| Show A VOLUME CONSOLIDATION MOAB 17 CHAMBER ft ROAD COMMERCE O THE O GRAND MOAB'S BOOST ormed Is Enthusiastic Gathering at Progressive Every LEVIES OUR NEEDS Citizens of Resident urther to INDEPENDENT THE AUGUST ARE HIGHER THAN LAST NUMBER 1921 11 WATER Aims of of OVERCOME TROUBLES YEAR RIDAY STARTS DRILL WELL Raleigh Charge Post Decrease Valuations Makes in Tax Road PortraysResources of Necessary Advance Rate Total in County low and Bit Will Southeast Utah Urges Drillers Succeed in Shutting Off in 218 Continuance of Work Moab 258 Expected ormation Next Oil Sand Pay to The vital need of an adequate truck The board of county commissioners session highway into San Juan county which Monday and Tuesday set ifty Drilling Operations Next eeof On would permit the marketing of the the tax levies fur the year 1921 valuations that account of the decrease surplus agricultural products livestock Membership of 36 in Sunk Be is Community Chamber in in I Sought Be ANI IN in i of Will TIMES THURSDAY RESOORCES Jay (lob UTAH ENGINEER TELES WILL VALLEY GRAND COUNTY in i of Commerceorganized I i i county is pointed out by Jay Raleigh in the county principally inthe tax rate of the it to raise had sand under this stratum as the well resident engineer in charge difficulties which wasthenecessary Water pointed out that the federal post post in letter figure for last year in order is giving off a good gas pressure - Chamber of road work at Moab over harassed the drillers at the 'Big Six the The Moab and 6 in the night at the road project numbers road Monday were to the state commission Mr to bring in sufficient revenues to meet well at Moab for the past' six weeks stongest yet encountered only about 80 per cent completed and Raleigh wrote the commission in reply the operating expenses of the county drilling hole In the opinion of Driller P hall whek a representative been and can Woodmen have be overcome feet a Lwd of local citizens met pursuant that until the projects were definitely to a letter from that board asking for total tax rate year for the hole at least fifteen day The this dry to Holohan continued with a kJl the not formation the of completed would outside of town is ‘461 now be drilled in the talk over matter government relative to the financial Moab On afcan present to information county the next pay sand Saturday the all of the federal ii' dr'-onment'of state headway is possible with 218 mills for as much better pay over to condition of the agricultural regions mills compared ter the casing had been set through off As for the roads of the total levy the water cased a funds appropriated well 1920 In Moab used in since southeaster Utah southeastern Utah as as town the mud which was an was foretell the association As an illustrationhe stated that $12-000 the mills meeting the as to as against 268 mills shut out the It While it would be idle to all geological result of the extent to which is 301 water was found re' elected would complete the Moab-Thomp-sons sand officers that the job had distance to the next that were highway transport servicein this section last yearstate and been successful and :ndheuXiiate levy as the next fifty project and that the government projects for which is The state school equalization data indicates an influence the bailed out of the well the this water was of still state $46000 on fixed by the state of feet tne completion board should witness work were decided owes The information was requested by The news that the water troubles the test the chamber will of is well W Strong project none which will be paid the public 19 mills higher than last year Manager federal bureau of roads at an end was received with much that the road is It for °nThe first objective of the chamber complete is about half of the are states over until assembling data concerning which accounts by oilmen throughout the of the Rig Six thecompany which satisfaction will be that the has paid the A and county in on operations for the was stated the countyin the one from now will be to work comp etion of need of better roads into the agricultural increase mill state and the completion of the forwell its portion of the cost of the post district decidedly interesting as with a dry road projects in southeastern over sections one-half increase early date is looked the post this amounting to half mill increase at an delay of severalnowdays in resuming hole it will be possible to determine county school levy and a Utah committee was appointed roads in Engineer Raleigh's letter follows: and A drilling in the breakdown the exact character of each formation about $70000 and that it should In to letter of July indigent poor levy are other by a take up this matter with the state reply caused to Load your was is little that the the in the The doubt but state complete total increase penetrated There The north and 19 requesting certain pertinent factorsincrease Saturday evening after about that commission saiiH will be of sufficient on the next also projects in order to secure the federal school following information concerning roads' and was made necessary south highway through Moab was eight