Show I SITE OF FIRST WELL ILL SOON WILL NILL BE SELECTED Utah Con Consult Consulting ng Engineer Engineer Engi Engi- neer Will Go to Uintah In Few Days Officers of or the Utah Ulah Consolidated Oil company compan state that tho they are arc jubilant over the prospect of earl early op operations In Inthe inthe the Uintah basin oil fields nellIs At Al the le regular reg reg- ular week weekly meeting of the executive committee held heid during durin the week there I were were- pre present ent to hear the report of the company's compans engineer I D D. II H. Gustaveson I President Joseph It R Murdock and amI Directors I tors Joseph B B. Keeler of oC Provo B. B B B. Brooks of Ogden an and Dr John T T. White of Salt Lak The Keystone drilling rig recently purI purchased pur pur- I chased Is being thoroughly overhauled and put In first class 4 condition for drilling drilling drill drill- I In ing under the supervision of Mr Ir Gus- Gus Asked when th the first well vell will viLl willbe be he started stared Mr Ir Gustave on said Just as soon as the necessary equipment equip equip- m merit ment nt can be he gotten on the tho grounds Unfortunately Un Un- fortunately drilling material Is scarce Inthe la In lathe the west and work Is IN frequently held up un awaiting deliveries erles from eastern manufacturers manu manu- In the matter of oC drilling ca cable cable ca- ca ble for Instance there re Is none to be had hart In Utah Th The Tho dealers claim their supply had all been commandeered red the for various by hy government o purposes e We have wired our order in to the factory faer metory fac me- tory r a at Peoria Ill IlL al and I have assurances c na lt fm r nf nr on n lv iriT rv Tf TI la jq i In tn g get C regular eg i sand l- l line i e i in 1 proper size C i in large enough h quantities However since the government Is anxious to assist In every cven wa way possible In the tho development of oil oit oil we ma may expect earl early deliveries dell on the necessary material i Mr Ir Gustaveson could not sa say just where the tho first well will be drilled but is isto Intending to leave heave for the Uintah basin In a few days with a a. leading oil ol operator from Nebraska On this trip the field will be bo thoroughly examined with a view to locating the first few places to be beI drilled Wo We are ne negotiating for the purchase I of two additional outfits said Mr Ir Gustaveson Gustaveson Gus- Gus and I shall be glad when all three of or them are in active service on the company's holdings That we are arc bound hourd to get oil I have hac no doubt In the theo least Wo We o are arc are going to prove true the theories of the leading heading geologists eolo of the country countr relative to the Uintah basin LeIn be beIng being Le- Le In ing a wonderful oil field Joseph B. B of Provo a l member of or the executive committee of the thc Utah Consolidated Oil on company compan I Is vcr very optimIstic optimistic optimistic op op- op- op over o the company's chances for development of or ollIt oil oll It is not only good business said Mr Keeler but Lut It Il Is a patriotic duty to todo todo todo do all ahl In our power to encourage this In Industry industry In- In since upon Its success r rests In a aver avery avery ver very large measure the tho success s of our nation and Indeed all the allied nations In the prosecution of or the present world war Oil all is a necessity in every branch of Industry and especially espe In providing fuel for the allied navies I am glad that tha t Utah Is beginning to arouse as an oil oil- producing producing- state and I am confident m my company compan la ls on ott the rl right ht track in this Important industry We c are feeling our wa way i carefully believing that It Is better betterto to male make haste hasto slowly so to speak so HO that we ma may gain the goal hoal with as few mistakes as possible charged d up p to us |