FULLER.] 
COLLECTION OF WELL RECORDS AND SAMPLES. 
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cooperation obtained through these addresses, especially through those 
obtained from advertisements for bids, is especially efficient. The 
newspapers throughout the country contain a vast amount of informa- 
tion relating to wells, but it has been found that this is not satisfactorily 
collected by the press-clipping bureaus, and at present little use can 
be made of it. 
Filing of dippings. — The magazines are examined as received and 
clippings taken of advertisements for bids, news notes, etc. These, 
together with the clippings received through the press bureaus, are 
commonly pasted on a 4 by 6 inch card. At the top of this card is 
space for the name of the State, county, and town. If the clippings 
are long and require folding, an envelope attached to the face of the 
card, opening upward, is of much assistance m filing. 
The clipping cards are marked with the name of the publication, 
and the volume, page, and date, after which they are filed by State, 
county, and locality. The clipping file gives not only addresses, but 
a comprehensive summary of drilling operations and allied subjects. 
PREPARATION OF MAILING LIST. 
Each name and address of a driller or well owner is entered on a 
4 by 6 inch card, which also serves as a stock card. In addition to the 
spaces for the name and address there are spaces for recording the 
position (owner, contractor, foreman, driller, etc.) of the person 
referred to, the dates on which circular letters inviting cooperation 
were sent, the addresses to which supplies are sent, the number of 
notebooks and bags furnished, and the dates on which they were for- 
warded. The form of this card is shown below. 
12 3 
Name, 
4 5 6 7 
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 
Position, 
Permanent address, 
First circular sent, 
Circulars sent. 
Date. 
Address. 
N. B. 
Account of bags sent. 


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