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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
4
The Industrial Club starts 1916 with a strong record and promotes cooperative effort to guide Cheyenne’s growth. It urges residents and businessmen to unite, apply brains, and work for the town’s common good to earn a coast-to-coast reputation.
The Bethlehem Steel Co spent large sums on tests yet failed to meet Navy shell specs, while reports say a British firm underbid for shells and Bethlehem profited hugely from war orders. The piece questions whether profits reflect efficiency or gouging, and contrasts American weakness with European skill.
If inefficiency allowed foreign goods to outbid Bethlehem, little industrial gain is promised when peace returns. New corporations in town may fail to sustain their gains unless Bethlehem keeps up patriotism and good government, continuing the present civic effort.
The newly formed Wyoming Good Roads association meets to urge creation of a state highway commission to build a system of good roads with federal and state funds. Rep Warren of Fremont County and the state engineer lay out the problem in separate articles. both are respected road experts.
Salem, Massachusetts resists Salem Oregon’s push to swap names citing its larger historic status and 1910 population figures. The Massachusetts city notes its early colonial history and warns against renaming the mother city of Salems.
Little Greece formally asks the United States to protest the blockade of Greece held by the Entente powers. The Philadelphia North American notes Greece’s sorrows lack publicity here compared with Belgium. It also comments King George’s vow to keep fighting, speculating he read Lloyd George’s speech.
The Army Hospital Train No 1, first in the Western hemisphere, carried 909 patients from camps along the Mexican border to the general hospital at Hot Springs Arkansas. The ten Pullman cars house wards operating rooms and nurses quarters with space for 200 patients and seven Army Nurse Corps nurses plus 15 male hospital corps nurses under Major H. H. Bailey.
A playful note sings of a new food tquisitor asking for the location of fancy bread. The verse blends whimsy with a nod to appetite and mystery, suggesting a humorous quest for sought after loaves.
From the Railway Age Gazette, all railway fares in Great Britain will be increased by 50 percent starting January 1, 1917. The wartime measure affects travel costs nationwide and is set to impact passengers and freight alike.
The new German raider, likely the Vineta, has sunk an estimated ten to twenty merchant ships of Britain and France in the south Atlantic. The Voltaire, sailing between England and New York, was due in December and is now believed sunk. The raider has caused damages in the millions of dollars and has eluded the British navy.
A dialogue contrasts speed fiends and a cautious observer as they dispute whether thirty miles an hour qualifies as moving. The second fiend argues progress exists if one can break the ground into smaller increments until movement occurs.
Wyoming's winter club plan for boys teaches hackamore making and rope work with minimal cost. Boys must sell at least five hackamores to win prizes, learning sales and basic business skills, while proving durable rope halters can compete with leather options. Ivan L. Hobson will present the plan at the Ames conference February 13 to 17.
Letters from wives of members of both houses reveal strict wartime economy in homes. Peers describe closing castles, cutting staff, and reducing luxuries while ensuring basic needs and war pledges. Committee plans to circulate replies to 200 households to promote further savings.
Earl Warren argues before the Wyoming legislature for a leaner highway commission and better construction methods to cut waste. He claims current annual highway spending is 475000 dollars and half of 1915 funds were wasted due to poor organization and methods. He urges a competent system like other states to double results with one tenth of present costs.
The piece argues for a state highway commission to unify and streamline road construction in Wyoming. It cites 42 states with highway departments, warns current spending is wasteful, and calls for centralized authority to reduce overhead and deliver permanent improvements efficiently.
Charles M. Schwab and other steel leaders led US producers blamed for high shell prices for navy 14 inch and 16 inch guns. Secretary Daniels announced the contract went to a British firm, with American bids $144 per 14 inch and $237 per 16 inch higher than English bidders.
The State Engineer argues for giving highway construction authority to the highway commission and for annual estimates and bids to boost competition and cut costs. He claims current methods yield 50 percent efficiency and urges a move to 90 percent efficiency by the legislature.
Julius Chambers recalls European hotel habits and historic bath shortages. He notes Madrid, Budapest, London, and New York hotels often had no baths, with tubs replaced by tins, buckets, and scarce amenities. He contrasts modernization with ancient Roman anecdotes.
A fragmentary Weld County News item recalls a champion who hit the toboggan with alarming speed and a sense of certainty, while John J. Barleycorn staggers in a drunken state as the prohibition era moves to renew its rounds.
The piece argues Republicans in Wyoming capitulated to Democrats and support a constitutional amendment for prohibition. It notes the Webb Kil Yon law upheld by the Supreme Court and critiques Congress for moving toward a dry District of Columbia. The author laments politicians' fear and the public’s mixed feelings toward a national dry policy.
The piece notes how World War I has altered French women's lives becoming more independent. Young women now walk without chaperones and visit hospitals and charity works alone. Relations with soldiers have intensified with frequent letters and heightened parental anxiety about potential loss.
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