, 1925-01-07
new OIL COMMISSION, WORLD
SURVEYSAND ASPHALT Tropics
Talked BY PETROLEUM CLUB

One Of the most Interesting meet
ings Of the Wyoming Petroleum club
this winter was held at the court
marking tho success with which the
organization has steadily developed.
Discussion OF current events hav-
ing relation to the oil Industry was
directed by j. C. Lindsay OF the
Marine OIL company. He made men
ton of the Federal OIL Conservation
board recently appointed by Pres
dent Coolidge. and of the proposed
world survey Of oil.
The characteristics and physical
properties Of asphalt were explained
Of the Standard refinery. At the
conclusion of his paper which dealt
with both natural and manufactured
asphalts, the chemist said;
"Just look into the future. In spite
Of the pessimistic remarks I have
made in CONJUNCTION with distance
from markets and other detrimental
factors r%etarding development. !
hope that the future vii bring forth
great expansion in asphalt produc.
ton in this state. II Mexican crude
oil should berome. scare Or If con-
gress should see fit to impose a high
import duty on it, the situation
would at once greatly improve. al
SO II Is my belief that with time and
education our population al a whole
will more and more realize the ad-
vantage OF asphalt roads and Will
demand greatly increased use of as
phalt for paving purposes"
One of the angles of using home
products at home was hit by Herbert
Z. Daley. head of the land depart.
ment of the Midwest Refining com.
pany, in urging the use OF asphalt
made here In paving Woymins
roads and the streets or Wyoming
cities.
He said in part;
THE oil industry in Wyoming
has grown steadily for the past ten
years until it has reached the posi-.
ton of the largest. single industry.
We In the industry have had so
many difficult problems to solve
during that me. that we have been
too busy to give thought to the de.
velopment of other resources or any
lines OF business either in our com.
nunity or elsewhere in the state. It
is, however. my notion that the time
has arrived when oil men. as well
as all. other residents OF our state.
must keep continually in mind the
advancement OF Wyoming in lines
other than OIL. In other words, n
we can help the producer of sugar,
pork. beef. mutton. butter, vegeta.
bles. honey, or any other commodi.
ty or in any way aid in the develop.
ment Of any vicinity or district by
the purchase of Wyoming products.
prices being equal. or by lending our
support, morally. financially. or
otherw Sc, 1t seems to me we would
be rendering a valuable service to
the producer and the site as 4
whole, as well as to ourselves, TO
insist on Wyoming products exciu.
sively. The question of how to best
accomplish this undertaking. either
by personal contact or through ad.
vertising. will be left open for fur.
ther discussion. and 1t seems to me
that this club. as well as all other
civic organizations. should immedi.
ately map out a program of accomp.
fishing the desired results, not as a
temporary measure, hut on as per.
manent a, basis as possible.
Naturally my Subject cannot be
thoroughly covered without calling
to attention another Wyoming pro.
duct of great importance to de.
velopment, namely, asphalt made
from Wyoming black oil. 1t Is to
be regretted that a single foot of con.
crete pavement has been laid in our
state within the past two years. The
best piping asphalt in the world is
manufactured at Casper. and there
Is no doubt In my mind but that any
such asphalt pavement laid will give
u good account OF itself thirty or
forty years hence. Everyone here
S familiar with the six inch cement
pavement constructed In 1919 on the