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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
Railroads Making
improvements in
Texas Oil Fields

Never in history has the cost OF
railway construction been so high
but III spite of this fact necessity for
additional facilities in the new oil
areas of north Texas is so great that
millions in improvements and new
construction are to be spent. The
Texas & Pacific at Ranger has spent
several hundred thousands in building
yards and switches. improvements
now under way in the Fort Worth
yards will cost mere than 100000
On a recent visit to Fort Worth,
Walker d. Hines. director Of rail
ways. declared that although Fort
Worth already has the greatest ter
minal facilitie9 of any city in the
Southwest further facilities are ur-
gently needed.
Officials of the Texas & Pacific
announced some weeks ago that the
lines if the company will be extended
in three directions from Ranger Fol
lowing a visit Of Frisco officials to
Fort Worth and the oil fields officers
declared that large improvements and
extensions will be made.
But the largest single item yet an
nounced is the building of new road
through the oil fields which will ex-
! tend from Wichita Falls south
through Breckenridge to Ranger and
| probably on. to Brentwood. Jake
! Hamon Of Ardmore and Kemp and
Kell of Wichita Falls, are promoting
! the line Construction is already I'M
der way between Ranger and Breck-
enridge.
Stephens county has never had q
railroad and the need for one in great
Stephens county wells are scattered
over a greater area than those of the
Ranger field and the initial produc
ton has been greater. The larg.
companies have been slow in getting
started to work, largely because OF
the lack of transportation.
breckenridge in a week raised thu
100000 bonus that was asked by thu
promoters of the new road. 1t will b,
q trunk line road and present plan
call for a connection with the SAINT;
Fee in the vicinity of Brownwood.
Another project that has attracted
wide attention and that is likely t.
be put over is the interurban lin
being planned from Fort Worth t.
, Mineral Wells and thence west t.
!, Ranger. A survey is now bein,
made 1t is proposed to have tn
, line touch Lake Worth which in lat
years has become one of the grea
| resorts of the Southwest. This vii
insure profitable local traits dur
c The blade of a new food choppe
7 is coiled spring on which are tw,
| handles that permit it's shape to b
changed to fit the work to be done
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
800 PER CENT DIVIDEND

Burkburnett, Texas, Aug. 3-An
initial dividend of 300 per cent was
paid by the Texas Chief Oil company
on Saturday, July 10, and the an
nouncement made that the company
officers had made contract with the
Mldco Petroleum company to develop
the property of the company, rs
acres in block 81. The terms of the
contract call for five additional wells
and all necessary offsets, seven-six-
teenths of the oil to be delivered at
the pipe line without cost to the
Texas Chief company, and bonus of
S475,OOO. Two hundred thousand dol
lars of this is to be paid in cash and
the remainder is to come out of the
Mldco's share of the first production
from the property.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
SAVING THE MARKET.

United States GEOLOGICAL survey
figures received during the past week
show a decrease in production dur
ing May. 1919, as compared with
May, 1918, amounting to more than
100000 barrels despite the heavy pro-
duction of north and central Texas.
This is the best answer to those who
fear an over-production-a real over
production of oil in the sections
named above.
There is right now, of course, an
over-production of oil, locally, at
Burkburnett and at Desremona, but
such over-production is caused only
by the fast that pipe line costruc-
ton has been unable to keep pace with
the flush production coming from
townlot drilling.
The world is needing all the re-
fined products of petroleum, and need
ing them on an increasing scale. The
fact that Nav, 1919. saw a decrease
of only about 100000 Of oil in the
consumption of Nav, 1919. as COM
pared with May, 1918, and that Mav's
consumption was more than 100000
barrels greater than the consumption
of April, 1919. indicates that con-
sumption. which had few slask mo-
ments after the armistice was signed,
is again on the climb.
West and north Texas are going
to save the worlds gasoline market.
not breaking it, and without west and
north Texas crude gasoline today
would be selling at rs per cent high
err than it is.-Texas Oil Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

