Show J lOlL r OIL AND GAS AS NEWS CONDENSED CONDENSED I Oil and Gas Orange county California boasts of a petroleum output valued at approximately last year Findlay O O. has drilled Its third gas gaswell gaswell gaswell well and its Us output is cubic feet dally daily Findlay is saving municipal coal bills At Wilmington Del the Dixie Oil cOmpany company company com com- pany has been incorporated capital stock It is to operate In Kentucky Wall Street gossip Includes a a. story to the effect that strong new banking Interests interests inter Inter- ests eats are to become affiliated with Sinclair Sinclair Sin Sin- Sinclair clair oil affairs Kerosene saving is urged by by the director tor of oil conservation in a bulletin re recently recently recently re- re sent out from Washington to state representatives of his bureau Am Amended articles of Incorporation have been filed for Increasing the capital stock of the Blue Grass OH Oil company of Louisville Louis Louls- yule ville Ky from froni to Production of from to barrels barre is d daily lly is claimed by the Stanton Oil company company com com- pany a a. concern operating in Kentucky Stock StocIe of of the company Is 18 on the market St. St Marys 0 O. by action of its council accepts a cent 50 gas gaa rale rate submitted by bythe bythe the company which provides the fuel The right to serve artificial gas Is In Included Included included In- In I in the agreement According to the New York Telegraph scarcity of gasoline has developed in certain localities In the East and one of th the big oil companies has refused to tomake tomake to tomake make sales at this time for pleasure cars At Lander Wyo the foundation has been laid out and work has been started on the superstructure of the new new warehouse warehouse warehouse ware ware- house of ot the Texas company located across the tracks from the Northwestern depot Hager Bates Rhodes Kemp of Tulsa Tul- Tul sa ca sa according to a Clarksville Tenn dispatch have arranged to test territory at three different points In that vicinity Geological indications are said to be encouraging en en- 5 t tHornell I Hornell N. N T. T parties have been leasIng leasIng leasing leas leas- ing land In the Big Creek valley near that place and will drill for gas Twenty years ago a w well ll drilled in that district produced gas and it is now proposed to thoroughly test the locality Atchison Kas is preparing to fight the proposed advance In gas rates there Atchison is not waiting to o receive formal announcement of the gas company's plans plan but is starting in ahead of schedule to be ready for eventualities At Dunkirk N. N Y the South Shore Natural Gas company Intends to advance Its rates for tor factories to 27 c per 1000 cubic feet and has filed flied a petition with the New York public commission to be granted the required permission Salt Lake City's City municipal government refuses to lay a certain sewer to carry off oft refuse from the Utah Oil Refining company's plant In that place because such action would be more beneficial to the company than to the general public At Kansas City many gas consumers consumers are changing their stoves oves installing those that i burn coal Kerosene stoves are also being substituted In some cases case for gas stoves Unsatisfactory gas service and high rates are given as te to cause of the changes I Mex Mexican can Petroleum earnings for last year are likely after and taxes to be nearer 12 a share estimated by some says a wire from a Wall street news agency Commandeering of the company's boats reduced Its income but this is now being remedies Standard Oil on company of New Jersey had 1404 men In the national service an 31 June Including 30 u compared Its present with t subsidiaries b on December the same company has men In the army and navy compared with 1460 on December December December Decem Decem- ber 31 i I Oil field activities In Coke county l Texas le as are noticeably brisk Well material mate mate- rial is being shipped into the district and preparations for tor drilling operations I are being made If oil is abundantly ob obtainable ob- ob there as is now confidently exI ex expected ex- ex I 1 it will be produced promptly There are more than farmers r doctors and about salesmen to whom automobiles are essential Stopping Stopping Stopping Stop Stop- ping their use of cars owing to war re would Indirectly affect the welfare of ot the entire el country as regards food health and business says an