The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-17

vided for His children in many ways. He
put in the earth Invaluable things for
the human race and substances without
which it could not well exist. One of the
most useful and valuable factors that He
placed in the earth. us oil. Every man,
woman and child knows what wonderful
benefits have been derived from the COM
modify known as oil
Not many years ago If man would
have mentioned the idea of the existence
OF oil and gas in the state of Kansas
the public would have arrested him for
an idiot and would possibly have adj
judged him insane. Today there are oil
and gas wells all over southeastern Kan
sas. Where a number of years ago the
thoughtless old farmer was driving his
oxen along and turning up the soil there
are derricks, derricks, derricks.. Where
for days and days the deer hunter and
cowboy had strolled in the time gone by,
little dreaming of the future, there now
are many large storage tanks for oil, oil,
Oil. Where first cities were built there
are now pipe lines running in every di-
jrection, conveying the precious oil which
has made Rockefeller many times a mil
lionaire.
In the midst of all this unsurpassed ac-
tivity the Publishers Oil company is sit
uated. 1t owns 72O acres of proven oil
land near Cherryvale, which is III the
heart of the oil and gas region. On every
side of these 720 acres other companies
have smuggled the land and now will
not even 50 much as sell a single share
The parties who have taken this land
surrounding the Publishers Oil company's
property are wealthy and are able to go
ahead with the work of drilling wells and
erecting storage tanks. These very things
they are now doing every day. one COM
pany has struck a number one oil well
within fifty feet of the north line of the
Publishers Oil company's possessions
Several more have been struck in other
parts of the land and every one of them
look upon the Publisher company with
vigilant and curious eye.
These rival companies would like very
much to be able to lay hands on the
Publishers company's holdings. In fact,
they would gladly make an offer on the
property if the managers would only
promise to accept. But this the managers
of the Publishers oil company will never
do. They have a valuable asset and they
know it. They have the oil demonstrated
by the boring of six wells with oil in
every one of them in paying quantities.
In connection with this marvellous fact
the company has space upon which to
put two hundred wells.
To the skeptical the question arises
right here, why do they not go ahead If |
they have such a magnificent layout? |
The point is this, the company has gone |
to its extremes already. A little over /
eight months ago II. II. Tucker. young |
and Industrious business man, saw an OPP
portunity for the development of a vast |
oil fielu. He organized a company with |
a few others and leased the land which |
they now have in their possession. This |
land consists of 20 acres of proven oil /
lands and 800 acres of wild cat lands. The /
did as much as il could with /
its small amount of surplus cash and it |
was successful in striking it lucky in six
wells. Nearly all of these are flowing /
steady streams into large storage tanks at
a satisfactory rate. Now the problem is
to a point where investors are needed in
order to carry the enterprise through.
The management. although successful
and men Of moderate means, must secure
the aid of outside finance
MI Tucker. who is secretary of the
is man of reputation and is
with all the business activity
he can muster to carry the plans through
regardless of antagonism in the way of
SANDER by other compap5es and knockers
over the country. 1t has not been a great
many years since this young man was
driving a milk wagon in the little town
Of Minneapolis. Kansas. He peddled milk
to support his mother, which was occa-
stoned by the untimely death of his
father. Later he is heard of being in the
lumber business in Cherryvale, and still