The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918 Page: 5 of 8
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THE EL CAMPO CITIZEN, NAY 31, 1918
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1,000,000 Capi
The Ka=Tex=0 Oil Company has been re organized for $1,000,000.00 Capitalization, ful-
ly paid and nonassessable, and is now known as the Ka=Tex=0 Oil and Refining Co.
The management of the Ka-Tex-0 Oil & Refining Company is in the
hands of succe^ful oil and business men. The affairs of the Ka,Tex-0 Oil
& REFINING Company will be managed by the board of eleven trustees for the
current year. This board is composed of the following;
John T. Callahan, President; James W. Roberts, First Vice Pres.; ;A. W.
Peiryman, Secy.-Treas.; H. C. McCarter, Second Vice Ptes. Trustees; Judge
Tom L. McCullough, Judge T. B. Butler, John C. Callahan, H. Morgan, C.
L. Raver, F. C. McGinley, and T. C. Butler. V
Associated with these men as advisors, with whom they are in constant
consultation when matters arise which require their advice, are: Judge Walter
F. Brown, Legal Advisor, Emmet O,Boyle, Field Manager. Dudley Farres, G.:
R. Tindall, Dr. N. D. Buie, Dr. E. C. Escoe, W. W. Hinds, C. L, Lacey, R,
J. Sisk, J.E. Briscoe, Prof. W. A. Laughlm, Wm, G. Foster, T. R. Buckellew,
Frank Hough, Charles Meyer, J. T. Rather, Judge J, B. Guinn, J. E. Bean,
J. F. Hicks, W. H. Legg, Frank Bard, Dr. W. L. Davidson, John T. Otis,
Col. Rufus J. Lackland, C. O. Schoeneberg, Charles Williams, E. H. Phillips.
The following is a partial list of our holdings in various parts of Texas, in
many different oil fields, some of the land being owned in fee and some held un--
der lease. Space will not permit us to give field notes, therefore we give you, as
a general description, the following:
Four tracts of land in the proven field of Humble, several small tracts near
the proven field of Humble; sixty-five acres in fee and under lease between the
Humble ond Dayton fields; two tracts of land in the Goose Creek oil field; six
tracts of land in the Brownwood oil field; several traces of land in and near the
Hockley territory; several different tracts near El Carapo, Texas; several thous-
and acres of land in each of the counties of Mills, Taylor, and McMullen as well
ns several leases-in Smith Countv,' Texas. In all, we own in fee*.
and have options to lease or buy about one hundred and seventy-five tl
acre*" ot land in Texas alone. We own two complete drilling rigs wit hit
ess ary tools supplies, pipe, etc., and two producing wells, and have di
land that we have leased and own in tee eight wells to a sufficient depth to \
tect our leases withoyt putting out further bonuses. Stockholders of ’
company may expect a gusher at any time. This Company is continual
deavoring to increase the production.
The Table Given Below Has Been Compiled From Reliable Informs
lished Regarding These Respective Companies
$100 invested in Saner Lough Oil Co.,returned $3S00
100 invested in the New York Oil Co.,returned 3000
100 invested in Monte Cristo Oil Co., returned 4000
100 invested in the Imperial Oil Co., returned 4.r>00
100 invested in the Kern Oil Co., returned 4500
100 invested in San Joaquin Oil Co., returned 5700
100 invested in the S. F. & McK. CO.,returned 6250
100 invested in the Caribou Oil Co., returned 5400
100 invested in the Kern River Oil Co..returned 3000
100 invested in the Pinol Oil Co., returned 10500
100 invested in the Lueile Oil Co., returned 10000
100 invested in Trapshooters Oil Co,.returned 40000
100 invested in'Farmers Petroleuum Co.
returned
175 invested in Coline Oil C*.,
300 invested in Central Oil Co.,
250 invested in Home Oil Co., rati
100 invested in Fullerton Oil Co.,
100 invested In the Peerless Oil Co.,
100 invented in Winchester (Ml Co., l
100 invested In Home Run Oil Co., *
250 invested in Cleveland Oil
a year returned
300 invested in winemiller Well, near Tulsa,
the 1st of August.1912, in 3 montl
worth
‘The Farmers Petroleum Company, organized in
1914 with $30,000 capital in less than three years'
successful operation, grew into a concern of abont
$6,000,000 with estimated assets of even more.
The west Virginia Oil Company started opera-
tions at Goose Creek with $25,000 capital. On
March 27, 1917, brought in its first well,' which in
forty six days,produced between 250,000 and 300,000
barrels of oil. In less than sixty days the <
paid $100,000 cash dividends.
The Southern Petroleum Company,
early in 1916, made its stock wo^th 80 for 1 «
a rear.
A host of smaller companies have proven
profitable to stockholders and annually send i
dividend checks to many thousands.
Experienced and Successful Oil Operators, Capitalists, Lawyers, Merchants, & Buisness Men
offer for your consideration an opportunity to place your surplus money with them in the
Ka-Tex-0 Oil and Refining Company, Unincorporated. '
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THE CALLAHAN CQ., Fiscal Agents
Kress Bldg., Houston, T<
T. C. Butler and L. W. Butler, Local Representatives, Southland Hotel, El Campo, Texas.
ON BOARD SHIP
May 13, 1918.
Aboard U. S. S.
Northern Pacific-
Dear folks:—
I guess you are worring about
me, and wondering what has be-
come of me. We left Camp Ross,
Great Lakes, 111. on April 24, and
came to Nfiw York, then to
Brooklyn N&y Yards. We stay-,
ed there till Friday, April 26,
and were put,on the Northern
Pacific in the afternoon, and in-
side of two hours were on the
the way to France. So I did not
get a chance to write. It took
us eight days to get to Brest.
