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YR ",heproor VOLUME 3; NUMBER 31 EVERY FRIDAY DECEMUER 28, 1917 "bethel iZ'mwnZi 1
" pLISlADE FOR
1 1 THE MILLBURN
I MINE
it
n. tiiiun tiio'usm noii.utsTin:
J B C.ONHIIII It VI ION
unit I'iist to f.ctinri' M Cannon uf
W Suit Isiku lt), Hut Ik-Ill r KTIinl
Linli-ldnlm and Amalgamated Mi-
gar Ciimpntilci Have I liiRir In I'lo
Other lroK.rtlci In IV" Worked.
Mr nnd Mhc II W Mlllburn or
this city last ivuk clnsul a dial for
Jlihclr coal mini ubout rlieht miles north
f lrlrr. umslstliiR of u hundred mid
txt) aires one. of the er best ax
1 jrt undeveloped mines In tin Carbon
I ount) fields The consideration Is
Klt IkIuii III tin dud and mortRaRi pass
itiR as thlrt) thousand dollars Kli"
coo- housaud dollars Is th cash payment
t,u lown The nuw ownir Rive back u
D mortmiRe runnlnK for two tars for
xn twent)-flv'it thousand dollar. The
I to buir Is flcorgo M Cannon of Halt
Ud 1-iki' Clt Himself nnil wlfi, Marian
ffir Cannon, xecutu the inurtKUKe
Cuuiion took possi salon of thn prop
ane vrly with the riling or tint died nnd
iver niorlKiiKo mid arrets tu maki iiuir
fuel tert) ruort of nil toitt mini d For
In this ho pii)s tho formir owiurs flft
to tMits it ton ro)iilt until tin propirt)
nl Is finally puld rr It Is In III veil the
mortiMKi will Ik- taken up In fori mil
I nl turlty Just what tln plans or tin
on new ownvr are Is not known lutHilly,
Ira I lit It Is believed somi IiIk thlnits alotiK
the the Hue or devcl ipmrnt In the toal
i rt territory north or this tit) are eomlnt:
. To Kit tin toal ii it In an) iiiiinllU it
us railroad must lx I ullt to tin mini
(hi Thru Is ulrtad) u survo nut of I'rln
ia liiaile h tin Kiiivvtrolls mid ll imij
Hi I this will be uduptid
'x Ollur Cniubd iiiilnil
'"' ImrliiK thi lime that Cuiiunu has
I', lil mi option on tin Mlllburn mini
it drift has tin n run from otn or thv
Mini Mlllburn upttnlnK wtilili has
. ifmiilitratd tin value of the tiial
II, di posits III tin holillnits or tin Carbon
.,1 I a ml iompan ndJolnltiK on the north
J Mild iiImi lands In till iat The
,y Mlllburn mine has tin ko to tin sllii
h, all in In tin tmiou TbroUKh It tin
nj HilJnlnliiH- pn.pi rib s inn b inot piof
vi mil l worked An option nentl
VdrliiK on tin Mlllburn mine was
In lit b I5xm Thompson and asso
,n luti s or Halt Uike Clt) Utter tin
Hiinwrofts nibbled at It, but did tio
thliiK after spuiidliic louslderiibli
mono towards dcvilopuunt mid run
nlnK a railroad survo out of I'rlu
J hlb then. Is iiothlnK to iimflrm
W tin slntiment from Cannon It Is be.
Ilivnl the Mialulilaho and the Ainul.
uaiimlid HiiRTtr loinpaubs an Inlvr
sled In the deal just madi mid that
whin all dctulls tome to tin surfiui
- these timierus will bi round In html
1 i pi rations lot all) It has bieu known
tn Tin Hun for some time that tin)
an anxious tu inquire n produclui:
1 mal proprrt) In addition tn the Mill-
1 bum mine of it hundrid and slxt)
aires or patintid kirturnmelit land
i annon U ntiiulrlim title to thnn bun
1 ilrnl and lwmt acres additional to
thi'iasl of this TJu lattir shows
' hDw viry rim veins and In ttsts n-
tmtly made) iirovis to be the best
j,radt or tommenlal mal Veins so
Z far explored show flvi to ten fut ir
oal
, taiuplHtl In tliarRf.
