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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1919
Page
6
A state house statement outlines how the 2.8 million dollar highway bond plan would be repaid. Automobile license taxes from 1920 to 1922 would fund the bonds, with 40 cents per horsepower, targeting about 25 000 cars and an annual tax flow near 300 000 dollars, sufficient to cover interest and principal within a decade.
The state will establish a sinking fund taking one tenth of bonds each year. Bonds are Wyoming obligations purchased largely from permanent funds. Roads financed will be built under the state highway commission with at least 76 percent spent in the issuing county. The state board of equalization will levy annually to cover interest, while automobile license fees should cover principal and interest over ten years.
St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings announces a drive to raise 100000 for completion of a partly built facility costing 150000 funded by out of district donors. The project includes a maternity wing and a nurses training school, with liberty bonds accepted and operations resumed to aid returning soldiers.
The Wyoming Stock Powers Association will hold its annual meeting in Basin Wyoming on April 1 1919 at 10 am and adjourn to April 10 1919 at 10 am for officer elections and other business. Secretary Alice Smith signs the notice. The piece also advertises cut flowers by J R Bonwell offering carnations and funeral designs.
The piece notes that sugar beet contracts across Colorado and several western states span about 170000 acres in Colorado alone, with beets averaging twelve tons per acre at 10 per ton, yielding over 20 million dollars for farmers. It argues the industry boosts employment and industrial momentum nationwide.
A letter from Lester Gregory of the 78th Company, Trank Corps, A. P. O. 712, to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Gregory describes daily camp life. He mentions meeting an old Big Horn friend, Red Cross visits, infirmaries, Y M C A hospitality, local soldiers from Wyoming and Colorado, and vaudeville shows with 250 Red Cross nurses. He notes no home leave before late summer as the railway division keeps roads in shape.
Sheriff B F Wickwire urges all automobile owners to secure 1919 licenses at the sheriff’s office. Prosecutions will follow those driving without the new licenses. The Republican is the official city and county newspaper.
Public ownership statement for Basin Republican Basin Wyoming April 1 1919 sworn before Justice J R Bonwell Publisher editor and managing editor are P P Anderson Known bondholders include Mergenthaler Linotype Co Basin State Bank and P P Anderson
Evening meetings in Fraternity Hall Temple Lodge No. 20 meets second and fourth Wednesdays. Eastern Star meets in Fraternity Hall every second and fourth Monday. Basin Lodge No. 35 meets every Tuesday evening. Basin Encampment No. 15 meets second and fourth Fridays. Eliza Rebekah Lodge No. 26 meets first and third Mondays. Basin Camp No. 6586 meets second and fourth Thursdays.
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