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a te PAGE FOUR” ~ UREAUAGTIVE cae SS gust, $6 in July, 41 in June, 58 in May, |344 in October, $3,369,300 in Septem 23 in April and 17 in March, The fol-| $1,682,880 In. August, $3,641,096 i, 3,0" 3 ° ft in J ° , ‘ 360 in uly : Today’s Markets by Wire : towing ‘companies were formed with wn] aan!” MBB AESIE 0" Se, A c { , ; . 4 -|authorized capital of $50,000,000 or| Seas'aeo in February and $707 ances . . of \ | i 5 4 greater: Central American ~Petroleum | January. f we in | : Furnished Daily by Taylor & Clay, Ground Floor Oil Exchange corporation, $100,000,090, and “Colombia SS ee Building, Casper, Wyo. Syndicate, $200,000,000. * | ‘The leat Gf the Ceylon talipot ya: . - d , cei The average indicated investment per| which grows to a hundred." E if b 5 = ten eet Lig 34768 Free Sy z company during November was $3,480,- height, is so wide that | 3 Report of Bureau of Mines Sum socal eee Wun: Be Basse 1.47 | Oregon Statute Reauiring Test of! Figures for November Raise Total] 507. This igure compares with $3,908, ruen. : # wilt cov marizes Efforts to Advance WyoKans *- whic ys02.00| 20 Degrees Baume Aattacked for Year to Over Three National Industry. Wy-0ter aS v2 a4 by Qil Journal. ion, Report. Keo-Hyrst 12.15 12.25 ——— . ‘ + WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—An inter: | Besseme New York Curb Stock (From the Oil City Derrick.) » (dor of Commerce.) recount of what has "been done | Roston Wy | 3 A recent statute of Oregon requires) suthoriged capital invojyed in the the oil industry during the past) pie Indian | $ * Open Close {that gasoline shall be degrees organ ion of new oil companies dur- ‘ay is contained in the ninth annual| Burke voi, Midwest Refining -#161,00 $163.00] Baume to be salable in that state. The |ing November: brat the total indicated report of the ctor of the bureau of | Buck’ Cree | Midwest Common ------. 1.50 2.09)effect of the Oregon + 8898 | investm in the petroleum industry ite AGTH Midwest Preferred 2.00 2.50} the Standard Oil Bulletip of California |quring the first 11 months of the cur- ! general activity of the bureau is}Golumbine — Merritt ---- 18.75 19.50) “will require the special manufacture | pont year abaye the three billion dollar i) the following summary: Consolidated Royalt Glenrock Ol 3.25 8.87] o£ the gasoline sold in that state—and |jevel, the actual figures being $3,207,- i iru field demonstrations showed op-|Gow Gulet 2 Cosden -_.. 9.00 9.25]a resulting advance in price. Thelag7-00 distributed ‘among 1.448 com. I erators and well drillers how la Okmulgee P. & R 1.25 1.88] supply for Oregon will be affected by | panies. From the beginning of the war 7 iI wastes of oil underground may be pre- | ¢ a | eae ereee nears Asi 43.50 44,00 tne face, chee eenseas stocks Of §450-/in 1914 to the end of 1918, when 1,845 : | ented by cementing oil wells as to} ee estern States O. & L.. 1.00 1.25}ilne, with the accom: 1B equip |com: ized, the i t- : 5 rented i eagehapea aie 90 oe 25 ame Prot & Rete come- 1031 ig.e8| ment, wil bo nya auia tt Uagats @pe, feaipaaiee pry ereaoized: the tadiest For Christmas Gift Giving | sand |Hutton L a rece same article states that the Btandard’s twas only $1,809,215,400, the comparison = i} Gave the bureau of internal revenue | pance Creek Ro: | New York Stock Exchange Stocks | S2s0line outside of Oregon has @ Baume | furnishing some measure of the extent z 1 {} a method for estimating the future and | Tusk Royalty, {Mexican Petroleum --_-$209.00 $224.50] 8ravity of 54 degrees, and no greater | of the boom in oil since the signing of Our Little Store Is Filled with | ulti production of oil fields, and|/pusk Petroleum ge| Texas Oil __ - 228.00 232.50] efficiency can be obtained from gasoline |the armistice,’ A further significant * | thus determining depletion allowances | Mosher Oil “9; | Sinclair On - 44.75 44.75 |0f 56 degrees gravity. “On the con-| comparison 14 that between the size of] : }) in taxation Rountalk & Guik ‘93|U- 8. Steel. 