Wednesday, March 25. &.
PAGK SIX
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Ilotfer W. Rtbjion today iiuued
(mother section at his nurvey cor
'mentfng on conditions In the eight
Mountain .siotis and their relation
to the oil indtis!r'.
'Vrude oil. gasoline and other
jieiruletim prodwtn are niibjiTt first
of all to the law of supply and de
mand." says the Btutls'lrftin. "If
wo had a constant upp!y. priees ico
up or down as the demand In
creanra or A'-vrfiim-n. Hut the sup
ply meantime is IncrciifH-d by nw
well coining In and ImjirovHl
iiif-lhods of refining and dim rlhti
tion. Owin; to the Inm-asing nmn
Iht of aiitoninhUcs and widening
liHo for crude oil, the demand muni
uiso continue to lnere;iw for SOUK
y itrn to come. Therefore, tint' as
some unieli cliMiper or more effi
cient method of nfininif is leve.
oped, the price ran he cheeked pri
marily only ly new oil firidi Inlnc
developed. This is precisely what
happen, 'i iie prtee roi-h up iinlll
it pays lo develop a new field.
.Wlwn such a new field Is opem-d
Tip the price falls until the tempo
rary snrplna, winch this new field
produces, is iteeth d and eoiini)iiti
tloil Utfitili calelps up with prnduc
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I the only uncertain point being as
to how far one must drill to K?t
.it out. In some sections like Ok
lahon.a which Is producing en aver-
as? of SO't.ono barrels per day
the oil is comparatively near inn
surface; In other sections II Ico
New England the oil Is so deep
that It may never pay to drill ft;
whllo In the .Mountain States oil
jis deep but drilling is now payiny.
jKor Instance, these eight Mountain
; rentes o.r now produclnif about
HiO,utiO barrels per day with ol
prices very low. As oil prices ad
vance, It will become more prof
itable to develop new fields in Colo
rado, New Mexico, Arizona, and
iother states, and then a new his;
area will be producing. This will
again force prices down until con
sumption catches up again with
Iproductlon,
j "This means that It Is Incorrect
in .iy ihnt Oklahoma has more oil
(than New Mexico. Ilolh may have,
j Identical amounts. ' tho difference
lies In the fact that lh- oil Is n Hur
ler thn surface In Oklahoma and It
is unnecessary to drill so deeply as
is (he cxise of New Mexico. I well
remember when only v.-etls load
feet dei p exfhl.-,!. . Then the pricn
or oil gradually increased, until 11
paid to drill 2(iao feet, prilling
zuua feet brought In an entirely
new group of oil fields and pro
duction for ft while exceeded con
sumpilon accompanied by falling
oil prices. As the demand Increas
ed, tin prien a tf a in row until it
paid to lr ill fthMi feel. Drilling
Aofin feet brought (n other nw
fields and again, owing to the in
creased production, I he pricn fell.
Hut the demmid continued to in
crease ond . again consumption
caught up With production. Then
oil prices again )eg:in4o climb un
til It paid to bore still deeper
which brought In n new field with
another period of declining prices.
Huch a period We hnvc jusl been
through. Hut once again consump
tion has caught up :iud iijxtln price,
are going upward. Moreover this
upward movement will eonllnn.'
mull II pays to drill MM deeper
say fiooo to Oomii feet. Such a time
will soon come-and then the tatn
or Montana, Wyoming, Colorado,
Idaho, I'tah, Nevada, Arizona and
New Mexico will reap a hurvest."
Commenting on general business
conditions In thoH eight stales. Mr.
Ilabnon gave the following details:
Montana.
"Trend fairly favorable. The
metal, mining and general indus
trial conditions report some I in -,
provement; the wheat crop show
ed an increase in value of f4 per
cent; and stock raisers are feeling
a little better. Tin- copper districts
are decidedly Improved owing to i
the higher price of the metal;1
while the lumbering camps, sugar;
mills and oil fields are all busy.!
