Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-12-20 | Page 8 | One More Company Prepares to Drill

01 MORE COMPANY PREPARES TO DRILL Koberfs Oil Company of (he Spring Valley Kield Is Buying Buy-ing Supplies. J. C. Roberts, president of tho Roberta Rob-erta Oil coiutmny, and of tho Texas Oil company, will leave for tho Held today to-day to inspect progress. Ho .slated yen-tcrduy yen-tcrduy that tho Roberta company ban 11 shipment of lumber on tho .way, and when thcao aupplics reach the- Held this organization will begin drllllncr for oil without delay, Tho Tcxus King company, com-pany, ha :iatci. has Just made lis third shipment of oil, and the No. 1 well la making this company a paying proposition. proposi-tion. Other wells are being drilled with success a certainty. Mr. Roberts Is enthusiastic over the organization of the Wyoming Oil Producers' Produc-ers' association, whlcli begins life with thirty-six members and the governor of ,lhc state us Us president. This usho-clatlou usho-clatlou will do everything In its power to promolo the welfare of tho oil industry indus-try of Wyoming. Sin industry that is assuming as-suming largo proportions. OfTlccrs were elected as follows: Governor Gov-ernor R B. Brooks, president: Colonel 12. H. Power, ilrst vice president; Dr. Charles .1. Pnuvlll, second vice president; e.vccutivo board. B. B. Brooks. 10. H. Power, j. 15. Ncbergnll, Dr. Kanvcll and Frank 15. Ppcncc; district vico presidents. Charles Orchard, Lander; Frank 15. .Speneo. New Castle: .1. C. Roberts, Kvanston; Joseph Cook, Basin; J. B. Phillips. Douglas; Frank Q. Thompson. Douglas. Standing commit tecs were chosen na follows: Transportation, K. Ih Power. .1. C. Roberts and A. M. Smith; legislation. C: J. Fauvcll. 15. H. Power and W. L. Walls; publicity. J. 15. G. Ryan. Chicago; A. S. Mercer, Ilyattsvllle; J. T. Judklys. Rlvcrton.