Show jill Oil EXCITEMENT IN TEXAS IS INCREASING Telegraphic and mall mail reports received In Salt Lake from the Dig big Texas cli fields state that the oil excitement Is IncreasIng log Ing rather than diminishing owing to the success attending drilling operations It Is declared that a number ot of new companies which scarcely halt had been organized organized or- or after leasing land and beginning drilling operations already have paid dividends from the sale or of petroleum That Immense sums are arc still being paid for tor leases Is shown by a telegram received re- re 1 today by y Walsh v Rowley 0 S special ir representatives e I in Salt Lk Lake of tue Bunt I Petroleum stating I that l the hammond n company y block 57 7 had b been sold f for 1 go 1 The telegram also states tes that tha t the scramble for acreage northwest ot of Burkburnett Burk- Burk burnett r continues I U and that from ogO rea to per acre is being I asked Walsh Rowley Howley who are located at 14 South Main 1 street stated that the Burle- Burle Burk company compan owns block 73 comprising ten acres and which Is located located lo- lo only II a few blocks from the Hammond Ham Ham- monti mond block reported sold for tor a million dollars and close to blocks 75 and 76 76 where wells ells are due any day while wells on blocks 83 84 and 86 86 In the same vicinity vi- vi are reported on the sand and walt wait InS InS' for tor the completion of the pipeline |