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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-05-18

pressure cooling coils giving a gaso-
line Of 80 to 90 degrees Baume. The
gas then uncondensed Is passed thru
still higher pressure and cooling appa-
rStus yielding gasoline OF from 90 to
no degrees gravity. The remaining
gas has lost none OF It's merit AZ fuel
In the process and Is piped of for field
operations or for lighting and heat
ing the field offices and houses In the
camps.
1t Ia likely that when utilization OF
the natural gas produced from gas
wells begins other systems will be-
used, especially where the gasoline
content is small. The most popular Of
these other systems Is the absorption
system, In which the gas IL forced in
TO q volume of crude, or residium oil,
whence 1t Is recovered by distillation.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-05-18

to do considerable development work
this season.
1t Is reported that the Emerald OIL
company Of Vernai Is about to install
N small refinery on their holdings In
the Rangcly field. The Emerald
company has about . dozen wells
with oil already developed. The oil
liz n very high grade parafiin oil that
will yield about 36 per cent. gasolene
and about an equal amount Of ksro-
sene. The company ought to do .
profitable business supplying these
products to the Uintah country.
Meeker people interested In Range
ly are preparing for an active dsvel-
opment campaign during the present.
year.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-05-18

and other Western states, the gov
eminent is the holder of the largest
amount Of oil-bearing territory in the
country, from which must come most
Of the additional fuel needed to sup
ply the navy and the big fleet of oil
burning merchant ships being built
by the shipping board.
These Indian lands are being opened
for development assrapidly as condi-
lions warrant. Applications for leases
In the Shoshone territory Of Wyoming
are being made In increasing quanti-
ty. The third big block of Usage lands
In Oklahoma will be leased at public
sale in Pawhuska May 10, the date
having been changed today from May
10 by Commissioner Sells of the Blu
reau Of Indian Affairs to permit more
extensive advertising. Production
must begin in nine months, instead
of two years.
The present and prospective war
requirements for petroleum, together
with its continuously increasing use
for industrial and other purposes, has
made oil the most important and In
dispensible mineral known" Mr.
Sells said today.
while on the whole oil production
In the United States has increased
since 1914, 1t has fallen far short Of
keeping pace with the demand.
ut is now apparent that the de-
mand for petroleum and its by-prod-
ucts will continue to grow untilit far
exceeds the present production out
look"
Reserve oil stocks have been declin-
ing ut the ratio of more than 1000, 900
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-05-18
OIL DEVELOPMENT NOTES

barrels u month since the Unite d
States entered the war. Figures COM
piled by the geological survey show
that the Oklahoma production In 1917
WAS 1892 S43 barrels rs compared
with lO7, .7lb barrels In the proceed
ing year. The loss was due largely to
the decline In the Gushing field. where
the monthly production decreased
steadily from 4, 1853, bS5 In March, 1915,
to 1850, 900 barrels last month.
California's output In 1917 was 81
287, 1872 barrels, an increase over 1915,
but decrease OF more than $500, 600
barrels from the production Of 1914.
Counteracting these losses has been
the remarkable growth In Kansas,
which produced only 3 lO3, bs5 barrels
In 1914 and 81, orc, 600 barrels last year.
New development in Texaa Increased
the output there from 70. OBS 900 barrels
In 1914 to 80, 100000 in 1917. Wyoming
last year turned out s,2OO,OOO barrels
of oil. AS compared with 3,56O,375 In
1914. Total 1917 production In the five
big oil producing states was ZIP 10,
2:s8 barrels, which WAS ~, 600, 600 more
than three years before.
Developments In the White River
and other Rio Blanco county fields
Justify the belief that within the next
year or two Northwestern Colorado
will be another big factor In keeping
up the oil production of the country.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-05-18
DENVER BANKER.
is IMPRESSED
WITH WHITE RIVER FIELD

w. L. Karr. examiner for the Stock
yards Bank Of Denver, recently vis-
tied the White River field In COM
pany with Manager r. G. Horn, and
was greatly impressed with the pos
sibilities there for the production Of
Rasolene from natural gas. Mr.. Kari
until recently was located In the
Muskogee field Of Oklahoma, and
still has interests there.
Speaking Of the White River field.
Mr.. Karr said, when first learned
that prospecting for oil was going on
In the Meeker country, wasn't seri-
ously impressed. 1t seems that at
the present time they are prospecting
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-05-18
WHITE RIVER
GAS TESTS
HIGH IN GASOLINE

