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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-10-29
What Royalties Mean
To The
American Farmer
BY w r. BOYD, Jr- Exec. Vice-President American
Petroleum Institute

farms producing subsurface which
bring running millions dollars to Ameri
the basis for calculation of federal farm
relief grants yet their dollar value is huge.
These comprised of products crude oil and
natural produced from beneath the surface OF thousands Of
They paid by the petroleum industry
rentals and royalties at the rate
than $2OO,OOO,OOO year
Strange may seem,
beneficiaries oil development Oil is found
mang surface permission surface
Owner drilling the prvi
ge of drilling rental fee padand paid regardless wet
oil found.
SHARE AND SHARE DOUBLE
law the only the surface, but
the minerals beneath Once minerals the
through royalties all oil produced Us
uay the share Oneeght he his royalty
check promptly every month";
In many royalties rentals
y exceed benefits In California; which is
royalties SOS 100000 compared
with $6O82OOO government In Texas whose land
royalty payments 100000 against $3SOOO-
900 from the federal government.
BENEFITS NUMEROUS
the growth OF the petroleum industry
income. crops
duced tOilful labOrs Lghtened productivity
rched This good trick but it has been doneand
leum has helped.
100000 tractors on Ameri-
farms, the 100000 farm motor trucks and the 100000
bfaFm cars. trucks carry
farm and market "a of all fruit vegetable
Shipment most OF the MIX ana large proportion of the cat
tie Farmers like transportation chiefly
trucks, select their markets. ship their convenience
unload their products IN better condition. Savings in moving
3OOOOOOO cattle in markets in a year are
especially since the pays
ISOLATION ENDED
highway financed by gasoline passes gate
Getting difficult undertaking regardless of
eat only when they being used-and they
with every change in the weather!
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-10-29

special reduction in the price OF
sachet.
"sachet?" said the lady. Just
what is sachet?"
Well" explained the girl, "it's
a sort of a lille bag Of perfume.
You put 1t in your chest and
drawers to make them smell sweet. /"
Il understand what you mean, +"
said the lady, 'fbut isn't 1t awfully
uncomfortable"
Parson: "Rastus. that's fine
garden you have there"
Rastus: Yah sub, Pahson.'
Parson: you must thank the
Almighty for that"
Rastus: "Pahson, did you ebbah
see dis piece OF ground when the
had it all to Hisself?"
Girl Customer: Does this lipstick
come off easily?"
Cosmetics clerk: Not if you put
up a fight"
He: you've a faculty for making
love"
She; "oh. no-just student
body"
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TWO HUNDRED
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Cut Bank creek covering perhaps
six or seven sections.
Is First Montana Venture
Nose wagner has long been re-
garded as one of Montana's best
production men but this is his first
venture with his own money. He
has served as production superin-
tendent for several of the larger
operators, having resigned from
Glacier production Co. about one
year ago to Ego on his own" as
a drilling contractor. This spring
he bid in a tribal lease at the
Blackfeet Indian sale and thus
made his first plunge in drilling
for himself in Montana oil fields
Wagner came to Montana in the
pioneer days of Kevin-Sun.burst as
superintendent of Western Petrol
cum Exploration co. When that
company sold out to L. B. O'Neil,
Wagner continued as superintendent
of O'Neil operations and continued
in that capacity when O'Neil sold
out to California Petroleum and
in turn to The Texas company.
When O'Neil went into Cut Bank
field, Wagner resigned from The
Texas company and re-ioined O'Neil
and when O'Neil sold his gas pro-
perties to Montana Power Gas Co,
Wagner continued as superinten-
dent for that concern until one
year ago when he resigned to begin
contracting with cable tools
Development of large wells on the
tribal lands means riches for the
Blackfeet Indians who receive the
customary 121a per cent royalty
on practically all of the Big Bend
pol. They receive $1.1O for their
oil although some of the operators
are selling under contracts which
bring them less than that sum. The
government adopts the price fixed
by the largest buyer or producer
in the field as the price of tribal
royalty oil.
The Wagner well was the only
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-10-29

