Beaver County News | 1926-05-14 | Page 5 | Oil will Help Farmers

OH- WILL JILJl-r I'WKMKKS Farmers of I'tiih should rojoioe in the prospect of our state's Incoming Incom-ing a producer of oil, as Indicated by the receut test of the well near Moab. The production of oil in commercial com-mercial quantities in Utah would add greatly to the industrial activity of the state. The prosperity of tiu Western farmer depends upon a market on which he can put his p.-o duce in competition with other farmers far-mers of the nation. Utah .mil the west need added population, new industries in-dustries to furnish occupation for greater numbers of people .v,;n c;i'i ccnsume the products of th- soil mid the ranges. Without the liu.'irs, the smelters, the manufacturing insliUi-t!ons, insliUi-t!ons, agriculture of the west would find it impossible to exist. W'.i'. i the fortunes whico lew direci' f.-jiM the mines anJ the factories do nm find their wa; iato ;h.i po -kets of the farmer, Ihs bas'.s of the ffmner'r prosperity lies i'i t'u.; jinrmkuioii which thes" in Ji strips s.ipport If Utah is to have oil, no Mia will welcome wel-come its com'nj mr.r. il;:ui tho luv mers of the ty.