Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-03-15 | Page 3 | Call California Oil Situation 'Critical'

CAll CAliFORNIA Oil SITUATION CRITICAl March 14 Californi California a oil men before a senate naval subcommittee tee toda today declared the Pacific coast oi oil situation is critical and that if It the government goy gov takes take over the oil and gas lands land s in irs the naval reserves rescues In Jn that state many industries dependent o oil on oil a as fuel tuel wilbe willbe will wil willbe l be compelled to suspend u The present presen lt t available n supply of the state to is rapidly being depleted the committee was told lold and will reach th tIlt the danger point within twelve t months at the pre present rate of ot con con- A bill prepared b by the naY navy t to authorize the government o to obtain tItle ti ii title tI- tI tle tie to all the tho oil land In iii the naval val re reserves reserves re- re serves In California n as well as us In Wyoming Wy Wy- oming was denounced by 11 t the li witnesses as IlS Impractical and dangerous Such a stop b by the government thc they said ald would check the time supply now received from time the California re reserves erves which arc the most productive In the state while the time present scarcity of or oil well supplies makes the tIme opening of at new tl fi fields ids practically slide sible II H B. B 0 of San Francisco a are H Ot general manager of ot the Associated Oil company said the governments government's 1 plan lan to 10 utilize tho the reserves as ns a huge hugo reservoir reser reser- voir for fOI naval es was able ible He Ifs recommended that the tO govern- meat bu buy as ns much oil as it U desires to meet future needs and toro store It aho above ground A A. C. C McLaughlin representing th the Hour l era ern Pacific railroad also alo g. g id i time the ie sic ac- of or all wI Iho tho oH because of tho time present shortage prevailing on the coa coast t. t When hen the hearing clo closed clod e souse member mem mem- hers bers of ot tho time committee Indicated that the bill would bo be repealed le by bl another providing pro pro- viding riding l for the setting petting a aside of ot only part of oC tho the reserve for tor or time the navys navy's use This would be added as aM an on amendment amendment amend amend- ment to the naval appropriation bill when It reaches tho the senate from tho time bouso I I I