Show i k in MOAB 46 DEVELOPMENT VAST LAUNCHED I BE B BY I 9 M PROJECT TO O THE GRAND at iitii VALLEY GRAND COUNTY Moab COMPANY M MESA s- CONSOLIDATION A VOLUME f UTAH TIMES THURSDAY Gateway iprniirHt to AND THE JANUARY 8 INDEPENDENT fflMING Empire an OPERATE Taylor for Railroad Red Book which Moab is the gateway and chief business point greets with the certain knowledge that the long-awaited new year period of development and growth is at last commencing Long Corporation to Expend $200000 In Reclaiming Rich ig recognized as a veritable empire laden with undeveloped resources the territory embraced in Grand and held back San Juan counties has-been Will Manufacture Lands of County Company and from its own through isolationand the lack of roads Shut off from the outside world the development in this section while steady has been neeMarket Its Own Products essarily slow Now thereis a promise of better things The governmentstate arm post road from Thompsonsto Blanding which will cost probably three-quarters of a million dollars is now under actual construction Two the projects of this highway-from Thompsonsto Moab and from Moab to Qlie of largest farming stock-raising sufficient water for irrigating all of La Sal will be completed by next summer and will provide the stimulus and commercial corporations its acreage on the mesa The company - and has filed on the of growth without precedent in eastern already sufficient whereby a period and will be water means one that In eastern Utah to place all of its lands Tinder the most Utah will set in L powerful factor in the intensive cultivation Moab has become one of the most important business centers on the It'is the western slope of the Rockies stock-raising Giand county is just now being center of a rich farming The company will provide its own and Lunched here is the Mesa mining district' It is the distributing point for a territoryas It Land by market constructing a flour mill large as the state of New York' It is the gateway of a region which will L the and Stock meat packing plant Plans for comapny which owns day be of the one known as the bread-basket Moab is an enterprising west largest tract of agricultural land in these manufacturing establishments progressive flourishinglittle city where more business is transacted been decided on and the Grand county and which will initiate have alreday than in many cities of ten times its population It has stores that would for orders for the machinery will soon be campaign development an immense be a credit to a Its two banks have combinedresources metropolitan city Although the site for the the purpose of bringing under cultivation placed of close to a million dollars It has a garage and transportation company plants has not been definitelychosen at least 1000 acres of fertile it known as the most efficient in the state and which daily transports an is at likely that they will be located land Valley on Wilson mesa and average of from twelve to fifteen tons of freight and twenty-five passengers The at the Mill creek pass in upper Moab City plans of the company to and from the railroad Moab has modem theaters good hotels of the expenditure around valley The plants will be operated and a in Utah outside of newspaperplant said to be the most the improvementof its by water power the plan being to $200000 in the three largest cities It has electric an lighting system which has just pipe a holdings stream of water off the South and the bringing of its vast been improved at a cost of nearly $10000 and which will give the town rim which would furnish all into productivity Mesa the best of electricalservice In conjunction with the acreage of landthe the power plant a grist property owned by power that could be desired on Included in mill and ice factory are being installed In fact Moab has every convenof the the following: Through the Mesa extreme fall company are ience and adventage usually found in a city of 15000 inhabitants the manufacturing of its flour large Mesa The Stock company ranch own In the past the raising of livestockand farming have been the chief And meat products which "could be formerly owned by on Wilson mesa industriesof southeastern Utah The advent of modern highwaysto the through its J H Murphy Brothers own mercantile Shafer the outside world providing means whereby the products of the farm may be the establishments is raenh on the as company will bring thousands of settlers mesa as well as other taken to market who have already been tracts in that section the Valley City sured of a market that cannot fail to here but attractedby the wonderful fanning possibilities who have been most profitable reservoir project and adjacent lands make its business a The discouraged by the isolation and lack of roads system of modem one in this county will alone bring about the some 3000 head of highways