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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22

the residence portion of the city caught
the fever and proceeded to dishgure their
lawns with derricks and lengths Of oil
pipe. On some of the streets OF Los An
geles one will see an ugly black derrick
In front of every house, while at least
half the residences have a second der
rick in the back yard. As a consequence
of the fact that the land I'm the city Is
split up into many small holdings, no
territory ever had a more rapid develop
ment that this Los Angeles section Wells
have been put down in some cases not
more than fifty or seventy-fve feet apart.
This naturally followed from the fact
that every man was eager to develope
his land as far as possible, and when his
neighbor drilled two wells within the
space Of an ordinary city lot, he was
compelled TO do likewise in self-defense
The result of this Is that the oil sand Is
being rapidly drained Of it's brown fluid
and the life Of the local industry has
undoubtedly been shortened. II will make
a great record while Il lasts, however
for down TO the present time the Los
Angeles district has to its credit more
than seven million barrels Of OIL and the
city has firmly established itself as the
headquarters OF the industry In Southern
chliforna. having fiourishing oil ex-
change which does a business iu oil stocks
OF more than a hundred thousand dollars
n month. although Il r. run on a very
conservative basis. being controlled by
some OF the leading business men and
oil experts Of tho city.
- baby nowhere else IN the world Ia
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
WEST COASTS OIL BOOM.
MONEY TO NE DUG OUT OF TIE
EARTH IN CALIFORNIA OIL.

Los Angeles "a City of Derricks-Hun-
dreds of oil Wells sunk in the
Sands Under the Pacific Ocean, Mt
SummerIRnd - Mighty Fortunes
Made In the Kearn River District
Property sold for $3.50 Per Acre
Eighteen Months Ago, Now In
creased Thousand Fold in value.
Grocery Clerk Makes $40 400, 900
in Two Yenrs-tse of OF ns Fuel,
Replacing Coal in Manufacturing
and Railroad Operations.
San Francisco, April 20-NeXt to a
gold discovery there is nothing that
can cause such a stampede as the find
ang OF oil The oil fever is a sort of
mental germ disease, and when the
bacillus gets into a mans mind, he casts
his steady going business habits 10 the
winds and rushes off on a search that
terminates only when he has struck it
rich or has worn himself out in a fruit
aess chase after this will-o -the-wisp.
This is the situation in a large part
OF Southern California to-day There has
been an influx of boomers, oil prospect
ors and adventures of all kinds that
outdoes the record of Klondike or Cape
Nome. Towns have sprung up on the
bare sand hills and have advanced in a
few months to the rank Of cities. All
over the region between the Coast
Range and the Sierra Madre mountains,
and from Siskiyou TO San Bernardina,
thousands of outfits are at work putting
down wells while the men who have
used up their available cash In acquir-
ing claims, are busy with pick and shovel
trying to dig down to the oil-bearing
sand, or are looking for somebody to
stake them to carfare back east so that
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22

there such picturesque oil field as ex-
lists at Summerland, in Santa Barbara,
where the wells have been pushed right
out into the Pacific and oil is being pump
ed from beneath the waters OF old ocean
itself. The town is situated beside the
ocean on the sides OF steep hills. Be
tween the hills and the water there is
a narrow strip Of level land a quarter Of
"a mile wide and a mile long Five years
ago man named Williams sunk a well
on the beach in front Of the town. struck
oil, and started what is known in Cali
forn!a as the beach rush. which has
covered the narrow level strip In front Of
the town with a forest Of derriCks.
year after this discovery j. b. Tredwell
built an oil wharf out into the ocean and
sunk well from it: He drilled through
the first oil sand which is less than a
hundred feet below the surface, and
struck "A second oil bearing stratum
which has proved more profitable than
the first one. Mr. Tredwell now has over
20 feet OF oil whsrves. carrying a dozen
wells, and his example has been followed
by other prOspectors unUl the coast
waters for mile or more break under
piers which carry hundreds Of these der
ricks Up to date the Summerland wells
have not produced as large flow as
those in some OF the other sections, but
on the Other hdnd the cost OF drhllnE Is
less and IL is not necessary to go down
more than 200 feet to reach the lower
bearing stratum. 1t is noteworthy fact
that the further out from shore a well
is drilled the thicker the oil stratum is
found to be, and as the coast waters
are comparatively shallow for a long
distance out, il Is probable that within
a few years there will be oil derricks
half mile or more out to sea. One
great advantage of the Summerlapd dis
trict is that the oil can be loaded directly
from the wharves on which It is produced
into tank vessels. 1t sells for dollor
a barrel at the pier.
At the present time the liveliest sec
ton OF the California oil fields is the
Kern River district. The first discovery
in this section was made about six miles
from Bakersfield, in May. 1899, at depth
OF only sixty feet. Later in the same
year the Discovery Wen' was put down
to a depth of $50 feet, and began pro-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
A TALK TO FARMERS.
Mr.. Gilmore of Washington County
10 Laurens Planters.


