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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
Three Quarters Of A Million
Free OF Cost Of Production

The previous week we bought HALF of
the landowners share (six and one
fourth percent) ON a farm and our MEM
bers will receive 6 "A barrels out of every
100 and the landowner will receive ga
barrels out of the same 100 barrels.
Much Of the royalty profits divided
during the past year came from new
production. We are now in the midst
of our annual check of royalty earnings
and we have noted how the richest pro-
ducers of a decade ago are now among
the "leanest" royalty properties. AS an
example. we noticed that the William
Byrne farm is earning less for royalty
owners than some of the new Kelvin
properties with a fourth as many wells.
But the Byrne royalty owners have no
regrets. The royalty owners on this farm
have received more than $438,000 thus
far. The owner of one percent royalty
on the Byrne has received $35, O51.42.
according to our latest figures.
The man who receives $4,000 from
l % royalty is unwise if he has not put
part of this money back into other roy
alties which woth development will be
paying him returns 10 years hence.
The investments made TODAY are
the ones that will be making the large
profits of TOMORROW We expect that
tomorrow-meaning the year 1941-
will bring greater returns to royalty own
ers than did 1910, because of the grow
ing markets for crude oil. Again, we
expect the 1912 returns to be even
greater.
AS production grows, the returns to
royalty owners will grow for SOMEONE
will receive one-eighth of an the oil and
gas produced.
We are confident that the year 1941
will see the payment of upward OF
million dollars to royalty owners. Most
of this win go to people who nave
bought royalties in the last 10 years.
Cat Creek royalties have paid millions
of dollars but in 1910 they paid only
$22,719.
1t is wrong to think that because an
investor was not here in 1922. to buy
royalties when Cat Greek was discovered
and before the other oil fields were dis
covered that there remain no opportuni-
ties II Montana royalties pay million
dollars in 1871. three fourths Of this
total will go to people who acquired roy
alties or whose lands became producing
oil lands during the past 10 years
There are many opportunities to buy
royalties today on undeveloped lands
which may be the big producers OF to-
morrow. We invite any who would like
to ioin with us in the purchase of roy
alties to ask Tor our current publications
and offering sheets.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15

OF Kelvin, Clyde o. Bohn of Shelby,
H. L. Postelwait of Kelvin, Dan
Drumheller of Cut Bank, Charles
Eline of Shelby, Rudy Prevol of
Oilmont. NJ. w. Cassidy and Hugo
Aronson of Cut Bank.
Several questions were raised
which ME- Hill stated he would
submit to legal counsel Of the di-
vision for rulings. Included was
the question of piece-work, in clean
out jobs, which are absolutely seas
cmal; also the abandonment of oil
and gas wells.
Following the general meeting,
the federal labor representatives
met with individual operators until
II o'clock, with some additional
appointments the following day.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15

1,9O1,5S9 barrels of oil The landowners
share was 237, sos barrels, according to
the official figures
Thus the owners of oil lands in the
entire state received S37, 092 barrels of
oil in return for allowing the operators
to remove a total of 6,696,7S7 barrels
of which the operators retained $685.
645 barrels.
There was no lack of market for this
oil save in isolated cases, in 1910. The
total market amounted to 6,987,790 bar
rels which was 290,953 barrels more
than the total production. The difference
was supplied out of storage, from former
years This means that had the oil fields
been able to produce the total require
ments the royalty owners would have
received S73,475 barrels as their share.
Under the law the landowner is per-
mitted to do with his share of the oil as
he pleases, Just as the operator is allow
ed to do whatever he pleases with his
share of the oil. The operator can di-
vide up the proceeds of his share of the
oil by the issuance of stock to many
investors or by the issuance of undi-
vided interests, or otherwise That is his
business. The landowner can likewise do
as he sees fit with his share of the oil.
He can sell all of his rights or half of
his rights of a fraction of one percent
of his rights. There was a time when the
landowner would divide his share of the
oil into as much as 400 parts and sell
it to investors. But we have tried to
establish a hundredth part CT the land
owners share as the lowest ordinary
unit. So it is possible FOR as many as
100 royalty owners on a producing oil
property each one owning 18th of 70,
which means that each one gets one
eighth of a BARREL out of every 100
barrels produced The owner of % gets
ONE barrel out of every 100 barrels
produced-and so on. Each one partici-
pAtes in proportion to the total invest
ment One man may have $40 invested
in one unit. Another will have $3.50 in
vested in eight units, which is one per-
cent. The first gets 18th of barrel out
of every 100 barrels produced; the sec
ond gets one barrel out OF every 1OS
produced: their RATE OF return is ex-
actly the same If one man gets 100 %
per annum on his investment, the other
gets 1907 on his investment.
So It is that we have been a buying
agency for hundreds of royalty investors
for NINETEEN YEARS. Last week we
bought a quarter of the landowners
share g 18TH percent royalty) on
farm and divided it among several buy
ers The landowner win get nine and
three eighths barrels out of every 100
produced; our members will get three
and an eighth barrels out of every 100.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15