feet of hole wasof made the and producing flow a the thickness to give off and the chamber decided to revenues aswithwell as live up to The the financial condition of account of increased expenses the bailing out water discussed present Grand county of this deficit of oil agreement the from the last term while the agricultural regions the While changing bits it wasthediscovered ret behind this enterprise and onenlist the fol fund bit into "T'Lz wiv wx urill 11' nniv XlInllH kz road from Moab to the San Juan county beg to poor increase Was made to hike that the pin lie Jl'lJ0'A r section submit which keys the support of other towns line is in of the county hospital expenses highway deplorable condition the care enable the completion of the test ot lowing: huH hrnlzAil unit HIP 1)11 route to the end of organizing a said and is the levies as fixed L Inrnl traffic over speaker Grand county of ollowing tax tl: it to The agricultural region structure association swing in the state where results of an should demand the completion of this and the board: of wdl Utah (Grand by boxing southeastern new The route to the be 69 vl L all interesting nature can expected section it having bonded itself which is served State and state school W IV following Moab citizens were San Juan counties) The wnicn Otanivuuvvuav riggeiiiww cost Aid tests at uirciev viniis limit to put up its share ofL the by ederal Projects Nos County general tools will up governors of string imiay jyvn chosen as the board o L TayN of completion 3 Caineville and 7- San - Rafael are attU Mr Clark Corbin and State road Commerce: R C and 6 and drilling operations will again be tied the Chamber of now in process the other wells now being bond 12 and is County interest bv up N Corbin at present suffering some un riday Clark J W D Hammond - 1 wav of here (Continued on page eight) ridrilled have not yet west depression County bond sinking The eight feet of hole drilled lime-1 ominr nod L L Tavlov Of of what from is the financial 25 where oil could be reached the zone elected from the board which ficers more or less general County library day penetrated a close-grained were R C Clark: The more County road drillers look for another expected follows: throughout the west stone The for the poor 9 mviiiiMr T ANR Xlll present Indigent laming vice fnesi-i MfinTH particular reasons present H 85 District school L situation in this region in irst my the OIL CO dent: L Taylor secretary J N iliuiiiii niw uuuiii Interest and GEIS 8Effl District school bund are as follows: treasurer Corbin INTERESTED sinking BECOMES decline in prices of livestockand citizens of Moab BEING LOGGED Twenty progressive farming IN IELDS agricultural products LOCAL meeting responded to the call for the 2610 principal Total OPENING SCHOOL and stockraising being thethe OR which was called to order at 8:30 p m 4 Moab town by J Constantine: industries second Attorney George of farm products in- session for one The Midwest Oilof & the Refining companyot in board was production The Mr Constantine tok of the need of a Highway to Standard Moab Gallup subsidiary in San Juan county and the day board of equalization rom as the county civic organizationin Moab to promote is the "latest large company of adjusting the and for the stated to be impossibility of putting these products Transact toIndiana fields the N M Given Much Publicity purposes Meet and This growth of this secHon Moab oilthat defunct Trustees enter the on the outsde markets on State bank the that the boost spirit should supplant taxes of thetheMoab party amous Will Become and inadequate fact Business Preparatory to Re week it became known to tliat the stock the pessimism which had grown all to account of poor roads facilities Owing of geologists who have been working is it ordered in transportation the bank valueless was of the The enthusiasm with which Scenic Route sumption Work Big for the past two months on common has plan of Utah within that the assessment against the stock Southeastern the gathering entered into the his Six and roll Shafer domes some twelve five a be stricken County on Sept 5 the club the past from the of tax years experienced organizing was assurance of first exploiting population Moal) town by miles southwest of Moab on the Colorado The step toward in the valuation that tremendous increase reduces the fact all present concurred in the representatives of dry in the river were from Moab due the Hiihlir north and south road the to immense San $62500 Some adjustments throughout the Midwest the Constantine Thn viewpoint of Mr idea in Moab crowd and that a deal to Gallup N M with Meat Grand possibilities of against the farming county will open for the 1921-22 a As chairman of the meeting and into the most of of is under negotiation wheieby of converting it in hands an now view Many hundreds the term This This Juan county Market now also on September was test well is to be put down by the Midwest Constantine was chosen scenic route !n the west is being have taken were made farmers from the east definitelydecided by the board of education C L L Taylor was elected as secretary famous J