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Show TRUTH that the moval of the Colonel to Salt Lake, lie ious corporations, but the fact Bill was made all arrangements some time ago water company was against citizen southward, but the ordinary home-owne- r, to emmigrate tois the enough to convince heavily-taxea to one shot It election since twenty d especially theBill. And that is the that he has hastened the preparations to be for with all expedition. He is one of gome secret of the whole proposition. scores of people who have said ihey lands near Preston, Ida. He believes did not care to live in Ogden if mu the field is rich in paraffine oil. Glasmann were Mayor. After promise should come performance. The Republicans have pledged filed has Oil officers to a speedy newly-elected company The Western Numerous candidates are already in the articles of incorporation with a capital settlement of the overcharged water the field for positions under the new stock of 500,000 shares of the par value question and to put an end to costly administration. The usual petition, of 10 cents each. William Hatfield is litigation. There is usually a little lat- with the same old roster of names, is campaign promise, president of the company; A. J. Davis, itude allowed on aaffair there is small largely in evidence. Each applicant for W. H. Clark, secretary; but in the present the taxpayer a job gets his friends on paper to boom J. Oebmdorfer,' treasurer, who, with disposition on the part of does not hew him for a plum, and the Mayor and to accept anything that C. S. Woods and H. Bamberger, comto Councilmen-elec- t difficult more .be will line. It to the are having a brisk pose the directorate. take care of the victory than it was to achieve it. Bill has promised to deliver game of hide and seek with the roundthe waterworks to the city by one of ers who are chasing the offices. With from came in Middlemiss R. J. two processes, and, as he won his elec- a view, no doubt, to put Republicans of Capt. the Wyoming oil fields on Tuesday. He tion on that promise he will be made merit only into the places now held by He has got the Is largely interested In various oil to stand and deliver. has written Democrats, the Mayor-ele- ct solid and a Republican Attorney City to new Councilman to each make no on the is he and essays properties there, Council. There is no loophole for numerous seekers to for pothe pledges fair way of becoming a second Rocke- cape. What will the harvest be? or been have if made, pledges sitions, feller. He is particularly enthusiastic a This shows to in cancel clear them. field. over the oil strike in the Fossil new of view a the Mayors light profile Good as oil is, however, he says he has He evidently thinks the new character. come the It the After spoils. enormous victory an even better, something can break pledges with has been publicly proclaimed that the Councilmen bed of fine clay. equal facility as himself. What is a Republican machine will pass upon pledge to Bill, anyway? Oil Development General conditions in the Utah and Wyoming oil fields are very encouraging, and the infant industry in those States gives good promise of rapidly springing up to the proportions of a young giant. The most significant happenings of the last week are the strikes in the San Rafael property in Emery county, and the Fossil Consolidated in Wyoming. In the former the well is down 1400 feet, where a big flow of oil was struck. The exact proportions of the flow have not yet been learned, but there can be no doubt it is of considerable magnitude. Manager Davis went down the fields and is expected to bring back reliable information. In the meantime the stock of the company is firmly held and the utmost confidence in the future of the property is felt. T The stockholders of the Salt Lake and San Henito Oil company, to the number of about thirty, had a banquet at- - Beardsleys Tavern on Tuesday evening. In addition to the owners of the San Benito, W. J. Roberts, secreOil comtary of the California-Uta- h in oil, were interested others pany, and an was The elegant present. banquet spread, and after it was partaken of a general discussion was had on the oil industry generally and the San Benito company in particular. The property of the San Benito company consists of 160 acres in San Benito county, Cal., right in the center of onthe great all sides oil belt and surrounded with flowing oil wells. It is considered one of the most desirable properties in the whole of California. It was decided that the work of boring should be commenced with as litle delay as possible, and in order to furnish the money to prosecute the work the present stockholders decided to assess themselves and raise 15000 or $10,000 before offering treasury stock to the public and theretheir by in the most forcible way show RobW. I. the confidence in property. erts, who has no stock in the company, but is well acquainted with the property of the San Benito, said he regarded it as one of the most desirable fields in California, and speaking of the prospects in Utah, he said that he considered the fields here more extensive than those of California. T. B. M. Cummings was toastmaster for the evening, and among those who spoke were Attorney-Gener- Breeden, presi- al dent of the San Benito company; H. M. Dukes, J. H. Felt, H. B. Prout, W. D. Bresee, E. E. Bird, Drs. Baldwin, Beers and Richards, Mr. Farrer of Green River and H. B. Prout. Articles of incorporation of the Baker Oil company have been filed In this city. The company has 1,000,000 shares of the par value of 10 cents each, and owns 3840 acres of oil land in Car- acres in Utah bon county and are A. Scott officers The county. 