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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
1
The Encampment area undergoes major changes with saloons closing, prohibition support growing, and new businesses like Encampment Stores and National Guard opening. Morse Bros. acquire Penn Wyoming assets, upgrade rail facilities, and a Rich Charter Oak Mining unit begins with E Tilton as manager. Ranch sales surge, eastern buyers purchase thousands of acres, rents rise, and town prosperity improves as agriculture and stock raising expand.
We note the town of Encampment now has a solid school with qualified teachers Prof Gilbert and Mrs Gilbert. A library is growing, an athletic club and gymnasium are added, and a Claxtonde is funded by subscriptions. A parents and teachers club meets monthly to discuss school issues. The article urges a new school building and promises local support from The Nelo and Prof Gilbert.
The Encampment Canal & Irrigation Company, led by H A Hunter as president and including James Blackhall F J Healey and others, is building a canal from the North Fork of the Encampment River to irrigate about 3000 acres north of town. They expect to irrigate 1500 acres next spring, with storage reservoirs planned to ensure ample water. much land has been taken under desert and homestead laws, but water supply concerns have paused further applications.
James R. Little announces start of The Encampment Echo in Encampment Wyoming on December th. The weekly paper aims to serve Encampment, Carbon county, and Wooling with upbuilding news. Little, known for The Encampment Record, is an experienced printer and editor seeking community support. The Rawlins Republican wishes him success.
A letter to H Healey from KE Barry secretary of the Good Roads Assn urges Encampment residents to contribute photographs and literature. Barry notes a new tourist route via Rawlins Saratoga and requests pictures to display at the Plains hotel Tourist Bureau in Cheyenne. Photos and materials should be sent to Healey or Emery in Cheyenne for broader tourist exposure.
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