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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21
IDIST'S
LEASES GO To
CONTINENTAL

Marking the withdrawal O.
Midwest Refining company and
its successor, Standolind from
Kevin-sunburst field. Continental
on company Is reported to have
taken over all OF the properties
OF the Midwest in that field.
Included is the famous Howl
ing tract ON which the Dawson
Merkle well was drilled in 1922.
The Midwest bought out the well
belonging to John Dawson and
George Merkle OF Great Falls
and later brought in q sensation
Al flowing well. Ohio OH COM
pany drilled three wells on the
adjoining farm TO the north,
the Irving Baker farm, and
brought in its famous Baker No.
8, which has produced more than
three quarters Of a million dol
lars worth Of oil and IS stiIl
good producer Later Home
stake Exploration company, now
Texas-Pacific Coal & Oil CO..
drilled three offset wells on 80
acres of the Howling farm, off
setting Midwest on the East, and
brought in a well nearly as
sensational as the Baker No. 8.
Midwest later acquired part OF
the Swears farm and part of
the Britton farm on which small
producers were drilled but none
of its properties were systemati-
calIy drilled out. Continental is
taking over M NwA q SEX
s and VIZ NEA 7-s5-2W.
Since October /. 1882. Con-
tinentaI has been handling Mid
vest accounts in Cat Creek field,
having taken over all Midwest
properties on that date. The ex-
act nature of the sale by Mid
vest to Continental was never
made public, although it was
understood that this was part of
the liquidation of Midwest to
wind up the affairs OF the cor
poration. Standard Of Indiana is
interested in Montana only in
Popdera field and gasoline sales
At the present time.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21
OIL MEN ORGANIZE TO HANDLE LEGISLATION
TEXACO HAS

N~oAttAos% Af"t4 rage BD&4
ard the new oil field. He ex.
pressed the opinion that Gu
Bank district win develop conaid-
cradle oil.
Naturally we are most in
terested". he said, for The Texas
company has at sunburst a mod
ern refinery representing an in
yestment Of a million dollars.
We have drilled three gas wells
in the Cut Bank field proper and
the balance Of our investment is
in leases in and adjoining the
field.
The Texas company uses Mon
tana crude exclusively in its IN
ternational refinery at sunburst
and sells Montana made gasoline
in ali Of its Montana stations.
exporting considerable quantities
Of gasoline to the Dakotas and
Canada.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21
BOOTLEG OIL
BLAMED FOR
PRICE CUTS

Bootleg crude. marketed in
violation of conservation rules OF
Texas and Oklahoma brought the
reprisal of recent crude price
cuts by the Standard Oil COM
pany.
The Standard was posting and
paying higher prices for the
allowable crude produced when it
was found that the market was
being flooded by bootleg crude
which was sold below the posted
prices. resulting in di@upting
the entire industry including the
price of gasoline.
A statement issued by r. s.
Ellison, president Of the Stando-
line Crude oil Purchasing COM
explains the Standard viewpoint.
Cheap crude is made sinto
cheap products that have a far
reaching effect in demoralizing
the market for refined products.
Gasoline prices have been chisel-
ed by cut price crude, by gasoline
tax evasion. and by abnormally
wide marginal contracts until
they are lower today than they
were when crude sold in 1881 at
the lowest prices in many years"
Speaking of the activities OF
The small minority who have
brought this about he says:
There appears to be no effective
way to protect business against
their piracy except to meet the
prices they create. We have
never paid less than our posted
prices for crude, and prices OF
products made from our crude
rave been lowered only to meet
prices already estab-
ished. If all purchasers, large
md small, had followed the same
the industry would be
n a more stable condition"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21
CARNEGIE PET
loves VEST
IN CUT BANK

