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Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

The Union Republicans of Do
yer are making great preparations
for the coming campaign. They
have rented the room over the
store of J. J. Morris, on Locker
man street, and are fitting it up
for permanent headquarters. SEN
ator Alice, who is a resident at
Dover, has invited several of his
colleagues to be present this fall
and address the Republicans of
lower Delaware on the issues OF
the campaign.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

SPECIAL SERVICE FOR FRUIT. The
Steamers G. F. Brady and frankie
will commence June 9th and run on
alternate days going, daily service
for fruit. See time table. Passengers
will be carried only on Steamer Brady,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
from Smyrna Landing, and Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays from Phila-
delphia.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08
PETITIONING KENT COUNTY LEVY COURT.
Movement Set On POOt 10 Smyrna For haV-
ing a cOu0ty PesthOuse Erected.

Movement Set on Foot 10 Smyrna For i1aV-
ing a COuGty PesthOuse Erected.
A movement has been undertaken on
the part of DR.. E. S. Dwight of the
Town Board of Health, Samuel J. Rey-
nolds, president of the Town Council;
Harry B. Grieves, secretary of the
Town Council, and A. E. Jardine,
president of the Board of Trade, ask
ing the citizens of the various towns in
the county to petition Kent Levy
Court to have "a house or houses
erected where cases of contagious
diseases could be placed for proper
treatment" Since contagious diseases
are on the increase in the county, 1t
has been deemed necessary for the
welfare of all concerned that suitable
building should he erected aud main
tanned at the direction of the Levy
Court where all cases of a contagious
nature can be treated properly. The
petition is meeting with approval and
is being generally signed in all the
county towns.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

There will be meeting of the
Century Club Thursday morning,
9th at 10 o'clock a. III. in the club
rooms. Important business to
come before the club.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

Secretary of State c. R. Layton
has Just published and now ready
for distribution, a compilation of
the election laws of this State with
all amendments made at the last
session of the Delaware Legisla-
ture. The registration books are
also ready for distribution to the
registrars as soon as they are ap-
pointed.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

Monday was a busy day at
Smyrna Landing wharves, and for
several hours before the Steamer
Brady left, there was a hustle and
hustle among our strawberry ship
pers. While the shipments were
not as large as was expected
nevertheless there were many crates
of strawberries shipped to Phila-
delphia markets. The recent
heavy rains and the warm sun will
hasten the crop, and this week may
witness some lively scenes at the
Landing.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

The annual thank offering Ser
vice of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the M. E.
church will be held at the Parson-
age Monday evening June 18th.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

The Kings Daughters will meet
at the home of Mrs. Joseph L.
Beckett at 7 O'Clock tomorrow
evening, after which the company
will leave for the country home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Reed Lof-
land where they will spend a social
evening. Mrs. Lohand has al
ways taken the strawberry season
of the year to entertain the King 5
Daughters and it is an occasion of
much enjoyment to all who par
ticipate.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08
LOST.

On Friday, May 9th, between Under
woods Corner and Smyrna Landing, ONE
PAIR GENTLEMEN'S GOLD RIMMED
SPECTACLES, in E. P. Collins Case.
Reward is offered if returned to
E. P. COLLINS. Optician,
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

A Musical and Social will be
given by the Woman's Home
Missionary Society of the M. F.
Church at the home of Mrs. w. G.
Rooms Friday evening June 10th
at 8 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

Annual election of officers of
Harmony Lodge No. IS, A. F. A.
NJ. was held last Thursday even
ing. The following officers were
elected: w. M, Jas. N. Lloyd;
S. w, George H. Dick; ]. w,
Frank Gardner; Treas, Henry S.
Anthony; Secretary, Geo. NJ. Ste
venson; S. D., R. Hirons Clifton;
]. D., James A. Burchenal; S. S.,
Abel S. FAIRIES; J. S., Francis A.
Smith; Tyler, John P. Patterson.
After the election, repast was
held at Stevensons.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

On Tuesday, June IA, 1904, the
Greenspring Public School will give
an excursion to the Geological Gar
dens, Philadelphia, by Steamer G. F.
Brady from Flemings Landing. Leave
Flemings Landing at a. M, and
leave Philadelphia at p. m. Fare for
round trip so cents. This is an ex-
ceptionally good opportunity for g
pleasant trip to Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.
NORTH 7.15, S.S7, S.5s, A. NJ, S.45, 5.25, P. NJ.
SOurH SS7. $50, 11.45, A. M. 4.O9, 445, and
1852. M.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08
Closing of Mails.

