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I II K ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. "atuhdat. aprit. ». wr.
WE’VE STRUCK OIL
YOUR LAST CHANCE TO BUY THIS STOCK
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF ARIZONA.
CAPITAL STOCK—600,000 SHARES,
PAR VALUE, $1.00 EACH.
Forsvel- Full-Paid and Non-Assessable.
TREA8URY 8T0CK—300,000 SHARES.
Board of Director*:
WRIGHT HUNTER, 8AVANNAH
L. R. FARMER, LOUISVILLE, GA.
Cashier Bank of Louisville.
WILLIAM F. LITTLE, LOUISVILLE, GA.
Of the Little A Clark Co.
JOHN R. PHILLIPS, LOUISVILLE, GA.
Of Phillips A Phillips, Attorneys.
JOHN F. GILMORE, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Rstlred Wholesale Merchant.
HORACE E. FRAME, SAVANNAH
OTTO G. TAGUE, 8AVANNAH
Oil Operator of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
E. B. HOOK,
Officers:
OTTO G. TAGUE,
WILLIAM F. LITTLE,
L. R. FARMER,
PHILLIPS A PHILLIPS,
JAMES TAGUe,
AUGU8TA
« PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
SECY and TREAS.
GENERAL COUNSEL
SUPERINTENDENT
Oil Man of 18 Yeara Experience.
At laat we are ablf to announce the glad news that
the Georgia Petroleum Company has STRUCK Oil,—
news for which the people of Georgia have been watting
for many months, realizing that It means more to them
than anything else that has been announced for years.
For months we have been preparing the people of
Georgia for this news by seeking to show them the Tacts
on which wo based our claims of having an oil field In
prospeot. And now we are In position to face the scoffers
and demonstrate, even to their complete satisfaction,
that we knew what we were'talking about.
This week while drilling our first well at a depth of
880 feet wo encountered a distinct deposit of high-grade
crudo petroloum together with another deposit of natu
ral gnn. This crude oil is of a yellowish brown color, with
slight odor and Is very similar to the crudo oil found
In West Virginia—one of dhe best oils produced In the
country. The quantity In which we found this oil was
not large and we are continuing onr drilling operations to
lower dopths In the firm belief that we will soon encoun
ter another deposit where the quantities will be all that
otmld be hoped for.
We know the point at which this deposit was found
and can at any time come back to that point and pro
duce this oil If we find no larger depostL We believe that
It could be produced in paying quantities, especially In an
established oil field, but wish to put this first well down
to a much greater depth so as to develop tho larger do-
posit which we are now firmly convinced will bo found at
1,100 to 1,400 feet.
What This Oil Means
iq uaaood Zieiniosqs ianj insuodmi isotu oqi J«; .<n
the finding of this oil Is that the conditions for the msk-
log of oil In the laboratories of Nature are as they should
be else wo would not have found the oil at all. When
Prof. S. W. McCallle, Assistant State Geologist of Geor
gia said, "All the essential conditions for the occurrence
of oil In commercial quaptltles appear to bo present In
the locality where oil has been found (In oil springs)
near Louisville," he was working on a theory. When Ar
thur Mandell. one of the beet known oil experts of the
country, after a searching Investigation of all tho con
ditions In and around our vast properties, said, "the Indi
cations you have for oil are much more pronounced
than In many of the oil fields of the North," he was
working on a theory. When wo said through the press
of the state that wo had every reason to believe that wo
would find oil In largo quantities under our properties In-
Jefferson county, we were working on n theory—a theory
which has worked out satisfactorily In every section of tlio
country where oil has been found coming out of the
ground In springs.
But wo no longer have to work on theories. We have
FACTS—absolute, bard facts now before us and In such
numbers as to make even the greatest scoffer come to his
senses.
WF. HAVE STRUCK OIL. Those are words with
which to conjure. Those are words which mean before
many days the entire revolutionizing of tho Industrial
life of Eastern Georgia and Savannah.
And now see what a galaxy of facts we have to pre
sent to back us up In this further assertion which we
make without qualification: WE FULLY BELIEVE
THAT INSIDE OF THE NEXT FEW DAYS WE WILL
HAVE DEVELOPED A DEPOSIT OF OIL WHICH WILL
MAKE THIS STOCK WORTH MANY DOLLARS PER
SHARE.
Going back to the very beginning of the whole enter
prise we find numerous oil springs from which there Is a
constant flow of high-grade petroleum—the one thing-
which Is recognized by oil men as Indicative of a deposit
of oil beneatb. Then we bad reports from eminent geol
ogists and chemists telling us that all the natural condi
tions for the making of oil were to be found on our
properties. Then we had reports from expert oil men
who said that the conditions were more favorable than
In other oil fields which they had examined. Thon we
began the drilling of our first well, with full confidence
that our statements would all be justified and we soon
found that the geological formations were as they should
be In order that It might be possible for us to tad oil.
