, 1922-02-09
EVENTS LUBR|-
'''''''' ''''''' CATE Gated WITH OIL
WYOMING The BATTLE-GROUND OF GIANTS IN The OIL WORLD Since The
SEEMING SETTLEMENT Of FAR EAST AFFAIRS between UNCLE SAM
and The ORIENT HAVE BEEN AT1fSTfD. LOCAL OIL HAPPENINGS

Before the ink was applied--at
least before it dried,-to the nine
treaty agreements resulting from the
Disarmament Conference just ended
at Washington, wheels were set in
motion that promise great things for
the Orient as well as operators
throughout Western oil fields
In order to cover actual move
ments 1t was recently announced thai
a pipe Line was projected from WyO-
ming to Mississippi valley regions in
order to care for the potential oil
Only forty per CEN Of this production
is being handled at the present time.
Operators are crying loudly for relief
and any old proposition proposed in
the past has been pacifying for the
time being. Now. however, there ap-
! pears to be a practical and logical
proposition under way thai will bring
| prosperity to Wyoming as well as
transportation concerns.
The peace agreements that have
already been signed signify great
activities throughout Japan and
China and the balance of the world
seems to be falling into line. This
means greater and ever increasing
demands for fuel oil. lubricants,
gasoline and all the other numerous
by-products Of oil. Wyoming being
a f1rge producer OF some of the high
est grades of oil in the world and
with every evidence of being long
lived, is in direct line to be called
upon for service. The large interests
have strong holdings in the two
states named and while most of
feRem are supposed" to be of the
Stahdard>O OIL group, many OF the
large operators have stockholders
who protest against being held up
when 1t to creating dividend
and reserve funds. Therefore some
of these supposed" Standard group
are said to be backing the construc-
tion of a large pipe line from the
Natrona and Carbon county fields to
Forsyth, Mont. from where both
Northern Pacific and Milwaukee rail-
roads may carry the product to
Seattle or. Portland. At m or the
other OF these points a large refinery
is to be built and export organiza-
lions perfected for the distribution of
refinery products throughout Asia
and other lands washed by waters
of the Pacific Ocean.
lHc SVullIcECldI anu 1Huu6LTldl
minds of the nation II o of the
world are pretty much of the opinion
+! that the far East offers much for
the future prosperity of this Nation.
Oil and its by-products are necessary
other plan. Other great interests
will have to be taken into considera-
ton in connection with the proposed
scheme, especially present trans
p%ortation corporations. The Union
Pacific system is not going to : sit
idly by and watch one of its chief
sources Of revenue be swallowed up
by rival roads without a protest. 1t
is not going to fall asleep and let
another road take all of the business
and then run out a private car filled
with high officials who, in despair
beg for Just a share Of what 1t had
before. as did the Nor, hwestern re-
Gently. The Union Pacific ia not
built that way and It is fair to pre-
.sume that it Will strive hard to get
a fair share Of the ten million tank
a loads OF potential OIL as possessed
by Wyoming, this being the amount
recently figured out by a joint COM
mission from the U. s. Mining
Bureau and the National Petroleum
Institute. II 1t takes a little branch
line or two; II 1t takes an adjustment
of freight rates for this great mass
OF tonnage; II 1t requires any other
move within reason or good business
judgment to capture its share of oil
transportation, the Union Pacific may
be trusted to go-get-it. In the mean
time the battle Of giants will proceed
In orderly array and the little oper-
ator will be petted and nursed for
his share in production, ~thersfore,
the future for Wyoming operators
seems rosy.
The Sand Hills Oil Co. were COM
1pelled to close down last week ON
account OF water line Pressing up.
Mayor Kell, who is secretary Of the
has bsen secured from Denver aud
III. will be installed at the No. . wen
In which water In the l3M inch cas-
ing stands within Q short distance of
the top. Bailing OF the water demon
strates that It will supply the needs
Of No. / and by today or Friday It IL
hoped that q test of the Sand Ellis
oil capacity ~ be carried on until
definitely determined.
Sickness Of the head driiler and
1.-The breaking OF wGist pin on the
enginS caueed Q fey days shutdown
Hat TIE WANNA sfhh week, Mr..
IChene1 had. haA NO occasion TO travel
from camp for aaweek and when he
sIcame 10 break road through the
snow tt-took him five hours to make
the first five miles TO the Midwest
camp. From there into town the
roads wore broken fairly we'll. Drift.
inx - what csuses the trouble.
Well Mo- IL Of the Iova-Wyomina
y{OA !eofhyeMy which ~ driilinG IN thu
lkHolssn 2ald r6aHned aviator sand at
NO deptk sof $40 fest. Exhis viii BIZ