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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1910
Page
1
The community reports booming land sales and hotel occupancy as Kemmerer draws new residents. Investors are eyeing coal districts, with dozens of families considering building homes to secure schooling and paper facilities. Local property transfers include lots on Short Line and Main streets, reflecting confidence in future prosperity.
A letter from Stanley Hrammer of Kemmerer Wyoming reports that Opal will see limited rail service affecting mail and passenger deposits. Trains No 5 and No 6 stop for passengers, No 8 carries east mail and does not stop, leaving Opal with minimal scheduled arrivals and departures.
The Kemmerer Camera reports mail arriving daily from Kemmerer is distributed each evening and the post office remains open for lockbox patrons. The piece argues that switching stage mail from Kemmerer to Opal would delay most mail up to 24 hours and criticizes petitions seeking the change while outlining local transport and hotel conditions and upcoming mail-bid plans for a 120 mile route to Phiedale.
G W Tanner of Cokeville faces district tax scrutiny as residents fear double taxation from mortgage lists and loan investments. The Kemmerer to Opal mail and stage plan prompts concern over delays, railway connections, and road conditions while locals urge preserving current service for the upper country. The issue highlights road improvements, stage bids, and county support amid a push to keep mail delivery efficient for Kemmerer and surrounding communities.
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