The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
TRIP REVEALS
 GOLD AND FUR
Important Commercial Possibili. ties Developed By Third
 Asiatic Expedition

While science toys with the 9 sdino saur eggs brought back from the interior of Mongolia by the third Asiatic expedi tion, and wonders about their relation. ship to the dinosaur skeletons now and then unearthed in America. industrial leaders are giving deep and serious thought to the commercial phase of the expedition's many remarkable discov- cries. s4
 Numerous important mineral depos- it's were found, according to Roy Chap man Andrews, leader of the expedition, and it is only matter of time until modern transportation makes 1t acces- sible. The plains are also inhabited by millions of fur-bearing animals, and fur traders are already hot on the trail followed by the Andrews party in it's search for fossils
 Mir. Andrews demonstrated. that it was not necessary to rely on the plod- ding camel in order to penetrate the rich interior. His three Dodge Brothers motor cars did what the fur traders and others interested in the commercial development of Mongolia had considered impossible. The fur traders promptly bought up his three Dodge Brothers cars, proved to their satisfaction that 1t was in the car to do it-and not just luck-and are now operating fleets of the same sturdy American car in pur- suit of the fortunes that roam aim- lessly on the plains. Trips that former ly required months are now made in days. There are no roads, but that seems to make little difference when one is. using Dodge Brothers. car.
 Thus the fur trade already has been given definite impetus by the Andrews expedition's revelations. Information regarding the geological discoveries, such as mineral deposits, was turned over to the Mongolian government. How soon active development of these resources will begin depends largely on the con dition of state affairs and the interest of outside capital.
 The importance with which the re- suit, of the expedition are viewed by the press is reflected in the countless editorials which followed the travellers return. Typical of the comments is the following, from the Dallas Journal:
 "Mow many of us grubby folk know that disosaurs laid eggs? Who among us could estimate the value of dinosaur eggs? Biologists working in the wilds of Mongolia under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural History have discovered whole nestful of dino saur eggs; 9 of lem, to be specific, and they say that the value of the eggs is priceless. Their evolution will not be challenged. For these eggs are big as moons, compared to those of the indus trious hen of our own time, and they are past the possibility of deterioration, since they are fossilized and are esti- mated to be 10,O00,000 years old.
 "Old King Tut, it will appear, has l,o sort of monopoly on relics of an- tiquity. This lay of the ancient dino saur antedates the Pharaoh's time by ages and epochs. As an exhibit from primeyal past it will stand in a class to itself. The exhibit is made even more impressive, by the addition of tons of other fossil remaiIs which were found in the Asians sdesertsN y,L .t
 That the discovery was due to the courage and determination of the men who comprised the scientific expedition need not be stated. But an interesting revelation is that it would not have been possible without the aid of that modern of moderns, the automobile. Motor cars penetrated hundreds and hundreds of miles into regions that had never scented the odor of gasoline, fol- lowing with ease the trails which had be made by caravans of camels., The leader of the expedition, Mir. Roy. Chap man Andrews, is quoted as having said that all of Mongolia is accessible by motor car, and that new field for commercial exploration. and development has been opened.
 From which it may be seen that great possibilities may be matched from dinosaur eggs. Commerce is fol- lower of the flag, we have been told. But it may also be said that it follows the explorer in the name hf science"