Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. KfeWSl I I ri I KS MldM Ol K SI*I ? <:i.\l coi:i;i:siomii;ms BBS of lntcrcwt Prom all Part?* of ?amttT and Adjoining (o untie*. HOTICE TO CORRKSFi \ I i:\ i ^ Mall your jotters so that they W\ roach this ofU> not later than Mori Aay when Intended for Wednesday paper and not later than Thursday for Saturday's Issue. This, of course, Applies only to regular correspond In ease of Items of unusual rs value, tend In immediately by II, telephone or telegraph. Such news stories are acceptable up to Ittf hour of going to press. Wednesday's paper Is printed Tuesday afternoon sturday's paper Friday ufter WISACKY. Wlsaeky. May 16.?We certainly have remarkable weather for this >n of the year?middle of May, have had fire morning and even? ing most of the time. Some persons gu?> all the credit to the Comet Hal ley and everything else evil. We have been blessed In this section with fine rains, without the hall and our crops look fairly well, consider? ing the adverse seasons. The oat crop has Improved greatly since the rain and promise much bet? ter yields. Fair stands of corn and cotton, both of which are being nicely worked out. The gardens are very poor and backward. There Is an abundant crop of fruit, which looks healthy and promises well. It will be gratifying to the many friends of Miss Lottie DesChamps to learn that she Is better, and improv? ing. She has certainly been suffering severely for a long time, and we all rejoice that she Is relieved In a meas? ure, and that her precious life Is spared. Mrs. W. B. McLeod, who has been quite sick Is, we are glad to report, much better. Mr. Ous Cooper Is still quite sick. His trip to Baltimore did not seem to help him much. We all hope that he may have a change for the better. Mr. W. H. 8cott. of Sumter. Is visit? ing his ,*<\^ht?.r, Mrs. A. K Weldon. The good people of old Mt. Zion church have gotten together and de? termined to build a handsome new church on the same site on which the old stood. The church Is to co,c $12, ?00 and the greater part mi said amount has already been provided for. We hope to worship with them soon In their new house of worship. Mrs. Or. Petrle, of Virginia, who haa been on a visit to her brother. R. mt. Cooper, returned to her home last Friday. Mr and Mrs W. w McCutchen nave gone to Greenville to the horse Mr. McCutchen will have on exhibition. HHA1 Plsgah. May 18.?Winter still ling? ers In the lap of spring. Fires are very comfortable night and morning, and It takes more than one spread to keep one warm at night. Notwith? standing the eool weather cotton looks very well, ?"hoppln* out Is now in full blast. The stand Is broken ?M h necessitates much replanting. Corn Is small. The greatest effort Is being made to make a big crop. Most of the people have realized that cot? ton Is not the sesame for all our fin? ancial troubles. Without a disaster, the merchants will make fewer orders for corn than they have been accus? tomed to and we hope they won't make any?that the State will make enough and to spare. The big hail here ai'ont t? n day* ago did n<>t ma? terially hurt the crop*. It was too big for that. Mats have come out some, but not near a full crop will be m ib Uanbns - v ril. w ?? are tr\ in* to find out who has one. There Is some sickness of different kdnd* In our se< th?n. Mr. T. W. Haw? kins. Sr.. has been quite 111. but Is bet? ter. Mrs S. W% Huttield Is quite sl. k. Capt. J. J. ''ool.v. of Harllngton, com?* owr lavt Friday to visit his daught' r. Mrs. .1. L. ?JlHis and return? ed h ?no- M'ooh.v afternoon. Mr. f'harlb Jo*, v. of Lee county, ?pent Saturday and Sunday In our mldnt I'.righr ? \ es Is the attraction. The Plsgah Literary So, lety bad an Interesting meeetmg last Saturday evening. Miss Hattle lluss.-y read an ?easy "n th?- Iir? - of Ilobert K. Lei*. It idoetlon "ii lb* life of this grand saldier and Christian gen? tleman. WltSt* nun. is never men? tioned ?. it t h it it Ml ? I i thrill of admiration and rttgsH t County l'nlon ^ ill meet with the l'1-.guh ? Inn h >>i\ taMt Sat'ir.|.i\ In this month. Quite an Interesting programme has been Issued. Th meeting will close Sunday at mid I y serv b e. I understand that Mitt I la Ma - l\ ans has l < ? n ??!??