103.87 106.12 bate ialss.) Hes Rroalie furnished the concerns launched in the earlier 4 / Issued monthly reports on the opera- | x, rr a an ashin, and else-| period a) during the current year. ° : 5 i Gane onmeetralpaairennactea (rice atitweck ogc Liberty Bonds where gives better results in power and |The aitege ities” agitart pas Candies, Cigars i} the United States, showing the output | picaray AL Sat tae .02| mileage than, the gasoline which must |company for the longer period was i} of the refin nd the amount of | Riverton Refining ‘ov 09 Ona 4's hid re} are zaade 3 Crogan. Not! $975,184, for the first 11 months of | Mca TR CHR eee ee 5 igs dp csa a alataiaeeenenee ed anly does the public find gasoline of the 1919, $2,794,248, or almost three times Stuaied methods of preventing Josyes | Royalty’ & Prod. Corp----- 32 38 Jat di4'e T9842 anual grade satisfactory, but its qual-|as great. Books for Young and Grownups of oil underground thru the infiltra-| 700° 3 5 nme mnen 91.54 ty conforms to the specifitations pre- The number of oil companies organ- Wonvarewalersiintp icilis Jom Be Ravgy’ + 28 38 Bra Ate pone scribed by the United States govern-/ized during November was 141, their Determined the advant of the cir- | 4, . iat a it bi a ment in its purchases. On the other aggregate authorized capitalization be- ,, M ila cornet nod tars aniline : PALATE en en EBs 03% 41 )Victory Loan hand, Oregon gasoline will be more ex- ing $490,760.00). ‘This represents a de. Stationery, Smoking Sets, Co-operated with state of pensive to buy, more difficult to make, !cline as compared with the two preced- ‘ f Wyoming in formulating ed Be say wil venue the yolume of eanoine jing months, the high record of $613,- Tans s the drilling of wells in /Rock River extraction from crude oil." @ fact §10,000 being establish duri Octo- + My , fiat s eine ue h : Salt Creek is that gravity has been discarded by per, but thet iniet is 2 pai thks Pouches, Pipes, Cigar Cases, Investigated easing troubles and | Big Muddy the United States fuel administration for the entire 12 months of 191 The a fishing methods in drilling oil and gas | Piet Butte as beng se no Value nn hie er, indicated inyestment for the last two walk motor gasoline, © report of the com- months is in excess of $1,100,000,000 7 l Co-operated with state officials of Tl } ¥ mittee dealing with the subject said “it and should the December showing be at Cigarette Holders, | linois in remedying troubles from | has been found that gravity js of littlo all proportionate to the returns for re- $ | underground water in oil fields. } | 8B no value tf determining the quality cent months, the aggregate for the Hi Determin he eects of various fac: | { of gasoline. ¢ final quarter of the year will establish , ; | tors on the preduction of gasoline from The Standard Bulletin states that the a new high. Only companies with an Hand Painted Christmas Cards heavy oils by the vapor-phase cracking pre a nation-wide investigation of sues of motor gasoline being mar- keted Demor tion for r the res gasoline vapors in Drilling on Proven Salt Creek Lands} Ae SeOmn Sam presien Starts This Month; Ferris | \ ( trated the Ove ual ial ve furthe 4 obtaining gasoline from i Well Near Oil. attention to the recov- m the oil shales of Colo of oil f The acquisition of I es on 80 more | yadoyand Utah jacres of patentable land in the Sait} The Consumption of petroleum and oyook field, ip proven territory and| its products is rapidly increasing but jocatea on the dome, is announced by the n of crude oil in the the Wyo-Kans Oil syndicate together | United States probably cannot be in-| with arrangements fer immediate drill- yronsed and the undergn ing. ‘The lands comprise the soutlsvest | already Dir per cent i = quarter of the southwest quarter of! "| section 18-40-78, just a mile north of} | the home camp of the {Midwest, and the} southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 17-40-78. | On section 18 a rig has been erected | jand camp established for early dril'ing| and operations should be under way) Lefore the first of the year under fa-) pool two bureau of mines |vorable conditions. The‘land originally | 1 methods wh increased | yas held by the Mineyal Oil Lands con. | to 1 value of $2,000,000. ' pany, which lost its tools while com-! WI plet well in duty, 1910 t% st and declares Manning, yon the need for furth laying stress activity in caring for is countr. has been estimated that waste in the exploitation of oil and in 1917 amounted to ~ $2,000,000,000. Sorrective measures can be applied; in the oil depo: Continuing he says: the men prodt Work to curt neh Jo eg@his active in Oktthomi forthe Wyoming, and ‘1H®S4um of in pre exAs. 000 5 patent can “be secured »regardless | C sion of this work to the 4 n, 1d Ulinol drawal. Lima- Indians, jo this part of the field is reached at the »bout 2 le completed in 30 days. Reduction Plant Completed. 