Ogden Daily Standard | 1904-05-13 | Page 5 | Will Put in Plant

WILL PUT IN PLANT asphalt owner to handle produce on large scale M J west and black returned last night from the east bhore 0 the great salt lake where they went to visit the oil and asphalt properties belonging to the utah oil liquid asphalt company the company ie paring to put in plant which will enable them to liquefy crude asphalt by forcing steam down the pipes the asphalt will then be forced up much faster than it Is now at present tha company has a six inch pipe down to the depth of about feet and the crude asphalt I 1 being steadily forced up and rune out of be pipe no pro vision has been made tor taking care ot it and considerable of the substance has been going to waste the company intends to ship in a ton ot the product and present it to one of tho paving contractors who will put down sidewalks of it to test the material chemical testa show that the aub stance is suitable for such work after the oil has been taken from the asphaltum ph altum