to Laurens Planters.
Dublin, Ga, April 2l.-Mr George Gil
more of Warthen. Washington county. de-
livered one of the most practical talks
to the farmers of Laurens county yester-
day ever heard in this city.
Mr.. Gilmore came 10 Dublin by invita-
ton of the Cotton Growers Protective
Association of Laurens county to talk
principally on cotton culture, and he gave
just such a talk as the farmers wanted.
He started out by saying that to success
fully farm. one must experiment with his
land and determine just what 1t needs in
the way of fertilizers and then to provide
that fertilizer. Upon his farm, he said,
he uses four tons of fertilizers per acre,
which, in his opinion, is a small enough
quantity to use. He said he puts half OF
the fertilizers he expects to use under the
cotton or corn when he planted It and the
other half in the middle OF the rows
some time after the crop had commenced
to grow. In his opinion the secret OF sue
cessful farming is to pillow deep, fertilize
heavy and cultivate fast After he
thinks he has worked his crop enough he
gives it another good working. Frequent
ly he had plowed his cotton one week and
picked IL tne next. a goou ruie, Sdiu ne
is to work the fastest when the dust flies
the thickest.
Mr. Gilmore advised the farmers TO keep
their cattle out of their fields. A cow
said he, will take out of the field more
than she will sell for on the market. He
thinks it proper and profitable to allow
hogs the run of the fields
The members Of the Cotton Growers
Protective Association were so well pleas
ed with the talk given them by Mr.. Gil
more that they are contemplating arrang-
ing for an address from some representa-
tive farmer at every monthly meeting
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22

they can float company on the strength
who valued their entire worldly posses
sions a few months ago at few humid
red dollars are now rated at hundreds of
thousands over the whole movement
there is the glamoar OF oil that Is worthy
70 be ranked with the fuel of Aladdin's
lamp in its fortune giving potentialities
The oil excitement has made some big
changes in Southern California within
the past year or so. 1t has transformed
Los Angeles from quiet, pleasant resi-
dence town into q city of derricks, with
the smell of coal oil in the air, and
with big petroleum exchange in which
fortunes can be won and lost as readily
as they can IN Wall street Los Angeles
IS the only part Of the region in which
the development has reached anything
ike its maximum point.and this restricted
district is flowing more than a million
barrels year.
The man who left Los Angeles ten years
ago and returns there to-day will find
II impossible to recognize the town. The
richest finds in this district have been
made within the city limits The boom
was started by two men who dug well
with pick and shovel at the corner OF
Patton and State streets, near the Second
Street Park. When their strike was fol-
lowed by others on the other side of the
city everybody who owned a lot in the
proved district decided to take a try at
oil hunting. Men who owned houses in
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22

ducing oil at the rate of thirty barrels
day This started the rush to Bakers
field. and since that time thousands OF
wells have been sunk. Most of them yield
a flow of from twenty-five to seventy
five barrels per day, although hundred
barrel gusners have been found not fire.
quently. The oil stratum is Of exceptional
thickness, in manw places from three
to five hundred feet through. This prom
ises a long period Of productivity which
will make the total return from each well
extraordinarily profitable. A number of
experts who have examined the field
have estimated the probable flow of oil
at from 10000 to 10000 barrels per acre.
The Typographical situation of the
Kern River field is peculiar. 1t lies at
the southern end of the San Joaquin
valley just above the junction of the
Sierra Nevada and the Coast Range
Thus the field is surrounded on three
sides by mountains which form a basin
filled with shale and oil bearing sand
which is held by strata of clay above and
below This situation has impressed every
oil expert who has visited the region and
1t is fact that practically every well
that has been put down within this BASIN
Inside the dish pen," as they say in
Bakersfield-has been a profitable pro-
Queer.
Bakersfield is the center point of the
Kern River excitement, and Ii is in all
respects a remarkable place at present
1t was considered a dead town in Cali
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received by the I'M
dersigned until 9 a. m. May b. 1901, for
the erection and completion of three
story dormitory and a two-story dining
hall for the University of Georgia at
Athens, Ga. Plans and specifications can
be seen at the ONCE of G. L. Norman,
Atlanta, Ga. Each bid must be accom-
panied with a certified check for five
hundred dollars as a guarantee that IL
the bid is accepted the bidder will give
bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars
faithfully to perform his contract. In
case OF acceptance and failure to give
bond the said check for Ave hundred dol
lars will be kept by the Trustees OF the
university as damages. The Trustees re-
serve the right to reject any and all bids.
A. L. HULL,
Secretary Board of Trustees University
OF Georgia, Athens, Ga.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22

