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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1921
Page
5
Basin Wyoming records show the Basin Republication is entered as second class mail matter on June 20 1906 at Basin post office under the act of March 3 1879.
The notice lists ownership as Owner and Publisher with subscription at 2 dollars per year in advance. It designates the publication as Official Paper of Big Horn County and Official Paper of Town of Basin. Rates show Blackface locals at 16 cents per line.
Congress will quickly consider World War I soldier compensation. The article urges financing reform to avoid bond-driven deficits and emphasizes economy after wartime spending. It notes the need to fund veterans' pay while stabilizing finances and hints at political battles over related constitutional issues.
Officials of the newly formed Wyoming Refining company outline plans for a 10 million dollar refinery venture. They aim to secure gasoline demand and by products before full construction. Inquiries from filling stations and Salt Creek crude producers indicate strong market interest as one crude still unit is contracted with room to expand.
The 400 acre tract east of Casper purchased by Wyoming Refining Co may host a 60,000 barrel daily refinery if needed. A prospective tank farm across the Platte River fits the enlarged plant plan, with Burlington and Northwestern railroads and the Yellowstone Highway boosting access and utility.
The advertisement argues that canning supports farm income and employment, claiming cannery facilities stabilize a rural community by providing a ready market for crops and steady unskilled labor, likening lack of a cannery to lacking a mail route.
The Frannie Division of the Shoshone project holds a special meeting in Denver Wyoming with directors Beaver Campbell and Schwendiman present. They discuss raised taxation on homesteads, request a legal ruling from the reclamation service, request a stock yard and loading chute at Denver, and adopt resolutions endorsing Billings conference findings and urging flexible twenty year extension terms to aid farmers facing high costs and possible bankruptcy.
The Frannie Division urges unpaid irrigable acre dues of two cents to be sent quickly. They aim to raise 140.00 to fund the delegation to Washington for relief for unit holders on irrigation projects. Send dues to R J Schwendiman, Denver Wyoming, Water users board directors.
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