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Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
HONE STILLS
ARE RESUHIHG
At CUT BANK

Home distiileries are again in op-
Grafton in northern Montana and
are expected TO increase in size and
number as q result of the failure
OF House Bill 443 in the legislature,
which would have licensed every
gasoline distilleFy in the state.
In the early days OF Cut Bank
the farmers Of Northern Montana
we're able to buy crude oil which
they converted into gasoline and
tractor fuel in homemade plants.
They not only saved money in max
ing their own motor fuel but es-
capped cents per gallon OF taxes.
The state board Of equalization tried
to check up on them, but found
the cost Of collection equal to the
amounts collected, since the little
stills are hard to find.
These stills were shut down
when all OF the oil In Cut Bank
was being sold, but with proration
and refusal OF buyers 10 accept new
production, oil is again available
to farmers and they are hauling oil
in all available receptacies. One well
whore farmers are buying oil Is on
the Clarkson farm in s-53-6W,
where the owners were refused a
pipeline connection. Part OF the oil
is being sold to the Cut Bank re-
finery and ths balance Is being sold
to farmers.
The senate killed H. b. 243I
which would have licensed every
gasoline still. The bill also provid-
ed a tax OF IA e on oil imported
into Montana from other states.
This feature was stoutly contested
by refiners who are using Wyoming
crude. Montana produced crude
pays about 80 taxes TO the State
Of Montana. Imported crude pays no
tax to the State Of Montana, and
that arrangement will continue.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
LEADER AGAIN
GIVES RESUME
OF OIL FIELDS

The Great Falls Leader has
issued it's fifteenth annual Montana
OIL and Industrial edition. Call
ing attention to the fact that
the Montana oil industry has just
arrived at the proud period OF
youth when long trousers and 9th
er grown up" appearances are in
order.
Three pages contain the oil re-
sumo Of the year. with totals show
ing that the state produced S,s10,-
IT'S barrels Of oil worth $4,sso,27s.
This oil was produced by 1853
producing wells in various parts Of
the state on 354 leases. The years
development is reflected in the
act that at the beginning Of the
year there were but 1,166 produc-
ing wells ON 267 leases. This came
from the revival of old wells BY
the use OF acid, for the most part.
Crude in storage at the end Of
1884 had increased So %, to S97,-
241 which on the basis of 275, 900
barrels OF consumption per month
provided a three and one-haaf
month reserve for refiners.
The Leader devoted considerable
space to mining as well as oil In
his edition.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
OIL BOARD
DFOR
SECOND TER

BY a vote of Sc to 16 the lower
house Of the Montana legislature
this week renewed the life OF the
Petroleum Conservation committee
of Montana, the bill having passed
the senate without opposition. II
will be signed by the governor, who
created the commission. The Board
was to have expired in two years
but with the renewal of the pet
roleum code, 1t Is more necessary
than ever before to have a state
regulatory board, thus the renewal
bill became an administration
measure.
The only opposition to the bill
is said to have come from predatory
interests used to making money by
manipulation of crude oil prices
and the few votes of opposition in
the House are regarded as the
result OF lack OF information rather
than criticism of the functions of
the board.
Members of the board as now
are E. b. Coolidge, chair
man, w. e. Rice, l. B. o'Neil, o.
M. Webb and G. J. Dousman.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
LAWLER LOOKS FOR
BIGGER WELLS EAST

Ed Lawier. Hardin theater man.
was a visitor in Great Falls this
week, following q visit to his oil
properties in Cut Bank where he
has developed an income OF around
$500 per day from the drilling OF
three wells-two producers and a
dry hole. His next wen, he saya.
will be east Of h4s Clarkgon No. 1,
also ON the Clarkson farm. He be-
lieves that because eastward wells
approach the gas-oil line, he VIII
have a larger producer on his next
we'll than the No. which has never
produced at capacity. Il pumps 100
barrels in six hours whenever oil
IS needed but because It has never
been connected onto the pipehne, no
adquate test has been made. II Is
believed. however, that IL win make
125 barrels or more per day. The
Clarkson No. will be started as
soon as weather permits, I.awler
said, a we'll being required under
terms Of the lease.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
MONTANA BOARD
Is OPPOSED TO
OMAHOHEY ACT

