Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 90, Ed. 1, Tuesday, October 12, 1920 Page: 1 of 4
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BRECKENRIDGE STEPHENS COUNTY TEXAS TUESDAY OCTOBER 12 1926.
TOM L. BAXTER Owaer-KdHr
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i pletlon nnil one block south of tnata
Mrrct. U In now expected that the
briilge across the creek trill be rwn
pleffd anil trains operating into thej
city depot nnd yard on thli side of
the creu'c within ten days.
Ah announced In the American Sa
unlay fiidght Ift coming Into the mat
side of thn creek ynrd of the railroad 1
dally. Offices have bees established i
In box tsra on the southeast lde
near ths present terminus of the rall-j
road track from which carload busl-j
ness is icmg hamuli xnirty cuy
load wre being unloaded tohiy from
the Y ninl passing tracks on the eat
side and 4ft fart aft team tracks ran
bo completed the freight wilt be mov-
ed op -into town. The Magnolia nud
Hnrahle spurs are filled dally with
freight. V
"We iwvc tak-n all necessary time
to build permanent trackage Into
Bn-ckenrldRn over which we feel Unt
we can with Justification premise
continuous koxtIcc on schedule" sa'd
Agent Jnikln today. "We felt that
It wan far tetter to do this than to
mh in with track and equipment
only half equal to the lramene woik
plleil nh.-ad of it. In the generil ie-
snlt thj jutillc will flnil a great detl
more sitlsfactlon and service. Our
idea luu txen anything but a tempof
ary Brrckenrldge and wc hare built
and nr providing for anything ele.
We lie'.'eve in n permanent Brecken-
ridge one that will makj growth and
expansion upon anything In sight to-
day nnil Cisco A Northeastern has
come Into town on that basis. 1U
service will all accord with that idea
which 1ft participated In sot only by
I'rcalilcnt Lee of the. Northeastern btt
ni.o by the Texas Pacific organiza-
tion. J L. Lancaster general man-
ager of tliat system accompanied by
others of Its official family recently
made a trip orer our road and through
Breckcnriuge and lU producing Add.
He concuired Mot heartily in a of
the Tlcws of a big future for th-j city
that wc held and I am at liberty to
xay that the Texas Pacific is planning
Importantly In serving and upbuild
ing Breckenridge In association with
our operations.
"I rnnj add. In support of these
Mtatem.'ate that our depot buildings
and the big construction prograa the
jwje so the are tfe ana Uiei American Kxpres company is carry-
ritptlnrr f tte Jake Hsnday clnsin Ing out here In our yards arc points
INEW WELLS DRILLING IN TODAY
! ALL ABOUT CITY; MUCH OIL NEWS
The Cbre A Northeastern railroad
wMt p: It grrt train through fiira
Ctsce to RreekenrMge en Thursday
msming. rrrivtag here shorn 8 o'clock
The fine train eat will leave Breck-
enrMge aheat 5 p. . of Thursday.
This la jtMt a day earlier than the
Antertcni pranked the arrlral of ihc
Meat train rfew weeks ago when nit
Itl adrtMd can temporary questioned
Ih verac-.ty t Hw pnbMcntlon with
regard to the a nnsaa cement. It will
b recalled that white the railroad
edHsr fixed Friday as the day ot or-
rival he oaltted speclfyiBg a par-
tllarv Friday whether an a matte?
irf fereft4gbt or accident 1ft not dl-
At aitf rate the official aauoiiBce-
wtnt mi Mare JeaklBs agent of the
Ckee Xerthartern today Ift that the
KM paam-nger train will he In Trnrs-
dr BMrnkig f thbi week day after
'twOTnw and that k will be follow-
r4 a Hts.'T later nnder present p-lani
wkJi ImingnFallen ef en all steel
thrvngh train carrying !ey cars and
PaUainw frnai Breckcnrblge to FL
VferMi. XeuKlHW there will be daily
errlce between Breclieu-
an.1 Cisco connecting olrect
wkh T. P. threngti trains bestanlnrt
Thursday. The exact sctieilule on
wb4eh tn'na will eperate will be gir-
r ont by Mr. Jenkins tonrarTOvr.
