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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1920
Page
13
Boston reports firm wool prices with goods demand keen and Western imports uncertain. Minneapolis shows wheat and oats ranges while Omaha and Chicago list mixed corn and hog, cattle, and sheep moves with modest gains and steady trend comparisons to prior weeks.
All roads are improving rapidly with east and west areas excellent despite a few rough spots. North regions vary from excellent to rough, notably south of Ghngwater and between Glendo and McKinley.
The report notes a mean temperature of 32 degrees for the date, with a 2 degree rise in the last 24 hours. Highest 42 degrees at 2 20 p m and lowest 22 at 7 10 a m, NW winds up to 34 mph, no precipitation since January 1st and normal 0.03 inches for the period.
New York report cites Franklin T. Miller as saying about 95 percent of past strikes in building trades arose from wage earners disputes within the trades themselves and only five percent from employer vs worker questions. He advocates a federal board of jurisdictional awards to stabilize labor relations and reduce construction costs.
Spokane educational committee of the chamber of commerce seeks employer cooperation to enroll foreign-born workers in upcoming night high school classes. Questionnaires will gather data on workers to tailor courses in English and American government plus related subjects.
Prince Rabert Sask Jan 3 The bitterest competition for fur trade in the history of the Canadian northwest is raging this winter. Unprecedented prices have drawn 40,000 buyers to the western provinces and prompted hundreds of fur agents to risk their lives entering wild northern regions to find trappers getting high prices while dealers profit.
The Laramie County Farm Bureau invites all interested in better agriculture and homes to a meeting at 10:30 a m on January 40 1920 at the Parish House. Program includes speakers music officer elections and a yearlong work plan. Luncheon arrangements and child care will be provided. J G Underwood president and Maybelle Hibbra secretary.
Trappers seek 200 to 300 percent more for furs than last year as wolves attract hunters profits. Farmers report gains from wolf hunts aided by dogs trained to flush and drive them to waiting hunters. Coyotes, muskrats fetch higher prices than prewar levels with muskrat pelts now quoted around 2 to 3 dollars and wolves and other furs seeing strong demand.
Convening of the Kentucky General Assembly in Frankfort January 5 will place Republicans with a house majority by about fifteen votes while Democrats retain a senate majority by two. The November elections gave the GOP a solid House win though Democrats still control the Senate.
Lieut. Governor Thurston Batlard to preside over the senate as left overs from the last legislature. Action on the constitutional Woman Suffrage amendment is likely soon after the opening. The State Board of Pharmacy meets January 8 and 9 in Cheyenne to exam candidates for registration.
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