H Prommel geologist W W taken this week The highway and at which up land have built splendid The appointment by Sheriff at meeting Monday E of the meeting A Hazlewood and E will be given a production approved who with suitable name The agricultural Bliss of three deputies were to the opening first farms business preparatory work The business transacted was which is D B leaps and Johnson has been On geological commission Present being logged by has increased by William McCarty was given of the fall the electionof soon of now term was oftranacted board ot five governors well K down the river during the spring and Salt Lake City known the transport at E Holbrook the board However Castleton at the meeting bounds were joined by who will have executive charge Gay San summer was onof Thursday prominent publisher of the Tourists' in Juan county have at Thompsons and W V lucker on President C A Robertson of the facilities rustees w'etfeman chamber The board as given "pathfinder" Denver and the Deseret with development & R G and Superin-j White Book not kept other the D railroad Miller 11H ur nUolov sow Balsley Rinieim pace P W and ot roe above was elected unanimously into geologist representative who arrivedin Moab and result San Juan McDonald recently appointed tendent DS L McCorkle New Tourfinder as and W WegeSome discussion was entered trip through this region at Sego was unable Midwest Messrs Prommel is justice of the peace A Elmer riday on Anforri'il here for to the position of county now hampered through The boardP several days as secretary upon C Grebels Mr Gay was inability of marketing its sur to was Upon his arrival here the qualify and S rne iunu ‘o for for a portion of laniior01 left Denver whom will fall the major boosters as and Tuesday good roads approached by local Moab-Gallup named to the place at a (a jei officials of the work of the chamber It was plus Hijjh schools salary with road to further conference relative to the clerk authorized purchase The that to begin Highway istransport service in was month with the secretary land lie filing cabinet for the filing of of scho quickly saw the possibilityof this section everything Grand selection The matter of is whereby receive ot $20 per proposition under should salary waythe struc-nH highway hjway He agreed to make San Juan counties are absolutely tax and vouchers discussed to the supcnntcisuch and statements supplies left will develop road was mnth' Midwest the tripP to Gallup ami log the an adequate question of roads was will hbe $1 per dependent upon The dent in which the u nor Dues in nthe chamber down the river being outlet to the outside markets the clerk was lures Sunday onj the tour somewhat and An application lOm bower basinmonth payableat least quarterly Ln road commission d p Williams The region is to m oy productive write to the state for the establishment of a ninth advnru-c s and rank Shafer of stated that in accompanieu railroad and iwesent will assist in the logging and who by a and that the state complete valley in ore iVirfO'ujutit! not penetrated A their membership of at who urge receiver koMiniru opinion enthusiasts railroad graue the road will also meet with at once federal aid projects o but taken Moan navywaseAiviinc least there is little likelihood ofat least no action was submitted to the lo-i 75 could be secured in Moab at the towns along the route and 6 lying within this county Grand tv maifpiof emnlovimr iamtors propositionunJ being constructed will nrobohlv I4 ClOSeii ana which would bring m a suiTicienile- ten in the or "long deposited its share for the various schools throughout the uai ca pa win wm prouamy cooperatlon for time to come Adequate puiviva Cnllbl Lil P county ago the ""associatlon l0 pn)some Lfvnr fka club's pvnpnsps nhih'c expenses only projects and the of venue to defray voiMia of the cost of these truck highways offer the and vanl lixro nriranizaiivij ZzltlOn IrtLlUH VI uifo was left to the principals uni live AT'OTJIYm On Tuesday M Stiffler drillingsuNW muka it of vpd the problem once that there should county to commissioners feel mote he proj various schools nerintendent'for the Midwest motorThe matter appointing a memberin the completion features which be no further delay loab constructed this section large overhanging rock on the It zz4 it they are will A where Ilin highly CorleZ Colo j' m u nannhr into the road the snip commiuee was uiscusseu nt n ane n of develop of side of the above Sego well i wi niw Utah R L was afrrppnthat pvptv citizen DIM to Collett school house canyon comnany is putting down a e"nJerful productive and affluent re which has caused more route for A letter ofwas Writtenwho recently conferred here with Prommel Shnukl Hp member of this committee Watson gion an oilman pre-I Bv standinp- vntp pvptv nerson least WIldL I' 'orrlnn piuuauinf thp VVPSt of the post the assist in the Leaving that board The construction s£en!