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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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MAJOR LEAGUES
GAMES TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York at st. Louis-Salvo
Old VS.. Warneke AID or c. Da-
Wis (3-O.
Boston at Cincinnati-Macfay-
den GID VS.. Wander Nicer I'D
or Derringer GID.
Brooklyn at Chicago-Mungo
CID VS.. Lee (4-3).
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
Hollingsworth (O-2) VS.. Tobin
CD.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE

st. Louis at New York-MillS
(0-D VS.. Ruffing go.
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Hudlin go VS.. Caster (3-3).
Chicago at Observation-Disclosures
O-2) VS.. Auker Old.
Detroit at Washington-Mc-
Kahn Q-0) VS.. Carrasquel (0-O.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-18

NeWSOm and IebbettS; Mater-
son and Early.
Cleveland at Philadelphia, to
be played at later date.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-18

GaShouse Gang from st. Louis
has lost its gas. and is now run
ming on pepper.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-18

New York Giants claim that
JOHNNY WANDER MEER has
lost his smoke.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-18

LOU NOVA claims ne will left
hand Max Baer silly the same as
James BIaddock did.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-18

When FRANKIE FRIScH be-
gan broadcasting baseball games
in Boston he discovered that he
did not know how to score a
game. Sf..,xss
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-18

Pitcher JIMMIE LYNN was
purchased by the Giants from the
Tigers, and BILL ATWOOD was
dropped by the Phils. The latter
is catcher and is Is years old.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-18

LOU GEHRIG shouldn't wor-
ry so much, for there is always
the National League, some wise
cracker has said.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15

Yates roamed over Texas in his
early days, buying cattle. speculat-
ing in horses, operating ranches
and working for livestock commits
sion houses. In the 1907 money
panic, Yates-then IS years old
lost his capital.
He turned store owner and after
few years traded his little estab-
lishment at Rankin, Texas. for a
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15

ranch across the Pecos." Friends
thought the property was worth
less.
Finally. October 20, 1896
Yates 9th birthday wildcat
well drilled by the Mid-Kansas Oil
and Gas company came In and In
troduced the richest oil pool IN
Texas.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
COBB BUYS Up
REMAINDER OF
NORTH ''HOSE''

Acquisition OF the Warren Hast
| ings block OF leases on the Cobb
nose" of North Cut Bank, totaling
1850 acres. was announced this
week by A. b. Cobb OF Cut Bank,
making him by far the largest
lease owner in the north area OF
Cut Bank oil and gas field. His
total holdings amount 10 approx
mately 1900 acres practically all
on areas OF known folds.
Warren Hastings is representa-
tive OF wealthy West Coast group,
headed by Paul Mckee OF Portland.
utilities official. and including
prominent Pacific Coast shipping
interests. Associated with them is
Gail Moulton, petroleum engineer.
who directed Hastings in the 1eas-
ing program which involved an in
vstment OF several thousand dol
lars The leases cover the high"
OF a structural feature running up
to the main Cut Bank field from
the north. In addition to the leases
taken. the Hastings group purchas-
ed In fee simple 500 acres known
as the P. r. Haber farm, lease to
Glacier Production Co. the Hast
ings group thus acquiring the land
owners royalty and the lease re-
version rights. This group also
bought much OF the available roy
atty on other farms along the struc-
tural high"
A. B. Cobb took over half OF the
acreage on checker
board plan In 1889 and drilled his
first we'll in NWh NEA 30-37N-
5W with the Cut Bank sand as the
objective. It checked with the JAG
OLSON discovery well in the Darling
pool. in structural elevation. but
encountered gas in the Moulton
sand at 2605 feet
1t BECAME known 20 the
Journal this week that the gas
In the CObb-State No. 1 is
rich naptha gas containing
six pints OF gasoline per thous-
and cubic feet of gas. This
compares favorable I'm quality
with the naptha-bearing gas OF
Turner Valley. With a market
for the gas, the recovery of the
gasoline content through alb
sOrption, would make a $50
CONTINUED on Page Fivsl
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
P0cATELLO
BUYS LANCE
CREEK CRUDE