Stephens county line directly north of
Eastand, as the third, and you have
the Ranger field fairly well bounded,
with possibly a little production ex-
tending over the sides of the figure in
the Older district, and around the
Copeland lease.
No such limitations can be marked
out for the fields of Stephens county
now. If all the producing area of
Stephens county were enclosed by any
geometric figure, the area of it would
be several times the area of the Ran
ger producing section. 1t is not to be
vening territory between producing
understood, however, that all inter
fields in Stephens county is proven
territory. This is yet to be establish
ed, and the fact that operators in that
county expect to soon establish the
limitations of the fields is evidenced
by the GA locations made during the
past week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
NEWL OCATIONS
IN STEPHENS co.
OIL TERRIT0 DRY

During the past week there were ga
new locations made in the Stephens
county fields, the largest number Of
locations to be made in the same
length of time III the history of the
country.
Several things have contributed to
the increased activities in this par
ticlar county, one of which has been
the weather. For several months it
has been difficult to get materials to
drilling wells in any section of
tSephens on account Of the bad con
diton of the roads during food sea-
son. All freight for the development
of the Stephens county fields has to
be hauled from some point along the
+. & p. railroad, or from Mineral
Wells. This necessitates a haul of ten
to forty miles on all materials to be
used in the development of this sec
ton, and the rainy weather of the
past months has made it well nigh
impossible to keep up with the plans
of the companies for the exploitation
of the county
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
CLAIMS HE IS 1870 YEARS OLD.

Louisville, Aug. A2.-The National
Geographic society has been asked to
investigate the claim of John Shell,
a mountaineer of Leslie county. XIV,
that he is 100 wears old. Shells
neiehbors corroborate the statement
concerning his age. Shell has nine
children. He says the oldest is
ninety years old. He is said to have
200 descendants in his home section,
several being great-great grand chill
dren. The mountaineer. who claims
excellent eyesight, steady nerve. end
general good health. attributes his
long life to outdoor living and tenn
perate habits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

TO ouy a big red car and his friends
will Re invited to go ioyriding with
MN If there's rom after the favorite
dogs are ensconsed in the car"
Dick Gray is one of ar family of
twenty-one children and Mrs. GRAY
one OF family of II children. our
Hrothers and sisters, some of whom
live IN other states, have heard the
good news" said Mrs. Gray. and
some small conslgnments of them al
IeaV have arrived. Last night" She
laughed, we didn't have room to bed
ali Of them"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

With flow If $500 barrels daily
the Western Oil CORPORATIONS No.
/ TAYLOR. block 81 is the biggest COM
nletion in the northwest extension of
Burkburnett since the Texas Chief
came in. The we'll is short dis
lance to the southwest of the Texas
Chief and is the Western Oil corpora
tion's first production in it's acreage
in block 97
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
u. S. GETS MOST OIL.

Mexico City.-The United States
took virtually all the 1913 oil pro-
duction of Mexico, about 100000
tons. according to published sum-
maries credited to the department of
industry, commerce and labor. To
Uncle Sam is credited exports Of g.
405,731 tons, with England taking
1874, 1874 tons and Chile leading South
American importers with 630,886.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

One completion was renorted' from
the Ranger (Texas) district Wednes-
day. The Monitor Oil & Gas COM
pany Parton No. southwest of the
Connellee lease in the Olden section
is in and flowing 1000 barrels. This
is the first we'll on the Parton lease
to attain this production. A number
of small wells have been drilled on
this tract.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
OIL PRODUCTION
LEADS TO ROAD
IMPROVEMENTS