Several weeks ago a sample of gas
was taken from one Of the old wells
at White River and sent to Denver
for test. The report received indi-
Gates that the gas carries an unusual
~ large amount Of gasolene. and that
1t Is of high commercial value. A
second sample will be taken in few
days and sent to the testing laboratory
Of the State Oil Survey at the Uni
versity Of Colorado for check test
before the actual figures Of the re-
turns are available.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-05-18
Rangely Rumors

Two large trucks were seen in Grand
Junction last week on their way to
the Rsngely field. They are a part Of
the new equipment being brought In
by the Richmond OIL company. A
large gang of men Is already at work
on the road between Dragon and
Rangely, and 1t is evident from the
manner In which the Richmond peo-
pie are going ahead that they intend
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-05-18
War Purposes Require
Enormous Increase
In Oil Pro-
duction

Washington. April PA general
policy Of stimulating oil production is
being initiated by the government to
offset the tremendously increased de-
mand for war purposes, which il not
being equaled by the growth In out
put. AS custodian Of untouched H.
dian lands In Oklahoma, Wyoming
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-05-18
Notice to Piceance
Stockholders

If you have not already deliver.
ed your Piceance certificates to the
First National Bank Of Meeker for
exchange for White River Oil
Company stock, you should do 20
at once If you want to take advan-
tage Of the liberal exchange basis
offered by the White River Oil
Company. Over ninety per cent.
Of the outstanding Piceance stock
is already in.
H. J. HAY, Secretary.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-05-18
White River News

About thirty-twO tons of new casing
were unload.d at Rifle last month for
use In the White River field. The
shipment included about one thou
sand feet Of eight and quarter incl,
for the White River Oil company for
it's gas wells, and should be sufficient
to carry two wells into the gas bear
ing sands. There was also two thou
sand feet Of six and five-eighths cas-
ing for the deep well, which is enough
to put 1t into the big sands from
which oil in quantity is expected.
Driiler Vernon Harris spent sew
eral days in Palisade last week with
his brother, who is home on fur
Tough before leaving for France.
The White River Oil company. at
its meeting on the Bird, approved the
purchase contract for the new Star
rig, and ordered it shipped as quickly
as possible. The new rig should be
on the ground some time next month
and will be used for the drilling of
gas wells. The management hopes to
hav. s.v.ra, wells in and It's vasol.n.
plant installed and In operation be-
fors the end Of the vear.
Claude G. Horn, for some months
.c,iv.lv connectad with ,bs a.ld and
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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-05-18

Your Government must have oil to win the
war and must have it soon. New oil fields must
be found.
There are many oil enterprises that may de-
velope new fields, but not one in a thousand has
a chance equal to White River.
You know that the White River dome is a
proven gas field and that the gas is rich in gaso-
lene You should know that the business Of ex-
tracing this gasolene is stable that of MAX
ing -four from wheat and many times more prof
liable.
You know that the White River dome is an
excellent oil prospect--a perfect structure under
laid with six big sands and showing many indi
cations Of OIL
uknow that the officers of the White River
Oil Company men of high character and good
business ability Youknow that thousands of dol
lars are now being spent in the White River field
Let this knowledge guide you.
YOU CAN SERVE YOUR COUNTRY
Your community and yourself by putting every
possible dollar into stock Of the White River Oil
Company. The risk is small and the chance of big
profits is great. The price is now 10 cents share
later you will pay more Buy now.
The Oil & Gas Securities Company
Grand junction, Colorado
T. B. SCOTT R. W. COLLINS
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-05-18

Send The Herald to your eastern
friends.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-25
Wyoming Man Heard.

