Basin Hosts and Guests Rally for Civic Spirit and Tourism
Col W H May urges Basin residents to boost town spirit in coming months hosting K of P convention in August and Big Horn County Fair in September. He promotes tourist maps from the Chamber of Commerce and invites locals to spread them, support campgrounds, keep streets tidy, and invite visitors, tying investment to future dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basin
K. of P
Big Horn County
Basinami Big Horn County
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Auto Supply and Tire Company
Dougherty
Hilary Dutton
Camp Ground
Thermopolis
CRML
Big Horn
Wyoming
Mondell and Shoshone A Pioneer In Irrigation
The article recounts William Mondell’s early development work from Cambria to Newcastle, and his exploration of the Big Horn Basin. It notes his water filing near the Shoshone River, surveys along the Cody Highline canal, and Willwood region, leading to the Shoshone project. Mondell helped draft the Reclamation Law and, with Colonel Cody, facilitated transferring Cody’s rights to the Reclamation Service for the Shoshone Project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondell
Cambria
Burlington Railroad
Wyoming
Big Horn Basin
Newcastle
Burlington
Sheridan
Crow Reservation
Billings
Ranchester
S. L. Wiley
R. B. Howell
Omaha
Dayton
Shell Creek
Shoshone
Cody Highline Canal
Powell Country
Sage Creek
Willwood
Colonel Cody
Mondell Glad
Cody
Congress
Cheyenne
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Oregon Basin
Senate
Mr. Mondell
Mendell
Mondell pushes irrigation plans and Basin bond details
The long time Wyoming advocate Mondell drives Shoshone and irrigation development with planned projects and payments relief. He backs reclamation and soldier settlement measures, while Basin Wyoming issues a 1922 waterworks bond for 1000 dollars with 6 percent interest, redeemable after 15 years, payable in New York.
Basin Wyoming Passes Waterworks Bond Ordinance No 133
Ordinance authorizes sixty bonds totaling 60000 issued by Basin to finance waterworks. Each bond valued at 1000 dollars, dated July 1 1922, bearing 6 percent interest, due July 1 1952. Redeemable after 15 years with sixty day notice. Bonds to be signed by mayor treasurer and clerk with town seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
National City Bank
New York
Basin
Natural City Bank
Spitzer Roriek and Co
Toledo
Ohio
Wyoming
R. B. West
Belmg
City of
Messrs. Spitzer Rorick & Co
Spitzer Rorick & Co
Big Horn
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W. H. May
Caraline Lockhart
Mounain
Shell
Rex
Ohio Drilling Co
Massillon
Mondell and Shoshone
Lua
Town OF Basin Water Works Bond
Leah A. Brill
D. C
Lover
Owen Moore
Big City
REX Theatre
Selznick Ch
America
American West
Rockies
Lake St. Mary
Glacier National Park
Pacific Northwest
Puget Sound
American Mediterranean
Old Mount Rainer
Crater Lake
California
Great Salt Lake
Palestine
Dead Sea
Mesa Verde National Park
Land of
Yellowstone
Cody Road
Buffalo Bill
Pike's Peak
Rocky Mountain National Estes Park
West
C. B. Beck
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