exI ex ex- I change f. f Stockholders of the tha Citizens' Citizens Natural I Gas company are taking necessary steps J I to provide for the supply of artificial I gas to patrons of the company in that i city Lack of natural gas forces a sit situation sitI t I upon the company that cannot be F j averted except by means of gas manufactured manufactured f. f from coal I Leslie J. J Lyons appointed appointee temporary receiver of the Oklahoma Kansas-Oklahoma Oil I syndicate at Kansas City last week has I pus up a bond of for the 1 I performance of his duties The The- appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment was made by Judge Van burgh of the federal court In an action brought by stockholders Completion of the gasoline plant and pumping elation of the Lone Star Gas I company at Dixie Okla has been de delayed delayed delayed de- de indefinitely because of shortage of labor The gasoline plant is 15 to be bo one of the largest in Oklahoma The site is Is' at att atthe atthe the Junction I of the e gas lines leading from t the Loco cC and do Fox eff ff fields Several states and the Dominion n of Canada have ordered tractors for the use usei i of farmers Wisconsin's order was for Virginia Tennessee Michigan Michi Michl gan Canada 1000 and 1000 and so 80 on The tractors use kerosene and consume about two gallons to every acre of land traversed traversed traversed tra tra- tra- tra versed In farm work by the very useful machines At Ft Worth Tex TeL detectives have succeeded In locating goods valued at several hundred dollars that had been beer taken by a burglar from the home of Robert II n. Darrah manager of the Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern North North- western division of the Magnolia Petroleum Petroleum Petroleum Petro Petro- leum company compan Walter Williams a ne negro negro ne- ne gro was arrested and is held as the burglar burglar bur burglar bur bur- glar in the case Dallas Ft Worth and other Texas towns served by the Lone Star Gas company company company com com- pany will have a a. sufficient supply of fuel gas during the coming winter according to statements Issued by F. F M. M Lege Jr first vice president and general manager of the Lone Star company and G. G O. O Carter Car Car- ter br consulting engineer representing the war and navy departments At Poteau Okla Okia Wiley Viley W V Lowrey head of the American Indian Oil on and d Gas company announces that he has concluded concluded I ed arrangements to build fifty residence resilIence and business houses mostly the former during the summer months in that town Six brick residences and four brick business business business busi busi- ness houses are already under tion Poteau has an oil boom bool Owing to an error arising out of ot confusion confusion confusion con con- fusion of or nam names name s. s the court of appeals re remanded remanded remanded re- re th the case of oC Myron Miron D. D Miller against the Security 01 Oil company an Ohio concern bac to the lower court for for- further proceedings The suit grew out of the purchase of the Miller Oil company property and the stock of the company by the Security OIL Olt company At Minneapolis Minn 1 recently H. H A. A Davis and A. A F. F Runyan Bunyan of or the Consume era ers Oil company were seriously burned In a fire that consumed office and warehouse warehouse ware ware- house ty valued at 2000 O Firemen property succeeded eB Pi In pi preventing a more costly blaze by keeping the flames under con con- A large tank containing oil was wasI near Pear the fire Ire and seriously menaced the I plant b but t it was wa saved aved Income tax returns for the fiscal year ending June 30 30 1917 1017 as published bythe by bytho the tho New York Times Annalist show that the state of Oklahoma one of the youngest youngest youngest young young- est states of the Union gangs second to 1 New York for individual net incomes ex exceeding ex- ex 2000 Oo As Oklahoma Is known for it Its IS oil Industry the significance significance 1 cance c of ot oil as a a. producer of wealth IsI Is I signally exemplified tied by these returns With the d suggestion In congress congress con con- gress grass of ot a tax of 10 cents per sa gallon made mad a law taw Dallas Tex citizens will wUl pay in taxes per year on the consumption of gasoline This Is based on the avel average consumption at the pres pres- I sent time of ot gallons gallons' a day or 15 In a LI year According to local sales manageri for