Show EASTERN OIL SHALE EXPERTS GATHER AT THE CATLIN PLANT thib the arrival of R M catlin owner of the catlin oil shale company of elko to meet experts from the east and personally conduct them through his plant and over the oil bil shale grounds of this vicinity has revived rumors that a plant is soon to be erected here with a capacity of thousands of tons daily but an interview with mr catlin by the free press says that elko nevada publication brought forth the announcement that he was here merely to look over his property and visit with his many old time friends 1 I have nothing to announce for publication I 1 am sorry to say he said other than I 1 believe the time is fast approaching pro aching when the shortage of oil will force the producing 6 companies to turn their attention to the inexhaustible supply of oil in the oil in the western states this I 1 have foreseen for many years and was the incentive for the years of experimentation carried on at the elko plant we perfected a process whereby oil shale in mass could be handled at a commercial profit and for months carried on the work at the plant south of town mr catlin was accompanied by david A shepherd an expert representative of eastern capitalists who stated that he had already examined a n umber number of shale properties in colorado and utah and was very much impressed with the showing in this locality this morning the 1st ast they were joined by four other experts who arrived from the coast on an early train and who are busy today going goin gover g over the catlin plant and examining the shale deposits in in the vicinity of elko |