The border vidette., 1912-07-06
LUCKY STOCKHOLDERS.
Interstate Oil Company Gets Oil at
 32O Feet.


 Mckinley county, New Mexico, many Nogales people who are financially interested in the In ter-State Oil Company, are happy, and well they may be, for it now looks as if those who invested in the company will realize big returns on their in veStment.
 The Inter State Oil Company was organized in Nogales, and is composed largely of local business men, and the POmeroy brothers of Mesa, Arizona, Mr. K. PomerOy, of that city. who is also president of the Mesa Seven Lakes Oil 6 Development Company. being president of the local company.
 With the cooperation of the POmeroy- brothers, K. POmerOy, NJ. Pomeroy and E. Pomeroy, among the first original 1OcatOrS in the western New Mexico oil field, the Inter State Oil Com pany was successful in securing choice oil lands in the heart of the Seven Lakes fields, within
 
 Talle well.
 in their associates at the New Mexico end of the line, the No gales gentlemen who promoted and financed the company, in very short period of time sue ceeded in selling enough stock to their friends to secure and place on their Seven Lakes property a Star well boring ma chine, and the services of J.LC. Barkwell, one of the most ex- pert drillerS in the United States, who, with his able assistants, has broken all records in the new fields, for fast, economical and efficient work.
 In letter to Tom Hanlan. of this city, who by the way is a director and promoter of the company. E1r. Pomeroy said:
 'Barkwell says if he does not strike good oil where he is now drilling for our company, he and his helper will walk out of the field"
 On June 18th, Mir Pomeroy telegraphed w. G. Bowman, secretary treasurer, from Gallup as follows: Interstate Oil Co. well No. one struck oil at three hundred twenty feet. Have forty feet of oil sand. There seems good flow and we think the well needs shooting and will make good producer. Am expressing five gallon sample taken from the we'll June twenty eight Barkwell says he didn't walk.
 News of the strike was joy fully received and cards were issued to the stockholders to at tend a meeting at the Montezu ma where the five gallon can of 1 high grade paraffine crude oil l from the company's first well 1 would be on exhibition.
 All the stockholders in the | night to listen to re ports from the field read by Secretary and Treasurer w. G. and after considerable for the Good of the Order" upon motion of B B Holt. seconded by Dr. V. A. Sneaker, a subscription list was open ed to raise more money with which to actively push operations in the field, and if the drillers have good luck. pay well will today be added to the cOmpany'S assets.
 Within a very few minutes the original stockholders had raised S137O.OO, so well were they pleased with the manner in which the affairs of the Inter State Oil Company were being conducted at both ends of the line. Just as soon as another we'll is brought in the price of stock will be advanced to twenty five or fifty cents per share. The 1 price is now ten cents, and 1t is worth it.
 The five gallon can sample is 0n exhibition at the Montezuma 1otel. Proof of the pudding is 5he eating," and if any doubting : Thomas will drop into the big { notel, he'll see the proof of the ,il strike made June 18th by the I Inter State Oil Company.
 A sufficient number of experts ' e epresenting large and small in . erestS have examined the Seven :. lakes district in New Mexico $ md it's: product to assure that