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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1902
Page
12
Kemmerer Publishing Co issues a rate card and policy notice detailing subscription and advertising charges. It outlines strict advance payment, monthly invoicing, discounts for time contracts, penalties for late payment, and a general invitation for job pointing services at Kemmerer, Wyoming.
A camera visit unveils Cumberland twenty miles south of Kemmerer, a thriving coal town of about a thousand with electric lights and promised water system. Mines like Kemmerer Coal Co and Diamondville Coal & Cooke Co operate along a rich 14 foot thick coal vein. Owned by Union Pacific Civil Co. of Omaha, the town is company-controlled with rental homes and monopolized commerce. Superintendent Mark Hopkins leads mining operations while an electric company store and a three-room school serve residents in tidy, well built cottages.
The Cumberland mining town expands with updated safety gear and heavy output from 3500 to 8000 tons daily as irrigation potential and irrigation prospects boost hardy vegetables. A new depot site at the foot of main street gains sample yards and track space while a Wyoming & Western line extension aims to connect Kemmerer to the Union Pacific. Local officials and residents speak to steady growth and orderly town life despite a single saloon closing at midnight.
A Virginia man credits Chamberlain's Pain Ball with complete relief from lumbago after a year of suffering. A New York resident reports two doses cured stomach pains and allowed him to attend a party. The remedy, sold by local dealers, is recommended by local residents.
A compact advertisement touts a first class railway line to the East via the Popular Route. It highlights electric service, steam heat, and good ventilation with connections at Omaha Union Depot and Chicago to Eastern Lines. L. L. Downing, Salt Lake City, 106 West Second South Street.
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