Show great profit in oil there arc 58 california oil com banys that have there stock listed on the oil exchange of san francisco and of that number 44 paid dividends in the month of january amounting to 81 and the value of oil produced in california in 1908 was three times greater than the gold product we have no means of knowing the profits of tho companas comp anys that do not list their stock but TV hen dividends like the amount paid in january is brought to our notice no must admit that there is money m the oil business let us all hope that alie mono lake oil field will help to the dividend list for 1909 bridgeport cal chronicle union |