/ was kissed by a rascal with
laughing eyes.
And his kiss was hearty and warm.
He thought he had taken me by
surprise
Just an innocent lass from the farm.
He said he was partial to dark
brown hair,
And he pulled my brunette curls;
He thought I'd be spellbound and
wouldn't care,
Just like all his other girls.
He lauded my figure, my eyes,
my skin,
AS only a ladies' man does.
He thought l would surely be
taken in;
As a matter of fact-I was!
WPA ACTIVITIES
Needing a man to NOW her lawn
/ woman telephOned WPA officers
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-10-29

Cut Bank creek covering perhaps
six or seven sections.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-10-29

Someone recently sent us a
cartoon showing a man turning
the crank of a machine on
which were mounted six hob
nailed boots so arranged that
when the crank turns these
boots kick the operator. The
machine is labeled Improved
One Man Power
KICKING MACHINE
Six cylinder.
A "speedometer" shows that
the man is mechanically kicking
himself 400 times a minute.
A bystander says: Whats tn
big idea?"
The man turning the crank
replies: I'm kicking myself be
cause l didn't take advantage
of some of the wonderful royal
ty bargains l could have had
back in 1888. Royalties will
never be as cheap again"
This came apparently, from
some member who has been
student of the present situa-
ton here in Montana for it is
a fact that we are today buying
royalties AT THE LOWEST
PRICES IN THE HISTORY OF
THIS ORGANIZATION. This or
ganization is FIFTEEN YEARS
OLD, which is the approximate
life of the commercial oil de.
velopment of Montana Never
before have we had the bar
gains such as are available to-
day.
These prices are the after
math of the loss of the Cana
dian market by MOntanans.
There are those who do not
know that there will ever be
a change in the Montana mar
ket situation. They do not re-
aHze that the Montana oil in
dustry faces years of the great
est prosperity it has known, by
virtue of the fact that a per-
manent, steady market will be
afforded by refineries now bull
ding or projected.
They do not realize that
three refineries that have al
ready been built are not yet in
full operation; that it will be
next year before the effect of
this new construction will be
felt by the oil producers. They
do not realize that it takes a
long time to finance refinery
construction and to close up the
many complex details of a refin-
cry project involving half
million dollars or more.
Those of us who understand
this situation know that the
Canadian market was lost to
Montana just one year ago this
month. The strides taken to-
ward building new outlets have
been tremendous in this short
period of one year.
One refinery was built at
Kalispell, with rated capacity
of 1900 barrels. 1t has not vet
operated at capacity. as it is
necessary to build up a mar
ket, which is a slow, prodding
process at best.
One refinery has been built
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-10-29
A Machine That Will Be In Great
Demand In A Year Or So

ready market for its pro-
ducts. Not one barrel has been
run to this plant, as yet, but
il is a fact that it will pro-
vide an outlet for $500 barrels
of oil per day when it IS in
full operation-probably by the
the middle of next summer.
A refinery at Shelby, with
capacity from 1000 to 5000
barrels per day and another at
Minot. N. D., with capacity from
1000 barrels per day, both have
outlets for their refined pro-
ducts and both are financed
PROVIDED THEY CAN GET
CRUDE RESERVES. In other
words, the anniversary of the
loss of the Canadian market
finds a market for every barrel
of oil in north Mont. oil fields.
AS SOON AS REFINERIES
CAN GET INTO OPERATION.
1t is not necessary to point
out that when these refineries
are in operation it will require
the drilling of hundred wells
to care for the natural decline
of these fields, once the wells
are put on capacity production.
The Kevin-Sunburst production
has today dropped off to virtu-
ally its 1888 level before acidi-
cation was introduced. 1t goes
without saying, again, that the
production of this field can be
doubled by acidizing hundreds
Of wells which have scarcely
been kept "alive" during the
past two or three years.
So it is that we today buy
royalties on a farm that is de-
livering ONE tank of oil per
month to the pipeline. We know
that this farm can produce four
or five tanks a month. Yet we
buy the royalty ON the basis Of
ONE tank per month. The man
who sells can see but ONE tank
per month-and nothing more.
The intelligent investor sees
that next year and in years to
come the capacity production of
leases in north Montana fields
will be sold and more wells
must be drilled to supply the
outlet from north Montana
fields will be sold and more
wells must be drilled to supply
new and more stable market
outlet from North Montana
fields.
With this new, stable market,
will ONE more drilling, devel-
opment of undrilled properties,
and in the not distant future,
will come DEEP DRILLING to
open new horizons to supply
these refineries in years to
come.
No intelligent business man
has any fears regarding the fu-
ture of the oil industry. None
is more certain of the future
than the man who owns oil in
storage-the roy
atty owner.
Any who wishes to follow this
development in Mon
tana may receive the publica-
tons of this organization by
paying a nominal fee of 81.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-10-29