Hurely Montana should have much
better business this spring than has
been the case for several years.
Wyoming.
"Heeovery rather uneven. While
employment conditions are normal
in Wyoming, the state has had so
many unjust dlf r lenities hi the
past, its recovery in" tint of necessity
be rather slow. With a continued
Improvement in the livestock situ
ation, eon I mining and oil, Wyo
ming should come I Kick In good
Mlmpe. The beet suvrnr Industry
continues lo grow; the railroad
shops are busy; and a distinctly
better feeling exists everywhere
throughout the slate.
j Colorado.
"Trend fairly firm. The value of
Colorado's recent wheat crop was
04 per cent over the previous year.
Although potatoes showed ft de
cline, this was offset by an Increas
ed Income from barley ami other
products. 1 am getting favorable
i eports on metal mining, meat
p;ic king and 1 he sugar and I lour
Industries from 'olmiulo. Mining
is especially active at Cripple'"
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Creek and Itadville and in the Tel
lurlde, Idaho Bprings and Boulder
districts. Numerous prospective oil
wells are being drilled In the Fort
Collins, hovel and, Ixngmont. Craig
I'ueblo and Florence districts. The
completion of the Moffat Tunnel,
th building or new highways and
the development of additional wa
ter power is making for a good
11,25 business throughout Colorado,
i'tah.
"Heeovery temporarily halted.
Although the Industrial tendencies
are fairly favorable, some unem
ployment still exists In I'tah. This
Is often I he case when the sugar
mills shut down and the canning
factories have closed for the sea
son. Mining, however, principally
copper remain steady: while road
building and agricultural work is
opening up for Personally I
am optimistic us to the possibili
ties of getting new oil fields In
Utah. The state, should also bene
fit from pending super-power de
velopments and oilier engineering
feats In contemplating. The population-
irmly about 5110.00(1.-1 rath
er smalt for such a big state and
certainly problems facing the slate
lend to retard lis growth,
Nevada unci Idaho,
"Cn favorable tendency persists.
The statistics on Nevada nr not us
good us I wish they were; but con
sidering the ir.'o population of
only 77.407, the slate do.s exceed
ingly well. In the Mcfjill copper
mining district the mine labor situ
ation is well balanced, and Indica
tions arer that metal mine condi
tions will continue to Improve.
While building has slackened for
the winter months, resident build
ing continues fairly active. Km
ployment in connection with muni
cipal Improvements shows a sea
sonal decrease. Highway construc
tion has continued to afford con
siderable work In many parts of
the slate, i:cepiing a few of the
ore red net Inn plants, which are
losed temporarily, all other indits-
liial plants continue running stead
ily. Hallway shops are working on
a five-day-a-'week sehedule, with
mployuient In connection slightly
reduced. I Iw lleve thai Nevada will
have a better year In Hi25 than In
iy-'4. This is also true of Idaho
where similar conditions exist, al
t hough It must be remembered that
the recent wheat crop of Idaho
shows a decrease in value of 3 per
ent while potatoes and barley also
show some decline, Hetler condi
tions, however, both agricultural
and mining, may exist this hew
year.
Arizona ond Xpw Mexico.
"Conditions remain fairly favor
able although statistics indicate no
lapld Immedlnte Improvement. Fa
vorable reports are coming In on
metal mining, lumbering and nu
merous other local industries. Ari
zona received for Its recent cotton
crop about the same amount as In
the year previous. More truck
rops are continually being raised
by irrigators and over 5000 acres
are now growing lettuce. These
8t ruction while additional htghwayit
are opening up new sections
Metal mining, lumbering and oth-
r Industries nre progressing slow
ly but steadily. Sheep and cuttle
luising is still rather Inactive hut
oil prospecting is taking the alien-
I ion of ranch men In many sec
tions. The test well which tho
Frisco Interests through the New
Mexico and Arizona Land compuny
arer drilling Is creating much at
tention. If successful and 1L is
only a question of going deep
enough this may give these two
states a great boom.
