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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
8
The article notes unified rail operations increased coal and wheat transport during fall 1919. It cites open-top loading, rerouted routes, and centralized planning to meet seasonal needs and weather effects, enabling railroads to handle unprecedented business and move over 18 million tons of coal weekly by late October. It records wheat shipments from July to December totaling 45,416,000 bushels, 7,040,000 more than prior periods.
Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads, notes a 4.89 percent drop in loaded freight car tons in the 11 months of 1919 versus 1918, from 29.2 to 27.8 tons, reducing available cars by over 105,000. He cites war pressures and rail administration efforts and asks shippers for continued cooperation under federal unified control.
A Saratoga telephone report says a road locating crew arrived with one car and two trucks and began moving north toward Walcott on Tuesday to locate the Saratoga to Walcott road. Work start unknown on this end.
D L Condon visited the Echo office from Riverside and reported that on the 19th his wife Mrs Condon took four hens with forty nine little chickens. The hens had been set on fifty three eggs and Mrs Condon is proud of her new brood.
Mrs Schalk visited Beaver school that week and Sunday School drew thirty five attendees. Wilbur Toothaker hosted dinner for the Wolfards, Ira Wolfard and W. 28 H. Wolfard also visited. Adrian Wolfard and family spent Saturday with Barry Anderson and kin. Higbee hosted weekend guests at Bridges ranch returning Monday. Clara Anderson returned to Encampment after Beaver visit. Florence Forney Dorothy Bridges Harry Morney and Donald joined a horseback party to Al Anderson's. Krank Bridges plans to resume sawing at Brush Creek late next month. Mr and Mrs Peank Bridge hosted neighbors for an anniversary celebration with cards and refreshments.
Local residents and visitors are listed from Encampment and nearby ranches with travel for business, study, or visits including Hawkins Bird Flohr Terwilliger Anderson Spencer Dettinger and others. Events include a basketball win 10 8 for Encampment High and a March 17 railroad fundraiser with Rawlins orchestra and Woodcraft supper to support a community project.
Ira Wollard formerly of Saratoga and Mrs Josephine Lethergill were wed January 27 in Sidney Nebraska. The couple, honeymooning through Nebraska Wyoming and Montana, plan to locate near Lovell and reenter the dairy business in the northern state. The Echo sends congratulations and best wishes.
Mr and Mrs Frank Boyd hosted a Friday evening gathering at their southeast of town home with whist as the diversion Miss Mary Grown won first honors and Mrs Dorothy Quivey took the booby prize A luncheon followed The attendance included Corlett Tourtelot Ferry Tilton and others plus Miss Bowers Brown Nelson Cham belain Quivey Joe Tilton Steerhine Bixler Sawyer McCarty Healey and Billy Kuntzman family friends also held a George Washington party with prizes and luncheon The guests listed comprise a mix of young and older members of the local social circle
State highway men met with Mr. Levison and answered questions, leaving attendees enlightened on road building. Changes to the route from here to Walcott are not yet set, but engineers indicate significant work ahead with 60 to 70 percent probability of feasible improvements. The plan includes shortening the present long route and adjusting the highway to speed traffic.
The Carbon County Good Roads Association will hold its regular annual meeting in Rawlins next Saturday afternoon, February 28, to elect directors for the coming year and address other business. President James Blackhall and Secretary Jon Atchman of the Macumpment Good Rond Association are both out of tone, and some local members are unavailable.
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