Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-06-29 | Page 9 | Oil from Shale Has Big Future, Says Commissioner

OIL FROM SHALE ALE HAS BIG BIG BIC FUTURE SA SAYS II'S COMMISSIONER Extraction of ot oil from shale rock Is Isono Isono ono one of ot the coming great industries of ot Utah Is tho the statement made mado by John assistant to Clay Tallman commissioner of or the general land of- of tIde Clde who has just returned from an Inspection of tho the oil lands of Utah Utah has greater shale shalo deposits than an any western state with tho the possible ex exception exception ex- ex of ot Colorado he declared and that the people of Utah realize the fu future future future fu- fu ture same alue o of these deposits Is Indicates b by the large number of shale lana lane claims which are arc being filed with theland tho the tholand land office Mr believes that the thc oil shale shalo deposits of or the west are art sufficient surn to maintain the present production production tion of oil for tor the tho next years if scientifically handled handle Man Ian Many of or the tho lar large e oil producing companies of ot tho the United States are arc l Investigating tho possibilities of or the oil shale In Industry industry Indus indus- us- us try and a n large shift shirt of capital from the oil well Industry Is It certain In tn tho the near future the tho federal of official Ucla I said