rentcrarlly nntll the bridge of the
Hlread la eemptetcd aeress the ccek
9imttntif trains will arrire and de-
tin tnm the J. "P. Webftttr ware-
two blocks sonth of the rail-
IS FOR IMS IIARRELS
White No. 2 wns drlllwl In for 1-
400 barrels tUN morning making one
of the best wells obtained on the west
side of town. The Whlto 2 lowest
from tlia Jolinon well on the opposite
side of the street. Kxccllent gas pres
sure jrrMls with the well which nt
1400 strrni docs not appear to be as
yet making Its possible maximum.
DRILLING IN
The Wilker Bateman Syndicate on
Block 42 of the Lake View addition
to Brccksnridgc Is drilling In today.
The Mnd was reached last night and
control enp and Tatre with flow plpo
connections were made early this
morning Contractor York Is conll-
dent he vrlll bring hi a good well. '
read's new station new Bearing com
K TAWKR
tnfteninee Is urged plentifully.
Mt 4on'z forget the life Inaurauce
yK fa a towmwHty that the oil 1M
mm n -rit at
fLlfMnU. wind ami leaking gas
walna perferrateg qrertlae In the
IIIGGINBOTIIAMS ON SASI)
On ttv lllggltibotham farm Snowdnn
V McSweeuey are toly drlllin-; In
Illgglnbunara wells 8 and U. Both nt
these welLt on top of the sand look to
be good fci large .production rivaling
that of the best that this now famotn
producla? acreage has made on the
north side under the Intensive and
highly competent handling given by
the leasing and drilling firm. 'fl
THgglnbcirnm 10 will not 1m: Ion.; In
joining tho two In production that
are being drilled in today the 10 now
being down 1200 feet. The No. 11
on this Isnsc Is lielng spudded In today.
nidi a T-irhtty e other thine working
nt the ftresMe hand la band with the
J9VV ttnlft SBrW -ttrt
(AH i 9 ennaet go away on Sun-
dV nnl hmk that tttber.
int th-ttn wlw to away on Sun-
Cars conitltnte an ever incrcuiln?
jHwtnM Men complain about it
a4 s 4a MKytjrera and o ito e
lnVertnr whn wentd Ukn to iee wore
njUntttntlon W the Job and less tfod;-
iK C Ktnrfay rentrtctlons by vixiU
4 Ranker Mineral Wetu Vu Worth
n&d BO OH.
(Mon&iy and Tnewtey trains bring
every iMt-k.
- 1m mac whe roes out on Friday
r isntwner Insen at least one week
tic aiMl In ent AC his stride another
tt$T and i!ra at t two iiaJh
fcrtinthMklftv
K-hg-MHjMrhenwMenaay "nn tsTo
'Ha4iMH.. fnesday or Wednesday.
A&nvt Ihnwnay he W really In tw-
nana mm ntf and. trnttlng a 31
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that certainly carry strong conllnna
Hon of our attitude in bclicvlug in
a much greater ami a very long lived
Breckearldgc The express company
will put In a 200 foot warehouse and
dormitory building for Its employees
on the south side of tnti depot yard.
Our warehcuse adjoining the oass-n-
ger and freight depot will be 150 feet
long and across the street we are
building another with length of SOU
feet. Of tho freight and paJager
depot bnlldlng tho city will tan oc
raslon to be proud. It will be us at
tractive ns anything In West Tjxau
It Lft two Mtary of stucco and steel
handsomely finished and cenifortablv
fnrnlfhc: ami appointed for the pub-
Uc. Mr Jenkins Is a decided gain to the
dtyT a live wire railroad man who
believes In putting energy Into every-
thing having the good of his town as
Its obje.t and In coming to Brecken-
ridge U entering spiritedly Into tho
purpose cf making Its new railroad
service Just as tfood as he can.
