Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-03
CALIFORNIA EXPERT ASSISTS iN OPENING
 CHINO OIL FIELDS

PHOENIX. Ariz-. Feb 2--Vincent [ McDermotI. known throughout the Cal ifornia oil fields as Venture Mac" has joined forces with Dr. E A Ed wards in the development of the Chino Valley Oil fields
 He has become chief assistant to Dr. Edwards who is personally in charge of the drilling operations on the Arizona Oil & Refining COmpanys property.
 Venture Mac" will be in charge of the field operations for the Arizona Oil Company, besides giving Dr. Fl wards the benefit Of his years of ex- perience as an oil friller.
 It was the Chino Valley oil boom that brought MT. NcDermCct away from one Of the best iobs on the Pa cific coast lie likes oii bOoms. dOtes on them. loves them. and isn't going to be left out Of the biggest one yet
 Sure. there's oil ir Chino Valley, he asserted confidently several days ago. Dr. Edwards says there Is and that's good enough for me Now you are going to see little Mac hOTning in where he can do the most good for himself and grab off the biggest hunk of coin I've fussed around long en0ugh-let several fortunes get away from me. because I was too slow to grab them. but this time I'm going to shda a little speed and common sense Millions are going 10 be made in Chino Valley. and one or two Of them are gO- ing tO be mine or I'll know the reason why
 Before he came to Chino Valley he was sales agent for the Venture Re lining company He is the man who pushed Venture gasoline to the top in California Before he went with the Venture concern he --as with Che Pu- ente oil company in a similar capaci- ry- Before that he was Griller in e dozen fields
 How did happen tO come 10 Chino ValieyE- he reminiSced- Well. l had a good job in Los Angeles but t was only a job. and the life ! was living made it impossible for me 10 get ahead knew that the time was coming along when I ought to think about making a stake So ] went to T. " Oakley general sales manager of the Ventura company and told him my troubles
 T want to get out into some new oil field where there's a chance for man of experience 10 get in on the ground floor and make a few dollars for myself instead of for the other fellow. I told him
 If you're in earnest about this. Mae he replied go over to Jerome Somewhere around there is a valley where they're going 10 drill for oil Dr. Edwards is over there. and he thinks hes going to find oil Connect your self with some company that he is identified with
 So I took that advice. and here l am. A passed through Jerome Junction it struck me that it would be the finest place in the world for an oil field Think of it. 4 railroad run ming right through the middle of the field. and all these big copper mines only few miles away
 You may ask me why l 20 so much on Edwards judgment Well, J was up in Taft before anybody ever found oil there~ They were drilling up in the hills. and finding nothing Ed wards advised them to go down into the fat. but they thought he was crazy Finally some darn fool did go down in the flat. and he got @ gusher that started the Taft excitement
 Edwards knows oil formations He has had an almost uncanzy success in finding oil and I'm going to string in with him I'm going to stick until Chino Valley is the biggest oil field in the United States