The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-06
notice.!
INVESTORS
Will Do Well to Note
the Following Facts

THE OIL FROM THE FIELDS Oh
ONO. PENNSYLVANIA AND WES1
VIRGINIA HAS MADE MORE ME>
RICH THAN ANY OTHER PRODUCT
TAKEN FROM THE GROu ND. THf
LEADING FiNANCIERS OF TIL
UNITED STATES HAVE MADE
THEIR ORIGINAL FORTI MES IN
OIL. OIL Is LIKE GOLD. WHER
EVER \ NEW FIELD Is DlSCON
Erred THERE Is IMMEDIATELY 4
RUSH To THAT LOCALITY TO PAR
TICIPATE IN THE WEALTH THAI
Is SURE TO FOLLOW.
AFTER TIE FIRST BURST OF EN-
CITEMENT AND THE BOON" IS
OVER IN \ NEWLY DISCOVERED
Oil. FIELD THE BUSINESS BE
COMES \ SETTLED AND SIRE
ONE.
IT SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD Bi
THE AVERAGE OIL INVESTOR
THAT THE OIL OF Roth TENAS
AND CALIFORNIA HAS no COM
MERCIAL VALUE ENCEPT FOR
FUEL AND AT LOW PRICES, OF
WHICH ONLY \ LIMITED AMOUNT
CAN EVER BE SOLD
PROPERLY SPEAKING. TENAS
AND CALIFoRNIA OIL COULD BET
TER BE CLASSED AS LIQUID COAL.
WHILE THE OIL OF PENNSYL-
NANIA. ONO AND VIRGINIA Is
THE OIL OF COMMERCE. FROM
WHICH ARE EXTRACTED BEN
ZINE. KEROSENE. NASEL1NE.
NAPHTHALINE. GASOLINE. LtBil-
eating OH. AND MANY OTHER
BYrRODUCTS.
WEST VIRGINIA. ACCORDING TO
NITED STATES GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY. Is NOW TIE LARGEST
COMMERCIAL OIL PRODUCING
STATE IN THE COUNTRY. AND.
LIKE THE CID AND RELIABLE
FIELDS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND
OHIO. HAS LONG SINCE PASSED
THE ROOM PERIOD. AND Is NOW
AND HAS BEEN GIVING \ CON
SrANTLY INCREASING PRoDuC-
TloN CT HIGH-GRADE CONNER
CIAL OIL. WHICH WARRANTS
SUCH EXCEPTIONAL DIVIDENDS.
WEST VIRGINIA. ONO AND PENN
SYLNANlA Is THE TERRITORY IN
WHICH THE STANDARD OIL CON-
PANY HAVE MADE THEIR GREAT
WEALTH.
IN PURCHASING OIL STOCK THE
INVESTOR SHOULD TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION WHETHER HE IS
ASKED TO INVEST UPON MERE
rEuMiSES OR UPON RELIABLE
FACTS. WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS:
FiRST-HAS THE COMPANY PRO
IL CING WELLS:
SECCNE-IS THE OIL PRODUCED
HY THESE WELLS COMMERCIAL
OIL. HAVING y READY MARKET:
THIRD is THE MANAGEMENT
OF THE COMPANY IN THE HANDS
OF EXPERIENCED AND RELIABLE
MEN, WITH \ KNOWLEDGE OF
THE OIL BUSINESS:
FOURTH - Is THE COMPANY
EARNING AND PAYING GOOD DINI-
DENDS?
FIFTH - Is THE CONDITION OF
THE COMPANY CONTINUALLY M
PROVING. THUS INSURING AN IN
CREASE IN THE VALUE OF THE
STOCK!
INVESTMENTS IN AN OIL COM
pANY WHICH MEET THESE RE
QUIREMENTS ARE FULLY As SAFE
AS A SAVINGS BANK. ANY ONE
PURCHASING STOCK OF THIS
CHARACTER WILL BE REWARDED
WITH LARGE RETURNS ON HIS
INVESTMENT AND WILL BE AS
SrRED OF \ LIFETIME INCOME.
AND GREATLY PROFIT By THE
RISE OF VALUE IN HIS CERTIFI-
Gates.
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE
SAND FORK EXTENSION OIL COM
PAY WILL PROVE THAT IT MEETS
ALL THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS.
IT HAS wf~S PRODUCING THE
HIGHEST GRADE OF COMMERCIAL
OIL. WHICH is SOLD TO THE
STANDARD OIL COMPANY AND
TAKEN REGULARLY THROUGH |
IT'S PIPE LINES. ,hE MANAGE
MENT OF THE COMPANY Is IN !
THE HANDS OF MEN WELL |
KNOWN AND SUCCESSFUL IN THE |
OIL BUSINESS. WHOSE INTEGRITY |
CANNOT BE QUESTIONED.
THE COMPANY is EARNING AND |
PAYING DIVIDENDS AT THE RATE |
OF . PER CENT PER MONTH ON
THE INVESTMENT. AS WELL AS !
EXTRA DIVIDENDS FROM TIME TO |
TIME THE DIVIDEND FOR OCTO-
BER WILL BE STILL HIGHER
THE COMPANY is DRILLING NEW
WELLS ALL THE TIME. AND THE
STOCK Is INCREASING IN VALUE /
EVERY DAY.
MESSRS. +. Il. HOLDEN y co. OF
20 BROAD STREET. NEW YORK.
WHO ARE THE FISCAL AGENTS OF
THE SAND FORK EXTENSION OIL
AND WE'RE ALSO THE
AGENTS OF THE SAND
FORK PETROLEUM COMPANY 80
HAS PROVEN SUCH a STC-
OFFERING \ SMALL
AMOUNT OF THE TREASURY
STOCK AT 5OC PER SHARE. THEY
WILL BE GLAD TO FURNISH ANY
ONE APPLYING WITH ANY ADDI-
TIONAL INFORMATION THAT MAY
BE DESIRED.
(. r. HOLDEN & CO.,