INTERESTING WELL ON SAND
The Cocbrook Oil Co. Is drilling in
on the west of the Pocahontas lease
on the Ackers tract this nftemoon
The Cmbrook was formerly the
Ringer-Hock Island and there has
been much interest In the property
because of Its large bearing on :i con-
siderable west side area. The bole
has had much trouble since first start-
ed soruj months jgo having had tit
contend with several fishing Jobi.
some good wells for ihe Itoxnni nnd
knows the formation along the river.
Ills asftmiatlon will enable the Texas
National maximum opportunity to
make uod drilling time.
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LUCKY WALKER SETS 6
At 2000 feet the Lucky Walkr.'"
today selling Its six inch casing. The
work will be completed this after-
noon and drilling resumed. The drive
wtlh tblft well u holding general n-
forest on the part of the oil public.
which concedes It OHe of -the very best
performs Lcea than far -made In the
entire Stephens county Held.
Thursday
On Cisco
convLictn bint personally that the
leases of his cam panics are in the
big pay producing belt of the field aid
very likely of bringing In stronger
production than yet obtained on the
northeast strike from the Stoker
Magnolia Itrown nnd Jesse It. Smith
lease arti.
GENERAL ENDORSEMENT AND URGE
FOR VITALLY NEEDED NEW SERVICE
GASOLINE STORAGE
Thn Ba Oil Co. Is Installing a
pumping plant and gasoline storage
tanks at the C. & N. E. tracks on the
north side of the railroad's yank. It
will rcrclve carload shipments and
make storage of these In the' tanks be-
ing put uj- The latter will be pro-
tected with yard room and enclosure.
The amount of gas carried will great-
ly relieve the situation combated in
the past In the city in point of ex-
hausted Mipplies frequently had to
conteii-l with.
OIL SUSTAINS SCHOOL
ZVece.wttJ school houc lot Is a pay
proposition to the tax payers of the
county. It U making 100 barrels Gf
oil dally from the hole drilled on It
nnd paying of the total oil output
7-.12d's to the school district The
fund puts the Necessity school far
lieyond he need of money from any
other source.
GAS JIENACE
At tho Chamber of Commerce mect-
WITIIOUT A SPARK PLUG
Peter Johnson n machinist of New
Orleans La. has Invented an Im-
provement of the Internal combrntloa
engine which runs wltlnut iirk
ptug valves carburetor .p ?. or
batteries and Is said to bo the most
simple oil engine yet made. The ino-t
Important economical feature about
the Johnson engine is la the con-uinip-tlon
of fuel. The average ordinary
gasoline engine consumes about que
I pint of gasoline per horsepower por
ing isst nignt Attorneys v. J. uwn- nonr T16 Johnson engine when run-
nor U. 31. Caldwell und Jtuige wmi .in. wui a fuii load on uses onlr
CLOSING BIG GASSER
The Flnnell of tho J. "W. Crowley
lease north and ea&t of the city is I ve-
ins capped In this afternoon and it
Is Indicated will drill itself Into satis-
factory oil production. The Flnncll
lias been making around 23000.000
feet of gas dally for the last several
days. The gas has been comparatively
dry only a trace of moisture belug
reported but other conditions ore ex-
tant favoring the making of oil a
little further In.
were appointed as a committee to In-
vestigate the escaping gas situation
In the city and recommend some tiit'i-
od of securing safety therefrom. It
was stated by one of the coranilttef-
men that it would be possible to con-
duct the gas outside the city w per-
haps romo means might be founl
whereby pipes could be run up .TO -r
40 feet Into the air and the gas ret
on tire. This would not only con-
sume Uqcnma waste but also fur
nish 11 .u lighting for the city and
possibly eliminate some of the law-
lessness now gojng on In the dark
places.