Going North.-6.55, $50 A. M. S.2O, 500
73O p. M.
Going South.-S.O5, 11.2O A. NJ. APO,
7.S0P. NJ.
For Clayton and Oxford r. P. o. and
Clayton, Del, sos A. NJ, and 800 P. NJ,
Townsend and Centreville r. P. o. and
Clayton and Chestertown Il, P. o. 6.55 AN.
and 1920 p. NJ.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

The Literary Society of the
Smyrna High School was called to
order Friday afternoon by the Pres
ident Miss Edith George. After
the reading of the minutes the fol-
lowing program was rendered:
Defamation, Erred and Brown
eyed Bess,' Edna Arms trong; es-
say, Footsteps Echoing Through
the Corridors of Time" Julia
Weldon; reading, Where is Hea-
ven?" Gussie Chandler; declama-
ton, "May," Ida Reed; essay,
1.-The Lesson Proverb, " Dirickson
Cummins; Paper, Ayres Stockly.
The debate followed, the question
being, Resolved, "That the liter
ary work of the High School is oi
more value to the pupils than any
one study" Affirmative, Jemima
Short, Anna Wilson; negative,
Mildred Start, Anna Talbot; the
judges, Henry Jauney, Edna Dick
and Mary HAZEL decided the de-
bate in favor of the negative.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

Carr's ice cream parlor on Market
street is now open for the season.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

Mr.. Jacob Leinberger will please
accept our thanks for quart of his
splendid strawberries. They are of
the Candy variety, 80 berries filling
the quart Mr.. Leinberger has an
acre planted in this luscious fruit,
which gives promise of a very
large yield. He shipped several
quarts away this morning of the
first picking.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

The Dover, Little Creek and
Delaware Bay Navigation and Ca
nal Co. has been incorporated at
Dover with capital stock of 500,
900. The stockholders and those
interested in this enterprise will
meet at the offices of Kenney &
Magee next Wednesday night to
elect directors and effect an organ
cation. Those interested have
every confidence in the success OF
this new steamboat service between
Little Greek and Philadelphia and
say they will have boat running
by the first of August.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

Special bargains in bicycles this
week at Gearhart's. Repairing given
prompt attention.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08
Help Wanted-Female.

TWO WHITE WOMEN wanted as cook
and chambermaid at country home, Centre
vile, Del, near Wilmington. Apply 312
Market Street, Wilmington, Del.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

If you want the best inks. fluids.
mueilage, paste, go to J. B. Cooper's
and get Carter's. Also pens, pencils,
paper, etc.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

High grade coal all sizes $3.50 per
ton for month of April. Cosgriff &
Reynolds.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

DIR. R. A. Comegys, dentist, success
aor to DIR. Johnson, HAZEL building,
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

The w. c. T. U. will observe
Flower Mission Day tomorrow
when bouquets will be distributed
to the sick, the aged and "shut
ins. " The members of the union
will meet at the home of Mrs.
John P. Burdette this evening,
after meeting, to arrange
the bouquets. Flowers will be
very acceptable to the union.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08

An important meeting of the
Alumni will will be held Thursday
evening at seven forty-fve O'Clock,
at the home of the president Miss
Anna Bell Beckett.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

Short Items OF General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08
Public Sale.

% The undersigned will sell at
Public Sale at the "Four Cor
Dc~A%ners," Smyrna, Del, at 3
o'clock SATURDAY Afternoon, June
1lth, a fine young BAY HORSE, 16
hands high, weighing 1000 pounds,
extra fine PAGER and good locker. Will
be sold to the highest bidder.
B. v. WELDON,
Auctioneer.
Smyrna times., 1904-06-08
CLOTHING AND SHOES

