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Show INVESTIGATE OIL SHALEDEPOSITS ; Ml MOItAMK M Ih siiMiirrm "IO nr.ntr.M:vrvriK nowiti.i ! iiiinllns to Mnti.tu-a II) tlic Itu. I rt'im of MIikVIIh' I'liltiil Staler llii ; I'liMliKitl (M IVr (Vnt f Tin" WorldV Oiiliiit uf lYtioli'imi Unr- Inc llir I'ii-i AVnr. WAMIIINtlTtiN. I C. Mr S. VbI ' II Miihnlnfr. illrwtor of the UmIImI ; HIhIxr Imr 1 1 . hi. nri.' m- n iltrl , to lt prpfwntntlTp .Ittih I Instil n ' innnorMiiiliim in rxihtnHlloii f ili inrMMo of tin- Itiimiu in ronrtu 't hh InvrxtlRHlInn of the oil cliol dnfWKKt 1 nf thin rnntr. Mrtloulrly Hioh lt-;imtel lt-;imtel In Itnatrrn t'ttt rtml Umrn f. Kril. i The lniortnr f ttirfi n :ntcll . i;itti'll U Ivnt lnll-Mlrd l) n o .mwrt-I .mwrt-I M II nf tli mllil Jrtll ih H-lrr kHM fr'.tn lw1(i arnl from rrant mtntxtm. Virnnllnff to tin- utlu motnltiol . ! the tiuroait, tlw ttlt- I htatM lm li lo. fil CO per cftit t h" wrrll'a liotliiitlnn of Htrolum. unit 1 toil to-il is prmluiliiK pr ont. or (.-imiii (.-imiii "inn imrrrln out of nptiroklmiiltlr ( 12-. ono.ooo Iwrrrln r nnnttm. It toli.1 priHliK tlon nf ilmlr llDilettm to dut. Iikr l.ien 3.o.M. Imtrrki. A carrfitl crtlniHtn, fovcrlinf h? il rloH-l tMl mill u MM1MIIN f ofnlii nr rirlil Imxtl oh th M KroliiKiml infurnntintt -nltnllc or-iinlliiR or-iinlliiR to thi liurMtt f mlfiM t tlmt ntir iMitcntlnl Mipplv frem prnt nMirrr mnv Hinoiint to 7.49.tft.46 lmirl, or nt thr prtrwiit rl if rn intuition (igO.oOo.otO liAtrrU h ymr) ofnclnt to limt n'mnt twrntr-V(N sirn I'tuli Miiile llrNflt. Inrm'ior MnnnliiK. In tiU ifunniiinl. tatlon to Hrprwiitntlm I low oil, tnnko the Important Mntumrnl tlmt the pomIIiIp )lclil if oliiilo ell from known nlmlo ilrpiHdl In I'luli nml t'olornclo U nvwrnl tlmc the tolnl nmuiml of tin- imt nml fulurr cxtu mntril production nf pMroleum from vllii Thr nil utiitlp IkmU In tlir two utAtM pxlrml orr hIhhiI twrntt-FlKht twrntt-FlKht hunclrril n.iinrc inllp. nml In nitillllnn to thnia Itrilx Ihfrr nrr cithrr nrrn nf nil nhnlo In tlu-r to ntntiii. ii k well iik In WjomliiK nml mlolnliiK n til too. nml imtnr of the liniitrrn Htntm, that hnp nut ltn h Ihnrotmhl)' tMitiil n tin- nrcHK In I'tnh ami Coin rnilo, hut tilth Mint U iHiinll I rn INirtnnt mIii-ii tctl. Tin- prnllrtlou l nl ttiHilr tlmt klmli nil hid nipplcnirnt tlir .prtHtiu iiontimt of wtmtum from Hrlk. hiuI Hint It mud furnloli thp ItiiirlrottnK o. u well n the RHiMtllm t Ihf futiirr. It in piu hMllip. nvmrillnit to Pln-ttnr Miinnlnif. Hint thin Mturrr cf kiimiIiiiv inn) itMomp nn imiHirtunt factor In tin- itnMillnr Kltuathtn. which HilKKwitu Hip ilfwlopmrlit nf Hip nlmlp