Show THE ALLEGHANY OIL COMPANY in a recent issue of the mining review mention was made of the fact that J C roberts the experienced and successful oil operator of salt lake city had secured a lease from the union pacific railroad company of some of the choicest land in the spring valley wyoming oil field since then it has developed thattie that the tract embraced a section acres in the most favored portion of the oil producing territory the ground adjoining the holdings of the texas king and the roberts oil companies upon acquiring this lease no trouble was experienced in financing the proposition and as a matter of fact there were a number who tailed failed to get in on the deral deal owing to the fact that the enterprise will be what might well be termed a close corporation the fortunate ones however with mr roberts at their ahead have already organized zed the alleghany allegheny Alleg hany oil company and preparations ep are being made for the extensive exploitation of the companas comp anys holdings two standard drilling rigs have been ordered arrangements made for shelter and accommodations for the men to 10 be employed and within a short time two wells will be started the success of the enterprise being practically assured judging from the producing wells already brought in by mr roberts at the texas king and on the roberts oil companas comp anys property in the immediate vicinity besides prominent salt lake business and mining men P W spaulding of evanston wyoming is interested with wath mr roberts in the allegheny alleghany Alleg hany bany oil company mr roberts has resigned as president of the roberts oil company the texas king oil company the manhattan oil company and as director in the commonwealth oil refining company and will devote his energies in making a success with the alle aghany company the officers and directors of the alle aghany oil company are as follows J C roberts president P W spaulding vice president E H jacobs secretary and treasurer J C mclain and A roberts |