| Show THE GAS proposition I 1 I 1 A Correspond correspondents entis views on this most important industry eid TUB tux STANDARD knowing tion 11 well 11 el that at you are deeply interested in the welfare elfare and growth of this beautiful I 1 city I 1 would like to suggest to your I 1 many readers one thing I 1 think that I 1 would forge ogden to the front it is I 1 well known to rec residents identa that tig ria his I 1 been found all through this valley by tome rome termed swamp gas having bad interests in the largest gas field the world has teen I 1 refer to the findlay I 1 field I 1 know that the first discovery of gas there n as in the same position then as in ogden today to day an old resident a doctor was sinking slaking a well and at adeath I 1 t ot fifty feet struck a vein of 0 gas there was in hia bid mind then a future in store for findlay but be was termed a crank he ile covered over the well and piped the I 1 KW gas into his house and for many A years used it that was over thir thirty t y fl alve ve years ago he ile bea hgo lived to see his dreams realized and today to day findlay I 1 I 1 has grown to a large and prosperous city over barty 9 factories mostly glas located here in now lor for ogden gas through this valley is found and used in several ways some tor for lighting and beating heating while a 3 lather ather large clasure vela vein struck at brigham is used in bartlog brick and lime at adept a depth hof of ninety feet through th the e entire length 0 of the vall valley ey gas is found showing tb that at beneath t the be cruet there are re large quantities of it it is I 1 cot not swamp gas but a first class natural petrol petroleum eurn gas we are near a prolific oil and coal coat field and I 1 am confident that when a well is sunk enrik and the gas vein struck ogden will find enough to run all the factories that would come here besides I 1 furnishing the fuel fast and light for her citizens in ray my judgment dollars will test the field in a most satisfactory manner I 1 believe that a well sunk within a few miles of this city will III bring rich rean results Its take salt lake today and gas has been found in large quantities q ti S although I 1 understand from reliable information that they are fire not in rock tock yet but still they will find it as tools have been ordered tor for a complete test I 1 would like to see ogden find gas Os which I 1 a am confident they will che foil full problem is then solved the iron in our surrounding country will be utilized and ogden ill beco become meone one of the fir first 0 st I 1 cities in the lard if hall M R |
