Show Thursday THE OUR THE of the as Moab Grand Matter at the Act of March Second-class Under the SUBSCRIPTION OIL Tostoffice Utah Utah that is on bids (Payable In Advance LOREN SYSTEM 50 II- - wi uri m - iw- ttr W ir O a BANK - fl Px j - THEprimarily Because an MSB CT of our membership Reserve System we Is the in can at instantly obtain cash by ederal Reserve rediscountingwith the commercial paper Bank the which constitutes a large part of our assets This in effect increases our available our being able to reserve and insures demands for cash at any time meet ederal any time ! fair Tn strength of a bank depends the ease and upon make its with which it can speed assets available in cash when needed Manager I of m THE STRENGTH TAYLOR L and Editor BOOM tha Service! MEMBER EDERAL RESERVE 100 200 tablished has been a blessing to the people of Moab and southeastern It Utah supplies one nf the biggest verge of this to section and gives a proattract needs world-wide the lection to the health and lives of the attention During past community that cannot be computed several years this part of the and has the of in The hospital by state witnessed operations dollars cents If it various drilling companies most of all means should be kept open which met with some encouragementis not then the coun-which on several occasions caused ty the town and the people generally flurries of interest Nothing big so shculd rally to its aid The continued far has transpired but there is every operation of the hospital will be well worth the cost no matter how much reason to believe that the year 1921 will to be of one prove eastern Utah the ARMER WAS OPTIMISTIC greatest oil fields of the country ONE This is not idle statement but is an Like a cool breeze on a hot summer by facts backed up Scores of companies day was the speech made at the convention big and little are securing of the International arm holdings in the various structures and Congress by John Cottrell who lives numerous rigs are already on the on a farm Irving Kan near ground and commencing exploration dirt farmer hold "I a and perhaps am work Vast sums of money are being erroneous and certainly unpopular expended on preliminary work showing the views on some agricultural conditions" faith which the various companies Mr Cottrell said in beginning in the field have his speech "But in all seriousness In addition to the activities in the things want to mention some of the believe in believe firstly that Moab and Grand county fields actual has far there been too much advertising in operations are getting under way of in agriculture hardships and losses the San Rafael district west of here and too little of the other side A numberof the biggest oil companies Nationally as well as internationally in the world havo decided to test out we are in the midst of a difficuk period and agriculture expect and structures upon which their field geologists should be willing to must its take share of have reported favorably and the bumps and knocks" within a month a large 'number of rigs Mr Cottrell contradicted another will be pounding away in search of statement which has been advanced the liquid gold often of late in connection with agriculture which it is believed "American agriculture is today the many known structures in on a sound foundation and its eastern Utah do not future is bright deny that RUMMAGE SALE WORTH The people of Moab and Grand there are many obstacles to be overcome but do claim that county while they note with satisfaction some of those of Occasion When Thing the activitiesin the sections west presented are purely imaginary" Moment Than Old Clothe of'here are particularly interested in Be Disposed Of O STATE VERGE Eastern oil boom "" IIIJ Safety! Moab at 1879 3 $ err STATEJ'gg ASSOCIATION O Independent RATES ns ON the County i Three Months Six Months One Year and Grand Valley Times Thursdayat Issued Every run 1921' TIMES-INDEPENDENT Consolidation Entered 20 ' A January UTAH MOAB TIMES-INDEPENDENT i PAGE ' -rrrrm I self-supporting i WE SHALL JX Wlilui mt'IS -41 Miihij a 'Hl IMHIII itMtiti iiaiuti IHii GLAD TO SERVICE TO EXTEND BE THIS YOU Strength Security! ! I I I THE NATIONAL IRST THE ONLY NATIONAL BANK BANK O MOAB UTAH SOUTHEASTERN IN underlies of the local structures The test well being put down in Moab valley is gradually attaining the depth at which the sands should be encountered and the prospects are exceptionally encouraging There reason to believe that the Moab field is a comer and that a producing well will be brought in before If this spring occurs the greatest developmentboom that ever transpired the state will set in Eastern Utah appears to be on the of brink unprecedented prosperity Those who would share in this prosperity have the opportunity now of the district entering