Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
Recent Output of Oil in
California Decides Future

symptom that characterizes our gen.
eral California outlook, industrially, all
along the line. Petroleum will stimu-
late manufacturing, manufacturing
will stimulate the demand for the
cheap fuel; one set of industries will
by force Of trade magnetism draw an
other in; shipping will incr ease with
the needs of the hour; in all concetV-
able ways industries and general pros
perity will be led forward by the
products of the oil measures and the
oil producers will be rewarded by the
tributary lines of business which they
are personally instrumental IN helping
to a solid footing, competitive with all
other points and places whatever
The statistics of mineral production
in California in the year 1909 have all
ready been compiled, through the
statistical department of the California
state mining bureau, with the excep-
ton of the figures relating to the
precious metals, gold and silver and a
small amount of platinum. The total
exclusive of gold and silver, is $61, ,632,-
SAT. The total for petroleum for 1909 in
value is $32, 2,3981S7. On the fact of this
showing petroleum is valued for the
year in question, at conservative
basis of market prices, at more than all
output of other products of mineral
sort in the state, the gold and silver
being left out of the question. Very
likely it will be statistically determined
that petroleum led gold in California in
1909 by something like $10,OO0,OOO.
EXPORTING PRODUCT
Not only are we supplying our own
home needs now with our home-pro-
duced fuel oil. We are exporting to a
widening market by sea. We are pip
ing oil across the Isthmus Of Panama.
In our home uses we have in existence,
approximately, 1000 miles or more OF
pipelines that take the fuel oil to sea-
board There 1t touches deep water,
ample transportation facilities and be-
comes a worldwide factor in COM
merce and commercial relations.
If any one were disposed to rhapSo-
dize over California, the theme would
be justified, in an industrial sense, by
abounding and varied circumstances.
Gold made California half a century
ago. 1t still is a great source OF world
wealth, and the measure of 1t has not
been taken yet by any means. Dredg-
ing for gold has accomplished much in
the way of saving the precious metal.
All mining processes are certain to be
improved and no one can safely wager
on what the gold annual output of this
state will be a few years hence.
Fruit raising was largely experiment
tai as providing great crops for export
a few years ago. Now fruit, deciduous
reliance for annually recurring prosper
ity in California. From the orchards
great related industries have grown.
the packing houses, driers, the aug
mented bulk of freights by sea and rail.
and in fruit raising the industry has by
no means reached its growth Eighty
millions of people in the United States
and many millions in the other lands
of the earth will look annually to this
state for supplies of fruits, wines,
raisins and nuts.
MINERAL STATE
There are fifty mineral substances
produced in California annually, in
sufficient quantities TO be considered
as commercially entitled to an ac-
counting. There are untold possipil-
tiles in the production of raw mate
rials for the manufacture of fabrics
of all sorts In many places in the
confines of the state are undeveloped
deposits of iron that are extremely
valuable. Copper is found at points
hundreds of miles distant from each
other. The same is true of lead. More
than thirty counties annually produce
gold and silver. Nearly every county
in the state contributes to the gross
annual showing of values produced in
structural materials.
Look in any direction that one may.
the wealth of California, due to IA.
tIrG, IS simply RESPONSIBILITIES OuI Hth-
ulation, as the immediate result Of the
opening of the Panama canal, Will be
largely increased, and this increase
will continue forever. There will be @
greater home demand for petroleum
for manufacturing and other uses. a
few years will give to the population
of the United States q total of not
less than 100000 souls. Manufac-
turing in California will find It's most
profitable local lines and pursue these.
There will be a vast population, in
Asia and in America, and the cheap
fuel oil will be leading factor In the
growth Of all enterprises in which Cal.
ifornia is concerned.
There is no attempt in this sItiu.e
to deal much with statistics indlcat
ing the rapid increase in the produ
ton of petroleum, although the figures
are quite impressive, but the genera
facts and considerations included ln
this writing are so important thoc
they should be indicated, at least i
outline, which is the purpose o. the
writer. They are cheering to the OH
producers, to the oil consumers ana
to the general public. that is inter.
ested in all things conducive to Cain
fornia's future.
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