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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1913
Page
4
Entry as second class matter for Big Piney Wyoming post office. Display ads rate per inch and per insert. Lecat notices per line with first and subsequent insertions. Reaprsa notices per line per insertion. Church entertainments with admission charged at half rates. Issued every Thursday.
The Examiner seeks to become a local paper for the Green River valley uniting settlers and pioneers. It pledges pride in its workmanship and aims to reflect people and conditions across the valley, envisioning eventual county unification and rich natural resources.
The piece touts a high altitude country for farming though tomatoes and cucumbers struggle in cold nights. It highlights ability to raise wheat and barley, with wheat feeding hogs and barley producing prized pork, followed by a note on alfalfa and more.
The text extols agricultural potential in the northern range, urging continued farming to showcase capabilities to outsiders. It praises rich pastures, crops like wild red top and timothy, and notes strong range cattle markets and growing land values with optimism about future prosperity.
The article honors Bert Brockway describing a diligent, steadfast young man who built a life from nothing and saved money to start cattle ventures. It laments his early death while urging others to learn from his quiet, trustworthy conduct and to make meaningful use of life.
The piece traces soaring cattle prices from thirty six to fifty dollars, driven by scarcity and rising demand. It warns the market may stay elevated for years, with many cattle raisers paying debt by selling stock while claiming the market could be artificial yet profitable for those with cattle-raising capacity. It urges producers to hold stock cattle amid uncertain future demand.
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