Cheyenne Leader Announces Successor to Sun-Leader
The Cheyenne Leader notes a successor to the Sun-Leader role in a 1901 issue dated Friday June 21. The publication price is listed as $6.00.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
2
The Cheyenne Leader notes a successor to the Sun-Leader role in a 1901 issue dated Friday June 21. The publication price is listed as $6.00.
A prominent, unnamed Wyoming wool man urges local sheep men to unite and influence policy, citing Wyoming as a major wool producer and noting growers have been too indifferent and absent in past efforts. He cites extensive experience in the United States Australia and other wool regions to support his call.
The article compares speeds of battleships from the United States and foreign powers, noting the Sardegna as fastest at 19.64 knots, while American ships emphasize fighting weight, armor, and staying power. It cites the Illinois guns and the Oregon’s long endurance, and explains speed tradeoffs with armor and armament. The piece concludes that U.S. shipyards deliver value beyond just speed.
The Chicago Tribune reports that free trade between Porto Rico and the United States will begin next month when the revenue act takes full effect on July 1. Porto Rican authorities expect it will fund insular government needs and end customs duties, with a special session of the insular legislature to set the final proclamation.
An observer praises Wyoming as a robust state with abundant resources and potential. The discussion notes irrigation as a national issue, urging cooperation from arid land states to push legislative action, while highlighting Wyoming’s capacity to sustain itself and contribute to broader growth.
The discussion highlights irrigation and arid land reclamation as vital, praising eminent participants who gathered to press Congress for federal support. If congressional aid fails, attendees propose an alternate plan to advance the great work.
The obituary lauds Hazen S. Pingree as a self made leader who built a shoe factory from nothing and became Detroit mayor and Michigan governor. It notes his gritty, people friendly reforms, street paving, underground wires, and three cent streetcar tickets, while acknowledging political quarrels that limited broader reforms. The piece also references Ireland iron ore prospects and local weather with Cheyenne forecast and data.
Wyoming wool growers press formation of a two district state wool growers association to unite under a permanent national body. They recommend a two district system with HQs at Cheyenne for the state and a national sheep show to attract Canadian English and European breeders, plus a funded secretariat and active committees to boost industry growth. They urge broad participation at the Douglas meeting July 10 and pledge support for the National Wool Growers' Association.
The Guernsey Wyoming school district No. 12 will invite sealed bids for two thousand five hundred dollars of negotiable coupon bonds in five to twenty-five year denominations. Bonds bear 6 percent interest, secured by Sections 670 to 580 of the Wyoming Revised Statutes, with bids due June 24, 1901. Also Denver Overland Park Races tickets priced at 4.30 round trip for several June dates.
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