' A 8 CumplwJI. u prut til ul ihuiI
mlnliiK man rrum Halt iJike Clt), haw
Inn plaied In ihurso of thi propirt)
b) Cannon us superlnti ndi nt Hi has
olflns tmiporarll) with J W Ham
moud on Main strut at 1'rke He telU
Tin Huu thut In i IiiiuIIiik oal to
I'rlie b Hum now at the run of siv
uit)flvi tona a ila This will be In
iriasod to nt bast u hundred and
twuit)-flvi tons and pirhapa mori
Mmh dipinds on MttlnK tars from
the railroad und In cmplojlim a auf
1 lib lit iiumlir or Hums Tim piornll
t I'rlu now runs ilose to rour hun
dred mid flft) dollar a da around
thru thousiind dollam u vurk This
mime) all Roe to Uumstir and othi r
) tail) I lv inlnurH havn work at
N tin prop. rt) Heviral men are un
il i lo)ul flxliiB up tin roadu,
In ruent prosptitliiK uial lias burn
in ov end on the wtst sldi of Cord-
iikly laiDiin on tho Mlllburn Rround
and unotlur opinliiR will In made on
its Klvlnir the proper!) foul work-1
al In vi Ins nil told Thl last villi Is a
Mv.-footir und bitter tu tn quality
iiimparis with tin otlnr now bilnt.
inlnul Cnmplill status that II is thn,
jntintlon or Cannon und his utwinlatM
t i build a lallroud to tin mlius und
he looks Mr work to biMn n this b
i irl) HprliiR Out or I'rlu those- prop
rtles uin Im riaihul l sevin and a
B air iiiIIbm or track on a ralrl) Rood
Hrud. At this tlnu tin Cannon mines
V lavi ordtra ror more uial than It Is
,1 iissilli to rill Jluih of l Is hnlnir
- I i Idaho towns.
H notliir Onlir Out,
H Kllmliiuliun ak far u piwhIIjIi or
I i ul shlpmint Into iirtnin Hutlons or
H the Northwest Includlnh Wnsli.luKton
lurtH or Idaho, UrtROii west of J.e
I (Handi, und CulUurnlu north of Ban
j lrauiliwo will bo In voi,uu In a fi
H u) uuordluif to nn trdcr boiued u
ANOTHER MOUTHFUL .
1 II P) r"" I
few dus UKo b) V V ArmstroiiK
fin I iiilmlulstrntor for states west or
the Itotkles. The order will not In
ixtet tlnnall) strict
It will be In trfert as the result or
voliinlar) uitlou tnitjl the shortiiKi of
ital In tin Utah arm U)imliiR ills
trlit Is nml'-rlull) nllived auordlim
to ArmstrouK It Is known that Wash
liiKtou has a surplus or iikiI and that
parts or oreRon, Calirornla and Ida
ho nn will huppllnl with fin I The
mildness or the ear I) wlntir has ion
trlbiiiul to the surplus.
fuel iidmlnhurutor of tin vallou
Western HtittS whli'll will be iiKeiled
b)' the iiirtiillmeut or iisil shipments
flolil t lah liavi Ihhii uiUImmI or the
in di r or XrnistrotiK In tilsKrams The
departurt has Kim Minctlonul I) tin
national fin I Mdinlnltilor
(.OMEUNMKN1 (OMltOh Ml hi
t(MIM SWH Dlt. (.Mil llil.n
WAHIII.NdTON. I) C. Dih 16
A merlins eoal minis must Ihi plaud
under Rovirmnvnt (onirol or tin na
tion will suffi r coal shortnRi' ror tin
ptrlod or tin war Dr llurr) A ilur
fleld fuel administrator, madu this
thi outstapillnir rontlnunll) emplm
sited point In his testimony toda) In
fur tin seiiiiti sub-iommlttee luvts
tlKatliiK tin uul shortiiKi
'It Is not a quistlou or whin, but
how soon said Dr Oarflild, In ref
crime to tin row rutin nt uctlou In
tontrollliiK the uial minis or Amerlia
I In ixplalnul that In In lit w Rovtrn
munt iiintrol should not mine abrupt
I) but should be u Rrmluul pruiess.
