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Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07

but the difference was no doubt
made necessary to enable the Stand
ard Trust to declare its 80 per cent?
dividends. The world never wit
messed more wanton robbery than
has been perpetrated upon the oil
Industry by this band of CONNER
cial pirates.
The oil producers are themselves
largely to blame for the conditions
improved upon them by reason of
their subservient attitude 10 the
trust. They seem willing to abide
by their decisions as 10 the value OF
the trust may FIX for their product
and make no combined effort to free
themselves from conditions which
continually find them more securely
in their positions of slaves to the
monopoly. Producers are either in
different to their own interests or
too cowardly to act as a combina,
ton against a trust that is bound to
rob them of their very existence
and force them to positions even
more humiliating if possible than
the one now imposed upon them.
Great activity is being shown at
present in developing new territory
east OF the Jackson ridge field. The
we'll on Miss Libbie J. Trucks
farm by Barnsdall, started spudding
Monday. This is on the upper end
of Dent ridge.
The Fisher Oil company has
made two locations on the Godfrey
Witchey and one on the Mrs. Haw.
kins farm that lay still farther east
from the defined Jackson ridge
pool. Timbers are being gotten
out and these rigs will be built at
once.
Barnsdall is still fishing at the
Crum we'll, west of Antioch.
Two locations have been made
on and near what Is known as the
hog back" at fredericksburg and
it is reported work will 60 on there
as the tlmbers are being put on the
ground.
Fisher OIL company has made a
location on the old Grim farm, two
miles southwest of Round Bottom
and will commence work soon.
The Lapp we'll at New Castle
has caved in again, after making
100 barrels of oil in about a week
aud the Sistersville company must
60 to work again if they up their
production.
Barnsdalps 81. Brown well, or 10
cation rather, has not commenced
drilling. 1t is now thought that
further work may put off indef-
initely, on account Of adjacent ter
ritory being leased by other parties.
Work is still going on in great
shape at Jackson ridge proper and
much is expected of that field dur
ing the coming year.
A three-inch line is being laid up
to the ridge from the-mouth of Dis
NAL creek. Spirit of Democracy.
RINARD's MILLS OIL NEWS.
Much progress is being made in
the oil business at this place. Last
week we'll came in on Winfield
Poulton and is making about 100
barrels day. The John Reishman
well is making about IS barrels per
day. Walton No. 2 came in
Wednesday and made so barrels
before being shot, 1t was shot
Saturday, but how much it will
make now can not be told. Ullman
No. ; is drilling at about I 200 feet
and will be in Monday or Tuesday. |
The second well on the Noah Cline |
property is drilling at 500 or goo
feet aud should come in this week. /
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining In the POstoffice at sisters.
willie, Dec. 4.

willie, Dee. I.
VS. Abbott, Clara Allen, H 7
Blair, L A Benneman, Robert H
Brookholder, John Carr, Elias Dis
ney, Ira Ecnels, Charles Fifzsm-
mons, Mrs Anna Greenfield, Harvey
Grim, Matte Hall, G Z. Heeter, J
c Harry, Mrs XII Hunt, Jake
Hoover, Mrs Ellie Josis, Mrs JlH
King, Clifford Kedlev, Mrs Ada
K0ppl, Annie Kinnie, DR. w A
Knapp. Mrs A J Lewis, Annie
Long, Cliff Morrow, B Taylor,
H H Malone, J ] Musford, ] c
McMillen, H D Miller, M S Moore,
w R Morley,J H Morrow. Miss
Sallie Newman, VIM Obrien, M M
Pumeu, T Page, ] H Parks, A
Ryan, J E StAhl. K M Surns, Hen
nv Sturns, GP Stewart, G E
Swartzpager, Mrs. Ella Smlth, F
L Watson, James Wales
GEO. E. WORK, P. M.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07
As to Lager Beer.