under construction now rapid develAs Isheep in excess of 900 head of cattle v a means of placing all of its ( Continued on last page) land the and lands under cultivation the company Thompsons hotel the to install of comintends a number trac properties In addition tors and will employ a large force of jany has options on the following pro Lpertics which it will close in the very development work men in the hear future: The Utah Eastern The matter of financing the plans in Company at Thompsons including its of the company is practically comktore corrals sheep shearing and dip pleted Permission was last week ob plants ping and warehouses a large tained from the state securitiescom-rlock of the CoStock of the Moab mission for thn issnino' of hnnde in fh-a A warning is being sent out by That the high water next spring Imperative comagny one of the largest sum of $20Q 000such bonds being the will materially exceed that of two United States geological surof institutions Grand coun cured by all of the company's pro-ty that the of vey amount on snow years ago tnere can be no doubt and the of farming perty In view of the large tract exceptional the watershed of the in Grand river view" of the reports made by in by and the fact that Moab valley owned curity offered the upper and its tributaries is greater than the khc Orris geological survey engineers Newell estate company is assured of financial suc-f that Local citizens are urging that was ever before known and As of bringing the- commeans cess from the stak on account of the the floods the bridge be raisedat least three next spring will likely ipany's properties into a high state profitable business institutions which feet its piers break all records The geological on and 'they are of several it development important has taken over make the bonds that all emphatic that this should be done projects will be survey especially urges soon undertaken a attractive investment and very It is that the bridges across the Grand river be declared now Among these will be the construction several offers are now being consider-of as they are sure to be bridge can easily be placed out truck issue road to Wilson mesa on a cd for the sale of the entire by the flood endangered waters of and that feet danger three direct route the road to come down The bonds carry 7 per cent interest all unless they are the Suth Mesa rim secure from more clearance would give ample through the Mill and are secured by a first mortgage possible damage Already the security for all time The cost of creek pass and into the head of Moab on the companv's holdings of in the mountains amount raising the bridge would not snow valley This road which will cost District Attorney Knox Patterson of Colorado surpasses all records great but no matter what the Dl'obablv $20000 will lio aflPaire zxT taxi mnVo tha rlw T knfn Tian41ino and cost the otmLw can he exnected expenditure would be Itance between Moah and Wilson mesa company and for the nasi three Hnrlnff fhe novf fliree the best investment that could be manfhu (less than twelve miles and will result months has been working out the de-I Moreover it is reported that the made in the development and settling up of tails of the large undertaking Mr the water content of snow is The loss of the Moab bridge Ithe rich Wilson mesa territory one Patterson has tendered his resignation lof the finest about double that of usual years would be about "the worst calamity agricultural sections of as district attorney in order to give that could happen to That all records for high water southeastern IsoutheasternUtah Wilson mesa has the more attention to company's in Grand river will be broken next Utah Ten thousand people are been recognized as a region of fairs spring seems certain dependent upon the bridge for hast agricultural resources"but it has The officers of the Mesa Land & That the Grand river bridge at their communication with the outside een held back for the reason that it Stock company are: President O H resist Moab is in no condition to world The loss of the bridge ivas shut off from the markets through and promi-1 Newell county assessor flood all traffic a such as that predicted is would not only stop the lack of a vice road to Moab The min- nc nt stockman president Earl the but it would throw statement of many local people pie that a Grand and San road is constructed to the Dalton prominent stockman and farmTwo spring years ago the Juan counties back ten years in nesa al of the available land will bejtr who with Heber Murphy county flood their lettled few feet of development came within a on increasing the population commissioner and stockman Tom the floor of the bridge and it It is stated that the of if cost was Grand county by many hundred Murphy farmer and stockman and raising the bridge would be necessary to keep guards on the Another