OIL NOTES
Fred B. foster and wife left last
night for Ft. Worth their home
where they will spend a few days on.
business end then return to tho oil
activities In which he is engaged in
the Bre-ikcnrldge and Stephens coun-
ty fields.
Frank Mangel and wife are In Ft
Worth Mr. Wrangel on business f
the General Production Co. of which
he Is manager and to see Mrs. "Mang-
el on the way cart where she goes
to recuperate from a recent nines'..
about ont-hnlf of a pint ot crude oil
per horsepower per hour. The ncv
engine li started with plug and lat
teries bnt they are used only fcr
Initial Ignition being disconnected
within 10 minutes after the machine
Is started.
In finishing the Baylor In the most
appro vim I fashion. There will be bntli
rooms modern toilets hot and cold
water electric lights call buttons'
and what Is appreciated more than
nil else by the public nice large out-
(Ide rooms.
The Baylor will bo under the direct
management of Miss Clarke who hts
lad wlda experience In the oil fields
of Oklahoma nnd Texas and whose
past experience assures success of the
Baylor. The finishing touches nrc
now being applied and the hotel will
open for business on Thursday the
1 tth. the (Into coinciding with that of
operation of the first passenger trains
lo the city by the new Cisco rallioad
the depot of which Is but a few blocks
cast of the Uny lor.
White lie Baylor is one of the most
attractive nnd modern of the ninny
hotels In tht city It Is not to Ik; 'be
highest priced ns the management be-
lieves in reasonable charges for first
class service. A full house Is pre-
dicted for the Baylor on Its opening
date.
Such Improvements ns represented
In this hotel building and the plans
vof Its management represent the big
need In Ml fast growing cltlM. A
pood patronage doon not fall to go to
those who try to please and render
such Service ns will be given nt the
Baylor.
YfiMnr fct Mfeeii tWni and doesn't
df T HrtHnUr Bent jentlee and that
JUt Malm the train.
re mrtawanU eenudata Unit Bit-
nllny sad Stwday nnd Monday are
Jm hni that rM Jt the
UhM. nnd likewfc the drng ftem and
dfW (Mdn aw'-ctetMnc and refreh-
'!im ifcMKt' .
;n mi who fee one tit town lo
the hwrt HwMiar !hfee a-
i4tt ntnr tat h jw
Mr. 4W Mwht t. he aM wt.
tuam ht 'Nm aeTMAl hnndred of
khi kM IlKre are wnwlned In
tt ot Mntorday and Snmlny the
Klnmr tnd wnntd wdw the yra1
.! MtriMT w the ent ar-traae
SECRRTARY ANNOUNCES
IK WILL END SERVICES
ON EXPIRATION CONTRACT
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At a called rafctlng of the Chamber
of Commerce last night Hecrrtury
Cart Is Hancock announced that upon
Jannarv 1 he would net be open to
reewpljjlnent finding It necessaTy to
kglve his nttmtlon to his personal bust
nexs Interests He stated there weio
a wimlitr of applications on file for
his plsiv and sniBfested that consld
eratlon ot these should be taken np
In advance of the ofHce lecoinlng v'
rant. Ttw Hectary reviewed UU en
oVavors rnd acromplbih'Bents daring
the past yrar and pleited his hearty
HHWort to tho Chamber of Commerce
In the lutnre. lie will remain a dtl-
n of Jurckenridfte.
REX OIL & GAS DIVIDEND
Bex Oil A Gas Co. Is issuing of date
of the 15th 25 per cent dividend
checks to its stockholders. Physical
condition of this company is excel-
lent niul it will earn extended profits
through the Judicious handling Its af-
fairs tiave had In connection with the
expansion ot development nnd lenses
In excellent territory. Itrls expected
to be In with Its next well about the
first of thu month. Production of its
No. 1 well has held np splendidly at
around 375 barrels per day.