< t# -1 a t. i. her In the Cleveland High ? hool. Kerdtaw counts Ml** Ifottli llusvev will continue at the Plsgah stfcttl. There are some other changes In schools but your ?orrespondonts, no doubt will men? tion thorn. Indications are that an abundant fallt crop will be made. Several have ceded in raising many spring hirkens. but they will be ate at home. r.... ?oo4 to etil. The comet Is not worrying many people here. It will soon pass to an? other world beyond our vision. WEDGE FIELD. WodfltAoM, aMy It.?The rain* of yesterday were vroloORM by the plant? ers in these parts. Some cotton had to t'*> planted OVar and the rain came in a good time to bring it up. it is good we are not all optimists. !t' it was so the future would look exceedingly dark at th<- present, it is a fact crop conditions are the poorest for the time of year the writer ever remembers, but d few days of warm sunshine with a shower occasionally will cause a great Improvement, and we will have fl harvest time as usual Everybody has about gotten stands ?f corn, the oat crop is hotter than we had any right to expect so we have no cause t" complain. Miss Martha Platte who has been teaching school in Williamsburg coun? ty is at home much t<> the delight <?t* her many friends. Mid3 Evelyn Parier, <>f Parler's, la spending some time with her brother. Dr. M. L. Parier. Mr. A. M. Brailsford, of Camden. spent tile day with Mrs. Carrie Brohun at Mellrose today. Miss Bessie Aycock has returned hom< after a pleasent visit to friends at St. Matthews. Mrs. W. T. Aycock and children, of Columbia, are visiting Mrs. H. L. Ay ci?ck. The young children of the commu? nity were delightfully entertained at Mrs. Ii. L. Ajcock's on yesterday ev ening complimentary to her grand? daughter, little Miss Margaret. The declaimera contest for the Robert Sims Aycock medal will take plaee in the school auditorium tomor? row night. Mrs. J. R. Ramsey is visiting In Sumter. Mr. Peter Mellett. Jr.. of Columbia, is in town today. Mr. R. L. Wright has gone to Rock) Mount, X. C, where he has accepted a contract to do sonv build? ing. Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy ?Shake s-peare. Compassion, the parent of all kind offices.?Bryant. There is no sanctuary of virtue like home.?Edward Everett. IVrserverance gains its meed and patience wins the race.?Barton. ?nr. iwiiiiii n> it i jlw?a? ?.?.urn ?? TRUTH NUMBER A Good Investment is Worth a "Life Time of Toil ft IL is one of the greatest things in this country to-day. Hore fortunes have been ^made and are being made in Oil than in any other known commodity. Of course the first prfncipie of making1 money is to provide the public something that the public wants when it wants it, and for which the public is willing to pay the producer's price. Too many men make failures who face the other way and try to sell the public something which they want the public to have, and thus the provider Is ultimately oblidged to sell at the public's price, and in that there is little or no profit. Oil is a necessity, and new uses are being made of it every day. On the Pacific Coast Oil is about the only fuel used, and even two of our largest railroad systems use California Crude Oil for locomotive fuel. BROWN GOLD By R. S. Note: (We wish the reader to know that the term "Brown Gold" means California Crude OH.) When Jud Blwood awoke one morning; in his cabin, located near Bakersfleld in the State of California, and decided to go on a rabbit hunt, "by his lonely," he little dreamed the i nsult of that decision and the subse? quent trip was to lead to the discov? ery of one of the greatest Brown Gold producing districts in the world; and naturally the thought never occurred to Jud, because he had In mind sim? ply hunting for rabbits, not minerals. To quote Jud, as he gave the ac rount of his lind to the writer, he on that morning left his cabin accom? panied by his gun and dogs; and Jud. by the way, was always fond of dogs and had a few that were as good as any In Kern County; and Jud knows a goad dog, too, and why not? ills old home, Bakersfleld, Is the Mecca to which all really good ones make an annual pilgrimage to attend the great National Tryout. Well, to con? tinue Jud's story, he started out in a direction to the northwest of his cab? in toward the foothills, and after se? curing a good-sized bag of cotton? tails was returning homeward, when his attention was attracted In one direction to the different hues of the early morning mist which, rising from the soil, gave off a color that had the appearance of being a brown-colored haze, or a "something" entirely dif? ferent from that noticeable in other directions, with the result that El WOOd was soon convinced of the pres? ence of Brown Gold, and the exist? ence of the Kern Hlver District today proves his deductions to uavc been correct. Jud had hard work at first in his efforts to convince friends and neigh? bors as to the importance of his lind, Ills deductions not being accepted even by experts as being at all rea? sonable, which brings to mind the cu? rious Story told of the earliest dis cowry of Brown Gold, in this coun? try during the days of Colonel Drake. The Wie* Ones at that time smiled at the prosper t??r, being amused at the mere idea of finding Drown (odd in thi earth. The son of one old farmer brought home the news of Col. Drake's find, which to the mind of the old man was utterly absurd, con? sequently he would not believe t. "it yott hud told me that they had found whiskey, l could readily understand It. for we know that whiskey is made from corn, and it might easily soak through the roots of the stalk and accumulate In the earth, but Mowing Brown Gold, nwvar." As a cons. queiie?