project the company will Knox Patterson are the of board at all times to prevent and lookout $2500 $5000 The through will be the diverting rectors W Strong is secretary trees and large debris from collecting bridge itself cost nearly $50000 streams of water from the La and r treasurer Attorney Patterson and against the structure and taking would cost more if built now Hl mountains which through the will be the general manager of the it out It is declared that had There should be no delay in this instructionof reservoirs will provide corporation the water risen another foot or so It is that the matter hoped at that state road time the bridge would authoritieswill look COMPANIES HOLD The stockholders of the Moab Pipe the have bwn swept away question at once the O That account ' retailed Water Ever Predicted Bridge Highest se-inercantile se-hand ' be' i i 4- c I a -fall ' I j ‘ I I af-llong l i I between di-larry j ' ! j into undoubtedly company also met at the Co-op store and elected directorsfor the year as E follows: W John E C A Brown Robertson John Peterson P and J Miller Secretary Miller's report showed that the company OAB l'HE LINE TO BE URTHER has a balance on hand amounting1 to IMPROVED WATER SUP $126088 Decision was made at the PLY WILL BE INCREASED meeting to continue the improvement work on the pipe line which was started MATERIALLY last year Just as scon as weather will permit extensive work will I The annual stockholders'meeting commence It is proposed to improve Moab Irrigation company was the head of the pipe line in order to kid increase the supply of water AU of Monday at the Co-op store a the water in the company's spring will Pge share of the stock of the com-Rny be utilized which will do away with being represented Directors the water shortage that habeen prevalent the pi here- in ensuihg year were elected as recent years plows: J E Snyder W E Gordon D Dalton John Peterson and J P'1 r SEGO STAGE- LINE I'ller of Secretary-'reasurer The report Sam Draper has established a stage Miller was read and approv line and showed that the between Thompsons and Sego company has the balance Mr on hand amounting to 241-L Grand county coal camp The Draper has a large auto and trailer diectbrs will meet soon and r?anize and by the election of officers meets' every train MEETINGS Regular -Gordon Old ashioned Winter 1 18-inch lEUH HH is tentative ' 11 ' I ' - I®- ' U1 f de-t-mined 1 l u into Just the well I resignation ' drilled' what volume of oil and gas: is making now can not be owing to the seven hundred feet of salt water standing in the well but every baler taken from the bottom of the hole be cun ignited and when dumped a streak of fire continues to burn for Aonic minutes in the tailing oil race Many experienced men who have visited the well during the past week are of Uh opinion that were the water shut 'off the well would make a good showing even now It is stated that the test well has already demonstrated that the local is intact and if this ts the sructure ease there is little doubt but that in the office oil well will be brought in commercial It is not known who will be named within the next couple hundred feet district as attorney Among those A change of formation is being mentioned is O K Clay of Price looked for any minute by the drillers LATER but unless shale or lime is encountered is As we go to press it learned within a very short distance it is that District Attorney Patterson's that stated more casing will have to be has been accepted and that obtained before the water is shut off Olliver K Clay of Price has been An effort hs been made to stop the fill the to vacancy flow of water into the well but the hold the casing salt formation will not PRICE COMMISSIONER end It is understood that casing will be ordered by x express if it is there is not sufficienton OR STATE IS APPOINTED found that hand to control the water"' During the week many outside oil the field J W unk was appointed fair price men have visited brought commissioner for Utah the last of the here by the report of oil and many of Mr obtaining week unk has outlined his them have succeeded in plans stating that his investigations splendid ‘drilling leases at prices rang will be rigid and ing earnest but upto ten and fifteen dollars an that they will be fair Mr unk acre and there is every indicationthat stated that much time would be spent the Moab oil field will soon be added organization fields of in the in the to the oil producing various counties many of fair the price committees United States District Attorney Knox Patterson has tendered his resignation as district attorney of the Seventh judicial district to Governor Bamberger Mr Patterson asks to be released from his duties as soon as possible No action has however been taken by the governor as yet Several months ago District Attorney Patterson asked to