The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-14
ASHER THOUGHTFUL LETTER
SKEPTICS, WARY FELLOWS AND
BUSINESS MEN GIVEN FACTS.
An Eagle Representative Tells About
Cherryvae and The Publishers
Oil Company.


Wichita Kansas
When | arrived in Cherryvale Monday
evening was more than surprised at
the unusual activity Of the little city.
AS ] stepped out of the car at the Frisco
and the general scene was an impress
sive one \ few minutes later I found
my way to the Axtell hotel, which was
crowded with guests And here is where
one can hear oil men talk from morning
until night
But one of the first things that struck
me was the peculiar Odor in the air.
1t IS not an unhealthy smell but. on the
other hand is quite fragrant The frag-
rance of the odor and its omnipotence is
proven by the vast number of people who
come to Cherryvale and enter upon some
line of business. 30 doubt you are Won
dering what this odor is. And L wonder
ed too, until l was told that it came
from the many oil wells surrounding the
city.
After arranging for my nights lodging,
! Immediately made inquiry for Mr.. H.
H Tucker. secretary of the Publishers
Oil company / first went to his little
office in the lumber yard on Depot
street. but did not find him. Upon ques-
tioning the wherea bouts of Mr.. Tucker,
/ was told that he was out in the coun-
try at the company's oil field A short
while after supper / 'phoned to his resi-
dence. BY this time he had returned
from the oil field. and answered the call.
Hello" / said. lis this, Mr.. Tucker,
secretary of the Publishers Oil COM
pany?' Eyes. sir came the response.
This is Wagner. of Wichita, representa-
tive of the Daily Eagle" l replied. us
it possible that l may see you at the
AXtell hotel this evening" / continued.
''Mr- Wagner, cannot meet you to-
night as I am rushed until | hardly
know just where l am. I now have more
work i'm the way of correspondence than
can answer ia the next ten days And.
really. if you will excuse me tonight /
Will see youat eight O'Clock in the morn
ing, and We VIII visit the oil fields -
But wait moment. Mr. Tucker. if YOU
have so much correspondence the Pub
Fishers Oil company must be doing an
enormous business" THAT we certain
" are. and tomorrow / will show you
why people are auXiously buying shares
I'm our company. In other words. | will
prove to YOU that We have the best field
ir the country and have the genuine ar
ticle squirting out of a pipe at the rate
of SEVENTY FIVE BARRELS a day"
i could not hold myself back. so laughed
quite heartily. and bid Mr.. Tucker good
night.
| began to converse with various fell
lows concerning the oil business around
Cherryvale. and, unfortunately. or hap
ifta NH +
saw at once that there is considerable
rivalry prevalent l would first ask
about this company and then about that
one and finally l got down to the Pub
fishers Oil company. And | also asked
about Mr.. Tucker. To my utter sur
prise these gentlemen shuddered at the
mention of either the secretary's name
or that of the company l asked why
do You act SO queer in talking about
the Publishers oil company And these
are 4 few of the answers / received: It's
no good: Tucker is a pusher, but that 5
all there is to the company. 1t will soon
go under" To these remarks / replied
We'll gentlemen, is it not a fact that
you are trying to promote other com
-panies and that you do not like to see
your competitor do what he is? And.
gentlemen. is it not true that possibly
the Publishers oil company is striking
it just little too rich TO suit you?''
Very measer answers were given. Some
others said. The Publishers Oil COM
pany has the best thing / have seen. -
1T is fine proposition and 4 sure win
ner'' There is no better layout in
southeastern Kansas To these | an
swered: Gentlemen. what do you base
your assertions upon? Is il not possible
that Nj Tucker has hired a few boost
ers to 1ix others who come to Cherry
vale?" At this juncture l must say that
j never had a human being give me such
scowl in an my life mo. sir said
one have stock in the Publishers oil
company. and am going TO set some more
Immediately. too Aly reason for getting
more stock is that / am certain that il
Will advance right away. / know what
i am doing The Publishers oil com
pany has 20 acres Of proven oil land
On these 80 acres there are at this very
moment SlN FLOWING OIL WELLS