LEKRAY DERRICK BURNED
illggltibotbara Drilling Co. rig No
1 east of Leeray on the niggfhbothasii
farm burned down last night over
2100 feet of hole. A gas pocket fonn.l
at that depth caused the fire. The
pocket was very small In extent the
gas beta? exhausted by the time the
rig had I urned. When the gas burst
from the top of the casing the forge
was goln; end it was this that caused
Ignition. The IUgglnbothara organi-
zation owning the property Is thut nt
the hardware dealers ot that name
ami not the Higginbothnm family so
largely Interested In productlou north
of Breckenrldgu.
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MAKEri MORRW HOTEL
OIL HBAD4HJARTJW6
KR XNY F INDUSTRY
Tho Morris hetfl on Baylor avw
Mte Mock sMh of Walker street has
beeu M'Hlr renovated and Imnrnved
dr4nff the hvrt wk by Mrs. NcJMj
IfciMcaci recent nwvhnaer el the
property. Mrs. Itansceaa U experiem-
cd In oil field and mining district ho-
tel cHdnct and very widely known
amanc Texas Oklahoma Arlsona nnl
CalMr?a tieople who fi-nl In her e
tahttahwerts welconMi and irvlee that
MtfcM flni fe4 at hose. The Mjrrti
U convenient to the fctxMM dtstrtct
mmI mmdt: the new nwnaiwtnt U be-
tnintbHf hiHtosHrts far ay ell &p-
efnten an-l a central gat ntace
Urn me ot tttt Indmtry wfcta I town.
Km. HHfem ewe haM.frwa Ranr
to Mk tnnaaniifnt. In that ttr he
NEW FIRM COMES IN
Tin Balph O. Stockman Insurance
sjescy making a specialty of pollclm
on rigs and tools and very favorably
known through Its large activities an'
prompt services In the Ranger field
has opened offices In this city at 2IU
First No I tonal bank building where
J. B. Whales bt lu charge ns reslde.it
wanager. Mr. WhaTen comes fronl
the Kanffr office where his work lias
been with Mr. Stockman. Jolntlv
they foavc won very high ctamUn
thevejind in other rrxa of the state
and thel coming to the Breckenridge
1M will be matter of plessnro to
any friend fhey have In Stephtrns
and Youci; counties.
NEW SYNDICATE ON NORTH
The D. A It. Oil Syndicate Is n now
operating organization which has
taken over ten acres In the touth
central jmrt of the .Walker Section
8 on th. north side of '.own and Is
preparing to drill the property at
once. Materials were started to the
ground today. In charge of openv
tlons Is George A. Do Montrond cf
Wichita Kails whose record as a sue
tessful rxierator In the northern fields
has gircn him prominence among oil
operators throughout the state and
wins him general confidence. Asso-
ciated with Mr. Dc Montrond in the
Breckenridge north side enterprise!
are L. W. WatsoH aud F. W. Itib-
blifc both well known in this field
in connection with successful oil de-
velopment enterprises. The new syn-
dicate -which will operate on the or-
iginal syndicate basis ot money paid
Into bank for units nnd money paid
back through bank from oil nttai in
exact proportion to Interest Is cap
italized for $00000 in units ot $100
each. The 10 acres wijulred on
which but one well will bo drilled. Is
considered sure oil land and with
likelihood of as large production as
has bee i cbtalned by any of the iorth
side gicher properties. It Is In. the
same quarter section with a IIpmHc
hole now down 2S00 feet and expect-
ing to drill In the latter pat of the
wtek.
PARKS TRADE COMING
W. n. ScutHworth business man of
Parks iud Interested In the Industrial
and general development of that area
was a visitor In town yesterday. Mr.
Sonthworth states that with comple-
tion of the Cisco road Into Brecken-
ridge tli' trade from Parks will make
a material addition to burineiw here
in supply and other lines. The dally
trains to and from Parks will carry
all traffic to and from Breckenridge.
