Letter from W. S. Birge to Perry Sayles stating three oil wells were drilled on the B. I. Terry tract in Comanche County. Two of them produced oil and one produced gas, but neither produced enough resources to be profitable.

Letter to B. F. Terry discussing an investment in a railroad in Terry's region of the state, as it is expected to be densely populated. The railroad is supposed to be continued into central Texas. The writer asks the distance from Rising Star to Bald Eagle Mountain, as well as to Dublin and to Comanche. The writer asks for a sketch of the possible routes and the distance. The following week engineers are to be expected in the region to find the most practical route.