Show chas moore visits texas oil fields continued from page three it is literally good to look upon I 1 saw hundreds ot of workmen first and last dip a pan into it take out a pint or quart into the pan and wash their soiled hands in it before eating they washed their hands in it dried them on a bit of 0 rag and the grimy hands were then cleaner than it 1 washed mashed tor for a quarter of an hour with soap and water water is scarce in that country but that beautiful dark golden fluid Is so ao plentiful that onti one wonders it if it can really be worth to a barrel right at the well several havo have asked me what I 1 think of f their going down there to get work or to get into the oil game my ary answer is dont go everyone else is going so you are likely to find it over done and work hard bard to get owing to so many hundreds ol of thousands ot of people rushing down there if you want to invest in oil dont invest in any company in texas oklahoma kansas or louisiana without doing dowry down there and spending two or three weeks in careful investigation ti before investing a cent you have right close to your door tens of thousands of acres ot of oil land right over in the upper green river country only blittle over miles from here as the crow flies that promises to be the scene of 0 the next great oil stampede keep your money at home invest it like the poor starved farmers laborers out of a job washerwomen washerwoman washer women chambermaids etc and so on invested theirs in texas right at home where you are assured on honest run for your money CHAS MOORE I 1 might add as a postscript that I 1 lived several years near ranger and two years near burkburnett Burk burnett I 1 know the auntry and know a great many of the old timers and tor for this reason I 1 had a tar far better opportunity to get the real inside facts than a stranger would besides we had a good auto and covered some 1800 miles in north and northwest texas in ten days averaging about 35 miles an ail hour when going from one place to another I 1 have a brother who is in the thecil oil game and also engaged pretty extensively in the auto business we toured the oil fields in his hudson sedan with his 19 year old son tor for driver ile he Is one ol of the swiftest drivers I 1 ever saw our acquaintance with the country and the people and my brothers knowledge of oil and our good car and splendid driver gave me unusual facilities baci hiles to see bet and learn C M |