before the boom ccmes - and there are few people who doubt the approach of such a boom The door of opportunity stands open OICEAGENT IS ROAD ABOLISHED f - Did NOTICE away having been thrown from GRANTED OIL PERMIT and sustaining a broken am wagon and been 1 other bruises Dr I W Allen rank Shafer of Moab has am starting a collection of canes the damages and Barlow granted an oil prospecting permit on crutches and patent medicine bottles repaired to camp yesterday of land in will 2400 acres township 20 May add yours? You not need south ranges 20 and 21 east according them if you use a magnetic health to an THANKSannouncementmade by the garment CARD O federal land office this week The It7 W R WHEAT land is situated on the Shafer dome To all those who so kindly helped river along Grand 'about twelve IN us in INJURED any way during the taking awaj RUNAWAY miles below Moab of our little one we wish to express R D Barlow came in from Big our heart-felt thanks Your printing needs can be supplied and Monday in quest of surgical Mr and Mrs Mons Peterson by The Times-Independent He was the victim of a runchildren i Greater May on you ever attend one? Here table is old a Brown's silk hat that road agents of Utah were he placed on the retired list this wore to church many years arid when they were notified by now that he's gone if has been sent Ira R Browning stase road engineer by his filially to the rummage sale ito of the abolishment of this be office The disposed of for the benefit of io action was taken on instructions from church Governor Mabey and is in lino with And there on the counter Is'ati old the general retrenchment policy of China pug dog that used toguurl e the 4---" administration D E Baldwin mantelpiece In somebody's house has been state road agent in Grand rack And on a hangs the Prime county for the past year coat that wleii of the some fellow wore Road agents are residents he different counties in which they work was married and which his wife' and there was one in eachcounty kept as a treasured tiling through ihe in all making twenty-nine Actual years now she has given It away the work on roads has the been held up sentiment that attached to for several weeks except for maintenance It Is dead and has fluttered away like that the so most of agents last year's leaf ' who were on a per diem basis were They are handy not In the institutions these really drawing any pay the position ruinmage sales enabling one as they case of in Grand county do to give realitya "thank you" job away for good purposes was the what he no longer needs or wants or agent giving considerable time to the maintenanceof the roads cares for He holds on to such things' BILL SHOULD PASS through a desire to see them kept up a long time and then one day he gets and not from monetaryreasons The tired seeing them around and away It is inconceivable that there will office has never paid more than ten they go to the rummage sale the bo objection on the part of or fifteen dollars per month in this any member store and ihe rag shop of the county legislature to the bill ihe of But minds and All of the rummage state road agents this week creating another characters most people hold on to and and were responsible for certain To their judgeship for the Saventh judicialdistrict property and equipment in their cherish forever dying days they and possession Their instructions now keep oh and authorizing the immediate wornout prejudices to turn this the and are to fight property over bard for them appointmentof an additional judge county commissioners submit hold and reports They feed cankering hates Price people have petitioned the legislature to the state road engineer and get and envies as tilings of great value for immediate and favorable relieved of their responsiblity worth treasuring In their hearts action on the bill setting out the fact fast to They keep habits knowing that the Carbon county court calendar BILL WOULD CHANGE they are bad but lacking the will or is crowded with cases and that owing O to throw them off GRAND RIVER the courage to the in cast off only increase criminal actions They good resolutions State Senator Ollie heard since early Bannister of and intentions because they interfere cases have been last3 Junction has introduced a bill too much with The petition states that inGrand comfort year the Colorado legislature proposing next time in spite of the The you gather together efforts of Judge Christensen to change the namo of the Grand river your old clothes for the rummage sale who has held the Colorado river A numerous night to movement and you have packed ft all In one to have the change sessions it has been impossible to give made has been under bundle suppose you say to yourself: reasonable attention to long pending way for a