Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-27
BINIER MEkFDh1
BIC OIL COMPANY
Result Of Chancs Meeting with
q ceologist AcQuaintance :.
When mn. W. Kansas

Because q Baxter Springs man
spent summer vacation Of 1913 div
ing through the northwest and tkos
YellOwstOns park. and Glanced to 81
behind . big touring ear Which -
couldn't pass, up In Phillips eouniy e
this state, that man and . number oe
his friends own Ons Of ths niflisse
blocks Of oil and gas leases ever 81
ten together and thsy are Goiae - /,
drill and find out what Il down undsC-
meath them.
J. o. Goodwin Of this city. bstasf
known a. "Jim," In one 0f the lucky
boys who has hit L rich IN Ire nirtlg
game. Jim owns several hundred
acres Of leases in the Kansas Oklae
hOma ore field and df1ws rVyaltie6
from several mines and d coming y !,
the place where he can sit bAek and
play through the afteiaoon with Ne
grandchildren and let the other fellow
do the worrying about the nigh cQgt
Of living. IL. :.
Last summer Jim loaded Into 6iS >
big touring car and hIked out for -
northwest and the YellOwstons p4ik !.
and after sightseeing for > tAs !,
started back :hcne VIA northern Kia
sas, When pulling, into lllplAEEg.,
Kan, .Jim- seya h; cana FpSA ,ANg !.
Packard ahead Of him tkst eQl !.
keep out Of theMayssHa Ealld Isl,
the road rsa ;.s<r 9.-nssS On,
After putting up with TIE squls fcra =
some miles Jim stopped and got out y.
find out why he couldn't pass and Wis
surprised to iind his old frisnd, Je1l
Marritt, q geOlOgist-and oh scout whe
was up in northern Kansas loohng
over the hills and valleys trying ~
smell some oil or gas. Merritt invited
Jim into his car and they drove eh fer
some time. A both Of them were p:
terested in the secrets Of the thiRgt
under the soil they got 10 exchanging
notes and Merritt c0nAded 70 jim thaE
he had been ont taking . block If ~
and gas leases In something that had
the ear marks Of the thing that nAkeg
men rich over night All that he lask-
ed was someone 70 put up soma nlo4::
ey for development. He had The skqk
located and could deliver the IS1SaS.
He was assured by Mr.. Goodwin &bat
Il he would return with him 10 BakAet
Springs and meet GeOdwiAS &li64s
the money could be- raised. .ThlS ls
done and q working psrtnsrship jec-
sisting Of Mr.. Goodwin. A. T. @
vey, J. w. Barnes and .MayTitt va
formed and Merritt was sent bAek -
northern Kansas 70 get the rest .ek ~
necessary acreage. i ....,
That part Of the work has inst hem
completed. The leases cover land tAat
has been approved by two. or Aree
geologists and the structure + a
same that shows up from Wyohilg
through, Kansas, Oklahoma and into
Texas. The man who located Shis
formation. il the arsE man 70 leeate ~
structure IN Wyoming which The g9!s
ernment geologists would aRbCeYe.
For that reason his judgment = eqn-
sidered good and a. . result the Ibeal I.
capitalists have backed him IN cscgf.
ing 4e,5O0 acres IN Phillips eOaltI
with q provision that they are 70 get
additional acreage up to $1,000 q al
A company has just bean orgaHieea
under the laws Of tie gtate Of QklAr
hcma with . capital ;gtos so9 So NeA
The, charter has been grahtOd 'al1
last 'RFidpyth .egssR Esti0F Fsae&RA.
plptaa with al, stqsk gBheE -
aunan has heen.eent sWf 4, ,lprf .
stanaasduTie; ;eAppss aRsr -
gstsbpsy. On, ia 9Tst SH l,s.p wv.
The following oGicsrs WeEs da:
A. L. Harvey, president; 4 + CstSiRs
treasurer; A Mr.. Ross, u Xl1NA
Okla, vies president IAs I've dlfSet-
Ors are the thrSs Just iansd ald }.
W. Barnes. Of this city and = party
named Austin Of lisni. Othsr HaG-
ter Springs msa holding stodk lthe
new company are Grant wlgaoneg.
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