We had 3.000 soldiers aboard
The Von Stubben (an old Ger-
man raider taken over by this
government) was the other boat
with us- We have four 6 inch
guns and 2 one-pounders on this
boat and 14 guns on the Von
Stubben. It sounds like Bedlam
turned loose when they go off.
Six destroyers met us two days
out of Brest. We sighted one
submarine, but it submerged be-
fore they got the guns trained
upon it There were two torpe-
does fired at us another time; they
missed by about 100 feet. One
ship was sunk the day we left
Brest, and we ran by two life
boats and life belts. France is
a funny place. I used to think
it a civilized country, but I know [A TURNVEREIN TURNS
now its not like this. There were! jq RIGHT
hardly any men in business; what . n j ^
few were left were crippled, sol The Red C/°sa be"efit *°
the women do every thing. Brest tbe extent o{ *25'000 bv tbe g,(t
was built 2000 years ago. There!of property valued at tbat fi,Sure
A. H. Simon H. Simon ;Wm. E. Ehlert
Simon Bros & Cq.
EL CAMPO and BAY CITY
If It’s New, We Have It!
If We Have It, It’s New!
Everything In Men’s, Boys’ And Ladies’
Ready-to-Wear
OVER THE TOP
We have gone over the top in stocking up on
standard and seasonable merchandise.
If you want to get the best for the least money
call on us and let us show you some real good
values in Everything for Men, Women and
Children.
Our Men’s Cool Cloth Suits are the Best.
are castles and walls built by the
Romans when Julius Caesar cap-
tured it. There is also a prison
where 1100 men were put in a
single room and water turned on
until they drowned, The city
has all kinds of fortifications.
The Germans would have a poor
show to get in there. We got 10
hours liberty while there, so I
got a chance to see a few sights.
I bought a few souveniers that
I’ll send you, and will get others
the next trip. I’ll also send some
French coins-
I’ll tell you the U. S. has more
troops in France than most peo-‘
pie think, and more going over
all the time. .We have a snap
here compared, to Great Lakes.
All I've had to do, so far, is to
look through afield glass,but it’s
pretty hard on my eyes. We
get regular A No. 1 meals here,
two. We have moving pictures
twice a week, so the time goes
fast. It is certainly a queer sen-
sation to be seasick. It is like
going up jn an elevator; up and
still futher up,till all of. a sudden
the cables break, and YOU go
down and everything else comes
UP; I am prettv well used to i*
now. '
To give you an idea how scarce
fresh water was aboard, I wash-
ed my face and hands just two
times while going over and have
had just one bath since I left
New York. I am writing this
750 miles New York on
turn trip, and the lights just now i very lenient with us. We hardly
went out so I’ll have to stop. I
will be on the way back by the
time your letters can get to New
York, so don’t worry if you do
not hear from me for another
our
re
this
Simon Bros. & Co
EL CAMPO
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by theTurnverein Club at Joplin,
Missouri. The Globe of this city
sees here a precedent that ought
to have country-wide imitation.
With the vote of this gift was
passed a vote to disband for all
time, and the members, as The
Globe asserts, ‘‘deserve more
than the approval of their fellow
townsmen and the happiness thpt
good deeds bring.”
“They deserve the honor of
starting a country-wide move
that would, should it generally
prevail, . result in magnificent
help for the Red Cross work and
welcome proof of the sincere loy-
alty of the great majority of the
German-born or German-blooded
people of our land.
“Should there be any who de-
cline to accept the simple gift of
valuable property as a proof of
the spirit behind it.let them read
again the statement of the atti-
tude of the Turnverein society
in Joplin, and particularly the
following extract;
“ ‘We must realize the vastness
of the change of conditions. It
is a unique situation. We left
one country. Why? . Because we
were not satisfied with our
conditions. We entered another
country with the full knowledge
(unless we were lunatics) that
we had to abide by the rules and
conditions imposed by this new
country. The new country was
German language. This is, under
the conditions which have arisen,
intolerable and impossible. Our
countrymen cannot and will not
and should not be expected to
countenance the existence of our
Verein.'
“This is the statement that
was circulated by the Verein
committee when the members of
the club were being presented
with the proposition of giving
their property to the Red Cross.
It is a statement so frank, and
unambiguous as to leave no doubt
about the feeling of the persons
who indorsed it in so striking a
way. It explains comprehensive-
ly, even if in few words, the
revolution in mind that Germans
in America have undergone, or
must undergo, and it points out
unmistakably the only sure foun
dation on which their continued
citizenship must rest.
“It Derhaps would be presump-
tuous for the
have publicly
ganlzans in other
country to follow
invitation ia plain
withstanding. It
ample richly
tion- As ai
as the particular
happened to be,
more than it has
win the war itad
united, en
citizenship.”
Drives Out
The Old ■
GROVE'S TA
Malaria.e-nricl
tem. A true ■
Three men
three tons per hour
Less self-
Built in three
Mill Mfg. Co.
ansas.
knew that we were being govern-
ed- To us this war comes like a
bolt of lightning out of a clear
sky. We are awakened from a
dream, awakened to the iealiza-
month. And don’t worry about tion that when
Submarines either. Well
will be all for now. W’rite.
Your son,
Lauren Co9tenson.
U. S- S. Northern; Pacific,
N-Y„ N. Y.
we changed
countries it was also our duty to
change our sentiments and
sympathies. The object of the
Verin is to advance German
customs, German habits, and the
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Ballew, W. L. The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918, newspaper, May 31, 1918; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987159/m1/5/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Wharton County Library.