The Texas company' big new re-
finery in the Parka vicinity Mr.
Soutbworth reported Is coming along
rapidly under the highly skilled di-
rection and work of the large lorx
ot experts employed by the W. C. K
construction concern handling the
Job. The refinery when put In com
mission will mean a great deal to the
producing fields of Stephens county
In point of taking care of their oil
and gas ul home.
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JnpffiftV ffifffih ftspntjaw
G4HNG RIGHT D0WN
J. R. VaH Tassel general mnnagrr
of the Texas National. Is In Brrcker.
rfcifo tndty on his way to Ranger to
nt part it n stria ot cna'n.t for
thiamine to KHtavMi. He report
w4t Wn. 1 C the Texas National start-
ed a few fays ane now down W feet
and twnrythtac njstag good. Me has
NMatty sianwa tha sarvte
t Mm' best dfUtora at thn Jtosaiu
a ssaa wh ku .htsags In
CONFIDENT OF RST SIDE
Mortrec Drilling Co. Is makln? fine
progreu with drilling of the leasee
comprWnjr 130 acres of tho Glen-
ridge Oil Corporation and the Oil De-
7eIopwent Co. eait of town adjoin-
ing tho Fensland ease side prixlnc-
tlon and in the Walker-Caldwell tract.
Manage? W. C. Uhrl et the drflHn
company whose operating expricnic
In the rVdemona and other fields of
Texas as well a In the Brcckearidse
area hm tighly ejnlpn him for the
big work If hand on the east tide has
moved niaftern along with every ex-
pedition ns best attested by the fact
that the Oil Development Co. No". 1
Is down 2250 feet nnd the Olenridge
Oil Corp. No. 1 down 210. The Glen-
rMe No. 2 Is spnMlaK in today. Ten
locntlenj ate to he drUffcd on the tract
end tho smtniafe hdac rapidly as-
mmkU4. for att t tlie work. Con-
cerelsc tlte esirt sitto torrttoty Mr.
Uhi cnrHd htamtf dr as hta
ly vsmmv vHh saeeat ihintsawtirta
Mis him id tU MwHasV to HMka
MM otttkak of that staa Utotc iM
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LOOKS GOOD TO II1M
S. It ).awing ot the White Kagle
Oil 4 Itefinlng Co with headquarters
at Wichita Falls Is here In connection
with affairs of his company and inci-
dentally looking over the field with
view of personal Investment on the
part of himself and associates In pro-
perty for development. Mr. Lawlng
ha had wide experience In oil field
operations and- is Inclined to Ioo'x upj
on the Breckenridge field as repre
senting one of the best opportunitlM
the lndnatry has ever afforded to se-
cure Investment In development iud
production operations. Mr. Lawlng
Is stopping nt the Singer hotel. Wich-
ita Falls interest he states continues
to center more and more lu the Breck
enridge Stephens and Young count
oil areas.
ANOTHER COLLEGE PERSON T
Evidently confusing the American
with another newspaper gratuitous
attack upon It by a Carteret Oil Co.
official yesterday alleged incorrectly
that It wnit stated In a Saturday xtory
that two men had been burned at tne
Carteret hole. No such report was
ever printed In the American. Tills
paper did state that i Carteret der-
rick burned by reason -of n lenklns
gas main. It had such report from
a usually reliable source. Investiga-
tion develops tliat the Carteret ti in
a felv drilled nvea and that no
3 to 0 For
Indians
Pennant
CovelbUl by his wonderful
pitching ami with the help of his
team mates enabled Cleveland to
win the world's series for 1320.
3 to 0 today nuking four straight
games on tliehome grounds taken
from Brooklyn and one game at
Brooklyn.
Cleveland In the game today
scored cne run in the fifth one In
the skill and one in the seventh.
Brooklyn had a man on third
base twice but be failed to reatli
the home sack.
The nltting of Tris Speaker
and E. Smith of the Indians was
econl wily to Coveliskl's greni
pitching.