No matter how many orders are re-
'eived, no beer ever leaves the best
German breweries Tuul it has been
landing for at leas, three months.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07

crease or at least maintain produc-
ton. Such has not been the case.
During the year the Importance of
new strikes have not been magnl-
fed, and through the columns OF
the Standard Oil company's subsl-
died press these new strikes have
been given a prominence wholly
unwarranted, for the purpose of
excusing an arbitrarily depressed
m srket. Production is nearly 2o,-
600 barrels per day lower in the
Pennsylvania and West Virginia
regions than it was one year ago.
Many promising pools have been
rounded up" and their limits dis
coveted to be much smaller then
anticipated.
Much money has been lost in a
fruitless effort to open new pools.
Producers who anticipated better
results from their investments have
become exceedingly tired and have
in a measure arrived at the conclu
sion to hold on to what producing
territory they have, taking such
wildcat interests as will be OF nom
inal expense and dividing the in,
terests among many holders. The
pipe line runs from the older and
more settled fields of the upper
country taken for the month of
November and compared with the
same month of last year would in
dictate a more rapid depletion Of
the producing rock than is gener-
ally supposed could take place in
such developments.
twenty-five to twenty seventy
per cent of a decrease in runs from
wells from such a nature of terri
tory is greater than could have been
predicted and all this decrease has
taken place under an advancing
market and most favorable condi-
tons for drilling operations
The decrease in the general pro-
duction verifies the oft repeated
statement published in the columns
of the Review that at least 1900
barrels of new production is requir-
ed each month to maintain the gen.
eral production at 81, 900 to IS, 900
barrels per day. The necessary
figures to maintain production has
not been reached during any one
month of the present year. When
it is beyond dispute that the pro-
duction of the old settled fields can
not be maintained and all the drill
ing in the southwest fails to keep
up the general daily average, pro.
ducers may we'll consider their
properties of much greater value
than even present conditions would
seemingly warrant. With the same
amount of drilling during another
year and the exhaustion and con-
demnation of thousands OF acres of
territory, the influence of any new
pools in depressing prices can be
but temporary. With the contin-
ued rapid depletion of stocks of
stocks of Lima oil and a decline
in Pennsylvania production anoth-
year should witness more encourag-
ing features for the producer than
he has experienced in many years
o. the past. Of course much de-
pepds on what the Standard Oil
Co. may consider justi6able price
for his product, as based con the
markets of the world" Just now
crude prices are rs to 80 cents low
er than the worlds markets justify,
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07
Heat of the Sun.

A geologist has figured out that the
whole coal supply of this planet, If
,urnt at once would not give as much
ieat as the sun does in the tenth Of a
econd.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07

The Marion Hupp well will also be
in this week.
The derrick at the last location
on E. c. Edwards was blown down
before it was finished, Not much
work has been done towards build
ing the rig since.
Locations were made on Jere-
miah Walton and Shannon Eng
lish lastsweek.
Taking it all in all the Wilson
Run oil field bids fair to become
one of the most prominent fields in
the Stale. Recent developments
and operations indicate that there
will be quite an amount of work
going on in the field this winter
Spirit of Democracy.
A NOVEL. OIL WELL
A novelty in the oil we'll line is
reported from Marietta. 1t is a
producing oil we'll in the bottom OF
the Ohio river. The we'll was drilled
when the water was low, but in lis
submerged condition is a good
payer, yielding twenty-five barrels
day without being pumped. River
contractors are litigating over own,
ership. One contractor leased an
island which the sandbar connects
with the shore, and another con
tractor, when the water was low
leased the sand bar. The leasers
of the island now want SIS ooc
from the man who leased the LAND
to the second contractor
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07
OIL i NOTES.
From Wednesdays Daily