fornia up to the time OF the oil discover
les. The land was about as unpromising
for agricultural purposes as could be
found with the limits of the state and
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
which held most OF II was glad to dis
pose of 1t at the rate of $3.50 per acre
Even after the first discovery the rail-
road company did not awake to the values
of the bonanza which It held, and sold
good many acres at this price which
II would be glad TO buy back now at a
thousand dollars apiece. Hundreds OF
acres that the Southern Pacific let go
out at from $3.50 to 500 have changed
hands four or five times since then. al
ways at a rising scale, which now reaches
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
GROWING COTTON DAMAGED.
Many Plants Killed and General re.
planting VIII He Necessary.

Albany, Ga, April I.-There is no
longer a doubt that the cold snap has Sc
riousy damaged growing cotton. In some
fields every plant has been killed, and re-
planting will be necessary. Telegraphic
orders for cotton seed are still pouring
IN from the surrounding country, and all
cannot be filed. Last nights cold does
not seem to have increased the injury to
watermelons and canteloupes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.

-~-~-~~~--~-~-~-~-~~~~--~
BRYAN.-The relatives and friends of
Mrs. Mary Bryan and her daughters,
Miss Susan Bryan, and Mrs. ]. ]. Farris,
are respectfully invited to attend the fu-
neral of the former from her late resi-
dence. 2o5 Anderson street, west, this aft
ernoon at O'Clock. b.
HICKS. The relatives and friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Hicks, are in
vited to attend the funeral of their in
FAM son, William E., from No. 116 Thirty
second street, west, at o'clock, this
afternoon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
stnrtcd On MachInc shon..

onerman, Ca, April a.-News has just
reached here by telephone OF the burn
ing OF the large saw mill OF the South
orn Pine Company at Saginaw. The fire
originated hi the machine shops at II 30
"a. m. The entire plant with exception OF
small portion OF the lumber yard was
destroyed. This was known AZ NH No 3.
ana was located on the Wnycross Air
Line Railway two miles west OF Nichols.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22

of many persons will do it better than
the coal itself. The oil. therefore, prom
Uses to make its own market and to
prove OF the greatest importeanc to the
whole Pacific coast region in encourage
ing its industrial development and maxi
mig 1t one of the great manufacturing
centers of the United States.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
CHEAPEST RLACE IN THE CITY.

We wash your clothes just white like
snow, so fair. We use Octagon soap and
the clothes never fade. We give you
satisfaction and guarantee the best work.
Shirts Sc, New Shirts 10c, Shirt Waists
l5c. Undershirts &c, Drawers &c, Collars
nc, Cuffs Sc. Handkerchefs. lkc Socks
De-. Pants Cleaned 25c. Family Clothes
mixed. a dozen, zoe: Family, all starch
Clothes, a dozen, 800; Duck skirts zoe.
Linen Suits soc.
Our delivery wagon will call for linen.
ROBERT G. TONG CO.,
First Glass Chinese Laundry.
Bell Phone 1900. 323 Broughton, east.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
SOUTHERN PINE MILL BURNED.

MIL No. at Saginaw Destroyed
with 100000 Feet of Lumber-Air
Line Depot and Many Cars Also
Burned.
Fitzgerald, Ca. April 2l-The Southern
Pine Mills. one of the largest in the state,
located at Saginaw, thirty-one miles east
OF Fitzgerald on the wsycross Air Line
Railway, was destroyed by fire this after
noon. together with the Air Line depot.
number of box and fiat cars. besides over
10000 feet of lumber The loss is esti-
mated in the thousands, partly covered by
insurance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
GEORGIA CHAUTAUoUA OPENS.
BaccaIaureate sermon Delivered by
Rev. j. II. Barroys TO 3,O0O People.