Tin toul shortuRi whlih ixUts toda)
Is due dlrutl) Hi the war Dr Oar
rield wild
He di dared that tin shortaRt. has
brill uillsid b) u Rn hM) Inrreusul
ciinsuuuitl u du to wur vfurk, and
stitul that tin luiriiusid prodiiitlou
bus railed to innl the dvmauds The
Until d Htates now Is short flft) mil
lion tons of uial di splti the fart thut
the produitloii fur 1017 will ixuel
tin prodiiitlou for IslO l rift) mil
lion tons
loun-i ir. i'i it (km or
com. or 'i hi: iisiiiti: wohi.d
l'resuit uial shortaRt In the Uultid
Htates Is dm to annus otlu r limn laik
of mini iiiitim as IndUatid b) iiim
pllatlou or the National Clt) Hunk or
Nov tork whli h estlmutis tin total
output of till Us unatir than an)
larllir )iar and shows tin Unltul
Htates aitiiall) iroduiiH uearl) IS pel
unt or tin toal or tho world In 1914
piruntaM was It 1910 13. In 18110
34 1K80 :i nnd in 1H70 IK Coal
production or tin I'nltul Htates has
krowu rrom bns than hair a million
short tolls III U30 to 680 000 000 tons
In ISN and an itstlmuti or 040 000 -000
short toils In 1JI7
I'nlted Htutis bus lull ror mini)
Uiuiis tin worlds lurRist produier 111
1913 ITnlfed Htates proiluud 670 000
000 hlm.t tons akalnst 1:2 000 000 In
.(Ireut llrllai t 306 000,000 In Clirnmn),
10 000 000 lii ustrla-iliiiiRur), 16
1 000 000 lii I'm mi 3A 000 00 In llussla
J2S 000 1100 in Illinium und 31 000 000
'In Japan 'I'i tins) Ivunlu Is b) far the
larRust 1011I produilnR stuti hir totul
I ahRreRiitluK liwirl) 350 "00 000 tons
'I'ruont Indliatlons are Mint anthra
'ilti 1 rt di'ttl 11 of 1917 wilt iikKriRiite
I ubout 100 000,000 short tons out or a
I totul toul prodiittlou or apprnlinatel)
'(,50 000 000 short tons In uitiu United
Htates
Our ixpnrts 111 1 much lee than
those or uttaln imintrles havlnu u
uiuiiii smalbr suppl) Onut llrltulns
coal exiiorta In 1913, th& lattst nor
mal )ear, were 83 000 000 short tons
and Oirmaii) a about 37.00Q 000 short
tuns, while the United Htatea In the
riscal )car 1913 imported onl) Ubout
(Continued on pujjo eight )
GOVERNMENT TAKES CONTROL OF
UNO OPERATES RAILROADS TODAY
WAHIIIM1TO.S, I) C Du 27
Oiu or tin first aits of the (ov em
inent In I eRlnnlna operations or rail
limits will lu to reduie larKo sularlis
now In Iiik paid to the rallwa) exicu
lives and Imreasi In some imiiMure
tin wiiiti-s of tin niltwa) workers
VHIHSUTON. D C. l)e 31
(lovirnmeiit iiosseeslim mid operation
if the nations rullroads for tin war
was proclaimed t I'resldilit Wilson
tuulkht, to Imiinti iffeitlvi al noon
I'rlilu), Dieviiilxr SSIIi U'llllum O
M1.A1I011 rctululiiR his pbiii' lu tin
iiiblnil as stiretar) or the tniisur).
Is plin.ul "In iharRe as dint tor Koiurul
or rnllrouds.
Kvcr) railroad eiiRuked lu kem nil
transiortatlon, with Its npportuu
uiuiis, IniliidliiR sttamshlp thus, Is
taki 11 ovir und ull s)stms will hi op
iralid us unilir tin dlnctor uemral,
lu a stall try nt aii.otnpau)lnK his
proilamatlou tin tinsldilit minouiu
id that as soon as loiiRriss nasm
bin) be would ruommend liRlslatlou
RiiaranttalnK pr-war earuliiRs nnd
maliitenanu or nil In nil propirtles lu
Rood repair
(lovernmiut ImikliiR will In rIuii
to new Issuis or railroad suurllles
thut u read) murkil mu) bo found
The pnsldtnls mtivt ulthoiikh fori
last for weeks, tamo at this tlmu as a
Krent surprl.o to murl) iver)bod) lu
WiishlnHtoii. IniliidliiR railroad orri-
siiws mmm.
