Oil shale industry boost from Saturday Evening Post feature
The Saturday Evening Post plans a major feature on oil shale, focusing on western Colorado and Grand Junction. Writer Floyd W Parsons outlines large reserves, favorable recovery rates, and potential profits from shale oil, predicting a coming boom that could attract national attention and significant capital to the region.
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Grand Junction
Floyd W Parsons
Saturday Evening Post
Parsons
United States
Boles
Colorado
Abases
Afl
Yankey
Off Ahalea
Parone
Utah
Inter-mountain
Real estate inquiry letters seek 80 to 800 acres in Uintah Basin
The Denver and Salt Lake Real Estate Association letters describe land bids in Vernal including 33 to 800 acres with water and canal access, asking prices like 46 per acre and 6000 for a stock ranch. Offers emphasize beekeeping locations, six room homes, and terms like 500 down with payment within a year.
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Dingalow
Main Street
Uintah Basin
Tia
Vernal Plans To Improve Road To Uintah Basin
Mesa county funds will back a new north road from Vernal reaching the Uintah basin and Rangely oil field. Uintah county outlines a major road program with federal funding of 46,500 and state, county shares totaling 34,300 for this year and next. The project includes Duchesne to Vernal and Vernal to Branch road improvements and a Mantle Wash bridge. The Raven Oil Company commits 1,000 to the local fund and similar in Vernal to aid construction toward upper Douglas Creek.
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Grand Junction
Vernal
Colorado Line
Raven Oil Company
Douglas Creek
Uintah County
Mantle Wash
Branch
Utah Line
Colorado
Training Little Citizens
Elsie Maynard and Marion Bush arrive at school with lively opinions about a newcomer. Marion praises herself and is quick to judge, while Elsie questions class snobbery and a diamond ring. Mrs Maynard warns against wrecking others opinions, urging kindness to a stranger entering a familiar school.
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Elsie Maynard
Marion Bush
Marion
Elsle
Elaie
Elate
Michael
Elsie
Orchard Street
Clare
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Tirana
Renainder's
Vernal Auto Co
Walter Barnes
Manaver
Clemons Nursery
Duchesne
Vening
Feore Post
M. W. Pollock
J. H. Ratliff
Om Gey
Denver Ver & Salt Lake Realal Estate Association
Zomois Geodvese
Goodyear
Ford
Chevrolet
Dort
Maxwell
Las Man
Uintah
Mack, Colo
Fort Duchesne
Conn Cn NG
Denver & Riorande
Mack, Colorado
Uintah Railway
M. W
Cooley
Sen
Mgr. Mack
Colo
James
NORD
Vernal Lumber Company
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