| Show the editor of the inland oil index at casper said a when he printed the following last week some people ve know who holler the loudest about home rule are vocalizing about the senatorial situation in maine pennsylvania and illinois without getting het up to any great extent we would imagine that the people in those states ought to bb allowed to elect whom they want to represent them in congress without any help from other states edth nearly a dozen of the strongest oil companies of the western and mid continent fields engaged in exploration work ana with a number of wells steadily attaining the depth where oil be expected southeastern utah should witness some interesting developments within the next few months spang is practically here and will permit a speeding up of operations all along the line one thing is sure the year nineteen hundred twenty seven is going to remove utah from the doubt column in respect to its oil possibilities those who are in close touch with the situa tion are confident that the disclosures the year will bring forth will be all that the most optimistic could desire v the entry of the union oil company of california into the southeastern utah oil fields is only another indication of the conviction on the part of the oil fraternity of the west that the Moab district offers splendid opportunities for oil exploration the union is one of the strongest and most successful operating concerns of the western fields and its geological staff has made a thorough survey of the southeastern utah district As a result of this survey the union like many other leading oil operators is convinced that a great producing field will be opened up here southeastern utah welcomes alie arrival of this energetic corn yany |