Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-11-19 | Page 12 | Oklahoma Capital will Develop Oil

G' EORGK W. MORGAN", j! who predicts trreat de- : I vclopmcnt of oil ground in ! Wyoming:. ,j , -r - - I , 1 4v MEM mil ILLKLOPOIL Salt Laker Says Fortunes Are to Be Invested Soon in Wyoming Fields, That Oklahoma capital, the result of fortunes made in the petroleum fields of tliat state, will soon be flowing in no inconsiderable quantity to the oil fields of Wyoming, for development and production pro-duction purposes, is the prediction of George W. Morgan, who has just returned from an extensive trip of inspection through the oil belt of Oklahoma. Returning with Mr. Morgan were a number of Oklahoma operating capitalists who look favorably on the Cumberland field of Wyoming, Mr. Morgan says. In the party that visited the new field, 100 miles from Salt Lake, were K. .T. Howell of Sapulpa, B. T. King of Tulsa, Wil- j If am Wickers of Tulsa and R. A. Emery 1 and Dr. Tully of Muscogee. These operators last week visited the I Cumberland field, which is two and one-half one-half miles from the Cumberland coal mine and half way between the Pleasant Valley Val-ley and 1m. Brage fields. They were so favorable impressed, said Mr. Morgan, that some of the party have gone to California to discuss the district with associates as-sociates there. From Los Angeles they will send an expert to the Cumberland , field to gather data and present an j opinion of its possibilities. "The Wyoming field is the subject of considerable discussion among the oil men of Oklahoma," said Mr. Morga.ii, "and although they are not fully informed in-formed regarding it as yet they seem to think that a great new producing district dis-trict is being tapped. A number of the 1 men who have made fortunes there are . looking about for a new virgin field and ; I believe quite an influx of Oklahoma ; men may be expected before very long." While in that state Mr. Morgan visited vis-ited many of the fields and inspected a , number of the country's largest refineries there. The Cosden plant was visited, requiring re-quiring an entire day to inspect. The Cosden people, he said, were very courteous cour-teous a nd displayed a keen interest in W'voming developments. Mr. Morgan also visited Fort Sill, Okla., on the day that the new Knights of Columbus clubhouse was dedicated. He said there are now 54,000 troops at that place and every branch of the service is represented. On the day of his visit nine i dirigibles flew overhead, accompanied by a flock of airplanes. That, actual barrage fire, as used at the front, Is being practiced at Fort Sill, is the word he brings. The soldiera advance with shells bursting ahead of them and halt at a predetermined moment; the noses of the guns are raised and begin firing again, the shells falling further away at this time, and the troops again advance under their protection. Mr. Morgan Mor-gan paid that the scene was thrilling and spectacular and at the same time perfectly safe.