Show STARTING THE BALL BALLIN IN THE OIL FIELDS J H Burtner general passenger agent of the San Pedro road P C Thompson Thomps and Peter Porter of the Lund Townsite company and L P Kimball of the big stage line and freighting firm of Kim Kimball Kimbail ban ball Bros left leCt for Lund and the oil oilfields oilfields oilfields fields last night on Important business As stated yesterday Mr Ir Kimball is figuring on the installation of a big stage and freighting outfit between Lund and the oil fields and Mr Burtner has been l persuaded en to go down and Investigate the necessity it is understood of ar arranging arranging arranging ranging to have all fast trains Including the Los Angeles Limited include Lund LundIn In jn the regular stops F S Champion the station agent at Lund who was but recently installed at that has written Mr Ir Burtner most encouragingly on the status of affairs down there Among other things he has reported that during the few weeks he has been at his new post no less than twelve complete rigs have been shipped Into the Uie Virgin field from that point He lie states that the business Importance of the place Is growing every everyday everyday everyday day that the distance into the field from there Is less by many miles than from froman any an other feasible route that the faro fare is less and the cost of freighting is less by 1 that route roue than any other He also states that his best Information Is that It Is s going to be but a matter of a few weeks at the outside until several new wells are brought In and he Is advised by bythe bythe bythe the best experts that genuine gushers are sure cure to be tapped The townsite officials state that lum lumber lumber ber her Is now being billed Into Lund Iund for use In the construction of 01 store buildings find and residences that a general merchandising merchandising merchandising dising establishment Is already being opened In the town and that there Is such a F demand demind for ground gmund by people who Intend to locate there that a winters season of lively building activity is al already already alreadY ready assured |