The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-06-04

pipe lines. new development, ETC.; also
complete analysis of the oil made by
the best chemists of the Coast, with
further interesting information.
We herewith append list of few
of the dividend payers of the State,
believing same will prove interesting
to the readers of this paper:
s. F. & McKittrick has paid 1885,
900 in dividends and sells at $27 per
share.
Amalgamated Co. pays dividends of
ST. a share and to date has paid over
81 ,450, 900.
Hanford Oil Co. has paid 30 divid-
ends, now paying So per share.
Trades pays dividends of 81 per
share.
West Coast pays So per share.
Western Union pays So per share.
There are great many companies
paying dividends of one cent per share
up per month";
Mexican Petroleum has paid $3,562,
900 in dividends.
Imperial has paid dividends to the
amount of $2000,000, and the stock is
$32 per share, equal to value of 500,
600 per acre on one-half section of de-
veloped land
Sesnon has 40 acres in Kern river,
with 16 wells; the stock is bid So, Civ
ing it land valuation of 100000 per
acre; dividends to date, $4,000.
Associated has paid over $1,500,000
in dividends.
Brookshire has paid almost $500000.
Caribou has paid $720,707.. That
stock is selling around 1915 per share.
Palmer has paid dividends to date
of $26s,3s0.
Peerless has paid over 100000 and
its dividends would probably have been
two or three times that amount except
for the fact that the company made
long time contracts for its oil at about
% cents barrel. The same kind of
oil now sells at 60 cents and better.
Pinal has paid $902,l0
Reed Crude has paid $1,124,000
Sterling has paid $77s,250.
Thirty-three has paid $690,000
The Union Oil Co. has paid $6493,-
06S and has assets that are reported to
be worth at least $100.000,000 This
company began in a small way in Ven-
tura County and obtained a good grade
refining oil IT now has valuable prop
erty in most of the fields of the State,
owning several hundred thousand acres.
IT is the only real rival that ever
whipped the Standard Oil Company in
fight.
United Petroleum has paid over $2,-
$4,000 in dividends.
There are great many companies
listed on exchange that have paid big
dividends that are not here named.
There are great many unlisted com.
panes that pay dividends whose re-
ports are not made public. Dividends
of listed companies for April totaled
.36S. Dieidends for May so far
reported are over $1,326,000.
The Officers of the High Gravity
United Oil Company.
j. e. Kerr, President, an oil operat-
or with ten years experience in the
drilling of wells and the handling of
oil properties of California.
H. B. Wade, Vice President, for
many years with the firm of Brown &
Power, as manager and one of its mem
bers.
+ l.. e. Foster, Secretary, for several
years cashier of San Francisco bank,
now in the real estate business.
J. D. Brown, Director, successful
business man and commi ssiouer of
deeds; recently appointed through
President Taft to obtain special infor
nation in reference to California oil
lands that are now being considered j
the National Congress.
A. M. Trdel, Assistant Secretary.
The above officers and directors re
side at San Francisco Cal. and all o.
them have had many wears exnerienct
in the oil business and are capable ar
Itrustworthv BY their energy and
ability and the expenditure Of large
sums of money, they have distinguish
ed their Company as the producer OF
the highest grade refining oil in Cali
fornia and so far as known, in the en-,
tire world
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