sticker attached TO message: When
You want a boy call Western Union "
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15

Bank payer: THE check Is no
doubt all right, but have you any
Identification about youg'
Blonde steno, falteringly: Il have
a mole inst above my left knee.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
Would Pay $4,000 For Oil
Discovery In Each County

OLYMPIA-senator George A. Lovejoy has introduced a
bill in legislature to pay $4,000 reward LOT OH aJ
on or company to bring natural or oil well IN eacn
county of the state ID,
To qualify the reward the well would have to produce
at least so of oil day 100000 cubic 1e OF gas
day for days ;o to-
Money to the payment would come from an excise
- III r5e oil and natural gas produced in the state at tne
rate Of quarter cent gallon q02 cents per bbl and an egn
of . cent a thousand cubic feet on gas
INIT wider latitude for of stockholders money In
5ovelonment and operation of mines or wells
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15

/ stfcker attached TO message: When
you want a boy call Western Union
Bank payer: THE check is no
doubt all right. but have you any
Identification about your"
Blonde steno, falteringly: Il have
a mole just above my left knee.
A medical journal advances the
theory that man is slightly taller
in the morning than he is in the
evening"" We have never tested
this. but we have certainly noticed
tendency to become short" tow
ard the end of the month.
The magistrate bent stern brows
on the defendant. You are
charged with exceeding the speed
limit last night" he declared. Are
you guilty or not guilty?"
We'll, Judge. you can decide
that for yourself" replied the
prisoner. 81 was In that car you
passed just before they pinehed
me"
Diner: II see that tips are for
hidden here"
Waitress: ''Lor' bless yer, sir, so
was the apples in the Garden of
Eden"
New Bride: Mother, Bill and
have quarreled and so I've come
home to you and Dad"
Mother: well, you're lucky to
find me here. l would have left
your father this morning, but
hear your grandmother divorced
your grandfather yesterday"
Manager-Why did you say the
shaw was misrepresented?
Patron-"Well, you advertised
chorus of sixty, and none of them
looked to be more than fifty"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15

Gasoline tax evasion has been
reduced to half what it was six
years ago through the cooperation
OF the petroleum industry with
state and federal tax administra-
tors. Business Week" announces.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
SPEAKING OF sOARCITTEs

Every year biologists SOOTHING
at rumors of scarcity, find oil faster
than 1t is consumed In the
five years from 1885 through 1899
as was produced in that period
and raised the nations known re-
serves to nearly 1880, 900
barrels, a new high.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
BRETsCHNE1DER is VISITOR

H. c. Bretschneider of Denver
was a visitor in Great Fails this
week. attending the annual meet
ing of the Montana Gas corporation.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15

Hitler. 4 GU DellSFS III teAAhe
possession
Wife: II didn't like that new
secretary of yours, so 1 discharged
her this morning"
Husband: Before giving her a
chance?"
Wife: mo, before giving you a
chance"
Conductor Cant you see the
sign No Smoking'?"
Sailor: "Sure mate, that's plain
enough. But there are so many
dippy signs here. One says, Wear
Memo Corsets.' So 1 amt payin'
attention to any of them"
She: do you know what happens
when a body is immersed in
water?"
He: 1.-The telephone rings"
Telegram delivered to Aunt En-
ma. spinster: Rachael gave birth
to seven pound girl this morning. "
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
WE BELIEVE

