The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-07
HASKELL SUBSIDIARY
| CLOSES HEWITT DEAL

u The biggest deal closed to date
involving Hewitt properties was
consummated Thursday night when
the Southern States Oil Corpora.
ton acquired the interests of An.
derson-Simpson. b. A. Simpson, G.
y. Gregg, and A. O. Simpson, in
nine producing leases in the Hew.
1T pool. Consideration was not re.
! ported, but is generally understood
- TO range around one and one-half
million dollars. Properties involved
Included the Champion lease of 40
acres in section 2I, 4s.2w. with
three producing wells; Stroman
lease in section 20. 4s-2w, 50 acres.
10 producing wells; Martin lease.
section l5, 4s-2w, 40 acres, five
roducing wells; Walker.V Voorhees,
ase. section y, 4s-2w; ~ acres.
producing wells; SimpsonVoor-
q ,es lease, section 8, 4l2w, 50
res, eight producing wells; Hew-
!. .t-Walker. 1870 acres, section 3,
.s-2w, 10 producing wells; GAIA
way lease, section l6, 4s-2w, 40
acres. three producing wells: Walk
N er lease, section 2l. 4s-2w, SO
acres, five producing wells: and
5 Voorhees, lease, section Il. 4s-2w,
~ acres foar producing wells.
\ Total amount of production involved
is approximately 1900 barrels. There
are nine drilling wells on the proper
ties.
The Southern States Corporation
Which is the parent concern with sub
nidiaries known as the Sure Oil Com
pany and the Southern States Drilling
Corporation, has rented "a suite OF of
,fices in. the Simpson building from
which operations in southern Oklahoma
will be directed j NJ. Killian, will b'
local manager in charge. The offices
are located on the sixth floor OF thu
Simpson building and adjoin those o
Xrret Dunlap.
vi Scott Ferris, president OF the South
ern States concern, was in Ardmor'
during the past few days and person
ally supervised acquisition of the prop
critics for Tulsa where large Osag
property. deal is now being considered
From Tulsa Mr.. Ferris will go TO Hay
nesville, Louisiana, where the South
ern States has already acquired u PROV
erty with SSS barrels OF production o'
three leases. An office will also b
established at Haynesville.
The Southern States deal here rer
resents only portion OF big valuabi
holdings of the Simpson interests, wh
possesses properties in practically a.
he oil districts in this section Of tn
ate, end who will continue TO opel
e in The petroleum industry in d
ctiye a manner as heretofore. Il hav
10 intention whatever Of leaving Arc
nore and will remain here indefinitely.
states B. A. Simpson. my interest
ire all here and my heart is with Arc
more and its progressive welfare an
always win be. | will continue TO d
all | can TO help make Ardmore IN
best city in Oklahoma.
The activities OF B. A. Simpson i
petroleum circles has placed him anon
the leaders of the industry. He firs
became active in the business follow
ing the discovery OF the Healdton poo
Ut which time he and p. G. Dings pu
chased controlling interest in the Gate
Oil Company, later selling 1t TO Ne
York parties, During development /
The Healdton pool he drilled for deep'
Nands and discovered a pay which wa
named in his honor. The Simpso
building in Ardmore, one Of the mo-
elegant structures of its kind in tn
section of the country, was built by NJ
Simpson and associates. Mr.. Simpso
is also greatly interested in recreatiN
sports and promoted the Battle Sprins
Club. one of the greatest duck huntin
resorts inthe southwest.
The acquisition Of the Hewitt prope
ties by the Southern States Corporate
is regarded as neucleus OF more
be acquired at a later date. The cor
pany will operate in this section in
most active manner with Carter count
as the center of development. In a
dition to Mr. Ferris. other officers
the concern are: Ex-Governor Haske
chairman OF the board OF directors w
liam L. Allen. vice president; and w
liam Shivers. secretary-treasurer Hea
quarters OF the company are maintain'
at $50 Madison avenue. New York CIT