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THE COLUMBIA OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPING COMPANY
INCORPORATED t'XDEIt THE LAWS OF THE STATE OP WASIQXG
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CAPITAL STOCK 1,000,009 SHARES
'OFFICE: SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.
401 Xlinolx RUx-k. Ouriirr Rlierstde and Waxhlnston Street.
blL FIELDS IN MALHEUR COVXTV, OREGON.
PURPOSE OF THE COMPANY
THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPANY IS TO PLACE ON THE MAR
KET ENOUGH TREASURY STOCK TO PURCHASE A STANDARD
DRILLING RIG, PLACE IT ON THE COMPANY'S CLAIMS. AND CON
TINUE WORKING THIS RIG UNTIL A THOROUGH TEST HAS BEEN
MADE FOR OIL OR GAS.
PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY
THIS COMPANY HAS AND OWNS FORTY-EIGHT CLAIMS SITU
ATED IN THE . HEART OF THE MALHEUR OIL DISTRICT.
THE COMPANY ALSO HAS A SMALL DRILLING RIG, COMPLETE,
AT VALE, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON.
OUTLOOK
THE SURFACE OF THE MALHEUR OIL FIELDS ARE ROLLING,
WITH DEEP RAVINES, SHARP POINTS AND HILLS. IT IS COVERED
WITH BAND AND GRAVEL AND IS DEVOID OF VEGETATION WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF SAGEBRUSH.
THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS FIELD SHOW IT TO
BE OF THE NATURE OF A DRY, BARREN PLAIN OR BASIN, THE
SUB-DIVISIONS REFERRED TO CONSISTING OF SILICIFIED AND
CLAY SHALES, SANDSTONE, CLOSE AND COARSE GRAINED.
THE UNDERLYING FORMATIONS ARE CLAY, SANDSTONE AND
CALCAREOUS CONCRETIONS. WHITE CALCAREOUS SHELLS, FOSSIL
IFEROUS CONCRETIONS, CARBONIFEROUS LIME AND LIME SHALE.
THE FORMATION GENERALLY IS SUCH AS TO GIVE THE LANDS IN
QUESTION A HIGH CHARACTER AS LANDS PECULIAR TO OIL FOR
MATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COA8T.
THE SANDSTONE STRATA IS IMPREGNATED AND STAINED
WITH DEPOSITS WHICH WOULD RESULT FROM SUCH SOURCE.
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
IN A RECENT REPORT FROM A GOVERNMENT EXPERT A
STATEMENT WAS MADE TO THE EFFECT THAT THE MALHEUR CO
UNTY OIL FIELDS OF OREGON STOOD IN THE HIGHEST CLASS,
LIKE THOSE OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, AND OTHER PROMI
NENT PACIFIC COAST FIELDS.
A NUMBER OF OTHER EXPERTS. PROMINENT AND THOROUGH
LY RELIABLE, STATE THAT THE FORMATIONS OF THIS OIL CENTER
POINT TO AN UNLIMITED WEALTH IN OILS AND GASES. ,
SUPERINTENDENT BEARDSLEY'S
REPORT
IN A LETTER FROM SUPERINTENDENT J. T. BEARDSLEY, OF
VALE, OREGON, DATED IN JANUARY, 1908, HE STATED THAT AT A
DEPTH OF SEVENTY FEET. ON THE COLUMBIA GROUP. OIL SAND
AND COLORS OF THE BEST QUALITY WERE ENCOUNTERED, A
SAMPLE OF WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN THE COMPANY'S OFFICES
AT SPOKANE, WASH INGTON.
TO THOSE INTERESTED
sto:k is cents per share
, THERE WILL BUT A FEW SHARES SOLD AT THIS LOW PRICE
OF FIFTEEN CENTS. ANY INFORMATION WANTED ON THIS OFFER
WILL BE GLADLY GIVEN BY THE COMPANY'S SOLE AGENT AT LA
GRANDE, ItAY W. LOGAN, AT IUS OFFICE IN THE LA GRANDE NA
TIONAL BANK BUILDING.
IN A VERY FEW DAYS BLUE-PRINTS SHOWING THE COM
PANY'S GROUND, AND ALSO TILT OF OTHERS WHO ARE SPENDING
LARGE AMOUNTS TO DEVELOP THE OIL FIELDS IN MALHEUR COUN
TY, OREGON, WILL BE AT THE AGENT'S OFFICE.