Later on we developed several deposits of natural gas
which could not havo arisen from anything elso than
crude petroleum. -And now we havo STRUCK OIL Tho
aeml-climax has been reached; the climax will be reached
when we announce to the world In the next few days that
wo have found tbo main deposit and have STRUCK A
GU8HER.
Georgia and Texas..,
The nature of the geological mako-up of Georgia and
Texas Is so similar that It Is only natural to look to that
wonderful oil field for comparisons. Both fields aro lo
cated on Coastal plains. The formations were both made
by the gradual receding of the waters of the ocean which
left deposits of animal nnd vegetable matter, which, while
undergoing a process of natural distillation, produced oil.
Following aro statements of tbo formations pene
trated In drilling the famous Lucas Gusher, which pro
duced 700,000 barrels of oil the first nine days, and tho
' well which we are now drilling:
Luoas Gusher.
The formations penetrat
ed consisted of clay, blue
marl, coarse and fine sand
with lignite and sheila ns
well as remains of animals
scattered through.
At 889 feet struck fino
oil-bearing sand, with hard
layer toward bottom, and
heavy pressure under it,
filling hols with sand 100
feet above point of drilling.
At 1,120 feet struck main
oil deposit which produced
90,000 barrels of oil first 24
hours.
Georgia Well.
The formations penetrat
ed consisted of clay, marl
and sand with lignite, shells
and other organlo .matter
scattered through. 8truck
70-foot bed of animal re
mains.
At 880 feet struck oil-
bearing sand, hard layer
toward bottom, heavy pres
sure under It, filling -hole
240 feet with sand above
point of drilling.
Drilling for main deposit
now.
Following Is a statement contained in the leading his
tory of the oil business, "Petroleum and Its Products,"
by Sir Boverton Redwood:
"On 10th January, 1901, the noted gusher known as
the Luca* well was brought In at Splndlo Top, near
Beaumont, at a depth of 1,120 feet, and during the nine
days that elapsed before It could be shut In It was esti
mated to have yielded about 700,000 barrels of oil. When
first tapped the pressure was so great that It shot 1,000
feet of 4-Inch Iron tubing from the bore-hole, completely
wrecking the derrick, and then poured-forth a solid col
umn of oil, 6 Inches In diameter, to a height of 160 feet
with uanbated force until It was shut In.”
We do not claim that we will necessarily find such a
flow of oil In Jefferson County, Georgia, In our first well,
but we do claim that we now have excellent chances of
doing so especially In view of the fact -that the nature
of the two sections Is so similar. We will be satisfied
with a flow of 100 barrels and stand-pat now upon .the
assertion that we firmly believe that wo will soon have a
well In Georgia producing oil in such quantities as to
make our stockholders millions In profits In the next
decade.
Every one of the eight practical oil men who are
now connected with this Company's work, from the pres
ident down. Is entirely confident and enthusiastic In this
belief. Every one of the directors feels highly elated
and most sanguine. All these men are hard-headed busi
ness men who have reputations for conservatism and suc
cess and they would not indorse such a statement If they
were not fully In accord with such views.
Your Last Chance.
With the success of our development work now prac
tically assured, with many of the elements of speculation
removed, with natural gas and oil now actually devel
oped. this stock now offers you the opportunity of making
a seml-speculatlve Investment with everything In favor
of Its becoming very valuable in a few weeks and with
practically all the speculation removed.
A few hundred dollars Invested in this' stock now
while It can be secured at a low price will probably be
the means of starting you out on the road to fortune. We
fully expect to see this stock selling at from $10.00 to
$100.00 per share In a few weeks and as our develop
ment work progresses and we get more wells drilled we
expect It to go up until It commands such prices aa are
commonly commanded by stock of successful oil com
panies.
When we struck the first deposit of natural gas we
told you that you could soon expect tho announcement
that we had struck oil because natural gas could come
only from a deposit of oil. We have now struck oil as
we said we would and we now say that wo will soon
open up the main deposit and have It in great quantities.
We are safe in saying this Inasmuch as we know that the
conditions are such as to make the accumulation of oil In
great quantities possible and we have found a deposit of
organic material of such enormous extent that we know
for a fact that this small deposit which we have Just en
countered Is not all that has been made from It
40 Cents for a Few Days
We have a small amount of the allotment of 40-cent
stock which was placed on the market remaining unsold
and will continue to take orders for that stock as long
as It lasts or until we have opened up the main deposit
of oil. As soon as either of these contingencies arises
all the stock will be withdrawn from the market and
no more will be sold at any price.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors held at Louis
ville yesterday for the purpose of considering such steps
as are necessary In view of the striking of this oil
It was decided to sell the remainder of the 40-cent stock
as above outlined. We do this for the purpose of having
on hand sufficient funds to enable us to proceed with our
development work when the main deposit of oil Is struck
without waiting upon the arrangement of marketing de
tails which will then have to be considered.
