, 1923-03-29
Civic ORGANIZATIONS
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INVITATION TO HASKELL INTERESTS To
CONSIDER LOCAL POSSIBILITIES

wei mas developed oil in the Ma
money Dome field, the amount of
production not being known ac this
time.
from Mahoney Dome to RawIins
you would encounter excellent glass
sand, high-class limestone, and the
necessary material for the manu-
facture of glass, with the natural
gas at hand for fuel.
fou would also encounter the
soda lakes from which large guam
tlties or sal-soda could be manufac-
tured at the minimum price.
Six miles east of Rawlins is To-
Gated the Producers and R%efiners
refinery. From there to Rawlins
your road would parallel the Union
Pacific.
Commencing three miles south
west of Rawlins you would
the Mesa Verde coal formation
which extends all the way to the
anthracite fields of Northern Colo
RADIO. The first vein that Is opened
is known as the DILLON Mine" To-
Gated three miles southwest of Raw
yins, with a working vein OF six
feet, high grade bituminous coal.
Another vein of bituminous coal 10
feet thick Is opened up at Sulphur
twenty miles southwest OF Rawlins.
Another vein of the same thickness
and IL anything better quality, Is
opened up on the Slavery about go
miles southwest of Rawlins, depend
ing upon the route of the road. At
that point a very large acreage OF
high grade bituminous coal is found.
There is also in that locality and the
surrounding country one of the rich
est agricultural and live stock COM
munities in the state.
To the south of the state line and
all OF the way TO Craig, Colorado.
you have the coal formations, run
ming in thickness from one hundred
to n hundred twenty feet thick.
consisting OF some seven or eight
veins OF coal. one on top of the
other. In part of this district two.
ana in a very restricted territory
three. of these veins are anthracite
coal. being the only anthracite I'm
the United States west OF Pennsyl-
vania. There are at least one and
possibly two veins which are locally
termed "semi-anthracite coal" One
vein Is now being worked in the
vicinity of Craig and is about rs
feet thick. excellent quality. high
t'hd' blluHllIous coal.
I Tributary to Craig and the coal
fields OF that district is a mountain
OF copper and n large amount OF
sine.
From Craig south to the ID. G. II. G.
IL encountered n good agricultural
district, n on the southern extrem-
fly OF your route you would be into
the fruit territory.
Such n ronb uban cnpu,r,a.aI
VIII pass through the greatest sheep
n wool growing district I'm the
United States and at every station
from Casper to Craig the road would
be able to deliver feed to carry the
live stock and wool to market.
There would also be encountered
on the route fire clay. clay suitable
Tor the manufacture OF brick and
pottery, cement. and iron ore in i'm
mense quantities.
Rawlins has a population of some
5000 people. with such a road a,-
tending north and south from this
city. there would be n large mount
OF freight and passenger traffic both
north and south over this road. II
such a road were built into Rawlins
II Is certain that the city would make
concessions In different ways; o
Rawlins IN Installing a $500 10000
water systcm and would bc in a
position 10 furnish water at n very
nominal price. The city would also
furnish terminal facilities and build
Ing sites for enterprises that would
be established by reason OF this road,
In other words. the citizens OF ,hI,
locality would exert oyory Influence
to cooperate In every way with your
. "a - 80 go. L. a.
railroad into this community.
II there Is any data or lnforma-
tlon that YOU seek. same will be very
furnished.
Yours very truly.
BOARD OF TRADE.
J.. W. Rcndlo. Pres.
ROTARY CLUB.
II. B~rcitenstcin. Pres.
LIONS CLUB.
q. A. Bible. prcs.