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Show Muge Oil Refmery to Be Built in Britain (By International News Service.) LONDON For tho purpose of distributing dis-tributing oil throughout this country as needed largo refineries and stor-ago stor-ago tanks arc being erected at a placo called Skewon, about five miles from Swansea. It Is understood that the project Is being backed by tho British Brit-ish government, which owns a large Interest In the Anglo-Persian Oil company, com-pany, the organization which is erecting erect-ing tho plant. It Is intended to bring the crude oil from Persian ports to the Swansea port in tho tank steamers owned by tho company, and it will then be pumped dlroct to tho Skewon works for refinement. It will then bo( pumped back to Swansea for distribution distribu-tion and will not be touched other than by mechanical means during the cntlro process. Over -100 acres of land have been taken for tho factory site In Skewon and for tho building of the factories, refineries, workmen's cottages, supply sup-ply stores, canteens and a model hospital. hos-pital. It is estimated that $35,000,000 must bo expended. The value to tho community will bo very great, however, how-ever, as It is estimated that the dock! dues and charges alono will amount! to about $-l(J0,000 per annum. oo I |