r. p. Jackson, secretary Of the
Petroleum Conservation Board Of
Montana, returned this (Saturday)
erican is completing neW $4,000, 900
tended a conference Of the Rocky
Mountain OH & Gas association with
regard 20 the OsMahoney mineral
leasing bHi in congress which would
end extensions Of OIL and gas per-
mits on July 1, 1885, and substi-
tute lease giving 1z5z % royalty
to the government.
Secretary Jackson, acting official
ly for the State Of Montana, voiced
protest against the proposed bill
which in effect would result in set
ting up these permit lands as assets
Of the major companies. This "a the
second attempt OF certain interests
TO grab the goYernment-owned OIL
lands Of the west. The first at
tempt was made in the Hoover ad-
ministration and while much less
subtle. II nearly succeeded although
II cost the Republican administra-
tion the respect and support OF the
western states. At that time IL was
under the gufse Of Conservation.
There is no present provision
for extension OF government per-
mits beyond July /, 1885. Any per-
NIT owner who has not developed
production by that date In subject
10 loss Of his investment. This means
q rush OF drilling this spring on
the part Of companies financially
able 20 drill wells even when they
have no apparent market. Other
wise, under the proposed measure.
The permits would be cancelled and
An s71k% lease issued, reserving
IL n % 20 the government. Thus
preferential area Of each permit
would carry 125kE plus 7M%
which righAfully belongs to the
Dermitee. Since Il will be diff
,ult 10 get an operator % prospect
n 4 lease carrying e0% Of tha oil,
Z means that ea0aR paxmaaaa wgaA
ikely lose bis rights. in Ehs opEn-
on Of LEGAL oil men.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09

From among Cut Bank pioneers
all have to take second spot
with the O'Briens. Mrs. O'Brien,
upon whose tract Montana Power
completed one OF the best wells
in the field, is the first white wom-
an to reside east OF the Cut Bank
river. That was before there were
any buildings-not to mention der
ricks-on the site now occupied by
the city Of Cut Bank.
Another distinction: Mr.. and Mrs.
o'Brien, we're the first white couple
to be married here, on July 5,
1893, and their son, Bud, Is the
first white child to be born here
in 1902. He is younger than his
sister, Arlene, but she was born in
the Judith Basin section, where
the O'Briens resided for a short
time.
Mrs. O'Brien was the first post
master here. The office was in the
name of her father, ]. X. Stauffer,
and It was located in the section
house, then west Of the river. g.
round which was a primitive nu-
cleus of q town. She conducted the
office until November, 1900, when
the section house was moved to
the present site. The Great Northern
built the terminal here in that
year.
Bill O'Brien came here two years
after the arrival of Mrs. O'Brien.
He punched cattle near Forsyth
and later in the Malta section. He
met his future wife here In 1894.
Mr. Stauffer, father OF Mrs.
O'Brien came here from Bryan,
Ohio, in August, 1892 and the 9th
srs Of the family in October. For
several years he was associated
with the late Phillip Yunck in the
sheep business. He died at Bryan,
ohio, several years ago. What is
now known at MilIer Coulee, was
hen called Stauffer CouIee, where
Mr. Stauffer had his ranch build
ngs.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
DRUaEHEE.I4ER HERE

Dan Druml1aller passed through
Great Falls en- route back 10 Cut
Bank from trip TO Idaho and
to Spokane daring which he exam
ined a mine Sor Spokane clients.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
ROCK HOUNDS
TIP VALUABLE
TO-. DECKER

When Dorsey Hager, noted pc
troieum geoiogist and author, waG
scouting Northern Montana for new
structures, the discovery OF KeVin.
Sunburst field in 1922, he exam
ined the area around the town OF
Big Sandy in northern Choteau
county and found q structure which
he called Little Sandy. Accompany
ing him on the trip was Jack Deck
or, drilling contractor who brought
in the famous Hogan eusher. Deck
er did not learn at the time wheth-
er Hager liked the structure ex-
amfned.
When Dorsey Hager left Mon
tana and began prospecting in the
State OF Washington he took Jack
Decker to driM one Of mis- wells. In
a conversation in a hotel room one
evening Hager remarked:
when you and / make a little
money together we will go back
to Montana and drill that Little
Sandy structure"
On his return to Montana, Deck
er looked up the Little Sandy
structure. took over the leases and
is now preparing to drill It. This
week q crew arrived from Cut Bank
and began moving q standard rig
onto location. r. J. Baumann Is
moving the derrick from the Will
liston OIL & Gas we'll west OF Big
Sandy. The well Will be drilled by
II III. Havens.
Decker & Mills have about 30, 600
acres under lease Of which about
1000 acres covers the top contours.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
VAMALTA STARTS
new BORDER well

