Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1919-04-10
Do YOU WANT
A DEEP WELL TEST?
TO THE FARMERS AND CIT.
IZENS OF TORRANCE
COUNTY, N. M.

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tancia Valley Oil and Gas Co.
(incorporated), it was decided
and so ordered that you b.
made acquainted with the pro
gress, purposes and condition
of this corporation.
The corporation is composed
of home people, it's purposes
are to ascertain if possible
whether or not there is gas, OF
or artesian water in this coun.
ty. We have under lease
about thirty thousand acres Of
land, which is entirely in.
adequate to interest anyone
with sufficient means and
ability to come in here and
make the test we desire.
We have an open and legiti-
mate proposition for your con.
sideration, and it rests with
you and your neighbor as to
whether it dies for the want of
your confidence and coopera-
ton or goes on to fruition.
Our plan is simply this, we
want to get under lease one
hundred thousand acres of
land in this county leases run
ming to this corporation, and
pay you for this lease with the
capital stock. We are not
claiming or guaranteeing you
are merely asking your cooper
alton in making this test. In
the event we should strike any,
thing of value, you will share
in the profits and benefits to
the extent of stock you hold,
and if it is proven there is
nothing of value here under
surface, you do not stand to
lose a single dollar by the ex-
pertinent. We are not asking
you to give anything in the
way of cash, unless you wish
to invest in the stock of the
corporation because of the fact
that you do not own any land
to lease, and as stated are not
guaranteeing you any returns
on the investment, but will well
come you in under either plan.
We are not endeavoring to
raise a huge sum of money or
even a moderate sum, for any
promotion purposes or for the
benefit of any individual or
corporation, but are asking
that you lease your land and
come in as one Of us and un-
der the same terms and condi-
tions, and help US to put a
test we'll down to sufficient
depth to ascertain whether or
not there is anything of value
under the surface in this coun-
ty.
We do not have at present
either the means or inclination
to visit you at your homes and
put this proposition before you
for you are as much interested
in the development and re-
search as we are, and have
just as much to gain, but will
meet you half way in making
a 60 Of this undertaking. We
are going to leave a quantity
of lease blanks with every no
tary public in Estancia and if
you desire to join hands with
us in this matter, make it a
point to call and give US your
lease, and stock will be
promptly issued to you in your
name for such lease according
to the number Of acres leased.
We have had a very hard win
ter, times are abnormal from
most every standpoint, and if
we were asking you for money
we would expect refusal,
but with an offer of this kind,
without any investment requir-
ing cash, and with a fair mar
gin of success, judging from
all indications and reports, and
with the absolute certainty,
that without an effort nothing
will be accomplished, we can
not see any reason why we
should not be able to interest
you in this undertaking, which
might mean so much to the
people of this county.
Every attempt so far to OBJ
tain a test of what we have
under the surface has proved
futile. This is one time we
have a winner if you will give
us your aid and cooperation.
DO YOU BELIEVE, we have
either oil, gas or artesian
water? If not, this letter is
not for you. If you do, the
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