Preliminary plans for the improve
ment of the highways in Eastland
and Stephens county weN made at
meeting of representatives of several
of the major operating companies. in
Production company in Fort Worth
early this week.
The hardness of county or state
interest in the roads in the oil fields
has been sore spot with the oil com
panies in all the new fields of North
and West Texas. The present year
being enc of excessive rain, and the
territory under exploration being
poorly served by railroads, making
overland traffic more largely used,
have combined to create a situation
that has been an embarrassment to
the operating companies and have
contributed one of the heavy expenses
in the development of the fields.
Realizing the expense of freightng
ever such roads as are in Eastland
and Stephens counties, and seeing no
prospects for immediate relief, the oil
companies of North Texas have taken
the initiative, and if their initial
plans are carried out, will provide a
fund by private contribution for re-
pairing the roads in these two coun-
ties and keeping them in passable
condition.
Following the preliminary meeting
in Fort Worth, a letter was sent to
eleven of the biggest companies oper-
ating in the districts, asking that they
send representatives to another meet
ing to be held in the office of the
Texas & Pacific Coal & Oil company
in Ranger on July "a, at which meet
ing reports would be made of the road
| conditions in various sections, and the
matter of improvements gone into
| fully.
| To Meet at Ranger.
| It was suggested at the preliminary
! meeting that engineers be sent by the
various companies to the second meet
ing in Ranger, so that some definite
plans and estimates of the cost of {
program commensurate with the
needs of the district might be made
1t is planned further to have these
engineers 90 over the roads of the
two counties, gather data for definite
recommendations and present these
reports at another meeting to be helC
in Ranger. At this later meeting, thu
companies are expected to be pre-
pared to pledge funds for the roa'
building program.
1t is likely that the initial work O
the companies will be the repairing O
bridges and culverts, filling in low
n1aces smoothing down bumps an,
filling holes, and repair work of
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

temporary nature.
1t Is lot contemplated that the COM
panies will be called upon for suffi-
clients funds to build hard surfaced
roads over the counties.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
Wells Hold Up.

The producing wells in Stephens
county have shown staying qualities
that are in marked contrast to other
sections of the deep sand areas in
West Texas. The percentage of de-
cline for all wells in the county, COW
ering the periods from completion to
the present, is about half as great as
the decline in the Ranger field proper.
There are of course individual excep-
tons, but the average for the whole
county is very much better than the
records of Ranger field wells. This
fact no doubt is figuring prominently
in the plans of the companies having
extensive acreage in both counties.
The production areas of Stephens
county are not closely defined. The
two principal pools are south and west
of Cadoo, and south of Breckenridge
These sections however, are not de-
fined, and it is not known to what
limits they will extend Then there
is production in the northern part OF
i the county on the Black brothers
ranch; in the extreme southern par
of the county, directly north of Ran
ger; in the southeastern corner Of the
county, and in sections that are mo-
| clearly indicated in any of the so
called pools.
] Contrast to Ranger.
This spotted production is in mark
ed contrast to the Ranger field wher
the eastern limits of the field arr
very we'll established, and where tn
principal territory under exploration
is the western extension. Make
triangle, and point on the Eastland
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

An Egyptian railroad has As
mile stretch of perfectly straight
track over a desert.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

The blade of a new food chopper
is coiled spring on which are two
handles that permit it's shape to be
changed to fit the work to be done.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
ARKAN.TEX OIL COMPANY

ompany apazed with selling at ST. share
heart the Dedeona fields Mr.
the head of this and knowing him
DEAL This expects start drilling
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-21
DAILY AkDMOREITE
WILSON VOTES TO PAVE
ID CITY BLOCKS WITH
REINFORCED CONCRETE

Wilson, Okla, Sept 2O.-The city of
Wilson, in the heart of the new Hewitt
oil field, is rapidly taking her place in
the list Of the live cities of the Mid
Continent oil field. An active cham
ber of Commerce has been agitating
an extensive paving program for months
and G. V, Pardue, recently elected may.
or, the council and the Chamber of
Commerce, are cooperating with the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-21
TREES

Plant homegrown trees. you will have
better success and save agents commits
sion. Have got or will get what you
want. See a part of nursery near cal
barn. Am here to stay.
ARDMORE NURSERY
tri Hudson. Prop. Phone 12l!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-21

