Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-03-17 | Page 19 | Beginning of Shale Industry

. M of Shale InfaUy-l 1 By Irm C, Tichtnor lj TIK firluii nnounrrmmt in Wilitala't Trlrrrtm of the fart that tha. fnrrmmrnt tand offira bad (Tintacfa ! en oil ahala land in 1 'tab i of the grratmt important from artrral point a of iw. TM granting nf Ihla la a ana which la I ha tlrat to tea (Ivan aa all ahala UnU an4ar I ha pronator), of Ika ajtinaral land laaalng art. n4lrata Ik Inta A tin af tha imfmmnt ta aoont thla plan aa a piwawat awllr. In ai4 nf laauini natani. la tract, on whtck tha iMinaul work hat kw aafom4 an4 which. It waa fanarall aipata4 kr fcoldara. woal4 aatltk (Ham la plnl. n4r tha n!4 ftlarar la. Tha anfnrramant nf Ihla plan. II la WahaTrl. hara tha affart af ramnvina (rnm tha ell ahala In4u.trr or what avoalaalljr lll ouch lha areolar fori Ian of I ha ai-arulatlr. faotwra that mlfht hara haaa aa Ihla b lha laaulnaj af patanta an4 lharaor traaafarrlng awnarahlf) from lha anammM In rorrMtratlofia ar prlraia lnHl4uala. t'Hflar lha aaianl yataaa lha Iaa4a rul4 ba h-ld hr tha awnara la-dafinlixlr la-dafinlixlr an4 without tha nxaaaiir of 4avalttnant onarallon aihar thaa thoaa parfnnn4 un4ar lha prm lalona af lha plarar art aa4 4otta aa a mant wnrk. With lha halr plan In affari, II I aiprta4 thai r(ulailoaa will aa n'orr4 lhat will maka tiara aaary a rnm amount af actual itaralopmaal oparallena wlthla a carta. a langik of lima an4 parhapa cwallauawal', thaa Laaurlnc al laaal aoaaa prograaa la rraailng a ahala In4utry. Mhila a plaa for romptalanrjr aaarallona arlaanilr haa baaai aoa-rial. laa prwa lalona aaforra4 la lha flrat laaaa grantaw waul4 aaam la ba moat Ilk. 7aral. la that lha mmpaar whlrh haa ariilra4 lha laaaa. which la en aa Brntimataljr Toaa mrr9 alt mllaa aorih of Waiaoa la t'lnta rwuair la not raquira4 to pay ranlal for lha land or roaltr on lha output for a parin4 af fla yaara. whlla aftar lhat tlma only a nyaltr of 14 par rant n lha nt pmflia la la ba Impoaad, ( ndnabladlr thaaa llbaral larma hava baaa lmpoaa4 barauaa of lha (art thai tha radurtloa af all ahalaa la tat til In an riparlmaatal aiaga Vn4 wilk lha ebjarl of girmg rvary lagltlmaia ancouraf amant to rompanlaa or la illrMuala planning la protnota lha ell ahala Induatry.