Casper daily tribune. [volume], February 17, 1922, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17,1»22.
WHAT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DID LAST
YEAR AS OUTLINED BY SECRETARY STAFFORD
Saattatioa and Public Health.
Conducted a city-wide clean-up
campaign using about 40 tracks and
mart ng 34>3 loads of garbage and
refuse In three days. The clean-up
committee recommended that this
work should not be the duty of the
chamber of commerce and recom
mended that the directors submit a
plan for dty garbage disposal to the
city council. In compliance with
thia recommendation a dty garbage
and sanitary ordinance was adopt
ed.
City Plan and Parte Development.
Assisted in organisation of the
Community Extension Corporation
which purchased section No. If,
south of the dty for future develop-
Co-operated with the dty eouncfl
f vd the Community Extension Corp
n ation in securing an expert dty
planner who drafter u basic dty
plan and lay-out to guide the dty in
its future derclopment.
Appolntcd a committee to negoti
ate for a park site in top of Cas
per mountain and to secure with
drawal from entry of the tract
known as Hell's Half Acre. Com
mittee is still active and they hope
to complete negotiations in the
near future.
Appointed a committee to develop
a lighting system for the Platte
river bridge on West Yellowstone.
Thia committee is activb and will
make its final report in the eery
near future.
Appointed a committee to consid
er proper zoning ordinance and to
cooperate with the city council in
the proper drafting of same. This
committee is active and will render
a report in the hosr future.
Appointed a committee to consid
er and draft a comprehensive auto
parking ordinance for the dty and
submit same to the city council for
their consideration.
A wrist the dty council in carry
ing bond issue for city improve
ments.
co-operated with the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph
company in conducting a survey
end census estimate for the dty.
Forum Meetings.
Conducted 44 forum meetings cov
ering 30 different subjects with an
average attendance of 91—an in
crease over last year of 13 members
per meeting.
Good Roads.
Built 11 miles of road between
Whiskey Gap and the Ferris and
Ixmt Soldier oil fields, at an ex
pense of >2.025.00. finances for
which were raised by public sub
script ion.
Conducted p. s>uj)licsty campaign
end gave moral support to the state
highway bond issue.
Cooperated with the Casper Mo
tor club and the city coundl in es
tablishing and equipping a suitable
tourist camp. This camp is consid
ered to be one of the finest in the
Uniled States and last season ac
counted for an expenditure in excess
of >35.000.00 among Casper mer
chants by the tmirlsts.
Co-operated with the Motor club
to secure tho grading and leveling
of the highway on Hast Yellowstone
near the city limits.
Recreation.
Conducted a successful chautau
** In co-operation with the Rotary
dub. the Midwest Refining company
and the city council, succeeded in
having a swimming pool built near
the tourists camp ground for the
accommodation of the youth of
Casper. , .
Contributed to tho enjoyment or
tho Caeper kido by suggesting the
closing of traffic by the city on East
Casper hill during coasting noather.
Soeurod 82 cans of trout fry and
10 cans of bass fry and ■’"'"‘T*
them in streams and lakes tn Na
trona county. _
Secured promise of permanent n
rm nr ini assistance for Casper Con
cert band from the city.
City Manager Plan-
Entered into a joint agreement
with the dty of Sheridan and ap
propriated money from tho bttdgat
to pay attorney’s fees for presenting
and arguing for tho constitutionality
of the commission manager plant
statute before the supreme court or
the state of Wrr-iing.
Irr.ratkm.
Cooperated with the state fflgi
nwr and the United States recla
mation service in t urther l^"''° 1 ’
meat of the Casper-Alcova irrigation
project. Furnished and equipped
an office for tho use of tho engi
peers In charge of this project and
sent the chairman of the Irrigation
committee to important conferences
on irrigation matters to Salt
Denver and Washington. D. C. and
appropriated 81.088.50 out of the
budget to cover necessary expenses
in connection with this project
Conducted an investigation rela
tive to the sediment and silt gath
ering in the bottom of Pathfinder
reservoir and secured a report from
rwclamatic i service officials that at
the present rate of sediment for
mation in Pathfinder reservoir the
capacity of the dam would not be
Best Cough Mixture
Is Home Made
Aria With Speed— Loosens and Phlegm
Stops the Irritation and
Coughing Cesare
Fine for Chest Colds Too and Is
Cheaply Made at Home.
