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100 Years Ago
Sept. 13, 1917
Goshen County Journal
Increase Goshen wheat crop
Wyoming is asked to increase her wheat crop from 79,000 acres in 1917 to 85,000 acres in 1918. This request comes from the Department of Agriculture through the State Council for National Defense.
In 1917, we had 16,000 acres of rye and next year are requested to increase this amount to 30,000. The minimum price for next year’s wheat has already been fixed by Congress at $2, which insures an adequate return for even a very modest investment. No minimum price as been set on rye yet but, as rye is the feed grain of Europe, we can be sure the extra demand and a sympathetic movement in connection with the high wheat price will also give the farmer and adequate return.
New oil company to headquarter here
Articles of incorporation of the Centennial Petroleum Company were filed with the secretary of state recently. C.E. Palmer of Burns is the company president.
The headquarters for the new company will be housed in Torrington and they have already taken offices in the Eaton Building. The company has also secured leases in Goshen Hole, which they say they intend to drill as soon as they can make the necessary arrangements.
75 Years Ago
Sept. 15, 1942
Acute need for civilian workers
Although a great deal of enthusiasm and interest was displayed by the people who attended opening day of the Civilian Defense School on Sunday, the enrollment was disappointing to those in charges, said Erle H. Reid, chairman of the defense school committee.
Reid, J.L. Gerlach and Lewis Colyer, composing the committee charged with scheduling the defense school, have pointed out that an estimated 225, including men, women and boys, are necessary to establish the defense corps for Torrington and the vicinity.
Economy remains flat
The July jobless rate in Goshen County is on a par with statewide figures, which climbed nearly two percentage points over the July 1991 figures.
According to the Department of Employment Research and Planning Division in Casper, Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate registered 6 percent in July, the latest reporting month, with Goshen County standing at 4.5 percent. These figures represent almost a 2 percent increase over the July 1991 rate of 4.2 percent statewide and 2.6 percent in Goshen County.
The Goshen County labor force totaled 6,077 in July 1992, down from 6,109 from the same month last year.