, 1923-05-01
LAND AND BONUS
GRANT OFFERED
BY CHAMBER AS
Involvement
Cash Sum to Be Deter
mined by Committee;
Brooks and Ormsby
Urge Cooperation

A proposition to give the
wyoming North G. South rail.
road a right-of-way into Cas-
per and any additional cash
fund that the committee an
pointed by the Casper Cham
Der OF commerce for soliciting MAJ
Dc able to raise was read befora ~
open meeting o fthe ,his
noon and was enthusiasticnIlv cn
uorsed by all the membera nrn.on.
with h condition that tho nrono-,
.on as prepared by he board Of A.
rectors might DO changed I'm e,y :,
us details by tho board WORKING -
sether' with the committee from ~.
railroad company.
Z. s. Lake. chairman NJ eh.
OF transportation units of the lrsr.
Seates on corporations; Georr, ~
Iiuhs engineer for tho rau-ood -
CONGRESSMAN James q. Mcc1Int,o ~
nnh were present at the moe,
.ns eouay' Mr.. Lake gave thu rrlnci.
81 auures7 OF h occasion. Ha to,a
someehing of h difficulties that ~
en overcome and those which SIN
unnamed TO DO overcome In conr,..
ing the project. 0"piet-
mo resolution of the ho,-
rretors n been worded in vr.s
way as to protect both parties - ~
contract 1t is entirely possth,s -
certaln details viii have 10 n. 49,
co. however, before IL ~ 49,
agreed on by tho railroad ars .hy
chamber Of commerce.. II ,ona- u
fun: IL follows In
Casper. Wyoming. Aprn % ,...
ene members of the chamb-
aarce or Casper. Wyoming
forum meeting of tho cs,n.
va OF held Tuesday a.,
az, 1873. having unanimoustv r.car
nnended thai the board of d,rerto-
proceeo with such further negot,.-
IONS as they might deem hes, -
reiatton to securing the entrs,-
me North n South naIlrood 49,
casper and tho said directors .,.-S
SAID meeting having met ssvo-sI
ZINES IN an attempt to arrive NJ
eoncrete proposition to submit ~ n
.road people. Your board. 1rbur.-
uay, me 2eth day of April 1929. suh-
united To c. 8. Lake. chief of ho.rd
IN uansportations units of the Ard1a
states on corporation a nrono,,tto-
winch. II satisfactory to Mr. Iaka
n to his principals. vo,r 49,
s 20 recommend to the mem
:" the of mmercA
me proposition is az follows.
Ihat the chamber of ana
inc peopie OF Casper secure n right.
ot'way from a point on tn. Ch,cnro
ana Northwestern Railway
main n near the town of Mills over
inc upon certain lands and town lot.
In the town of Mills. across the Plstts
river and to n point d~esianatAd ~
IRnd owned by Governor Carey. 70
ncquire tho land as agreed upon hr
tho railroad people as necessarv err
treight yards. round house End othes
ralIoad facilities. which lands extsnd
10 n point mt or near tho eastern
end OF the Standard OIL company.s
tank mrm. which tank farm Ia soaIth
OF tho Chicago ans Northwestern
RAILWAY compRny's right OF way "a
It leaves Casper. In addition. III No.
pie OF Casper and tho chamber Of
commerce. to secure n right-ot.wAy
from such point to a point near thu
western end OF tho high school ath-
ietio field, ut this point also to be
approximately ono-half block
for freight and passenger depot pur-
pesos. This right-ot-way would be-
along tho north side OF Railroad ave-
nue. and would have to DO secured
through the city council. In addition
to the above. such additional cash
funds rs tho soliciting committee or
parties appointed for that purposs
n raise and secure.
Tho above proposition ia subject
to tho following conditions;
81. Governor Carey will sell tina
land tho railroad people require of
him, which comprises approximately
fifty.two acres ON tho condition that
none of tho land be exploited but Ia
used exclusively for yardase. track,
aga round house. switches, maehins
shopa I'M other railroad facilitioa,
That mono OF II be used for townEite
or commercial. or private warehouse
purposes.
20, Governor Carey viii sell tho
tlfty.two acres designated subject to
tho further condition hat when tho
railroad Is oomnletod and EXTENDED on
to tho south. Casper shall DO and re-
main on It's main railroad and that
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