The finals were:
Cleveland 1 runs
errors 3 struck out
balls.
Brooklyn 0 runs 5
G hits 3
1 base on
hits 2 er
rors 3 strike outs 4 base on balls.
other operators therein have ever
found iran at the depth the Carteret
writer claims It was found In his well
on Friday nlgbt with resnlt of the rig
bWntn. That docs not make It im-
possible tliat the Carteret did find
sneb a pocket-aa cJalnwd but li cer-
tainly makra It plain tliat It was rea-
sonable nnder the circumstances to
accept the aas main leak version of
the cause cf tho fire this In view of
the known conditiou of gas mains
throughout the city which in the Am-
erican's view It Is abetting crime to
conceal or condone or do anything
shout that will not tend lo basUfl
tamedlatu correction ot In protection
ot the Jives of the people of ths city.
i
NSW HOTEL RAYL6 WILL
WK LWtHtTANT GAIN T
crry-tiMtNS tmrnmY
LEWIS ARRIVES WITH
SILENT JACK TD3RNEY:
DIBBS DUE THURSDAY
Fddie Lt-rK who will meet Jimmy
Bibbs Illinois lightweight champion
here on Saturday evening at the Moose
smoker at the Allinmbra theatre ar-
rived thbf morning from Ft. Worth
and lsqcnrtered with hU manager nnd
trainer Silent Jack TIerney at the
South liojcl.
TIerney puts his protege through
his flnit exhibition work In tho city
this afternoon at Moose hall where!
the public is invited to see the Fort
Worth man a favorite with a bg fol-
lowing gr. through hi schedule.
L.bbs Is now due to arrive In the
city on Thursday. He has stopped
over In Ft Worth to mako use fi bet
ter worlrng facilities than nvallnble
hero. He Is expected at Moose Han
ThumLir afternoon however. Much
Interest centers In both LcwU and
Bibbs and athletic circles aboatthe
city arc ellve with talk of the forth-
coming match.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
At the irectlng of the Chamber of
Commerce held In the court honee
Inst evening public endorsement of
the waterworks proposition and or-
ganization as outlined by Mr. Learn-
ed and Mr. Peterson was given. Mr.
Peterson said tliat with no unforseen
obstacle wntcr would be running
through the pipes from the Clear
Fork of the Brazos Into Breckenridge
within sixty days.
Judge John W. Mackey attorney
for the rew company urged upon the
public generally to get behind the new
organization with cooperation both
morally nud financially. Astdo from
the financial returns assured from
thr standpoint ot investment he de-
clared the general health and pros
perity ot the city and dnrrotmdlmj
community depended upon adequate
water frnpply. "These men" he said
"have been going forward In good
faith. TVy have worked hard lest
deep in travel obligated tbemslve
flnancLiUy. They believe In the feas-
ablllty of the proposition themselves
nnd deserve the backing of the whole
city of Breckenridge."
Secretary Hancock of the Chamber
ot Commerce said the new water-
works proposition was the Immediate
foundation tor the greatness of
Breckenridge. "The railways are
here and more coming. The high-
ways are being put Into first class
condition and now the completion of
the new waterworks system will fur-
nish the last side of the great trium-
virate of a greater Breokenrldg."
said the secretary. "There la no rea-
wn" he declared "why Brecknerldge '
should not become a great city. It la
I iiuriy uiues 10 our nearest compeqeoc
It Is a iess distance to water. Chem-
ists antlyzlng the water of the Clear
Forw ny It Is 03 per cent pure. It
comes frwa tio great northwest wat-
ershed of the Plains 250 miles In ex-
tent and unlimited In quantity. Many
-lttes go "hundreds of miles for thelc
water. Wo produce 500000 worth
of the nation's wealth every day and
hare .o go only a iew miles for the
water nwtsMry to do this nnd even
greater things with. Men of r.aslncsi
are not going to place their Invest-
ments Ir. u town or community where
a three months' drouth will destroy
everything but give us waier of the-
klnd that Is available and Investors
will come here In great number with
their funds and their families."