The time Is now at hand when you must decide
whether you will become a stockholder In this great en
terprise now while the profits will bo the greatest you
ever had an opportunity to enjoy or later when you will
have to pay hundreds of dollars for the stock.
With-every assurance of success now before It—not
In theory but In fact—this stock at 40 cents per share
Is the best stock you ever had a chance to buy. Tbo time
for Its purchase Is now extremely limited for hundreds
of Georgians have been waiting for some such announce
ment as Is contained in this advertisement before coming
In and joining us In the development of this Georgia
Oil Field. Two or three days at the most will see all
this small lot of stock subscribed for and we fully expect
It to be oversubscribed as was the 25-cent stock on Feb.
1, when we had orders for over 17,000 shares which we
could not fill.
All money received for stock which we cannot Issue
will be promptly returned to those sending It All orders
will be filled In the order In which they are received—
first come first served. This is positively your last op
portunity to Join us on a ground-floor basis. If you want
to be In with us when we ars refusing $100 per share for
our stock let us have your order at once.
$500 will purchase 1250
400 will purchase 1000
300 will purchase 750
200 will purchase
100 will purchase
20 will purchase
50 will purchase
40 will purchase
20 will purchase
10 will purchase
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No Orders Accepted for Less Than 25 shares.
THE GEORGIA PETROLEUM CO.
1001-1002 National Building.
SAVANNAH , - - - - GEORGIA.
Date 1907
I, the undersigned, hereby subscribe for
shares of the Capital Stock of THE GEORGIA PETROLEUM COMPANY at 40 cents per share of tho
par value of One Dollar per share, full paid and non-nssessable, amounting' to
Dollars, which sum I inclose herewith. 4. ..
Name
Street Address
City nnd State
THE GEORGIA PETROLEUM CO..
1001-1002 NATIONAL BUILDING, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
'%EE=EE=EE==S
BIRMINGHAM TO WELCOME
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
Sprrlal to Ths 0*er*1*e. „ „ _
Birmingham, Ala., April 10.—Com
mittees are now at work on ths pro
gram for ths general assembly of tho
Southern Presbyterian church, which
insets In Birmingham May IS. for a
session lasting ten days. There are
two committees of srrsngemenL one
of which Is composed of the pastore
and one elder from each of the Pres
byterian churches of the Birmingham
district. The other committee wee
named by the Presbyterian Pastors'
Union and will act In the capacity of
the executive committee.
It !■ estimated that something like
100 delegstss from all parts or tbo
Boutb, to say nothing of the hundreds
of others who will visit Birmingham
during tbs assembly, will be present.
Homes for tbs delegates will be pro
vided by tbs local committees on ar
rangement. and already It has the
names of many who will furnish the
necessary entertainment. With a view
ot getting all the room necessary In
advance, an entertainment pledge card
Is being distributed among tho vari
ous church members.
300 Delegstss Expected.
The general assvmbly of ths South-
•m Presbyterian church Is a repre-
wntatfve body, each presbytery Is al
lowed one ministerial and one lay rep
resentative. In addition to the total of
about 800 delegates, there will he many
secretaries, church officers and visit
ors. Ths Rev. 8. D. Mooney Is secre
tary of tho publicity committee of tho
general assembly, and the Rev. C. IV,
Mills, chairman of ths arrangements
committee.
Presbyterians all over the South art
meeting now for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the general assembly.
At each of ths spring meetings of the
eighty-three presbyteries everything
that wilt be brought before the general
assembly I. passed upon. The general
assembly Is a aort of auprema court.
Tho aasslons are usually very arduous.
In addition to the reports from the va
rious presbyteries, reports from the ed
ucational Institutions fostered by the
church will be received and consid
ered.
Among the big Institutions directly
under the church might be mentioned
the Austin Theological Seminary, the
Southwestern University, the Union
Theological Seminary, the Columbia
Theological Seminary and the Oeneral
Assembly Home and School.
Missionary Masting.
There are always many big questions
sprung, and It Is generally understood
that the subject of closer relations with
other Presbyterian churches which
was the sensational subjact of the last
general assembly In Greenville, will be
revived again In Birmingham.