to learn il a man were available
for odd jobs. The WPA office
promised to take on the job. Next
DAY a truck loaded 10 the rails with
/ boards and nine men drew up in
front OF the house.
Thinking there was some mistake.
the woman hurried out to prevent
unloading Of the lumber. Il only
wanted the lawn moved" she said
IT'S all right, lady" a man who
appeared to be in charge told her.
This is now a federal project
We will build a rest room with the
lumber, as required by the rules,
Two of the men will be sitting in
II all the time, two will be going
in and two going out all the time.
The other two will cut the grass.
I'm the superintendent
A rather deaf woman found her
self sitting beside a well known
geolOgist at social dinner He was
not a laxative man, and try as she
might. the old lady could not think
OF any conversation. At last she
had an idea.
Should l call you DR.. Dodds or
Mr. Dodds?" she asked with
charming smile.
can me anything you like" said
the geologist genially, Some Of my
friends call me an old fool"
"Oh. she rejoined, not hearing
correctly, hut anxious to be pleasant.
chose are the people who knew
you intimately Of course"
During a sale in a Great Falls |
store last month one of the sales
girls told a buxom lady in front Of
her counter that there was an extra
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-10-29

at Pocatello, Idaho, and it is
in full operation, but the a
mount of crude that it has TAX
en- thus far has had no influ-
ence on the crude oil situation.
In fact, virtually all of the oil
used thus far has been taken
from storage. This plant is sap
plying a ready market and has
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-10-29

thus far been able to sell all of
its products, but it has been
running far less than its actual
capacity. BY next year it will
be running around 1900 bar
rels per day, against 500 bar
rels at the start.
One refinery is building at
Spokane that will likewise have
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-10-29
ESTIMATES OF
lContinued nom Page One

VContlnued from Page Onel
Journal figures. Yet the recently
published estimates give only SO,-
100000 barrels for all fields in
Guiding Cut Bank, Kevin-Sunburst.
Pondera, Cat Greek Dry Creek and
smaller fields.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-10-29

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THE SUNBURST BADGER
The Washington times., 1938-06-14
The most popular European beers
and this countrys leading Is cent beers
have the same quality as Gunther's!
They are DRY and BERRY, which
means never sweet, never heavy bodied!

unusually large percentage of choice Bo-
hemian hops, flavor that domestic hops,
alone, cannot duplicate.
If you haven't tasted Gunther's recent
ly, stop in at your favorite tavern and try
just one glass :. you'll be delighted with
its smooth, honest beeriness. and amazed
at it's dryness and light bodied goodness !
If you prefer, phone your nearest dealer
and he'll be glad to deliver the attractive
steinie bottles or cans to your doorstep in
ajify. Try Gunther's, andyou'llneveragain
be satisfied with sweeter, heavier type
beer! Drink Gunther's, and know the full
pleasure of real dry, berry beer. "a real
beer drinkers beer .. Gunther's Beer!
The Washington times., 1938-06-14

! HOSE two little words give you the
whole story! Dry and Beer-y!1t's the same
the world over wherever beer drinkers
gather and wherever good beer is brewed,
a dry, berry beer is by far the outstand-
ing choice! 1t can't help it Real beer
drinkers know that beer that is dry is
the best beer for them to drink because,
being dry, it is never sweet or heavy, and
doesn't give them that "flled-up" feeling
likesweeter, heavier type brews, and, being
berry, they know they are drinking real
mans beer =. . definitely not panty
waist" beer!
Just as the leading fifteen cent beer in
this country is real dry and berry beer,
and as the most popular imported beers
are dry and berry, Gunther's, the driest
and beeriest beer you can find, is the over
whelming favorite in the Baltimore-Wash-
ington area In this combined market,
Gunther' is far and away the biggestseller!
Gunther's is brewed and aged according
to formulas that have come down through
the years, setting a standard for fine beer.
Much of it's dry, berry flavor is due to an
The Washington times., 1938-06-14
ALE DRINKERS!