After having made a complete
survey of north Montana fields in
an effort to secure 100000 barrels
of crude. Idaho Refining company
Of Poeatello has been forced to
turn to Wyoming supplies and re-
serves for it's new Pocatello plant
1t became known this week that
the company has contracted for
400 barrels per day with Ohio
Oil company, for "A gravity Lance
creek crude. OF this 500 barrels
will go to the Pocatello refinery
and the balance to the Wasatch re-
finery at Salt Lake. The Pocatello
plant is taking 500 barrels per day
from Cut Bank under a lopg-term
contract with wilkinson, Castle &
Pardee and Crumley & Frary
There has been considerable ex-
pansion of the Lance creek mar
ket. Lance creek is supplying. 5000
barrels per day to the Standolind
pipeline from Salt Greek to Midcon-
tinent. 1t is now supplying the Con-
refinery at Glenrock, which
formerly secured its oil from Big
Muddy field. Big Muddy oil is now
going to the White Eagle refinery
at Casper.
The tremendous Salt Creek Tea
pot dome storage has been steadily
reduced during the past three years
from nearly a billion barrels down
to perhaps 100000 to 100000
which is moving out at
the rate of about 10000 barrels !
per day. When the Salt Creek |
storage is emptied. an increased
market will be afforded Lance
creek which is the outstanding wy
Dming field at present. This field |
Is today under a gentlemen's pro-
ration agreement whereby the mar
ket is divided among three Drinei-
pal producers.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
Old WILDCATTER
HAS S20,000,0oO
WITHIN GRASP

HOUSTON. Tex. Fabulous
wealth was in the grasp today of
II. NJ Naylor, old-time oil driller
whose big strike Sunday had the
oil industry agog over a new sand
and the possibility Naylor may
emerge with s2O.OOO.OOO.
His we'll blossomed into one Of
the biggest producers OF its kind
on the Texas gulf coast when it's
pressure increased and As barrels
OF 36S gravity crude oil emerged
each hour from the $500 feet deep
hole through tiny one-fourth
inch opening in the pipe.
Naylor found his well at Thomp-
sons, one-time ranching center in
Fort Bend county. on land the
major companies had overlooked.
He holds 5000 acres OF land and
his well is near the center OF the
acreage.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
''S0UP" AGAIN
POPULAR
NORTH FIELD

"Soup"-the drillers name for
nitro glycerin-is again coming
into use in Kevin-Sunburst field
after virtual discard following the
Introduction OF acidization.
For the second time during the
present year a lime we'll has been
improved with nitro glycerin shot.
this time in the high gravity pool
west of Kelvin The we'll is Big
t-Dahlquist No. 8, in SW
NV 4 NEH 2S-35-3W. This well
had a small showing in the first
break" in the lime at 1877 feet
and a shot OF soup converted the
showing into free oil. 1t will now
be acidized in the customary man
ner. The well was dry at the
contact, 1875 feet, and continued
on to the horizon found by w. M.
Fulton recently in his Common
wealth-Thompson No. 2 in the same
pool. The hole was carried to
1898 and then plugged back to
1881 and cracked with 100 quarts
of solidified nitro glycerin.
Crumley & Sons used nitro gly-
cerin on a virtually dry hole in
Fryberger No Is location, NE
NEA SEA 24-35-2W. in the Gun
derson pool. recently The well
did not do very well after acidi-
cation, however. and will be re-
acidized. The nitro apparently did |
more good than did the first shot
Of acid. In the early days of the
field many thin" wells were made
into producers by shots of nitro
glycerin but that practice was al
most entirely abandoned with the
coming of acid when many produc
srs concluded that nitro shots did
more harm than good.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
WHEELER PLANS
FOR ENFORCEMENT
Of OIL PIPELINES

WASHINGTON-The new trans
portation bill introduced by Sena-
tors Truman. Mo-, and Wheeler OF
Montana (SB-2O0O) includes a pro-
vision which would require di-
vorcement of pipelines from oil
company ownership. The provision
reads: 1T shall be unlawful.
for any carrier. other than a car
rier by air, to transort, in commerce
subject to this Act. any article or
commodity, other than timber and
the manufactured products thereof.
manufactured, mined, or produced
by or under the authority OF such
carrier or any subsidiary, affiliate,
or controlling person of such car
rier, or any such article or COM
modify in which such carrier, sub
sidiary, affiliate, or controlling per-
son has any interest, direct or in
direct, legal or equitable. except
such articles or commodities as
may be necessary or intended for
use in the conduct of the carrier
business of such carrier"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
DISTRESS OIL
DISAPPEARING
IN MONTANA