nil itlMlllltiK lnilutr) In thvw w-Hon w-Hon within thp InitupilUtP futurrw In nOilltlOn to Hip nil viinlrlil nf the Klmlfii. hii lniKirUnt llrm that Hill itinlrllrtiti to thp PUifMful oxpliiltn. Hon or Hip flrltln l thi vnlup f Hip nltroKHit li)prmliii t mcli mm inn. mnnliim milphntp Oil Minh Imliflr). The nil ihnlp Imluvtr) hum flrt ilp lnpil In HpoIIiiikI, whrrf hulp hup Im-cii ilMlllril fur Hip wM flfl) I'mih, nml Hip nil had Ix-pn Mild In riimpplllloti wllli pptrolptim Imported from fiirrlKti ovuntrlr. TIip IpUI per ton nf xhnlp him Kruilunll) ip errunfil. iiHlnic to Hip pxhituttlim of Hip rlihrr hnli. until thp iivcniKi' )lrtil Ih approximately tnt Kftllonn to n ton nf hIiuIp In -nniHirlou with thp Scotch phiilc. Hhlvh Inui li-n uiirkpil lth profit for nmn pnrm Hip I'luli uml rolornilo hnli jkld more ppirolpum, upriiKiiiK nt tpnut twe nt-flp KiilloiiM prr ton In mlilllloii to Hip nil Hint linn Ihpii ilirlvl from Hip hIiiiIp in Xiotlnml. )lvliU of thlrt) to nunl) imiuiiiU of ummtmlum kiilphutp liiwc Iippii oh lalniil per ton of uluilo. Tim apniKP qunntlt) of Mlmlp iIIhIIII.mI ilurlliK Hip tumt tpn pum hnp nrlpd from J.-O0V.OU0 J.-O0V.OU0 to ii little over 3 OOO.l'HW on n ypnr TIip itntlaHru for lulu, whli-h nr kUpii In thp 1913 memolrx of thp RpoloKltNtl Mirxpy of Hpotlnml. nhow Hint 3 130.000 ton of nlmlp h.tc iIU-lllli'il. iIU-lllli'il. from Mhlth wim ohtnliipil ', 000.000 (nilloiiH it iruilp nil Hip MlulMiliMit of 1 700.000 I'niiii thU )pil tliprp uun imirkplml UO.uOO Iwr-rrU Iwr-rrU of nnpthii ami kuhoIIik1. I7M0A harri'U of kerunfiio. V0.000 iwrrpU uf ku ami fuel oil. :i0,00e ImrreU uf liitirli'iitlne oil, :J,000 tmin of iMrnffln wax. nml 51.000 ton of ummunluin milphnte. 'Dip totnl Milne of thpp proiluitu a In the nplKhlHirhiHxl of IIO.OOO.OOO for Hip eur 1910 OhImk to limuf fit lent lulxirHtnr) enulpmrnt. tile htireoil of milieu luu not I'eeli nttlp to mitVe nn unite iletwr-lulnatlonn iletwr-lulnatlonn of the mnxlmum lhl of nltroKcn protluctH. hut It mu Ip tlmt 'f thp ahttlM are tllnlllleil In liroper retort uml ! proper methiHlK the MeM of iiltroKrn proiliutu of the I'tuh ullule Hill lie u put tipihalellt to tlut of the Hpotph hIihIp nitonllng lo Dlrpdur Mitnnlnk To Iiiwxtlcnli' Mi'IIhmIh. It U the purpone of the Imrpnu nf milieu, If thp approprlatlun tire uireil, to lnptlntp purefull) all Hip rommclilkl un well u Hid ttHhliuloKh' fi-uturp of the oil Hhnle Imluntr) lio-KlnnlnK lio-KlnnlnK hIHi n llrm hnml vliul) of thp praotloc In Renttand. To thU pml, nrovlolon I hiik'i!etfil to nutlmrltp the urmlliiK of ii toehnleul expert to Include in thp Imentltrutlon a lhor oukIi Bludy of thp