The Holbrook news., 1922-12-08
NOTABLE SPEECHES MADE AT BARBECUE BY
 JUDGE CROSBY AND SENATOR TIE. TAYLOR
Big Bonus Offered by HOlbrOok Citizens Total $51O

concerning oil possibilities in Northeastern Arizona he is on record before the whole country.
 When the United States Geological Survey received Hagers report after full consideration they adopted the principal correlatons of Dorsey Hager the Ho brook Oil Field In addition to this, MT. Darton, presentatve of the United States Geological has been here for several months and has said the streets of Hobrook that he thinks there possibilities of oil in this field.
 sey Hager to down to Oklahoma City and address them the subject of the possibilities of oil at Hobrook He went down. made his address, and at the conclusion of that meeting the MidContinent geoogists-and by the way of the strongest of the country in that workndorsed the correations of Dorsey Hager placed the geoogsts of the Mid Continent field squarely behind this field at Hobrook believing that Hager right.
 Then there were lot of kickers up around Denver.
 did not know there could be quite so many We sent Dorsey Hager up to Denver, and we had in that meeting, and they said he just knocked the props out from under every of those fellows who had been kick ing about this report down here and haven't heard anything from Denver for two or three months. He queted them, satisfied them. and Denver is not saying anything about there not being oil at Hobrook We be-
 eve that we have reason for expecting oil at Hobrook and going to drill this we'll with all possible speed Now, think you people understand there is bonus put up by the people who backing this proposition We paying these drlers the highest wages for putt of that offering them $20O0 bonus to put this we'll down in sixty days Now, it possible for them to do it if they do not have to have too much trouble We are putting on top of that thousand dollars bonus, if they put the we'll down in ninety days.
 have here in my hands bonuses that have been put up by the citizens of Hobrook adding to the bonus being put up by the company that drilling this we'll Do you know what 1t is going to mean? It going to mean that Ray Durfee and Lekron and these associated with them going to do their darnest to put this well down until get oil find out that there is oil here That is what think it means. and they going to work with speed and in earnest and expect that cess will crown their efforts
 Now have few items here that will call your at tention to- They make exceedingly happy today and know you will be glad to hear them" Here Senator C. R. Furr, w. MacDonald w. R. Scorse c. M Fuller
 Below listed the sums offered by various citizens of Holbrook to the drer successful in bringing in we'll These in addition to the listed last week from L. Cadwel Fred Wetzler and H. w. Hughes.
 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
 This is to certify that the undersigned do hereby obgate ourselves to pay the opposite respective names, to the first drilling crew. bringing in Commer cial Oil We consisting of One Hundred [1OO barrels of of the town of Holbrook Navajo County Arizona, not more that hundred 0O days of actual drilling after this 1st day of December, 1922.
 $1000O each from:
 L. B. Putney Mere Co.,, Holbrook It. & Power Co., F. B. OConnell, F. A. Gaumntz, Ed Ellis, J. C. Manley Commercial Hotel-W. H. Bedding, Commercial Auto Co., H. M Hays, Chas. P. Cooley, John Kist, Ariz. Coop Garage, John Conner, Navajo Abstract & Title o., Ser vice GarageHenry S. Lee, Holbrook Tribune, c. H. Jor dan HobroOk Traders Adamana Oil & Land Co.,, Rees Cafe, Merchants Stock Growers Bank, A. B. Schus ter Arthur Schuster B. A. Jackson, Franklin Overland Co.,, Chas Osborne, Geo. w. Hennessey, Walter McLaws Jennings Auto Co., Udall Trans. Co., Ben w. McCloskey James Scorse Paquin Motor Co.,, Thorwald Larson. | S500.00 each from
 Sidney Sapp, Thomas Ortega, w. R. Scorse, Pres First National Bank.