Cheyenne Sees 90000 Tourists In One Season With 40000 on Municipal Grounds
E L Emery reports Cheyenne in 1920 hosted about 90 000 travelers with around 40 000 using the municipal camping grounds at the north end. The piece notes the rise of municipal camping. tourism boosts business and prompts improvements like toilets wood and baths to attract visitors from seven western highways through Cheyenne as a regional hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Maine
Yellowstone Park
Black Hills
Colorado Mountains
Union
Yellowstone
Fort Collins-Denver
Greeley Denver
Sterling, Colorado
Denver
Overland Park
Tourists Bureau Department of the
City Land Chamber of Commerce
Greeley
Loveland
Longmont
Fort Collins
North Platte
Rock River
Thermopolis
Will 'Inaka Cheyenne
Wyoming automobile license trends reflect tax, enforcement shifts
Secretary of State W. E. Chaplin notes licenses issued rose from 21 834 in 1918 19 to 24 539 in 1919 20 with a 2705 increase. Revenue reached 265 854 67, funds directed to highway bonds. The era's changes include permanent plates failed financially and calls for stronger enforcement to curb evasion and bolster sheriffs. Wyoming has one car per seven people, higher than Nebraska and South Dakota, prompting legislative reform.
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W. E. Chaplin
Secretary of State of
Wyoming
Ing
Executive Department
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming History and the State Historical Department Aim
Wyoming History is framed as new history and its preservation vital. Since 1919 the state department has gathered World War trophies, pioneer reminiscences, records and posters, and built public interest in Wyoming legends and everyday life. The aim is to educate residents and visitors, organize material, and lift Wyoming to a leading position in state history. A comprehensive motor licenses bill will be introduced at the upcoming legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice G. Anderson
Wyoming
Herodotus
Puon
State Historical Department
Wyoming Historical Department
Pennewill
Jim Baker
Wycoming
Working Man Is Better Off Here Than Elsewhere
Wyoming labor conditions show mixed trends with oil and mining layoffs, rail traffic decline, and high living costs. Wages on average do not keep pace with rising prices, though housing costs and work safety campaigns improve worker conditions and the enforcement of child labor and eight hour laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Hoffman
Wyoming
Fourteenth Legislative Assembly
Wwa&ge
Department of Labor
Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
Standard Oil Company
Caasper
Hame
Disastrous Year for Wyoming Wool Growers Industry
Secretary Byron Wilson of the Wyoming Wool Growers Association reports 1920 a disastrous year for Wyoming wool. Severe 1919 drought and a harsh winter followed by a collapsed May 1920 wool market left the 1920 clip valued far below 1919, with sheep stock losses totaling millions. He urges a protective tariff and temporary wool imports embargo to stabilize the industry and notes the upcoming January Casper convention.
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Byron
Wilson
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Wyoming
United States
Congress
West
Tha U
Wyoming Wool Growers’ Association
McKinley
Wyo
Casper
Thetatate
Fragmentary OCR Item Supposes Local Notice
An incomplete OCR fragment references a local notice with unsure details. The readable bits mention a public action and potential officials but lack concrete names, dates, or places to confirm.
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Ezra L. Emery
Auto Camp
E. L. Emery
Wyoming Good Roads Association
TTA
Adatan
Road Commission
Jim
Ing Grounds
Wyoming State Historical Department
Commissioner of Labor
Homer
Plato
The
American National Bank
Cheyenne, Wyoming
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