Disappearance OF distress
crude in Cut Bank field has ex-
tended in recent weeks to spot
oil which cannot be purchased at
less than posted field price. Recent
ly a refiner tried to buy 5000 bar
rels OF spot oil in Cut Bank at 80
cents per barrel and was unable to
do so. An outside refiner was I'M
able to contract for delivery Of
100000 barrels OF crude at prices
lower than $110 and is reported
to have contracted for Lance Creek
crude at a saving to the Pocatello
refinery Of cents per barrel I'M
der Cut Bank.
Practically all Cut Bank produc-
ers are selling oil else running to
storage in anticipation of the COM
pletion of the Glacier Production
Company refinery at Cut Bank
which will take 5000 barrels daily.
Glacier Production company is said
to have enough storage oil to care
for the requirements OF the new
Inland Refinery company plant at
Spokane during the present year.
The Spokane plant Is barely getting
into operation and will probably
be unable to operate at maximum
capacity much before the end Of
the present gasoline season.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
SEVEN WELLS
ARE ACTIVE
IN CUT BANK

Seven wells were drilling in Cut
Bank field this week, with one
more well rigging up. as spring
activity slowly got under way.
Glacier Production Co. is run
ming strings of tools and will prob
ably have at least one completion
during the coming week. II is Ola
cier Production-Miller No 3, G
NEA NEA 29-33-5W, drilling at
2525 feet.
Glacier Production McDougall
No. 2. c own SWA 31-34-5W,
near the town of Cut Bank. is drill
ing at 23O0.
Glacier Oduction-Caliison Unit
No. /. Gel SEX NWA 27-34-5W.
is drilling at 1900 feet.
SEA, NEA 12-32-6W. is swabbing
and cleaning out, after having shot
the sand with nitro glycerin. II is
making between so and 60 barrels
per day.
Santa Rita-Ritchie No. 4, c NWA
NWA 5-33-5W. is drilling at 1866
feet after setting 1O-inch casing
at the top of the Colorado. 412
feet.
Tarrant-M Mcclellan No. 2, C swH
SEA 12-34-6W. which spudded
April 9, is drilling at 355.
Tarrant-W iley-Jones No 3, SW
NWA sWA 31-34-5W. is drilling
at 270O.
Texaco-Sec. 9 Unit No. 6. G sWA
NWh 9-325W. is drilling at 174O.
Santa Rita-Shearon B. No /, Sc
SEA NWA 7-32-5W. Is moving
in rig. This well is located on the
east side Of Cut Bank creek, across
from the Hanlon producers. and in
the neighborhood of the good Par
dee. Wagner and Par Oil wells on
Blackfeet tribal land. II is within
the Big Bend pool which was ex-
tended southwark last year by the
Santa Rita-Jordan producer.
The news story OF Cut Bank field
was left out OF the Journal last
week. 1t included an account OF the
OF a dry hole in Tarran-
Long-Miller No. Z location. NE
SWA NEA 24-34-6W. Tarrant re- |
ported 1t as about the "dryest dry
hole he has ever completed in the |
lied In the center of the north !
east 40 acres of this farm Tarrant
tContinued on Page FiveJ
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
New Pool Is
Indicated By
Agen Producer

Apparently a new pool of some
consequence has been opened by
Agen & Goeddertz on the Alrich
farm formerly Sohn farm) in
NV 4 NEA Section 26-35-3W. This
well. a considerable distance from
other producing wells and sur
rounded by dry holes. made 40
barrels per day after acidization
with only a small amount of water.
1t is believed that it will do better
than 40 barrels when placed on
regular production. This is the well
drilled on a lease abandoned by
two other operators, each of whom
drilled one dry hole. Agen spotted
this we'll one offset away from a
dry hole drilled by Pat Trap sew
eraI years ago.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15

Operators declare that the dump
ing duty will have no effect on
Montana, contrary to the created
Impression in Calgary where it is
believed that Montana crude is a
threat to the Turner Valley market.
This results from the representation
of one of the major companies
that there is 5000 barrels of pro-
duction available in Montana at
less than posted price and this fact
was held as a justification for crude
oil and gasoline prices in Canada.
Situation Misrepresented
The Canadian government sent F.
G. Cottle, auditor of the Board Of
Public Utilities, of Edmonton to
Montana to investigate. The re-
port of his investigation is not
known, but it is positive that he
did not find that there is any dis
tress" oil in Cut Bank field, as
represented, and it is not possible
to get 5000 barrels at posted
field price, let alone at 80 cents,
as represented in Canada. There
in no ssspet" oil available at the
present time, while the Pocatello
refinery has been compelled to
look elsewhere for contract oil.
While there is no posted price in
Cut Bank at the present time,
price of $110 has been fixed by
the principal buyers.
Seek Pipeline Funds
The Canadian market has been
relieved by the fact that the al
lowable for Turner Valley has been
increased from 10000 barrels per
day to 1850 barrels per day and
it is believed that by summer the
market will be up to 10000 bar
rels per day. Efforts are being
made to secure rail rates which
will make it possible for Turner
Valley to ship oil to east Canadian
refineries and to the West Coast
as well. A. delegation left last
week for London to enlist the sup
port of the British Admiralty in !
the construction of crude oil
CONTINUED or Page Fivel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15