640 Daniel Dunn, Chapman, John T. Lynch, secretary; H. P. Mason, treasurer; who, with George B. Greenwood, A. F. Lombard, J. W. Pike and Gustave Kroeger, form the directorate. president; vice-preside- nt; The Associated Oil company, organized to acquire petroleum properties in California, is making rapid progress in its enterprise, says the Chronicle. During the past, two months the comproperty panies owning in Kern county have held meetings and considered the propositions of the Associated Oil company. The work of appraising the oil land and improvements was completed last week, the aggregate being between $21,000,000 and $22,000,000. The only remaining question is that of the relative valuations of the various properties. The properties absorbed are paid for with the stocks and bonds of the Associated Oil company. Tribune. ing r i P. W. Ober, the man, has located well-know- 2200 n vice-preside- in Utah. nt; George J. Kelly, secretary of the Fossil Consolidated Oil company, confirms the strike of oil in the company's well at Fossil, amounting to thirty-fiv- e barrels a day. The flow came at a depth of 510 feet. The stock- holdrs are delighted at the news, which created a good deal of excitemnt in Fossil and elsewhere. There is good cuse for the excitement, as everything indicates that a genuine gusher will be struck within the next 200 or 300 feet. The directors of the. company have the utmost confidence in the strike, and took all the treasury stock, which was selling at 15 cents off the market. L. E. Niebergall of the Wyoming Illuminating Oil company was in Salt Lake Thursday. He is greatly encouraged by the showing in the Wyoming oil fields and says that In the course of six weeks twenty boring rigs will be in operation. Mr. Nlebergalls company and others have placed orders for a dozen standard rigs for use in the Spring Valley district. He confirmed the reports of strikes in the Fossil district, and says that oil lands in the Spring Valley district are in demand and could be sold at from $1000 to $2000 an acre. The flow of a barrel an hour in the Fossil Consolidated was struck at a depth of 510 feet, but the company does not expect to strike the gush until a depth of about 2000 feet is reached. OGDEN LETTER. Ogden, Nov. 15. The sweeping Re- publican victory in the municipal election left the Democrats without a leg to stand on. The ticket was made iip of the pick of the unterrified, yet not one came under the wire a good second. The result is an unqualified indorsement of what Truth said about local conditions. The people are waterworks mad, and no mistake. The Democrats voted for Bill because it was known that the water company favored Scow-crof- t. Bill lost 500 Republican votes, yet he won. There was no politics in the campaign; only Waterworks. The scratched tickets showed the preference of individual voters for particular candidates, but no amount of scratching could overcome the lead of the Republicans on straight tickets. That brings to my mind the reason why communities vacillate in their support of political parties. The independent vote usually goes straight for the ticket it decides to support. In this campaign the Republicans had all the best of the argument on local questions for the good reason that the water company, with its kindred corporations, was them. The Democrats had mining done against to Invite the of nothing acres of oil the assumed friendship of handicap the obnox- - candidates for positions under the new regime, and no one will be able to pass muster without he is a machine man. That means a new Chief to succeed Conllsk in the police department, and a new Chief to displace Riser in the fire department. The new street supervisor will be a machine man, and the probability is that Democrats on the police force and in the fire department will be bumped in turn. This election was machine made and machine won. It is the first time in eight years the Republicans have had the chance to Intrench themselves, and they propose to have no enemy inside the breastworks. I Brig Ellerbeck, who underwent an operation at St. Mark's hospital last week, is not so well, and his friends are somewhat anxious regarding his condition. fine Tailoring JVIen's A Select Assortment of Fall and Winter Suitings, Trouserings, Etc. MARK RED ALU 25 East Third South, City. A significant indication of the condi tion of public opinion was the act of a number of citizens in draping the First National bank in mourning the night Mining and following the election. This bank has financed the waterworks deal and other big undertakings and it is charged that Cornspondinci Solicited. Information by Win or Otlnrwisi. Its directors claim to own the town. No 161 South Main Street, wonder, then, that the candidate of the Salt Lake City, Utah. First National for City Treasurer was defeated by 1500 majority. No wonder that President Eccles said on hearing that Bill had swept the city; "It Quick Work cant Fine Work be true. He must not be elected. No wonder the people felt like when the returns indicated celebrating that the money of the water company, spent with lavish hand, had failed to debauch the people. Hence the crepe on the door of the bank. 1 47 West Telephone 022X Temple St. J. OBERNDORFER, Stock Broker. 3 I $ v?- - 4 m Century Printing Company It is consoling to the Democrats to know that the Republicans swept the platter clean, and that their political enemies now have enough rope with which to hang themselves. It is gratifying to Bill to be elected because it convinces him that the bossek didnt nominate him to kill him off, and he has their assurance they will stand for him when he wants to go to Congress. Theres Money GEO. E. BLAIR, 411 White It was nice for the sporting nity to know that there was fraterno Bill DL in Auerbach Block. Star Company. H ld P i sw W i.n OIL COWAMT erstwhile attorney for the water company, says Bill is the one exception to Will Buy, Sell or Lease Oil Lands, Lincolns famous saying, "You cant Will sell 150 Sections located at fool all the people all the time. It apGreen River, Utah. Best Oil Land pears that the epigrammatic Colonel on the market. OPEN TO can t reconcile the action of the voters what he had Lnntei?Cf!n day wanted Bill ,d; He defeated and a majority of those Voting aid not. 327 D. F. Walker Building, that Bill was elected has nothing to do, however, with the re- - SALT LAKE CITV, UTAH. pre-WOu- i Pioneer Company. sk Col. E. M. Allison, State Senator and P u Oil money in sight, so 'their offers of two Learn About it. and three to one on Scowcroft found no Make Money on its Stock. takers. There is probably some and Riser in the fact that they can t be canned till January 1st. But it is cold comfort for the water company to know that In the fate- CALIFORNIA-UTAvotes wSirUffsle turn ?r of they staked and every the wheel. satis-Oonli- U 1 ! |
