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Show K2.ev3.ew ofl (Dtuunreimt Eveirato ! EDUCATE ORGANIZE COOPERATE VOL X; SALT L AKE CITY. UTAH. APRIL 2 NO. 42 1 !?s Price: I 5 Cents if. Much Development Work Is Being Planned For Building Utahs Resources LEGISLATIVE NEWS LETTER WASHINGTON The Dies boys in Congress arc pressing hard on their legislative drive, concentrating largely but not exclusively on An extraordinary amount of activity is taking place in Utah today in various lines, with the aim of developing the states resources and making Utah among the greatest industrial and agricultural states of America. Perhaps the greatest activity during the week has been the reports of surveys of numerous oil domes within the state, leasing of lands for development purposes, and the hopeful attitude of the general public in regard to the future prosperity and welfare of Utah. In short these developments may be analyzed as follows: Erection of an oil well derrick on White Valley anti1, cline in Box Elder county this week, and readiness to spud a well there next week, and pre the following counties: Box Elder, paredness to drill down 5000 feet, Cache, Weber, Morgan, Summit, if necessary. Tooele, Juab, and Iron Davis, .oil 2. Leasing of prospective Also that smaller quancounties. lands in Cache county, where ar- rangements are being made to start drilling operations within 50 days. 3. Reported arrangements for drilling operations northwest of Nephi in Juab county. 4. Development work in the Crescent and Thompson anticlines in Grand county. 5. Statement by geologists that all indications are that Utah has the greatest petroleum deposits in Ani6ncti 6. That oil domes are located in oil indications are in Salt Lake, Uintah and Washington counties. Perhaps in other counties, but W. J. Sjddoway, geologist and oil engineer, who gave the Utah Labor News the above listof counties, said that the counties mentioned are the ones which he has explored with the latest instruments and can speak of authentically. Optimistic Statement Mr. Siddoway is very optimistic (Continued on page 3) tities of bills aimed ostensibly at the noncitizens in the United States. Following closely on the sneak by which they put over the Dempsey bill, which curtails the constitutionality rights of citizens as well s, as they have secured the approval of the House Judiciary committee to the Hobbs Concentration Camp bill. On April 12, the same committee will hold public meetings on the Smith omnibus bill. Public on held such bills arent hearings unless there is a strong drive on for their passage. The Hobbs Concentration Camp bill (Sam Hobbs is from Selma Ala., and a Gamer coalitionist elected on the Democratic ticket) formally introduces Hitler's detention methods to the United States It provides for detention in which camps (not called by that name in ordered the bill), of all deported who for passport or other reasons, cannot be deported. Voluntary farm or other labor Is provided for them. The Supreme Court is specifically deprived of (Continued on page 4) non-citizen- anti-everythi- ng non-citize- Hevs and Comment By M. Utah Has Nations Greatest Petroleum Deposits . . . 1 K UTAH HAS UNLIMITED NATURAL RESOURCES PLACED HERE FOR BENEFIT OE HUMANITY ns I, T, FIRE HAZARDS EXPLAINED AT SAGEBRUSH CLUB MEETING MONDAY Chief Walter S. Knight and Captain J. K. Piercey of the Salt Lake City fire department gave an inter esting lecture and demonstration of fire hazards caused by defective electric wiring, gasoline vapors, etc., at a monthly meeting of the Sagebrush Democrat club in a btll room in the Newhouse hotel. President Alf Gunn, who had charge of the meeting, announced the policy adopted for the monthly meetings of the club for the year. In addition to routine work of the meeting there will be a guest speaker, musical program and an open forum. Vocal solos were rendered by Ed McGbean and Mrs. Grace Moore. introduced Secretary Cannon 75 members who more than had been enrolled during the past month. The meeting was attended by more than 300 members. The above was the heading of a, front page story in the Utah Labor News last week which we are reproducing herewith. The article created almost a sensation and as a result we have received additional good news from several sections of the state, which gives us greater faith in the future possibilities of developing oil fields in Utah. The Utah Labor News has no stock to sell. Its interest is resultant only the development of Utahs natural resources and well-pai- d increase in population, employment of thousands of workers,' building of' homes, business houses, and manufacturthis a great ing plants, which are the only means of making both on of taxes tangible Slate and the only means of reducing and intangible properties. The last weeks story follows: . within its oil A. S. BROWN NAMED nations deposits the has Utah greatest REGISTER OF U. S. boundaries of any state in the country. LAND OFFICE The above statement was made by a prominent geologist and engineer who has specialized in petroleum anticlines all A. S. Brown, Democratic national over the country. He has explored oil fields in California, committeeman for Utah, has been Texas, Oklahoma and other oil producing states during the pas appointed by President Roosevelt the United States land 20 years. He has been employed as an engineer and geologist registerin ofSalt Lake City. 