The Harrison times., 1914-09-12
counted on for ANYTHING

counted on tor anything
Attracting no more attention
than though it was an ordinary
well drill, drilling outfit is pound
ing away in a west Arkansas coun-
ty in the quest OF oil, which the
promoters say will either be found
before the hole is abandoned, or in
another to be sunk nearby Few
people in that section even know
that the contractors are searching
for oil, and those few have paid
little attention to the facts which
have leaked out, but it they were
well aware of the identity Of the
driIerS they would sit up and take
notice
The Little Rock correspondent OF
the Times happened to be in the
vicinity of the well last week, and
encountered very prominent Little
Rock citizen who conhded to the
newspaper man that he was inter
ested in the drilling, and added with
a great show Of confidence that oil
was sure to be found in quantities
which would put Tulsa, Sour Lake,
Beaumont and the other fields to
shame.
This man admitted that oil had
been bubbliug out Of ,hc rock
through which the drill had peuc-
trated, aud the indications were
such that the drjIIcrs expected to
bring in a gushcr within few hun.
drcd feet.
The mcu who began drilling in
this vicinity are the ones who sunk
the first wells 10 four of the five big
wells Of the Southwest. They are
men we'll advanced in years, and cy-
cry cent they made in developing the
other fields they brought to Arkan-
sas to exploit what they consider
TO be tie next big strike and which |
expect to see outyicld them olL
These men sunk one dry hole 100
feet from the present location. The
record on this well convinced them
more than ever that they were ON
the right track aud the Little Rock
man became interested in order that
90 900 acres of land in the vicinity
Of the well might be leased
This well is back in the woods in
a sparsely settled region, and little
attention is paid to it by the ma
tiycs for they consider a search Tor
oil to be Il foolish qucst-too much
SO to be mentioned, Tins the pros
pectors have been able to work
quietly, and not to arouse interest
until they secured heavy leases.
With an apple crop surprising
that Of any previous year. Benton
and Washington, as well as adjoln'
ing counties, atc this year worry ing
little about the European war, yet
they are losing money every day be-
cause of rulings Of the Department
OF Agriculture, which seem to be out
of reason
There is always q large percentage
of the crop that falls from the trees,
and which will not be accepted for
shipment There are several grades
Of these refuse apples, The cheapest
sells for Is and 20 cents per hundred
ponds aud is used for vinegar
stock The next grade sells for 20
and 80 cents per hundred and is
used Tor preserving, for brandy and
for evaporation, A recent ruling OF
the government has about stopped
the sale Of the cheaper grade because
nothing can be worked into vinegar
and brandy that is not ~ percent
sound when delivered at the yats,
1t is pointed out by the chemists
at the vinegar factories that an op.
pie which is ground up and permit
ted to lerment in the watts before it
can be made into brandy goes
through the same process Of decom.
position that an apple does when
rottmg in the field Consequently