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS haze been definitely pro,
zen indispensable in Montana Eoery a%l6'gt sno0
haze both Madison and Devonan highs" detern'H-
ed BY reflection seismogrdph before drilling begins
DFFPFR DRILLING is essential to 7Vrte the real his
1T tory Of the Montana oil industry. The n"Gjor
source of Montana petroleum is in formations BE-
LOW THE BIG LIME Abandonment OF 70eHS at
the Madison contact is 7cdSte OF money. A0aH-
Jouuout of 7ueHs at the Cat Greek horiSOn is stu
bidity. No zteH should be considered c0mPletio"
until it is drilled into the De1Ontdn.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-15
REFTNTNG CENSUS

WASHINGTON-The Bureau OF
Census reports that In 1889. there
were 485 oil refEneries which dur
ing that year had a profit of
s527.S62 3O6. The data follows:
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-27
Arbitration

The Cumberland News commends the
proposal for arbitration of labor-employer
troubles and takes darn little notice of the
OPM chiefs recent testimony that stoppages
in defense industries have been too small to
require legislative action.
The News conversion to arbitration of labor.
employer troubles has been very hasty
Where was the News during the last stop
page of work at the Celanese plant9
We ask because Local 1874 made nine
separate offers of arbitration to the Celanese
Corporation PRIOR to the stoppage of work.
The News stayed editorially silent about
these rejected offers which were made in a
matter affecting everyone in this community.
Let us hope that the News conversion to the
principle of arbitration will be evidenced in
local matters prior to next September-even
if it means that they have to offend the sacred
Celanese Corporation of America
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-27

sociates, says OF this legislation
1--WE can conclude only that
The bill is a most dangerous
threat TO basic liberties. The at
tempt TO embrace within the
vague and sweeping language Of
sections 2 and 3 any possible act
which any person might con-
ccive 10 be detrimental to what
Is currently accepted by some
persons TO be national defense,
of necessity encompasses so
many innocent acts that these
sections really make for an ideal
'frame-up' and 'witch-hunt' sta.
tute."
To a worker In Jail on speci.
Gus sabotage charges II matters
little whether he got there be.
cause Of a state or federal law.
The result Is the same. There.
fore, these state bills are fully
rs important as anything pend.
Ing In Congress.
Anti labor elements may moi
succeed in putting over their pro
gram in Congress under the white
light OF national publicity and
with labor alert against them. But
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-27
Mine Agreement

The current two years contract between the
United Mine Workers of America and the coal
operators in the Appalachian will expire
on March 3 LIST.
In accordance with long tradition of the
miners there will be no coal production unless
a new pact is negotiated or terms are made to
have changed provisions become retroactive
to April Ist
The United Mine Workers scale committee
will meet on March 9th to formulate their de-
mands and joint conferences with the coal
operators will begin on March lth in New
York
In line with increased living costs the miners
will seek higher wages. They will also seek
better working conditions as becomes Union
which is ever alert to improving the lot of its
membership.
The history of the United Mine Workers
of America is replete with hard struggle in the
service of its membership.
In their coming efforts to negotiate a good
contract they will have the best wishes and
support of organized labor
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-27
TO ST RlkE

Thousands of workmen will
90 on strike In the near future.
and while we all dislike to see
strikes. and the financial loss
to the workers during the
strikes Is enormous. the wet:
er's pay and working condi-
tions would be very poor II they
did not have the courage to
strike as a last resort.
Strikes. however. do not take
the most money out of the
workers pockets. There is
another factor which results In
far greater pay losses. AMI that
factor is sickness.
Stop losing money on sick
ness. Call your Chiropract0rs.
DIR. John A. Crist. DIR. Bertha
Johnson. Phone 2s72 and 1925
ut ZIG Va. Ave. and Is N.
Centre and keep your pay en-
yelopc full.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-27
Looking Backward!
From Voice of Labor Files