The Clothing for Men, Boys, and Children the Low
you always here because handle Clothing
worlds best makers and sell much less than regular prc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12

southwark along the bed of the creek
is a right of way for the railroad con-
nections besides a tract of 500 by $500
feet, where will be located the railroad
yards. The tracks will connect with
the old independence Air Line now a
part of the Kansas City Southern's
Suburban Belt line.
1.-THE 120 acre tract will be occupied
by what would be, under ordinary Cir
cumstances, several independent fac
tories. There is to be an acid plant,
paraffin works, tallow works and the
various other facilities for the manu-
grease, and the numerous other pro-
ducts of the crude oil.
Plant to Be Running in October.
Preliminary work has already be-
gun. Stephen A Mitchell, a civil en-
gineer in the New York Life building,
has been commissioned to survey the
pipe line and to lay out the grounds at
Sugar creek Two gangs of surveyors
are now engaged in this work. Mr..
Cowan, vice president of the company,
announced yesterday that he would
have 300 men at work on the refinery
within a week.
Zone hundred cars of material for
the buildings, including steel for TWEEN
ty ninety-foot tanks are in the railroad
yards of the company at Whiting, IND.
The distilling of oil at the new refinery
is expected to begin in October, when
7
ment. Before the end of the year the
payroll will contain the names of 1,lOO
employees. There will be three shifts,
each working eight hours.
I Meanwhile a pipe line that will
carry the oil nearly 200 miles from Neo-
desha, Kan, to the new refinery will
! be built. The company now has a
small refinery at Neodesha which is
i connected by pipe lines with part of the
rapidly developing Kansas oil fields.
"a uniform price of 5000 an acre was
/ paid for the land. Caroline Mallinson
conveyed twenty-five acres; George
/ Collins, a lawyer in the New York Life
building, twenty acres, and H. L. Nc
Elroy. seventy acres. These tracts
constitute the site for the refinery. The
deal has been concluded for the right
of way from the site to the Independ-
ent Air line, a belt line property now
under the control of the Kansas City
Southern railroad. The deeds named
Ithe Fidelity Trust company as the
grantee. When the deal is finally con-
cluded the Fidelity Trust company will
deed to the Standard Oil company. The
deeds to the trust company will be re-
corded today.
1.-The Standard Oil company now has
reflneries at Bayonne, n. j., Cleveland
o., and Whiting, Ind.
How the Site Was Chosen.
1.-THE thoroughness of Standard Oil
methods is illustrated in the manner III
] ei.c 0itS N~9 'SAeeeCeA e.Hu LIZ
deal finally closed. It was in October
/ that T. c. Crenshaw, general western
agent of the Rockefeller interests, with
out revealing his connection with tbs
Standard Oil company, inquired OF
Brent & Crittenton where thirty or for
ty acres could be secured for a factory
site. 1t was stipulated that the LAND
must be above danger from high Wa
ter, but near an ample water supply
and close to adequate switching facili,
ties.
/ Both banks of the Kaw river from
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famous Rex 16. well that produced
1,500 barrels in a hours.
The company spent 100000 in inn
provements and have sixteen fine wells
that yield nearly $500 barrels q month
and pays dividend of per cent on a
capitalization of $3.50, 900.
The America is we'll equipped with
a pumping plant and sixteen individual
storage tanks Of 500 barrel capacity.
There is little stock for sale in this
company as it is close corporation.
The surplus above the dividends is
enough that it amply allows for the
development Of the balance of their
holdings.
Mr.. c. S. Downing, a director, in an
interview says that while the oil fields
are no-get-rich-quick scheme, the pro-
position there is the best and most
conservative of any now extant and
that while it must be as carefully man
aged as any business the opportunities
to make money are unexcelled.
A five well tract will pay for COM
pany but to make the largest amount
company should develop thirty to
fifty wells and then they have the as
surance of a large and steady income
Mr.. c. L. Short is president, Mr.. J.
d. Norton, vice president, Mr.. c. s.
Downing, treasurer and Mr.. D. NJ. Nor
ton. secretary.
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S. P. MOSHER.

