Wyoming Highway Boom 1920 Opens 1000 Miles of Roads
The Wyoming highway department rebuilt or constructed about 1000 miles of roads in 1920 and formalized plans for 1900 miles more while maintaining 1600 miles. Lincoln and Park to Park highways saw major upgrades with state forests and federal aid shaping future upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.S. McCalman
Wyoming
Boards of County Commissioners
State Highway Department
high‘Way Commission
Cheyenne
Greeley Road
Colorado State Line
Fort Collins
Buford
Laramie
Pine Bluffs
Wheatland
Medicine Bow
Thayer Junction
Lyman
Utah State Line
Evanston
Yellowstone
Powder River
Thermopolis
Cody
Custer Battlefield
Sheridan
Sundance
Highway Department
Deneway
State Highway Commission
State of
Federal Census Bureau
Casper
Rock Springs
BANK
Federal Treasury
State University
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming Gateway
Wyoming Oil Boom and Resources in 1920
Wyoming ranked sixth in U S petroleum output in 1920 with 54 613 barrels daily and 1 054 producing wells. Casper refineries and a new Salt Creek pipeline boosted capacity while Osage and Lance Creek fields expanded production. Crude prices varied and 161 oil and gas firms plus 50 foreign companies operated in Wyoming, fueling mineral and agricultural gains totaling over 171 million dollars in 1920.
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Wyoming
Louisiana
Kansas
Texas
California
Oklahoma
Midwest
Casper
Standard
Salt Creek
Big Muddy
Rast Creek
Lance Creek
Rock Creek
Osage
Weston County
Mule Creek
Pilot Butte
Laramie
Cuba Considers U S Intervention Amid Prohibition Ties
Havana weighs possible U S action after Harding takes office. Cubans cite political conflict and economic strains from U S embargo and liquor bans. Crime waves intensify with beach murders and casino gambling drawing American dollars and nightlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havanna
Cuba
United States
Shot Harding
Washington
Harding
Havana
Casino de la Playa Roulette
Producers and Refiners Declares Dividend in Denver Meeting
Directors of the Producers and Refiners Corporation declare a 1.74 percent preferred stock dividend and 12.44 percent common stock dividend at a December 28 meeting in Denver. Dividends are payable February 7, 1921 to stockholders of record at the specified date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Producers and Refiners Corporation
Denver
Company Reports Net 3 Months Ended November 1 1921
Officials report net earnings of 1 282 895 01 for the three months ended November 1. The books will close January 10 1921 for dividend purposes.
Director of Bureau of Mines Steps Out
Frederick G. Cottrell resigned as director of the Bureau of Mines, submitting his resignation to President Wilson via the interior secretary. Cottrell had joined the bureau as assistant director in September 1919 and previously resided in Oakland, California.
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Washington
Frederick G. Cottrell
Bureau of Mines
Wilson
Payne
Interior Department
Cottrell
Bureau
Oakland
Calif
County Officers Delayed In Inauguration
County officers elected in November will not take office Monday as reported. The county commissioners plan a special meeting Monday to consider bids on the hospital bond issue. The approval of bonds for county officers will come at the regular monthly meeting Tuesday.
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McCalman
Reclamation Service
North Platte
Natrona County
Albany County
Sweetwater
Johnson and
Campbell
State Immigration Commissioner
Wyoming Farma
Teinflean
The
J. Rosenblum
Dinneen Pioneer
Lincoln Highway
U. S
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Co
O’connell
East 11Th Street
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