lluliicwi With tho Diuvir und Itlo
(raiuli Now liupnivliiK
I'rilRht loadluK on tin line or thn
Dvuvir und Itlo (truuili lu Utah dur
InR the wuk eudlnR Di umber 23d
show id an liu nasi or hi unt) -two
vars over tin pruedliiR weik rhe
roud also reulvul rrom lonniillnK
lines durliiR that iierlod flftun more
1 am than durliiR the privloua weik
I.imils mude In Utah mid moved
over tin Dmvtr und Itlo (lraiidu from
Dm mln r Hill to 23d submitted b)
the rallmad to the stall public utlll
I His commission shows u total or 3719,
las iiRalnst 3017 durliiR the week prior
The uimpuii) nn hid six hundrul
und si Mitt) thru rrom uinneitliiR
Hum last wiuk and six hundrul und
firt)-ill,lit the week prior
Iniprnu nn nt wus dlsiloul In the
banillluR or lominerilal uml last
wuk whin tin lompiii) movul
twelvi liuiidrtd uml slxt) nine loads
an hureaso of 11 hiiuilred uud out turs
ovir thi wiek 1111II11R Deuinbir 16tli
In tin movunint "f uil.i Ho tlure
Is shown some Impiovumeiit two hun
drul und rort)-flvi uurs In InB tho to
tnl bundled last weik with two hun
drid and thlrt) thne tin m until week
of tin Yiionthl
ltoluud Cuntnll of this ill) undir-
wi nt n si rlous opt ration at a iktlt Uike
Clt) host I on IhuriKla) or lust wiek
ror a cancerous hrowth mi the lower
Up He I reported lo be. doInK well,
, howivir but Will In tlnro for some
1 tlnu )it His mo mini) rrli nils m all)
. bopi to si 1 him home soon mid lm-
1 pruvi d
I The Unltul Htati ntul uirporatlon
; bus iHiuRht 1250 000,000 worth or
.IhOMrumunt tcrtlfliutts of Indebtid
1 ncK.1 and will bold tlnin until Juni
ilnls. It had lun ri 111 rail) Kilt ud
lu would await the lenssi mbllliK of
uuiKrwss In fori takliiR mi) slip Hi
ailed thrnuRh Hecn tar) or War Ua
kir mid undir iiulhnrlt) umfirrul In
the arm) appropriation att
Din it maniiRvuunt ol llrv roads
will temaln In the hands 01 railroad
orrlilals mid thn railroads war board,
tomprlsul of rive or the railroad
heuds, who will lonllnui' to illru-t at
tual opi ration under Heintur) Mu
Adoos Kcniral uk rvlslon
Tu Unify All H)Mim.
Hit 1 biff praitlcal iffict or Roveru
mini operation will be to permit a
nunpliti' unlflvutlon or nil rail s)s
terns, Itnposslbln undir private nptni
tlon bicausn or statutes prohibiting
IooIIiir or rail traffli) and earnlliRs.
The roads themsvlvis had Rom as far
as they tin nil In this dlreitlun, ami It
P. 1 ami known only today thai the)
had bun wariiul by Altoriii) dun nil
(IreRory that 11 violation or anil-pool-InR
laws could nol be pirinllliil
Iho rltuatloii was fully rialUul by
I'risldmt Ullsoii, who In his stato
mem dularul the roads had (.one as
far as the) could mill that alread)
sonu s)stms wire 1 udaiiRi rlnK their
earnliiRS In attimptluR titilMiutlou Al
thoiikh tho proi lamullon npplks to
all iltitrle llnis oiiRaked lu Runeral
transportntloii bnal Interurl un s)s
H ma am spcilfltall) 1 xi mptul
VOTE I0HSE PIHT
Majorlt) iJirui, Hut llu Totul otit
hutunlu) ir) IlshlOnt.