£ icivu sent pledged himself to' secure at to of a ne Moab road from the Hill and thp Pi DoqV Hipsn tothe Ocean niiinroad from Thompsons construction Superintendent McCorkle were at Sal The HazeW00d and Johh6n two additional memoers ueiuicwill zl route will to La Junction Thompsons junction creek oil field "" next and thence and iookoo me tha b ba( hcen meeting of the club which way at Moab have not Collett that while Sego Sunday the working with Prommel the to Moab Moab canyon close-up their decision being for lh( be held although- these projects Wter informed Mr over ays come down to n a ew August 22 the has ueen a anxious encourage where it givesof the tourista been fully completed the board was rock was uanecrous an Liushuuhi flchh to the San ru The chamber will meet twice monthly ot in looking ituMtinc' Juan of the head Grand Canyon substantial factor improving all worthy projects shot HUWII nrnz Lnow nv down ttunAnd uni fourth Monsnot AUV IHHUM nn this in of the yrt on account Joi the place the situation southeastern county - Colorado river rom Monday authorized Trustee Miller '?n in the court of the county with day in in valuations and room to Monticello Grand county of the depreciation onlf taken down anil nc win Utah especially pvhi limm court house Special meetings will the routeppproceeds to the ROBBED th e natural bridges the IS AGAIN which is consequent reduction in revenues employ rock men to do the work at be held subject to the aidert now connected eah of the prestruck the county was unable to railroad with a splendid promiseanything once need the the road big is this year project The on superintendent was authorized by the park near Corte highway The Utah Eastern company store prepared projects and been toThe completion of these road Several similar requests thehave look into the situationat the Cisco Thompsons was again burglarized board of governors and will be sub‘onErory of the work on to financial pumphouse and ascertain whether or at foot the denied of late due way gives extensionofanlthe Monday night and about $15 in money mi ted at the next X tourist of of the meetmg scenic wonders Blanding the county should be established and decidthe view to Monticello condition not school quantity of groceries were it of the a After some discussion was lulled bvy at :j be any other of the great agricultural the meeting this that equallec anyo President there term The burglars forced open the ed that the cannot centers Mel Stewart comingstolen erg anization meeting When who was back dor of the store and the money region of San Juan county board were Commissioners Murphy SuperintendentMcCorkle the load m th should elect the officers instead of also suggested Hnk from the as J G McBride and Heber of the for term the It b tn K suitable highway also clerk board from cash register of a taken leaving this to the board goveinhis Santa e is completed the people of 30 annual iswasnot known just how much merchandise Pike P June submitted fol ‘‘"reonXrn above ending or owed It is The election of officers road the building of for the fiscal year th financial statement Sheriff Albert ? Utah will witness HIM RESIDENCE Deputy and the officers as above-named KNOB was taken we're tr south in date at the n01th and southeastern Utah The statement at We an empire DESTROYED ending on that Beach who Sego was chosen unanimously COMPLETELY Joe Snyder iteer the ocean-to-ocean and Without better transportation approved orner puuusuoi It time together with Manager W'orking IN lAZE YESTERDAY was was agreedthat the twenty memaccOunt of natural barber facilities southeastern Utah has pursuant to law in The Times-Independent of the store have been high y at the meeting organization west little chance to continue on the and it is understood have case nn the should get to work immediately seners 0 th ba)up in It is hill owned by is already an Knob residence of claims were allowed by rt'ulntMlc aro road path to development The number Ihe M A a jroou ciue as io nvih uic and it is hoped curing new members Moab to ntirplv dependent rj:nn rrom John E Brown was completely the board This is the second time the Thompsons have th of 76 tompleled also a highIt is burglarized in the g in fire yesterday afternoon indiana'polismTn store has been MemCortez upon highways pre the next meeting date d ue vear round H In the lirst lv iertiic and family TV1 Art rooueiy bership cardsand "a and secuvii that more thanweie other necessary selTLcem Cortez to Arnold Kartchner Gallup truck TIMES natural resources BETTER incash together with some or inted forme for tn the memberand from Cortez to ujm mid REPORTS over $400 away " and lez" nn 11 tne n u operated justify the expense of toconstructing entersof the place time were checks were taken and auto line is and notes and ship campaign have been printed the outside the flames Dr Williams should highway at cash badly' a from the S register were Mr Gay proper home Mr-u Merrick of III- safe After the work of organization had trip the conflagration The rig-in of III HI I' return markets started o been reach Moab on their Ind arrivals riday damaged the dianapolis completed it was pointed out by will then be taken to endeavored to give The house were I is was Steps have unknown several days' visit with Howard several members that the chamber in in southeastern association and and it is