Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-06-11
SAY CRESCENT WILL BE
OPENED TUESDAY
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could possibly expect. Crescent holds
for its own exclusive use any 100
acres it desires to hold and l will
guarantee to hold it in any part of
the lease desired and would be
pleased to receive any suggestions
from bona-iide stockholders.
Personal Quarrel. He Declares.
Mr.. Christopher, because of per-
sonal quarrel with John c. Slater, de-
mands that the Crescent Oil company
cancel all of the contracts and agree
ments with Mr.. Slater and make Mr..
Slater now, after oil is believed to be
struck, take such contracts and agree
ments as his personal enemy, c.
Christopher, may dictate.
Mr.. Slater made his deal with
Crescent when by two most unfortu-
nate accidents the Crescent well was
all but lost At that time no one
cared to invest in the Crescent. Mr..
Slater was the only man who even
showed a disposition to help and
though he doubtless made contract
that will prove very valuable, to his
action last January the Crescent OIL
company stockholders can credit any
success that Crescent may attain.
1t Is probable that Russia would
like to take Alaska back since gold
has been discovered. Some people
always want to make the other fellow
trade over when they see he has
made a good deal. At every step Of
the way the very best possible for
Crescent was fought for by the ON
GERS and we have enough confidence
in the honesty and love Of fairplay
among the stockholders that we have
not the least doubt that vast ma
jority feel today that Mr.. Slater is
entitled to all he may make and are
grateful to him for saving the situa-
ton when 1t was critical indeed.
When the we'll is opened in the
next few days you will shortly learn
that Crescent has vastly more leased
property than 1t will be able to de-
velop in the next 10 years and that
these who are now covering up their
own mismanagements and inactions
by crying stop thief" will be out
stock jobbing Just the same as they
we're last fall when the first small
strike was made in Crescent. Then
several promoters in this field, after
advertising to sell company stock for
proposed development. sold instead
their own promotion stock and have
not even spudded in a hole.
j Many Accidents Delayed Work.
The Crescent has been the sufferer
of several mechanical accidents or
mistakes, but it has drilled the deep
est hole in the state Of Washington
for stock issue less than half the
amount of the company Of which Mr..
Christopher is president and which
has not to this date disturbed the
messy surface OF their remnant of
leases in the Tehino field. We do
not wish to roast Mr.. Christopher,
but would beg to suggest that he at
tend to the business Of his own COM
pany at least long enough to spud in
a hole and start down, for that is
where the oil lies, and not on the
vaudeville circuit, roasting those who
have done and are still doiHs.
u We have in excess Of 10000
shares of the capital stock In the
treasury and any man who states 9TH
erwise either speaks on that with
which he is not familiar or deliber-
tely lies.
j At as early a date as It Is known
that the Crescent Is to become a real
oil producing company meeting Of
the stockholders will be called, but
!, fnasmuch as it would cost the stock
holders Of this company, 1900 Of
them, large sum of money to attend
a meeting at Olympia, the manage
ment will not call meeting yet, even
to please the many watching. waiting,
would-be promoters who are now con-
I demning Crescent because its unfor-
tunate delays have made it very diff
ficu1t for some of them to secure a
meal ticket.
! When the we'll is opened, as it will
be, and the production shows as well
as we expect, we will hear little of the
croaking pkers who would make the
man who saved the ship deal over
after port has been reached. They
will grab all the easy money they can
get on some of their own promotions
and in affluence they will improve
and their voices grow faint.
Hands Out Another Roast.
Mr. ChriStonher threatens MANY