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Colorado Oil Promotional Broadside & Birdseye View
Interesting map and advertisement from the Front Range Oil Company, based in Denver, Colorado.
At the right is a map of the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies, dotted with oil derricks from the Wyoming border to the New Mexico border.
The text details Front Range Oil Company's operations and investment opportunities related to oil leases and royalties across the area from Wyoming to New Mexico. Established with a capital of $100,000, the company aimed to consolidate various oil-related interests under one management, promoting the acquisition and development of oil properties along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.
The broadside offers stocks at $2.00 per thousand, indicating a strategy to attract investors by promising dividends from the profits of oil sales. Additionally, it mentions the company's commitment to increasing the share price as profits are made, highlighting a focus on the speculative nature of oil exploration and drilling during that era.
The company claims to already possess leases and royalties on several oil structures along the Front Range, from the Wyoming border to New Mexico, with some drilling operations underway. This advertisement is a reflection of the early 20th-century oil boom in the United States, targeting potential investors by presenting opportunities within the burgeoning oil industry of the Front Range area.
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