On this day in 1919.
At the time, a coal strike threatened the entire nation's well being. Everything from industry to home heat depended on coal. And coal was a significant industry in Wyoming then, as now.
That other significant industry in the state in 1919, agriculture, celebrated the outdoor life in its December 1919 issue.
What was being shown on the cover wasn't really a very good idea.
Today In Wyoming's History: November 1:
1919 A contingent of the 15th Cavalry under the command of Major Warren Dean arrived at Ft. Mackenzie from Ft. D. A. Russell in order to deal with labor strife at Carneyville, near Sheridan.It was a year for labor strife, and that strife was looking like it was going to visit Wyoming. The strike itself was a nationwide coal strike.
At the time, a coal strike threatened the entire nation's well being. Everything from industry to home heat depended on coal. And coal was a significant industry in Wyoming then, as now.
That other significant industry in the state in 1919, agriculture, celebrated the outdoor life in its December 1919 issue.
What was being shown on the cover wasn't really a very good idea.
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