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Newspaper
The Greybull Standard
Location
Greybull, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
5
The Kemmerer Republican reports on the Greybull Standard arguing that coal in the ground cannot be considered an original state until it is mined and brought to production. The piece discusses ownership and value tied to processing.
Bulletin No 14 argues against wage cuts for locomotive engineers warning that the average daily earnings of engineers vary by specialty and are often low. It cites seven criteria from the transportation act and stresses the engineers’ high skill, risk, and responsibility in the rail system.
Government leases on oil lands in the Greybull field were sold at the Buffalo land office. Prices included Lot 1 and 6 in section 16 52 93 to Dr J L Hylton of Douglas for 4000 dollars, Lot 7 in 17 52 93 to Dr Hylton for 250 dollars, and Lot 9 and the ne percent of sw percent of section 17 to J B Schuster of Joliet Illinois for 17500 dollars.
Advances in the price of gasoline in this district since April 1 have amounted to three cents per gallon. The Colorado and Wyoming refineries had 98,181,431 gallons on hand at the end of March. The increases added a market value of $2,945,442 to the stocks on hand. Stocks on hand at all refineries in the country on March 31 amounted to 854,231,655 gallons. Every advance of one cent a gallon added $8,542,316 to its value-Wyoming Oil News.
A new pest, the wire worm, damages winter wheat in the Doty ranch area and Scottsbluff district. Jack W. Beatty reports his 65 acres of wheat two miles east of the Doty ranch completely destroyed. The worm attacks the stalk at the root in summer fallowed dry farming grounds.
The wire worm gradually consumes the whole plant. It is the grub of the click beetle. Named for its likeness to a piece of wire, it measures about one fourth to one and a half inches, yellowish, with three pairs of legs and a suctorial appendage beneath the tail.
The Kemmerer Republican reports higher tick fever prevalence this year and urges tourists and residents in affected counties to perform morning and evening body checks for ticks. It debunks the August cutoff superstition, noting cases extend to the first frost in September.
Ben B. Hunt postmaster and merchant of Warren suffered a broken arm and a deep cut when a two blade axe slipped from assessor Beeler in muddy conditions. The injury occurred as Beeler cut a tree while Hunt stood about 30 feet away. Hunt was taken to Whitlock Hospital in Powell for treatment.
Federal Judge T Blake Kennedy in Cheyenne sustains the state board of equalization valuation of 3 a ton for all coal mined in the state. Lincoln County will receive about 20000 in taxes from operators who previously refused to pay. The ruling follows a $18000 delinquency plus 1440 penalty and 8 percent interest dating from January 1. Governor Carey supported the 3 per ton assessment.
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