The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-07
A TIP TO THE PROSPECTUS WRITER.

TT 10 assumed that YOU Mr. Prospectus Writer read the
magic story Of the sale Of the Trapshooter oil well
which IL located almost due north from Oklahoma City
but something Of a distance from our city limits The
peopery OF the Tapshooes company has been sold tor
oeice In which millions Of dollars mentioned
Now Mr. Prospectus Writer. be and do not over
look this sale when preparing your allung literature TO
send out to prospective investors 1t will make good
reading II you get live newspaper reporter to put the
facts together And the result should be gratifying to
you In the sales Of the promotion stock at any old
number Of pennies on the dollar.
And don't overlook the haekman up at Florence, Kan,
Who owns one share, par value $780, of Trapshooters
stock That hackman presented with one share by
man who wanted get it out Of his sight for fear that
h would worry himself to death about losing the 500 tina
vas Represented by the beautiful gold and green certificate
WE'LL the hsekmsn swoks yeeesday morning and found
tst his share Of stock worth 10000 par value $l00
and actual cost nothing.
And IL the prospectus writer oveooks that little meet
Ing which was held some months ago down Colonel
Huckns' Motel he will overlook another good argument,
for the sale of his shares at few pennies above the
cost Of printing the certificates in green and gold
The meeting wasn't really at which oil corpo-
ration formed; it was just informal gathering OF
few who follow trapshooting for the fun Of the
thing and who sell shells legitimate method in which
% get the money that keeps the grocer from becoming
Indignant At the non-payment of the bill.
At the meeting was one we'll known trapshooter from
Kansas He had bought and paid for five shares Of Trap
shooters stock par value $780, with $500 of real money
He tried diligently to get Of his friends here to buy
q least share Of the stock for $00 in efforts
nast Of his inveSnent But the friend refused to buy
Hs knows now that he passed up the chance to make $4,000
VII ioae $i00-b The prospectus writers requested
snSk Il. ths
overlooked H.
Worried and discouraged, the Kansas man went baeI
hsne with hs five shares Of stock He ansiou, t
Oet rid Of one share that he gave Il present to cab
driver In his home town Just what the driver viii
DO with the $4,000 which he receives from the sale Of tn
snge share Of stock has not yet been announced But HI
ought to be able to buy nice home and l2cylinder
~ starters.
The writer Of the next prospectus will kindly also oh
that the who still has the four shares has
ceived dividends Of $a0O0 them He will get chec'
Tor $4,000 for the four certificate, and the dividends viii
cease forever.
Again, rapshooter bought one share Of the nov
famous stock paying 500 for IT, He couldn't refuse to ge
tn as It would offend the who urged him bu Ther
ne went back TO his Nebraska home with an enthusiast,
tale OF the wonders Of Trapshooers oil As an investment
He declared that the company would make lot of money
He thought he was lying but he was not -Four friends
took the share Of stock off hi, hand, Each of th
seur will get check for $1,000 abou, next Monday
Oh, yes We almost forgot sbou, III. man who own
- farm on which the Trap,hooter, su,hr, are located
Whik We are unable to get look the royalty check
M he farmer receives, of oil friends make, tn
that about 5000 ought to repre,en, the royalt
ofDer tucks into his inside pocke, every twenty -fou
- The writer Of the prospectus should make speeis
:, nioa 9 tkis.
<N evr writer OF prospectus had the raw mater.
*1bs vhleA y build . tale that puts Aladdin, lamp in,
n r 1aHnsee, ~ rise Of the Trap.hooers oil compar
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