Carnegie Petroleum. Ltd, one
OF the pioneer operators in Cut
Bank oil field. is reported to
have re-entsred that field. this
time to drill on proven ground
near the Tarrant-Reiehoff pro-
Queer in Section s-s4-6W.
Carnegie Petroleum is flnanc-
ed by wealthy group in Calgary
who diverted some funds raised
to drill on a fold west OF
Turner Valley to test q location
selected BY F. C. Platt. d. H.,
in the East edge OF Cut Bank
field, not far from the Sand
Berger well. This wen
missed the sand but gave data
on which later geological con-
illusions were based to develop
the shore-line theory which Is
guiding operators in their west
ward treok in the proven oil
area.
Carnegie Petroleum has taken
over from Browning Develop
ment company 80 acres described
as the West Half Of the South
west Quarter Of Section 3.
Twp. "a, Range S West, subject
to an Overriding royalty Of
1k%. In this location a 40
foot sand is believed present
with a production Of 100 bar
rels or better assured BY the per-
Torrance OF the Tarrant-Reichofl
well nearby Location is on the
Blackfeet Indian reservation.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21

Present were representative
of Standard OF New York. Stan.
dard OF Indiana. Texas company
and the H. Earl Clack company
Of Great Falls.
w. H. Ferguson. vice presi-
dent Of the Continental. took
an active part in the meeting
which voted to resolve the tax
evasion committee into a Mon
tana Petroleum Industries COM
mittee to include representation
for the refining and producing
branches. as we'll as distribution.
C. W. Lansrud, division mana
ger OF Continental OIL company
at Grea trails. was named chair
man and Walter F. Britain was
named secretary OF the new or
ganization. Legislative matters
were discussed by Y. A. Land,
OF Denver, head Of the legal
department Of The Texas com
pany.
It is understood that Mr..
Britain will represent the in
tlustry at Helena whenever mat
ters pertaining to the industry
arises together with Donald
Campbell, representing Standard
of Indiana.
Until this time there has been
no organization OF oil men to
care for legislative matters. A
conference of Independent pro-
ducers discussed legislative mat
ters in a meeting in Great Falls
but named no legislative com
mittee. The Rocky Mountain
OH & Gas Association is not
functiOning.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21
CALL RENEE
ON ROYALTY OIL TO
FIX MEASURE IS

The Secretary OF the Inter-
Tor to-day announced that he
would hold in his office in Wash
ington on February / next an
oral hearing on the interpreta-
ton Of the terms production
and oil produced as used in
the mineral leasing law OF Feb
ruay rs. 1899.
''On August 8 last" he says,
'the Acting Secretary Of the In
terror interpreted that phrase
to mean that royalty shall be
paid on he basis OF actual pro-
duction from the area leased,
the volume Of production to be
determined by tank measurement
based on 100 per cent capacity
tables and computed In terms Of
standard barrels OF clean oil.
Numerous appeals, protests
and endorsements of the inter-
probation were received from
lessees and others.
Il. therefore. call this meeting
that Iessees and operators on
government lands. States receiv-
ing the benefit Of royalties. and
an other interested parties. may
have opportunity to appear or be
represented.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21
Santa Rita
lis Resuming

Santa Rita resumed drilling
on its Jackson No. ] well in
Center NwA sWH Section %
34-eW. this week after having
sDudded in two weeks ago.
Location is midway between the
Montana Power-Simero, in the
extreme southeast end OF the
field. and the Santa Rita nnck
No. 1, and will serve to tie in a
wide tour-mile area hitherto
unexplored.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21
LET MONTANA'S
LEGISLATORS READ
THIS--AND WEEP


AUSTIN, Tex. Jan. 30
The University Of Texas re-
ceived s2O2.2s more in oil
royalties during 1882 than
It collected an 1891. IN
1882 a total of S1.2O1 ,4O2.-
40 was received, compared
with 5000, 1881 i'm 1881.
Since the university has been
receiving royalties from oil
property. S15,96s, 1910 has
been collected. The money
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21
\ FULTON IS
lContinued from Page Oael


fault, on the west, that Fulton
has spotted his well. If there is
a spot in Cut Bank where big
wells may be expected, it is a.
long this fault. he believes.
Carefully figuring the dip to
the west the increasing sand
thickness to the west and the
fault condition referred to, Full
ton believes that he is low e.
nough so that he should have
the advantage of hydrostatic
pressure, lacking elsewhere in
Cut Bank field, and thicker sands
than any well now producing.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21

