, 1923-01-11
(By John c. Thompson, Jr., in the
Denver POSt.)

Cheyenne, Wyo. - Wyoming may
review 1929 with qualification, il
not with the deeper sentiment, salts.
faction. The state has experienced
'fatter" years, but they were not
fraught with such problems and tri-
bulations as it encountered in 1922
encountered and overcame. The year
has been notable for economic, espe.
cially Industrial, distress, but Wyom.
ing, striking its balance sheet at the
end. finds that it's industries pro
duced more thar during the preced-
ing year, more than during any 9th
er year in it's history save for two
very conspicuous exceptions. II
finds, moreover, ample reason to be.
lieve that 1923 will be a banner
year.
Wyoming's producing industries
the mineral. livestock, agricultural
and manufacturing-put out during
1922 products to the value of $3.50.
1880. This was $14,O95,O4
more than the value OF the output of
the same industries during 1921,
1899 ,084,S0O. The increase was So
per cent; the production was equiv
aient to $1,266 per capita. These
facts are remarkable when there is
taken into consideration the circum-
stances that made perhaps 20 per
cent of the states workers idle dur
ing nearly half the year.
Wyoming activities based on ex-
ploitation of it's mineral resources
produced during the year $178,O5O,-
900. which was 70 per cent of the en-
tire production of physical mer-
charitable commodities; the livestock
industry produced $50; agri-
culture produced $29,779,56O and
manufacturing produced $4,000
900. Among the industries listed,
only agriculture failed to score an in
crease over the production of the
preceding year, and agriculture, dur
ing 1922 was beset with peculiar
and sore difficulties.
Following is a summariZation of
the results of producing Industrial
activities during 1922:
Irrigation
During 1929 the Reclamation serv-
ice OF the United States government
continued construction OF the River
ton Project and extension OF the
Pathfinder and Shoshone projects,
this work constituting the chief ir-
rigation activity Of the state. The
federal budget for 1923, now in
preparation. allots $3,1S1;OOO for
continuation of the three projects
named and further development of
the Indian irrigation system of the
Wind River reservation. The pro-
posed allotments follow. North.
Platte. s1.420.OO0: Riverton. $780,
900; Shoshone. s%925,OOO; Indian.
$g36.0OO. During 1922 more than
$4,000. 900 was expended in the de-
veiopment of these projects.
A notable development related in
irrigation that took place late in
1929 was the termination of litiga-
ton that had prevented completion
OF the Greybull Irrigation district
project. During 1928 a reservoir
system for this project costing $500.
900 will be constructed.
During the year the federal recla-
nation service. at the i%nstigation of
the state government. agreed to al
otment OF waters of the North
Platte river. not necessary for the
Pathfinder North Platt) projects.
TO projects for the reclamation OF ap-
proximately 100000 acres in the
Casper district. inc to large Gag
in the valley of the North Platte else
where In Wyoming. This concession
by the reclamation service. to which
full rights to the flow of TIE North
Platte had been ceded by the state
means that eventually perhaps 200
600 acres will be added to the irri-
gated area within Wyoming. either
through private enterprises or
through activities OF the reclamation
service.
Colorado River Pact TO Help
Wyoming
The Colorado River treaty, nego-
tisted during the year 1929 by the
United States and the seven states
constituting the basing of the Colo
RADIO. will. II ratified by congress and
the state legislature. settle definitely
the amount OF water available for
the reclamation OF lands In the val
10y OF the Green river OF Wyoming.
Eight hundred thousand acres OF ir-
rigable lands lie In this valley, suf-
ficicnt water for the reclamation of
all OF which ~ reserved TO Wyoming
by the tentative treaty. Work on a
private project. the Cottonwood, was
continued in this valley during 1922.
Under this about $4,000 acres event
uaily will he reclaimed.
Reclamation service work under
the North Platte project which may
be undertaken during 1928 Is the
long projected Guernsey diversion
dam. Acquisition OF property In the
basin OF this proposed reservoir was
pushed during l922.
Settlement OF non-irrlgatcd wyom-
Ing lands subject to homestead on
try continued steadily during 1929.
This settlement has been 10 rapid
during tho past few years that only
tho remotor and roughor areas have
not been entered by homestead claim.
sntH. Figures covering scttlomon,