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Show ' EULOGY ON OIL ' One of our friends who ia interested In the oil production of the country. t ran ccross a beautiful tribute to the a usefulness of this commodity a few ' days ago which he tliinlts V r.fuv'e or .) this camp will read with interest. It readj us follows: "Oil, the wizard of human necessity, 5ntrlnsically more valuable than geld, silver or copper or lead or zinc or Iron cr steel or dlnmonds or rubies because be-cause the world could get along without with-out any, of these things, but not without with-out oil. ; "It's as mysterious as It is necessary, neces-sary, for science has failed yet to tell us (hence it comes. "outside of food. It's the greatest necessity of mankind because, throughout the world, no. machinery could run or operate to produce the requirements re-quirements of mankind were it not for oil. Trains could not move; no vessels could sail the ocean; In fact, mach. inery of all kinds would Immediately cease operating should oil disappear from the earth. Thorn gr Bubstftutes for almost all our other necessities, but not for oil. .ia dominant among our requirements. fTruthfully, its the lubricant that moves all of our commerce, all our manufactories, manufac-tories, all pur machinery, and clothes, feeds and "warms and makes life livable. liv-able. As long as this good old world o' ours whirls around, oil will be required ' in increased amounts. "Great discoveries and developments of oil lands and increased production of oils become a national blessing, and all oil developments and prospecting should be encouraged by the national, state and local governments and the communities, for oil that invaluable substance is now doing the world's work, and every man or corporation that helps increase the supply Is a universal uni-versal benefactor of the human race." |