be relievedof the office but agreed to remain if an assistant were appointed to until His January private serve practice and other business affairs however require his undivided attention and for this reason it has become impossible for him to remain longc appointed ofe s MEH ‘ - i understood 1 i substantial -s 1 ' I of a evidenced presence party of prominent operators from Wyoming who have leased some 54 The Western Allies Oil and Gas claims on the Salt valley anticline company which is drillingfor oil on The ground was leased from Nat and the Maxwell lease just south of town Kendrick Levi and associates and the drilled into a large deposit of pure salt contract calls for the bringing in of of nearly Already depth rig July A yesterday a Standard before a drilled into the cash thirty feet has been bonus was paid the own salt bed and the officers of the company ers of the ground who will also ten cent all oil a per royalty on who arc on the ground supervising The lease stipulates or gas produced teh work are anxiously awaiting that at least three test holes shall be that the of formation change so put in the Salt field down valley ive members of the company who the casing can be driven down and the have been at Salt valley for some heavy flow of salt water shut off time preliminary work arrived in on A week ago the report was current Moab yesterday and are today looking that oil had been struck at this well the this over structure in vicinity and it is understood that this report A A They are: Mease of Shoshone was allowed to reach outside points Wyo a well known geologist W H rom the managementof the Western red McGinnis and Metzler of Shoshone Allies company comes a denial of the Wyo E T Thomson and G according to Nat Ivi report and Of and R Thomson Riverton Wyo president of the company although a Chris Nielson of Green River thin oil and gas sand had been tapped While the company has until July just below the sand which carried the in which to start drilling it is salt water there was no occasion for that a rig will be brought in the spread broadcast report to be immediately The company has a fund Mr Levi furthur stated that while the of $100000 with which to thoroughly indications were excellent for the the field and at least test out three bringing in of a splendid well here holes will be put down locations he considered that premature reports for these wells have already been of an oil strike have a bad affect on selected The company's geologists any new oil field figurethat a depth of from Operations at the well were closed will bo the to 2000 on necessary down about two weeks ago just after Salt valley dome while it will be necessary salt This water encountered was to drill to a depth of 3000 feet water rapidly filled the casing to a in the Valley City vicinity Water for Driller depth of seven hundred feet will be drilling operations obtained Kendrick Levi after'the water san from reservoirs which will be was tapped' was of teh 'opinion when immediately the by editor that conditions seen is the that strongest for The company getting the oil were unfavorable has thus far entered the Grand county pointi' at that However the next fields While its officials have little morning the baler was sent to the bottom Jo say regarding their intentions or of the hole and came up bubbling the field iclativc to merits of the with oil and considerableexcitement gas their actions indicate that they have was created and it was the current faith in the here unlimited possibilites opinion that production would be The fact that they will install a Standard within twenty or thirty brought in rig and will drill at least three feet will be it holes which started with a With the striking of the salt bed bit in or order to bore to an the expectations of the local oil men depth there can be little have undergone a change and it is extreme doubt but that they will out abandon now the opinion that at least another their efforts until the field is thoroughly hundred feet must be drilled before the proven or until oil is encountered next The gas sand is encountered increasing with everv pressure is W day's drilling and as 'the gas comes from th? bottom of the well it is the only a few days opinion of some that 1ISI EfflEIB wi) sand be necessary before 'the oj constructed ‘ 1 operations county valley is here the -800 ? : a Salt GAS PRESSURE INCREASES AS DEPTH IS GAINED AND OIL Sands may be near O REPORT STRIKE PREMATURE 1 Danger I SALT PURE tentatively I ANNUAL BEO -The Known a most extensive in the witnessed commence in 1 I W INTO receive up-to-date poolroom soon oil 1 contemplate q 0) ACQUIRE by J I the ever will 1 ) ALLIES DULLS OIL INTERESTS IN LARGE ACREAGE SALT VALLEY TO BRING IN RIG STANDARD - - mH 10 COUNTY IN PROMINENT 1920 developmentf '? COMPANY 5 i By Loren L SoutheasternUtah of i NUMBER 1920 a ( |