1911 Coal Production Faces Decline and Calls for Reform
The 1911 U S coal output likely falls 4 to 6 percent from 1910 with bituminous coal down 6 percent. Total coal production, including 89.7 million short tons of anthracite, may reach 410 to 484 million short tons. Low prices, overproduction, and weak demand cripple the industry. experts urge Federal supervision and stronger controls to conserve resources and protect life and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Edward W. Parker
United Mistereological Garvey
Belgium
Morthers
Cansa
Boosting Spirit for Big Piney Commercial Club
Editorial urges Big Piney Commercial Club officers to convene a meeting before spring to unite members and local supporters. It calls for planning improvements in transportation, civic projects, and community welfare to develop Big Piney and nearby areas, ending with a local funeral notice for J. F. McNulty & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Piney Commercial
Piney
Commercial Cisbo
Big Piney
Eckie
Freight Rate Reductions Hit Western Rail Shipping
Merchants in Salt Lake City push lower Union Pacific rates effective January 2 across Wyoming Utah and Idaho. Using Kemmerer as a baseline the new schedule cuts rates by about 11 to 90 percent with detailed old and new figures supplied by Short Line agent Stanley Brammer. Missouri River points including Omaha Sioux City Kansas City remain key shipping hubs.
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Salt Lake City
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Kemmerer
Stanley Brammer
Mimimippi River Pointe
Missouri River Pointe
Denver
Colorado Pointe
Missouri River
Omaha
Sioux City
Kansas City
Need of a Phosphate Law in Oil Rock Question
The article argues that uncertainty over whether phosphate rock on public lands should follow lode or placer law shows need for new legislation. It notes deposits are larger than previously thought and calls for a leasing law to develop this mineral fertiliser for current and future needs. Also includes brief local notices about Fish Day, watch repair, and new furniture line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amana Rayert
United States Geological Survey
Joe Pellegrinis
Womanly Wisdom Tips From a bygone Household Column
Practical household hints mix with moral musings on worry and blame. The fragment advises salt in rinse water to prevent clothing freezing, apples to be peeled then soaked, and cooking tricks for beef potatoes and frying. It reflects era tone and instruction style.
Elk report from Jackson Hole prompts refuge plans
A department pamphlet by Edward A. Preble with D C Mowlin notes dwindling Jackson Hole elk and estimates 2000 to 2900 starved last winter. It urges winter refuges in the Gros Ventre and Upper Great Centre areas, plus feeding hay to sustain more animals, with maps and pictures to illustrate the issue.
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Department of Agriculture
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Edward A. Preble
Biological Survey
D. C. Mowlin
J. Wryotming
Congress
Montana
Ule
Gros Ventre
Upper Great Centre
Jackwm
Washington Department
Bradbury Named Assistant Chief Engineer at Union Pacific
Earl Bradbury has returned to the city to resume duties as assistant chief engineer for the Union Pacific Quarry, following a promotion to the post. He has been stationed at the facility to begin his new responsibilities.
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Earl Bradbury
Union Pacific Qualry
Bone
Washing lamp-chimneys and baking apples feature tips
Farm Journal notes cleaning lamp-chimneys by steaming rather than water immersion to avoid brittleness. It also shares an apple recipe: core, fill with sugar, bake in a water-filled dish until soft for all to enjoy.
Wyoming resurveys bill introduced in Congress
On January 4 Congressman mendell introduced a bill in the House to allocate fifty thousand dollars for the Interior Department to conduct examinations and retracements of public land lines in Wyoming. The appropriation would come from unallocated Treasury funds to support resurveys in the state.
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Congressman Mendell
Congress
Wyoming
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Treasury
Secretary of the Interior
Sheep Brand Registration Question Heard by State Officials
Attorney General Preston informs the livestock commission that the state board lacks authority to register sheep brands. He contends the law envisions hot iron brands, while painted marks on sheep are not brands. An official opinion may later reverse this unofficial stance.
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Preston
State Livestock Commission
State Board
The
Livestock Commission
Carbon County Journal
New Coal Chutes Planned for Kemmerer Yards
General Superintendent E B Manson and Superintendent A B Stavenson of the Oregon Short Line with an engineer from Chicago visited Kemmerer last week to confirm steel automatic coal chutes east of the former chutes destroyed by fire. The new chutes will handle 100 tons of coal and mark the start of significant improvements. The steel arrives for spring work, with yard remodeling and enlargement to begin. The company may extend lines in western Wyoming possibly expanding the Sublet branch north, improving Green River valley rail connections.
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E B. C. Manson
A. B. Stavenson
Oregon Short Line
Chicago
Kemmerer
Wyoming
Green River Valley
Farmer Norris W Griggs Pays A Wyoming Visit
Norris W Griggs, long time prosperous rancher near Bix Piney, visits town. He left Wyoming for Utah in 1909, returned due to his son Percys illness, bought a Fort Bridger ranch, and reports Bridger as a leading farming area with strong grain and garden yields.
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Norris W. Griggs
Bix Piney
Mr. Griggs
Wyoming
Utah
Percy
Fort Bridger
Bridger Country
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J. F. McNulty & Co
Futaral Directors
Phone 106
Presa Company
Bank’ of
Minneapolis
Mississippi
Frank BE. Curtis
Hdw
Fern Co
Jackson’s Hole
Keke
Bradbury
Kemmerer Yards
Ness
Banking Principles
Kemmerer Savings Bank and Trust Company
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