I'rlie iltlxeiiH eCnd axpu)ira lust
Haturdn) at a spuclul elii-tloii vutid to
havi the IniomlnR niliyor und clt)
louncll leasti be miiiklpal llRhtlnR
plant The vtiti was a llRht one a
total or 11 hundridnd rour Thurn
win uuvtnDfsIx riiand tvvi uty-elKht
only uRalnst Tlnviulal iliotlon had
In-un ordi n d liy-Thc oiltKolnie oiricluls
upon tin pitltlou or nlnet)-ilRht vol
1 rs
It Is now ixpeclul that it bust ror
a firm or jeurs )it to be duldid up
on will bo one or tho first thliiRs
considered b) thi liuom fc ilty ud
ministration Thi contmct with J II
Malison who bus buen opirutliiK the
plant for somi time oxplrea with this
mouth mid )ear lit Is formulating- u
proiiltlon that will bu lull r submit
ltd to tho mu)or und voiimll
Muiisons of fir, It U belkvid, will
In ulnnK much the saint Ilium as tin
out somu months aRo madt to the ill)
Others have bun attratted to I'rli
as a knod tliHitrbal opiratliiR field
uud then Is even nmiion to IkIIuvi
the lirnposltloil will not k leRklliR
HuH lust Haturda) a hmur) U uut
I'roRress With tin iiuwir flulliiK
out on us before vv had our type all
sit last week si w nil irrors ctept In
to tin matter, the uiluntvcr wrltiiiip
leliiR una of the 1 Iicos to sufrer A
line was lert out In some unaciount
nbb mannii with ambtkuous n suits
to Mrs CluW Cox, formcrl) MIm Vlolit
McCunn of I'i mm Tho llun wus In
tituled to tonvc) tho fait thut Cox
had enllfted wu understood, at I'rlu,
but, tho line biarlnR Ibis part Ulnr
lift out, some purtlos chose to Iknore
thS iirlod indlnR u precedlnK sen
ti nci - w tth uforcnnntloniil funn) re-
UltL.
SOMETHING DOING IN B
DRILLING HERE SOON I
General Manager of the Utah Shale and Oil H
Company Makes Trip Over Hold H
ings Hereabouts. H
Accompanied b Arthur J 1 n of
Price, C W Hparr, one of the dlrei
lorsif thn Utah Khaln and Oil com
pany; left hero Wednisdn) InornliiR
for thn Watson sutlim of tho Uintah
llasln by way of Vernal At the lalli r
placo 11 stop will bo ninth Ioiir i iiourIi
to record soma Imiwrtant papeni, look
Into titles tu lands and also to totifir
with N J Meaxher a bunkir or that
clt), nnd tho representative out that
wa) of the rompan) Hparr mine Hi
Prlro last Haliirday rrom tin Kant, and
aflor belnic with A J Un a Rreati r
portion of tho day, di parti d tor Ion
last Hiinda), where Incorporation pa
per or hi company were fltut with
the secretary or state on Moiida) Id
turnlnR Tuesday ovenlnK the start ror
Watson wan made, thn tnxt mornliiR
Tho two will lo absent about 11 wuk
and pirhnps lonRir It Is the Intui
tion of the Utah Hhule mid Oil torn
pan) tinny to maku I'rlto luadiiuarters
unit offices here have lien arrnnRul
for mid shortly aro to be opened lu
tin imutitlme, Arthur J lcc Is to look
ufler the compaii) s nfrnlm lot ally
Hparr Is tho vice preslduit mid hc,!!
1 ml inauaRir of tho Utah Hhale und
Oil uiinpiili) mid conns rrom IIIIIIiirs,
Mont where lm hns In in n ry sui
cesrul mlnliiR nnd husliiss majnor
n number or )ears- lie Is alUiRctlu r(
unassumliiR, and when iIIsiiissIiir the
prospiets or slrlkliiR till uut or I'rlu.
win re his uitnpmi) reunll) luintul
some six thousand inns or laud In the
Cat Caii)on sietloil, tin to Is 11 lack 0
know It ull' IhniuRli his conversa
tion He nnd asMHlatcM have Imhui
most sueeessrul In thi' Caster Wyo
fields! whin they have prodllilliK
wells and also 11 larRii uiriuue of land
us )vt undeveloped He frnnkl) states
that all Indications east or I'rlut nro
ror oil. but what tin) have alrtnil)
iltniK mid what the) are roIiik Hi do
dipt nils iiitlnly uion reports or tin lr
experts, which lattir Include some ol
thi lust RcntoRlsU the country has.
Two or Hum havu iilriad) reiiortul
favorably on the Price nnd Clnlah
llasln fluids
UiiiIorM ( bipi onilint.