Is J. I. A. Hawkins at ELK FORK
is in the sand. No. : Joel Tuttle
is being cased and rigs are up for
No. 6 Joel Tuttle and No. 4 Wood.
Washington County. Ohio, news
Up to date: The ]. w. Henderson
well on the Jno Reishman farm is
producing in its present condition
100 barrels natural. There is a
very heavy flow of gas. J. N.
Edwards No. I, which is 200 feet
north from Reishman No. is build
ing and spudding will begin some
time this week.
George Kress No. has been To-
Gated on the west of Reishman No.
2, at distance VI about 900 feet,
and the zig is building.
Tho United States Oil company
is urging its No. I Kline. Terri
tory in that section Can be had at
any price and their was considera-
bic property changing hands last
week. Some three or four assign
ments were made. The Carter Oil
company is gaining control of every
thing that they can. Marietta cap
italists are buying royalties in the
new pool that has recently been
opened up by J. w. Henderson.
Royalty is rather high, when Hen
derson offered Jno. Reishman $4,000
for one-half royalty in so acres and
had his offer refused.
Contracts have been let for the
drilling of several more wells and
they will be started very soon.
There will be some fortune made
or lost in that locality, as business
is more active in that section of the
oil country than anywhere else.
The Brush Run Oil company's
No $ Smith, at Hebron, began
drilling Monday. This company
has very nice piece of property
in this lease. Nos. 1, 2 and 3 COL
1ectively are producing about IS
barrels day regularly, and this is
doing very we'll for shallow wells,
The No. a is the only incubus On
the lease. This is a dry hole.
Up to the hour of going to press
nothing has been heard here in re-
gard to J. w. Henderson & Cos
No. I Rashman at Wilson run and
the inference is that the work has
been delayed again. The well is
now making nice productio$ You
to- of the Big Injun and is Very
strong gaSser. The interest in the
development OF this we'll is very
strong.
From Thursdays Daily
The Whiskey Run pool in
Richie county has never been a
very profitable one for operators,
and a vast amount of money has
been sunk in its development Re
cent reports from that territory,
however, have been of a somewha,
encouraging nature Last evening
J. K. Griffith returned from there
and had quite a bit of inter. sting
information to give out. The oil
men will be glad to learn that Ken
nedy & Lawrence's No. Miller
came in yesterday aud is showing
up for fifty barrel well. Their
No. is drilling at 1900 feet. The
Sonth PENIS No. q Hayhurst,
which came in rank buster this
week, is only 1,2oo feet south of
their No. 3, which is nice pro.
Queer. This company is now bus
lily engaged in drilling their Nos. 5
and s. No. I has been a heavy
gasser for over two years now;
No. is in class with No. 1. Hasey
& Co.'S No. Andy Miller will
reach the sand the middle of next
if no accident intervenes. The AS
sociated Producers No. 3 Brooks
will reach the sand the latter part
of this week.
II was renOrfed last eueniro RI AZ
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07


when Mr.. Myers left in the evening
the we'll was making eight barrels
an hour regularly, and message
received from there near midnight
stated that it was still keeping up
to that record. There is certainly
grounds for the belief that this we'll
will be good for at least IS barrels a
day.
The St. Marys territory is rap
idly forging to the front. Follow
ing the Myers & Underwood rich
strike is Mallory Bros. No. Bar
ret which came in Yesterday, and
will be good for between forty and
fifty barrels.
The Woods6eld, Ohio, territory
Is now confronted with a new con-
dition. Everything has been run
ming very smoothly for the oil men
over therein fact, too smooth to
be permanent. A dry hole has been
All unknown evil until this week
when they come three strong.
Barnsdall has two and Sam Galley
one, but we have been unable to
learn the location of these. 1t is
claimed that the busters are outside
the development, and it is to be
hoped that this is true.
Nothing very definite has been
heard from the much discussed
Reishman No. I, J. W. Henderson
& Co., at Wilson run. The we'll
should have been drilled through
the Big Ipjun some time last night,
and the lack of'wire communication
over there with the outside world
accounts for the little information
received here. Civil Engineer ].
Summons returned from there last
evening, where he had been sur.
veying the Reishman farm. He
informs the Review reporter that it
began drilling about three o'clock
in the afternoon, and that it had
filled up 1000 feet with oil. The
bailer was lost in the we'll Monday,
and it was not until late Tuesday
night that this was fshed out. J.
c. ZONES returned several hours
after Mr.. Sammons, and he is quot
ed as saying that the we'll was
showing up for only a small pro-
duction in the first pay, but that
there were strong hopes of some
thing much better when the second
pay was reached.
We recently reviewed the variety
of mishaps which had followed the
drilling of the Gerrge A. Shryock
No. 1 wildcat on the WOODBURY.
farm. The latest obstacle was a
rush Of water below the 4Z8 casing
which necessitated the removal of
this casing and the roaming OF the
hole down to the top of the Big
Lime. This has been successfully
accomplished and no further troub-
lie is anticipated.
The report is travelling about this
afternoon that Boyers & Co.'S No.
Fluharty, or according to the
new numbering, No. 1-24 had been
drilled in deeper and was producing
at the rate of from 500 to 600 bar
rels a day. 1t is barely possible
that this report Is true. The peo
pie who should know are in igno
rance, but say that it might have
happened without their knowledge.
This we'll was tapped several weeks
ago, and has been making an even
daily production of about 800 bar
rels. Being satisfied with this show
ing, the operators discontinued
drilling, and left the we'll in charge
of Elmer Wolff. One of the own.
ers stated to the Review reporter
this afternoon that the latter might
have taken the responsibility of
drilling the we'll deeper, and if so,
the reported result is. of course.
probable. A gentleman from New
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

