The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-03

You understand, I feel that I have
made a success and it was done by
hard work-not good l0ck-it was the
result of years Of hard work and then
capitalizing actual experience ano
bringing enough people to my support
is almost certain that every dollar my
| friends raised and let me use the Iirst
wear of my oil career was wasted
! largely from lack Of experience ana
knowledge of the game.
The money these friends ana tne pun :,
lie furnished me the second year was
very largely lost through drilling, opera
| tior1s that were not well managed.
The third year l began to feel the
handicap under which ] was worK E,.tso
| irving to do big things with ntIis
money and consequently ~, tnG hnsiness
| | have but one excuse 10 olIer ioA
three years Of poor results:
LACK OF EXPERIENCE. O.
have hut one thing to thank now
for later successes: The truth. Even
though I did not have the experiences se
| in oil that would enable me to get tne
hest results, l had gone through tne
school of experience far enough 10
know the value of truth ana a s1u ~ g
truth tn those thousands Of people VINO
were backing me with their SAVINGS
! and they stuck with me.
LONG TIME TO GAMBLE.
Tho fourth wear began to show i'm
nrovement, I learned many things my
friends learned that they could rely
mon me and they stuck with me;
at last had enough hackers, rI TTnited
hackers from every state in tne oiii nc
States and from the od isan as W we'll in' ~
truth is the foundation upon Wn'Sn ~
.ha ,vor,d itself is built. The laws q,
| averauei are the basis upon Wn,on g.,
bt,siness undertakings must depeno 'o'
success. au;oentlv with
oover a thought Of quitting until re-
suits had crowned my efforts, KNOW" ~ 3
sbat was firmly established upon Ine
one solid foundation of truth, ana nav
| inc learned the business lessons, 20 n G
| ing the unfailing. laws OF averaet hino
absolutely, dependable Eesn eh novs self nerved
~ ne ~ tbe nojnt where could keep on
W; This was accomplished by tne e
tShnusands of knockers who were ~ "a
the time predicting failure tor me 10, at nt
| that the next week woulu pe which
,,ant nv mental and physical dynaI,lo U
Going at full speed for these loup Se md
sU ga even when my brain tagged an an, =
"a to 20 hours daily toll was te,i,t 1,s
upon me, physically ba f thousands n' Of
loom owls Ssii like myself who had tried
~ better their condition with tIle.i
10 10 I'd earned dollars through their tpn
s;donce in me and upon my word, ina ina
I would again stick with them ana VIII
for them. -. , mon mt him
~, his honor, If you want 70 MAJ IN
him fight all the harder question t tne
nnna fsith. il you want to make mn,
Uncomfortable, uncork the Vials ,n ~.
cammnv and start wagging tne vnn
toneues of his opponents. Wheh ~
t s sthere springs up around him that
No. ~ mower supplied by nature 70
son Courage and determination Whlct
,,,''r fed by that equally importaIil nv
fountain of power, confidence from III III
supporters. there IS notnng ." s,ccess
Gov the man. with an understanding ol
tba nnwer of truth and the knowledge
~ ,ba certainty of the workings OF the
law of averages and nature
LAST OPPORTUNITY.
GeoloEy has been study for scien-
| .ists for ages. Biologists have lo1
years depended upon their knowieoEt
If formation indicating %here ui
should be found. If scientific KNOW.
fo Gs is worth anything, then let
b bs recognized az the one. favorable
| spot On Ohich to driN for oil.
IN. shla wonderful pens counuE 49, ~
cut across the plains around the foot
Of If some sand hills uncovered the top OF
an anticline ohowing plainly, the two
cid Of the structure with the dip on
both sides, marked as plainly as stone
vail This left no doubt about the anti
cIine and there was no doubt about the
location Of its apex Or top; -.
This anticline was found at a PONY
relatively similar to the Tampico on
field, SO the biologists and eXpeI Is
claim it being at the foot or a greatt
accumulation of oil -Ss to be found;
Now the country was eoun& that showea
that @he natural conditions existed VoS
an Oil pool