number of months past see left out? and it has the backing of the people "Let's what have litigation and that unless another of western Colorado Is full Whnt else there that I' ought to The text judge is appointed there is no promise of the bill follows get rid of? What passions prejudices for future improvementin the "Section That the name of the and habits are littering up my mind situa Grand river in Colorado is hereby and tion character?" changed' to the Colorado river by You will not bo able to get rid of The condition in Carbon county ap which name said river shall hereafter this rummage as easily as you caff plies to every county in the judicial be known its to where it from source district dispose of your old clothes but once In Grand county it has been crosses the western boundary of the having taken stock of it you will know of Colorado necessary to continue from term to state yourself better The first step to "Section 2 The change of the name term a number of important civil of said is to river shall in nowise affect become acquainted the litigantsare anxious the rights of this state with of or your defects any to have decided of county "I The brief terms municipality corporation know everything except myself" all said allotted to this or laws the Villou Court county have person and celebrated vagabond proved altogether too surveys maps and others public brief to make - Detroit Times or private documents of every kind the possible transaction of pending and nature in which the said river is 120 O RADIUM In San GRAMS business Juan county the mentioned or refered to under or by the SINCE name of the Grand river shall DISCOVERY same situation exists hereafter refer to the same river and It is hoped and believed that the with the same purport and effect under Since Madame COrie discovered legislature will immediately pass the and by the name of the Colorado bill in ‘the total go that 1898 quick relief from the river" amount of that has been produced is about present serious condition may be had MORMON 120 BATALLION UND and supplies are grams steadily i TOTALS increasing according to the Journal SUM O S7235792 of the Roentgen society The total MOAB HOSPITAL The report of the Mormon Batal-lion output of the Standard Chemical company filed to 1920 is commission (Pittsburgh) up with the legislature The statement is made that it may to be fifty week showed that the grams of radium be necessary to close the Moab hospital and although its present output commissionnow has on hand the sum element is within the of in only eighteen which was raised near future owing this 17235792 grams per year to the fact that the institutionis state by popular subscription the company is said to be preparing not to produce fifty The commission must raise the sum and its continued grams of radium element of SI 00000 before it can secure the yearly should the demandjusti-fy is a drain on the company $100000 it Since 1913 three new radium appropriated by the legislature which cannot be met indefinitely have been started in America two years ago for the erection of factories and the hospital for some several in an average time a monument in honor of the pioneers rance where of of radium eighteen grams past has received very liberal support of the Mormon Batallion The commission intends to raise the remaining per annum was produced during the being filled to capacity practicallyall $28000 within the next year and year The Standard Chemical company the it is At time declared that the re work on the monument will start soon operates mines and mills in Grand county was one of the most liberal Montrose county Colorado ceipts are not sufficient to pay the j "i counties in the state in the maintenancecosts - of funds to the Mormon Your printing needs canbe supplied The Moab hospital since it was esBatallion monument by The Times-Indcpcndcnt officially State week isvery t ' returned I Indian attention t ' : - - ' development the WHILE j I - ' i :: ' " ' ' ' 1 Albert -in because second-hand Make Your Dollar will be soon - Do Duty ull Spring - here in and order to introduced make werebonded nocivil NAME Spring we are room dispose to our new Summer and going for merchandise lot a of that prices at especially of Goods seasonable will be attractive I 1 WE ADVISE YOU TO CALL AND INVESTIGATE THE MANY BARGAINS IN DRY GOODS WHICH WE HAVE OR YOU YOUR DOLLAR WILL DO ITS ULL DUTY HERE A LARGE O GOODS AMOUNT HAVE BEEN MARKED DOWN TO PREWAR PRICES AND YOU WILL LOSE YOU AIL TO TAKE O ADVANTAGE THIS OPPORTUNITY OR SAVING ' selfImprovement actions -which association I records ' OUND radium radium - - - ¥ Give Us a Call and Let THE Show You Us reported -last ' operation Although THE MOAB CO-OPERATIVE CO ! : -self-supporting contribution "EVERYTHING TO EAT USE AND WEAR" |