The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-03-02
STEVENSON WILL
REFINE OWN OIL
SETS FORTH PLANS OF NEW RE-
FINERY TO BE BUILT Al
GREAT FALLS
VIII Have Initial Capacity OF LOCO
Barrels of Oil Daily; Work on the
Plant to be Started Immediately;
to be in Operation in Spring.

~ Ot III OPCIAllOn LA 0pA Ase'
Il. G. Stevenson and the interests
allied with him, expect to be REIN
ing and marketing their own OH
in a refinery to be built at once In
Great Falls, early in May, accord
ing to a statement issued by Mr..
Stevenson few days ago. A site
of 25 acres of land has been pur-
chased at the junction of the Mill
waukee and Great Northern rail-
ways, and the initial unit, which
Will have capacity of 1000 bar
| rels a day, will refine oil from the
Stevenson wells. Mr.. Stevenson's
statement Is as follows:
Anticipating, no doubt, the splendid OPP
portunity for such an undertaking, many
shareholders and friends have in recent
months inquired whether the Sunburst on
| & Gas company and allied companies, De-
acreage in the state of Montana, would
soon build a petroleum refinery TO refine
northern Montana crude.
1--WE have entertained no doubt about the
opportunity. The excellent markets; nlgn
price for refinery products; transportation
advantages and differentials in rates; these
all contribute to the opportunity here.
With these items added to the well-kn0wn
margin between the cost of a barrel of
crude and the money obtainable for the
products produced by a good refinery from
that barrel of crude, no one needs to al
vertise the profits that first-class refin-
ing plant will return to the shareholders.
but before deciding to enter into this
lucrative end of the industry, we desired
to make careful investigation into all fac
tors present and future that would con-
tribute to making the enterprise the most
profitable possible in every way; to avoid
the mistakes some have made; to take ad7
vantage of every favorable condition
Crude of Fine Quality
eve now know that the refining quali-
ties of the crude produced in northern
Montana are of the very best from the
standpoint of content of large percentages
of the most easily extracted and most read
lily marketable and profitable products un-
der improved standard refining processes.
We now know that comparatively simple
refining processes will produce from nor.
thern Montana crude high percentages of
the most wanted commercial products. We
are now assured that our crude supplies
will be unlimited so far as present and
anticipated future requirements are con
cerned, this being first essential to sue
cessful operation of a refinery.
Notwithstanding the remarkable earn
1ngs shown by the more or less abbre-
ments of refining companies, and facts as
to profits made by them in the refining |
and marketing of crude petroleum as
brought out in congressional inyestiga- |
should we be sure of permanent crude |
supply and its suitability for highly prof
liable refining and marketing operations,
but we must also be assured of an organi- /
zatiOn personnel sufficiently experienced |
and qualified to undertake and competent
ly handle all phases of the construction and
capacity and future extensions thereof, and
the marketing of its products most profit
ably.
Experienced Management
1--WE therefore began careful search for
for our contemplated refinery or
ganization Very fortunately, we feel, 1t
was found possible to associate with US,
Mr.. q; A. Wyatt and Mr.. w. NJ Parker
liked in oil refining and marketing circles
Of the northwest that to state that he is (
one of the most capable and experienced
men in the trade would be only setting
,orth what everyone already knows Mr..
WAITS long and successful connection
With the Pure Oil Company, followed by
lis organization and general management
If the Montana Oil Company, a general
obbing and marketing organization and
,ne of the most successful business con
,erns ever organized in Montana, gives
lmple proof of his capacity. (
"Mr. Parker, who comes to us from the I
AFRO Oil & Refining Company of Lewis
own, had charge not only of the construc-
ion but of the operation Of that plant since
ime, he superintendent the construction of /
efineries in several parts of the United |
states and was called to Europe on similar q
york. At the time the war broke out in
GA, Mr.. Parker was engaged in super s
Intending the building of several large re- 2
ineries in Europe. In his work for the I
'unburst Refining company, Mr.. Parker a
viii hold the title of general superintendent q
I construction and operation under Mr. r
WYATT, who will be general manager of +
he company, giving his special personal Q
uperyision to the marketing of the COM q
any's output. lie
1.-THE interest of both Mr.. Wyatt and Mr.. !.
'arker in the Sunburst Refining company 7
contemplated as permanent, and as an
violence of their intentions each has pur- a
hased at par, to be paid for in cash as "
'sued, $4,000 shares of the capital stock, e.
hitch will give each of them a five per Il
emit interest in the total net profits of the b
business. And in Consideration a
{ the arrangements made for interest in
ne business, both Mr.. Wyatt and MIR.
arker will serve in their respective capa-
tiles for what Is regarded as very mod
rate monthly salaries. So that, with the n
of every advantage of most COM a.
etent and experienced management in all CT
bases, the Sunburst Refining company al
ill still be relieved of the usual high over ly
cad entailed in employing at going salary G
ties the very essential technical and spe- p;
al ability required for most efficient and
ature Ice
Site of the Refinery in
again being fortunate the Sunburst ~
efining company has secured an ideal f.,
tie, with plenty of ground for the present OF
ant and its future extension unit by unit. e1
his site is situated ON the west bank of ~
lie Missouri river, just across and north bs
ON the bridge at First avenue north, be, ta
veen the West Side and city proper, and :"
the junction of the Great Northern and or
ilwauEee railroads. The total tract con- h,
SITS of between twenty and twenty five a.
res 1t is most favorably located in all f. f.
spects, and especially so for the essen 30
ally important features of transportation, M
ant operation and product distribution r.
1.-THE first unit is to have a daily capa- nc
ty of 1000 barrels and is so planned that nr
lditional units may be constructed at any an an
me without inconvenience delay, altera- on
1no' W opecial cost 10 IeaIlahss Vp oan re
ruction will be used, and the plant viii -
of the standard improved type through
1t, hrst-class in every particular, to pro-
ice In the most efficient and economical
~ top-grade products Of every kind.