Show GREAT IT OIL BOOM C IN THIS STATE IS IS IS' PREDICTED c r Experts Enthusiastic Declares De clare clares dares Former Insurance Commissioner James James' I am absolutely confident Judging Judging- particularly from the comments of o In the employ of f some sonic of the largest oil oll companies in the world world that Utah next year will experience e the beginning of one of ot the greatest oil booms In the history of ot tl lh the in Jl L I This statement t was made yesterday rest dai S j I by John James former insurance cont missioner lo of Utah upon his return h from a ten day bu business business s trip Tp which took him Into the San Rafael Ratael Swell weli district In southeastern Utah Mr James said that the oil experts he me met me had declared that there could be be- beno no doubt but that Utah possessed the greatest single oil dome in the world and that t they unanimously l predicted dl f i that t the C coming oil boom would J I outrival outrival out out- t I rival that of ot the Burkburnett district In Texas or any of the other booms boom that have hae been experienced In hEs' hEs j countr country Continuing Mr James said I The people of Emery county ar art arc I I awakening to the fact that t they ey hav have j I to do something by way of ot road build build- Ing They are now putting In a a wagon wag wag- ion i- i on on- road from rom Price and Green fives to San Rafael so that they can haul in the material nee needed Jed in oil tion The state has also just completed ed the e state road from Price c to Ot Dale It is a fine piece e of work with witha a number of ot well veil built concrete bridges Travel fravel to Huntington is quite lively these days lays with heavy truck and stages carrying material of vanous various various vari van ous kinds mail mall and passengers Huntington Hunt Hunt- ington is getting to be a real live town Two noted geologists whom 1 I chanced to meet told me that as aa far a human intelligence can ascertain fol following following following fol- fol lowing a personal examination of the San an Rafael swell and surrounding country it has the earmarks of being the biggest producing oil field in the the- I United States I 1 also aiso learned that during the pastI past two weeks contractors have been lookIng look look- I ing tag over the field with the view of bringing In two or more standard rigS nJg I for drilling Numerous locations have hav been made nade by various IO Interests Interests' s notably o Jy ly an English and Dutch t ht concern rn rno Permits Per Per- mits for or drilling privileges have been applied for and and- many have already been granted One was granted a a. Texan Tex Ter an outfit on Wednesday last and which is already prepared to proceed with drilling under the direction of expert geologists The Ohio company I also learned Is preparing to drive a we welon lon property situated about four and one- one half halt miles northwest of the town of ot Huntington Work York by this same company has been delayed on account of or conflict but the Is company planning planning plan planning ning to bring bring- In a gusher It is now building a Ii road and bridge preparatory to to putting up a It derrick and It la is is freely predicted that the work of ot driving ing lag wilt wIH proceed d with within n the next two or three months I met F. F M. M Lyman Jr a a. local civil engineer in Huntington He i-fe is vitally vitally vital vital- ly interested In a large sand claim near also in leasing oil property In and about Huntingdon on |