When you can make, in two min
utes. a world beating remedy that acts
directly on the membrane and often
overnight causes stubborn coughsrand
oven hard chest colds to dlsappenr.
■why trifle with things that will prob-
snuffling and also
norenoss of the mucous membrane go
and you wUI feel fine In almost no
get one ounce of Farmint (dou
ble strwigthl add to it a Utile sugar
and enough hot water to make » halt
pint and vou’vo got an Incxpenaijr
remedy better than you can buy readj
m ns 1 aoothlng. hooimg action on the
membrane is the reason so many peo
ple use it for Calarra and acute nasal
jgllds.—Adv.
materially decreased for a great !
many years.
Held a conference on irrigation mat
ter* with Honorable Secretary A. B
Fall of the interior department and
hie aasocUtra.
Freight Traffic and Tnmportallon.
The redaction of coal freight
rate* from Kirby, Wyo., to Casper
and Mudaon, Wyo., to Cooper, which
were made effective June 20 and
August 20. 1921. have resulted in an
approximate saving cf $34,523 from
date* effective to February 1, 1322.
to the citizens of Casper.
Induced the Burlington Railroad
company to lessen the running time
of Train No. 3o between Billings
and Denver, putting this train into
Denver ot* hour earlier.
TYi* traffic committee and the
board of directors are now
ing for a freight rate Investigation,
which, if successfully carried out,
will result in a saving of approxi
mately SIOO,OOO a year to tho citi
zens of Casper. It Is considered that
next to the irrigation orojcct, this
is the most important pie-?j of work
that the chamber of commerce has
undertaken.
HxMlorsed the Great Bakes-St.
Lawrence Tidewater association
project and sponsored an active pub
licity campaign to boost the deep
ship canal project from tho head of
the hkv to the Atlantic seaboard.
Invest Ration and Mediation.
Tho special investigation commit
tee endorsed seven propositions sub
mitted. rejected eight proposals for
solicitation for outside advertising
schemes, dance programs, pocket di
rectories, etc. In nearly every case,
parties connected with .-ejected pro
posals ceased operations. In a great
many cases. parties did not conduct
advertising and soliciting campaigns
when they found out that their case
would be subjected to rigid scrutiny
of tho chamber of commerce investi
gating committee. We feel that this
committee has rendered valuable
service to the merchants and pro
fessional men, and have doubtless
saved the people of Casper thou
sands of dollars. I wish to empha
size tho necessity of our members
co-operating in this work and refer
ring questionable cases to the cham
ber of commerce. If members will
co-operate in this work. Casper will
soon be known as u city where
worthless special advertising propo
sitions cannot be put over.
Acted as mediator in an attempt
*o secure a reconciliation between
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representatives of th* Casper
Bullders s Twist ion and building
crafts of organized labor.
Appointed a committee which eon
eluded a fair price investigation in
March.
Acted on numerous complaints
suggested by members at forum
meetings and • securvd correction
through dty council and polio* de
partment.
Municipal and County Affair*.
Induced the Chicago & North
Western Railroad company to place
their industrial crossing on South
Wolcott on gn-ade. Complaints
about this crossing were vary nu
merous.
At the request of the county com
mi ad oners, appointed a standing
committee to act In on advisory ca
pacity to the county commissioners
in the management of the Natrona
county Hospital.
The need for more adequate cross
Ing facilities between th* dty of
Casper and North Casper bring ap
parent, action was taken which re
sulted in th* dty council opening
negotiations with the Burlington
Railroad, wherein the Burlington
Railroad is requested to build a
subway under its right-of-way on a
line with McKinley street to the
North Burlington addition.
Secured elimination of congestion
due to unreasonable auto parking
on West Yellowstone between David
and Ash street*.