Among the Interesting auxiliary
meetings to be held In connection with
the general assembly will be that of
tha association of evangellattc mis
slons. This association w as-'formed
for the purpose of promoting the mis
sionary spirit In the emirs cburch. and
will bring auch men aa Dr. Wilbur
Chapman, of New York; Dr. R. A
Walton, of Louisville, and others of
equal prominence to Birmingham. The
conference will he held on May, 11, 14
and IS, three days prior to the open
ing of the general assembly.
The sessions of the general assem
bly will be held In the First Presby
terian church, nnd the meeting will be
called to order by Dr. Allen O. Hall,
the present moderator. Dr. W. A. Alex
ander. of Clarksville, Tenn., Is the
stated clerk, a lifetime position. Other
officers or the assembly are: Dr. T.
H. Latv, of 8partanburg, S. C„ perma
nent clerk; Rev. S. L Morris. D. D„
of Atlanta. Ga., secretary assembly
home mission board; Rev. A. L. Phil
lips. D. D„ of Richmond, general su
perintendent Sabbath schools; Rev. S.
H. Cheater. D. D., Nashville, secretary
foreign minions; Rev. H. II. Sweets,
secretary ministerial education and re
lief; Rev. J. O. Snedecor, of Tusca
loosa. Ala., secretary colored evangeli
sation.
It’s all in the Green Extra
—wait for it I
20,000,000 PEOPLE
Reports Say Peasants Have
* Sold Their Harvests in
Advance.
Iitndon, April 20.—Reports reaching
London from authentic sources Indi
cate that the famine In Rusala la the
worst that has ever been known.
No less than 50,000,000 people can not
live to see another harvest without aid.
The people have sold their all and In
most cases have likewise sold In ad-
Camp Walker Fair.
The members of Camp Walker will
report next Monday at camp headquar
ters. All Interested In the opening of
the fair, which will commence then,
a-lll please turn out. The opening will
be at IT Mitchell street. By order
F. A. HILRURN, Commander.
J. a RAMSEY. Adjutant-
SUESJITCHCOCK
Hot Springs Physician Says
Uncle Sam Has In
jured Him.
Dr. Thomas B. Rider, a former Geor
gian. has filed suit for 2100,000 against
ex-Secretary of the Interior Ethan A.
Hitchcock, service being perfected on
the ex-secretary at Hot Springs, Ark.
The suit Is for damages growing out
of alleged Illegal arrests and prosecu
tions of Dr. Rider for alleged viola
tions of the department ot the Interior
regulations relative to the government
reservation at Hot Springs.
Dr. Rider was* born In Habersham
county. Georgia, and Is a graduate of
the Atlanta College of Medicine. Aft
er graduation ha went to Hot Springs
some twelve years ago and began tha
practice of hla profession.
He married Mlaa Lynch, of Colum
bus. and several weeks ago he and
wife visited the latter's parents at
Collegs Park. Dr. Rider states that
through his suit he at least expects
vindication? for the alleged persecutions
of the government, backed by a cliqhe
of Hot Springs physicians.
Dr. Rider claims to havs been barred
from the practice of hla profession on
the reservation because he would not
Join the local medical association. He
has twice been arrested on the charge
of soliciting patients from the reser
vation and locjced up. He secured his
release by habeas corpus proceedings.
REPUBLICAN EDITORS
INDORSE FAIRBANKS
Lafayette, Ind., April 20.—At a meet
ing of the Republican editors of the
Tenth Indiana congressional district,
held here with Republican State Chair-
'man James P. Goodrich, Charles W.
Fairbanks’ candidacy for tha presi
dency was Indorsed. ,
OKLAHOMA READY
FOR STATEHOOD
Guthrie, Okla., April 20.—Without a
dissenting vote, the constitution for
the proposed state of Oklahoma was
adopted yesterday afternoon. Presi
dent Murray signed the sheepskin with
an alfalfa. Ths other details were af
fixed wit* a pen presented by W. J.
Bryan.
mi wins
MUSTfiO TB PEf
President, Vice President
and Cashier of Chicago In
stitution Found Guilty.
Chicago, Ills., April 21.—Forms*
Judge Abner Smith, presldgit: Gus
tavs 8orrow, vie* president *nd Je
rome V. Pierce, cashier, of tie lode* 1
Bank of America, were last ni|ht fousf
guilty of conspiracy to wreet the In
stitution. F. R Creel man, a million
aire lumberman and a stockbedcr, «**
acquitted. *
Smith and Sorrow must g- to tM
pen for an Indeterminate perifi, fr ,,m
one to fourteen years, and. In dditlon.
pay fines of $1,000 each. PlA* *•*
allowed to go with a fine of
"My God. how. could they do If ex
claimed Smith when the verdlt »»*
read. • • .