act. Provided. however. that in the
mining, manufacture or production Of
articles Of merchandise, the cost Of
which Is mainly made up of wages, 1t
shall not be unlawful for persons, firms
or corporations doing business In this
State to enter into joint arrangements
Of any sort, the principal object or ef-
feet of which Is to maintain or increase
wages. approved June 10, 1917
Sec. 2. 1t shall not be lawful for any
corporation to Issue or to own trust
certificates, or for any corporation,
agent, officer or employees, or the dlrec.
tors or stockholders Of any corporation
to enter into any combination, contract
or agreement with any person or per.
sons, corporation or corporations, or
with any stakeholder or director there.
Of. the purpose and effect of which
combination, contract or agreement
shall he to place the management or
control Of such combination or com.
binatiOns. or the manufactured product
thereof. in the hands of any trustee or
trustees, with the intent to limit or fix
the price. or lessen the production and
sale of an article of commerce, use or
consumption. or to prevent. restrict or
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

diminish the manufacture or output of
any such article.
=
O. ANY PURCHASER OF ANY
ARTICLE OR COMMODITY FROM
ANY INDIVIDUAL. COMPANY OR
CORPORATION IRA ACTIN q
BUSINESS CONTRARY TO ANY
PROVISION OF THE PREVIOUS
SECTIONS OF THIS ACT. SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE PRICE
OR PAYMENT OF SUCH ARTICLE
OR COMMODITY, AND MAY PLEAD
THIS ACT AS A DEFENSE IN ANY
SUIT FOR SUCH PRICE OR PAY.
MENT.
A number Of trusts that are eating
the lives out Of the people have been
set aside for disciplining;
But the trust which the farmers are
after, ana In fact all Of the grain deal.
ers Of the State, IL the infamous Ele.
vat0r and Warehouse Trust, created by
the last Legislature.
Methods Of public warehouse men In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

books, became a law and went into ef-
feet June II. 1891:
POOLS, TRUSTS AND COMBINES
PROHIBITED.
An act to provide for the punishment
Of persons, co.partncrshIps or cOrpOr.
atoms forming pools. trusts ana com.
blnes, ana mode OF procedure anu
rules Of evidence In such cases.
Section !. BE 1t enacted by the
people OF the State of Illinois. repre-
scented In the General Assembly: II
any corporation organized under the
laws Of this or any other State or coun.
try, for transactlng or conducting any
kind OF business In this State, or any
partnership or Individual or other as.
ISOLATION OF persons whatsoever, shall
create, enter Into, become a member Of
or a party. to any pool, trust, agree.
ment, combination, confederation or
understanding with any other corpora.
ton, partnership, Individual. or any
other person or association OF persons
to regulate Or tx the price OF any arti.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

Gle Of merchandise or commodity, or
shall enter into, become member of
or a party to any pool, agreement, con-
tract, combination or confederation to
fix or limit the amount or quantity OF
any article, commodity or merchandise
TO be manufactured, mined, produced
or sold in this State, such corporation,
partnership or individual or other as
ISOLATION OF persons shall be deemed
and adjudged guilty OF a conspiracy
to defraud, aud be subject to indict.
ment, aud punished 40 provided In this
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17
SENATOR F. A. BUSSE.
Twenty.tirst District.

dealing In grain We're scathingly de-
nOunced at the recent meeting OF the
Grain Dealers National Association In
the Chicago Beach Hotel, and the
speaker who presented the arrange
mmt, Samuel II. Greeley of the Chi
cagO Board Of Trade, threatened that
II legislation did not soon relieve the
aggravated condition, its abolition
would be made the substance of pop
ular demand backed by force of arms.
The speaker laid the responsibility for
The condition he deplored at the door
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

