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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
lie MADE GOOD.

7 have since sat in the councils Of
finance and have rubbed shoulders with the
men 81 millions. have diued with the idle
rich and danced with danes clad in silks,
and then I have slept in the tent an eaten
from the bucket OF the rrub-stake; and "
I had the power 20 say 10 Time Turn
back the hand Of tho clock OF life, let me
have my lie over again" ! would say to
the Fairy Queen. Transport me hack TO the
farm: let me wade I'm the hahlng brook
and smell the new mown hav' | would
dance with childhood's blushine msidcns
in the ginVham and homemade shoes ready
at any time 10 meet the great beyond,
happy in At least one friendship, that Of a
faithful dog. rather than suffer the disap.
pointment in men that T have met on
earth and these are things that make me
want 10 work and harvest natures bounti-
fu gifts that 7 may help make the path
easier for some who, life myself believe
IN truth and thst honor yet lives, even
though II IL most often found under the
shirt Of the POOR. So IL I can die with
tho right to have carved upon n simple
slab Of stone the words. "He made good -
shall ffe that I have LETT 10 my chill.
dren tho proudest heritage possible to
bestow ABNER DAVIS.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

Denver Producing & Refining co.
has rig up for No. >, on the Nun
son land middle Of north line north
cast northeast iS-l3-ii.
oklahoma Central OH company Is
riEgcd up for 40. Jones in center
Of northeast Of 2s-13-ii
Niugwood OiVcompany has a rig
IN FOR 40. Smith, in northeast
southeast northeast 1S-t0-1L
Producers n Refiners corporation
Is building rigs for Nos. 3, and .,
Pink Hawkins In northeast 1i-1i-il.
Independent oil & Gas co. is
rigging up In the northwest north
east southeast of 23-14-1l offsetting
good we'll OF tho Southwestern OF
Development company.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
II. \. wilcox Operations.

MnundS-H, u, WllCoNH 4 well NO.
2 on the Pompey Grayson farm in
3e-16-1e Is on top OF tho Glen sand
with very good showing and eN-
poets to drlll in Monday No. on
the Eubank farm in S2-l6-1l Is drill-
ing at about i,700 feet, on the Amy
Isaacs No. ! in 2i-iJ-l0 is drilling
at 2,2lO feet No. 2 Willie Stepney
In 24-1J-iO. which Is two locations
cast of the Miscnor well in section
23, Is rigging up, In No. 2S on the
Ranks farm in 90-l5-ll TX drilling
at 800 feet. No, 20 Is drilling at 1856
feet. No. 30 is spudding in and No
81 has a completed rig, Well No. 20
on this farm which was drilled I'm
the Wilcox sand several days ago is
holding it's production up to around
1000 barrels, No, on the Manda
Coleman in 34-l5-ll, offscttiug tn,
good well OF The Texas Company, Il
drilling at 1850 feet.
Bristow-Inlu Williams~No, II
25-lG-9 has a hole fun OF water II
the Glen at e,460. This well, how
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

inr new test IN tho southeast
northwest southeast 3i-lb-T3.
Lyons Petroleum company b. drill
ing at 2II50 feet ln tho northeast
northwest northwest 26-i1-ii. and is
rcsetting casing at 2.525 feet In the
northeast northwest northeast OF
5-l1-it
Anglo -T"xas OH company IL start.
Ing Nos. and g on the Johnston
land IN the northwest of 33-i2-l2.
Creek Capital oil company has A
new ug up 500 feet south OF the
northeast corner OF the northwest OF
lJ-t4-13
Lyons Petroleum company has the
tools moved In for It's deep test IN
sou n west northeast northeast
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

