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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
5
Postmaster A W Coons reports Washington issued a government allotment of foodstuffs for patrons of local offices. Supplies are sold at set prices including postage, with most items cheaper than local wholesale rates. People should buy at their own post office to use their designated allotment.
The Wyoming state fair will host Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Jr. as part of Soldiers Sailors and Marines Day. Discharged World War I veterans are invited to attend, with medals presented by Governor Carey and local volunteers. By September 11 the event aims to honor and entertain returning servicemen and leave a lasting impression on guests. Fort Russell cavalry band efforts may headline the grounds welcome.
A Cheyenne meeting last Wednesday led Governor Carey to back a plan for a week of auto racing at the state fair. Arrangements call for a daily event with local drivers urged to enter. professionals will be barred unless a separate purse is funded.
Western Montana and Idaho fires worsen versus 1910. Help called from forestry district No 2 as officials rush from Denver to Missoula. Meadow Creek blaze runs 20 miles. Helena streets see blazing bark. Back fires planned near Missoula and ranches. water supplies running low. Desperate firefighting 12 miles from Butte. ash falls in the city. Smoke reaches Basin far from blazes. mining camp Barker in Belt mountains threatened with destruction.
New York reported that Andrew Carnegie's will to probate next week will disclose an estate size several times 50 million dollars, contradicting earlier claims he gave away most of his fortune. The source notes Carnegie intended to die a pauper, with the final disposition of his wealth to be revealed in probate.
An opinion argues the navy’s plan to seize four million barrels of fuel oil at 8 6 cents in peacetime violates free market principles. It contends wartime price controls, including a 25 cent rise for crude oil, boosted production, while market values at California wells and tidewater remain higher. The piece questions broader government power and potential impacts on coal and western industries.
The Basin band offers another concert tomorrow evening in Basin. Critics say the group is among the best in the state and the same venue invites Basin residents to judge the quality for themselves. The performance costs nothing to attend and is described as worthwhile by early listeners.
The piece argues that the American banking system supports thousands of businesses, with profits rising from higher volume rather than higher charges. It contends banks did not raise exchange rates during war and that gross profits do not reflect consumer costs, but the profit per $100 turned over does.
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