Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-23
FIGHTING BOB
VERY EMPHATIC
"WiII Fortify Panama Whether
Powers Want Us to or
Not" He Says.
HALE AND HEARTY AS EVER
Rear Admiral Roblcy -. Evans Talks
As lie Takes In sights
az the city.

I'VE viii fortfy the entrances toNthe
Panama canal wheth the powers OF
the world want us TO or not setting
his chin in the spirit ~ It's oid-time de-
termination. Rear Admiral Robley ID.
Evans. Fighting Bob. this morning
gave the above opinion on one OF the
most troublesome questions now con-
fronting the federal government
Hale and hearty despite his years
Fighting Bob" is visiting his home
state IN the interest OF newly organ
ICED oil company, his every feature be
speaks the truthfulness " his reply to
the inquiry rs the navy, one OF the
best careers that a young man can
choose PIT is excellent he said.
For PC years England and America
have been AT peace and an international
celebration Of the centennial Of the
signing OF the treaty of Client. 10 be
held in 1914. Is contem plated Peace -
very wcn" said Mr. Evans, 1--WE all
want peace; but the way to have II. j.
TO he so well armed that the other fell
Low is afraid to strike" Despite this
attitude Of naval preparedness. MI
Evans faVols celebration of that IA
nous treaty which assures peace be
tween all English speaking peoples.
NOW IN BUSINESS.
Perseverance is one Of Fighting
Bob's" chief characteristics and when
the federal government retired him
from the navy with his long list or
glories, he was not content to sit In a
swivel chair at Washington and swlnG
his feet" but launched forthwith into
the vortex Of business activity
For years Mr. Evans has been re-
garded as an oil expert of unexcelled
promise and at one time he made 81
trip around the world for the govern 70
ment making soundings for oil In the
ocean beds He has always felt that
one of the greatest expenses Of running
a hattleship Is the cost OF handling the
coal: and therefore II was quite natural
that when he retired from the navy, he
should proceed to perfect his favorite
theory.
It became known that the English ad-
miraity was Transforming it's battle
ships 50 that they would use oil Instead
~ coal as fuel and that the japanese
government was itting all OF its new
battleships with oil burners. The old
fighter at once proceeded 10 California
vhers two weeisrBgo a $4,000 600 oil
company was organized FOR the purpose
of supplying this increased demand.
OIL THE COMING FUEL.
FOR many purposes" said the re-
tired admiral. "outside Of the economy
OF cost. and by the way, IT has been
demonstrated in the merchant service
that a ship can save $500 a day in the
lessaned cost % the fuel and the de-
creased force OF labor by using oil in
stead Of coal the strategicdl feature
comes in All kinds OF experiments
have been made 10 do away with coal
smoke, such an smoke consumers, etc,
but all have failed. I have watched a
line OF cruisers o miles away and from
the smoke ~ their tunnels have as
certained the number OF ships, the di-
raction they were going and the rate
| OF speed--mind you, all from the col-
umns OF smoke. oil makes no smoke
! whatever.
"Ou is the coming fuel and there is
SUFFICIENT ~ II in California and Wyo-
ming to meet all needs for years and
years TO come. II viii not only he used
for vessels but for land purposes as
we'll"
The personnel Of the new company,
| known as the California Consolidated
oil company consists Of Robley u
Evans. president; Robert :. McQueery
vice president: Ga multimillionaire dry
| goods man OF New York; Theodore 7
Gilman. treasurer (the comptroller ot
/ the state OF New York which position
| he resigned To affiliate with Mr.
J Evansl Robert Lee Dunn, secretary,
"a newspaper man and war cores
pondenD and James A. Crukshank a
1 government expert Is I'm charge OF the
| operating wells in California. The adj
ditionai directors include. NJ T. SnNd-
/ er. three times mayor Of Los Angeles,
| j. W. Mitchell, n banker, and T. y
| Fish. the vice president Of the Metro
polls bank Of San Francisco
Admiral Evans IL accompanied by r.
1. Dunf~and G. j. Cruickshank Of New
| York. the latter having been manager
| Of his lecture tour last season.
This forenoon the admiral was taken
| on Sightseeing tour throughout the
! city by Joseph r. Caine Of the Com
| mercial club. AT noon he was the guest
Of the governors OF the club and late
| this afternoon he left over the Denver
| & Rio Grande on his way to Columbus
| - where for a few days he will be the
| guest OF Coz. Harmon.