Copeland & wilder ana others
havc spuddcd FOR 80 ! ". AleNan-
der iu the southwest corhcr north
west 27-l3-13
Gypy on company is rlgged up
fpr No 4 starr. northeast south
wost northeast 17.13-l2.
Lyons Petroleum company las a
location I'm middle Of the north line
~ northwest northwest 2O-l2-i3.
Prairie on a Gas 60. has new
zig on tho ground for No. 4 Brad
ford. I'm middle Of tho north line
northwest northwest 26-13.i2.
Western Exploration company has
a rig up on the Mckee farm. In
S-l3Ji2.
/ r. Coffcy and olhora arc Atnri.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

ever. ls 10 be wilcox sand test on
the Harry Price In lS-iG-l0 No. !
well is drilling nt 6N6 feet Froc NO.
3 I'm 34-1t-t0 Is rigging ~. No ! on
the Ella l,alston farm In ll-iG-D
has q completed RIG. No. ] on tho
Wiley Kolly IN 3b-iG-S IL spuddiug
at about 100 feet No. on thc
Amos In 3i-i6-s 10 u rig.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
NO REFERENCES

References I have mono. I never use tho
names ~ bankers or prominent mon ia
give prestige TO my enterprises.
| am alone responsible for oil OF my
business affairs I stand solely upon my
own word and my record is an open book
mover operated under eamouilagod com
pauy names with string Of high sounding
names to fool the public aud boost my
proposition even when struggling for
foothod In the oil business and | shal
not bcxn now when my name and my
fame eclipse all advertised oil concerns II
Texas.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
QUICK ACTION NECESSARY

Tho fortunes are to be made by grasp
pg the opportunities when presented; 10
walt le hours--and indeed IL minutes
Is otteh IA'~I Mhen org or slriAes are re-
OF his board Of DIRECTORS or even consult
his associate officers will usually find the
real opportunity out ot reach by the time
he Is ready TO act. l am talking about
that part Of the oil business depouding {
upon nvw fields or getting In whom sd.
vance Information Of new strikes comes.
where a little money will win tho big
stakes, the thousand or ten thousand 10 one.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

recognize that NATURE has endowed
me with certain qualilies and, therefore
there are certain obligations resting upon
me 10 mlhll
And leave 70 to your Imagination 10
answer the question or solve tho problem
Tho Tact that some 10. 600 people Of
all walks OF lie. from the poorest wash.
alien Of 20 nationalities. 10 tho lawyer,
tho banker. tho business man: men and
women OF every kind snd character, the
teacher the preacher, and tho millionaire,
thousands OF whom are here at home in
Texas, and oAher thousands scattered
everywhere have furnished mo from $40
"a $40. .OOO---each In real mouey--uron my
word, from my word, from my printed
statements without ever having met me
personally. suggests that there must be u
real reason. The answer Is up to you.
The entire business enterprises which !
represent aud control today were FOt NDED
UPON MERIT, without ~apital. and
worked out along my own ideas.
The entire Abuer Davis organization has
been BUILT UPON CONFlDhNCE that the
thousands who have backed me had in my
oxperiG-ico and ability to succeed.
The business will he OPERATED UPON
HONOR and everyone given real run
Tor their money. This business is held
by mo as the sole trustee representing
those who furnish me money
That tho Consolidate Syndicate offers
wonderful opportunity for tho safest. Surest
and biggest speculative Investment In the
oil world today is my firm belief. The
Pecos Valley oil Country is destined ia
hscome the most famous OF tho fortune
producing oil fields on earth i my pre-
dirtton. I believe its deep sand guShers
will rival Tampico, and that tho oil will
be' Of the high gravity shown by th'
medium shallow producers already brought
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
Minot & Minot and Associates
Opcrntipus

The woll of Miuot & Minot on tho
Garfield Fields lease In $3.50 looks
good for at least 500 barrels at 2s
feet In tho sand. No. on the North
Chenewco lease In 5-17-l5 IL a
5000, 600 gasser The well on the
Ragsdalc lease I'm 7-2O-l7 IL drill
ing at 800 feet Location has been
made for a well on the Childers
Carr lease In S5-lS-14 Tools are be-
ing moved in for well No on the
South Chcneweo lease In 5-l7-l5,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
A RECORD WITHOUT A PARALLEL.