"These Mountain States, which
are somewhat unlet at present
have grown ut a remarkably rapid
rate, though still of less size than
the other districts. The Important
thing to keep In mind Is that some
of the territories which seem rath-
dull now have great basic
strength and should offer excellent
opportunities at a future date.
"The Huhsonchart reflecting gen
eral activity shows current business
ror the country at 0 per cent above
normal."
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A Utile ninnlcl cluck (Mtmvn liy arrow) lii the home of (George
Poll, at (irlffin, I ml., point lu Itamt lo the nct time the tor
nado si ruck m' cn mlnuli's lo four. .Mrs. lol e&capeU wllli a
broken aim. - j
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Wo llilvp ,liisl Wlinl Vnii Wnnl In
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Telepbonlntr Made IMenanler
STOCKHOLM (Al) The "line's
busy" nulHanre in telephoning lias
been mitigated In this city through
the Installation of an Ingenious ar
rangement called the "waiting
line." It will apply the first come
first served" rule to places much
In demand such as hospitals, drug
stores, doctor's offices, ticket
agencies, information bureaus and
newspapers. This Is done by the
ereat ion of a special central and
whenever a number is reported
"busy" by the operator or the, auto
matic switching machine, the
"waiting line' is called and the u.
sired number duly recorded In the
si 'tuence of its receipt. Then us
soon tm the lint Is clear, tho con
m et Ion l made.
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PORTI-ANI, Om. (Special)
Although the fir lumber industry
continues to be greatly curtailed. ,
there ure fewer unemployed men In j
west coast centers than there have j
been at any time since Christmas. !
according to telegraphic reports
j from 41. employment service of- j
flees In various northwestern cities i
received ut- 41. headquarters here
today. Ruildinir nnd construction ,
activities, coupled with the spring'
demand for farm help, have been
chief factors in bringing about the
improved condition, the reports
show, fjibor turnover is increas-
ing. j
Spring cutting at pine mills east j
of the Cascades ts under way de
spitii lack of orders, the reorts say. !
and many plants there ore opcrat- !
ing two shifts. Condensed report.;
from the 41- offices are us follows: i
Marshfield, Ore. Kir mills on
Coos bay operating five days week
ly. Ijhor turnover lias increased;
this month. Suuiil logging con-!
iruciors are starting work- Joc:il
building is active. All kinds of la- :
bur iinlirt general! employed.
Kugene, fr. 'oatrai'iors are !
shipping In equipment for early re- j
sumption of grading on Natron i
cut-off. Most sawmills in this dis- 1
trict are operating' but five days
per week. Labor tout-over is In
creasing. PORTT,ANT, ure Slightly
larger labor turnover In camps
and mills was noted last week.
Local building and construction
picking up daily. Many men leav
ing town for work In dairies and
on farms.
Kavmond, Wn. Sawmills on
Willapa harbor are operating five
dm fl weekly. There is no large
I surplus of labor here.
Aberdeen. Vn. cmy per nu
Gravs Harbor sawmill! on five-day
we, it. A night shift has heen add
ed at Wilson Hro. milt. Logging
is dose to normal capacity and
there are very few unemployed log
ijihor turnover in
camps Increased lust week.
Tacomn. Lumber production at
local mills continues to he cur
tailed. City building is active.
There is Milt a surplus of labor in
Taroma but it is not so great us
it was two weeks ago.
Seattle. Kiva local sawmills ore
working four days a week, three
plants are operating five days, and
four others continue to work six
days. Yarding crews have been
laid off at two logging camps. Calls
for farm help and miners are be
ing received dally. The local em
ployment situation is easier than it
has been nt any time this year.
Rellinghani. All but two togging
camps In this district are operat
ing and there an few unemployed
loggers. The Hloedd Ionovnn
plant is operating on the short
week. The K. K. Wood mill close,!