ArdmOrete want ads bring results.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-21

progressive element. and at a council
meeting Tuesday night the necessary
preliminary steps were taken to insure
paving the entire business section Of
the city.
The proposed Improvement will cover
Is blocks of the city's streets and al
leys, which will be paved with rein
forced concrete. Extensive additions to
the city's water supply and water and
electrical distribution systems also are
contemplated. a contract for the en-
gineering was let to j. w. Ryder OF
Ardmore, and the preliminary work IS
under way.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09
LAKE TAHOE WILL LURE
MANY AUTO TOURISTS

Sacramento, Cal, July IA free
camping ground on the shore of
Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada
mountains, being prepared by the
state, will be ready for use by the
public before July Is, it was an
nounced today by George Neale,
deputy fish and game commissioner
for the northern district of Califor-
MIA Camping sites that will accom-.
modate S3 parties at one time, have
been laid out on the site of the old
state fish hatchery, a short distance
from Tahoe City.
Drinking fountains have been in
stalled and water will be accessible
to each lot for cooking purposes. Be.
fore next summer the commission
hopes to have shower baths installed
for the convenience of the campers
"A platform for bathers has been
built on the edge OF the lake. A
complete sewage system and a garb-
age incinerator have been installed
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09
ALASKANS ASK FOR
LOWER STEAMER RATES

Juneau, Alaska, July S.-Alaska
gradually will lose population and
revert to vast territory unpeopled
save for the seasonal fishing popu-
lation and operatives of a few great
mines, if lower steamship rates from
the outside world cannot be obtain
ed, Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., de-
clared in a message to the last Alas
ka territorial legislature here.
The governors message advocated
the consideration Of the establish
ment of territorially owned passen-
ger and freight steamship line to
compete with the privately owned
lines which operate from Seattle. A
line owned by the territory could
operate for lower rates, the governor
argued.
Il realize that | am advocating a
most radical and startling departure
from accepted standards" the gov
ernor's message said. THE first
impulse is to characterize the scheme
as impracticable. II Is not imprac-
ticable; it is distinctly practicable
and will allow the territory to take
on renewed life.
Every other question sinks to
insignificance, for back OF it all re-
mains the basic fact that unless re-
lief is afforded US in our most vital
need. monies expended on roads,
schools, charities and all other con-
structive projects constitute merely
stop-gap measure, never to bear
fruit"
Ocean lanes, it was pointed out,
are the only routes Alaska has to
the outside world and II the lanes
are blocked by high prohibitive rates
Alaska will not prosper.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09
POISON CAMPAIGN
TO KILL COYOTES

Why not more sheep and goats?
The principal reason Is the coyote,
Josephine county should today have
10 OF these animals where she has
only one. and this is putting II very
mild too.
II goes without argument that this
class OF livestock win thrive on our
hills and waste places with less care
and shelter than any other stock ex-
cept for the loss from the coyote.
Concerted action on the part OF the
farmers will reduce this loss TO u
minimum. The loss from the coyote
is not, confined to sheep and goats.
but goes on 20 poultry and pigs. and
in this county runs into thousands OF
dollars annually, 4 poisoning cam
paign is to be put on beginning July
] 5th and continue for one week. and
every one Is expected to cooperate In
this campaign, Keep your sheep.
goats, pigs and poultry where tho
coyote can not get them. Keep your
dogs and cats shut up so they can
not get the bait. Not only for the
sake OF the dogs and cats. but so as
to leave the bats for the coyotes.
Are we going TO give up TO this
pest and allow II to put us out OF
business?
The fruit grower has his grley-
ences TO contend with. lie must
fight pests all the time.
Turkey raising was becoming an
important industry In the county.
and was flourishing untl the coyote
got so bad. One farmer lost AZ tur-
keys In one night from coyotes.
Give this campaign a careful con-
siderate cooperation.
c. d. Thompson. county agent.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09
YOUNG FRENCH SOLDIER
FAILED TO BLUFF GUARD

