The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-26
Are Meyico'S Unveils
Running Dry? Question
Brings Controversy
ny DAVID LAwHENc1.
Copyright by the IntelllEenc~r.)

WASHINGTON. May "5.--Are Mexico :
ol wells running dry The effort 70 get
he government; here 70 !SS,;e some pro-
rouaccmcnt answering tha. Question has
,.'od il Il series nt corflic.i7% desires
nd int"rcStS. Thus far Il" department
~ STATE. which has he"n aS,trl by CAa;c-
nlar Porter Ut the house committee IN
fafirS. for 4 ,0nplete rrpO:t on thE nii
""SoUrc"S Of MaAiC" has not rrt assem-
led its d;t;I Or seen TT I publish X,
rrclusionS. -
Tn" controversy as ~ wT"ti"- or Hot
=" material should be puhiiSii'I = IN
'.Sudi in itS character. Or" - 'sn"n' ~
III" r.l industry wh" rav" Mi "r-> N
Mexico and who fear t3r .IdI crs," effect
- the r"p"r; insist that TN" S"T"rnn"n:
.,uSht n"t TO put It's Starlp -; arn''\ u
IN anything that might tend t lim:ntsh
'lr vain" nt oil stocks. Ann'acr element
~lSS tha' Information N n">.rH|.Nn OF
.tc S"N"rnTlrnt i puSs.r property and
hat IN" .trn"r:Can r"oplr are "nti;l"d {"
snow an"u; u, They insist that the
situation j. rars ~ :" tha; Aht''a %r:s',s
hen thr"Uci Tho United states sSrirS =
al surrey Of tine federal trade commits
ION figures are published concerning
'rr production o. Goa, and other com'3"-
.iitjeS whore thu price deperdS . Guv'l
lcal on the OUTPUT.
Official Denial
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ave informally been c"njc"tucinS ;"4t
Mexi.."'S oil wells ar" N ianG"r - r:Il
ling dry and estimates have h""l matH
;hat this would happen anywa":" DO
,wcen eighteen m"nta$ and th-@2 wears.
from these inforria! references - ihe
III supply haY" grown rurr"rS that re
government had definite dat. Hn and
r"SSurr 20 g.; that data puel;n"I In :
ind in on, ,aSc - IN official denial that
,hc government here had authorized any
statement on the question.
Tho department. Of state. OF course:
as no experts who can tell when OIL
wells are running dry. II must re.E
runn tho aS"atS nS tn" department. -!
.ommerc". ihe United States >h.pHES
BOARD and consular reports "hirl 're ~
themselves based Un IN" npinIoaS OF
men in the oil industry. Will" u = i@u>
.nat some OF wells HAY" boon running
dry in Mexico. the counter arSum"ht :
made that with the c>taSliNhn"t'. ~
friendly relations with tn" Oregon gov
.rnmcnt Will coma drilling on "S~
wells to max" up for those "A'ca M!
become NalueleSS.
Seeking Other Fields.
Tho department OF Comr"TC'. = n,
r.Iyin. on Mexico alone ~ 4 source OF
oil supply. 1t il alre,dy i"rr's a.. ~ -
power In encourage American ,ntsrcatS
10 get oi,bearing areas IN SoGtn -H'nSr.
Ia The situation is vital from the
4, ieypoint Of national def"nse for 3itn-
rio Mexico has furnished a larG" >0rt
+ the worlds oil. There is no c"rtt. -
...tner tnu, the oil wells OF thc ln'-H.
states will continue L ,hsi- prrSchc
.,rarjty for more than eighteen or
.wcI,tv years and therefore 4 ;ar-seelnS
.nyrrnm.nt must concern itself with
new sources OF supply.
Meanwhile the ISSUANCE OF the s'Ncrr
urnt's data on thu subject Is 1WLited
with especially keen interest D! a.. :aC-
,n n,l
.,Snlutton has not passed the houS" bus
r.nrrseuta,!ve Porter will probably be
.iyen the information anyway 'na>nuEn n
- ne - chairman OF the foreign affairs
ommittrc OF, The house AMI he c,In hsaNS
.s much Of It public as ne pledscs.