Saturday and will remain down for
six weeks while electrical equip
ment Is installed.
Vancouver. It. C. Practically all
sawmills in this province operating
4 f hours per Wf-k. lagging Is at
about 25 per cent of capaehv
further curtailment h.u.
sidered. Nearly every ahinJ?.'!
in Hritish Columbia hasb r l
pH fnr on indefinite ni., "!
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Henu, tire. ixical Buwmlllj f
nlnp- IwO Shifts. 1 nmU.
have been retarded hy lark 0( 11 1
tn KhlDnlne condition i .
building us very active. H
UHKer. ure. Local sawmill, ,
n . . 'IliailUUr h
puclly. Onn plunt will cIe
w-k for riair. Thi're ar, -iiiniu-
ininniitlni-il mn i- . '
Spokane. Noarly ovdrv laii.,.
In lh Jnlunrt Kmpirn H orn-railn-1
unil loaning Is becoming mor. .''
ilvo. There In a gouil drnuu
ranrh lielp. The sun-.hrr or MrM
Ti'llipli' Mysli'rli'S of Japan
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TOICIO (AP). The mystnh,
Interiora of the temples 0f is
two most powerf-il nitdillilst t,n
III e.ie lu lie openeil ton,
inovinE camera. Tlie lllKasbl n,,,.
iranjl ami I lie Nishl llonganjl url
in imu n.iMi -men lo nu
use of the movies In their
sionary work, and allow thp t,
pies anil sacreil preclncis (0 llf
usi'il as locations for fiheinj,
lives of the priosln ami i In- r,.j,.
ions ceremonlC'S.. The sct-nnrio tf
a religions ilrania liy tin.
prist of IMk.'isIiI llmiKanJi alrw,),
i.s lieinff cnitl. - - .
All that's left or the' Knkomo restaurant at tirifrin, IihI.,
licri sl pcilslied. .
Tribute to Poe's
Alother Is Planned
RICHMOND, Va. f AD. The
unmutked grave of Kllzabeth Al
lan Poe, mother of Kdgar Allar
Poe, will soon lift an Imposing
memorial shaft among the moul
dering headstones In St, John's
churchyard here. The delay trio-',
ute Is the plan or the Raven So-1
clety of the I'niverslty of VI r- J
ginln. working together with thej
New York Actors' nssociattun, j
which has aided In the raising Of
f'.inds. The design, it Is nnnounrJ
ed, has already been fnrnlsheo !
and final plans for the rearing;
of the monument will be dis
cussed nt nn early date at 7 Tar-'
vard university. j
JL Whltty, an authority on'
Poe, discovered the grave of Poc'S;
mother four ye:irs no. It
near the wall of the anci-nr
church where" Patrick Henry d '
llvered his "Liberty or Iieath" or-j
ntlon. , A member of tn theatrlc il
company, ICIir.abeth Allan Port. j
died here In LSI I. Tier little son,
Kdgar. adopted by the Allan fam-'
Hv, was reared to maturity in
Virginia. '
The poet's own Irlhnte to his
mother will be the inscription
used on tho nhnft. It rem Is: "No
early was ever prmnler of his-eari-i
dom limn hf vf his d scent from
a woman who, though well born, I
hesitated not to consecrate to the
drama her brief career of genius
and beauty."
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SCIENTIFIC excavations in the ancient city of Kish,
bo we are told by a news dispatch, show that women
carried vanity cases forty-nine centuries ago. Why did
not the luxuries of that old civilization spread to tho
rest of the. world? Why were the delicate and pleasure
bringing things of life buried and hidden away for so
many ages?
Without the printed word, information could hardly
be spread to other countries, and the knowledge of event's '
and things could scarcely be preserved. Today, if a bet
ter nig is produced in Kurdistan, it is soon advertised
for sale in American newspapers. If a better necklace
is made in China, a printed advertisement will shortly
describe it and quote tho price on the other side of tha
globe.
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