ON cross examination Tuesday. ID. n.
papc OF Ogden. representing the Lyon
Coal company OF Wyoming and a wit.
ness for the railways. admitted that
coal rates ON the oregon Short Line
Ia points north Of Ogden had been re-
ducOd 90 the Wyoming producers In
order that they might compete with
the Utah product. A. W. Prickett.
representing the proteHtants against
allowance Of the freight Increase.
asked Papc II he knew OF any reason
why "A similar reduction should not
be- allowed 10 Utah coal producers In
order that they also might compete la
that territory and the witness COM
fcssed he could see none.
A. G. itccs. secretary 81 THE Manu-
facturerT Association OF Utah. tsati-
fled concerning the number Of factor
les. tho number of employees the
amount of investment. the Kind OF
products aud the payrolls OF manu-
featuring institutions In Utah. lie said
that the nation n calling Tor increased
production from factories. but that
higher cost OF raw materials. such 40
coal. did not tend 90 encourage the
Increase asked, Tie thought lower
rate on coal would tend Co Increase the
factory output.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-25
DIR. NJ. A. GARFIELD GETS
RESULTS FROM HIS ORDER

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. "a
Here arc the results Of DIR. ~. A. Oar
fields recent coal order:
Number OF ships waiting for coal
reduced from n hundred and twenty
one TO eighty at Northern Atlantic
ports.
Dumped thirty-four thousand tons
OF bunker coal yesterday for ships and
sixty thousand tons already on hand.
Southern ports have a hundred and
fifty thousand tons OF bunker coal on
hand. with n hundred thousand tons
moving towards ports
Empty coal cars being rushed back
to mines and full results not expected
for several days
Coal going 10 domestic consumers
In large quantities.
Freight congestion practically ~
great as before.
Ship plants In danger OF closing I'M
less rail congestion clears.
General freight embargo urged by
Garfield.
Curtailment Of passenger traffic de-
manded In many quarters 60 relieve
congestion.
Prospect OF warmer weather exc
pcctcd TO help situation.
Further worthless days In prospect
unless railroads clear congestion very
quickly.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-25
EASTERN UTAH PROPERTIES
OUTDOING FORMER RECORDS

Production records OF all Utah coal
mines have been Smashed and they
arc now turning out more fuel than
ever before In the history OF the state.
according to a statement made We'd
ncsday by Ledyard NJ. Bailey. execu-
tive secretary Of the state fuel admin
istration. lie says that reports made
10 the fuel administration show that
conditions which were as low as 30
per cent normal at certain times last
year. are now above the normal aver
age OF production OF all previous years.
Nearly every mine In the state has
increased It's production capacity. he
says. and IL turning out an abundance
OF fuel for Utah and other states. Con-
traHting the serious situation In Idaho
less than two months ago. when Frank
". 0ooding. fuel administrator for the
Gem State. reported that hundreds ~
families were suffering for want Of
fuel and that many schools would be
compelled Go close during the coal
shortage. Bailey declares that Idaho
dealers are canccling their orders and
are well supplied with n surplus
The fuel administration n hopeful
that william q. McAdoo. director gem
crni OF the railroads. will invoke n
through freight rate 10 Eastern points
from Utah minos In order that the
vast production now being turned out
from the Carbon and Emery fields
can serve 20 relieve the critical sltua-
ton In the East.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-25
ACME CLEANERS AND TAILORS, Price, Utah

The production OF soft coal du,,,.
New Years week the country over !,
estimated az s.23e,0OO net ton.
increase over the week OF Christina,
OF s22.4i5 tons or SO per cent. m.
average production per working Az,
was i.S47.0OO tona n allowance n.
made for the holiday. the rate OF p,o.
duction has thus returned aimost !,
the level OF early December before m,
severe weather began 10 impede ope,.
ations.
r, W. Webb. president of the fro,
County Coal company. has left Sal
Lake City for Cedar TO arrange detaI,
In connection with the installation a.
the proposed tramway from the com.
pany's holdings 90 the town The pron.
erty In situated about two miles fror
the main street OF Cedar City and Il 4
proposed TO transport the product a
the mine to the town limits by mean,
OF an electric tram. webb was ae.
companicd on the trip by Erne.,
Green. vice president OF the compan,
and DIR. J. r. Flynn OF Bingham.
There is some Erumbling in Utah
coal producing cercles because the ma.
tional fuel administration has act the
maximum selling price OF slack for
Utah mines at t2.S0 per ton. while ths
Wyoming mines are allowed a man.
mum figure OF t2TO. Some operates,
contend this win enable the wyomlns
men TO play havoc with them right
here In the home market. while other.
Hay this difference IN largely made up
In a corresponding advantage being
given the Utah mines In prices for
lump coal
The present coal situation has sud.
denly become little too easy for some
Of the operators and dealers. says
Wednesday, Dcscret News. The for.
mer report the Northern and Western
situation 10 vastly improved that un.
lcna a market can DO found for their
output restricted production may b.
necessary. The dealers estimate there
are ten thousand tons OF coal stacked
up la Salt Lake City yards. 80 that v
NO more coal was brought In here Tor
thirty days they would manage 10 pull
through.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-25
PRICE AND NEARBY

