Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1919, Page 4

ie TO HASTEN GAS LINES. ia PROPOSITION 15. UP TO SAYS COMPANY OFFICIAL ; Freely Signed But Opportunity May Yet wes Curtis, Who Claims Production Can > Sold at Wells for Good Figure r Casper is certain only if a sufficient number of con- ed to place the project on a business basis and in a uder the class of service the people have a right to ex- t not withstanding the fact that the signing of contracts is pro- no ata satisfactory rate some opposition is manifested that may totermining factorii in the matter, according to Frank G. Curtis of fy ger MANMILLE PET Sam an ilready are on file but ay number are outstanding desirous of making other plans in the event the project does not prove feasible, are now marking time whi rranging the preliminar- jes of fir wz the venture. “Mr. Harry P. Hynds and I were told we'd better not get into a public Gree re ons Test Well Three Miles South of said Mr. Curtis| Manville Will Be Pushed to have too much faith inj} nd wisdom of the pro- of this city to let such “ec govern us. We believe if we he fuel bills of Casper in two the will be properly appreciative. | Completion Soon The Manville Petroleum company is now drilling on its property three, miles south of Manville and within two or three weeks they will begin further drilling and continue until they meet with success. The company has contracted with practical drillers with Standard rigs to go down 3000 feet if necessary, The Manville Petroleum company has already spent $20,000 in this field and is planning to spend suf- ficient to prove the field, even if it proves a failure tho officers of the company are confident of results. This company has good finance backing, most conservative and cutive officers, good judges of clines, ete., and strong belief in the future of this field. They will make headquarters in Manville. The General Petroleum company cut peopl -n of Casper who owns a y residence properties has gineer figure fuel costs for « has drawn the conclusion cut his fuel bills in two by at 50c¢ per thousand. do now appear, live wire who will cut fue! city of 40,000 ght or ten years, | Is to sign the gas 1 Casperite worki . He could not | the help he’d get and} ibors would get and that get, to make it the of Wyoming. ish there were enough gas ir "s hands to furnish the of Caner, to relieve the C onipany, of the mora! re of furnishing the people h fuel sould ¢ the Manville company and will begin drilling in early spting. The Glenrock Petroleum company also has large holdings in this sameg field and has contracted BS two Standard rigs to commence drilling ‘ for our! at an carly date. sy in the fie good price! and car * ie GRE AT WESTEAN vief | has leased a large tract of land near + jed, and p TODAY'S MARKETS BY WIRE Furnished by TAYLOR & CLAY Room 212, Oil Exchange Bldg. Local Stocks Bid Ask American ~~ 01% 024 Ressemer 10 12 Bib Bear — 02% 3 Five - 012 02% | Boston Wyoming_ .19 nae 4 Big Indian ~_ +23 25 | Center —__ 4 2008 002 Columbine -18 Con. Royalty — .8y Casper Kmbar -008 Elkhorn — 50 | Reela - 008 | Jupiter 04 | Kinney 59 | Mount. & Gulf. 16 | Northwest 5k | Outwest —_ 03 Pathfinder ~ 06 02 12 Riverton Ref. 16 Republic — 33 Shiloh _- 04 United Py 08 Western 85 Wind River Re ‘g. 26 T. Williams___ 2.60 | Wyo-Kans = 1.50 Wyo-Tex. --. --. 50 | WYOMING CRUD Warm Springs —_ --$1.00 Salt Creek Big Muddy Pilot Butte UNIVERSITY [a UL DEFENDANT th Royalty Company Institutes Suit to Quiet Title Involving Salt Creck Land valuable acreag’ field wus filed in this m ©. Wilson in be- orth Royalty company of the Wyo : which claims equity in the, 1 property. The property in question is an 8C- acre tract in the northwest quarter uf of the of section h is consid- ered one 0 aluable sm: tracts in th petition prays that the right intere court to fo title and intere 1.50Grass Creek 2.50Fossil -- 1.50Lander - morning by op THE CASPER DAILY TRIBUNE New York Curb Bid As! Midwest Refg. -_ 1254 1264 Midwest Com. 1.21 1.23 | Midwest Pref. 1.37 1.43 | Merritt ---_ 21.50 22.00 Glenrock Oil - 3.62 3.75 Cosden ~~ 7.37 7.50 Okmulgee 2.12 2.25 Sapulpa —_ 7.25 7.50) Houston Oil 80.00 81.00 | Oklahoma Part 9.87 10.00 New York Stock Exchange Stocks Open Close Mexican Pet. - 181 9 -18z | Texas Oil - 188 1883 Sincelair Oil - 842 3b U. S. Steel - 908 91{ s . - Liberty Bonds Open Close 34s ~~. --- 99.50 1st 4s - 92.60 | 2nd 4s _ - 92.16 1st 4|s - 96.28 2nd 44s - 95.10 8rd 44s - 96.06 4th 44s .. =-- 96.10 E OIL MARKET | Elk Basin —.. - 1.85 | = 1.85 | --- contract | ~ 1.26 | Produce Market Week-End Review of Prices to Jobbers and Shippers |} Furnished by U. S. Bureau ' of Markets, Denver \ | Prices Higher, Movement Active. am Advances occurred in prices of ths) three leading vegetable lines, pota-| toes, onions amd cabbage. Other im | portant lines showed little change i: values, The carlot movement gained | ut 20 per cent and most leading |* and vegetables except apples! showed ine: ¢ in volume, Advances of * to 1c in produ ections, and 1. to 40c in city markets were quite eweneral. Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin No. 1 sacked white stock ranged slightly higher at $1.75 w $1.85 f.o.b. shipping points and ad- vanced 25¢ in consuming markets, ranging $2.10 to $2.25 per ewt. for earlots in Chicago, and $2.25 to $2.40 in various jobbing centers. Colorade | No. 1 sacked white stock ranged $1.40 slacetss * Shipments: | $8 in Michigan, while California smal\ | whites were firm at $8.25 to $8.50 | sacked, recleaned. | in Colorado shipping sections, ranging |were slightly weaker also at New | Mexico shipping points. gaimed about one- {para with 2,102 cats compared with "15558; Ingt week.) x |_| Onion/ Valued Show Decides Gain. | Eastern’ and middle ‘western sacked, | yel w and red stock made average of about 25c in ‘consuining mar- | kets, ranging at the close $1.75 to $2.| in the east, and $1.50 to $2.25 in middle western cities. Tops were ex ceeded for small lot sales in various {southern markets. Shipments were 1225 ears, a gain of 80 cars. | Cabbage Markets Show Further | Advance.—Very sharp advances oc- }eurred in consuming markets with prevailing range at the close of $30 to $40 per ton, an average gain of $10 to $15. Wisconsin Holland Seed stock advanced $4 in producing sec tions, ranging $22 to $24 per ton bulk f.ob. This stock reached $35 lin Chicago and $45 to $50 in various | western markets, eompared with $25 to $28 in most of these markets last ; week. Shipments of new cabbage | were 56 cars compared with 18 last week. Beans Irregular, Markets Steady General tone continueg rather weak jand hesitating on account of slow de- mand in home markets. Export move- ment now includes total purchases of fuily 1,500,000 ewt. by the U. S. Grain corporation. New York ana | Michigan pea beans held at $9 to $10 | per cwt. in consuming markets, and | California small whites declined e | slightly reaching $10 to $10.25 iz. Boston. California limas ranged | slightly stronger at $11.75 to $12.26, and pintos advanced in a few markets with a general range of $8 to $10.25. Shipping points in producing sections | quoted choice white stock growers’ price at $7 in western New York and Pintos weakened $5.50 to $6 bulk, recleaned basis, and Shipments ‘were 115 cars, a decrease of 35. Apples About Steady.—Northwest- ‘ern extra fancy boxed Winesaps rang- |ed firm in producing sections and in consuming markets, where the pre- ling range was $2.85 to $3.25 per Apple shipments continue about 100 cars daily average, about one-| \gess startine sneer ork in New York State. | ‘PRODUCERS TO DRILL IN | BATES HOLE, 1S REPORT It is rumored in oit circles here | that the Texas company thru its sub- iary, the Produce company, is go-} ng to start drilling the Bates Hole field with the coming of spring op-| “ration. Tho only test of this field that has | been made was the well drilled by the} Pioneer Exporation syndicate. This | Siole at a depth of nearly 3,000 feet) toroduced a large amount of oil for several days before water broke thru from an upper sand. Several ef- forts were made by the company to case off the water bupt the work was) later temporarily abandoned. | With thy knowledge that the Pro-| ducers company will have thru the test already made the Bates Hole} sountry should be made a big pro- | land, which has been within a pe! EE eS NG “RESTORED TO COAL ENTR Se anceped has been received fro ington to ‘the effect that a trdct of land @ short’ tees from genet and between that placé and Combare leum withdrawal for a unter’ of of | years, has been restored ‘to coal en |i try, The restoration wad brot by an appeal to the Seeretary of the In- terior at Washington from a decision | of the general land: office cancelling| the coal declaratory statement of | James Kay, of Ogden. | — CASPER STORAGE CO. | Storage, Hides, Pelts; Wool, Furs. Reasonable, Reliable, Responsible. ings and runabouts. 