The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-08-07
Twin Falls People
in Big Oil Field
Over 100 Invest In Proposition Mt FOs-
sill, Wyo, Which Looks Mighty Good
TO Them.

TO Them.
That an oil field of first rate mag
nitude is developing near kemmerer,
Wyoming, and that Twin Falls people
are in on the ground floor is indicated
by information contained in papers
published in that city and by the
statements of gentlemen from this
part of the country who have visited
there. w. T. Wood is manager of the
formed here. He says that
the field is certainly a splendid n
and his statement is confirmed by
information received from j. w. Tan
ner, editor of the Filler Journal, who
recently visited the field. One hun
dred and ten stockholders including
leading business, live here, or in
Filler and there are some forty stock
holders at Oakley, the only other
place where stock was placed on sale.
The Kemmerer Republican of last
Friday said:
w. T. Wood, of Twin Falls, Idaho,
secretary, and j. j. Herschman gen
eral superintendent and field man
ager for the Idaho Wyoming Oil com
pany, who have during the past few
months been moving machinery and
rigs to the Fossil fields, were visitors
in Kemmerer the fore part of the
week.
They report that the rig building
is about completed and that they are
awaiting a few supplies and unless
something unforeseen happens they ex-
pect to start drilling sometime be-
tween the 10th and the 18th of the
month.
These gentlemen feel very enthI-
siastic over the prospects of oil in
Fossil field and the fact that oil has
been received in that field some years
ago when a comparatively shallow
well was drilled they feel that by go
ing a little deeper that oil in paying
quantities will be encountered.
The Idaho-Wyoming Oil company is
owned principally by business men
and capitalists in the vicinity of Twin
Falls, Idaho. Mr.. Wood, who is a
prominent business man of that sec
ton stated that the Lincoln county
oil fields are being watched very
closely by outside capital and that as
sOon as the first flow of oil is gotten
here hat there will be a large num-
her of people rushing into the coun-
try.
In a previous issue the Republican
said:
James "A. WISE attorney rum
Twin Falls, Idaho, was a visitor in
Kemmerer and the Fossil oil fields
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
"Mr. Wise represents a crop of Ida
no capitalists and bankers who are
very much interested in the Fossil
field and have already in their pos
session large tracts of oil lands and
have spent over $4,000 in preliminary
work.
"A great deal of interest has been
created in the Fossil field among bust
ness men and capitalists of Idaho, and
it is expected hat within a very shor
time several new companies will be
organized to start drilling.
Mr.. Wise was in Kemmerer in con-
nection with some legal matters and
stated hat he thought he had mat
tiers in such shape now that his syn
dictate would feel justified in going
ahead with the work.
In it's last issue, the Filler Journal
said:
The editor of the Journal, who is a
director in the Wyoming-Idaho COM
pany. with headquarters in Twin Falls
visited the field in company with w.
Il Wood. the on Sunday
last. All he can say is that if indi-
cations mean anything. then this com
pany is bound to DE a great success
This is a Twin Falls company and its
success will mean much to Twin
Falls. 1t is too long a story to print
at his time, just how it came into eX-
istence. but suffice to say that those
who have become interested in it are
all of the same mind. 1t will be a
pleasure for any stakeholder to in
form anyone who is interested as TO
the investment. w. T. Wood, the man
ager, can be found at the Rogerson
hotel and will be pleased to give any
Information that he can.