Opportunities Abound in Encampment Wyoming for Capital and Labor
The Encampment region in Carbon County offers vast vacant government land for homesteads and farming, with irrigation plans expanding to three thousand acres. Rich prospects exist for mining, dam projects, and local business openings, including a proposed reopening of the Encampment creamery to handle local milk and ice cream production. The Echo invites interested readers to seek information on ventures or housing.
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Wyoming
West
Carbon County
United States
Encampment
Laramie
Cheyenne
Rocky Mountains
The
Echo
Forest Service Lends Lectures to Colorado Wyoming Schools
The Forest Service in Denver offers illustrated lectures on forestry for Colorado and Wyoming schools. Three two lecture sets with 100 lantern slides cover topics from US forestry to geography and agriculture. Schools apply to the District Forester for loan and pay only a small express fee. Mrs Shield travels to Cheyenne to visit her daughter.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Forest Service
Denver
United States
National Forests
New Federal Buildsing
Western Governors Seek $250 Million for Western Reclamation
Six western governors and the Western States Reclamation Association executive committee met at the Brown hotel to urge Congress to appropriate 250 million dollars for reclamation projects in the west under existing laws. They shelved the plan to cede public domain to states, though some favored it, noting it could jeopardize reclamation funds. Nevada's representative urged funding to finish reclamation and proposed a federal range service similar to the forest service.
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Congress
West
Denver Post
Brown Hotel
Western States Reclamation Association
O. ‘A. [Larrazolo
New Mexico
Larrazolo
Shoup
D. W. Davis
Idaho
T.E. Campbell
Arizona
Simon Bamberger
Utah
Interior Department
Frank W. Brown
Association
Forest Service
Forest range plan proposed to regulate usage and fees
A proposal argues a federal range service with a forestry expert in charge would remedy issues. It calls for proper regulation and payment of a fair price by users, ensuring the range can be held against rival claimants.
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Forestry Service
Fait Marries Loveland Bride in Rawlins Wedding
Chas T Fait wed Miss Fairie B Shay of Loveland Colorado after returning from Rawlins where the ceremony took place. Fait, a respected Encaimpment ranch owner, has lived north of town most years aside from a stint in Loveland. Well regarded, the couple receives warm wishes for a long and prosperous marriage.
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Chas. T. Fait
Rawlins
Fairie B. Shay
Loveland
Colorado
Mr. Fail
Encaimpment
Death of E H Parkison's Father in Colbran
John Parkison aged 86 died at home in Colbran Colorado after living in Encampment earlier. Funeral held in Glenwood Springs with family members John Parkison and J B Parkison attending from Encampment and Seattle. Ollie Baker shifts to printer trade at Echo office while soliciting subscriptions and gathering news items.
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John Parkison
E. H. Parkison
Colbran
Colorado
Glenwood Springs
EK. H. Parkison
J. B. Parkison
Seattle
Washington
M. W. Shafe
Ollie Baker
Echo
Ollie
Kebo
Wyoming Paint and Soap Mine to Open Near Medicine Bow
The Medicine Bow area will host a paint and soap mine led by Joe F. Smith of Encampment. A mill is on site four miles from Medicine Bow with a spur to the Union Pacific line. The vein runs four to twelve feet thick, surface depth about two feet, and shipments of paint are expected immediately. The company, incorporated for 250000 dollars, already has orders and broad local ownership, with stock at five dollars per share. The soap and a polishing stone will be marketed soon.
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Wyoming
Medicine Bow
Joe F. Smith
U. P. Railroad
Smith
Stock Show Opens With Record Demand At Denver
The 14th Annual National Western Stock Show at Denver begins January 17 with the Students Judging Contest and opens officially January 19. Managers face space shortages despite $100000 in improvements as crowds are expected to reach record levels and the Denver Tourist Bureau coordinates lodging.
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Denver
Western Agricultural Colleges
Denver Tourist Bureau
Bureau
Union Station
Uptown
505
17Th Street
Burhans
Good Income From Dairying In Small Town
In town Saturday Chas Hunter ordered a year's subscription. Mr and Mrs Hunter build a dairy side line with cream checks around $1000 yearly and calves to offset wintering costs. The Hunters run a hay ranch in the valley making dairy profit a solid secondary business. J B Wirth and sons haul bear wood from the encampment river, making trips upriver.
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Hunter
Ap Echo
Daiy
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Mrs. L. ©. Shield
Leiler
State Bank Chas
H. Sanger
H. A. Hunter
F. H. Healey
Mrs. Fail
Medigne
Wirth and Sons
Eecampment
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