TAfs department will glad
~ mnswer inal tries regnTaiaE
A8onGamn ell remapanf~a am&
ssI deveiopsaemem- smqmfrteA
muss be Hianed. These re-
qufrfng personal reply naat
be aecompnniea by sfamped
emwe1spe.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21

P. C. P.
Alhambra. Cal.
It is impossible to determine
definitely whether your land To-
Gated in the BIackfeet reserva-
ton carries full mineral rights,
but II It was patented land at
the time the mortgage was Civ
en-. II is unQuestionably fun
title, including mineral rights.
Titles on any lands in the reser-
walton should be carefully scruti-
nized, however, and in view Of
the possible development OF oil
on or near these properties you
can do no better than to have
a title attorney make a complete
check, not only OF the basic tit
lie, but Of the foreclosure pro-
Both tracts have oil and
gas possibilities.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21
TAX EVASION Con MITTEE
DECIDES 10 TAKE CARE Of
OIL DEL EGATIOH PROB ELS
And Indiana Take Lead Britain VIII
Represent Industry

organisation to for legislative matters pertain
ing the oil industry effected Great Falls Tuesday
Of this week meeting Of the evasion committee Of
Montana, called by W. F. Britain secretary.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21

is placed in a permanent
fund and income from it
used for permanent im-
provements.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21

smsD A CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE sUNBURsT BADGER
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21
nNX ROOST

are the Reickoff. Yunck. Hag-
lund. ST.. Haglund, Jr., and
BrittOn, all No. ] wells.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21

SEND A CONTRIBUTION TO
THE SUNBURsr BADGER
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21


Los Angeles, Cal.
Your land in Section sO-4-17E
Is in sweetgrass County and no
where near the town of that
name. Several wells have been
drilled in this district but none
has developed oil or gas in com
mercial quantities. The nearest
oil production is in Lake Basin
Field. 80 miles southeast, while
"a miles north oil was found in
a structure known as Elk Dome.
The region will doubtless see
further development.
. o O o
]. H. G.
Shelton, Wash.
The company regarding which
you inquire is no longer active
so far as we know. An of their
leases have been abandoned, al
though they at one time held a
very good property in the east
end of Kevin-sunburst field.
o o O q
o. M.
Spokane, Wash.
The company regarding which
you inquire is still operating
the Burwash lease in Section
15-s4-1W, During the year 1892,
production was as follows: first
quarter 1875 barrels; second
quarter 694.25 barrels at $500
per barrel. There is no report
for the third quarter and tho
report for the fourth quarter is
not yet due. Most of this oil is
sold to farmers who use it for
tractor fuel. 1t is a high grav-
ity oil coming from the Dakota
sand at shallow depth, but in
very small quantities.
. q y q
Last week the Mail Bag an
swered an inquiry regarding a
reported gold strike near Ever
EFT, Washington. The subscriber
writes that the owners report
striking gold ore that runs SIS
to the ton. Location is 20 miles
from Everett. and Y mile from
the railroad.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21

Wells in Cut Bank gas
field to and including
East edge OF BIackfeet
reservation.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21
Kelvin SunburSt

Showing every wen drilled
tE1rOuRhOut the area,
including Shelby gas
field.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-01-21

The only authentic map
showing all OF the
Border Red CouIee field
with relation to Kelvin
Sumburgt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-15

