, 1924-09-18
THE PARCO NEWS
BY II. T. DUCE
WYO. HAS NEWEST TOWN
OF THE WORLD IN PARCO

huOW WudI IL T6pTeSeutS InaL our
progressive population is proud of
the achievements and accomplish
ments of the Producers and Refners
Corporation during the past year
and a half. However it is not only
appreciated by our own citizens and
those OF Wyoming but by people far
remote from this part of the country
and 1t is with this thought in mind
that we bring to your attention the
following article which appeared in
The Mountain States Banker for
September 1924:
Two years ago a portion of the
country seven miles east of Rawlins
was the counterpart of a given half
dozen square miles of country any,
where within twenty-five miles. 1t
was level and s~age-c0vered. 1t was
good sheep range. There was no
reason why a city should spring up
there, especially with Rawlins so
close. 1t could not thrive.
Who said this was talking in
terms of experience and of the Old
Times. He did not reckon with the
modern mind. There came to this
unpromising spot one year ago a
force of men, professional men of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., surveyors. arch
fleets, contractors. One of them said:
Here we will build a city. Set
to work"
One rear later and a miracle has
come to pass. Where once was
nothing but s%agebrush and grass
and sand, is now a city. 1t is not a
clap-broad city such as flew up over
night in the mining camps, but a
solid, substantial, modern, beautiful
city, with buildings of brick and
stucco, with streets graded and curb
ed, with sidewalks, with a modern
system of sewerage, with electric
lights, with grass with trees, with
a bank, with stores, with a garage,
and chiefly with a $4,000, 900 re-
inery running night and day.
How great is the mind of man!
The refinery mentioned before is
really the basis of the whole story.
The Producers and Refners Cor
poration of Denver needed a Wyom-
ing refinery to take care of it's pro-
duction in several fields up there.
Where to locate it vas a question
the directors found hard 10 determ-
inc. They could go to an establish
ed town, of which there are many
Casper. Rawlins, Rock Springs, and
ohy IA VI a uoLoh
But they did not think to do this.
They would do something that had
rarely IL ever been done-build a
town, build it from the first brick to
a finished city. They would build
it modern to suit their needs and
to express the modern idea.
That Is how Parco came to De
built. The town was n year old
on August 10, for the year before
on that date ground vas broken for
the fine buildings.
The builders dreamed they saw
the town before it was done. And as
the miracles of old the town has
come to pass. They named 1t Parco.
a combination Of the first letters OF
the Company's name.
Parco is an interesting. pleasant
place to visit. 1t Is perhaps the only
town in the world that Is strictly up
to date in every house. in every
street. 1t is perhaps the only town
In the world without old settlers
and pioneers. unless we call those
who came to Parco one year ago
pioneers. Indeed. some OF them do
consider themselves as such, and =
rather disdainful OF the newcomers.
The architecture OF Parco IL uni
vi u euNh
as the hotel. club. inn. store, bank
and office building, garage. moving
picture theatre and community
house, gymnasium and the larger
residence houses II Is OF Spanish mis-
sion, of brick. faced with stucco.
There are sidewalks on all the
main streets, and curbings and gut
tiers. The streets are graded and
surfaced with Sherman Hill granite.
Parco is completely equipped with
sewer. water. natural ga and cleo
trio light systems.
The work of building the city is
not done. not by any means. Even
now It is going on. There are not
nearly enough houses in the town
to accommodate the workers, INT
many of them have TO drive the seven
miles to- Rawlins night n morning
for their work. The refinery Is stu
in the construction process, though
operating and shipping daily. The
hotel Is being built. Other bust
ness buildings are going to go up.
Everything In Parco is hustle and
go. There is no ~stagnation. There
Is none OF the mouldy atmosphere OF
the old town. The spirit of the
to%wnspcople is the same. Parco rep
resents modern Americanism.
Parco has a bank. In this maya
zine several months ago Its opening
was announced and some Of the de-
tails Of the town then given. II is
running in busy fashion now and
doing we'll.
The name OF the bank Ia the First
National Bank OF Parco. II was or
ganizcd by p. ]. Quealy. prominent
man Of Wyoming affairs. and Frank
u. Kistier. Wisely the directors
selected Otto Frederick ~ cashier to
run tho bank. Mr.. Frederick. every
Wyoming banker knows him. was
with tho First National Bank OF
Hanna for ten years. cashier there.