The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-02
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on Scout Joe Morton from the Pennsyl-
Vani petroleum nelds, drIfted into Wash
nations capital, says the washington
Post. Morton is in the employ of the
STANDARD Oil Company, and his headqUar-
tiers are IN Piftsburg- He is one OF the
Oldest men in the oil business, and in his
time as an oil operator Drought in" as
they say IN the oil DISTRICTS some OF the
Pennsylvania fields fagnous. Last night
he went back to the time when the old
Bradford pa oil field was opened up,
After the rush for drilling territory
which followed the opening up OF the
Bradford field, l was up that way ana
found about the only piece Of ground at
all promising looking. which had not been
leased, was a garden patch, the property
o. MelnOulst minister OF Bradford, the
Rev. Mr.; Walker. believe his name was.
and as IL struck me there might be oil
under the clods of his land, / leased il.
According to the terms Of the lease. he
was TO get a monthly rental and an eighth
interest in the oil output of the well which
l was to drill. had never done business
with preacher before; and as didn't
know how to handle them, had no end
OF trouble with Walker. OF course, my
programme of work on my well included
Sunday drilling-all oil wells are drilled
on sunday, the same as any other day. I
didn't know how this would strike Walk
er. for ] had heard he Was crank on
society for the prevention OF Sabbath
dissertation, an organization which had
given the saloon keepers of Bradford no
end of annoyance. didn't care mucn
how 1t struck him, however. as there
was nothing in the lease agreement to
stop Sunday work at the well. so 1 went
1T was almost O'Clock on Sunday
morning when the preacher discovered
that MS property was being made the
ground OF the rankist kind of Sabbath
dissertation, and when he did come into
possession of this interesting piece Of in
formation he acted with energy In less
tune than II takes to tell It, he was at the
well, and stirred up nightly. What do
you mean?' he gasped. My property
SUNDAY l tried to reason with him.
but II was Of no use. He wouldn't listen
TO reason and alternately tried threats and
entreatles to induce me TO shut down the
Wen Tor the day. of course | wouldn't do
II, and he concluded to go into the courts.
mat afternoon / was arrested for San
bath breaking and taken before a rnagis-
trate, but the magistrate was not in SYM
pathy with the aims of the preachers So
ciety, and when l pointed out that drill
ing at an oil well on Sunday was a work
OF necessity he discharged me. Then
walker tried half a dozen other plans to
STOP sunday work at my well. one OF
which was an offer to bride me and my
men, Dut none of them worked At last
he CONCLUDED to sell his Interest in the
Wen, and started out TO get a purchaser
He could find no one who was especiaIly
anxious to buy him out, however and al
last sold his holding for a COW in order
to get it off his hands,"
How was the well?" was asked Get
any oil?"
Yes" replied Morton. .'The well came
in gusher. 1t was on Sunday morning.
100 ;.a that we got Oil. The greatest strike
How did the preacher take it?'' aske,
one OF the group who had heard Morton's
walker? Oh, he sent the COW home
and went to law for his share" was the
reply.