White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-28
UNTOlOWEALTHF FOR ELY
IF OIL IS BROUGHT IN

Booms may come and go. but Just let
an oil boom come. has been the
sentiment expressed on every side In
his district ever since drilling for oil
in the Immediate vicinity has been
thought of. That an oil well would
mean wonders to this district Is not
doubted by a single human being. put
1t is safe to say that few ave given
the matter as much serious though as
has Z. f. Campbell of the CONSOLIDATED
Illipah Oil Company and who was one
| of the first to enter the likely Illipah
field. When asked for his views upon
| the subject Mr.. Campbell said:
would the bringing in Of n good
oil well at the Illipah field mean any
thing to the man or woman who has
not invested a dollar in oil stock
| Would 1t mean anything to the people
of Ely and White Pine county. or in
| other parts of the State where there
may not be any hope of developing oiis
Let US consider the matter carefully.
Do you know that Wyoming today
finds her tax reduced to a trining sum
because of the money she receives from
her share of the royalties paid to the
government
California has been receiving enor
nous sum from this source for several
years. yet il Is doubtful IL any great
number of her taxpayers realize that
their burdens are being lightened
through the production of oil.
Under the provisions contained in
section IS Of the act of February 20.
1920. known as the oil land leasing bill.
of the one-eighth royalty paid to the
government 10 per cent goes into the
general fund Of the United states treas
Ery; sex per cent into the United
States reclamation fund for use on the
reclamation projects of the west, the
remaining 37E per cent goes 10 the
state in which the oil Is produced for
the construction and maintenance OF
public roads and schools and other pub
lie educational institutions.
From this IL will be seen that White
Pine county would receive double adj
vantage through the bringing In OF a
good producing oil well in the lllipah
field. A large portion of the govern
ment's share would come back through
the reclamation fund n we would In
addition receive our proportion OF that
set aside for the benefit OF education
and Dads.
In view of these facts. does 1t not
seem that every man. woman and child
In White Pins county should be glad
Of an opportunity to speak n word OF
encouragement for the oil industry
Strangers are coming into our com
munity daily TO investigate the oil pos
sibilities. biologists and oil experts
of unauestioned ability nave given the
uiipah field their stamp OF approval.
They have explained why oil should be
found here.
As various biologists have gone in
10 more thorough examinations they
have found that the oil formation and
Indications cover a broad scope OF
country, indicating the immense pos
sibiiities for oil development In the IL
lipah field.
"It Is these reports that nave at
tracted so many practical oil men. and
they have by the score become inter
ested In the field and enlisted the aid
of their friends In the work of develop
mont The making of applications for
permits on government Ian has been
going on steadily ms energeticaily. TN
til now a large portion OF the county
has been covered.
while ALL this Is going on our own
people should not be asleep. There Is
a good reason to believe that nlipah
faces a big oil Doom similar TO those
of Texas and other states. IL behooves
our own people TO carefully avoid lay
ing a straw in tho way.
However. II il not alone the people
of Ely and White Pin county that have
an interest In encouraging the develop
ment of the Iliipah oil field. for II
would be "a a advantage to the other
parts of the state as well. But not only
this-if a good paying oil Acid Is de-
veioped at ulipah IL is certain that 1t
will not be confined alone to the Ilipah
field. Notwithstanding that this is by
far the most promising locality In all
the inter-mountain region.
Don't be a pessimist. he nm optim-
list and n booster for the fiiipah oil