, 1923-01-11
Wyoming Opportunities
Great for Coming Year
Industrial Review for Old Year Shows Great
Gain. State Future Never Brighter

ing in the state during the The
customary rumors regarding propos-
ed construction r present at the
end of the year, but none of them
is based on concrete information. A
small project that probably will be
completed in 1928 is that for a fiji
teen mile feeder to connect the main
line of the Union Pacific at Medicine
Bow with coal mines in the Elk
Mountain district, about fifteen miles
distant. This feeder, if built, will be
financed by private interests.
The Union Pacific failed during
1922 to carry out construction which
would connect its Yoder line, com
line at or near Cheyenne. This link,
about 80 miles. may be built during
the coming year.
One Wyoming railroad attempted
late in 1922. to suspend business
temporarily, but vas prevented from
doing SO by action brought in the
United States court by citizens of
Laramie and Walden, Colo. The
road. the Colorado, Wyoming and
Eastern. is subject to control by the
court because 1t is in the hands of a
receiver. 1t desired to suspand train
service during the winter months. a
course which would have deprived
the North Park region Of Colorado Of
rail connection with the outside
world.
Highways
The state highway department con-
tinued during 1922 construction of
the great highway system on which
work first was begun In 1917 and
for the completion of which several
more years will be required. Con-
tracts for several million dollars
worth of work were let during the
last year, some of the projects COW
cred by these contracts have been
completed and steady progress is be-
ing made on the others. The great
est amount Of work to date has been
done on h two great transconti-
mental highways which bisect Wyom-
ing, the Lincoln Highway from east
to west. and the Yellowstone High
way Ga link of the P~ark-to-Park
Highway System) from south to
north.
The Lincoln highway during the
past year became a graded road from
one boundary OF the state to the 9th
err. and Wyoming was given credit
by the Lincoln Highway association
as the first state to complete its link
OF this great transcontinental artery
OF motor traffic. The Lincoln High
way. while graded entirely across the
state. Is FAR from completed in
Wyoming. however. and it's improve
ment will be continued on a large
scale during the coming year.
Notable work in progress on the
Yellowstone highway during the
year and still in progress is the
building OF the road through the
canyon of the Big Horn river be-
tween Boysen and Thermopolis. This
new highway will eliminate the diff.
ficult and dangerous Birdseye pass
road from the Yellowstone highway.
n pass routes evil reputation dur
ing the last year diverted from the
Yellowstone route a large amount of
tourist traffic that otherwise would
have gone that way.
The new road through the canyon
Will open sixteen miles of splendid
scenery equal to that OF Yellowstone
Park itself. In order that grades
and surveys may be mimimized the
highway, at several points. is tun-
neled through cliffs. The cost OF the
sixteen miles OF roadway Will cost
approximately $500, 900.
ptNtC IHuDEDvCN
The state highway department has
not confined Its activities to develop
ment of the great transcontineutal
highways. however. and during 1929
work or Improvement on highways in
all counties Of the state was CON.
tinued. very notably in the elimiua.
uon or grades difficult for motor
vehicles and the provisions OF ade-
bridges and Drainage facIlItioq
The state Is cooperating with the
federal government in much road
building. both within and without
the forest reserves.
A notable forest reservo proiect nm.
der'aken during 1929 and to be con-
tinued In 1923 Is the BROOKLYN Lake
road In the Medicine Bow forest
This road has opened to tourist mo-
tor traffic n of the most beautiful
scenic regions OF the United States
wherein is found trout fishing unsur.
passed In America. Tho temporary
terminus Of the road is BROOKLYN
Lake. almost at the summit OF Medi-
cine Bow range. but eventually tho
road VIII be carried across the range
INTO the Saratoga valley and will pro.
u n remarkably attractive and
easy dctour from the Lincoln high
way. 49,
During 1873: u new route 10 tho
yellowstone. that from Rock Springs
and Kemmcrer. via Pincdaie. Mig
Piney and tho Hoback canyon into
Jackson's Hole. and thence 10 the
southcrn boundary of Ycllowstone
Park. was dedicated. Most Of Il as
yot little moro than n succession of
trails. hut eventually 10 wti ha..,.