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Show ENORMOUS GROWTH OF OIL INDUSTRY TVASHINGTK, Feb. 25 The census bureau bu-reau today Issued a preliminary report on tho production of crude pelroloum In the United States during thc calendar year "E" shows a total produce of fa.275.302 bar-rM. bar-rM. of 42 gallons each, valued at S71.33.-rio. S71.33.-rio. against S,lG3.nW barrels, valued at 52C.063.34O asroported by the cloyonth census, cen-sus, which covered the year 1ESD. I ho report shows that In 1002 there were IIS -671 wJls, 29.S22 operators, S033 salaried employees drawing an aggregate of 7SS. and 17.55U wage-earners drawing $13.-04' $13.-04' M1. The cost of supplies and materials materi-als wa $17.761,C12. miscellaneous cxncnscH SIC 811.726, and cost of contract work 93J,G3L |