Charles w. mn OF Seattle. Wash.
and Miss Agnes tIill OF Hiawatha
were married AZ Salt Lake city las,
Saturday. -
War has digormnisrd Helpers fire
department Out Of 4 force OF twelve
men there arc hut three left. the re-
mainder having cniIsted.
Eastern Utah woolsroweru' aaaooia-
ton IL soon Co move into the rooms
upstairs west OF The Sun. recently va.
Gated by u. n. Mcdonald.
both hotels az Price have been
playing "a standing room only for "a
couple OF weeks. Iiuhlncaa u the best
for long time with them.
sheriff George coiiinghams forces
yesterday morning made a raid on tho
Carbon Hotel and confiacated a guam
tny OF wet goods. a complaint " be-
ing filed.
Private oeorgc 4. owen az Price Il
reported In dispatches from Camp
fewis. Wash. NJ making some excel
lon, scores the past week az target
practice.
Price HE'D Cross ladies were busy
yesterday aud today making up Tor
shipment 10 Denver. Colo. about fif-
teen boxes Cor the soldiers somewhere
over there"
Implement dealers throughout East
crn Utah are urging farmers 90 buy
early because OF ovcrworked factories
ana a congestion OF freight which may
occur before spring opens up.
Mrs. Josephine peyton was adiudHed
insane yesterday at Price and ordered
sent 10 the mental hospital az Provo
The woman was taken there last night
by sheriff George coiiingham. accom-
panied by Miss Hazel Rasmussen.
John Minoto. who recently attacked
J. q. iicrgiund at Price with billiard
cue aud In the assault broke the lat
ter'H arm. has been bound over To
stand trial In district court ON the
charge of assault with a deadly wea-
pom. Ills hearing was before Justice
Lee.
Orange Seely. better known as
"uncle orange seely." a pioneer In
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-25
Biames All 10 Beer.

CHICAGO. Jan. 2l.-'The liquor
traffic Ii very largely TO blame for tho
present coal and food shortage" II a
statement made by &. q. Hinshaw,
chairman of the prohibition national
committee. Iilnshaw based his state
ment on statistics, which he said
showed that two hundred and eighty
five pounds Of coal were required Ia
make barrel of beer. and that last
year 100000 freight cars which
could have been used for hauling Goa
and food were used instead In carry.
Ing beer shipments.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-25

view Of bringing the mine up to the
daily output which II Justly deserves
The original plans to increase the
output OF the mine at least 100 per
cent will be carried out. Devices for
facilitating the extraction OF the coal
have already been installed. The haul
age has also been electrified and now
that sufficient cars are being furnish
cd by the railroad. the output OF the
mine will be gradually increased up
to the maximum.
walter Stone. who recently took
william Darke's position a. chief
clerk. has also resigned and returned
10 his home in Salt Lake City.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-25

