The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-24
Admiral Evans Is President of
Big California Oil
Organization.
ALREADY HAS ONE
HUNDRED BIG WELLS
VIII Spend Another Million
Dollars Drilling on the Un-
touched Spots.

II has frequently been a matter OF
comment that the education gained by
the young men at the naval or military
academies OF the United States splen
didly fit them for practically any walk
OF life. whether IL leads them into the
scientific or industrial avenues of hu-
man endeavor. One very striking illus
tration OF the capability OF The army en-
elncer is bis successful work with the
Panama canal. Admiral Roblcy d.
Evans. one OF the most widely known
OF The officers OF the American navy.
who was a guest OF Salt Lake City on
Friday. is too well known as a fighter
and organizer In the navy TO need in
trodnction. and his fame along these ac-
tlviiies has somewhat overshadowed his
many activities along other lines.
From the earliest days of his connec-
Ilon with the navy, Admiral Evans has
peeh one oil the oil experts OF the govern
ment. having reported on the various
fields or the world in line with bis regu-
lar duties about the globe, And having
rellrcd from the navy, and assumed the
duties OF the ordinary American citizen,
he naturally has turned to oil as the
thing 10 which he is best fitted by many
years OF experience as u recognized oil
expert. II is as an oil expert, therefore.
that he has. allied himself with a 81
gantic organization OF California capital
known as tho California Consolidated
Oil company,
Accompany the admiral on his trip
cast is Robert Lee Dunn. secretary OF
this company and who is the managing
director OF the Lincoln Endowment fund
MI. Dunn was seen by The Tribune yes
tcrday and asked for some of the de-
OF a vast estate In California. the prop
critics being known as the Premier. Mas
cot and Yellowstone. the latter being
in tho Bakersfield district: the prop,
critics comprise in part the Spcllecy and
Thompson oil holdings OF that state.
On the properties there are now l0c pro-
ducing wells. wells that have been out
putting their oil for several years, There
IL room for at least 500 wells on the
properties. and the company shortly will
install extensive equipment and so after
has characterized its heavy operations in
the past. Within the near future the
company will spend $.0O0,000 on drill
ing In untouched territory.
COMPANY. Robert S. McCreary OF New
York is vice president. Others inter
ested are Theodore y; Gilman. for many
York; N. p. snyder three times mayor
NJ Los Angeles: T. y. Fish and j. w.
Mitchell both bankers Of Los Angeles.
Mr.. Dunn stated yesterday that the
admiral had Just completed an inspec-
ton of the fields in which his properties
lie. and that he was thoroughly salts
fled with conditions. One does not have
out tlfat he is a deep student of oil
He can blind the novice inside Of a min
ute with statistics comparing the re-
spectivc merits OF nj! and coal for fuel
for every sort OF equipment. from a bat
tloship 10 a traction engine. OIL as a
fuel In the navy. for instance. has the
advantage of being more economical
than coal. it cmits no smoke to announce
%our approach To the enemy long before
the nose Of your Nesse! pokcs its way
above Inc horizon. while its use elimi-
mates the formation OF clinlfers in the
furnaces and the necessity or repairing
brcklcd plates or the loss OF heat and
power in the process Of repair. He
knows tbat oil Is the ideal fuel. and tina
the wells of California will provide fuel
for long years 10 come. Hc likewise
knows that there is oil in Utah. al
though hc personally has not investi-
gated lhe new oil properties Of the state.