The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-05
INVEST IN KANSAS
Charters Granted Today Total
$4,1O6,OOO capitalization.
Proposition To Build Trolley
Thru ElDOradO Oil Fields.

The state charter board smashed a
record today when it granted char
tiers to corporations showing an aggre-
gate of s4.106,000. capitalization. Not
in many months have corporations be-
fore the state board proposed such
heavy Kansas investments. Many
companies secured increases in CAPT
! tai. The heaviest proposed invest
ment is by the Wichita-w Walnut Valley
/ lnterurban company of Wichita,
which proposes to begin immediate
construction of an electric line thru
the Eldorado oil fields. Its capitaliza-
ton at 100000 was authorized by
| the state board.
! Many big oil companies are includ-
ed in the list of charters approved at
today's meeting. In addition to the
| big oil and gas developments pro-
posed, the Fowler Packing company
of Kansas City was authorized to in
crease its capital in Kansas from
100000 to $780, 900.
j It's Not a Paper Line
i Construction of the new electric
line in the Eldorado oil fields is some
| thing more than a paper line. John
Madden, who appeared before the
| state board today, told members that
| active construction work would begin
| October 1. Within the hour of the
| granting of a state charter the pub
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| der approving the construction plan.
| All formal steps were taken looking
to immediate action
The new electric line will extend
| from Wichita to Augusta, Eldorado
| Douglass and Winfield Later it was
stated, plans may be worked out for
/ extending loop to Eldorado to reach
| Benton and iowa nda, also in the But
| Ter county oil fields. At Winfield the
electric line will connect with a line
| to Arkansas City.
Want Independent Refinery
One of the new corporations to win
a charter today is the Trapshooters
| Refining company of Eldorado, which
| proposes the construction of an indie
pendent refinery to care for the out
put from it's holdings. The Trapshoot-
ers company was organized by IS
| Kansas sportsfnen who invested 5000
| each in a lease in the Etc orado field
| The first well started at 5000 bar
rels a day. A number of other heavy
producers have been struck and de-
velopment is being held back until
facilities can be provided fer handling
the enormous production. Investors
in the company are ves:d to be on foot
ing with the millionaire class. Now
| the company proposes construction of
its own refinery.
Charters Granted.
Following is the list of charters ap-
Dodson Oil & Gas Co., Mound City. Capt.
tal $565O0.
Liberal Equity Cooperative Creamery Co,
Pratt. 10 Increase ca ital $4,000 to $500.
Farmers Cooperative Mercantile Co,
Fairview. Capital, $4,000.
Golden Rule Refining Co. Wichita. In
E1co Oil & Gas Co., Moline. Capital,
$4,000.
West Virginia Oil & Cas- Co, Eldorado.
Universal pi Oil & Gas Co.. oiathe Capt.
Xeni1olas Oil Co, wellsvine. Capital,
G, & P. Milling & Realty Co., Galena.
Wichita Capital. $2,OOO,0OO.
lola Button Co, lola Capital. $4,000.
McKwell Oil Co., Ottawa. Capital, 49,
MoIlhyde Oil Co., Kansas City. Capital
American Oil & Refining Co., Eldorado
Kansas capital. 5000.
, Central Land & Improvement Co, Kan
, sas City. Capital. 81 900.
Fort Scott Firemen's Relief Assn, Fort
Scott. No capital.
snr e9w G Eoeh pi s4s oOo inins Co. aN'ei
, Marksland Oil & Gas Co., Kansas City
, Boiin Oil Co, Sedan Capital. $4,000
Franklin Ice Cream Co., Tonganoxie
Apostolic Christian church, Greenwood
Pollard Mercantile Co, Pollard. Capital
$4,000
J. F. Watson Mercantile Co., Levant. Cap
. ital. $4,000.
Ohio Cities Gas Co., Eldorado. Capital
$50. 600.
GIasco Firemen's Relief Assn, Glasco
No capital.
Farmers Cooperative Elevator & Suppl,
Co. Norwich. Capital. $4,000.
Equity Exchange Mercantile Assn. Mon
tezuma. Increase capital $4,000 to So, 900
Farmers Cooperative Business Assn.
Healy Increase capital 5000 to $24.0 600.
Hea1y Cooperative Elevator Co., Lane
Increase capital $4,000 to $4,000.
Elbing Oil Co.. Wichita. Increase CAPT
tai $50, 900 to $4,000
Golden Rule Refining Co. Wichita. In
crease capital $4,000 to $4,000.
| Lucky Eds Oil & Gas Co., Great Bend
Increase canftal $4,000 to $4,000.
Kansas Tractor Co. Wichita. Capital
$500 00e
Reveret Oil Co. Wichita. Capital, S00t
Ash Grove Oil Development Co., Wichita
Capital. $4,000.
V j. S. Dillon Mercantile Co., Wichita. Cap
; ital, S1e.00e.
J; Trapshooters' Refining Co., Eldoradc
d Capital. S100.00e.
II Fowler Packing Co. Kansas City In
q crease capital S50OOO0 to SS5O000
Wichita Creamery Co.. Wichita Increas
, eapital $4,000 to $50. 600.
2, Predicts 10000 Tons Sunk.
II Copenhagen Sept 5@Captain Vol