COUTTs.-AcEivfty tn tins
Red CouIee OH field west Of
COwfks has been noticeable dur
Tag the past few days. o. r.
Lang, who has been awarded
the contract for drilling the
new weII for the Vanalta inter
estss the major operators Of the
field, has had q crew at work
assembling ehse material ar
ran@enenas 20 have . derrick I'm
place and ready 20 be rfgged
up in readiness for the spud-
ding An a the new wen in q
very short time, " the favorable
wemeaAew conGlnmea.
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
TEXACO JOINS
CURTAILMENT
At CUT BANK

Curtailment Of production
in Cut Bank field took on
a more serious aspect dur
ing the past week as Inter
national Pipeline company
began pro-rating production
Of The Texas company.
The latter company has
been waiting for proration
by the state oil conserva-
tiOn board but on March
/ began curtailing to 6Oa6
all wells which are not off
sets to wells producing
1907. Where Texaco wells
offset producers that ara
producing 1907, Texaco
wells viii also produce at
full capacity.
Montana Pipeline company has
again cut its runs, curtailing dfvf-
sion order runs to 50Ts. They were
formerly taking 60S5. British Am
erican Is completing a new $4,000
barrel tank which will give Il ade-
quate storage for all its runs. Bri-
tish American Toronto PipeIine) is
reported again taking 1907 from
Montana Power Gas Co., which was
curtailed to 500 for q time.
It Is reported that Montana and
Canadian buyers have $4,000 bar
rels of stored oil.
At the next meeting OF the Oil
Conservation board 1t is believed
that definite steps will be taken to
complete production 80 that it will
not exceed market demands. Under
the new 'fhot oil'' legislation enact
ed by Congress. the State board
must fix the allowable and all oil
produced in excess OF that allowable
will be subject to confiscation If
placed in interstate commerce.
VIII Fix Allowable
II is understood that the Nom
tana board viii Fix the amount of
the actual market demand as the
allowable. Refiners will be called
upon to make application for the
full amount of old necessary for
their monthly requirements, and the
production will be regulated ac-
eordingly. This is expected to give
a market to all who wish to sell
oil, irrespective of existing con-
(COntinued on Page Eiyel
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
Earliest Pioneers OF
Cat Bank Are Re1Uarded
With The Riches Of Oil
BY DAN MILESTONE

Publisher, Pioneer Press, Cut Bank, Montana
Od-time residents of the Cut Bank section attached
more than ordinary interest to the successful completion
of the Montana Power-O' Bren well and pleased
over the success of their pioneer-day neghbors
Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-03-09
ICKES THREAT Of
FEDERAL CONTROL
AGAIN RENEW Ed

WASHINGTON Broadening his
assertion Of waste in the petroleum
industry, Secretary Ickes declared
Tuesday that sentiment for federal
control Of production was stronger
than ''ever before"
Meanwhile he awaited President
RooHeveit's signature 70 an execu-
tive order re-estabfishing the fed
tcemgsma@a On Em@s MaRAa3
, 1935-05-20
Valley Grower
League Elects
New Officers
Especial 70 Tne Herald)

SAN JUAN, May 2O.-J. A. Asch.
E%dinburg, was elected president OF
the Texas Citrus Growers League
Friday night 70 succeed o. II. Stu
gard, San Juan, who was named
vice-preSident. Jerry Stugard, San
Juan, was reelected secretary. w.
+. BuSs. Donna. was named treas
urer.
The meeting here Friday night
also received names Of delegates and
alternates to the board Of directors
Of the central unit which had been
elected from the various local units.
They are as follows:
Loren williams and o. S. Perkins,
Mission; w. NJ. Dusek and B. T.
Krohn, Alton: J. M. Miller and T.
H. Baker. South Sharyland; @. G.
Hardin and v. II. Glascoe, North
S~haryland: e. w. Schuman and A
A. Hugher, McAllen; J. A. Asch and
j. Schosenberg, Edinburg; w. @
Carson and r. G. Montgomery,
Pharr; o. H. Stugard and E. N
Hall, San Juan; Fred Jones and H.
G. Frame, Alamo; w. +. BuSs and
M. T. Hutto, Donna: j. r. Hammel
and w. II. Barton, WeSlaco: @
Flowers and NJ. G. Carr. San Car
los: w. A. Odom and w. w. VIII
son, Edcouch; G. d. Mccoy, La Feria.
, 1935-05-20
San Juan Dam
Construction
Is Under Way
Especial TO The Heraldl

