Kern County Economic Data Summary Prepared by Board of Trade
The Kern County Board of Trade is compiling a complete year by year statistical summary of local economic data. Secretary J M Radoum says the report traces growth from 1870 to the present and will be distributed in about two weeks. It covers population changes and the cotton and potato industries with asset values and acreage figures.
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Board of Trade
Kern County
Kern County Board of Trade
J. M. Radoum
U.S
Kern
Oil Engineer Salutes Progress in Kern River Field
Water Associated provided a two story bunkhouse and 150 houses for oil workers in the Kern River Field. Today oil workers merely commute to and from work, utilizing the ultimate by product.
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Water Associated
Kern River
Civic Service and Oil Industry Progress in Kern County
George O. Suman, early Kern County oil engineer and Tide Water Associated Oil executive, embodies civic service through roles with the Kern Mosquito Abatement District and the Greater Bakersfield Community Chest. He also serves with Oildale Rotary Club, Bakersfield Masonic Lodge, Stockdale Golf Club, and as advisory director of Anglo California National Bank and director of Valley Waste Disposal. The piece notes the oil industry’s move from basic tools to advanced equipment and methods, highlighting rotary drilling and cementing as key advances.
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George O. Suman
Kern County
Tide Water Associated Oil Co
Kern Mosquito Abatement District
Greater
Anglo California National Bank of
Bakersfield
The
Valley Waste Disposal Co
Modern Ways Cut Oil Drilling Time Across Kern Fields
Suman notes 1930s innovations shrinking drilling time from 30 days to three using rotary equipment. The piece traces acid tests, surveys, and curved approaches that improved well direction, plus the shift from wooden to telescopic steel derricks and single power units. It lists Kern fields like Levee Belridge Buena Vista Greeley Kern River Coalinga and Kettleman Hills.
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Kern Oil Field
Suman
Cole
Belridge
Buena Vista
Greeley
Kern River
Kettleman Hills
Coalinga
Oil Age Witness George Suman Promotes Kern County Progress
George Suman, noted for witnessing oil age progress, cites Kern County as ahead of California in technique and development. He highlights his family’s legacy and his own belief in improved drilling devices and fearless pursuit of new challenges amid underground petroleum discoveries.
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George Suman
Leach
Kern
California
Suman
Teun
California Indians' Sweat House Noted as Early State Hospital
The Temescal or sweat house used by California Indians is identified as the state's earliest form of hospital, reflecting Indigenous healing practices and community care.
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