face value. This is bound to lead to
a false genetic valuation Of indivi-
duals, of classes, and of races, SO
long as this system lasts" And listen
to this:
Eugenics Under Capitalism
"This brings us to the consideration
of what should be the eugenic goal?
So long as present conditions con-
tinue, the theology of the people must
be in the main reflection of that of
the now dominant class, and the
standards, the criteria of merit, OF
that class will be accepted. Naturally,
those in power will idealize their own
characteristics, particularly those
which brought them to dominance.
Would not most Of them believe
in the production Of bigger and better
business men, who could see us
through bigger and better depres-
sions? There would also be room for
various accessory gentry some
safe and sane scientists to invent bet
ter poison gas and to harmonic SCI
ence with useful superstition. And
perhaps the most benighted elements
could be cajoled or coerced into
developing themselves into more CAL
lous slaves, who could work longer
hours on cheaper grade of beans.
Not that this fantasy would ever be
realized, for, as have shown, eugenics
under our social system cannot work"
Then, near the end Of the treatise:
"Only the impending revolution in
our economic system will bring us in
to position where we can properly
judge, from truly social point of
view, what characters are most
worthy of a man ." and then:
q. the day was soon coming when
there would be fundamental econo-
mic and social changes, which would
utterly change the complexion Of
eugenic problems. But in our day
the handwriting on the wall is mani
fest, and they are fools who blind
themselves to it. Let us rather pre-
pare with open eyes to face our new
problems. There is no use in argu-
ing about the effects in a hundred
years or more, of the continued diff
ferential reproduction Of different
classes, when the very basis for the
existence of these classes as such will
soon be swept away ="
And grand and glorious con-
clusion: .. the possibilities of the
future Of eugenics under such con-
ditions are unlimited and inspiring.
1t is up to us, if we want eugenics
that functions, TO work for it in the
only way now practicable, by first
turning our hand to help throw over
the incubus of the old, outworn So
ciety."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-15

unsanitary and some OF them are in
Easements. A Special policeman with
a club is frequently in attendance
at meals. The tea or coffee is often
cold.
There is no standard scale of pay
or conditions for the same work.
Bedbugs in Dormitories
The dor1nitories are crowded
and overrun with bedbugs. The pa
tients in the wards have plenty of
the latter also.
Conditions in New York State hos
pitfalls are much better in every way
more pay, better chances of promo
ton, less red tape, less diScrimina-
ton, better standardized, especially
as regards pay and conditions of liv-
ing.
Hudson County, New Jersey, and
Jersey City hospital employees are
far better paid. The conditions of liv-
ing are much higher than in New
York City, which being the richest
and greatest, should lead the way.
OrderlieS in New York city hos
pitfalls put in IL hours on nights
straight and on day time with two
or three hours off for $50 q month. A
vacation of 81 days is given at the
end of a years service, but one must
often wait longer.
Pay is stopped for the sick. One
must work at least six hours or the
days pay will be deducted,
How that compares with an ordi-
nary patrolman's salary of about
$4,000 a year after five years service,
plus graft. The patrolmans pay alone
is more than that of a physician I'M
less the physician holds high ex-
ecutive position, such as director or
superintendent.
Infested With Spies
New York City hospitals are In
tested with spies and sinecures who
get good salaries.
Nurses and orderlies are often in
different or brutal to patients. Ihls
must be due to the conditions under
which they work. The orderlies often
have to do the work of porters and
in some cases kitchen work for SO l-3
cents a day, eat poor food and sleep
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-15

in crowded dormitories. Nurses
are much better off in comparison,
as they get from four to five times
the pay and a much better standard
of living.
Discrimination is very pronounced,
especially against male employees.
1t is useless to complain to the hos
pital authorities. Employees get no
satisfaction and are likely to be dis
missed for protesting, as they have
no organization of their own.
The nurses have an association but
it is like a company union; other
wise, they would not put in II hours
a night straight. On days they get
a break of two or three hours.
Living -out money of $40 month
has been discontinued. New employees
do not get this allowance, so that an
employee who gets $40 month with
board and bed is forced to live in.
Sea View Hospital, Farm Colony,
Staten Island, pays as little as SIC
a month and maintenance to en-
ployeeS, who are generally ex-pa-
tients or e1-' mates and are put on
the payroll. This hospital is New
York city institution.
Patients Skulls Fractured
A large number of the patients,
especially alcoholics, who come to the
city hospitals for treatment, particu-
larly at Bellevue, have fractured
skulls, caused mostly by their being
beaten by the police, who are some
times abusive to patients even inside
the hospital. The doctors, nurses and
orderlies usually side in with these
cowardly and brutal policemen.
Patients who are poor and without
friends are experimental upon as if
they were guinea pigs.
A lot of clothing, shoes and other
hospital supplies are made in prisons,
such as Sing Sing.
These are a few facts not gener-
ally known. The hospital employees
appeal to you for needed help.
The writer of this report should
apply to the Medical Workers
League, Room 1903, 799 Broadway,
for help in organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-15
Drivers Cut Out
of Straight Pay
By Ice Company
(By a Worker Correspondent

