The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 30, 1919 Page: 5 of 6
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uy Oil Stock in a
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Home Organization
As safe as Bank Stock, and ten times as profitable.
Burk Waggoner had only sixty acres. Sold out in ten
days after their first well came in for two million dol-
lars. Stockholders received $3,333.33* for each $100
invested. Just suppose we bring in a well on our 10,-
000 acres on this wonderful structure!
Our Geologist says in his report that he never in
all his thirty years’ experience has seen a better struc-
ture, or one more correctly formed. We believe we‘
will get oil and lots of it.
If we do the Burk-Waggoner would be a small
thing compared to ours. We will also drill a well in
Wichita county, where we have 25 acres that is proven.
We can make you money on your investment here, to
say nothing about our other holdings.
We believe we have the best and safest oil invest-
ment being offered, and it is a home company.
Come in and let our Mr. Layne explain it to you.
88 per cent of all the wells drilled in Texas are produc-
ers, with an average production of 416 barrels per
week. So you can easily see that 88 per cent of all the
oil companies in Texas could pay their stockholders a
nice dividend, if they would all give them a square deal.
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We wish to impress on you right here, one of the
most important things for you to consider when you
are offered oil stock—who is the company? Do you
know them? Are they honest men? Or are they only
trying to make their money out of the stock sales?
Buy in an honest to goodness home company—one that
will give you a square deal; Two wells with about ten
thousand acres in Red River, Lamar, Wichita and Tay-
lor counties. Don’t forget where our office is—next
door to the First State Bank, Deport, Texas.
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Mustang Oil and
DEPORT Gas Co. TEXAS
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Mr. Bass of Mt. Pleasant, on
Monday sold to Walter Evans of
t lis place, 205 acres of land near
Bogata, for $8,000. The deal was
made through Cox & Avery.
Free trip to picturesque San
Antonio. Owner of a beautiful
addition to San Antonio will give
free, round trip ticket, including
sight-seeing tours of city, to a
limited number of men and wo
men in your community, to ac-
quaint them with the wonderful
development now taking place,
and thus extensively advertise
the resort, industrial and other
highly attractive features of the
addition. No obligation to invest.
A post card will bring full in
formation. Address; Manager,
428 Gunter Bldg., San Antonio,
Texas. % •
Hubert Daniels arrived home
from Camp Bowie late Thurs
day night. He served in France
with the 77 Division, and arrived
in New York from that place
April 24th. Like most of boys
back from the big scrap, Hubert
is looking tine, and is about
twenty pounds heavier than when
he feft Deport.
Have you ever noticed that in
traveling a muddy road its con-
dition looks better a few hund-
red yards further on? This is the
conception in many things, but
a closer observation brings to
light the true condition of things.
It will be well to remember this
when investing your money in
oil stock. Put it in a home com-
pany, whert the chances are just
as good for securing oil as at
some distant point.
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There’s a Risk
in failing to exercise care in the se-
lection of the Mechanic who works
on your car.
OUR’S have had years of experience
in some of the best factories in the
country, and are no amateurs in
their line. 1 n
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Deport Motor Co.
R. R. LAKE, Proprietor
The Times acknowledges re-
ceipt of an invitation to attend
the commencement exercises at
Burleson College at Greenville,
sent us by Hiram Hutchison,
who completes the course at that
institution this year. We con
gratulate the young man upon
his diligence and perseverance.
Federal aid to the amount of
$15,000 has been secured for the
Jim Hogg highway which passes
thru Red River Oqunty from
the Bryarly ferry on Red River
to Clarksville and Bogata. An
equal amount is to be raised by
the county, and Scatter creek
bottom road will be of concrete.
Congressman Eugene' Black
was one of the few democrats
permitted to occupy positions
on important national committees
by the newly organized Congress.
Mr. Black will continue to occu-
py a place on the Postottice and
Post Roads committee, one of
the most important committees.
About half of the boxes from
Lamar county polling places have
been turned in, and prohibition
is leading by about 600 votes,
and that majority will be in-
cieased when the returns from
all the country boxes are in.
Woman suffrage will probably
J lose in the county by a small
vote.
While hundreds of men In the army
In Camp Travis are anxious to get out
of service and hack Into civilian life,
Cecil Roons of Raton, N. M., la hap-
I py because he got In.
He rushed Into a Y. M. C. A. build-
ing, threw his hat toward the celling
and danced around. The attention of
the “Y” secretaries was directed to-
ward him by his antics and they In-
quired the cause of hts glee.
It was then that the story was told.
During the war Cecil could not
get Into the army on account of his
age. He became eighteen years old
not long ago and enlisted.
After his preliminary examination
he was accepted although he was Just
heavy enough to pnss the mark aet by
the regulations. When he was exam-
ined at Comp TraviR It was found thnt
he was two pounds under weight.
Then he was In the midst of gloom.
"What did you do?" someone asked.
“I drank a whole lot of water just
before I wss weighed again and gained
three pounds, one pound more than
was necessary,” answered the cheer-
ful Cecil.