Participated in Memorial day par
ade erected a suitable float.
Legislative Matters.
Appointed national coundkn- to
represent this chamber on the ooun
cil of the Un'ted States chamber of
commerce.
Voted flvs referendum ballots dr
culated by United States chamber
cf commerce on subject* concerning
National legislation.
Co-operated with the local Ameri
can Legion post and Natrona coun
ty Red Cross to secure retention of
the office cf the federal board for
vocational training now th* veter
ans’ bureau.
Co-operated with other cities
throughout the state in an effort to
secure a decision by the Wyoming
supreme court relative to the valid
ity of the statute, recently enacted,
that has to do with tho distribution
of oil royalties to school districts.
Endorsed measure submitted by
United States Chemical foundation
tn secure embargo on German chem
Cte Cazper Dan? Crltune
icals and dyes as protection to war
industries.
Publicity and Advertising.
Issued a publicity booklet for gen
eral distribution setting forth Caa-
Per's present advantages and future
Possibilities.
Conducted a nation wide publicity
campaign with the view of placing
the true labor situation in Casper
before the floating labor element of
the country, in an effort to discour
age them from coming to Casper.
Negotiated with R. L. Polk and
company. directory publishers of
Salt lake City. Utah, and secured
«-» up-io-date city directory for Ca*.
Per. also secured a directory library
Natrona county library.
Prepared comprehensiv* news
article Informing the people of Cks-
Per as to the actual industrial situ
ation. which had been very much
misrepresented at that time, a
might add that It la very much mis
represented today.)
Co-operated with other cities
throughout the state tn an effort to
Place the Nonpartisan league in it*
true light before the people of Wyo
ming.
Secured recognition for the Cas
per daily newspapers by the Übr
[ arian of Congress and th* Casper
dallies ere now tn the newspaper
file in the reading room cf the con
gressional library.
Succeeded tn having Casper’s
lank clearings and building statis
tics reported tn the monthly publi
cation of the district federal re
aerve bank and in Babson’s statis
tical report*.
At the suggestion of Mrs. C. D.
Murane, negotiations were entered
into with the Mountain States Tele
phone company relative to a classi
fied directory In the telephone bock.
We secured immediate results. The
classified section was made a part
of the next telephone directory Is
sued and will be continued perma
nently.
Foetal Facintim.
Secured 887 lock boxes tn the base
ment of the post office and a base
ment entrance after the order for
W. H Brown Grocery and Market
Phone 490
Saturday and Monday Specials
Best Creamery Butter, per lb. 35c
Strictly Fresh Eggs, per doz. 45c
10-lb. pail White Karo Syrup 80c
5-lb. pail White Karo Syrup 45c
Small size White Karo Syrup 15c
10-lb. pail Dark Karo Syrup 70c
5-lb. pail Dark Karo Syrup 40c
Small Dark Karo Syrup 15c
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, pkg 10c
Post Toasties, pkg 10c
Gk/ld Medal
KnT COFFEES 45c
J. S. B.
10-lb. pail Strained Honey $1.65
P. & G. Laundry Soap, 7 bars 50c
White Laundry Soap, 10 bars 50c
Large Crystal White Soap Chips, pkg__27c
6%-lb. box Crackers 95c
Fancy Winesap Apples, per lb 10c
Extra fancy Navel Oranges, good size,
per doz 45c
Light Parlor Brooms, each 50c
No. 2 cans Cut Beets, 3 cans 50c
Fancy lowa Corn, 3 cans 45c
Solid Pack Tomatoes, small size, 4 cans 50c
Solid Pack Tomatoes, large size, 3 cans 50c
No. 2*4 size Kraut. 3 cans 50c
No. size Hominy, 3 cans 50c
Log Cabin Syrup, $1.50 size for $1.19
Log Cabin Syrup, 75c size for 69c
Log Cabin Syrup, 40c size for 35c
Diamond Brand Shelled Walnuts,
can for 65c
Red Pitted Cherries, No. 2 size, 2 cans__7sc
Early Jone Sifted Peas, 3 cans 50c
Prince Albert Tobacco, 6 cans 85c
10-lb. sack White and Yellow Cornmeal 37c
2 1 / 2 -Ib. size Peas
2 1 /2-Ib- size Peaches
2 1 / 2 -lb-size Apricots 35c
2 1 / 2 -lb. size Black Cherries 3 FOR
No. 2 Blackberries e
No. 2 Black Raspberries 1
No. 2 Blue Berries
No. 2 Gooseberries
Ordes phoned Friday evening
between 7 and 9 will go on first
delivery Saturday a. m.