RIO GRANDE CITY, May 20
Word vas received here Saturday
Of beginning Of construction on the
San Juan river dam in the vicinity
of Asucar. jurisdiction OF Camar-
60. completion Of which will open
up some OF the richest land IN
Northern Mexico for cultivation.
The area composed in the pro-
posed half-million acre irrigation
system viii reach from Mier to
Camargo, a distance Of "a miles,
and at least 30 miles in width.
The San Juan lake, when COM
pleted. will be stocked with bass
and other game fish and is ex-
pected TO rival the fishing al the
famous Don Martin dam. The land
in the section to be irrigated has
Deen used for cattle raising for
more than 200 years with very few
attempts made at farming because
Of long drouths. Experienced agr1-
SulturiSts expect the new land will
be as fertile for the growing Of cit
rus fruits and vegetables As that IN
the Lower Valley.
The survey for the dam and irri-
cation work was completed last
April. Engineers in charge OF the
project believe Ii will be at least
three years before the project Is
but the lake will be ready
for fishing by next spring.
, 1935-05-20
FRANCE GUARDS
SEA FRONTIERS
Navy Is Quietly Moved
From Mediterranean To
North Sea
Copyright. 1895. by the AP.)

Copyright. 1885. by the app
PARIS. May 20.- France was
reliably reported Monday to be re-
inforcing her sea frontiers as well
as her outposts on land and TO be
quietly moving her naval strength
toward the North sea from the
Mediterranean.
The move corresponds with
Frances action in transferring thou
sands Of troops from the Italian
frontier TO her Notifications on the
German border after the reich an
nounced her rearmament policy and
Franco Italian friendship was seal
ca IN the Rome accord.
Within the past six months, the
navys second squadron, which Is
responsible for protection Of the
coast from the North sea TO the
Gulf Of GaScogne, has been more
than doubled.
There are indications that the
strength of the squadron will be
further augmented after the naval
maneuvers off Morocco the first
two weeks in June.
Last fall Frances west coast fleet
consisted of one cruiser, two dtvi-
Sions Of destroyers and a squadron
OF submarines. Since November there
have been added battleship. two
new d~estroyers and four torpedo
boats.
In addition Is submarines have
beer returned to the fleet. includ-
ing one which Is the largest In the
world.
, 1935-05-20
HITLER WAVES
OLIVE BRANCH
Dictator Seeks Par | @ v q
With France to Open
Gap In Circle

Copyright, 1885, by the A. PreSs)
BERLIN, May 90 Punched by
French enlightenment, Reichsfuehrer
Hitler again Is seeking TO ease the
discomfort Of Germany'S position
through a frank talk with Pierre
Laval. Frances foreign minister.
With all exits seemingly closed by
Frances diligent diplomatic man
euvering. 1t was disclosed Monday
Der Fuehrer Is hunting high and
low for a way out OF the dilemma
with which his foreign policy Is
confronted. IT Is said he would like
TO point the way 10 that as yet un-
seer door In his reichStag speech
Tuesday.
With the assistance OF Joseph
Beck. Polish foreign minister. Hit
Ter succeeded in getting Laval into
a two-and-one-half hour conference
at Krakow with his principal aide.
General Hermann Wilhelm Goer1ng,
minister Of aviation.
But the Frenchman later slipped
out Of Poland through Germany
with rather emphatic indications
thar he has no intention OF re-
turning TO this side OF the Rhine.
There is not much chance that
Laval will give Hitler the Satisfac-
, 1935-05-20
Especial to The HeraIdl

NSkgt48A ~ a. &MIA9A4N
MISSION. May 20.-Another new
completion "a recorded in the Sam
fordyce field CT southwestern Hidal-
60 county this weekend for an ex-
tension Of about 400 feet west in
the producing area. Four new tests
were getting under way, another
completion was expected immediate
ly and still another test was waiting
on cement after ccring the sand.
The new completion was Sicily
Oil Company's No. Al Seabury ct
al. In tract 256, porcion 80. about a.
500 feet northwest Of discovery. With
casing set and cemented on bottom
at 2,8l5 feet, casing was ~gunpertCr-
ated Saturday night and the test be-
gan washing Sunday. Itw as COM
pletely clean Sunday night and
turned into the tanks. making an
estimated Is barrels hourly on "a
inch tubing choke under tubing
working pressure Of l60 pounds and
cloSed-in casing pressure Of 200
pounds through casing perforations
at 2,S05-13 feet. The completion
made the best showing Of any well
on the northwest corner Of pro-
duction through a small choke and
will undoubtedly increase interest
in that particular section.
On the southeast edge OF the
field, II. j. Porter ct ais No. ! G. Z.
Smith, in the northeast 3443 acres
CT tract 278, porcion 40, about $500
feet southwest OF discovery, Is flow
ing by heads but is making virtual
ly pipeline oil. Efforts are being
made to build up a column Of fluid
and secure a steady flow. The test
Is heading through tubing from cas-
ing p~erforationS at 2.755-59 feet.
On the east edge Of production
and $500 feet east Of discovery, Cor
tez Oil Corporations No. CT G. E.
Smith, in tract 3-B, porcion Al, set
and cemented casing Is 3-l6-inch o.
d. Sunday at 2,746 feet after COR
ing the upper Samfordyce gas sand
at 2,731-44 feet, shale at 2,744-45 feet,
and the lower Saturation at 2,750-5l
fet.
Four new tests assisted in the re-
vival CT activity in the field.
On the north edge OF production,
Gem Oil Company's No. Az Sea-
bury ct al, in tract ESQ, porcion SO.
about 800 feet northwest OF dis
covery. spudded in Sunday night.
In the eastern section OF the field,
, 1935-05-20
STAY OUT OF
POLITICS, IS
CLUB WARNING
Kiwanians Gather At
San Antonio From
All Over Nation At
Convention