Frederick J Clnpp of New York
probably tin best autborlt) on oil In
the Unltul Htates ami 11 rioIorIsI of
worldwide, reputation. Is soon oxpiitul
In Utah und at thn direction of orfliers
or Ihu Utah Hhule mid Oil touimiy
lu will report on It" Carbon uiunt)
holdliiRM mid also those In Ihu Uintah
Unsln near Watson Whethir oil ex
IsIh bit ween Print and Hunn)slde tun
not be determined, sn)s Hparr, until
wells maybu a niimbir or them are
actuall) put down This It Is thn In
tuition uf the toinpun) to do llo Is
of the opinion, howuvir, that this
wholo countr) Is underlaid with
shales, mid thut ivmtuall) they will
be workul b) sluifts as In Huitlund
The sunn opinion Is held by two Rro
loRlsts for Ihu compnn) who wero here
ut the tlmo tho Cat Can) on locution
were made In Hcotlanu llui snaies
are worked ul n depth of slxlein hun
dnd rt In Utah tht) do nol lay so
Mr down uud run much IiIrIii r In oil
Actisslblllt) to trunsportntlon and
RTadu or product hnvn mueli lo do
On tho advisor) board or Utah Hlmlii
and Oil uimpan), sa)s Vice I'risldont
and Ouural ManaRer Hparr. are suih
KiioloKlsts us Tn deride (1 Claii or
Niw ork, Ur J II Mill or New
.ork und Caspir, Vyo and Dr Da
vid T Da) of the United Htatis Rio
loKbal furies. The lattir has Just re
cently vlsltid the Uintah llasln coun
tr) which hi pronountc as havlnR
the Krinte.it oil possibilities of an)
llko nreu lu tin Unltul Htntos brcauu
of Its sbuhs and which soon Is bound
to uimo lu for j.rit iiroduttlon At
Watson some of tho shall holding of
the comptn) huvi reuntl) undirkoiu
sevuro lists and lu these us muny a
1 no hundrul li product huvi bieu
found Prom the residue he eio an
ixevlluiit urn ill of cement I obtalnul
aitir the oil und b) product have I een
ixtracted The retort ror tnatment
at Watson are to le on the unit s)s
tun und ma) In Increased as thi out
put iliinumls. In slxe und looks these
n torts an ninth like tin uk ovins
ut Hiinnslile ror Instuiiu
Ur David I Day Hue
Dr David T Day I not onl) work
ing with the men In hind the Utah
Hhale and Oil eompaii) but Is ussUt
lliB lu iver) wu posslbli all othirs
who show mi) dUiiosltloii to Ret In
and do thliiR Undir Boveinnunt
HUerlsloii Dr Du) Dean U Win
cluster K 1 Woodrurt and others
have bien mukliiR can fill urvu)H of
oil shah deposit of Utah shut 1913
nnd It Is istlmated thut In the Uintah
llasln atom thon an suffbleiit de
posits threi feet or more thick to
yield fort) five billion of barrel of
crudi oil, from which two billion bur
rcl or ttasollne ma In ixtracted I)
" - - 1 fTTTM jH
onllnnr) mithods of n flnlnif And It ll
Is snfe to assume that by ricenlly de- HH
duped method of cnukliiR Ihu oil
In the proci ss of reflnlnR the Rnsollnn HH
)leld will Im nearl) double lleslde H
this, ll Is istlmated that the suniu shnlti H
will prodiiu with but little additional H
tost nlnnil six hundred million tons jH
or iimmtinliim sulphate. 11 inmpound
espiilnll) valuable a a fcrtllln r. In H
Hefitland, where oil shale mine have H
I een workul for the past sixty )rars H
vi r) man) b)proiluit an inimufai-- ,H
lurid from shales These an permau- H
enl Rns, usiil prlnclpall) for fuel In H
the ri torts, naptbu, Rasollno nnd mo- H
tor spirits buriiliiR or lamp oil, Inter- jH
mullnte oil, Usui for RiismaklnRi lub- IH
rlinlliiK oil, solid parnrrina, still 'VH
Rriuse sllll iiiki sliltihati of itmmonlu H
and litlld fuel The Utah shah prole 'H
aid) will ylild all thise product, be IH
Itlis man) other of equal or Rreati r v H
value In a nine It a our inilhod of y 'H
hundllliK shales havi beuiRlintl) lm- '., 'H
hiunt lilx liH
In 1 munition with Huso lists uud H
otlnr resiNinh work ihire has bun
divvlopul n llui or Ii) priiiKieln start H