Hall.
John w. Harper filed candidacy
for Mayor in the primary cleo
tions.
City employees called to poll
tical meeting" at the Cumberland
City Hall. Protests force the To-
cal gang to call It of.
City Council votes $50 from the
movie tax fund to the Finnish
Relief Drive.
John T. Jones tries to interest
local authorities In setting UP To-
cal United States Housing Auth
ority to study the housing short
age,
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-27

officials. Our argument was promptly clinched
by Mayor Irvine
His Honor was reported as being jus,
about ready to ask for the resignation Of
Officer Robert V. Chisholm The reason
given was that Chisholm is active in pressing
bill for wage raises before the Maryland
General Assembly.
The report hardly bears out the as.
sumption of the Cumberland Daily
News" Mind you, Officer Chisholm was
not being charged with inefficiency as
police officer, in fact the man has recent
ly been praised for his extra police ACTIVE
ties in the Police Boys Club. No, the
officer was to be made an example of for
daring to express himself forthrightly on
the demands of the police officers for
higher pay. The Cumberland News"
had written that the officers should take
the matter up with the Council and they
would be assured of fair hearing and
correction of injustices.
1t is good that wiser heads than Mayor
is still on the force Ii is disquieting to hear
many police officers report that they were
practically inundated by superior officer
to sign a petition of demands in which they
had no voice in making. This attempt also
failed. 1t is similar to the many efforts that
company stooges make in private industry.
and they usually meet the same fatel
Police committees have met with the Coun-
Gil First. they were told to place their de.
mands in writing. Then the pressure of superb
ors started Written demands were presented
last week and the Mayor reported that they
would be taken up when the city appropria-
tons discussed in April
The catch. of course. is that the Maryland
General Assembly will adjourn on March LIST
and the City Council can then tell the officers
to go chase themselves until l943l Seeing
what an awful mess the Mayor and Council
have made of police salaries appropriations
in the past couple of years it is no wonder
that the officers view them with suspicion. 1t
is small wonder that they go over the heads
of the Council and seek relief from the Legis-
lature
Now that the Cumberland News theory
has been so rudely exploded, and in face of
the Councils attitude. it would certainly seem
that the police officers are justified in putting
full steam behind their Legislature plans.
And in the meantime it might be well
for Mayor Irvine to quit his intimidating
threats against any officer active in seek.
ing legislative relief. After all the city
is still named Cumberland and not Berlin.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-27

Unemployed workers were still
awaiting their first unemployment
compensation checks for which
they had registered more than
eight weeks.
Allegany County School Board
refused use OF school to Labor's
Non-Partisan League for meet
ings.
Cumberland primary election
campaign warns up as polling
days nears.
Chamber Of Commerce proposes
public meeting to discuss City
Manager plan for Cumberland.
Celanese Local 1874 holds meet
ing and invites all municipal
candidates to speak before them.
Two Years Ago
Local labor forces object strong
ly TO proposed state wide sales tax
pending In Maryland General AS
sembly.
All relief funds exhausted in
Garrett County and welfare off,
cials say there will be real suf-
fering," there.
Local 1874 presents Minstrel
Show at the State Armory. Cum
berland.
Cumberland Chamber OF Com
merce voted to oppose the State
Wages and Hours Law before the
Legislature. Their statement of
opposition read THE Board OPP
posed passage of any such law
until such time as the federal law
is stabilized and clarified so that
Maryland industry and CONNER
cial activity may not be placed in
an unfair competitive position"
ED. NOTE: The federal law
is now stabilized and clarified.
What will the new excuses be?
Police Commissioner Irvine told
police officers asking pay raises
mot to kill the goose that laid
the golden egg" Mayor Koon
added that all the police officers
could quit IN the morning and
their places would be filed by
night time!
One Year Ago
DR.. Robert T. Kerlin opens La
Dor School for Allegany County
unionists at the Rubber Workers
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-27
Summary of New Bills

S. 6e3 q. II. Ball, Mimi This
is a compulsory Cancellation and
mediation bill. which would in eff
feet require 20 to SO days notice
before a strike could be called.
The main provisions are: Cd The
Act to be administered by the Di-
rector of the U. S. Cancellation
Service. t2) In case OF disputes,
workers and employers would be
required to give written notice TO
each other of grievances and
changes in working conditions de-
sired. 80 II they cannot reach
an agreement within 10 days. the
U. S. Conciliator is TO be notified
of the dispute. "a No strike &C
ton could be taken until 10 days
Continued on Page Three
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-27
FREE PRESS