>a the adverse opinions and criticisms |0 Which Jud was subjec t showed neither sympath) nor support, which made him fully realise tin old truth that "no man is a prophet in his own country," and the sequence In all probability would have been that ths groat bods- of mineral wealth whi' h had been lying there dormant tor many ages would have rem lined undisturbed If it were not for ths stranger who took advantage of the opportunity and ba< Iced his judgment with money. This fact is notorious in the history of the development of the great Kern River District. Prac? tically, and excepting one old firm which had pinned its faith on what is now famous as the "West Side," the district where gushers are making millionaires nearly every day, the brains and means which developed the great Brown Gold districts of Cal? ifornia, which today is by long odds the greatest producing country in the world, came from the outside; from the stranger. The local capitalist and others of smaller means, being abso? lutely blind as to the opportunity then within their grasp. From other por? tions of the State, California capital and brains took a leading part in the early development. Well known mer? chants, lawyers, doctors, lumber and fruit men taking a leading part, and to the list must be added the many hundreds of the comparatively small? er investors, such as mechanics, rail? road men and particularly the strong support and backing furnished by the keen departir %r.t store employe?two Dos Angeles s? *res alone supporting hundreds of Investors, each one help? ing the development In amounts that ranged from $50 by the lady cashk?rs to $2,500 by managers of depart? ments. Another Interesting feature in this connection was the impetus given by residents of the "Show Me" State. They sent their delegations to Investigate, were duly "shown," and as a consequence their subsequent in? vestments have added many millions Of dollars In Brown Gold to the world's wealth. Some towns of about 20,000 inhabitants furnishing more "sinews" than did any one of the wealthy eastern States. It was not very long after the El WOOd discovery before all the good land in the district was acquired, principally by mining, fruit, lumber and ?>ther men, who through business connections and associates were brought Into active touch with the exact situation in Kern County, and who were quick to take advantage of the immense possibilities and prof? its to be ultimately derived from the development Of Brown Gold as against that of any other kind of mining or Industrial enterprise. And. as a consequence, those who later on decided to engage In the industry wa re compelled to go elsewhere and secure lands in other districts, where th? indications and general appear? ance of the country were similar to those prevalent In the Kern River District. This "crow ding out." which led to the compulsory seeking for oth? er distric ts was particularly fortunate tiom the fact that it led to the furth? er exploiting, development and ulti? mately the proving up of the great? est of all California Blown Gold Dis? tricts?"! toalinga." Tin- stupendous magnitude and the recent rapid advancement made in the development of this great Brown Oold district is such as fully warrants the nani the "Wonder District." and In order t<> fully appreciate its Immense richness and the develop? ment thereof which has been made during the past tew years, which period rovers the real opening up of tin- Held, a comparison will be neces? sary, and for the purpose cd' making an Intelligent one, tin celebrated Kern River I 'istri. t. the field that is generally (and was truly) regarded as being th< greatest and richest pro diner of Drown Gold In the world w ill be taken. itornia The authentic, up-to-date figures used in order to substantiate the statements made are those compiled for the month cd March, 1910, and they are Interesting as well as re? markable from the fact that they prove unquestionably the supremacy of Coalinga, the Wonder District of California, and shows it to be by all odds, through comparison of present development, as well as by results, actual production?the King of all Brown Gold districts. The figures re? ferred to, which cover the total pro? duction of those two great Brown Districts for the month of March, 1910, are: Barrels. Coalinga District.. 1.231,000 Kern River District. 