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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1919
Page
16
Wyoming collects about 2800 per day from oil and mineral leases. Even with only a few wells and limited development, the vast land base promises large future earnings. The royalty income could fund schools and a strong state endowment as development grows.
The state of Wyoming announces its first month report from a contract with Midwest Fetining Co. The state land board takes one third of crude from Salt Creek field section 86. Wells flow 62,000 barrels monthly at $1.50 per barrel, yielding about $31,000 monthly. Production is expected to rise within six months to over $40,000 monthly.
Former soldiers sailors and mar ines with line of duty disabilities including major amputations or loss of sight can have training applications acted on within twenty four hours under a new federal board for vocational education policy. Traveling field representatives will process most cases locally, with Washington handling only longer than two year courses.
The federal board for vocational education adopts a TB policy classifying arrested TB cases as 26 percent disabled for two years. The Bureau of War Risk Insurance will assign 6 months at 26 percent and 10 percent for 18 months. The bulletin aligns with War Department guidance.
The Wyoming Hide and Fur Company received a telegram early in the week noting a small advance in the hide market while pelts showed a decline.
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