MUSHROOM HEIGHTS, Mich
The Mona Lake Ice Co. is located
in the Heights, manufacturing and
selling both kinds Of ice. Before the
crisis, and when there were fewer
electric ice boxes than there are now,
this ice company was paying its truck
drivers $50 per week, plus a commits
sion of eight to ten cents a hundred
weight on all ice they sold over ten
ton a week, which gave them some
thing to live on. The ice company
then, as well as now, was able to pay
20 per cent dividend on its stock,
watered and all.
This ice company has now used
the N. R. A. as an excuse to boost
lis price, not to big business but to
ne small consumer, by setting a
price of 60 cents a hundred on all
orders under 100 pounds in weight,
but leaving the price, that they never
have lowered, of 40 cents to the bust
ness.
When we had what was called
prosperity the driver had the cream
OF the trade and the customer that
AAAooSb VIC NC mail COulQ ~ W Ille
cash and carry station and get his
ice, but now most people go to the
cash and carry station to save money,
and the driver gets the trade of those
that miss out on this.
Now the ice company is also taking
advantage Of the times in taking,
not part of the pay from the driver
but all of it and putting him en-
tirely on commission basis, with
which, for three months of the year,
If he has good luck, he can average
about 40 cents an hour. but for the
other nine months his AVERAGE drops
to about so cents day, and out Of
this he must carry charge accounts
to get any business and take full re-
Sponsibility.
Now he must buy his own drivers
license and if he should have an &C.
cident where the blame can be forced
on him he must also take the chance
of losing his license and whatever
else they put on him.
There is only one way out for
these workers and that is for them
to organize and fight the conditions
with the rest of the n-trodden
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-15
Food Workers
OF Tulsa Victims
OF NRA Speedup
(By a Worker Correspondent)

TULSA, Okla.-Down here in Tulsa
we are having the same trouble with
the MIRA. hunbug that everyone else
is experiencing. Those who had hopes
of getting jobs nave not secured them
yet, while many who had part time
jobs and were able to earn enough
to get by on have lost them In the
meantime, our two capitalist sheets,
the World and Tribune, keep on tell
ing us that prosperity has returned.
Both Of these papers have reduced
wages Of everyone working for them
and the prices Of things have gone
up from Is to 200 per cent
Some of the Greek restaurant men
here used to have a girl, sometimes
man, helping out during the rush
hours at noon and an hour in the
evening, about three hours a day in
all. For this they paid SO cents a
day and meals, This wasn't much,
but the workers could get by on it.
The Greeks are not permitted to do
this any more, SO those extra people
are on the street.
Several of the big restaurants here
paid 81 and 50 a week and meals
to their full time workers. Now they
pay $14 a week, but they deduct the
additional amount they have to pay
for board, whether the workers want
to eat re or not.
The 3 ,ndries paid So and SO per
week, Lu5 they have now rearranged
the hours, and boosted hell out of
their prices, and the girls don't earn
as much now as they did before.
Our soldiers down here have been
relieved. Roosevelt has relieved them
of about everything they had-and
here is a laugh. They voted for him.
Not many Spanish War veterans are
getting anything now. Many totally
disabled were cut from $50 and $50
per month to Sc, So and in a very
few cases SIS a month. A few who
were connected up politically, while
cut off from the rolls at first, have
been put back on.
Some big office holders who drew
fancy compensations are still getting
them. One disabled Spanish War
veteran, who was getting $50 per
month received a letter from the
Pension Bureau telling him tnat his
pension would be materially increased.
A week later they wrote him and
told him he would be continued on
the rolls at $18 per month. Roose-
velt's idea of prosperity is TO reduce
the soldiers to beggary and to cut the
wages of lahol down to 81 per day,
and to do away with unionism. This
he denies, but his every act contra
diets him.
We have a Socialist Party down
here. I have been to two of their
meetings. About u members attend,
out of total membership of so.