You'll like Gunther's Famous Old
English Brand Ale because it's Mellow
Dry. Not as dry as Gunther's Beer OF
course, but not as sweet as so many do
nestle ales. Gunther's Ale is made from a
celebrated English formula to bring out
all of the taste surprises and all the rich
flavor for which fine ales the world over
are noted. It's "Mellow-Dry".
The Washington times., 1938-06-14
ON The ECONOMY SIDE

GAMES
Saturday always was special night for parties, but
now it's MUST with Gunthers Swing Party on
the air Station WJSV every Saturday night from
II o'clock until two hours Of uninterrupted dance
music to add to your enjoyment. SEE YOU THEN
To enliven your party-try "'IT TASTES LIKE .."
Rndfold all the men and have them taste ten differ
ent foods Assign girl to each to write down his
answers High wins loud tie, which he must put
on and wear, at once.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19
LABOR SHOULD UNITE

The division between the organiza-
tons that represent the laboring man in
the councils of the nation can hardly in
crease the power of the laboring mans
voice in national affairs.
There should be an early end to the
differences between the American Fedora
ton of Labor and the Committee for In
dustrial Organization. The conclusion of
a peace will be beneficial to laborers gen.
orally.
Naturally, we do not know exactly
what terms should constitute the settle
ment." We doubt if the average laboring
man knows them. This is matter for the
leaders to decide but it is part of the re-
sponsibility of that leadership.
The sooner the war between labor
factions ends the better it will be for labor,
for industry and the country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19

1t is interesting to report that church
membership in this country has attained a
new mark. according to The Christian
Heralds annual report of church Stats
ties.
Statistics prepared by DR.. Herman
Carl Weber. show that religious groups
gained 754.13s members last year. bring
ing the grand total to 50, S4S,O9 This
means that church members in proportion
TO total population is about sixty per cent
According TO the statistics. the Roman
Catholic Church is the largest single de-
nomination in this country. with estimated
adult membership of l5.492.016 Among
the Protestant sects. the Baptist bodies,
collectively. led with 10.332. 0o5 and the
Methodists followed. with 9.I0e, 359 mem
berS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19
FILA DEMONSTRATION HOME

State and district officials of the Fed
eral Housing Administration, in outlining
details of the new FILA better housing
program now under way throughout the
nation before a gathering of local lumber
dealers, architects, realtors, contractors,
bankers and others in the Chamber of
Commerce Thursday night, announced it is
their intention as quickly as possible to'
build demonstration home in Key West!
When completed by local workmen
with materials supplied by local dealers,
the home will be completely furnished by
Key West merchants and then will be
thrown open to public inspection for one
week. The public is also invited to visit
the site after it is selected and inspect the
Demonstration Home during it's construc-
ton and thus acquaint themselves with the
quality of the materials and workman
ship.
Purpose of the Demonstration Home
is to encourage the construction of small
homes in the low-priced field to meet the
demand for homes so evidently existing
among those making relatively small an
nual incomes. Government statistics show
that 80 per cent of the adult population of
the United States earn less than $4,000
annually. FILA officials point out that, OBJ
vlously, these people cannot afford the
more expensive homes which are being of
fered the buying public and, for this rea-
son, are suggesting the building of small
homes containing maximum requirements
of INABILITY and comfort and offered on
sale to the great mass of potential home
owners.
The Demonstration Home will be of
fered for sale in accordance with the FILA
plan of home financing when it is COM
pleted. Under this plan the home can be
purchased with a down payment of not
less than 10 per cent and the balance will
be payable in equal monthly installment
payments over period of 25 years.
Monthly payments on the loan will amount
to less than rent and willIinclude principal,
interest, taxes and insurance. The FILA, it
is pointed out, does not lend money-it
merely INSURES payment to the lending
agency.
Proposal to construct this Demonstra-
ton Home in Key West is important news.
There are dozens of families here who
would undertake to procure such homes
under the FILA terms if they were aware
of the opportunity offered them. The
Demonstration Home inspections are ex-
pected to produce demand for such struc-
lures, so that Key West now seems assured
of some new construction activities-and
construction is one of the important steps
in bringing about return to prosperity,
an objective of the FILA.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19
And Nothing but the Truth

