, 1925-04-22
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is also superintendent of the com
pany's plant mt Tulsa, Okla.
a contract was let at Cheyenne for
the construction of n steel span bridge
across the Shoshone river at Lowell,
the successful bidder being Mcclure
X Blakesley, of Great Falls, Montana,
the consideration being S~5i,572.S0.
Purchase by the New York Oil Com
pany from the +. T. Williams oil
Company of tie controlling interest in
the Central Pipeline C%ompany's pipe
line from Salt Creek to Casper has
been confirmed by Minal L. Young,
manager for the New York company.
The shearing of the 1925 wool clip
in southwestern Wyoming will COM
mence April 20 and continue for two
weeks, wool growers in Rock Springs
wool center of southern Wyoming
state. 1t is expected that an extra
heavy wool clip will be made, exceed
ing the estimated average of 3,5OO,000
pounds.
L4:-service men in Wyoming should
inform themselves concerning a
soldier exemption bill that was passed
by the eighteenth Legislature. This
bill provides that claims for eXemp-
tions will not be allowed unless such
claims are filed in the county assess
or's office by the fourth Monday in
June of each year.
John Smith, safety engineer of the
Union Pacific Coal Company and Glen
Knox, superintendent of the Gum
Quealey mine ut Sweetwater. were APP
pointed by Governor Nellie 7. Ross on
the newly created board of Wyoming
coal mine inspectors. The other mem
Der appointed was Matthew Morrow
of Evanston.
The roof of the temporary air mail
hangar at Cheyenne again was lifted
off the structure and set down sever
al feet away in a storm. This is the
third time the elements have wrought
havoc at the field. First, a fire that
RACED the old hangar, hen a wind
storm that unroofed the temporary
structure, and then n second visit of
the wind.
Invitations have been sent out to
the various schools of the state to
Ndht IuAA III AAC Abul III alllluul SAult
track and field meet which will be
held at Wyoming State fair grounds
at Douglas, On Saturday, May 16.
While II is yet too early to secure
any definite information as to the
number of schools which will parti-
cipate, II Is probable that the number
taking part will exceed that of any
previous year.
Attire mt Mammoth Hot Springs,
headquarters in Yellowstone National
park, destroyed several valuable build
ings including a huge garage, and
ninety of the White transportation
cars. First reports included eighty-one
passenger cars of from seven TO ten
passenger capacity, and placed the
loss at around S75O.OOO, while later
statements made by park officials are
TO the effect that the loss will run
close to Il million dollars.
The town of Parco. the site Of the
large refinery of the Producers and
Refiners' Corporation, has decided to
Incorporate, the vote standing 25S to
IL. and the next step will be the cleo
ton of officers and the Inauguration
Of n city government. The Union
Pacific is building a new depot at
Parco of the Spanish style and the
new hotel, opposite the depot. is to
be completed within two or three
weeks. Parco is seven miles east OF
Rawlins.
Executive order of March II, 1925,
directs the dlscontinuance of the U.
S. Land office mt Newcastle, Wyoming
and consolidates the LANDS, business
and archives of the Newcastle and
district with the Buffalo land district
with offices nj Buffalo, Wyoming.
This order Is effective nj the close of
business on April 80, 1925.
BY the act of Congress on March 3.
making appropriations for the De
partmcnt Of the Interior the office of
register md received Of the Lander
Land office ARE consolidated by Hbol'
fishing the office OF receiver. The or
der was issued by Hubert Work. sec
rotary, and becomes effective ut the
close of the fiscal year. June 30, 1925.
Under the new arrangement the n
man will hold the office.
Report from Cheyenne is that the
state highway commission let on
tracts for the building OF S28,7Si
worth Of new bridges on the Rock
Sprlngs.pinedale highway. The now
bridges, which are to be OF timber,
viii span Boulder and Newfork creeks,
the contract being awarded TO j. L.
Turpln, whentland contractor. Work
is to he started no Inter thun Muy 1.
md rushed TO completion.
A contract for 100000 railroad ties
and q 100000 board feet Of saw tim.
her has Just been completed between
the Wyoming Tie and Timber Com.
pnny. and the United Stntes Forest