The second well is being started
by K. ID. Pardee of Cut Bank on
location between the two defined
structural features and northwest
OF the Cobb we'll On the drilling
permit ii is designated as Newell
e. Chandler Hinderager No. /.
Newell & Chandler. rotary contrac-
tors. have erected rotary rig and
will drill this hole with their new
National light rotary. The lease
belongs to X. D. Pardee who pur-
chased it Immediately after the Yu-
kon-Lungren No. l came In, a flow
ing we'll. on the Darling high"
Location is on the northernmost 40
acres of the 32O-acre farm. in the
center NEA NWA 24-37-5W.
The Cobb well is about three
quarters of a mile north of his
State No. l gasser. which has
measured flow of 100000 cubic
feet Of wet gas per day Location
is on the Vargo farm and the we'll
will be known as Cobb-Vargo No
1. C SEA NEA 19-37N-4W. 1t is
about as feet lower on structure
than the gasser. but on the ridge
of the nose" which extends north
ward into Canada, with an S-barrel
oil well on the Canadian side to
mark the probable extent of the
Moulton sand production. A loca-
ton lower on structure than the gas
ser is expected to get oil in the
MOulton sand
The Hinderager well is one and
one-fourth miles east of the Yu-
discovery well which
is producing from the Cut Bank !
sand. The Moulton sand, not rec
ognized as an oil bearing horizon
when the Jacobson was drilled, was
present in the Jacobson well, the
log shows.
Pardee has taken over from A !
B. Cobb 100 acres of the Mary
Poynter lease offsetting the Hin
derager well on the north. Includ-
ed is SEA SEA IA and S1z SWA |
l3-37-5W. Nadeau Brothers are
said to be contributing acreage for
The test.
There were rumors in Cut Bank,
without confirmation, that a Cana
Ian syndicate is about to take ov-
sr a considerable amount OF ac-
cage scattered over North Cut
Bank and will proceed with the
lriIling of three wells.
1t is understood, also, that one
# the major companies owning a
arge number of leases which are
expiring this year or early next
pring will cause the drilling of
hree other wells in North Cut
Sank during the next few weeks.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
INDICATING
IN MONTANA
At Low EBB

validating in Montana has
slowed down to practically a stand
still with only two wildcat wells
drilling steadily and only two or
three drilling intermitantly.
The Zodiac-Kellogg No. test
on the "low" side of the Pendroy
fault, west of Pondera oil field,
in NE NwA NEA S2-2SN-5W, is
drilling ahead at 277O feet after
having stopped to test the Cut
Bank sand which may have had
some saturation When the crew
started bailing mud the hole bridg
ed, so rather than risk further
trouble, the rotary tools were run
and drilling continues to the Madi-
son lime, objective of this test
This we'll was spotted with a view
to test the accuracy of geophysical
surveys which revealed a fault with
$50 feet of displacement-the most
important structural feature that
has been developed in the central
Sweetgrass Arch.
In the southern part of the State
r. c. Tarrant's No. 3 government,
c SWA NWA 4-6S-1SE, on Ros-
coe dome, is spudding with cable
tools.
Alex Beaton No. 1 test on East
Bridger structure, Carbon county,
in CSL SEA SEA 23-6S-23E, is
drilling at 1896 feet
have been drilling internationally
are due to resume drilling in the
next few weeks.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
Former Peanut Digger
Who Became Richest Man
In Texas Passes Away

AUSTIN Tex-Ira O. Yates. known Texas richest
died here April ~ while wells his
land churned oil to add the staggering
barrels already taken from
his passing
His full picturesque periods
digger.
called
well drilled He
ceved the lease royalty which
Today the Yates field has
daily potential &221S5O
240000O0O barrels The ROYALTY this 3OOOOOOO
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
Crumley Has
100 Bbl. Well
On Fryberger

In the Gunderson pool the Crum.
y-Fryberger No. IA well, CSL
NWH SEA 24-35-3W, is appar-
emily an excellent producer. This
we'll was drilled in record time by
Crumley & Sons and promptly
treated with 1000 gallons of hy-
drochloric acid. 1t pumped 76 bar
rels of fluid in the first II hours
after recovering the oil used in
treating. 1t is accordingly a 100
barrel well or better, in flash pro-
duction. Production comes from
the top OF the lime at 1860 to
1880 feet
Continued on Page Five)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
Two Wells Starting
On North Cut Bank
One Near Big Gasser
X. d. Pardee Lease East Of Yukon Discovery
Well To Be Drilled With Rotary Tools
Cobb Starts Second Well