Jndgc Roberts recalled his first vis-
It here several years ago and sold at
that time he was Impressed with the
prospect offered for a great clfy It
wntcr could be obtalneiL "Water will
last" be said "long after oil has
4lven out. And when the oil wells
have finally gone dry Breckenridge
with plenty ot good wholesome water
and wtlh Its other numerous and mag-
nificent resources fuUy developed will
still be a great city for all time to
come."
E. R. Harrows said It this dty had
an adeqnntc water supply and was)
therewith equipped with fire hydrant
ind a flic department the Insurance
rates would be considerably lowered
and many who could not now get in
surance nt all would be accommodat-
ed. Civil WiRlneer B. D. Clancy declar-
ed an adequate sewage system with-
out water was an impossibility. "I
have nevtr seen another town In West
Texas" h: said "where the water-
works and sewage possibilities at so-
simple as here." He uttered the pro-
phecy that In time the Breckcnrl-Ign
Waterworks Company would come to
lie known us the Breckenridge Water
works Iirlgatlon & Beclamatlon Cow-
pa ny. It would be n simple matter
he said to build a dnm on the Cto-iV
Fork fo. developing electric iwjvr
ind by lifting the water over the
rldgc tho towns of Cisco Eaitland
Ranger ftlrawn and Dublin cenhl
then bo supplied by gravity flow.
Previous to tho waterworks discus-
sion th Chamlcr of Commerce went
on record ns favoring the City boning '
bonds fo? sewage and strset improve-
ments iu such denominations end
A. nfc-Q ljotel Is nenrlmf completion
st the cciaW U Baiter aveasw hJ
Dytw street. TMTvrMI krwt' t th
lftfftst and nasi sossstoU hotels In
Mm Mr. m mmm
- s " r
(FumlihtHl by Breckenridge Oil Ex.)
Bid Asked
Brcck. O. & 0 1.32'$ 1.M
Block m 100.00
Block -It 103.00
Banker Merchants. .HO
Brcck. Htato Bank
Central IVv. Co 2.1S
a IL & K. 0. K.00
Oraliam Oil Syndicate 100.00
Oladiton O. i R. 1.10
0Haran O. A .O. 1.25
Invader nt Texas .00
Bex O. & O. v.- 10.50
Scott O. i. B. ' 1-10
Trhwwlo H2X0
m.oo
107X0
.80
130.00
2-7)
150.00
110
I.S0
10
11.00
1.20
123 00
G5.00
11250
Walker Caldwell 52.50
Y. . V. A. 1 10X59
The lucrcaseJ. activity nt the Pretk-
enrtdge OH Exchange nnd Board of
Trade Inc has 'been very noticeable
and the constituent result has been
the rtsctda? advaaea In irsctlaKy all
staMs fcMKd ttstsd on to ssetr.heard
quantities ns they deeswd advisaM?.
Secretar Hanceek said Mtwlthstano-
lnT they had already received seme
200000 for highway iniprsveownfj
in this action he was strongly oC the'
opinion th?re csnM be more obtained
from thn State. The money was Uk
nnd hn believed wRh the p.'oser e-4
resentatlon Brcckenridgo and 3ee
phens ccunty had as good a showing:
for It ns sny other section ot the
state. Aceerdtagly a coamtttee of
volunteers was appointed to no to
Austin to investigate the matter.
' Dlscus.iing the viaduct Mr. Hancock
stated ho had personally sessTshe ar-
chitectural drawing- ot nssM nnd It
was a fact that rock was nWhotn
crushed fcr this project B. R." Bar-
row and C. O. Caldwell thouaht rose
temporary baprovement omtbt to be
aetas creelr Yarkwo phtns wen sg-
(CoaUnMd on Pas.4)
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