THOSE WHO A VERY FEW MONTHS AGO BOUGHT STOCK IN THE
MAMIEl'K OIL 4 GAS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, THE UNION, ORE
GON, COMPANY, AT 12 ft CENTS PER SHARE, COULD NOW SELL WITH
A HANDSOME PROFIT, RUT ILAVE TAKEN ALL THEIR STOCK OFF
THE MARKET. KNOWING THE VALUE OF IT IN A VERY SHORT
TIME, FROM THE WORK NOW DONE BY Tn T COMPANY.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GET IN ON TIHS STOCK ISSUE AT THIS
VERY SMALL PUK E, IIEFOHE THE RAISE, WHICH IS BOUND TO
COME LATER, AND INVEST YOUR MOXI.Y IN A HOME COMPANY
THAT YOU KNOW IS GOOD.
OFFICERS
WM. PARKER, President. J. II. WATERS, Vice-President.
It. V. IiOUNSBERRY, See-Treus. J. T. IlEAHDSLEY, Superintendent.
DIRECTOR
3. II. WATERS, L. L. AUMOCK, J. T. BEA RDSI.EY, R. F, LOUNSBERRY.
ADVISORY BOARD
WM. PARKER, J. V. MARLOW, A. E.KNAPTON, CHAS. RESGROVE, and
W. A. INGRAM.
R. W. LOGAN, SOLE AGENT
LA GRANDE, CREGON
The La Grande National Bank Building
GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY. APRIL 14, 1909.
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FRUIT REPORT
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What are deemed fair, estimates,
made as the result of personal obser-
vailon and on the reports of Inspec
tors In the five horticultural districts
of the state, with all due allowance
for varvlng conditions, show that ap
proximately an addlilonal fruit acre
age of 3G.O00 has been planted during
the last yaer, says the Telegram.
Members of the state hoard of horti
cultural commissioners, now In semi
annual session in the rooms of . the
Chamber of Commerce, are a unit in
.I-- h.i with' irood crops the
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commercial output ui i"c
this year will be worth about $9.-000,000.
This means that Oregon In the past
year has made a tremendous stride
forward In the horticultural field. The
estimate of the value of the commer
cial crop last year wm about $4,250,
000. The member of the board say
that this was $500,000 short of the ac
tual value. Taking the true value of
the commercial crop last year as about
$4,750,000, it will be seen tnai me
value of the commercial crop, under
favorable conditions, has almost it not
quite doubled.
The figures show that during the
last year there was 10 tlmea aa much
spraying of orchards aa during the
preceding year. Those who objected
strenuously to the work of the com
mission at first, declaring that it was
an .unwarranted invasion of personal
rights, are reported now to be in en
tire sympathy with its work and to
form valuable adjuncts In carrying on
that work. With the enlightened sen
timent of fruitgrowers behind It, the
commission has succeeded In accom
plishing great things In spraying, and
old orchards, especially in the Wll-
umette valley, which a year or two
ago were a menace to the young or
chards on account of being breeding
grounds for pests, have in large meas
ure been cleaned out and placed in
sanitary condition. This change in
sentiment on the part of fruitgrowers,
with the practical results accruing
irom it, is one of the most favorable
indications of the'trend ot the times.
From the Fourth district, compris
ing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Mor
row, Wheeler and Crook counties,
Commissioner Weber reported that
for the year 1907-07 seuson, Hood
River Is planting 100,000 new trees,
mostly apples and pears, with a scat
tering of cherries and other fruits.
The Hosier country will plant about
25,000 acres in apples, pears, cher
ries and peaches; The Dalles about
100,000 In cherries, pears, apricots and
apples and about 3000 grapevines; Du-
fur, about 15,000 in apples and pears,
principally. At The Dalles there is a
large acreage of strawberries. At Ir
rlgon, a new irrigated district in Mor
row county, about 10,000 peach trees
are being planted this year, about 5000
more of various kinds ot fruit, and
perhaps 10,000 grapevines, mostly
flaming Tokays. The increase in
acreage for the district la about 4000,
all told.
"The total Increase In fruit acre
age for the Fifth district, comprising
Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Baker,
Grant, Harney and Malheur counties.
Is about 8000," said Commissioner
Geer. "Probably BuuO are In apples,
2000 In cherries and the rest scatter
ing. A 600-ucre orchard was put in
In the Grantle Ronde by J. B. Nunn,
of Utah. The district has almost dou
bled In production in the last year.
Malheur is setting mostly apples;
Union, apples and cherries, with the
latter fruit predominating; Umatilla
putting in. apples and cherries
about' equally."
vrciiuruisiB a a wnule now see
the value of spraying and the standard
of the fruit Is steadily rising as a re
sun, sain i ommissloncr Newell.
"Those who fought the work of the
board the most bitterly are now our
strongest allies. It is not exaggerating
to say that at least 2,500,000 new trees
have been set out In the lust year.
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