be said upon good authority that
it involves the ultimate investment
OF at least 100000, and its loca-
ton at or reasonably near Rawlins Is
the biggest single event since the ar
rival OF the first Union Pacific train.
A pipe line is to be constructed
from the Salt Creek fields near Cas-
per. which will pass through and
Eawlins and deliver vast quantities
Of crude oil at the refinery. This
means employment of hundreds Of
reasonably be expected to do their
trading at Rawlins. provided they
are met with fair treatment and
given a square deal.
II it develops that the P. & R.
has no need OF assistance from Raw
Inns and Is going ahead with its plans
and makes its location regardless of
he desires - our citizens, there IL
still much that can be done. First
and foremost a real road, q bouIe-
ward. must be constructed from Raw
Inns to the refinery. This Is abso-
lutely essential. Whether built by
the county, or state. o. by private
subscription. or all three combined,
there Is no other single factor which
will insure the trade Of the refinery
employees and Of the management
itself. as important as . first class,
all year road.