Aug. 10, 1922 BIG SYNDICATE TO DEVELOP OIL SHALE IN VALLEY
H. W. Hartman, president, and W. A. Pettigrew, chief engineer, of the Harman Syndicate of the Pacific Coast, have been making exhau.
It began tempting the get-rich-quick-crowd over 100 years ago.
Oil! Texas Tea! That oozing goo that could turn a humble valley into a rich industrial powerhouse.
In the fall of 1919, a wealthy, retire.