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Show National Enterprise, March 17, 1976 Page Sine Silver Falls Makes Acquisition Board of corporation possessing thirDirectors of Silver Falls teen producing oil leases and Mining Company (OTC .75, several shut-i- n gas leases 1.00) has announced that it located in Osage County, has reached an agreement in Oklahoma. It also owns and principal to acquire all of the operates a waterflood in stock of Southland Drilling Osage County known as the and Production Corp., in Bandwheel Water Flood. exchange for 8.5 million Average daily gross producshares of the common stock of tion attributable to Southland Silver Falls Mining Company. is approximately 450 barrels Approximately 2.8 million per day. In addition, it owns shares are presently outstand- numerous undeveloped oil leases and gas leases in Osage ing with an authorized capital25 million shares. ization of County, Oklahoma. is an Southland Oklahoma TULSA, Oka-T- he Business Fires Bum Brighter at Hydroflame hot and heavy, says Hydro Flame President Howard Jackson. The company, he said, is running two shifts in the press is trailer department where parts for the companys products are made, and the rest of the plant he manufacturers, said, but without even selling it we have received orders from distributors, dealers and jobbers. He said the firm has sold several hundred of the new heaters since he began manufacturing them February employees 6. are working ten-ho- ur Jackson said manufacturers of recreational vehicles want to design the heater into their 1977 models, due out on the market in July 1976. He said twelve manufacturers are designing space for the new heater in their vehicles. days. We just put in seven new spot welding machines, and will be installing four more this week, Jackson said. He estimated in the last three weeks he has hired new employees between to work on the assembly line. We are producing heaters as fast as we can, 25-5- 0 Jackson said. This is the first time we havent had to push for sales We are just Jackson said. bogged under with orders, he added. Hydro Flame makes two basic kinds of trailer furnaces. The forced-ai- r healer, which the company has sold for about three years, has grown three percent of the business in 1973 to 37 percent in 1975. It is pulling in about 50 percent of the business so far this year, Jackson estimated. from Were Helping Keep Americas Automobiles on the Road This year, in addition to v Gasoline is expensive and in short supply. So it's important to conserve every possible drop of this precious fuel. That's where we come in! We insulate petroleum storage and transport facilities to help prevent heat loss caused by high temperatures. Insulation of pipe lines and storage tanks makes them safer too! We're also involved in insulation projects to help protect petroleum products from extreme temperatures on the other end of the scale. We have insulated instruments for the newly developing oil program in the North Sea where temperatures reach 50 degrees -- F. There are many ways to conserve gasoline. Driving at slower speeds and keeping your automobile tuned up are a couple of them. This is how you can help. Insulation of petroleum facilities is another way. And that's the business were're in. SALT LAKE HOUSTON heater, Jackson has introduced a new furnace which operates on gravity. It requires no power from outside sources. The new product, a 6,000 BTU trailer heater, has been accepted better than he This is the first time we haven't had to push for sales, said expected, Jackson said. We Hydroflame president Howard Jackson . Here Jackson demonwere going to sell the heater to strates one of the two heaters that is currently pushing company sales to record levels . the forced-ai- r Western United Projects Sales COMMERCE CITY, Col. agreement with a subsidiary of the Williams Companies will help Western United Resources Corp. of Commerce City double its sales during 1976, according to Phillip C. Mozer, president of the firm which manufactures agricultural chemicals. A new Sales in the brief history of the firm have been impressive. In 1972, they totaled $795,000 with a net income of $19,000. In 1973, they more than tripled to $2.59 'million and income rose nearly five times to $99,700. The jump was even more spectacular the following year with sales of $9.8 million and a net income of $268,500. But, the income and sales picture flattened in 1975. The increase should appear again in 1976, Mozer said, with sales in the range of $16 million to $20 million. We also forecast that our profits will substantially exceed our previous best results which were recorded in he said. "Over the 1974, next three years we believe that conditions will remain favorable and will support our growth objective over that period. During the next three years, Mozer explained, the company plans to have more than $50 million in annual sales. At least for the present, the vehicld that the Commerce City firm will use to try to achieve that objective is an agreement with Agrico Chemical Co., a subsidiary of the Williams Companies. Agrico has already purh chased a interest in the pesticide and fertilizer firm for $702,000 in cash. It also holds an option to buy up to 63 percent of the stock from a majority shareholder during the next five years. The Williams Companies subsidiary has the option of buying up to 75 percent of the production of two plants owned by Western United Resources, one at Palacios, Tex., and the other at Fillmore' continued on Page 11 one-sixt- Offering components for complete SOLAR ENERGY HOMES DISTRIBUTION CENTERS NEEDED FOR Swimming Pool Heating Systems Home Heating Systems Water Purification Systems dKjggfl ggBBgnQgEBB) flasjre(i0)g3&6n |