Two appeared simultaneously North Bank field
this week marking the beginning spring activity the North
extension of the great Cut Bank field
well the high' the so-called Cobb nose-a
structural feature of the Darling pool which well defined
structure which three wells have been drilled This WELL
spotted by Gail MoutOn formerly chief geoogist of Montana
Power Co. associate of Ralph Davis of
will be drilled by A. B. Cobb largest North
On Bank 7
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
Dumping Duty Imposed
On American Distress
Crude Moved TO Canada
Order Provides Duty On Crude InvOiced To
Canada At Less Than Posted Field Prices
- No Distress Crude Here

Effective Saturday Apr 22) the Canadian government makes
effective dumping duty oil invoiced Canada
posted field prices The order made by Com
Hugh Suy of the Dominion Customs Department at
Ottawa of Herbert Greenfield president of the
Petroleum association.
Crude Canada will continue dutyree long it
purchased posted prices The order resulted from reports
that being shipped into Canada from Illinois
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
WILDCATS STILL DORMANT

Expected resumption OF operation
on Rattlesnake Butte, near Cat
Creek oil field, and at Broadview
dome, under Hogan Petroleum,
Ltd. failed to mature during the
past week.
Evening star., 1939-08-10
Semi-FinoI Battle With Welsh
Promises Toughest Test for
Hayes, M. A. Net Surprise

Sam Hayes top-spin drive, which
Unexpectedly downed all forego-
ing opposition in the current Mid
die Atlantic tennis tournament,
will meet its severest test at 4
o'clock today when he faces De-
Tending Champion Barney Welsh IN
the semi-f1nal round at Edgemoor
Club.
Sharing interest is the emi-final
doubles match that an hour later
will bring the No. 2 seeded team of
Hugh Lynch and David johnson
against the next ranked pair Of
Dick Murphy and Alphonse Smith.
In earning the shot at Welsh,
Hayes has given the spectators a
thrill by bowling over three promi-
nent players, including Smith, for
mer national star who was seeded
fifth. Using his tricky delivery as
often as possible the bespectacled
New York school teacher, once
sharing in the national junior dou-
bles championship, continually ran
his opponents ragged.
StOcklinski Is Routed.
Early in the week little Bobby
Benslinger, Washington boys
champion, was an easy victim.
Then Smith, who was among the
country's better known players when
Hayes was winning junior tourna-
ments with regularity around New
England 10 years ago, found that
Evening star., 1939-08-10
Dovis Now Leodine All
Pitchers but Walters

Curt Davis won u games last year.
This season he has won Is already.
to lead all winners in his league eX-
cept the runaway Bucky Walters.
Davis, lean, lantern jawed, and
frail-so frail that Mr.. Wrigley wrote
him off as hopeless hospital case.
little knowing what sort of case he
was about to step into-worked
nearly every other day for Mr.. Rick
ey in the first part of the season,
while Manager Ray Blades tried des-
perately to get his younger pitchers
into line.
Now that the freshmen are taking
their turns, and doing we'll, Curt is
just a normal regular, working a
couple of times week-but giving
the troupe steadiness, breaking
slumps, pitching with his brain and
heart as we'll as his slender right
arm
And if the Cardinals keep winning
knock wood, comrades-this S1.66
operative, who was in there Just to
sweenten the pot, may turn out to be
one of the real bargains of his day
and age.
Evening star., 1939-08-10
Police Start HustIinq
For Big Field Day
And Attendance

With Capt. Ira Keck directing
publicity, the Metropolitan Police
Retiring Association swung into &C
ton today with its objective whop-
ping field day and attendance Labor
Day at Griffith Stadium.
Hearty support of press and radio
was promised last night when news
papermen, radio commentators and
various sports leaders were guests
of the association at dinner at the
Harrington. Inspector Edward J..
Kelly was POSTMASTER.
Among those present we're Inspec-
tor w. G. Stott, president of the
Retiring Association; Capt. Keck,
1t. John Agnew, chairman of the
Athletic Committee; Joseph Arnold,
vice president of the Arnold Bus Co.:
Mrs. Arnold. secretary to general
chairman; Dick Cox, national In
dian club swinging champion; Tony
Wakeman of the Mutual Broad
casting Co.: Bill Coyle, The Stars
radio commentator. and other men,
bers of the police department, press
and sports world.