One big organizer of the field is Mr..
S. p. Mosher who was formerly clerk
of the federal court at Fort Scott.
Mr.. MoSher owes much OF his success
to his extensive acquaintance. He was
in the real estate business in Fort
Scott for twenty-six years and knows
very nearly every one of prominence
in the state of Kansas.
Mr. Mosher was one of the organizers
of the Big Gum with a capitalization
of 81 ,000, 900, the North America, of 5000
acres, capitalized at $1,000 900 and the
Ajax, capitalized at $1,000, 900 which has
brought in ten wells and has a fine
pumping plant. Me. Mosher has recent
~ organized the Best Oil company, cap
italization $300,000
1t has fifty acres and is very super
ior land, is strictly in the proven trend
and joins the Ajax on the west. The
officers are, Rudolph Best. president;
F. A. Hornaday. treasurer, and 5. p.
Mosher, secretary.
Mr.. Mosher practically organized the
Hawkeye of Cherryvale, capitalization
$500 900.
All of his companies have been high
ly successful. Mr.. Mosher's advantage
lies in the fact that he knows every
foot of ground within twenty miles of
Chanute and can put companies in on
the ground-f1oor on the best of pro-
positions and make them practical and
paving from the start. His office is g.
$40 Mercantile building.
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lies. overcoming an altitude of $500
The Pipe Line System.

Petroleum occurs in many countries
of the world, but the invention of cheap
and reliable methods of transportation
on this side of the Atlantic have given
no competition wherever petroleum is
burned.
During the first years of oil develop
ment in Pennsylvania crude petroleum
was transported in barrels made of oak
and hoped with iron. In 1865 wooden
tanks placed on fat cars were intro
duced. The rivers and creeks were also
used. For awhile the smaller streams
could be used only when they were full
of water, but by resOrting to pond
freshetS they were made to carry boats
all the year around. The larger creeks
had many mills at their head waters,
and for a money consideration their
owners consented to spill their surplus
water al stated intervals. By this
means a stage of water for fiatboat
navigation was obtained when needed.
AT Oil City the oil was transferred to
larger boats and floated to Pittsburg.
In 1871 the boiler iron cylinder car of
the present time came. They were used
for the transportation of both crude and
refined oil until the pipe line came into
use.
1.-THE magnitude of the petroleum in
dustry made it necessary to find even
cheaper means of transportation for
the crude oil than the railroad.
THE pipe line was bitterly opposed by
the railroads. But now the oil regions
of Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio and
West Virginia are a network of pipes.
Trunk lines pulsing with oil reach from
eastern fields to New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Cleveland, Buffalo.
Pittsburg and Chicago. hWen the net
work of pipes of Kansas with the i'm
mense refinery to be built near Fair
mount park is completed, half the con-
tinent will be traversed by pipe lines
carrying the oil that is to light the
world.
'aThe pipe lines are usually laid I'M
derground. with bends at intervals for
contraction and expansion. The pipe
| is especially made of wrought iron.
| The pipe is made to stand pressure
of 1000 pounds to the square inch, and
the oil moves with great speed. At in
| tervals storage tanks of large capacity
are established. The oil is received
from the station next before into one
! tank while a pump emptieS another.
In this way the movement of the oil is
| incessant. Pumps are located at fire.
quent intervals. depending on the to-
tude to be overcome. The pipe lines are
! regularly patrolled by men to detect
leaks and to make repairs.
1.-THE Standards pipe line from Kan
sas will come into Jackson county by
way of Leeds will follow the Blue
ridge to Mt. Washington cemetery, and
thence to the site at Sugar creek"
men and Companies Who Are Max.
ing Chanute.
The Klondike Oil and Gas company
is one of the strong companies that
has come to the front Very nearly all
the members of the company are To-
peka men and all of it's investors are
las a rule acquainted with one another
] The company is organized under the
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THE FRANKLIN OIL COMPANY

This is another Topeka concern
which owns in fee simple 240 acres
about two miles southeast of Chanute.
None of the stock is for sale. which
is owned equally by the following gen
tlemen: John S. Parks. of the Con-
ttpenlal Creamery company, president;
Frank p MacLennan, vice president;
j. +. Afford. of the Kansas Book COM
paEy, secretary; c. s. Downing, vice
president of the Central National bank.
treasurer; Willard N. Hall. of the Hall
Lithographing company, and H l.
Shlrer, of the Kansas Book company
The Franklin people have eleven
ellis, the necessary supply of tanks, a
tine pumping station and power house,
the equipment being of the best. They
are now selling oil which is taken di-
rect from their tanks into the pipe
lines of the Standard Oil company
The efficient superintendent is Mr..
William Eggers. an intelligent gentle
man who has had large experience in
the Pennsylvania, Colorado and Kan
sas oil fields. He is one of the most
capable and most industrious workers
connected with any of the enterprises
in this field
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GIimpses of Kansas Wonderful
Oil Fields at Chanute.