'Hie anoffice is a native He world. the in oil concerns the of some largest by nouncement of the appointment Utahn and naturally is interested in the future welfare of the was pleasing news to all New Deal Democrats in Utah. people of Utah. Mr. Brown will assume his new Utah the future in near Among other things he opined that position as soon as he receives his will be known as one of the greatest oil producing states of the official notification. The position well-pai- d workers. of in the land office here nation, giving employment to thousands of register resources wonderful Utahs is needed has been to All that develop unoccupied since the death F. Thomas on Jano Thomas of Utahs own people. by is capital, cooperation and the 3. imuary Nature in its lavishness has placed nearly everything Mr. Brown expects to sever his aginable here for the benefit of Utah men, women and children. connections with the Utah Oil ReLets cooperate and work unitedly for a greater Utah and its fining company, with which he has been associated as sales director cities and communities. fox' more than 20 years. It would be wonderful to see northern Box Elder county In his new position Mr. Brown and other sections of Utah dotted with producing oil wells, to- will be working for his old schoolremate, Secretary of Interior Harold gether with a network of pipelines transpoiting it to Utahs L. Ickes. They attended Englefinished transformed into be would it products fineries where wood high school in Chicago touseful for and purposes. consumption and ready for the markets work- gether and created a lasting The best of all would be the thousands of well-pai- d friendship. ers in the industry, their payrolls, and the resultant enormous Mr. Brown has been active in will-to-d- ' Afildcatting Has Been a Boon To Civilization Drilling for petroleum in unproven fields is commonly known as wildcatting. Websters definition of the word wildcat is as follows: tt Not sound or safe; unreliable; irresponsible ;. as, a wildcat bank, mine. Knowing in this year of 1939, as we do, the history of the oil industry, not alone of the United States but of the entire world, we cannot truthfully call the spudding of oil wells in an unproven territory wildcatting. We believe that pioneering is a more fitting word. At least it would be a nicer word to use and perhaps it would not sound so scary to doubting Thomases and the meek souls. But call it whatever you may the prospecting for oil, even though it has been dubbed wildcatting, has been a boon to civ- ilization. Every great producing oil field of today was in the wildcatting stage only a few years ago. All honor and gloiy goes to those engineers, geologists, and men and women from various walks of life who were willing to take a risk in wildcat fields and carry on the prospects which have resulted in great producing oil fields with their growing cities and town, giving employment to millions of workers in the industry which was practically unknown only a few years ago. When it comes to wildcatting for oil in Utah, it does not frighten us. We know enough about the history of wildcatting in oil territories that we are ready to encourage and respect those who are willing to take the risk and pioneer here for the black gold. The writer of this editorial was in Oklahoma when the great oil producing wells of today in that state were only wildcatting propositions. He was in Texas, Louisiana and California when it was all wildcatting and no producing wells. It was because of wildcatting, or pioneering, that the great producing oil fields of those states became a reality. We have investigated Utahs prospects for producing oil wells, and they really are mom indicative of production than were the early prospects in those states mentioned above. WeN do not want Utah people to lose their heads and invest their last dollars in pioneering for oil here, but we do suggest to those who are interested in the building of Utah and developing of its vast undeveloped natural resources that here is an opportunity to put in the amount one can afford, call it a donation, if you please, although you may receive a receipt for so much stock in the prospect, you will be doing something for your State and something that may eventually bring increased wealth here and, incidentally, might bring you returns greater than you ever dreamed of. These things have happened before and they will happen again. Without pioneering or wildcatting civilization would not rave advanced as rapidly as it has in the past 50 years. If we are to have a greater Utah and more employment for Utah workers, and markets for Utahs present and future manufactured products we must take the chance and trust to aith as have those who have pioneered and wilcatted e be-or- us. The Utah Labor News will do its share. yours? Will you do Its Not the Taxes It is not the taxes thats ruining Utah. You hear the cry that the State is spending too much money, and they point to the $8,000,000 appropriaed by the legislature for useful purposes. This cry, no doubt, is raised to cover up the millions upon millions of dollars sent away from the state annually the prof- " (Continued on page 8) Lake City ever since his residence zens of this great state. The royal here. He is an ardent supporter of couple were well President Roosevelt. pleased with their visit in Sait Lake City, where a public reception was given them at the L. D. S. UTAH ENTERTAINED DANISH LOYALTY tabernacle, attended by more than 10,000 Utahns. The welcome was The Americans of Danish and given by Governor Henry H. Blood, Icelandic descent in Utah did them- Mayor John M. Wallace, and Presselves proud Sunday in entertain- ident Heber J. Grant of the L. D. ing Crown Prince Frederick and S. church. The royal couple visited the Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark. In the entertainment fea- State capitol, enjoyed a sightsee-- ( Continued on page 2) business and civic circles in Salt tures they were joined by all citi , business activity. I Per Copy |