Propectus of the Annick Lodge Oil Co. Ltd.

type: Companies - prospectus

Unique Code:
A01106
Source date:
23/01/1885

LIST OF APPLICATIONS CLOSE 25TH JANUARY.

ANNICK LODGE OIL COMPANY LIMITED.

CAPITAL £12,000 IN 2400 SHARES OF £5 EACH.

Payable 20s on Application. 20S on Allotment, and the Balance as required in Calls not exceeding £1 per Share, at intervals of not less than Two Months. It is not intended to call up more that £4 per Share.

Directors.

  • ARCHIBALD C BROWN, Esq, Merchant, Gledstanes, Bishopton
  • JOHN BAIRD Esq. , Coalmasster Lesmahagow
  • JOHN BAIRD Esq. Jun.,Annick Lodge Oil Company Irvine
  • JAMES EAGLESHAM, Esq., Coalmaster, Kilmarnock
  • PETER WISHART HALL, Esq Caledonia Oil-Works, Glasgow.
  • GRAHAM STEVENSON, Esq, Engineer, Airdrie will join the Board after Allotment of Shares.

Solicitors

  • ANDERSON & PATTISON 137 St Vincent Street Glasgow

Interim Secretary

  • JOHN WILSON, CA 59 St Vincent Street Glasgow

Auditor

  • ALEXANDER FRAME, 175 St Vincent Street Glasgow

Bankers

  • The BRITISH LINEN COMPANY BANK, Glasgow and Kilmarnock

PROSPECTUS

This Company has been formed for the purpose of acquiring the existing Oil-Works, Pits, Workmen's Houses and Other Buildings belonging to the Annick Lodge Oil Company, with the Goodwill of the Business, Mineral Leases, Stocks of Shale etc, in hand, and of carrying on the Manufacture of Crude Oil and Sulphate of Ammonia.

The yield per Ton of Shale in daily working is

  • 37 Gallons Crude Oil
  • 21lb Sulphate of Ammonia

Reports and Valuation of the Works by Mr James Jones. Dalmeny Oil Company. Mr James Liddell, Walkinshaw Oil Company and Mr John Reid MP, along with Memorandum and Articles of Association, can be seen at the Offices of the Solicitors.

Applications for Shares should be forwarded to the Company's Bankers , or the The Solicitors or Interim Secretary, from whom all further information may be obtained.

Glasgow Herald, 23rd January 1885