Show the oil industry THE OIL INDUSTRY strong capital in blair biair field press blair nevada the oil boom craze or excitement as it may please you to designate it received an additional impetus this week by the arrival of herbert W brandt who will be the local manager of the coterie of bakersfield capitalists headed by fowler and gignoux mr brandt although a young man has gained considerable experience per peri bence ence in the oil fields of california and those around tampico mexico and after a couple of days spent in the examination of local conditions unhesitatingly says the situation which he found is unsurpassed by those of any field in which he has operated of course it is impossible to say that oil exists in this vicinity but there undoubtedly has been unlimited quantities in the past said mr brandt when asked as to his impressions and we think there are large quantities of it remaining at any rate we propose to see how much there is of it yet to be had mr fowler and mr gignoux have spent some time in the district and they think unusually well of the possibilities and have the financial support of some pretty strong people |