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Show "DREAMER" PILES I UP $50,000,000 m PAST 12J0NTHS It Is stated that Col. Humphreys Mplsf arrived In Mexln a little oror a year Iffln3p4 ago, with but a very small amount lipEtii of money at his disposal. Todoy, ho KlwlM Is offered somowhoro between titty HkEm and seventy-five million dollars for UJHYH his holdings, says Texas Oil Lcdgor kRH ot Forth Worth. Il Thero you havo one story ot tho PH oil business In a nutshell. No matter what may bo said about the buslnoss, HP it tnuBt bo admitted that any Indus- jPH try In which such profits aro possible PjH is a good butlnoss. PPH To mako such stupendous sums in HPPJ bo short a tlmo Is posslblo In no PH )thcr Industry under tho sun except HPPJ Ho was called a droamor because PPPJ ho was strlvlug for tha attainment HPJ of an ldoal. He wa called a tool pppj becauso ho was spending his money PJH and that of his friends by "sinking PpH a hole In tho ground." PpH TIica- called lilm a dreamer slnco PPJ the ilnyH of his youth when ho told PPJ nion of experience thnt ho would sell ppJ them great tractB ot timber land tor ppH threo dollars nn ncro. Thoy. Inughcd ppH nt him for at that tlmo timber was ppi lot In demand and whon ho attempt- ppH cd to buy It thoy called him a fool. ppH Again when ho talked of his dream ppB playground In .dusky Mexln, thoy . piH aughod nnd ngnln called him ..a pH dreamer; but with the courngoot a pH Spartan ho fought until his dreams pH enmo true and out ot tho uust noro aroso a beautiful .park jind play- pH Ppi In tho past few months ho has ppi sunk dozens ot such "holes" and pH from them thcro has always Issued ppj forth thousands ot barrels of tho ppj valuablo liquid oil. PH Ho came to Toxas with very llttlo pHJ monoy a trlflo over a year ago. piH Today ho and his . followers aro , pH worth over fifty million dollars. pH and thee called him a dreamer. ppi |