~ 60 be mutilated In handling. Inn
portation from foreign countrles OF
sweet potatoes Rnd yamr by parcel
post " forbidden ON account OF a
blight
J. W. warf OF Victor has made APP
plication with the state engineer for
the use Of ten Hccond-fcct OF water
from the south fork OF washboard
Wash 10 irrigato four hundred acres
OF land In that Vicinity. lie proposes
60 construct diycrting dam and n
channel about thirteen hundred feet
In length.
Travellers between Price and tho
three camps over south Ol United
States Fuel company viii find the SER
vice offered by Hucy a Bell among
the best anywhere In Utah. They have
five good machines and pride them
selves ON the time made aud thu ser.
vice rendered. They have an ndvcr-
iiscment Ia this impression Of The
sun.
Louis Moncttc OF Price thu other
day ran into AN electric light pole at
Helper with his automobile. damag-
ms the car considerably. hut not put
ting II out OF commission. on the road
nome he was overtaken by Marshal
Perry aud escorted back thore and
fined twenty-five dollars The city
lights were out OF commission about
thirty minutes by reason OF the Inn
pact with the machine.
Teachers at the high school az Price
recently met and named a committee
ON discipline. consisting Of Prof. J. n.
Ellertson. Prof r. III. Walters and
Mrs, Jean Mcmillan. one OF the first
All young ladies 10 appoar al school
In uniform. To this several have oh.
iected with the result that two have
ouit school one going 10 the academy
and the other elsewhere.
Uintah Rebekah Lodge No. 10 al
Heiper recently Installed its Officers
Tor the coming year. Daisy Smiley.
acting past noble grand; ella bur.
gar. noble grand: Anna Warren. vice
grand: Mrs. Robert Allison. recording
sscrs,sry and ioa,e1o sn,i,, ,raa0,,r
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-25
Utah T. Doing Things.

Six hundred ears 81 coal hauled
and thirty ears between the end OF the
line and Provo was the weekly re-
port OF the Utah railway. complied
last Monday. There were two hum
dred empty cars nj the mines for the
companies To begin the new week on.
The whole report shows condition
OF efficient Tailroadlng ana prompt
handling OF loads OF coal never before
equaled In local history.
The coal Ia being shipped In record
time Ia Pacific Coast points. The av-
eragc time between Carbon county
and Los Angeles IL six days. or 90 San
Francisco ten days.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-25
AROUND THE COAL Ctlirs;
PERSONAL AND Ot'i1EV's'

Oxen weather has caused i'cN q
market for t,e wagon hful m'r~-
north OF Price.
George A. Schultz. chief engineer
nj Latuda. II now comfortably housed
there with his family.
scoficld Coal company has an out
put OF close TO fifteen hundred tons at
this time from the Union Pacific
mines
A. ~. Cowio. vice president and
general manager OF Utah Fuel COM
pany. was In New York City last week
and this on business for the corpora
ton.
Thomas wakciy goes to Nesicn the
first OF the month az foreman Of the
property there. lie has been with the
Kctchum Coal company at Castle
Gate
Several local teamaterr hauling coal
from the Millburn mine have been
laid Ur during the past ten days
Price consumers are pretty well stock
ed NJ.
are paying t6.00 Tor lump coal. 1913
a city owned mine there has abor
died out.
Reduction before March LIST ct rates
on coal between Wyoming and Mon
tana mines 90 South Dakota points
has been ordered 10y the interstate
commerce commission.
Small shipments are being mad,
d. IL
per by MacLain a Mays II l. -
wagon haul proposition to spur 81
the Denver aud llio Orande main
line.
l., y. Rains. general manager OF
Watts Coal company and the Car
hon Fuel company az Rains. was Ia
Price Saturday last after "A trip TO
wnttls. II will be some time yet, he
says, before shipments begin from the
latter camp.
a. G. Watts. chief engineer for Utah
Fuel company. soon In going East %
make a practical examination Of and
To study sanitation matters as applied
10 coal mining towns with the idea OF
later applying such M may be- decided
upon % the camps OF that company In
Carbon county.
G. y. Russell. manager of the store
at Watts, was a Friday visitor In
Price, lie does not expect that prop
erty 10 he shipping Tor another thirty
days. Delays In the arrival OF ma
ohinery and materials have Knocked
out all calculations Tor an output
sooner. The store there II doing a
nice business,
Total production OF beehive coke
during the week ended January 9th Is
estimated as $4,000 tons. an average
per working day OF lO3. 900 tons. Pre-.
urinary estimates place the produc.
ton Of beehive coke IN 1917 az So.
100000 net tons. n decrease of .tgO..
900 tons or 81 per cent, when com.
pared with the production for 1910.
q. n, srevelf OF the Independent,
Coal and Coke cimpany aud n. q. Nc.
MILAN Of United States Fuel COMPANY.
who have been back to Washington
D. g. In an effort 20 get coal prices
az the Carbon county mines raised in
keeplns with concessions OF the gov.
ernment Ia Wyoming operators. are
pack In Utah, The fuel administra.
non mas the matter under advisement