Did you notice any suspicious
characters about the neighbor-
hood?" the judge inquired.
Sure, yer honor. replied the
new cop. i saw but one man
and l asked him what he was do
ing there at that time O. night.
Sec he:
4 have no business here right
now, but l expect to open a bank
in the vicinity later on"
Yes, replied the magistrate,
heatedly, land he did open a
bank in the vicinity later on to
steal $4,000.
"Begorra, yer honor, answered
the cop after a pause, 1.-The man
may have been a thafe, but he
was no liar.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19
T E S T Y O u r
X N OW L E d G E
Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn 20
Page 4 for the answers

l. Can a person practice law
in any state in the U. S.
without being admitted to
the bar?
2. Which is a better conductor
of heat, copper or iron?
3. Who was Vice President of
the Confederate States Of
America?
f. Name the noted cartoonist,
creator of "Popeye the
Sailor, who died recently.
5. What is the name of the
first day of Lent?
6. Name the capital of Wiscon-
sin.
Z. What college degree do the
initials J.S.D. stand for?
8. What body OF water separ-
ates the Philippine Islands
from the coast of China?
9. Do peanuts grow above or
below ground?
10. Is u S. paper money print
. ed only in Washington, d.
c.?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19
Mothers Choir
Fulfills Its Name


SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. l9.-
When the more than 500 MEM
bers of the Mothers Singers choir
aren't singing, they're likely to
be talking about children.
The choir, meeting for a gen
eral conference of the Latter Day
Saints church, took a poll and
found the average was pretty
close to four children for each
mother.
Five had given birth to Is
children each; 10 had mothered
II children and IL had born IL
children. Altogether the choir
members had given birth of 3,269
children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19

The virtue of pity distinguishes Chris
tendon from the heather world Are the
Hitlerites showing any pity for the Jews?
No. Therefore the Germans. that is those
who are prosecuting the helpless Jews. are
heathens. During the World War they
were called Huns, and it seems that the ae-
cusation still applies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19
All That's Done With

My dear mother-in-law,
want to make a confession to you.
/ get into & rage terribly easy, oft q.
en- without cause.
Don't worry, my dear son-in-
law: as long as Pm in the house
you will never fly into rage with
out cause.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19
Whand

How are you getting along at
school. Henry" asked the father.
Fine. answered the son. Il
have learned to say thank you
in French.
Good, came back the father:
that's more than you ever learn
ed in. English.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19

So far as we know, none of those new
Thomas Jefferson nickels have made their
appearance in Key West. Eleven million
of these coins have been minted. and many
more will be struck off as they are needed.
Slot machines. both the gambling and the
notwithstanding types, have caused
the great demand of nickelS. of which. the
L. S. Mint estimates. about 1900, 900 are
in use.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19
Today's Horoscope
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Those born in the early hours
of the day will be reckless, with
danger of troublesome life and
adversely. In those born as the
day advances, the nature is more
plant, and success more apt to be
secured by a persuasive tongue.
On the whole, however, the whole
day promises success.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19
o, Rare Content

Schmuil - Which would you
rather have. a million or twelve
daughters?
Levy-Twelve daughters.
Schmuil-Why?
Levy-If l had a million, I'd
want to have two. three, ten, or
hundred million more. But if
had twelve daughters that would
be enough!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19

Fifty-seven blind men went on strike
IN New Orleans. Most employees who go
on strike are blind; they would gain more
through arbitration. and at the same time
retain the good will of the employers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19

Many residents of the city have
joined in the cleanup movement
and have gladly shown their CO.
operation in the general idea of
making the city clean and beau
tiful. Premises are being gotten
into presentable condition, rub
Dish being cleared away and in
good many locations there are
signs of painting and other i'm
proVements.