or the oil companies consumption I tion of ot gasoline will be cut down from 15 to 20 per cent with the first of the law Jaw and finally the consumption will be lowered until not more than 50 per cent of the normal amount of gasoline will wili be used In Dallas figures the News of ot that city This proposed taxation rate on gasoline is likely to be revised downward Lightning fred seven lease tanks near Drumright Okla during a a. recent electrical electrical elec dee storm Seven of the tanks belon belonged ed to the Tidal OH Oil company and andone and one to the Roxana There was a strong gale as asan asan asi i an accompaniment to the lightning and I quite a number of derricks were leveled Asa Taylor was near a II derrick when lightning shattered It to extent and he was rendered unconscious by t the e shock He promptly recovered From Coleman Tex comes Information to the effect that Cosden Co of Tul Tulsa a have purchased the lease of the Mark Izod s survey e of acres r This tract r c adJoins adjoins ad- ad Joins the Mitchell i Sons Sona well sel on the Gray ranch about t eighteen miles northeast northeast north north- east l of tn Colman l t Cline Cline- Wall W of tr Los s sAng Ang Angeles les Cal were the owners of the lease epse The consideration Is cash and to be paid in oil and a one-fourth one royalty grant Corning N N. Y 1 local advance In n the price of natural gas as proposed by bythe bythe bythe the Crystal City Gas company and the matter was submitted to the public serI service service ser ser- ser ser- I vice commission I I for adjudication d A J decision nb by the commission f 1 requires Y s th the gas company to continue to serve Its patrons patrone patrons pa pa- trone In Corning at prices existing in the past no advance being permitted Application Ap- Ap for permission to sell gas to the village of Painted Post was denied the same gas company For For eleven years the Doheny Mexican n petroleum interests and the Lord Cow- Cow Mexican dray-Mexican Eagle oil Interests have been In litigation concerning the ownership ownership ownership owner owner- ship of valuable oil territory in the southern south south- ern em half of the oil district between Tarn Tam pi pico co and A Anew new company is to tobe tobe toe be e formed to take over over these t properties and the division between the Mexican Petroleum and the Mexican Eagle is Understood understood understood un un- to be fifty fifty-fifty with Doheny taking the presidency for the first year and Cowdray for the second year In a a. recent issue the New York Commercial Commercial commercial Com Com- mercial said One of the Standard OH Oil stocks the Atlantic Refining company sold yesterday at 1015 A week ago It sold at It j jumped 30 a a. share In one day and 75 in two days At the present time It is the thet the only only Standard Oil stock that hat is in the 1000 class Par value is The company started with a a. capital capital capi- capi tal al of Now the capital Ci Is Four dividends at 20 per percent percent cent a year have been paid A quarterly dividend on July 26 25 of 5 per cent will be paid Prospect OH Oil ll and Gas company and the Hoch Brothers Natural Gas company of Chicora Butler county Pennsylvania have lave fl filed fifed ed with the public service commission commission com corn mission new tariffs or rates for the supply supply supply sup sup- I ply of natural gas to become effective I Ion on July 28 21 The new tariffs make In Increase Increase increase In- In crease In the unit rates of gas from 2 II cents net to 30 cents 1000 cubic feet The tariff of Hoch Brothers Natural Natural Natural Nat Nat- ural Gas company provides th that t gas sold by proportional meter four ounce basis in large quantities Is In from 15 cents to 20 cents per 1000 cubic feet At a rate hearing in Chatham Ont re recently recently re- re Thomas manager of the Windsor Gas company said he considered considered considered con con- SO 80 cents per 1000 feet to domestic consumers for the first cubic feet and 40 cents for additional gas would be bea a fair price This estimate he lie said was Vas based on co cost of gas as as compared with the price of coal Manufacturers Manufacturers' of Windsor Wind Wind- sor and vicinity said were willing to pay from 35 to 40 cents and he believed private consumers would be willing to pay 40 to 80 cents for cooking gas The present price of natural gas supplied by the Windsor Gas company to the border cities Is 30 cents per 1000 feet |