Stupendous figures showing ___
tilng of the activities of the Amy
Young lien’s Christian Association In
the Southern Department during the
year ending April 80k 1919. have Just
been complied at Southern Depart-
ment headquarters st San Antonio,
Tex. The Southern Department em-
braces/he states of Texas Oklahoma.
Arkansas Louisiana. New Mexico and
Arlmona, and according to the figures
submitted to Executive Secretary H.
M. Simmons by Business Secretary L.
O. Williamson, the total attendance at
Y. M. G. A. buildings duHfig the year
was 004112,828—or equivalent to more
than half the population of the United
States. Statistics are based on dally
reports covering each of the 80S days
during the year Just closed.
A most remarkable showing Is made
by the religious work department, a
very positive refutation of the claim
on the part of some people that the
soldiers dodge religions services. Dur-
ing the year,, according to the report,
there were 18,082 religious meetings
with an attendance of 2,718,718. The
movies, with a total of 10,887 show-
ings, had an attendance of 8,814,081.
By way of explanation, It Is said that
It Is only fair to admit that maqy re-
ligious services were held Immediately
after the movies, thus getting the bene-
fit of the movie audiences. It Is well
known that motion pictures draw at-
tendance as no other amusement fea-
ture.
Atnong the outstanding figures em-
braced In the report, under the head
of the several departments of Y. M.
C. A. work, are the following;
fieneral—Attendance at, buildings,
00,212,828; amount of postage stamps
sold, $1,022,240.48; money orders sold,
$1,880,000.82; envelopes given away,
31,106,170; pieces of mall handled,
10,212,785; comrades In service com-
mittees organized, 2,001; number of
men serving on these committees.
0,581.
Social—Number of ' entertainments
other thiin motion pictures, 13,453; to-
tal attendance at same, 5,473,412; num-
ber of entertainers participating, 45,-
865; motion picture programs, 10,887;
attendance at same, 3,814,681; socials,
588; attendance at same 78,641.
Physical—Number participating In
compulsory athletics, 892,174; partici-
pating In formal athletics, 038,278;
participating in Informal athletics,
2,951,704; tptal spectators at above,
0,037,461.
Educational—Number of class meet-
ings, 44,382; class attendance, 951,807;
soldier-teachers, 13,408; civilian teach-
ers, 5,435; text-books distributed, 11,-
910; pamphlets, 1,806,707; lectures,
88,727; attendai. e at lectures, 2,018,-
923; books loaned, 130,761; total vol-
umes In library, 203,784.
Religious—Religious meetings, 18,-
092; attendance at same, 2,719,719;
Bible class sessions, 9,913; soldier and
sailor leaders at same, 4,497; attend-
ance at same, 213,571; meetings of In-
ner circles or prayer circles, 327; at-
tendance at same, 74537; normal train-
ing class sessions, 255; attendance at
Mime. 1.079:. Christian life work de-
cisions, 907; Christian decisions, 71,-
175; Scriptures and portions distrib-
uted, 884,027; other Christian litera-
ture distributed, 810,944; personal
Christian Interviews, 201.109; visits to
sick. 583,404.
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SAVE THE SURFACE. *
Save the surface and yon save *
all. Disintegration and decay *
are conditions which usually *
start at the surface of any ma- *
terlal. Protection against de- *
terloratlon or rot of substances, *
therefore, should begin with *
care of the exterior. Provided a *
material does not carry within *
Itself the element of sure decay, *
proper surface protection will *
undoubtedly lengthen Its life. *
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STOP! THIKK1 THEN 1CT1
It’s Easy, It’s Business,
It’s Good Judgment; It’s
Reasonable, It’s Economy
—It’s Thoughtfulness To
have a good insurance Poli-
cy on your property.
TODAY! not Tomorrow—
Tomorrow may never come.
See me—I appreciate your
business.
Joe A. Grant
First State Bank
Deport, Texas
DELCO-UGHT
The compute Electric Light end
Power Pleat
saves time ami labor — Increases
farm efficiency—Pays for Itself
Collins & Moore, Paris, Texas
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Fire, Tornado and Life
INSURANCE
Also Buy
LIBERTY BONDS
J. E. PEADEN, -
Deport, . - Texas.
Oklahoma Olty, May 22 -
What la the truth about the
newly discovered oil Jtalda of
Texas? Does oil really pay the
fabulous return the promoters
and story writers say It does?”
The question was put by a
northern man. one nnfamillar
with the new development in the
8onthwest. The qnestion doubt-
less has been asked by many
others. '
So much has been said and
written about the new oil fields
of Southern Oklahoma and Texas
that the public mind doubtless
is confused. It is not surprising
if people generally do not
visualise the situation properly.
Facts complied in the office of
the North American Oil A Retin
ing corporation of Oklahoma
City relative to development
work in Texas reveals some inter-
esting angles. They indicate few
investments have paid such large
and such quick returns as have
been realized from the develop
ment of the southwestern oil
industry.