pomi! Illtlen of oli-tulnlnK oli-tulnlnK lniriuifd )lold of uuiwdlne ami aromatlo hydro-corlKinH null as bpntol anil toluol from Hip crude nhnle oil, by lmproed lonvenlon proccmieK, ami ulo with rpfpreiuii to the uncertnlninent of Hip amount ami Milue of poaxlblu nltrouen hyprodiKtu ohtalnablo In the UUtlllutlou of Hie local ihnle. For thl purpoe. It I recommended that tho appropriation be made auffiolent to equip a laboratory labora-tory with the iippartu nceensar) for : m. tent oh h ih nk- btrup nouuh to makr Hip reMli hppMpmIiIp to e,mmn'll pruettrr It I petlniHlrtl that hh MP-PioprlMtion MP-PioprlMtion uf flfippn thouatml i(ol-Inrx i(ol-Inrx him Im. HppMtr for thr nxt fkxnl )pnr If i-oiiiHiercUl leaulu mm-in mm-in itii rate with the ujlttitt- of the imtuntr) are to W pxhIii Itepreepnlnllu- I low ell. h h lien nil Influential inrmWr of Hip i-ommlttpp un mlnpa nml nilnlmc lur, Imk n liirtie iwtrl uf hi Ionic m-hHp In thp Iioupp. ha a taken a deep Interest In Hip Htwalttpit of Hip ileipktpinsnt rf the -mtp ull Induatr) In I'tnli, ami H1II i o. operate with thp bureau uf mliiPM in endraiorltiK to prurp the niHpMir) appruprUtlon to prwxutp thp Inipullitatlona auiritenteil I'tnh Oil IjiihU. Hptrelnr) Iiiip him jitat Hrllleii the mrmbpra of Hip wnate commlttw un public kitida, nf HhUh Senator HniiMit la runklnn repuldlciui uiemler. aitb-mltlliiK aitb-mltlliiK fur their Information eatlm-! eatlm-! of the area nf pelroleiim binda In puUlk oHtierahlp. tuKether with an pdlmutp of the M.lbe piiHlitrthin from them lamia. Aivoldlnif to the i-wretan Hip kui. ernnienl Im under withdrawal miiiip t. 5nii,i00 u ere of land Thew trait lire made up of publli ami prlinte (uml, of HhUh It la lelleed approxl-inntel) approxl-inntel) J.OuO.tHtrt aire la puldli lunil The larKpt amount of publlel) olinid land bellelrd to Ih ull bear-Ine bear-Ine are In thp Mute of I'tnh, Wyoming. Wyom-ing. C'ullfornla ami Monlnnn. there upIiik xmuller ncreuKe In Arlionu. Colorado, North Pakotu ami lmUl-aim, lmUl-aim, uIHioiikIi It I Huted that only Kua muy be expiHtwl from thp Hlth-ilrauu Hlth-ilrauu html In North Onkuta Of tile pelroleiim referie, the oil ilniniiier of which nm be eonldcred propl thouKh praitlrnll) umlrllUHl. tn arena deere riippkil mention, ur vorillnic to Heireiur latne The) arp Hip Nuxiil 1'elroleum Keere No l, embruelnif thlrt) .plul.t tlumiMiid ncrpa In the I.Ik Hill of Cnllfornln. nml Nuial rplruleum lteerie No 3. mi aire, emeriti TphimiI Home In V)umliik fonder) atlie etlmate for the petroleum pe-troleum tniitPHi of Hip publlp land In the virion- Hiatea arp ubmltt), ahuHlnt: an awKreKHte of 7 Oiio.OOh iKiiieU. |