] make this unqualified abatement that
there hiss never been one single dollar Of
stock or other security ihsued by me TO any
banker, newspaper prominent citihcn or
snyone else on earth except for cash on
tho exact and same basis that every other
Investor paid In his money when YOU do
business with me you do 80 on basis OF
man TO msn-you take your chanccs with
me. l take tho full responsibility.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

south hair of southeast 3l-i2-l2, f.
dry ana abandoned al 2040 feet
oklahoma Natural Gas company
ON fughpHrt farm. southeast cornoi
uorthc1st 1c.l5.12 iH abandoned az
2.C7O feet
toFdcn ana company are reported
10 have abandoned No i,unsford,
iu 2g.1f.tt. at 3.207 feet
Hrumo OH company is reported tu
have dry holc ~ 2,765 feet In No.
/ Boom, IN 5-ii-I2.
New UiRs and Drilling Notes.
Lyons Petroleum company and
others have a rig M in the south
cast southwest northeast Of ~
Is.10
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
STRONG CHALLENGE.

I challenge every man aud every pro-
motion company to make statement as
strong as tho following or tho 10000 peo.
pie who have entrusted their money TO me.
not one has done so through bank or other
references, or because OF the names OF
prominent mon.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
DANGER PROM PROMINENT MEN.

make the statement that there has been
more crooked deals and more money eN
tracted from the public through bank ref-
ereuces and long lists of prominent mon
acting as dummy directors with consequent
greater loss to tho investor than through
anv other devices known to the stock
selling CRATER Of The country.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

Lyons Petroleum company and
the Gladys Belle oil company arc
drilling at 1,5OO feet in the south.
west corner northwest northwest
.22-l4-ll. and at 1850 feet in the
middle Of the south line northcaq
northeast OF 22-i4-1i
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
PLAY WITH OIL MEN--LIKE OIL
MEN PLAY

You buy and paw for the Syndicate IN.
terest which shares In all tho best suresi
money makers and in addition and on top
OF all Of this, you become an absolute lease
owner TO do with as you please, and five
or ten acres is enough to make you all IT,
money you will ever want.
800 to 81 900 now will give you the
greatest holdings ever offered, and you
get holdings big enough to put you In the
oil business as oil men play IT, Seat.
tered interest partly invested in oil wells
refinery and productive lines with lease,
acquired at the low figure to grow into the
big fortune.
BONUS OF ACRES WITH EACH siOo
This Consolidated Syndicate deal vii
give you 5 acres OF oil gas and miners.
rights for each hundred dollars you ir.
vest. This lease will be made in your
name, properly assigned SO you can place
tho same on record and handle IL In the n
ture Just as You would any otlHr property.
The only expense to you hereafter will 6s
81 per acre per year for the life OF -
lease. until oil is produced, then of course
there will be no further rental to pay,
The success OF this mammoth Conso'i'
dated Syndicate Is assured. IL will 20
over and no doubt be largely over SAB
scribed just as was the Inside Syndicate
n your money cannot he used II will hA
promptly returned. Wire me the amount I
! to put you down for-send tho money by
! wire, draft or money order
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
FEW DOLLARS TO WIN


