The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-19
SEDW|THEFF0RTS
OF THE OIL COMPANY
Harry Shuman, Experienced Oil Man
From Hunter, N. D., Compliments
Des Lacs-Western Oil Co. for
Good Work.

Harry Hunter of Hunter N. D., who
has spent quarter of century in the
oil game, thru the oil fields of this
continent, was sent here to represent
a number of Hunter citizens who have
invested in the Des Lacs-W Western
Oil Co. stock. That Mr.. Shuman
pleased with the honest efforts being
made by the company to locate oil in
large quantities, may be judged from
the following statement which he has
written for publication in the Inde-
pendent.
The we'll was down to 1850 feet
last night and work is progressing
steadily. Mr.. Shuman's statement
follows:
want to say to the readers of the
Ward County Independent and the
people of Minot in general that
have followed the oil business for
twenty-five years and am thoroughly
acquainted with the business
l was requested by my neighbors
at Hunter, North Dakota. to make an
Investigation of the Des Western
| Oil Company. l was just little skep-
tica when I started to take the train
at Fargo, for I know stock selling
companies pretty well, but anyway I
came. | have made thorough inves-
tigation and for the good of all con-
cerned I will tell you just what I
found.
/ found the entire force with their
! working clothes on. They were riding
N automobiles that could easily have
+ been exchanged for new ones by using
| about $1,000 of the company money.
Their office was furnished with mod
crate fixtures, Just inoleum on the
floor. Not the fine clothes nor brand
new auto. or Packard I should say,
/ nor the cushioned walnut furniture
AVID Brussels carpet of the original
1 stock sellers YOU so commonly find.
Then Mr.. Johnson and myself drove
to the well. When once there 7 could
manly see where no money nor pains
had been spared to equip one of the
, best strings of tools have had the
' rood fortune to see in all my exper-
lence Everything of the best. The
entire bunch of men from the genial
office man to the fireman at the boil
er ware only too glad to assist in nv
gaining all the information could.
] found out by measuring the hole
on June 18th that they were down 1893
feet and today. June 18th, they are
much deeper and actually making hole
and going ahead in the very best
Workmanlike manner.
I want to say to the people of Minot
and the State of North Dakota that
these men are doing a great work for
the development Of the resources of
the state and should be assisted and
encouraged in every way possible to
the further development of the field.
The absolute truth is YOU DO NOT
REALIZE WHAT OIL REALLY
DOES FINANCIALLY for country.
] find the officers of this company
to be gentlemen of the highest charac-
ter, of good reputation as businessmen
and considered absolutely honest as to
the trust you place in them And fur
thermore. I want to say on behalf Of
the drillers on the we'll. I. consider
them worthy and we'll qualified for the
position they are filing.
If you should go to the well. do
not forget Mr.. George, the cook, who
makes the finest cup of coffee you'd
care to find. In fact. they are all
mechanics and men you can rely on.
| am,
Yours truly.
HARRY SHUMAN.