understood for Balsley rvnrvvn UNCONSCIOUS (HIS organize a highway correct situation valued at $1500 BOY IS KNOCKED and family Messrs Merorder to remain a live and active Ihe will be lost in marking the see it and assure you Kar Wrick and Utah as was covered bv insurance should at all times have a no time Balsley being old-time two' d'tceMfr0Prf' have made la lot that all statements sonof family had just purchased in Glen the thjrteen-year-old definite goal to work for road the entire back Indiana The the Everyone aab Chamber of friends conservative which was U? Gallup Th eMi the are of new furniture most for a of and Mrs Andrew J Tanjrren J road Junction left Sunday tour Mr agreed that the situation ject families Present behind pr truly yours fell f''m a of Commerce is Very Inst with n insurance T at this La Sal " mountains planning to spend La Sal mL was of paramount importance that of all the vester-several towns along JAY RALEIGH Kartchner who is theSix tool ranch at that place je-ter time to and the support Mr cool atmosphere Tangren and the oil days in the members voted be secured at the Big Resident Engineer rendered unconscious the route will dresser working dav begin with the club the the ninv nnp nf the niost for should work for well ttllU IIIVIIK is enthusiastic andoverstates well had the day at of hours Efforts to Gav spent a number two definite follows: Mr ii: in nn objectives as tiipo for the highway and his wife and child were with him UeilKIlUU - the boy the CONTINUED unavailing bring bear prospects will CASE is in hm: were irst- action to alone GLASS they Mr MerncK in wno ircau v ir upon the car of L B scenic features return home Upon their coal Indianapolis states he was andplaced in t0 state road commission to complete that the ell from the house business beclass by itvisiting Charlev and fire issuing Just ''u‘ J route in a £ post road place the that conditions are slowly but surely Street projects numbers and 6 day The case of the state against wh" and arrived just as the Mi In his fore arrival here the lad recoveied and to extend While here Mr Gay spent a the post'joad work as the Glass the negro cowpuncher improving in the east opinion in Kart recover-he scenic attractions for the kill under headway and and is now apparently' far to various w'ith murder gotten there will be rteadv improvement second - he selected is charged of the that senses south as Blanding and a to save some of Moab last attempted ing the shock No bones were vicinity sheepherder chner is within a or from ing of a rench win confident year promote the north and south of in from the doing so his hands ufferec has been continued until th1 fal' furniture and will be enjoying unpre-! broken and the boy the N Mlarge number by photos A ter Moab to Gallup form a Photographer H the burned He succeeded so the country taken application are very severe shock highway were painfully injuries aside from association by securing the term of court upon full page of these views in recovering few household cedcntcd prosperity There A C ‘"'"""'"'""'I Wood Dalby who is however cooperation of other towns and convert in the photographic state Attorney O effects V R Lumber eompny will be reproduced for the Bh the route into state The nationally known association counsel of four a of the Saturday Deseret an consist'd rooms a!whf'rnca5 v'?1l section the local house with his wife is this week received this week wrote to attorneys The tourist highway Mr Merrick whois issue part brick and part frame road interested finanshipment of lumber and Mr Among those who entered into the News inlogan of early Moab-Gallup who are counsel for the defense asking touring the west the was given a soon as the alarm and he his large truck on C The their continuance As ciallv in Utah is two the 5Thomp-seen road R Clark will consent for a been hurried southeastern discussions were in the tourist gui e of to the also tried large with he has material in from J N appeal by in crowd men what bringing Commissioner J G w'as to have McBride too late to Mr Gay whicn The case but until even attempt much ofimpressed will not the Corbin Attorneys Knox Patterson and books published scene but arrivedthe fire section sons v August come up invaluable factor toward C an fighting A Robertson R Thomson and will prove the November highway Chairman Clark pulling traffic over Constantine Mr i a 1 I I 5 i L attemptto information 1 m-tr-Hiized a demand L i i 1 S'Lher1 1 I i J l I I a I P I 11 1 - l 1 ' - - I 1 a - J 5 e - - - - I i r - 1 1 MIDWEST opinion I BOARD I j i ! TOD I increase 1 assessments Attorney assignee 5 i 1 a a a 1 1 ' ! J 1 a 1 i z 1 re-employed 1 a decided a I ( a a 1 -11 i intruded r ‘ 1 --- j ‘ f 1 u (' " e-ztt-rfwi! j a a i r -'ties v l- s solution su-the a ' i u ® 1 ' I T- a i -L t i andsTrhMLZa:rkdr requested i n - i I- i kz i t r I r- -u up-building a f I t 1 S 1 r I XdawfK -thenroto a a ' t t 5 s 1 I ' ' i is-mririn I ' 1 z I t ' L X I destroyed l-1 a I 4 I 4 1 1 I f r ta T - I i rt I i o-morrow a I organization I I -chner :i J t- t i n i z i - t e i i i ! i i I JSC-CiMV highwayrom j ! sawmnke 5 collection f ( a 1 I |
