Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-01
OUR MAIL BAG

Mr.. o. /. DeSchon,
Montana OIL Journal.
Great Falls. Montana.
Dear Mr.. DeSchon:
Mr.. Fen joins me in expressing
to you our very great appreciation
OF your leadership and the very
effective planning and work you did
IN setting up and securing the at
tendance for our meeting at Great
Falls on July 3.
From the expressions received
from operators as we called on them
in their offices and in the field, we
believe the meetings viii be pro-
ductive Of a great deal OF good in
securing support for our program
aud financial support to help carry
OF the program. In fact. the ex-
pressions Of appreciation have been
so marked that we have determined
10 make this an annual event and
keep in very much closer touch with
the operators in the Rocky Noun
tain area than we have heretofore
We are confident we can assist
very materially in working out the
solution OF some of the problems
of the oil operators in that region.
I regret very much that our
exceedingly busy schedule did not
give us an opportunity to avail
ourselves OF yor kind invitation to
see some OF the interesting points
in and about Great Falls. We are
looking forward to this on another
trip.
with kindest personal regards.
l am
Sincerely yours.
c. F. BUCHNER,
Executive Manager
Sos
A VOICE OUT OF THE PAST
The Mail Bag department Of the
Journal received an interesting in
ouiry OF historic nature this week
from Mrs. H. II. Coulter of Vallejo, /
California, who enquired about the
Great Northern oil Co., of Chester.
This was one of the first companies
organized in the state of Montana
IN prospect for oil in 1904, after
he swift Current discovery. Several
wells we're drilled IN the mountain
ms area and several found oil but
lot in commercial quantities. There
vas no further oil activity in north
,rn Montana for 10 years when
we'll was drilled near Kelvin and
mother near Great Falls. Inc
Great Northern Oil Co. went out OF
BUSINESS along with the others more
nan On wears ago. It's officers may
% remembered by a few old-timers:
George B. Bourne. president; l..
creighton, treasurer; e. w. VIII
,er, secretary, and G. Z. Howe
manager. b
lear Editor:
Am surprised that several OF the t
ecent issues OF the Montana OH 8
ournaI do not contain any news /
I the oil well at Baker. Montana;
Nor Is the Montana Dakota Utlli-
es Co. issuing any optimistic re-
orts from the well. They put
amper on the matter from the
ART and I have good reasons to be-
eve that You have been prevailed ?
non 10 publish little or nothing
hout the we'll. hope am wrong
INV belief but IL looks as though 2
BOD news from Baker IS not pOpu- =
r with the higher ups. T.
Good news WOulu no uouDe ~
, the price Of the common stock y, ~
dizzy heights. a.
Yours truly. II
o. PEETZ, 81
If2 N. Cramer st. l.
ilwaukee, Wis. Ia
ANSWER: Baker news has
not been ''repressed'' for the
reason that the well has pro-
vided no news during the time
that the crew has been trying
TO cement off water. The COM
uany has made no efforts 20
hide the facts, NOR has anything
heen concealed. There has been
some account I'm the JOurnaL
each week, but under n small
which you apparently
missed. Like yourself, we have
been hoping each week for some
headline news but IL has not
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