Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-11
VISITORS SPEAK OF The WEST
One Man Says Many 0hians Are
Looking Toward Nebraska.
PLENTY OF OIL IN WYOMING
Fiockmaster Declares the Present
Winter to BE Unusually severe
ON sheep on Western
Ranges.

while / don't expect TO see sny boom
in Nebraska land this spring. said r.
l. Benton OF Sidney. who spent sunday
at the Merchants hotel while on his way
home from ohio. Il expect to Sc c,n-
siderable activity in real estate circles.
especially In farm lands.
I spent two weeks at Springfield and
another week in Cleveland and in both
of these cities met numerous men who
sought information concerning Nebraska.
Down IN Ohio, as In most OF the cen
trail states, lands have become SO high
that only TIE rich can buy them.
learned that improved farms in the CEN
trail portion OF Ohio. fairly improved. are
selling from SEQ to 500 per acre Even
for a farmer there Is no money in this
land. Even with good crops, when a
farmer comes TO figure the interest on
the money invested in the land. rays his
taxes and keeps up repairs. he cannot
clear per cent interest. Farmers realize
this and they, asa rule are anxious to
unload. They are compelled 10 put at
least 50 per acre into fertilizer each year
II they expect crop. for most OF the
land is worn out.
Talking with many OF the Ohio farm
ers. / discovered that a goodly number
Of them have leaning toward Nebraska
and this spring there are going TO be
a good many of them come TO this state
Some have tried Texas and others have
gone to Canada, but generally they are
not satisfied.
Within the next two months l expeet
TO see a number Of Ohio men locate in
Cheyenne county, north of sidney. Up
in the northern portion OF the county
and just over the line In Morrill, county,
as good land as can be found In the
world can be bought for from 81 TO SIS
per acre. or course II is unimproved. but
It is close 10 railroad and Inside Of ten
years win advance TO at least SO 10 500
per acre"
Era of Prosperity.
B. p. Mason came In from Lander
Wye. Saturday and spent Sunday at the
Paxton. where he met number OF old
time friends, as Mason was resident
OF Omaha for several years prior to 1900
Speaking OF Wyoming. Mr. Mason said
Il believe Wyoming Is on the eve OF
the greatest era Of prosperity that any
state In the union has ever experienced
During the last six months a great deal
OF developing has been done In the oil
fields and indications are that producing
Illuminating and fuel oil will be one OF
our great Industries. over In the Bis
Horn basin a number Of oil wells were
put down a number OF years ago. OH
was found In most OF them. but for some
As a result, prospecting and developing
ceased there. presumably because some
interests were behind the movement and
they were not ready 10 bring the wells
in. However. the oil Is there and In the
not far distant future numerous wells
will be operated in that section OF the
state.
plenty OF oil. There are places where II
seeps out Of rock lodges and everywhere
that prospect holes have been put down
some oil has been found. A company
lie being formed now for the purpose Of
sinking a well. There is abundant capital
behind the project. Over at Sand Creek,
north Of Casper, there are a dozen or
more wells being operated. The output
is being pumped to Casper. thirty miles
away. where two refineries are in opera
ton, consisting OF fuel oil. gasoline and
kerosene. The Northwestern road takes
most Of the fuel oil for It's engines. while
the other products find a ready market
In Nebraska and South Dakota"
Winter Hard on sheep.
THE past winter has been the worst
In the history OF the west for the sheep
industry" said J. ". Hume OF Harrison.
Neb., who is at the Rome. "and II will
bankrupt many OF the flockmssters. be-
sides driving still more out OF business"
he continued.
Around where | live and west OF us
IN Wyoming. there are immense herds OF
sheep and II Is a safe estimate 20 say
that the losses during the present winter
viii average IS per cent. There are
some flocks that have been almost COM
pietely wiped out. The winter has been
unusually long and cold ard with the
heavy fall OF snow. much OF which has
been on the ground for more than two
months, 1t has required feeding all Of the
time As result. most Of the hay was