Albany. Ca. April 21.-A congregation
of 1900 persons witnessed the opening of
the thirteenth annual assembly Of the
Georgia Chautauqua this morning. The
annual baccalaureate sermon was deliver
ed by Rev. John Henry Barrows. d. D.. OF
Ohio, DIT. Barrows IL president OF Oberlin
College and was the originator ana presi-
dent of the Worlds Parliament of Reli-
gions held in connection with the Colun-
bian exhibition at Chicago. The outlook
is bright for the most successful assem-
bly, in the history of the Georgia Chau-
tauoua
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
SCHOONER noNIFORM WRECKED.
Was Bound From Tampa to HOndu-
ras with Lumber.

Tampa, Fla, April PA report reaches
here to-day from the lower Gulf coast
that the schooner Boniform, bound to
Honduras from this port, with lumber,
is a wreck from the storm. The vessel
left Tampa in the face of the storm
Thursday, and is reported to have been
driven ashore near Egmont light. The
cargo of lumber is reported afioat on the
bay. The vessel was the property of Capt.
X. C. Jones of this city. and was engage
ed in the fruit trade. No other particu-
lars regarding the crew have been receiv.
ed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.
GOV. A. ID. GAMBLER
at $50 p. m.

at S.oO p. m.
The orphan house and grounds will be
open to the public during the day.
Cars viii leave depot, Whitaker and
Fortieth streets. at $50, 1880 a. m, 1900
m, 1870 p. M. 2:So p. M, $50 p. IN. and
1870 p m Returning. leave Bethesda at
2.So D. M, 80. 4:S0, $50 and $50 p. m.
Tickets SOC: children and servants half
price. For sale at the usual places and
from the stewards of the society, namely:
A. s. Nichols. A Kessel. --t'.s
Hugh Logan, John II. Fox,
J. w. Jackson, j. Cooper Harris.
f. E. KeiIbach, VIM. A. Reaves,
Joseph Phillips, W. W. Pringle,
A. II. Chapman, w b. Stubs,
C. A. Vetter. Wilbur Coney.
John OKeefe.
The annual meeting of the Union Socie-
ty and election of officers will be held in
the Orphan House at 2:S0 O'Clock p. M
J. II. ESTILL, President.
e. w. CUBBEDGE, Secretary.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
TO PLANT sHAD IN FLORIDA.
Government TO Furnish Commfssion-
err DetwiIer Two Cars OF Fry.

Tallahassee, Fla. April A.-John T.
Detwiler, one of the. Florida Fish Com
mIssioners. who is here in the interest of
fish legislation. received. a. message to-
day from George NJ. Bowers, United
States Fish Commissioner. containing the
information that. complying with Com
missioner Detwiler's request, two cars OF
shad fry. each in charge of a crew Of five
men, will be sent to Florida for distribu-
tion between the first and tenth of May.
Commissioner Detwier will personally SUI
perintend the distribution of the contents
of both cars in Florida waters.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
REDUCTION IN RENOvATIONs BY
THE NATIONAL MATTRESS. AND
0ESOyATIyG CO.

This is the season Of year to have your
mattresses and pillows renovated, and In
doing so, see that you get the best ser
vice. l have the only n1edicated steam
reuovater endorsed by physicians) IN sa-
vannsh, and am prepared to serve you
with frst-class work. Have made special
reduction IN prices Of renovations; cali
and get them; examine system Of doing
work, and Face your order. ~.
Carry fulS line of Iickings, feathers, etc.
J. r. BOOMER, :
Bell 'paone 1i3e. 331 Drayton Street..
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22

CLEANSE YOUR BLOOD.

Now Is the time to cleanse your blood
and avoid spring sickness. Graybeard Is
the Identical purifier required now. Gray
beard dispels that tired, languid. lazy
feeling. Graybeard restores that appe-
lite. Graybeard makes you digest what
you eat. Graybeard makes new blood,
rich blood and sends you into pring
feeling superb. Do not neglect. Do DOT
delay. Take a bottle home tonight
REsPREss DRUG. CO.. Props.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
ST. LOUIS WINS FROM CHICAGO.
Dcnovan's Men Found Menefee an
Easy Thing.

st. Louis. April 21.-st. Louis won from
Chicago to-day with total OF II runs
TO s. Donovsn's men managed to Stretch
every safe hit into a tally and touched
Menefee up for quite a number in three
different innings. Score: R.H.E.
St. Louis 20 3 0 4 x-l2 u
Chicago 30 0 0 0 0 O-5 6 =
Batteries-Sudhoff and Nichols; Menefee
and Chance. Attendance 11,O0o.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
BUSINESS NOTICES.

