The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29
INSPECTOR
ASHTON Is
BUSY MAN
Law Says all Oil Must be In
SpeCted
TO APPOINT INSPECTORS
For Tank Stations located
Near Territory Line

Guthrie, o. T., May 2S.-Territorial on
INSPECTOR f. A Ashton is now wrestling
with a knotty problem in connection with
the inspection of oil in Cleveland county.
Prior to this time the Waters-Pierce Oil
company. which handles fully 80 per cent
Of the oil used in Oklahoma, has operated
& tank station at Purcell in the Indian
territory, distributing part of the oil for
Cleveland county from that place. The
oil is placed in barrels at Purcell and
hauled across the Oklahoma line into
Cleveland county. The new Oklahoma oil
inspection law states that this oil must
be inspected before it is offered for sale
in Oklahoma lJot only does the tank
station at Purcell supply Lexington, just
across the river from Purcell, but other
towns as well.
There is also a tank located at Nor
man, the county seat Of Cleveland county
and here deputy oil inspector is located.
All oil used in Norman is inspected there
and gasoline used in Cleveland county is
shipped from oklahoma City, being in
spected at that point by a deputy in
spector
Inspector Ashton will ask the Waters
Pierce company to do away with the tank
station at Norman and distribute from
Purcell If the company will consent 20
do this, Mr.. Ashton will appoint a deputy
TO be located at Purcell, to inspect oil
that goes over the Oklahoma line for use
in Cleveland county. The inspector will
have each barrel Of oil to inspect and as
much of the trade in smaller towns is
supplied by wagon, he viii be busy man
If he looks after the business at that
point.
At waurika, in Comanche county, the
retail merchants are supplied by the
Naters-Pierce company from its tanks in
Ryan. near Waurika. This oil has TO
be inspected and Mr. Ashton will ask
that Ryan and other Indian territory
towns be supplied with oil from Waurika.
an inspector viii be located at that point
If the Oil company consents to make the
change. In addition to the oil being in
spected that goes to various points in
Oklahoma, the oil used in the towns ad-
jacent to Waurika will also be inspected
b. Oklahoma authorities.
Mr. Ashton believes that he has every
thing arranged for a close inspection of
all oil used i'm Oklahoma. He is making
trips over the territory, looking after the
work OF inspectors, where inspection has
not been made heretofore by local in
spectors.
THROUGH SCHEDULE CHANGE
On the neutrality-suspicious. From
81. Louis.
Through schedule change on Sunday,
May 24th The a-Pennsylvania
from St Louis
The Keystone Express" a solid vesti-
buled train through TO New York.
Leaves ST. Louis daily at S:4 a. N.
Sleeping cars. library smoking cars din
ing cars
''The New York Limited" solid vesti-
buled train TO New York, leaves ST. Louis
daily at 12:30 p. m. Sleeping cars, obser-
walton cars, library smoking cars, dining
cars. No extra fare.
The New York Express" solid vesti-
buled train to New York, leaves st. Louis
at 1875 p. m. daily. Sleeping cars, dining
cars.
'7The Eastern Express" leaves St.
Louis at Sis p. m. daily. Through sleep
ing car to Columbus, O.. and good con-
nection to points east thereof
Parties desiring special information re-
garding the Vandalia- Pennsylvania Lines
from St Louis are cordially invited to
call upon or address A. T. Anderson,
T. ?. A. Carthage. Mo. or J. NJ. Ches-
brough. Assistant General Passenger
Agent, 500 Century Building. st. Louis.