, 1926-12-22
CONTRACT LET FOR
CODYS POST OFFICE
Contract Let to Lowell Construction
Company of MinneapOlis-TO
Be 1927 Project

Be 1927 Project
Word was received from Wash
ington last week that the contract
for the construction of Cody's new
Federal building had been let to
the w. D. Lowell Construction COM
pany of Minneapolis, Mimi, with
every indication that work will be
started early this spring. ane the
building completed within the year
1927. The bid of the Lowell COM
pany has not as yet beer %announc-
ed, but it will probably be in the
neighborhood of eighty thousand
dollars.
1t is certainly gratifying, and in
deed a real Christmas present from
Uncle Sam, to the residents of the
Cody community, that word is re-
ceived that the federal building
project is to go forward. 1t is the
elimination of sixteen years of IN
firing effort on the part of Wyom-
ing's delegation in Congress. and
that 1t is to become a reality with
in a twelve months period seems
almost too good to be true.
On June rs. 1910, at a time
when the Wyoming delegation in
Congress consisted of Senator Fran
els E.. Warren and Senator Clarence
D. Clark. and Congressman Frank
w. Mondell, the first appropriation
of $4,000, for the purchase of a
building site for the proposed fed
eral building. was made. Senator
Warren, then as now, was chair
man of the Appropriations Commit
tee, and his has been the power
full influence which has made pos
sible the securing of all the approp-
riations for Cody's Federal building.
1t was not until 1913 that the or
iginal appropriation of $50, 900, was
secured for the Cody postoffice, and
at that time, with rapidly mounting
construction costs, it seemed in
advisable to attempt the construc-
ton of such a building as Cody
wished to house it's post office and
government offices.
Following shortly on this period
came the war, and the curtailment
for several years of all public build
ing activities. After the war Sen
ator Warren visited in Cody, and
at that time stated that he, as well
as President Coolidge and the en-
tire Congress was in favor of a
strict policy of economy in national
administration, and Cody with other
cities and towns would have to
wait until the national funds would
permit more government building.
However Senator Warren pledged
himself at that time to look well to
h Cody %postoffice appropriation.
stating that with the first public
buildings bill. the additional >ap-
preparation for the Federal building
here would be given attention. And
so it did. Both the towns of Cody
and Buffalo Wyoming are to have
new federal buildings, the bids
rave been let in both instances, and
everything seems assured for early
completion of the project.
Senator j. B. Kendrick who took
his seat in the Senate in 1916, and
Congressman Chas. E.. Winter, who
went to Congress for the first time
in 1929, have both done their share
in h securing of the post office
appropriation, but to the veteran
senator, the nan from Wyoming.
who sits on the lid If the United
states Treasury as chairman of the
Committee on Appropriations, and
whose power and influence as rank
ing member of the United States
Senate, to him. must &c the major
portion of the credit for the secur-
ing of the 100000 appropriation
for Cody's new post office.
w. d. Lowell, at the head of the
Lowell Construction Company of
Minneapolis is not a stranger to
Cody. He was the successful bidder
for Cody's first water system, and
his work proved most satisfactory
on that job. Many of the older
business men of Cody remember
MIN and are glad to hear that he is
to have work here again