231-237 North Center. Oil Field. more. is 1-2-tf | ° ing. tae We} pay the highest market price ‘for ‘secontl ‘249, THE UNIVERSAL. CAR We have received a carload of tour- Have three left to- day which we can deliver immeviately. f. a, b. Detroit EARL C. BOYLE Authorized Agent Young Woman Townsite In the Lusk Oil Field The Illinois Pipe Line Co. is building a pipe line from the Lusk Oil Field to Lusk. re Thousands of men will be employed in the Lusk The Families of these men will mean Thousands Young Woman is the natural place for them to live. An abundance of good water, Telephone, U. S. Postoffice, on the main highway, and many other ad- vantages, at Young Woman. All lots $100.00 each, 1,000 shares of the capital stock of the Y. W. Oil & Dev. Co., with each lot. Send ont lard Napier in 1968 cerrie era, Maps and Blue Prints, Surveying Crude Oil Testing a Specialty Wyoming Map and Blue Print Co., P. O. Box 325. Rm. 10, over Lyric paign against the king of afid stormed the capital rs did not lose a single sol- a, direct result of the fight- The |. Abyssinians on the other lost a thousands, including king, who was slain. $$ Phone " 1-13-26t hand furniture. ‘121 West First st. GEOLOGICAL WORK Canper, Wyo. Phone 9. i a4 for folder and particulars write To the Young Woman Townsite Co., ducing regi on. to $1.60 f.o.b. Greeley, and $2.10 te ALLEN DAIRY PRICES > $2.50 per ewt. in south central mar- property, which SETS 919 BONUS probable that the case will be taker. | | nature of A | ‘a test of y claims, to wp at an early date during the civil Milk per quart, straight ------- 18¢) Room 3 ler Bldg Pho! - Terms Under Which Midwest Will,'the land and should a préce i'docket of the coming district court | Milk per pint, straight -----.. 124¢/ ? Mokl ° t ne 467-W jent to rule in future claims. Tt is session. 1-14-6tx | Casper, Wyoming Develop Lance Creek Holdings Are Arnounced not wish because |, All pect ay the Midw dertal WHY WASTE TIME AND MONEY BUYING NEW PARTS? Ship or Bring Us Your Broken Castings or Parts to be Welded. Ordinarily we will save you one-half to one-third the cost of a on, its under Make Blue Monday arowidedl erties a u new part and save the time lost in ordering from the factory or < ded,! ny in the La agency. 10 n ound to use it. e: ° n ki I ko mse meas pon neh te the aymsnt of : welde also makes the broken casting stronger than the new : ; nt and run of the comy NereaReanenentha x = a A PLEASURE INSTEAD OF y adding additiona} strength to tie weak part that is broken. i i Ua ce drilled By the Ohio Oi) pe We have an Oxweld Portable outfit for field work for welding such pieces that are not easily moved; also for cutting out and welding in seamless patches in fire boxes, welding cracked flue side crown and door sheets, calking edges, etc. Let the best equipped shop in the west give you an estimate on your work. WELDERS AND BRAZERS OF CAST IRON, STEEL, BRASS, BRONZE, ALUMINUM AND OTHER METALS—ALL WELDS GUARANTEED OXY-ACETYLENE fee SHOP 118 South (Dad the alty on gross productio: partnership or working agreement + under which 60 per cent of the oi) after payment of royalties > the Midwest Refining com the remaining, less the proportio cost of production, goes to the Great Western company. Mr. Warson point out that his company will begin to derive a large revenue from the Toy- | alties this year, but will not profit! by the working agreement for another twelve months. H. A. Rispin, director of the West ern States Oil & Land company, has been elected a director in the Gerat ‘Western to succeed W. S. Taylor. a | The latter company will devote con- | siderable attention to operations in ‘the Northern Texas fields during the! eports are coming | coming year. » Glenhurst well say, < qvhile the drill has ' DRILLER IS GASSED BY HER ERT LVRESREEeR OIL WELL: ESCAPEMENT ubie quantity of oil has been tered and Superintendent; . ; more confident than ever,’ G. C. Nice, of Lander, employed by n he reaches the Wall Creek; the Sheridan-Wyoming Oil company, e long labor, heavy cost and and working at the scene of opera- iculties will be reward-} tions on Section 22 in the Big Sand producing well. It! Draw field, was put out of commis- h baler now brings! sion a few days during the past 2 of oil, which can} week, as the result of-too much ga‘ At a depth of about 815 feet, just 1 that the | above the oil sands, gas'was encount- ell by Glen-| ered, and it came up with consider efit to Glen. able ‘force. e uncovering of a dozen! Mr. Nice was laid up for a now! day . the proven area, It would, but received no serious or permanent presage an unprecedented} injury as a result. mpaign. along the uddy field eastward ane| If placed in line three-abreast, the ations of the company ars} railroad locomotives and cars surren- == atehed with more than ord1.|dered by the Germans under the /2= interest- ¢ armistice A DRUDGERY y gota bill s. I merely; well defined di- want fuel gas ORDER AN ELECTRIC 3, Washing and Wringing Machine SAVES STRENGTH, TIME AND MONEY; COSTS 2 CENTS PER HOUR TO OPERATE. LET US DEMONSTRATE THEIR QUALI- TIES. some w people HURST OLL Phone 611-7 “Across from Shockley Garage.” Casper, Wyo, EERE HK ERLE LEE RAARR KHER TL TAYLOR & CLAY, Inc. STOCKS AND BONDS Dally telegraphic quotations from New York, Denver, ana other markets over our private wires. 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