DOUGLAS. Ariz. - Because no
paper in the state carried a story
on an NLRB decision declaring
the Phelps Dodge Co. guilty of un-
fair practices at its local smelter.
the union was forced to get the
story to the people via leaflets and
sound truck. The union is Local
470. Init. Union OF Mine. Mill and
Smelter Workers (CIO).
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-27
THE SPIDER AND THE FLY
should they succeed in the states
the damage would be as severe.
Housing for Defense

Housing for Defense
1t begins to look as though the
Clio demands for action on the
defense housing front are produc.
ing results.
Administrator John NJ. Carmody
OF the Federal Works Agency call
ed in scores of modern house
builders the other day and CUES
toned them on their ability to de-
liver and erect d e m ountab
homes. He told them he was going
to order action without further
delay.
The fact that carmody called
this session indicates he agreed
with Clio complaints about the
slowness of the current program
and of the need for more modern
technics.
Meanwhile. many CLIO unions
are organizing their forces TO
take advantage Of the pending
amendment Of the National
Housing Act which will author.
ize home sales without any down
payment by the buyers. Inf0r.
nation on this may be obtained
from Secretary Thomas Kennedy
OF the CLIO Housing Committee,
United Mine Workers, Washing
ton, ID. e.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-27

would decline las management de-
cides to accept the laws on the
statute books" He took back
handed swipe at inexperienced"
unions but took a fiat stand against
any effort to correct this alleged
condition by legislation.
Knudsen also took some wind
out Of the sails Of the COMPRESSION
al hard-shells when he said sabo-
tage was mot much Of problem"
and said the Justice Department
has all the law and staff needed TO
handle so-called subverSive activi-
ties.
Labor observers are under no IL
lusions that Bill Knudsen has sud
denly become a convert to New
Deal ideas but interpreted his re-
marks as those Of a practical man
who knows that legislative shackles
on labor simply won't work.
As one familiar with the ac-
tual industrial picture, not the
distorted version in the minds
of some Congressman and news.
paper editors. Knudsen Is also
aware that Industrial strife has
been at an exceedingly low point
In this period.
His statement follows the re-
cent release Of the U. s. Cham
Der of Commerce Big Business
body. which opposed the type Of
severe legislation now being dis.
cussed by Congressman.
These representatives OF bust.
ness appear TO realize that they
cannot encourage government TO
regiment labor without also in
wiling drastic controls over their
own affairs.
Nov II they will just tell the
facts Of life 70 Congress perhaps
there will be q little less anti
labor agitation.
Attack In States
Even though the Washington
labor picture may be slightly
brighter the drive against labor
continues In the state legislatures.
Various state legislative bodies
have placed their stamp Of approx
al on so-called anti-sabotage bills
which are sweeping in nature and
capable Of misuse by local officials
against labor. These bills origi-
mated right here In Washington
under Justice Department aus
pices.
This loosely worded anti-sabo-
tage legislation. which leaves the
definition Of what Is sabotage TO
countless local Juries, Is being
pressed even though no less an
authority than J. Edgar Hoover
admits the FBI records do not
show q single concerted act Of
sabotage"
Enforcement of such laws by
thousands OF local ofiicials. offers
the gravest dangers OF abuse.
There could be no uniformity and
what one local prosecutor might
consider sabotage would be simply
carelessness in the eyes of another
official. II such legislation were
needed at all. 1t would seem far
better 10 lodge 1t In federal hands.
An article In the Harvard Law
Review by Lee FRESHMAN. CLIO
General cousel. and two legal as
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-27

WASHINGTON Feb 24.-Labor got unexpected though
guarded support this week from OPM Director Knudsen who
advised the House Judiciary Committee against pending pro-
posals to limit the right to strike
Some Of the labor -bacrs the committee
cashed with Knudsen after he told them strikes
erng with defense and that whatever problems exist being
worked out between labor and industry.
Significant Knudsens admission that industrial strife
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-27
Cumberland Police

In our last issue we questioned the editorial
belief of the Cumberland News that police
paieazs sorld receive fair treatment from local