:57:01
This is neil atkinson.
:57:04
I'm sure you've heard
of atko oil.
:57:06
Uh, and this is, uh,
:57:07
george bascomb,
his geologist.
:57:09
Heard you've been
doin' pretty good.
:57:11
Still got a ways
to go though, huh?
:57:14
I don't guess you come up
here to talk about that.
:57:16
You got somethin'
to say,
:57:17
why don't you
just say it?
:57:20
You know,
miss connors,
:57:22
the characteristics
of this valley
:57:24
are almost identical
to what we found
:57:26
in other parts
of this state
:57:28
where there are already substantial
oil fields in production.
:57:31
Why, there could be
a lot of wealth in here.
:57:33
Unfortunately, we can't
really pinpoint
:57:35
the exact location
of that structure
:57:37
without a more complete
seismic record.
:57:39
What he means, ella,
:57:41
is they want
to test for oil.
:57:44
I'm not stupid, virge.
:57:45
I also ain't interested.
:57:47
You ought to know
that by now.
:57:48
Well, i
understand that.
:57:50
But have you given any
thought to what this means?
:57:53
Uh, hell.
:57:55
Hell, i imagine
it means
:57:57
you gonna tear
the earth apart.
:58:01
You know,
ella,
:58:03
i admire you.
:58:06
I've watched you
and your father
:58:09
give everything you had
to this piece of land.
:58:12
Now is your chance
to make it pay.
:58:13
I seen places where
they drill for oil.
:58:20
You better include my partner
over there in these dealings.
:58:22
He's got a mind
of his own.
:58:23
It's not just a question of a
piece of land or an oil company.
:58:27
The war is going
to be over soon,
:58:29
and we're going to have a lot of
building to do. We're going to need
:58:31
more energy than we've
ever needed before.
:58:33
When it comes to the land
over the needs of the people,
:58:35
i think i'd have
to take people anytime.
:58:38
Boy, it sounds to me like
a bunch of speeches i heard
:58:41
when they was tryin' to get
me to re-enlist in the army.
:58:45
They sure
don't seem
:58:47
to have done a hell of
a lot of good, do they?
:58:49
I'm with the lady.
:58:53
You got your
answer, virge.
:58:55
You know, ella...
:58:57
you could lose
this place overnight.