, 1927-06-01
POWELL REGION Is GREAT
SAYS T. JOE CAHILL
cheyenne Tribune)

A veritable garden land that, in
the spac of a few years, has more
than doubled the amount of its
produce, hat is now sending forth
several carloads of produce every
day in the veal or a total of 1928
full carloads annually, and is now
on the verge of it's greatest develop
ment through the opening of rec
lamation' project-these are i'm
pressionsl of the Powell valley re-
gion brought back to Cheyenne by
7. Joe Cahill, executive secretary of
the State Department of Commerce
and Industry.
This agricultural development of
the Powell velley, Mr.. Cahill says,
was the outstanding feature which
attracted his attention on a tour
which began at Denver and took
him through tbo Biv Horn Basin
and up to Cody recently. Condi-
tions in the entire basin are at their
best. he believes. Cody. in particu-
lar, has mapped out an extensive
summer program. :
Figures mentioned above for the
annual outward-bound shipping
from Powell and Garland, during
1926. railroad points for the Powell
valley, do not consider the shipping
out of produce such as butter,
cream, poultry and many other
kinds of produce in smaller con
signments than carload lots. Car
loads tent were Potatoes, 30S;
beets, 639; alfalfa meal, 41S; baled
alfalfa haxy1 NO.. hanny anda mans
%; honey A; oats, L; wheat 25;
hogs, 8; sheep. 81; wool, IL; horses
3; cattle 10; dressed poultry, 4;
miscellaneous "a.
The growth of shipping in the
past three years is shown as fol-.
lows: 1924. 1910 carloads; 1925,
2,067; 1926 1888 carloads.
That the Wildwood branch of the
Shoshone irrigation project Is the
banner reclamation venture of the
entire west is the opinion of farm
ing experts with whom Mr.. Cahill
met at Powell. George c. Kreutu-
nation service: State Land Com
missioner Cox, R. T. Baird of Pow
ell, newly appointed member of the
directing board of the State De-
partment of Commerce and Indus
try, and Superintendent L.. H. Nit
-chell of the Powell reclamation di-
vision were among those who met
with Mr.. Cahill.
Applications for the Wildwood re-
slamation project are now being
received at Powell, ex-service men
haiDg oivap tho n-afaranca ocnord-
ing to rules of the department, for
the first 80 days. Included in the
requirements are that the applicant
must have $4,000 or its equivalent,
and two years experience in irriga-
ted or dry farming with irrigated
farming preferred. The drawing
will take place at Powell on a date
TO be announced later, Mr.. Cahill
was informed.
With a large acreage already de-
voted to planting of sugar beets
in the Powell basin and talk of in
creased production shortly. Mr.. Ca
hill believes that a sugar factory
will, without doubt, be located at
Powell or Garland shortly.
Three major events are now at
tracing the attention of Cody, Mr..
Cahill said. The opening of Yellow
stone National Park, the annual
Cody Stampede and the dedication
of the new museum housing the rel
Of Buffalo Bill Cody, are all
ON tap there in the space of less
a month.
The committee of arrangements
for the opening of the national
park. with whom Mr.. Cahill met
while in Cody, have laid out plans
Tor the most comprehensive such
ever held for this event.
T. Mather, superintendent
II national parks; Horace M AL
fright. superintendent OF Yellow {