Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27
SOME ARE SUSPICIOUS,
BUT MOST OF THE PRODUCERS ARE wITH
THE NEW MOVEMENT.
The Entire Machinery of the p. p. A. to be
Used-The Expressions of an Old-Timer-
Latest Accurate Intelligence From the
Various Fields.

Israel. While this dlsatfectlon exists, tnere
are no real grounds for their apprehensions
of Arnolds in the camp. As previously
stated in The DISPATCH, the whole working
machinery of the old P. P. A. Is being
put in motion. The secretaries Of the differ
ent local assemblies are sending out notices
to the members to meet on their regular
nights as of yore. The plan as now adopted
is that all former members, since their last
meeting, who are now identified or affiliated
with the Standard, will be politely asked to
step down and out. When the first step has
been accomplished, new blood, of the simon
pure order, will be induced to join the re-
organization. Producers, machine men and
drilling tool manufacturers, are all alike in
terested In the success of the present under
taking.
One influential member of Pittsburg man
ufacturing firm, who has long been identi-
fed with the oil industry, was emphatic in
expressing his ideas to The DISPATCH to-
day upon the subject. He said that if the
producers did not make success of their
combination this time, their business was
irrevocably lost and any attempt to resurrect
it in the future would be vain.
An old-time producer approached THE
DISPATCH reporter in the Oil Exchange.
and after a few preliminary remarks,
relieved his pent up mind in the
following manner: "There has never
been time in the history
of the oil business, when the situation, from
every standpoint, demanded a much higher
price. At no period has our export trade
been SO great, while at the same time the
stocks are being reduced and the production
is below the demand. 1 am heartily in ac-
cord with the independent movement, but
we must be careful and move slowly. You
know very well when the Standard get their
hooks upon man he seems to be theirs the
remainder of his natural life. II we hope
to succeed, the producers must first be sure
that they have the right caliber at
the helm, and then go in to win. We
must throw aside our personal prejudlces
and animosities. Now is not the time to
faIter, and we must realize in the beginning
that we have 4 formidable adversary to com-
bat but in the language of Patrick Henry,
the battle is not to the strong alone, but to
the vigilant, the active, the brave"
The Situation in the Field.
There is but little to report now in the
field situation. The principal point of in
terest is on the southwest line of the Wild
wood field. In few days one or two wells
will come in here which are attracting con-
siderable attention. The gushers are grad
ually declining and the field is not aggre-
eating as much oil by 1000 barrels as it did
few days ago.
Gibson & Gilds No. is in the 80 foot and
should get the oil bearing sand by the mid
die of next week. The Roth Oil Company
have concluded to drill their No. 4, Kretzer,
to the lower sands They are starting a we'll
on the Hoffman farm which adjoins the
Bryant & Vogle farms on the south and
west On the McCune farm Dickson has
rig about ready to start the drill Forst and
Greenlen viii bring in No. 8 ice pond
tomorrow while the McGeah wildcat we'll
northwest of sthe Ringheisen should get the
sand In the course of a week. On the Alston
farm they are down $50 ieet in their No. 1.
This party in the Wildwood field have COM
pleted 16 wells which have production of
1000 barrels per day.
FOn Christmas morning No. Whitesell,
owned by Griffith and Forest Oil Company
caught fire and the rig was burned to the
ground. The tool dresser working on the
we'll vas severely burned. The Guyton
well is in the stray sand tonight.
Not Enough Evidence Yet.
CRAFToN-The Forest Oil Company's
No. 2, on the Portman, is in the sand to-
night, but not far enough to give evidence
of what the we'll will amount to. At Hays
vile the same company are in the sand
with No. Hummel which is showing for a
we'll.
Drilling a Wildcat.
WESTvIEw-Three and a half miles
northeast from Westview on the McFarren
farm, Miller & Griffith are drilling wild
cat well and are in the 100-foot with a big
dose of salt water. A half mile northeast
from the above we'll, the same parties are
said to be the owners of another wildcat
well which tapped an abundance of brine
in fha On
they found good pressure of caloric fluid
and as result the we'll is producing
enough water to run salt factory.
An Old Hole Going Deeper.
BADEN-At Baden Ed. Barton is clean
ing out and drilling deeper an old hole near
the town in hopes of finding oil below
where the gas was struck. The result is
being watched with some interest.
Trying the Same Place Again.
EMswoRTH-Three miles northeast from
Emsworth, Wiliamson'& Co. have located a
wildcat well on the Taylor farm. They
have rig up and will start the drill at
once. 1t is said that in 1888 we'll was
drilled on this same farm and had showing
of oil.
A Favorable Prospect.
MARS STATIoN-At Mars station Bar
j
the Anderson farm, which looksas good as
NO. 1, eight months old, and now doing 65
barrels per day.
Plenty of Excitement
CALLERY-There is no abatement in the
excitement at Gallery. New leases are
daily being taken and the owners of town
lots have reaped harvest. The B. Forst
Oil Company completed a well on the
| MarhnrOar farn uh iah ic 40
ing 90 barrels day. The same company
have another we'll on top CT the sand and are
spudding for another on Staples farm.
They are building No. 2 rig on the Mar
burger.
Slight Showing of Gas.
GLADE MILLs-Near Glade Mills Wes-
ley Chambers & Co. have a wildcat well
drilling at 200 feet Griffith & Co. on the
| Parks farm, one mile west of Cooperstown,
are through the 100-foot with slight show
| ing of gas. b. MCC.
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