Highway Commission Awards Contracts Totalling $600000
The State Highway commission, meeting in Cheyenne on April 22, awarded road and bridge contracts totaling 600000 for 165 miles of road and 17 projects across 13 counties. Since January 1, total approved road improvements reach 1800000 and active work totals 4000000 for the 1920 season. Lincoln county bids for five bridges and a Daniel Lane road segment were rejected as too high, with readvertisement likely. Oil operators push activity in Montana, Utah and Washington as domestic demand exceeds production.
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Daniel Lane Road
Cheyenne
State Highway Commission
Lincoln County
Daniel Lane
Montana
Utah
Washington
Aiea
Johnson Wins Michigan Presidential Primary With 44373 Lead
Lansing April 26 Official canvass shows Senator Hiram Johnson with a 44373 plurality in Michigan April 5. Hoover heads the Democratic side with 5334. McAdoo third. In Republicans Johnson 156939 ahead of Wood 114466 and Lowden 62118. Hoover 52503. Pershing 17971. Simpson 3857. Keindexter 2062. Socialist Hugo V. Dobbs 5310. Johnson carried 27 counties. Wood 53. three went to Lowden.
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Lansing
Mich
Hiram Johnson
Michigan
State
Herbert Hoover
William G. McAdoo
Johnson
Leonard Wood
Frank C. Lowden
Ilinois
Pershing
William G. Simpson
Detroit
Keindexter
William J. Bryan
Edward J. Edwards
New Jersey
Palmer
Hugene V. Dobs
Gold Supply Declines Amid Rising Living Costs
A 1919-era report notes widespread erosion of gold value as living costs surge. Real purchasing power of a $2,000 income falls to about $70 owing to high production costs and inflation, while producers face rising costs and limited gold output.
Wyoming Jumps To Sixth Place In Gll Production
Fragmented OCR text notes Wyoming rising to sixth in production under unclear GLL metrics. Mentions barrels, dollars, and other garbled data with references to United States and states Louisiana and Kansas or nearby regions. Specific figures are unreliable due to text corruption.
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Wyoming
Staranes Wf
Oie United Sites Gentoriat Currey
Cuary
United States
Peur Ffir Poe
Louisiana
Kavewanil
Material Oil Production Rise Reported Across Regions
A Wall Street Journal style summary notes a marked increase in oil output. The report highlights new refinery activity and higher completions at key sites, with ongoing industry adjustments in Western regions and for Sailpoint by the phrase of the oil labor market.
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Abda
Rock Springs Pinedale Road To Be Constructed
Plank and Nels Jorgenson of Pinedale visited Rock Springs to present claims for a state highway from Eden to the northern country. A previous meeting with about twenty upper country gentlemen supported extending the Eden highway to connect with the federal road through Hoback canyon via New York. The Sweetwater County Good Roads association forwarded a resolution to the state department. Plante and Jorgensen then traveled to Lander and Cheyenne to seek Fremont county's help in building the road through that county.
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Plank
Nels Jorgenson
Pinedale
Rock Springs
Cheyenne
Eden
Hoback Canyon
New York
Sweetwater County Good Roads Association
State Department
Messrs. Plante
Jorgensen
Liip
Lander
Fremont County
Chey
Highway extension to link Rock Springs with Lincoln Highway
Mr Plank and Mr Jorgensen state the trip was successful and work on the highway extension will start when weather allows. Sweetwater county residents will maintain the Eden to county line segment, after which Rock Springs will connect to the Lincoln Highway and a direct scenic route to the Yellowstone area.
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Water County
Yellowstone Ark
Smith
Brown
McMurtry
Teemsmurtry Mfg CO. Paint and Varnish Makers
Denver, Colorado
Frontier Supply CO
Gents
McMustry Paints and Varnishes
Kemmerer, Wyo
Chandler
Chandler Dispatch
Dispatch
Lincoln County Garage
Platt Wilson
Chandler Motor Gar Company
Cleveland, Ohto
Wyoming Hide & Fur Co
Reliable House
Kemmerer, Wyoming
Piney Big Biney
America
China
Interchurch World Movement
United Program
United Financial Campaign
Interchurch World Movement of
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