Show OIL convention AT PRICE the oil convention at price utah last week was a grand success and will have a marked and beneficial influence upon the oil industry of the eastern portion of this state the attendance was larze lare at least delegates being present and participating in the deliberations of the convention all of whom to a greater or less extent were interested in oil holdings in the green river country in oil investments operation and the installation of numerous oil drilling rigs A great deal of interest was wag manifested by those taking part in the convention the pur poses of which were to bring too together ether and cement all oil and hydrocarbon hydro carbon interests in that portion of the state in order that bar harmony might prevail and to perfect plans for the more extensive development of the great oil fields in this region samples of oil were on exhibition from the san rafael oil wells in the sinbad basin this state and from the well of C F warren at debeque colorado while samples galore were on exhibition from seeps and springs from all over the eastern portion of our commonwealth many had fine displays of pure asphalt asphaltum uni sand asphaltum and similar crude products and don C robbins bobbins of the california utah oil company had a unique display of fossils gathered from oil which were ve very ry similar to those from the fossil fields of wyoming hon joe sharp of sunnyside Sunny side was made chairman of the convention in his op opening eniDO address he paid a glowing tribute to the vast oil basins of eastern utah extending from fifty to a hundred miles in almost every direction from price and which in their mag and immensity dwarf the great salt lake in comparison the convention was adverse ad verse to the organization of mining districts it was stron in favor of the sutherland bill now before congress and organized a protective assoria tion in the interests of those who have filed on and are holding oil claims according to law A bureau of information was established with headquarters at price and the question of its formation was adopted with out a dissenting vote B K R mcdonald of price was appointed chairman of the bureau the balance of the board being made up of mrs ireland salt lake W H donaldson of price G W miller of huntington and A E gibson of sunnyside Sunny side the object of the bureau being the dissemination of information regarding t the oil industry of eastern utah in conjunction with the organization of the oil ex exchange chancre of salt lake city it is believed that the results of the price convention will have a most beneficial effect upon the oil industry of the state and that it will create renewed interest ir in the splendid petroleum and hydrocarbon hydro carbon deposits of aas v tern utah and to such an extent that more oil development and exploration will soon be noticeable noti cable in the green river country the enterprising citizens of price fairly outdid themselves in the royal entertainment of delegates delegate and guests and were warmly complimented for the manner in which they welcomed the hundreds who visited this thriving 0 and progressive place upon tb this is auspicious occasion the castle gate band was engaged for the entire session A smoker was given the first evening and a public party and ball closed the festivities at the adjournment of the convention in order to insure the benefits which prompted the calling of the convention and of the organizations perfected during its session those vitally interested in the oil industry of eastern utah must now warmly support the officers of the protection association and of the information info bureau and it is believed that this support will be loyally extended |