completed. It is the first step in the
finery by the STANDARD OIL company
and the building of a pipe line to bring
the oil from the Kansas fields, all of
which will involve the outlay of sew
eral millions of dollars and the en-
ployment in various capacies of large
ployment in various capacities of a
large number of men.
The decision of the Rockefeller or
ganiZation to build a great refinery
here is gratifying to Kansas in many
ways. To Kansas it is gratifying be-
cause this mighty corporation shows,
by the move it has determined upon,
its faith in the growth and the lasting
qualities of the oil region of the state.
Indeed, it can be said with absolute
truth that the officials of the Standard
Oil company look to Kansas to soon
become the greatest of oil producing
states.
The refinery is to be built in Sugar
creek valley, near where it empties into
the Missouri river, about four miles
beyond the city limits. The tract con-
sists of 120 acres of land, much of it
big tanks of a refinery, where gravity
flow is desirable.
THE new refinery, which is to be
the largest in the world, will be known
as the Sugar Greek refinery Sugar
creek finds its source in the lake at
Paramount park. It flows almost due
north of the Missouri river. On either
side of the creek, with only the Santa
Fe railroad tracks between it and the
river, is the 120 acre tract upon which
the refinery will be built. Running
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THE SYNDICATE OIL
AND GAS COMPANY.
Capital Stock, 81 ,ooo,o 900; Fully Paid
and Non-Assessable; Par Value of
Shares, zoe.

OFFICERS.
A. S. Embree, president. Topeka.
j. H. Dennis, vice president and gem
eral manager. Chanute.
L. S Wolverton, treasurer, Topeka.
H. b. Kelly, secretary, Topeka.
Onices-Topeka,C hanute and Phoenix
Arizona.
THE SYNDICATE OIL AND GAS CO.
This company is organized under the
laws of Arizona-thiS is for the protec-
ton of stockholders. The stock of COM
panies organized under Arizona laws is
non -assessable. The capital stock is
$1,000,000, divided into 5000, 900 shares,
of a par value of 20 cents each. OF this,
600 shares belong to the treasury
for development of the holdings of the
company. None of the officers of the
company carry any salary.
THE PROPERTY.
The syndicate holdings consist of 100
acres in section 20, township 27, range
10, in Neosho county, Kansas. the loca-
ton being four miles east and one-half
mile south of Chanute, in the east oil
trend of the Chanute district. The wells
of this trend beginning southeast OF
Humboldt extend in a southeaster1y di-
rection to and inclusive of the big
Shaw wells, eight in number, situated
further on in the trend two and half
miles from the syndicate holdings. The
three big Martin wells, two of which
produce daily 125 to $50 barrels each,
are located northwest in this trend !;
while the wells of this trend make the
best average in production with the
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Holiday, sixteen miles above Kansas
City, to the Missouri river were tramp
ed over, but no location could be found
that was mutually satisfactory. Then
the banks of the Missouri river were
personally inspected from Quindaro al
most to Lexington with the final re-
suit that three sites were selected for
the approval of the Standard Oil in
terests. One, known as the Atherton
tract was near Atherton on the Santa
line; one was Paramount park itself,
now abandoned for park purposes, and
the third was the Sugar creek site.
'"Fhe Paramount park site was reject
ed because of the distance from the
water supply. An oil refinery uses an
immense amount of water. Water flows
constantly over the oil until it is dis
titled and converted into the various
products and bf-products. 1t is esti-
mated that the Sugar creek refinery
daily one-third the full capacity of
the plant that supplies Kansas City,
Mo-, with water.
wv. P. Cowan, vice president of the
Standard Oil company, visited the two
sites at Sugar creek and at Atherton-
Then came the various heads of the
departments. All of these men spent
several days here inquiring into the
suitability of the two sites from their
various standpoints- Finally the Sugar
creek site was selected.
1.-THE purpose of a pipe line is to save
transportation. The use of pipe lines
makes the oil magnates independent OF
the railroad until after the crude oil has
been distilled and it's products made
ready for the market. Facility of trans
portation is one of the chief factors in
the development of the oil industry The
pipe line was thought of as far back as
1862, and a few years later a short one
of three miles was tried, but, Cor some
reason, it was a failure. Finally a line
was successful, and oil was forced los