The Washington herald., 1920-08-01


for you to be given an opportunity to tie up with
men/of this type in great enterprise and to be
allowed with your fellows, to own, by your COM
bined stock-holdings, actual control of the Com
pany, which, as have said in the headings of all
my letters is BETTER THAN 5o-50."
Who are these men-the officers and direc.ars?
Let me frst quote from letter written by the
appraiser, Hon. John T. NJ. Johnston:
Il know several of the officers of this Company
personally and believe in them.
81 know intimately Mr.. A. c. Parker.
Il consider him great asset to the organization
He is well known in oildom, and has been dis
tinct success in everything he has undertaken.
"His character is unquestioned and his honesty
and integrity can absolutely be relied upon.
81 would believe any statement Mr.. A. c. Parker
should make to me or to anyone else
His ability and capacity have been proven by
successful operation in all of his undertakings
"His knowledge of the mid-contnent field is such
that he knows values, and therefore has selected
the holdings with unusual wisdom.
"The fact that Mr.. Parker is to be permanently
connected with the Company in vital way, in my
judgment practically assures the success of the
enterprise"
Now here is brief" about the entire personnel
of the Company:
A. c. PARKER, President and General Mansgsr
NJ. P,ste, !. seim.de man With wonderful vision .7d
h; s.. ssray endowed With .h,t people call
zoo pounds looks man square in the eye and expects
svsrySSdy TO- play the game as square as he doe The
lucky have ; pewter spoon He got started
sine: in ss E
substantial fortune BY homes. industry and the practice Of
.ssoooeo which should be faith
I m m sso IN
President Parker Oil Refining Co., Texas
Director Sunshine State Refining Co., Texas.
Vice President and Director American National Bank
Director Wichita State Bank WIGHT. Falls, Texas
HARRY A. HURT, Vice-President.
Mr. Hurt know. the oil business Prior to h. assyite.
in B: b Ha houston h. md the s.us
.snsy year. partner in the Jons. Lumber Company Of
Manager Lumber co@psny Of Fort Fort
seess.y and Treasurer Of the South Ts.. Lb.1 nc Cons
p,ny Of aGs.,en Isa,. NJ Hurt. Ps5..n.
stantial amount.
FRED G. JONES, Vice-Preadent.
Mr. Jones President of the onssBsers Construction
Of sns. By
Binshsmton, y he director of the Syracuse Mort
a
Ssn s o % s. sss seem
era: years being very .rsse;'u in all Of the oil projects he
represent. what would be a fortune for mos. Of Vi.
FL Mccoy, Treasurer
Bank Wichita Fails Texas and extensively engaged
investments Mr. Mccoy formerly President of a small
a in s sS Ts.t IT, after s
connections and of the organizers Of the American
National Bank of Wichita Falls Teas being active Vice
President His investment the Great State Petroleum
Company of Texas substantial large enough
command great personal interest in its affairs.
WALTER H. MARSHALL,
Secretary and ssistant Treasurer
Mr. Marshall for many years secretary and conf
Dental Col E. H. R. Green of New York City
Mr. MarSha 10 Texan he knows the Through his
association with Col Green and Col Green's mother Hetty
Green he became we'll versed in large financial matters
and using his talents in developing the Great State Petro
leum Company of TEXAS.
THOMAS J. FILES, Director.
President First State Bank Hillsboro Texas The pre,
dency of bank in Texas establishes mans reputation
among his fellows for given such jobs Texas
without each first having his full taken
ALBERT c. RICK Director
At present engaged in the oil business Some years
Mr. Rick sold his retail furniture business in Dallas
being conducted in Dallas under the Rick for
than forty Since that time he has been engaged
extensively in land dealings being large landowner in
Mr. Rieks Great State Petroleum
Company OF Texas nearly half million dollars
He knows good investments
If BARKER, Director.
For engaged in the retail lumber business in
Texas MT Barker induced the oil business by
Mr.. A. c. Parker few sSo. Mr. Barkers success
in the oil and pipeline business in North
Central Texas His In the Great State petroleum
Company of Texas represents real fortune.