II you have any eye troubles consult
US. If you need glasses we want TO nj
you. II you need treatment will ADVISE
you. Have you seen our latest machih-
cry for tense grinding, it is the most COM
plete plant In the South, and enables us
to compete with any establishment in the
country for fine prescription work. Bring
US your Oculist Ris, and get your glasses
the same day.
DIR. II. sCHwAB & SUN,
All Bull street.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
THE WAY TO CLEAN CARPETS.

The only way to get your carpets prop
erIy taken up. cleaned and taken care OF
for the summer, is TO turn the job over
10 the District Messenger and Delivery
Co, telephone 2, or call at 80 Montgomery
street, and they will make you an esti-
mate on the cost OF the work. Prices
reasonable. They also pack, move and
store furniture and pianos. n
c. H .MEDLoCK. Supt. and Mgr.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
LIME. CEMENT, PLASTER

We have the largest stock OF the best
goods. Get our prices before you pay
more to oshers.
ANDREW HANLEY COMPANY.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22

THE CHATHAM BANK,
SAVANNAH
LEOPOLD ADLER, President.
c. S. ELLIS. Vice Presidep,
JOHN r. DILLON, Cashier.
BARRON CARTER, Asst. Cashier
sohcits the accounts Of individusts
firms, banks, associations ana corro.''
tons. PV'a-
Liberal favors extended to corresnoD.
ing banks. as our unsurpassed facni,e.
lor collecting insure prompt returns
Buys AND SELLS FOREIGN ~
SnANGE, WRITES LETTERS np
SREDIT AND ISSUES BANK MONFv
Or EUROPE. Al u )
interest compounded quarterly on 4.
POSTS IN the SAVINGS DEPARTNJrn.,,
sate'y Deposit Boxes and Vaults -.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
WALL PAPERS,
STRING CLEANING.
AND aAsoNs' sUP-
PLIES.

Cement. Lime. Plaster. Hair and River
sand. Prompt delivery. Reasona Bile price.
SAVANNAH BUILDING SUPPLY CO.,
Corner Dray,On and Congress.
Phone 5ls.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
SPRING LANGUOR.

Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is what you
need at this season TO brace you up. It's
medicine for everyone. young or old. To
tone up the nerves. sharpen the appetite.
build Arm flesh. rid the system OF all i'm
purities and cure stomach disorders there
Is nothing like Il. II IL a safeguard against
Insomnia or attack OF blllousnoss. See that
our Private Revenue stamp covers the
neck OF the bottle.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22

CHOCOLATES, hon BoNS.
The finest line of Chocolates. Bon Bons.
in the city.
Cakes and all kinds Of Pastry.
Try our Ice Creams and sherbets They
can't be beat
French Cream Speciality.
BELsINGER a GROSS,
Y Broughton street, west.
TELEPHONES 26S.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
SPECIAL NOTICE.

The Vale Royal Manufacturing Com
pany have started their new saw mill
and have for sale at wholesale or retail
a full line OF their famous brands Of Cy-
press Shingles. They also have on hand
a full stock OF Cypress and Ash Lumber
a, reasonable prices. Boats can load at
our wharves.
ii. p. SMART. President
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22

Cincinnati. April n.-The game with
Pittsburg to-day was postponed on ac-
count Of rain.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.
HONDs EXECUTED.

nv the American Bonding and Irul'
Company Of Baltimore We are Autno, ,
ned 10 execute locally Immediately jpn
application al bonds IA JUDICIAL W,
ststo~ courts and Of Administrators ara
DEARINo a HULL. Agen.s.
z,isohtns a.. Proyldsnt Buil1ins'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
IMPORTED GOODS

TMFOHTED UOODS.
Imported Sherries Bergudies, wurzbur-
ger Hof Brau Beer. coburger Beer
Finest goods In the market.
BECFdAIANS,
1l2-ii4 Whitaker.
p. S.-The Cafe is now one OF the best
In the country. Everything In season Is
served In the best style.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
a. 6. OELsCMIG, LIE FLoRIsT.

- = TT !" ""EE = N9UNNHoEs
Ia prepared TO furnish Flowers ana Deco.
rations for weddings and parties. Have
the largest and pre,tlest Palms for the
purpose In the state. The public cordial
~ invited 10 inspect my green houses
Plants Flowers and Designs. Leave or
defs with }. GARDNER Agent,
~ Brougi0n street, east
or eithfr telephone - Nursery, Thunder
bolt food.