IIiir In sioh mid value A bituminous jl
distillation rrom the shale win n up-
pllul to tin surfau' or wood, Iron H
still iim nit liatbir iiiuvns uml j
other stilstuiicis absolutil) privents H
rust nnd dun) rrom tin eleini nts It JJ
protect Iho hulls ur vrssds mid ion- H
mti rrom tin destructive tfei Is of (H
salt water ll render siibstnmrs wu- .'H
lirtniHif It illmlniitts ileetrol)sl In M
all metals, 11111 It mude Into various . M
kind ir lustlim pulli)s and bear- M
Iiir which will wlthstuiid thn bsrd- M
est tisiiRe ami will rrtpilre 110 bilirl- H
cation ll Is seir-lul rlitilliiK It Is 11 B
nun conductor or ileelrlill) und or H
heat und mill, nnd Is bclliK list d uxtell- H
slvel) Hir iloutrliul lustallalliins, stor- H
ok bntlir) work mid muhuuliul ar- jH
tlili or an almost Inflnlto urtet) iH
I'or year punt effort have bei it made 1
to de vi lop u material rrom whlih n jH
luatproor walcrnit-tir pinion could lm ,H
mnnufuclured to be at least tiiunl In jH
viilcmiliul rulil or, which was unlvim- JM
all) Usui, but which was stihjrit to H
distortion from hot water A tirtulu M
Rnidv of oil shah ha solvul the prob- H
lem Disc mid iilstou made from M
thli mull rial mid subjuted to thn H
most rlRorou iouiko have shown no H
sIriis of wiar or alteration IH
Umi 1 or (hi' Miali-s- H
Usui as InarliiRs Hir hlRhspud H
spludliK, uftcr u Hst run or pruetliall) 'H
two )ear Lonllmiousl) without oil or H
lubrltunts, no wtur whulivir could H
bu detailed on the mutt rial nor on the jH
mi tal shartlliR or uxls. Its Hustle H
streiiRth und ucldtiroof iiiiiilltlc ren- 3M
dir It ihu lust word In battir)box enn- H
strut tlou for nulomobllis. It bus suo- H
ussfull) wlihstood test for 11 inrlod M
at more than thlrt) du) sulphuric M
nitric tniirlutlc, iihosphorli. h)dri- M
uhlorli h)droflorli sIuiIru aulds, Hr- t H
iiciimi ml oil, oldc acid, wilt brim, ul- H
roliol und brnxol, both In solution mid iH
rull strenRth It bus withstood ultrli M
and suphurlt acid iiimblmd, so rtcuI H
are It rislstliiR qualities Iheso bllu- M
men ImprcRiiuted shales, ufter pulvi r-
luitlon and propi r tn mini nt with syn- tlH
tin Hi resin, form 11 dark brown mold- HiH
InR tompound which hardin b) dr)- jH
Inif and for somi iiurpose I subject- H
cd lo h)druulli pnssiirc before It Is HH
worked Into almiiut numbtrloss ar- Hl
tlclis or value to mankind It ubiu Is H
announuid by one of tint IrudliiR jH
themliul 1 inner ns that lehlh)ol, un jH
unlike ptb mid ulturutlvo mvdliunl H
now worth about thlrt) dollar u (Dl
pound Is found In icrlulu uIussmm or HS
Ulntnh shules. It Is inuUikN to suy BM
that this discovery I or the utmost H
Importatiu slim luhth)ol In n tuforo Hl
used In Amirhti has bun Importitd H
from Atisttla jH
pHal lo 0Knitors. H
Until rectiutl) tin oil shale Induslr)
ha not apiHiilul to tin hiialuu nu 11 Hl
u an uttructlvi proposition In view ktl
of tin larRe suipl) or oil obtalnid H
rrom will. Hut modern machlmry H
ami moiliru lmrovutuont are vital- Hl
Iiir u domand fur oil whlih 1 vnstl) flH
III ixees of the suppl) Till liu JM
ouiimiI fliiuiiilal lutuiosts to turn at- H
tcnllon to shule deimslt a the nal- HH
, unit solution to tin problem In 190S, B
uicorditiR to iiulhtntlc report ull Hu ,H
oil shule ludustr) or 8eotluml m- )H
ployttl elRht) thru hundred men H
ubout Jiair or whom weru mini rs 'the JM
uvernKi )leld or rude oil to tho ton U
of shah In Heotlind wn t went) -four jHH
and six-tenth Rallons. Tho cost of H
mlnliiK tho sliiilo wa reported to be jH
a dollur a ton, distillation fort) cents H
u ton and the cost of maklnK nmmon- M
lum sulpha', fort). six ceuta ton All sH
mlnlntr It. Heotland Is tindcrRroiuid. H
(Continued on pace elfht.) EvERfliB