this improvement bad twice been
disallowed.
• o-operated with Sheridan. Bui
talo. Kaycee and Salt Creek Wyo .
in aecurin* through atar route eerr
ico between Casper and Sheridan.
Requested increase In frequency
of star route d*’tvery between Cas
per, Alcova and Splitrock. Request
granted.
Co-operated with the United Span
ish War Veterans in their plans for
conducting a socceasful annual en
campment at Casper.
Entertained officials of the United
States bureau of mines.
Entertained the Wyoming State
Wool Growers in annual convention
and assisted in conducting one of
the meet successful annau Iconven-
Uons ever held by that assorts tion.
Secured annua! state eonfere»»ce
of Methodist Episcopal church and
asstetod in entertainment.
Conducted numerous sight-seeing
tours while netertainlng visiting
delegations and contentions.
Co-operation with Other Cities.
The secretary addressed ths Farm
Bureau at Lander relative to the
poasfbilitiea of develop in* a market
for lender valley products in Cas
pw.
Furnished a speaker for the
Chamber of Commerce annual meet
ing at Wheatland, to the semi-an
nual meeting of the Cheyenne
Chamber of Commerce, and to the
onrmiration meetings of the cham
ber of commeroe at Fort Collins,
Colo., and Scottsbluff, Neb.
Appointed representatives it the
request of agricultural interests at
Worland to attend a conference with
state officials at Cheyenne In an
effort to devise ways and means to
tide the farmers of the Bl* Horn
basin country over the period of
financial difficulties.
Conducted a campaign to secure
financial relief for the elty of
Pueblo and w»nt her 11.554 90 in
cash. Enlisted the support of the
Natrona county Red Cross and
other welfare organisations in send
Ing eeverul carloads of clothing
Sent a representative to Cheyenne
who with rrprrsentnt.'vee from cities
In the Big Horn basin and other
points on the Yellowstone highway,
dlsrumed with state highway com
mission the need for immediate con
struction of the Wind River Canyon
road.
MlsrHlmnous.
Sponsored and conducted a pro
gram on American Education and
Health Week, with tangible results.
Eiidorsed and sponsored the Na
tional Thrift week campaign in
Casper _
We have paid off 15.000 of the or
iginal >12,000 purchase price of
the chamber of commeroe headquar
ters.
Activities at Headquarters.
Answered 2.12* Inquiry letters ;
from 42 different states.
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427 East Railroad Avenue
Mill work of all kinds, storm
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kitchen cabinets, colonnades and
furniture repairing. Anything in
tho lino of cabinet work. We give
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A satisfied customer is our best
advertisement.
10.954 telephone calls.
208 committee meet! Dav.
8 021 pieoM of man were received
and 22.874 pieces dispatched.
2.240 personal calls were made
and 2.500 office interviews were
conducted.
NOTICE.
Th* ladles of the Christian church ‘
will hold a bake sale all day Saturday
at the Casper Storage Grocery. 1
2 17 it I
NOTICE
Mr. E. 11. Emery, representative of the Colorado Motor
Sales Company, distributors for the popular Iceland Built Lin
coln and Dort Motor Cars, will be in Casper at Hotel Henning
February 17 and 18. If you are contemplating buying a new
car or trading in the old one, by all means see Mr. Emery, who
will make a few attractive trades for small cars only in order
to establish our cars in this vicinity. Also some very good ter
ritory open for Jive dealers.
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