Taken in the aggregate? the
money invested in the Texas Oil
fields is now paying at the "ateof
about 60 per cent annually on the
investment. And investors have
not yet begun to fully realize the
possibilities involved.
In round figures about $200’-
000,000 represents the sum
already invested in the Texas Oil
fields. This money has been
spent in the purchase of leases
and in initial development.
Production from these fields now
amounts to 150,000 to 160,000
barrels daily. Only about half
the wells started have been
drilled in. Taking the lower
estimate of production and
with oi! at present prices,
these wells now are paying
better than $120,000,000 per year,
or in excess of 60 percent.
The wells are scattered over
a vast territory. When the
acreage already proven is fully
developed, when the offsets to
the wells already drilled are
completed, it is impossible to
conceive the sum that will be
realized from Texas oil.
One of the most gratifying
features to oil men is the small
precentage of dry holes drilled
in the Texas fields, the small
percentage of gassers and the
large average initial production
of the hundreds of wells.
Statistics for the first three
months of the year covering
Texas, show; " .
January—
Completions_____________ 125
Production__________48,185
Dry holes_________________' 18
Gassers_________________ —
February—
Completion^...!__________ 196
Production...........66,428
Dry holes________________ 20
Gassers____________________ 3
March—
Completions __!_j________ 181
Production...............06,410
Dry holes.. ______________ 20
GaRsers_________ 3
Totals— '
Completions___________ 502
Prod uction______________180,973
Dry holes__________ 61
Gassers _______________ 6
This tabl« shows that only
slightly more than 12 per cent
of the wells drilled in Texas
were dry holes. Oil men consid-
er that a remarkable showing,
-considering the amount of wild-
catting that has been done.
The average initial oroduction
of the Texas wells was 410 bar-
rels per well. In Kansas the
average initial production was
51>4 barrels and in Oklahoma
101 barrels per well.
It is conservatively estimated
that the Texas fields this year
will produce more than $135,000,-
000 in oil. It probably will be
more. Gold production in the
United 8tatesis only $84,000,000,
silver $61,000,000. Alaska’s gold
mines produce only about $15,-
000,000 yearly. These are the
cold, indisputable figures that
bell the story of the golden lure
of oil. The state of Texas' fab-
ulous wealth in oil does not ap-
pear to have been exaggerated—
in fact.Ht has not been half told.
Is It any wonder, then, that
the world has gone oil mad?
I can save you money on your
well paper and paper hanging.
R. H. Dyer.
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Mre. Thomas Mathews, after a
visit of several days with her
husband, returned to her borne
in Howland, Tuesday.
Harvesting and
Fruit Canning
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* Season is about here, and wfe want
to supply your needs for this work.
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Hay Ties,
Binder Twine,
Fruit Jars,
Jar Tops,
Rubbers for Tops
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A full and complete stock of the
above—get our prices bef ore you
buy. Let us serve you.
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Edgar Smith & Bro.
“Diamond Edge is a Quality Pledge”
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A Car Load
Cocoanut Meal, the finest and rich-
est cow feed made, has just been
received. • It is made by grinding
meat of the Cocoanut and extract-
ing enough of the milk to keep it
from souring. Put up in 100
pound sacks. Try a sack and you
will buy no other.
Also plenty of iVtlxed Chicken Feed.
Spears & Adams
GROCERS
J. W. SPEARS — - J. L. ADAMS
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Mack Read sold fifty bales of
cotton Monday for 37 cents per
pound.
About twenty members of
Sam Houston lodge, Knights of
Pythias, came to Deport last
Thursday evening and conferred
the second degree upon a
number of candidates. Refresh
ments were served when the
work was completed.
Arrangements haveljeen made
to advertise the Choctaw trail
from Chicago to Galveston—the
shortest motor route in exis-
tence. A bridge will be built
on this trail across Red River at
Arthur City. The trail leads
thru Paris Depot t,- Bogata and
Mt. Pleasant.
An unloaded pistol claimed an-,
other victim Saturday, when the
fourteen year-old son of J. G.
Greer of Blossom was killed.
The gun was in the hands of
Frank Erwin, a boy about the
same age. Mr. Greer recently
lost a son in the army.
The work of taking np the
loop in the pipe line between
Minter and the Sulphar baa.
been completed. The pipe was
hauled to Pattonville and loaded
on flat cars. The stsndards
placed to keep them on one of
the cars were not stoat en-
ough. This coupled with the
swaying back anr .oorth of the
car over a batl road bed caused
one car load to go into the ditch
just west of Deport.
ICE
Our Ice House, in the rear of
Hayes & Sons’ Store, is open eve-
nings until eight o’clock, and on
Sunday! from 8:30 until 9:30 in
the morning. In the afternoon
from 3:30 to 7:00 o’clock.
Our prices are reasonable and
your business will be appreciated.
Homer E. Hayes
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The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 30, 1919, newspaper, May 30, 1919; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth911102/m1/5/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.