Most of the new members of the Leg
islature who have been talked with by
The Eagle are brimful of antitrust
legislation.
"A searching inquiry Is to be made rs
to why the antitrust legislation now
Oh the statute books Is not enforced.
The act of 1891 provides that any.
thing bought of a trust, whether air.
water, or other material, does not have
to he paid for by the purchaser.
The Secretary of state recently sent
copies of this act broadcast and 1t has
stirred up the new members prodig-
iOusly.
The trusts viii suffer at Springfield
this winter.
The following act now on the statute
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

as directed. The recipient of the wad
Is now candidate for Speaker.
~0A
When the people get out with ropes
to hang people. Mr.. Mayor, they won't
forget the Gas Trust and its friends.
When mobs get to hanging people they
sometimes take in more than their i'll
citers bargain for.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

One of the members of the Lcgsla.
tnrc, who wants 10 he Speaker OF the
next House, was handed his "wad"
while he was lying in bed sick at
Springfield for voting tor the Infamous
Elevator bill. This can be easily
proven.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

Two of the men who took money for
passing the Elevator Bill are cand!-
dates for Speaker Of the next Lcgisla-
ture.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

'Tell him TO send my wad TO my
room, for ] am in bed Sick" was the
message sent by member Of the last
Legislature to the distributor Of the
Elevator doodle. His ''wad" was sent
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

DO the people like the robbery they
are forced to put up with AT the hands
of the Gas Trust: They have to Ike 1t
The Gas Trust paid the Legislature tt
pass Il law forbldding competition.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
CLOSE OF THE WEEK
Average of Prices on Stock Ex-
change Show a Net Advance.
Railroad List Was Dull and Only Slight
Changes Were Developed.

New York, Oct. 29.-With the exoep-
ton of last Monday, the average Of
prices on the stock market has shown
a net advance for each day since Wed
nesday, October 10. There was a gen
eral expectation therefore that there
would be the selling today, which is
customary among professional traders
at the end of the week
The buoyant tone of some of the spec
ialties held the market firm in the first
hour of the short session. Consolidated
Gas and Third Avenue jumped six
points, the former on talk Of the ter
mination OF the local gas war. Tobacco
continued aggressive and advanced on
the strength of the developing, showed
the accretion of plug tobacco compan-
les. The stock was very active, and
large blocks were absorbed to make
stock, The process Of bidding up the
price of the Federal Steel securities
also continued. Advances in these and
in Metropolitan Street Railway New
Jersey Central, Minnesota Iron and In
ternational Paper preferred were be-
tween one and two points.
Meantime the railway list was very
dull and showed only slight changes,
although nearly all changes were frac-
tional The publication of Burlington
statement for September resulted in
activity in the grangers at the expense
of values. Losses reached about a
point in the other members of the
group, and one-half in Burlington it.
self
There was general reaction in the
railway list in sympathy, but the rail
road stocks generally were not active
and losses were confined to fractions.
The delayed movement of wheat in
Burlington's territory, and the large
proportion of it's business that is given
to corn, were advanced to explain the
poor showing.
Prices continued heavy in the rail
roads to the close, but net declines were
restricted to fractions outside the gram
gers and specialties.
The bank statement was without in
f1uence on stocks, though the growing
strength of the clearinghouse institu-
tions was evident.
Government deposits figured largely
in the cash increase, and the large eX-
pansion of loans must again be credit
ed for the most part to operations IN
exchange incidental to lending money
abroad. The strength of silver was at
tributed 20 buying orders from the
Spanish government.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30

was not large. enough to be removed by
this elaborate process. the cutting off
of the stick was not done and the earth
was simply dug away from around the
base and the pole was lowered to the
ground whole.
Thus far only the poles on Front
street have been removed, but soon
those along Mechanic street will follow,
and when this is done all the wires Of
the Western Union Company in the
center of the city will be underground
AT present the company has las wires
entering the Main street office in three
cables and these are being fitted with a
patent type of fuse to prevent the burn
ing out of instruments by lightning or
by excessive currents that may reach
the wires from trolley or power cur
rents that may become grounded.