The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03

proceedings. Our enemies are securing the
country to rake uD accounts and secure
bills to try and defeat the company in it's
efforts to defeat this bankruptcy proceed
ing and to protect the stockholders inter
could possible be tTumped ip ii or brou an
in, it will not take over $4,000. This is on
an average of less than IS apiece among
the stockholders, while hundreds of them
will, we believe, remit several hundred dol
lars each. But If we raise three times this
amount the money can at once be used to
push the construction of the parafne
Sra1terS are beaten We offer to every
man or woman an opportunity to take a
teil1ng shot at these would-be wreclSers OF
TINS Independent company. We are making
this announcement to the public, and as
before stated are taking the pubic into our
confidence. The Uncle Sam Oil company can
not issue any stocks or bonds until this
bankruptcy fight is defeated: What we
cash that it will take to pay every pos
sible account so that we can make such
a showing before the court on next Mon
day, May 6.
Whatever money you send in will be re-
ceiPted for by H. H. Tucker, jr., and held
by him and used in conducting this fight
until the company is restored to the pos
session OF It's property, at which time the
stock, as hereinafter stated, will be sent
10 you by registered mail. The first mort
by the board of directors and stockhold-
ers, are in denominations of $50, 500, $500
and $l,OOO. For the purpose of raising this
money quickly the company will, as soon
as the possession of its properly is re-
person renting to said H. II. Tucker, tr,
tn e >afnUunt of the denomination of any
OF said b0ndsesAs bond for the amount sQre-
mitted, and as q bonus ten shares of the
treasury stock of the company for each
81 OF the amount so RENTED In case you
are not in a position to send the amount OF
the denomina ton of any of said bonds. you
may combine with others and remit to said
H III. Tucker. Jr., the full amount of the
denomination of the bond desired, with in
parties making the payments and in whose
names you desire the capital stock issued
and to what address you desire the Sc
curities mailed. This is an emergency prop
osition and is subject to withdrawal with
out notice. There are thousands of individ-
now can. with the 1898 stockholders, make
it possible for the Uncle Sam Oil company
to down all its traducers and Its arch ne
my and come out winner in the end. All OF
this trouble has been forced upon US. We
are merely fighting in self-defense If you
stand for a square deal, now is the time
for you to show your colOrs. If you stand
with the oil trust grafters who by fair or
foul means have practically stolen the cen
troll of every oil field of any consequence
in the United States. and who have at
every individual, firm or corporation that
dares to stand in the road of their ag-
robber conspirators and talk and lie against
the Uncle Sam Oil company and its indict-
ed secretary. But solicit you to take
our side in this conflict because we believe
and know that 1T is right and because we
ed against us. You should decide at once
whether you are willing to help us or not.
have put up and which continuing
bears a single earmark of dishonesty. then
don't assist US This announcement will be
read by thousands and we know from en-
enlargement already received that we are
not alone in this fight; you will never see
us give up or lie down, but we will fight on
until right prevails. The company has thou
sands of Stockholders in the eastern states.
An effort viii be on, foot to organize the
stockholders by states by the time you
read this announcement and preparations
will be made ct once to carry this strug-
gle tc the highest powers in the land.
There are 800 stockholders IN Ohio, Penn
as well represented The Ohio stockholders
will probably organize first under the
leadership of oil trust fighters that have
grown battle-scarred in the struggle against
the criminal trust. As before stated, the
trust hirelings, although they have made
a lot of fuss, have not one side of the I'm
walls there viii be some indictments in
Kansas based upon true charges and be
against the ccnspirators who are seeking
to destroy by unfair means this great
Kansas enterprise, which every true west
ern man should and we believe will, fight
for and assist to secure a square deal. No
matter where you may live, II you read
this announcement in the spirit II is writ
ten you will let us know by telegraph al
once which side you are on and every re-
mittance so received will be faithfully ac-
counted for.
H H TUCKER, JR., KANSAS CITY KAN.