1,100,000 barrels of 4 2 gallons each, the differ? ence in favor of the Coalinga district being 131,000 barrels for the month. But when the present development of both districts are taken Into consider? ation, the startling fact is realized that the great Coalinga district pro? duced this enormous quantity of Brown Gold with less than one-half the number of wells as compared With the more thoroughly developed and comparatively older districts, the Kern River. And by a further compiri on of the average production pe- well in the two districts it is shown that the Coalinga district well produced two and one-half times as much Brown Gold as was produced by the Kern River district well In the same period, or in other words, to make the con? trast more apparent, while the aver? age Kern River well was producing 800 barrels the average Coalinga well was producing 2.000 barrels. Having shown by facts and figures that Coalinga Is the greatest produc? ing district, it is now pertinent to re? fer to another point in order to show the further great advantage this district has in fac ilities for marketing or moving the product to Tidewater, and this brings up the subject of trans? portation, which as a matter of fact was the one and prac tically the only handicap with which, until recently, the producer of Brown Gold In Cali? fornia has had to contend. Produc? ing a commodity without the facilities of getting It to a market is like rind? ing a Yellow Gold mine in the heart of Africa without being able to han? dle the ore or getting the product to the outside world. Such was the Story of Brown Gold found in the heart of California. No means of transportation, excepting by the few thousand tank-cars furnished by the railroads, which at its best was a totally Inadequate, as well as very expensive. service. Now, however, those conditions have bee n complete? ly changed and with a due apprecia? tion of the magnitude and importance of the "Wonder" of all producing dis? tricts, the Coalinga producer has . his disposal the service of the follow? ing great pipe line systems?one pix-inch and four of eight and ten inch capacity each, making in five great through pipe lines, whic h extend to various coast points north and west from the district to mar? ket, i. ?'., Tidewater. It ir of l 1! These lines are: Associated from Coalinga to Monterey, from Coalinga to Port Costa; Producers from Coa? linga to Port Harford; Standard from Coalinga to Mendota, the latter two being parallel lines, which connect with the through line to Point Rich? mond on San Francisco Bay. The product is handled by the transportation company or companies w ith which the producer elects to do business, which concerns, at their cost and expense, run pipe lines to the property and take care of the product, thus relieving the producer of all further work. From tidewater points the Brown Gold is shipped north, south, east and west, from Alaska in the north to Chili in the south; and over seas as far as Japan, and portions of it even as far as Australia. The Coalinga district offers a pro? duct capable of further immense de? velopment; offers ample facilities for the marketing of the same; offers a market which is practically unlimit? ed, coupled with a demand for the commodity, wihch all present efforts have as yet been finable to supply. With all these facts in mind, can a single argument be advanced that will contradict the statement than an in? vestment made now in Coalinga Brown Gold is the best investment extant? How or where can I make an in? vestment whereby 1 may participate in the distribution of the immense amount of mineral wealth with which California is so favored and the de? velopment of which Is still in its in? fancy? How? By making an in? vestment in a company that has some? thing to offer in return for your in? vestment, and the more they "have and hold" the greater will be your return thereon. Where? Investigate fully the California National Crude Oil Company, which has recently ac? quired Five Thousand Acres of rich Brown Gold holdings in the now fa? mous Coalinga district, the Wonder District of California. Remember the story of Jud and his dogs and don't be llnkened unto the blind friends and neighbors, but "get in" now, like the stranger did, when the investment of a few hundred dol? lars, which the stranger actually made, resulted in a private car, which he now uses and Is now his own; all the result of a small investment in Brown Gold made at the bottom. Invest your savings in a company that is operating In the greatest field In the state. Remember, you have only a short time to purchase this stock at 40 cents per share. We can assure you that within a limited time this stock will be sold for double this figure, and you will see it quoted at that figure In these columns. We would advise you to make as large a reservation as you can afford and do so immediately. Make all drafts, money orders, etc., payable to the California-National Crude Oil Company, Los Angeles. Cat., and mall with attached blank. California National Crude Oil Co. SUBSCRIPTION BLANK t I. W. HELLmAN BLDU., Los Angeles, Cal. Gentlemen: Enclosed find_ for which please issue we_ Dollars . Shares of the Treasury Stock oj the above ( orporation. Wune ._ , \ (Idress_ Crude Oil Company I. \V. HELLMAN BUILDING, Los Angeles, California.