The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-20
SENATOR LEWIS
TELLS OF HIS TRIP
MOSCOW CITIZEN FURNISHES
HOME PAPER WITH AN IN
TERESTING REPORT

Senator M. E. Lewis, who returned
few days ago from trip to Texas
and California has consented to give
this paper the following account of
his trip which will be read with in
terest by hundreds of subscribers:
Trip to Texas.
Left Moscow On December 10, and
arrived in San Antonio the 18th, and
stayed there until January 9th.
San Antoine, as it is called for short,
is an old Mexican town, partially
Americanized. The chief point of
historical interest is The Almo, an old
Spanish mission, where the battle of
the Almo was fought in the Texan
war of independence from Mexico.
San Antoine is the seat Of the south
western military division of the
United States, this division embrac-
ing several states. The military
headquarters are at Fort Sam Hous-
ton, located in the northeastern part
of the city During the late European
war the government maintained train
ing camps here for training the SOL
dier boys in aviation, in motor trans
portation, in cavalry, in infantry and
III al tliiCly, odCH VI IiCoS SCpdIdCC
divisions having a separate camp or
field, each embracing from a few
hundred to several thousand acres
near the city. The total number of
soldiers maintained in these several
camps run from one hundred thous-
and to one hundred and fifty thou
sand throughout the period of the
war. There are now immense guam
titles of military equipment Of all
kinds in these several camps which is
being disposed of. The hugh waste of
war is very apparent, and is a great
lesson for peace to the people
While there we met several Moscow
people. Among these were Earl David
and his wife, who are now residents
IF San Antoine; William Hunter and
1is wife and son who are wintering
here; Mr.. Edgar Hunter and family, |
who are now living there and Mrs.
Hunters mother, Mrs. H. H. Bangs;
Col Cummings, a former commandant |
1t the university, who is stationed /
here with his regiment, and Mr.. F.
A. David and his wife, who were
Jisiting their son. We also enjoyed
| visit with Col. T. R. Hamer, former
from Idaho, who is sta
ioned there, and acting adjutant gen
,ral for that military division. These
I'D friends made our brief stay there
,ery enjoyable.
Every one down that way are "in
ILL.," Oil is the burden of the talk
wherever you go. New strikes are
discussed, new wells brought in daily
II weekly in the northern fields, and
he new millionaires in evidence
Among the latter are
dr. Edgar Hunter whose fortune
made in Turman Oil, is we'll over that
igure Col. Cummings has an oil
ease in the Summerset field, about
70 miles southwest of San Antoine.
lie has one producing we'll, and is
lrilling others. Mr. Earl David is
Interested in developing forty acre
ease less than a mile from the Tur-
nan property, in Oklahoma Mr.. F.
/. David and myself became interest
d in the oil situation very much. We
pent two weeks looking over the
arious fields near San Antoine, con-
idering leases, producing wells and
7ild cats. After canvassing the stu
ton thoroughly we took over the
ontrol of the Medina Oil and Gas as !
ociation for ourselves and our
riends in Moscow, making this a ;
doscow corporation. This associa-
ion has 465 acres of proven oil {
round in the shallow pumping oil
ield about IA miles south of San An '
one, with one producing we'll. We !
to put on drill and keep it