wise for tho great oil Trusts that have
millions 10 go into the market and buy
proven property, but ! am representing that
class Of people who are willing 70 take
chance with few dollars TO draw down
small fortune without having TO wait a LIE
lime for results. Action is the keynote. Re
suits count no II now Is good motto. Let
us live now before We die.
wARNING-Now AND FOREVER.
You may conclude am too big
gambler and too wild in my Imagination
to he safe 10 handle your money--but !
might as well remind you now u YOU OK
pcct to get rich from oil through the
calm nuiet advice Of your banker or law.
yer, don't write your check Tor me.
ONE cINcH
Representing 10000 investors who have
placed their money IN my hands has
-obered me completely TO n full realization
Of the great csponsihility that I am under
II has also awakened me to the necessity
Of being always On guard, ready TO strike
at the first sign of approaching opportunity.
I may lose on five out Of six single in.
vestments bu, the wheel Of fortune will
turn with tho law ~ averages and will
win fortune from Natures rich storehouse
while tho old conservative Is looking for
tho cinch that rs never found in the oil
game except the one cinch that so cents
/ tho average stock selling scheme goes into
/ the promoters pocket.
n YOU want that kind Of cinch there
are thousand stocks you can buy from
/ brokers and exchanges. But, " you want
/ every cent Of every dollar 81 your money
| actually invested r. the business 10 make
/ profit In which can share with you, then
/ Won have but ono choice
ONLY ONE OF EACH.
There is only one Abner Davis In the oil
. business Cook M the directory one Fort
Worth on earth tlook at the map or postal
Wdress Abncr Davis. FORT Worth, your
lettef will he promptly delivered 10 me and
your money, every cent Of Il, will Just as
promptly begin to plav IN on The ground
floor Of this wonderful Texas oil develop
ment,
25 PER CENT MY. SHARE OF PROFIT.
do not take haH OF your money or Any
other part Of Il Tor myself In sslsry. com.
mission or for promotion. hut do expect
IS per cent Of the profits I make for you.
RESULTS TO SHOW.
have raised more money, spent larger
percentage Of that money for actual oi
development and refinery building and hay'
more solid value-income producing prop
crty than any man In the Texas oil field
n You think thi. wild statement and
think I am Joking or putting como to For
. Worth and 10 ] can't prove every word o
my claim ! VII nay yonI fare beth way,
Canada
RED BLOOD.
Tho oil wells drilled are producing Tn,
refincries 7 built arc operating, The securi
tics 7 sell are earning interest and an
tho sole custodian of all this property a
, Trustee FOR the 10000 people who hsv
, , backed me on my word So II YOU think
! am a Wild Texas bronco, and II YOU vii
investigate, YOU may vet he proud 10 b.
associated with one that has always Ton
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

The sad feature is, however, that these
names Of bankers, judges. doctors and
prominent citizens represent only the tomb
stones in the oil cemetery.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
EARLY EDUCATION.

know the value OF dollar as well
as any man who ever lived. was born
upon poor Virginia farm at a time when
st1 per month was the highest price paid
for farm labor I received my only book
learning In log schoohousc where split
logs were used for benches and that was
before the days Of benches with backs, or
country schools with desks
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
MANY FAILURES.

appeared year ago, OF a thousand oil
concerns that have since gone out of
business you will find list o' names
from which any good hiographer could
compile volume of Who is Who
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
LUCKY DoG.

Action and Judgment are tho sole re-.
duisues for success In tho oil game, Tho
oil business is ono OF action. The general
In charge must be one who is willing to
advance and stand his ground. II right the
public will declare him q lucky dog, II
wrong he must go over the top and cap.
ture another trench before the public finds
win.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

~ I made a definite contract 20 buy all
Of the things [ have under option or con.
tract and did not get the fun amount, we
would all be losers, I do not take such
chances because / do not hAys 10 take
that Kind OF chSnees these good days. II
Is pretty geperally known now that what
ever undertake I carry through. IL is
equally well known that the Abner Davis
Plan means gixing every investor al the
value his dollsf win acquire and that is
al any mans dollar can do
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as important as getting at the right place.
7 got into the pecos oil country very early
In the game after II looked almost sure \
we'll would bc brought in I feel confident
from what ! have actually seen and from
all investigation that This Is the right place
for big profits from leases secured at the
right time and al the right price and also
for big profits from wells 10 be drilled
ard consequently from the refinery business
as well as the other angles AZ the oil game
BY getting In early ! am able to get
large holdings we'll scattered and therefore
play the game as all the big operators play
II, yet on a comparatively small cash outlay
THE ONLY SAFE WAY TO WIN
AND WIN BIG IN OIL,
The following NAV be taken as the sum.
marv Of whats what from tho stand.
roint OF the experienced oil man, oil well
driller, lease developer, refiner and all
round pioneer In the oil business with
wears Of costly yet valuable experience that
I believe enables me 10 work with almost
a certainty Of wonderfully profitable re.
suits.
Fortunes are sctually made in many in
stances over night But my experience Is
that fortune comes after a great deal OF
hard work and from months and even
years Of preparation, by getting leases scat
tered where many other people are drilling
thereby helping 10 develop your property
and while It is true tho actual fortune Is
| usually made or at least brought into being
! overnight or in day, there were many
/ days or weeks between the time tho money
/ was invested and the time the fortune begar
/ flowing In oil.
You understand, I feel that have mad
| o success and II was done by hard wort G-
not good luck--it was the result 81 year
/ Of hard work and then .apitalilmg actua
experience and bringing enor.h lcopie t.
my support to keep me going all thes
years ft Is almost certain that ever
dollar my friends raised and let me us
the first wear Of my oil career was wasted
largely from lack OF experience and knowl
edge OF the game.
Tho money these friends and the publi
furnished me the second year was yer.
largely lost through drilling operations ths
were not well managed.
Tho third year ! began 10 feel the hand
cap under which I was working, trying 4
do big things with little money and con
sequently the overhead expense was eatin
up the business,
have but one excuse 10 offer for thN
years Of poor results
LACK OF EXPERIENCE.
have but one thing 10 thank now 10
later successes: The truth Even though
did not have the experience in oil tha
would enable me 10 get the best results,
had gone through tho school of eNpcricnc
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
SUCCESS sAFEuuARpEp.

