Vernon lumbermen brace for city doubling oil boom
Vernon lumber interests anticipate a population surge from the Sigler well and new pool news, foreseeing a town of about 25 000 within six months. They warn rail congestion may force material routes via Oklahoma City Frisco and El Paso, but expect ample supplies of lumber brick and cement at current prices.
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Vernon
Louisiana
Arkansas
Denver
Wichita Falls
Burkburnett
Oklahoma City
Frisco
Fred W. Gardner
Cameron Lumber Company
Wilbarger
R. Pinkston
C.D. Shamburger
Hub Colley
J. L. Showers
Herring-Showers Lumber Company
Prescott-Peoria well blows in near Vernon fuels oil rush
The Prescott-Peoria Company’s Wharton Ranch well near Vernon Texas blew in at 1 a m on Wednesday after steady drilling. It flowed 80 barrels per hour from 2040 feet, with hopes of 1000 barrels daily. Officials expect the new field to rival the Northwest extension, attracting investors and rigs as Vernon locks into an oil boom. The project involves Prescott-Phoenix Company leaders and investors from New York to Wichita Falls, marking the twelfth successful North Texas well for the firm in a year.
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Prescott-Peoria
Wharton Ranch
Vernon
Bease
Lloyd Sigler
Sigler
Northwest
Texas
Oil Leases Bring Fabulous Figures in Boom Time
Oil leasing has become a desperate rush with hundreds arriving to seek deals. Prices have surged to as high as $1,000 per acre within two miles of the Sigler well, as George F. Richardson secured ten acres. Lease hunters’ activity and crowded Vernon traffic reflect the feverish oil boom, while trains and autos bring curious crowds and tight parking. Rumors of a Fort Worth oil special circulate without confirmation.
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Vernon-Bound
Judge R. W. Hall Here in Vernon Oil Boom Tie
Judge R. W. Hall of Amarillo is in Vernon. He formerly lived here and still holds interests in this county, which the oil boom is expected to materially affect.
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R. W. Hall
Amarillo
Vernon
Holiday Express Rush Matches Regular Traffic
Express shipments rise in Vernon as three regular wagons haul one to three trailers each. Trailers were added around Christus time, boosting capacity. The Christmas surge led to embargoes on all household goods in this state and neighboring regions. Cornwell notes most growth comes from merchant demand for speed on rush orders, not large material movements. Return to private railroad ownership has barely altered express routing, though workload increased.
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Christus
DS. Cornwell
Vernon
Cornwell
Refinery Plans Move Toward Realization in Fort Worth Area
A deal by Lloyd Sigler and Langford of the Peoria Prescott Oil Co to buy twenty five acres along the Fort Worth and Denver line for a new refinery, at a price of 15000 dollars, signals rapid construction. Mas Konth and J G Perth sold the land via U S Davis. The project could employ about five hundred workers once in operation with pipeline links to the Sigler well. Details on plant size remain unclear. Continued on page 6.
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Lloyd Sigler
Langford
Peoria-Prescott
Fort Worth & Denver
Mas Konth
J. G. Perth
U.S. Davis
Sigler
Proclamation Urges Vernon Residents to Open Rooms
Vernon Mayor Harry Mason asks citizens to offer spare rooms due to crowding from development. Hotels cannot accommodate all arrivals, so residents, hotels, and the Chamber of Commerce should share inventory to alleviate congestion. Citizens are urged to act even at personal inconvenience.
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Chamber of Commerce
Harry Mason
Oil well rush floods telegraph office with 406 messages
Within twenty four hours after the higher well topped the derrick Western Union in Nellow filed 406 messages announcing the news to the four corners of the United States. An extra operator and clerk have been employed to handle the rush, with night office hours likely. Vernon office to scale service to demand as more oil men arrive.
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United
Focal Western Union Telegraph Office
Nellow
Duchness
Mavwriee Bonner
Ager
Cote
Rev J T Bradbury Appointed To State Convention
Reverend John V T Bradbury pastor of Central Christian Church is named to the reception committee of the state convention of the Christian Church meeting in Galveston May 16. Announcement came in a letter this week from Will H Evans of Bonham, the convention chairman.
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John VT. Bradbury
Central Christian Church
State Convention of the Christian Church
Galveston
Mr. Bradbury
Will H. Evans
Bonham
Vernon Vessel Launched From Pensacola
The Vernon Texas named ten-thousand ton steel steam er, built for the United States Shipping Board, was launched at Pensacola Florida ninety five percent complete. The ship honors Vernon due to Liberty Loan Drive activity by local citizens.
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Vernon
Texas
Pensacola
Florida
United States Shipping Board
Sixty Mile Gale Tops Vernon Anew
A sixty mile per hour gale battered Vernon blowing awnings, signs, and roofs. Car tops flew off several autos and a sheet iron roof section from R E Woods Tleeksmith shop was torn away. The Loos Carnival shows and various businesses suffered damage while a Mexican laborer Jose Garcia perished in the collapse of his residence.
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R. E. L. Woods Tleeksmith Shop
Sam Lee
Loos
Ouanal
Chill King Cafe
Peoples Bakery
Baker Brothers Drug Store
Central Christian Church
Jose Garcia
Looking After Oil Interests
Fort Worth figures A. G. Carter and W. G. Burton visited today to review extensive oil interests and discuss investment opportunities with local partners.
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A. G. Carter
W. G. Burton
Fort Worth
Fuller Prophecies April First Storm
Weather prophet Fuller predicts a month of storms in April with the first twister due on April 1 in this section. He advised residents to ready storm collars and act on the warning, asserting it is not an April fool.
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Puller
Dell
West Texas
Fuller
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