, 1922-02-18
heavy OIL MAYBE USED In MANUFACTURE OF
PAVING MATERIAL, GREAT INDUSTRY POSSIBLE

therefore. that II on c1n be Used for
surfaGng roads in Wyoming. II Win
be Of very material beneit TO the oil
industry.
1T is a wei re.ogntzed fact that the
chief difficulty rc1d builders have in
Wyoming Is In securing suitable rcad
~surfacting material It is almost i'm
possible q build a Dirt road that VIII
retain n good surface the year round,
or account Of the extreme drouth that
usually occurs in Wyoming In the
summer and fall Crawling the ruads
has not proven successful. Concrete
has proved very expensive ad so ex-
pensiFe that It canno. be generally
used II OF can be applied to the dirt
road 30 as to give the son that mois-
ture and resiliency which Il lacks by
reason Of lack OF rains, good roads
may be looked forward to in wyomine.
at n relatively small cost. and a mar
ket win be provided for a large part
of h natural of the state
which carnot now be disposed OF be
cause there is no demand for it
This matter is also n matter OF IN
terest to the state OF Wyoming and
tho United States, who have large roy
atty interests In black oil fields in
Wyoming I rus you VIII understand
that 1 am not speaking alone for the
but Is well for the benefit OF the PEG
pie OF the state as a whole. California
Is using asphalt and Oh for its roads
benefit Of the refining companies here,
very extensively. no doubt due to the
fact that California produces n great
deal Of heavy oil and on the account.
no doubt, the market price of black on
in Calofirnia has been much larger
than IT Is in Wyoming. In fact, no
long as there Is sufficiet light oh. tho
refinertes would rather not handle
black OH n { all for refining purposes
II road Oh or asphaltum is more gen
orally used In Wyoming. in the build.
ing OF its roads. no doubt the refiner
les In the state win arise to he de
mand and manufacture sufficient road
oil or asphalt to meet the require
ments. thereby increasing tho facn
tiles at their plants and add another
branch TO their industry. and con.
sidered in tho broader view, II will
provide a market for the by-producta
Of Independent companIes. tho lack OF
which abs heretofore been their chief
handicap in h state
THE oil companies viii do an IN
their power to help make this the best
road possible. and considering tn,
heavy traffic which this road will
have to bear. It viii afford the bes;
test possible OF its durability and eff
cheney, and will afford n splendid
guide for future Dad building In wyo
ming.
1.-The plans for completing this road
are getting into definite shape. and
1t is expected that the work of sur
facing this road will DO undertaken
as early as weather conditions viii
permit this spring. 1t Is my impression
that Mr.. Johnson's views rather pre-
vailed over those of Mr.. Stevenson, SC
that Mr.. Severson rather deferred &c
his Judgment. The other two mem.
bers Of the state highway commission
were not present, and have not YET
expressed their views on tho subject
l have talked with Mr.. S. w. Con
well OF Casper. who is n Of the
commissioners, and find that he "a
~favorably inclined to the proposition
and is investigating It now.
AT the conclusion OF the meeting