1 section 28, frora which the Wyo FORTBLISS TOBE BLE and v the jing De mu last weeks Barnings) 1) urd save a waste that hag continue!! Were accepted for tonight's t sance the original wells were completsd., 4, Record Made at Ferris. EL PASO, Texas, (By Muil.—Pyro-| | Completion of the W pe technic displays and exhibitions of mile \ ei on the Ferris dom : itary carnival Cat will be beld at Port a matter of only ¢ fe 1 when General John J. 2 Beare 2 commander-in-chiel of the Amer t' with a new. record establis! expeditionary forces arrives here illing ‘n this field, progress h probably the Tatter’ part, of Januar ing been made at the rate of 100 % Y ajor General Robert 1. Howat day at times, Recent severe weather commander of the ELE military dis-\ tied to in rupt we . A compari QF triet. has planned the carnival fer the son of the log of this well with the two-fold purpose of concentrating the | Ge: Petroleum’s producer on. sec ig a ies of the district: before veral s that the oil sand should #% it nge’s view and-of giving nab tround 2900 feet, whereas st lic idea of # ‘soldier's life, train ion 16 well found production at #! ing and development The latter is rated as a 500. There will be three classes of exhib: | barrel we is > 1. One of war material, equipment.’ y § and machinery for the manufacture: jo | 2. One of a model platoon, perfect j ly equipped, traitied and instructed, | | from cach of the various branches of | " the service. Each platoon will then | p give an exhibition of a spectacular —s \ aft rather than of a military nature The deferred meeting of the Fa One of the the vo of the Casper Ranger Oil cational trainin in the y resulted in the unanimous elect army he handiwork of blacksmiths, of five prominent Casper men to + harnessanakers, — ci me-| uy directors for the compan chanical engineers be shown, and meeting was held the company the crufismen themselves will change buiklin In 1 The di In the evening of the day when the Mitchell carnival is held, there will be a dis play of pyrotechnics, duplicating war-| phen, und Harry Adams. r at night and exhibiting rockets, slar shells and other methods! uling. Airplanes will: also drop! nd the methods of landiag will | he shown —_ | an interesting fuct that sugar in. the cane, bect-reot | in the sap of about nd trees, It is exists not snd maple, by GEOLOGISTS OIL ERTS | ; Oil Field Maps Blue Prints || Explorations Reports Wyoming Map & Blue Print Co. | , P. O, Box 325. Rm. 10, Lyric} | a) Bee Table size, $1.50. Others, 5 to 8 feet, $2.50 to $3.50 = MAIL YOUR ORDER NOW!_ to—— 133 Oak St. i ers - This hole’ CAL FITNESS—Miss ding full of oil'today, it ts said,| Glgnoux, who won the Sarah Streeter! necded to permit whe exten-|}of the leasing Dill by reason that the| senior at Mount Holyoke Colle; , rst well was drilled prior to the with-| Hadley, Mass, who is found at the tine The second Wall Creek sand|of her physical examination to be in 2300 feet and the first well shouid|noux holds many offices in the college | clubs and she | EXTRA PULLMAN RESTORED. | The extra Pullman between Casper | Crawford, where she has been visiting ; Oregon statute ‘illustrates the soundness of government interference are fneluded in the compilation main- in the affairs of its people.’ The least tained by the Journal of Commerce. government consistent with public or-| Forty-five companies appear op the der and safety is the best government. ; November list with an authorized capi- Trade conditions, competition and the |tal of $1,000,000 or greater, against 56 law of supply and demand will better | in October, £2 in September, 32 in Au- fix the proper standards of commercial} | products than the arbitrary edicts of non-expert lawmakers: | “Ledve the manufacturer and con- sumer alone. If the manufacturer does not produce what the, consumer wants , he will have to make it. If the -! sumer buys what the manufacturers + |makes, he probably buys it because it | is what he wants.” The Oregon authorities appreciate the difficulty and are trying to rem-| edy it until the law can be amended, which leads the Bulletin to say that “the whole incident shows the folly off trying to regulate ordinary matters of ordinary commercial concern by legis- lative fiat.” LIST. YOUR OIL LAND LEASES and ROYALTIES with us for quick sale, BRUNSVOLD & FUNKHOUSER Office Taylor & Clay Oil Ex, e Bldg. Phone 203-204 EASILY TRACED Thousands who are none too strong fra ibe prosane weakened state to influenza or some li ting illness. Such could not,do better than try the strength-restoring and body-building virtues of SCOTS EMULSIO This efficient tonic is nourishment in a form that helps build up a healthy resistance. Jf you are not in your accustomed strength—rich, nourishing SCOTT’S EMULSION will help you. Try H¥ ie exclusive grade of cod-tiver oil used in Scott’s Emulsion is the famous . & B. Process,”” made in Norway and refined in our ewn American Labor orics. It is a guarantee of purity and palatability unsurpassed. Scott & Bowne, Bloomtield, N. J. 19-19 : az: SS FIRST HONORS FOR PHYSI- Fowler which is awarded each year to the hest physical condition... Miss Gig- is an honor student. | es Denver which was cancelled during | coal shortage, was ordered restor he company today, und rese = ——_ : rs. Harry Adams hag returned from, the last few days with relatives. You can get just what you want for every member of the family at this store. For Father. Auto Strop Razors, $5 to $8.00. Gillette Razors, $5.00 + Ever-Ready, Gem, Keen- Kutters and Enders Razors, $1.00 — t Pocket Knives, $1.00 to $5.00. Alarm Clocks, $1.00 to $6.00 Fr Thermos Bottles, $2.50 to $6.00. Pistols, Guns, Revolvers, Rifles. ; Saws, Hammers, Planes, Braces. Auto Accessories. Flashlights, $1.50 up. For Mother Hot-Point Irons, $7.50. American Beauty, $8.75. Ice and Roller Domestic Irons, $6.50. $7.98 2 et i Percolators, $2.50 to $20. Hunting Knives, $2.50. x Electric Téasters, $8.75 Sleds, Wagons and Auto- ; P 0 Bt biles, sieges > So Pocket Knives. Watches, $2.50. Bicycles, $45.00. ‘ For Brother Air Rifles, $1.25 to $5.00. Skates, Aluminum Ware. Nippon China. Dinner Sets and odd pieces. Heisse Cut Glass. : Reading and Table Lamps, $5.50 to $22.50, Velocipedes, $475 up. Electric Trains, $5.50 up. Electric Motors, $1.50 up. Transformers, $5.00. For Sister Toyland ¥ Manicure Scissors and Sets, lyory Pieces and Sets, Electric Grills, Electric Curling Irons, Community Silverware. Houses, Doll Heads, Books, Games of all kinds, Doll Buggies. Holmes Hardware Co: 3 E 3 EP | un- authorized capital of $50,000 or greater | Dolls, Animals, Pianos, Doll Furniture and { ni Sere ——— THE HOUSE OF SANTA CLAUS G Novelties of All Kinds - For the Readers Magazines, Latest Books Always ‘The Little Brick 135 So. Center St. = | = | FOR SATURDAY | Richelieu French Style Beans, Per can ... Richelieu Small Sifted Peas, Per can .... io WA Richelieu Maine Corn, Per can Phone 63 for Hay, Grain and Feed Casper Storage Co. Phone Vigo . | CSLLLPIIDILA III IIII IN Lester Brokerage House In Cc. Me Specializing in NEW YORK OIL 156 N. Wolcott Phone 1142 eadoatharhaatnt ath ahoctrtiartentbarlahathadiatat ’ Cf ttf ttf ££ MIDI IIOLS: Nar. TAYLOR & CLAY, Inc. $s AND BONDS Daily telegraphic quotations from New. York, Den- ver and other markets over our private wires. Place the convenient facilities of our office at your disposal to buy, sell or obtain the best markets and up- to-the-minute quotations. Information and quotations furnished upon request on Local Qils,.New York Stocks, Liberty Bonds and other issues. Phone 203 Casper, Wyo. Ground Floor, Qil-Ex. Bids: —; 19 BEST BOWL OF CHILI IN TOWN N 20c at the CHILI KING LUNCH 4 Grand. Central Block. All kinds of Sandwiches at \ Popular Prices. Quick Service, Highest Quality \) EME MEME LE MELEE LE LE A,