Geneva, July S.-A French soldier
aged "a, who has been at the front
since 1914. and won the war cross
presented himself to the French
guard at Neuchatel on the Swiss
frontier and said that he must visit
his financee in Switzerland whom he
had not seen for three years. When
the guard said that IL was impossible
to let him pass, the soldier declared
Il am going even II you shot me. |
must see her" AS he crossed the
frontier, the guard fired and the SOL
dier fell dead.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09

John Butler. chief Of police of Los
Angeles, has an idea all his own oi
how to rid the United States Of Reds
and l. w. w. agitators. He would
have the federal government organ
ize federal police force large
enough to make Investigations and
prosecute on a wholesale scale all
unpatriotic and disloyal moves OF
those who imagine the United States
should be made over" Such a po-
lice force not to be used in connec-
ton with any political movement nor
have anything whatever to do with
labor disturbances, its work to con-
sist solely Of ridding the country OF
disloyal specimens of humanity. Does
not sound like bad idea-anything
to get rid Of the Reds and other agi-
-tators.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09
1t matters little whether @

1t matters little whether Queen
Wilhelmina is willing to let the al
lies take the former kaiser peaceful
" or not, or whether she will try to
protect him just to please her Ger.
man husband. The allies have now
gone too far to ever take a backstep;
II the Queens hubby objects, just
bring him along, too. One thing
sure. the allies are going to have
Old Kaiser Bill-unless he takes the
coward's route.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09
KOREANS DETERMINED
TO Be FREE FROM ]APS

Seoul, Korea, July S.-Five Ko-
reans who were arrested on the
charge OF leading a new indepen-
dence riot in the streets OF Seoul se.
Gently tried to commit suicide but
were prevented by the police. One
OF the men. VI Hatsu, is II years OF
age, and Is said to be the father OF
one of the Korean leaders now In
Paris. Another, An Tal-shyun, Is
declared to be the uncle OF the assas.
sin of Prince Ito who was shot al
Harbin in 1909.
Anti Japanese propaganda contin'
ues to circulate in Korea.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09

II you have anything to sell try
o classified ad.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09
REPORT OF THE CONDITION sF
THE JOSEPHINE COUNTY
BANK

at Grants Pass. in the State OF Orc
gon, at the close of business June
80, 1919.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09
WEDNESDAY, JULY o, 1919.
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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09

Ranger, Texas, a town of only a
few hundred mortals about one year
ago, now boasts a population OF 2O,-
600 people, all of whom are getting
some Of the filthy lucre produced in
this latest of great oil fields. But
can you imagine a city of 10000
souls without sewer system
That's Ranger.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09

To remove ink stains from mahog-
any, rosewood or black walnut furnl.
ture, put half a dozen drops OF spirits
OF inter In a spoonful OF water and
touch the stain with feather wet
with the mixture. As soon as the stain
disappears. rub with cloth dsmpeued
with cold water.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09
Classified Ad Rates

Classified advertising In the Daily
Courier will be charged for at the
rate OF 5 cents per line per issue un.
less paid in advance. The rate OF
20 words at so cents per week does
not provide for bookkeeping. post
age on statements mailed. etc. Here
tofore we have permitted occasion al
charges at the cheap rates but. no
more.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09
SEATTLE HOUSEWIVES ARE
OUT AFTER OLD II. c. OF L.

Seattle, Wash, July "a cam
paign to bring a part of the 900, ,O0O,-
900 pounds of surplus army food
stores to Seattle to reduce the cost
of living will be started here by the
Homekeeper's league. which will
meet Thursday.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-09

Constipation causes headaches,
sallow color. dull, sickly eyes-you
feel out OF sorts all over. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea will Danish
constipation, regulate your bowels,
purify your stomach. You'll feel bet
ter all over. Sabin's Drug Store. Adv.