In this Consolidated Syndicate deal I
have safeguarded our interest In such a
thousand dollars or a hundred thousand Is
available. success Is assured and all will
share in proportion to the amount they
furnish.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
NEW FRIENDS.

7 have but one srhition--ihat Is con.
Suming burning desire to have " said,
"tIc proved tho exception 20 the rule: he
made good - This letter Il written for the
benefit Of the thousand new friends ] am
drawing to me, the new regiment Of loyal
Abner Davis Kind OF men and women who
are willing 70 play the game Man TO Man,
promise you a square deal--T cannot do
more.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

and proven, certainly one need not log,
further for the place TO get results
These are some OF tho reasons why
was enthused with Pecos and the reason
Tor my determination to play tho npd
in biz way for sure gain in big way.
The fact that got in at the right
time enables me 10 do the big things, make
tho 1000 to I long shot winning / have
been working for and waiting years to az.
complish. The very fact that paying oil
wells are found at such shallow depth in
this great Pecos valley in the heart OF an
empire OF itself. the only oil field so far
proven in stretch OF thousand miles
between the Ranger Eastland field and tho
this is the most wonderful fortune making
opportunity in tho history OF oil since
Pennsylvania was opened up.
There is not the slightest doubt in my
mind about at least two other great oil
stratas being found in this region, one
believe around 800 feet that will prove 10
be gusher production equal to anything in
Texas, and another about the 2.t00-foot
level that will equal the famous gushcrs IN
the Tampico district which the geologisr'
claim is in every way similar geoloeicaily
I have the close-in proven locations for
many oil wells / have the offset acreage
in large blocks on the very apex Of the
anticline. have large acreage close 10
drilling wells.
1 have acreage scattered so as to play
the field 10 every direction.
have the only logical refinery site.
have the refinery already under way
and tho oil contracted to put it in opera
tion.
I have tho Pipe for a pipe line and
gathering system. I have wells contracted
and machinery on the cars.
have immense holdings in wildcat
acreage at low prices and all Of these
/ things, together with money 70 operate
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
UNHAMPERED.

I mako no definNo promise in advance.
SGT no certain goal to be reached. I place
no limits upon my activities and field Of
sction because limitations only hinder aud
hamper and make IL hard 70 succeed.
ON THE GROUND FLOOR
II YOU are going into the oil business you
must depend upon someone. when you join
hands and dollars with me you have but
ono 90 depend upon. I have no loopholes
and will never try 10 shift responsibility,
You can take me at my word, play the
game with me as oil men play II on honor
and on the ground floor.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
LACK OF EXPERIENCE.

have but one thing 10 thank now for
later successes: The TRUTH Even though |
did not have the experience in oil that
would enable me TO get the best results, I
had gone through tho schYol OF experience
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
RED RLOOD.
DOLLAR NO CHARM.

Your dollar as mere money offers no
charm hut your dollar TO use with which
to huild and 10 win for YOU. and for me,
does offer me field Of endcavor which
7 enjoy
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

7 have raised more money, spent larger
percentage Of that money for actual oil
development and refinery building. and have
moro solid value-income producing prop.
crty than any man In the Texas oil field
to show for IT,
n you think this wild statement and
think I am joking or putting come to Fort
Worth and II can't prove every word OF
my claim will nay your fare both ways
from any point In tho United states or
Canada.