SAN ANTONIO, May 20. Up
The orderly principles Of social and
economic integrity have never fall
ed us In the past nor shall they
fail w now, DR.. william j. Car
rington, Of Atlantic City, N. j., told
the first general session Of the 18th
annual convention of Kiwanis In
ternational here Monday.
DR.. Darlington, president Of XII
wants International, made a plea
for the preservation Of individual
freedom, religion. democracy, fidei-
ity and hope, while at the same
time attacking privileged Hobbies,
exorbitant taxes and overlapping
governmental agencies.
Although warning against vision
airy politicians with unsound
theories, he said that the role OF
Kiwanis is educational-to throw
light on unsound principles and
demogogary. but that tfe organiza-
ton should refrain from entering
politics In an active way.
The day Kiwanis enters politics,
that day Kiwanis is dead" he said.
Thouscpds OF visitors ana dele
gates froe all states in the union
and proviiaesAaf Canada were here
for the convention.
Special trains and automobiles
brought the delegations. some OF
them with their own bands. from
every direction.
Governor James v. Alfred was
isare Sunday to welcome visitors TO
the first convention of national
scope held in Texas since he be-
came the states chief executive last
January.
He made a short talk at a mu-
steal program Sunday night. a. did
Joe o. Naylor Of San Antonio. gov
ernor Of the Texas and Oklahoma
district. The response was by
JoShua L. Johns of Appleton. Wis,
Immediate past president Of the
4Wanis International.
, 1935-05-20

ton or mn interview" quarters close
to the foreign minister said
The conversation with Goertng
instructive. but that's about
all"
Ever since Hitler came No power.
he has tried 10 sntice French
statesmen to come to Berlin. but
has met with the stock reply: Come
10 Geneva and talk with all of uN
there"
Laval however, has believed for
q long time in direct negotiations
with Germany. Soon after he be-
came foreign minister there were
indications he might see Hitler k
10 became politically possible.
Informed quarters say this In
clination has faded since the Saar
plebiScite. Laval, they say. settled
the Saar problem with Germany in
the hope that the Nazis would
settle down" after the terr1tory6
return to the fatherland.
Instead, 10 LIS said, the Saar VIC
tory was the signal for IN whole
series OF outburSts distaSteful To the
French.
, 1935-05-20
'EPICS' HAVE
HOPESFOR sc
Sinclair Launches Into His
Production For-U Use
Program

LOS ANGELES. May 20. tPp-An
organized campaign for production
for-use. through which he hopes to
obtain a definite answer" from the
democratic party in 1886. was
I. charted Monday by Upton Sinclair,
FORMER socialist and writer.
Declaring that observation-disclosures
by which unemployed would pro-
duce their own necessities-was the
enly remedy he had found for 80
300 900 persons in semi-starvation."
he said HIS EPIC organization would
support Franklin d. Roosevelt II
.Ahe president would advocate such
IN program.
A state convention Of End Pow
erty In California" forces which
supported his democratic race for
governor last year. authorized him.
before II closed Sunday night, to
expand EPIC news" into a nation
al publication. Previously he had
told the convention he expected to
make a national production-for-use
speaking campaign this fall. He
also strongly advised against any
thing party movement and recon-
mdnded reelection Of President
Roosevelt. instead OF any "reac-
ltionary president"
In a speech 10 the convention
llate Sunday. Sinclair said If Presi-
dent Roosevelt does not advocate
observation-disclosures an EPIC candi-
date will be entered against him in
ali democratic primaries. This.
however. he said. would not pre-
vent denomination of the presi-
dent. but would force inclusion Of
la production for use plank in the
next democratic platform.